Beverly Sims papers, 1970-1995
Table of Contents
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Sims, Beverly E.
- Title
- Beverly Sims papers
- Dates
- 1970-1995 (inclusive)19701995
- Quantity
- 1.52 cubic feet, (4 boxes)
- Collection Number
- 6203
- Summary
- The personal papers of a Black tradeswoman activist from Seattle, including subject files, correspondence, and writings related to Sims' interests and activist projects, which include work related to the rights of women, third world countries and native peoples
- 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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No restrictions on access.
- Languages
- Collection materials are in English.
- Sponsor
- Full processing supported by the Labor Archives Fund and the Labor Archives of Washington State Budget
Biographical Note
Sims was born and raised in Seattle. After attending the University of Washington, she worked for Boeing before becoming a secretary at the Northwest Labor and Employment Law Office (now the Legacy of Equality, Leadership, and Organizing).
While at LELO, Sims became involved in Seattle's radical politics through her friendship with, and later marriage to, Tyree Scott, the leader of the United Construction Workers Association (UCWA). In 1975, Sims entered the apprenticeship program of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) Local 46— the same union that Scott belonged to— through a court-ordered affirmative action plan specifically for black workers. She was the third black woman to ever enter the program, and the first to complete it. She left the trades in the early 1980s following the birth of her son, Seth, and later worked for King County's HIV/ AIDS prevention program.
Source: http://depts.washington.edu/civilr/sims.htm
Content Description
The personal papers of Beverly Sims consist of subject files, correspondence, writings, notes, and ephemera relating to Sim's own interests and activist projects, including those related to rights of women, third world countries and native peoples. Of particular interest is the subject file on the NGO Forum on Women held Beijing in 1995; Sims was an attendee of this conference.
Other Descriptive Information
Forms part of the Labor Archives of Washington.
Use of the Collection
Restrictions on Use
Creator's copyrights transferred to the University of Washington Libraries Special Collections.
Preferred Citation
Labor Archives of Washington, University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections, Beverly Sims papers, 6203-001, [box number], [folder number]
Administrative Information
Arrangement
The collection is arranged into 4 series:
- Series 1, Communications, 1974-1982
- Series 2, Subject Files, 1965-1995
- Series 3, Case Files, 1978-1979
- Series 4, Ephemera and Other Files, 1965-1985
Separated Materials
Due to the collection's distinctiveness as a body of records created or acquired during the course of Beverly Sims work and personal life and the importance of bringing out women's contributions to the labor movement whenever possible, this collection was separated from the Tyree Scott Papers (Collection No. 5245-001) during processing in 2018.
Related Materials
Tyree Scott photograph collection (Collection No. PH1093)
Wikidata is available for this collection
Processing Note
Collection separated from the Tyree Scott papers, rehoused, and intellectually and phyiscally rearranged by Rebecca Fuller in 2018.
Detailed Description of the Collection
Series 1, Communications, 1974-1982
- Description: CorrespondenceDates: 1975-1982Container: Box 6203-001 Box 1, Folder 1
- Description: Writings of OthersDates: 1975Container: Box 6203-001 Box 1, Folder 2
- Description: Writings of OthersDates: 1974-1975Container: Box 6203-001 Box 1, Folder 3
- Description: NewslettersDates: 1975-1976Container: Box 6203-001 Box 1, Folder 4
Series 2, Subject Files, 1965-1995
- Description: Africa (Angola)Dates: 1975Container: Box 6203-001 Box 1, Folder 5
- Description: Black Unemployed Workers Organizing CommitteeDates: 1982-1983Container: Box 6203-001 Box 1, Folder 6
- Description: Campfire HouseDates: 1994Container: Box 6203-001 Box 1, Folder 7
- Description: Center for Law and Social PolicyDates: 1979Container: Box 6203-001 Box 1, Folder 8
- Description: Central Area Motivation ProgramDates: 1979Container: Box 6203-001 Box 1, Folder 9
