Rosa M. Eyer papers, 1940-1972

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Eyer, Rosa M., 1910-1997
Title
Rosa M. Eyer papers
Dates
1940-1972 (inclusive)
Quantity
0.42 cubic feet (1 box)
Collection Number
6178 (Accession No. 6178-001)
Summary
Papers of Association of Western Pulp and Paper Workers officer Rosa M. Eyer related to her work and personal life.
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

No restrictions on access.

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Languages
English
Sponsor
Full processing supported by the Labor Archives Fund and the Labor Archives of Washington State Budget

Biographical NoteReturn to Top

Rosa Millo Eyer (1910-1991) was Recording Secretary of the Association of Western Pulp and Paper Workers (AWPPW) Local 644 in Everett, Washington in 1965 and AWPPW Secretary-Treasurer of the Northern Washington and Alaska Area Council during the 1960s and 1970s. She gave birth to three daughters: Gerry, Josephine, and Caroline with first husband Richard J. Millo. She later married Pacific Northwest paper worker representative John H. Eyer around the mid to late 1960s. Rosa retired from the union in 1972. She passed away in Everett, Washington at the age of 81 on November 10, 1991.

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

The papers of Rosa Millo Eyer consists of a small series of Association of Western Pulp and Paper Workers (AWPPW) records and another of personal papers. The first series is primarily AWPPW Northern Washington-Alaska Area Council records of which Rosa was Secretary-Treasurer, including correspondence, news clippings, notes, and Executive Board reports from Area Representative John R. Swanson as well as a file of correspondence related to Rosa's employment with the union. The series of personal papers consists primarily of letters to and from Rosa and her daughters, Gerry, Josephine, and Caroline; divorce and death records and ephemera from her first marriage with Richard J. Millo; several photographs of family members; and other correspondence to and from Rosa.

Other Descriptive InformationReturn to Top

Forms part of the Labor Archives of Washington.

Use of the CollectionReturn to Top

Preferred Citation

Labor Archives of Washington, University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections, Rosa M. Eyer papers, 6178-001, box number, folder number.

Restrictions on Use

Creator's copyrights transferred to the University of Washington Libraries Special Collections.

Administrative InformationReturn to Top

Arrangement

The collection is arranged into the following series:

  • SERIES 1: ASSOCIATION OF WESTERN PULP AND PAPER WORKER RECORDS
  • SERIES 2: PERSONAL PAPERS

Acquisition Information

Donated by Rosa Millo Eyer, originally a part of the John H. Eyer papers (3932-001).

Separated Materials

Material Described Separately:

Due to the collection's distinctiveness as a body of records created or acquired during the course of Rosa M. Eyer's 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 John H. Eyer papers (Manuscript Accession 3932-001) during processing in January 2017.

Related Materials

Association of Western Pulp and Paper Workers records (manuscript collection 2052)

Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top

 

SERIES 1 :   ASSOCIATION OF WESTERN PULP AND PAPER WORKER RECORDS1965-1972 Return to Top

Container(s): Box-folder 1/1-3

Container(s) Description Dates
Box/Folder
1/1-2
Northern Washington-Alaska Area Council Records
1965-1972
1/3
Rosa M. Eyer's Employment with the Association of Western Pulp and Paper Workers: Correspondence
1965-1969

SERIES 2 :   PERSONAL PAPERS1940-1972 Return to Top

Container(s): Box-folder 1/4-10

Container(s) Description Dates
Box/Folder
1/4
Invitation to Rosa's Retirement Party
1972
1/5
Letters to Rosa from Daughter Gerry
approximately 1970-1972
1/6
Josephine M. Millo: Correspondence and Ephemera
1963-1980
1/7
James Adams: Death Certificate and Funeral Ephemera
1955
1/8
Letters to Family from Daughter Caroline
1955, 1972
Class of 55: Photographic Portrait of Caroline
1955
1/9
Richard J. Millo: Divorce and Death Records
approximately 1940-1955, 1971-1973
Unidentified Group Photograph of People Sitting Around Banquet Table
approximately 1940-1950
1/10
Assorted Correspondence to and from Rosa
1960-1972

Names and SubjectsReturn to Top

Subject Terms

  • Labor movement--Washington (State)
  • Labor unions--Washington (State)
  • Labor--Washington (State)
  • Personal Papers/Corporate Records (University of Washington)
  • Women labor union members--Washington (State)

Personal Names

  • Eyer, Rosa M., 1910-1991--Archives

Corporate Names

  • Association of Western Pulp and Paper Workers

Other Creators

  • Corporate Names
    • Labor Archives of Washington (University of Washington) (host institution. )