Antonia Bohan 1995 AFL-CIO Convention Delegate collection, 1995-1996

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Bohan, Antonia K
Title
Antonia Bohan 1995 AFL-CIO Convention Delegate collection
Dates
1995-1996
Quantity
.39 cubic feet (1 box and 1 oversized folder)
Collection Number
5579 (Accession No. 5579-001)
Summary
Printed ephemera, an audiocassette, buttons, and a convention delegate badge, collected by Antonia Bohan while a delegate to the AFL-CIO convention in 1995
Repository
University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections
Special Collections
University of Washington Libraries
Box 352900
Seattle, WA
98195-2900
Telephone: 2065431929
Fax: 2065431931
speccoll@uw.edu
Access Restrictions

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Languages
English
Sponsor
Funding for encoding this finding aid was partially provided through a grant awarded by the National Endowment for the Humanities.

Biographical NoteReturn to Top

Antonia "Toni" Bohan, the retiring Director of the Everett Contract Administration Office of Service Employees International Union, Local 925 Former president of SEIU Local 120, which merged into Local 925 around 2001. She collected this material as a Service Employees International Union delegate to the American Federation of Labor-Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO) convention that elected John Sweeney president of the in 1995.

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

Printed ephemera, an audiocassette, buttons, and a convention delegate badge, 1995. The material documents the links between locals of the SEIU and their Internatinoal union in campaigning for Sweeney's election at the convention. Delegates played a key role in "whipping" the crowd up, lobbying for Sweeney with other delegates, and building support for Sweeney on the convention floor.

Use of the CollectionReturn to Top

Restrictions on Use

The creators' literary rights have not been transferred to the University of Washington Libraries.

Administrative InformationReturn to Top

Arrangement

Arranged as received

Acquisition Information

Source: Toni Bohan, 2010 December 08

Names and SubjectsReturn to Top

Personal Names

  • Bohan, Antonia K--Archives

Corporate Names

  • AFL-CIO
  • Service Employees International Union. Local 925 (Seattle, Wash.)

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Subject Terms

  • Personal Papers/Corporate Records (University of Washington)