- Description: Committee to Save our Hiring HallDates: 1981Container: Box 6203-001 Box 1, Folder 10
- Description: Committee to Save our Hiring HallDates: 1981Container: Box 6203-001 Box 1, Folder 11
- Description: CubaDates: 1974-1975Container: Box 6203-001 Box 1, Folder 12
- Description: International PaperDates: 1976Container: Box 6203-001 Box 1, Folder 13
- Description: Latin AmericaDates: 1974-1975Container: Box 6203-001 Box 1, Folder 14
- Description: Middle EastDates: 1975-1976Container: Box 6203-001 Box 1, Folder 15
- Description: MitosDates: 1976Container: Box 6203-001 Box 1, Folder 16
- Description: Native AmericansDates: 1975Container: Box 6203-001 Box 2, Folder 1
- Description: Native AmericansDates: 1976Container: Box 6203-001 Box 2, Folder 2
- Description: NGO Forum on Women, Beijing (1 of 2)Dates: 1993-1995Container: Box 6203-001 Box 2, Folder 3
- Description: NGO Forum on Women, Beijing (2 of 2)Dates: 1993-1995Container: Box 6203-001 Box 2, Folder 4
- Description: NGO Forum on WomenDates: 1995Container: Box 6203-001 Box 2, Folder 5
- Description: NGO Forum on Women (1 of 2)Dates: 1994-1995Container: Box 6203-001 Box 2, Folder 6
- Description: NGO Forum on Women (2 of 2)Dates: 1994-1995Container: Box 6203-001 Box 2, Folder 7
- Description: International Women's Rights, NGO Forum on WomenDates: 1994-1995Container: Box 6203-001 Box 2, Folder 8
- Description: NGO Forum on WomenDates: 1995Container: Box 6203-001 Box 3, Folder 1
- Description: NGO Forum on Women, Chinese Currency and Bus PassesDates: circa 1980sContainer: Box 6203-001 Box 3, Folder 2
- Description: Notary PublicDates: 1978Container: Box 6203-001 Box 3, Folder 3
- Description: Puerto RicoDates: 1975-1976Container: Box 6203-001 Box 3, Folder 4
- Description: Rape ReliefDates: circa 1970sContainer: Box 6203-001 Box 3, Folder 5
- Description: Resources for Community ChangeDates: 1976Container: Box 6203-001 Box 3, Folder 6
- Description: Seattle Liberation CoalitionDates: 1975-1976Container: Box 6203-001 Box 3, Folder 7
- Description: Study GroupDates: 1976Container: Box 6203-001 Box 3, Folder 8
- Description: Venceremos Brigade PublicationDates: 1974-1976Container: Box 6203-001 Box 3, Folder 9
- Description: Venceremos BrigadeDates: 1975Container: Box 6203-001 Box 3, Folder 10
- Description: Venceremos ApplicationsDates: 1976Container: Box 6203-001 Box 3, Folder 11
- Description: Venceremos BrigadeDates: 1975-1976Container: Box 6203-001 Box 3, Folder 12
- Description: Venceremos Brigade (1 of 2)Dates: 1974-1976Container: Box 6203-001 Box 3, Folder 13
- Description: Venceremos Brigade (2 of 2)Dates: 1974-1976Container: Box 6203-001 Box 3, Folder 14
- Description: Women's StrugglesDates: 1975Container: Box 6203-001 Box 3, Folder 15
Series 3, Case Files, 1978-1979
- Description: Advocates for Women vs. Marshall, Department of LaborDates: 1978-1979Container: Box 6203-001 Box 3, Folder 16
Series 4, Ephemera and Other Files, 1965-1985
- Description: NotesDates: 1975, 1982-1983Container: Box 6203-001 Box 3, Folder 17
- Description: ListsDates: circa 1970sContainer: Box 6203-001 Box 3, Folder 18
- Description: Leaflets, Fliers and HandoutsDates: 1982Container: Box 6203-001 Box 3, Folder 19
- Description: FormsDates: 1982Container: Box 6203-001 Box 4, Folder 1
- Description: SongsDates: circa 1970sContainer: Box 6203-001 Box 4, Folder 2
- Description: PoetryDates: 1979Container: Box 6203-001 Box 4, Folder 3
- Description: EphemeraDates: 1975Container: Box 6203-001 Box 4, Folder 4
- Description: ClippingsDates: 1975-1980Container: Box 6203-001 Box 4, Folder 5
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- African American women--Washington (State)--Seattle--Archives
- Human rights
- Labor movement--Washington (State)--Seattle
- Labor union members--Washington (State)--Seattle--Archives
- Labor unions--Washington (State)--Seattle
- Labor--Washington (State)--Seattle
- Personal Papers/Corporate Records (University of Washington)
- Women's rights
Form or Genre Terms
- Business correspondence
- Ephemera
- Newsletters
- Newspaper clippings
- Personal correspondence
- Poetry
- Records (Documents)
Other Creators
Personal Names
- Sims, Beverly E.--Archives
Corporate Names
- Labor Archives of Washington (University of Washington) (curator)
- NGO Forum on Women, Beijing '95 (1995 : Huairou Xian, China)
- Venceremos Brigade
