Roger Yockey papers, 1989-2022

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Yockey, Roger
Title
Roger Yockey papers
Dates
1989-2022 (inclusive)
Quantity
.85 cubic ft (2 boxes and 1 oversize folder)
Collection Number
5825
Summary
Research materials compiled by a journalist and retired union representative for his books written about labor organizing
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

Open to all users.

Request at UW

Languages
English

Biographical NoteReturn to Top

Roger Yockey is a journalist and a retired union representative and community organizer. He taught journalism at Seattle University and served as a writer and editor for union newspapers. Yockey was a communications officer for United Food and Commercial Workers, Local 1105, during the 1989 Puget Sound Grocery Strike. In addition, he was active in the Catholic Interracial Council and serves on the board of the Farm Worker Ministry Northwest (FWM-NW). Yockey is a secular Franciscan and a member of the Franciscan Action Network. He is the author of three books: I Never Stopped Believing: The Life of Walter Hubbard (2007), People Are #1 (2010), and Harvesting Justice With Farm Workers (2022).

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

Research materials compiled by Yockey during the writing of his books, "People Are #1," on the Puget Sound Grocery Strike of 1989, and "Harvesting Justice with Farm Workers".

Use of the CollectionReturn to Top

Restrictions on Use

Creator's literary rights transferred to the University of Washington Libraries.

Administrative InformationReturn to Top

Arrangement

Organized into 2 accessions.

  • Accession No. 5825-001, Roger Yockey papers, 1989-2011
  • Accession No. 5825-002, Roger Yockey papers, 2016-2022

Acquisition Information

Roger Yockey, 10/18/2013 and 2022.

Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top

 

Accession No. 5825-001: Roger Yockey papers, 1989-2011Return to Top

.48 cubic ft (1 box and 1 oversize folder)

Scope and Content: Research materials compiled by Yockey during the writing of his book, "People Are #1," on the Puget Sound Grocery Strike of 1989.

Arrangement: Arranged in 4 series.
  • Series I, Photographs
  • Series II, Sources and Publishers' Material for People Are #1
  • Series III, 1995 Senior Thesis on 1989 Strike
  • Series IV, Newspaper Articles by Roger Yockey

Restrictions on Access: Open to all users.

Restrictions on Use: Creator's literary rights transferred to the University of Washington Libraries.

Acquisition Info: Roger Yockey

Container(s) Description Dates
Series I: Photographs
May 1989-July 1989
Box/Folder Accession
1/1 5825-001
Photographs of 1989 Grocery Strike
May 1989-July 1989
Series II: Sources and Publishers' Material for People Are #1
1986-2011
Box/Folder Accession
1/2 5825-001
Press Clippings, Correspondence & Notes
1986-2011
1/3 5825-001
Interviews, Notes & Drafts
1986-2010
1/4 5825-001
Notes, Drafts & Sources
1989-2010
1/5 5825-001
Sources & Drafts
1989-2010
1/6 5825-001
The Picket Liner & Newspapers
1989-2009
Misc. oversized box 4, folder 2 5825-001
Articles on 1989 Puget Sound Strike, Issues ofThe Unifier, publication of The National Rank-and-File Against Concessions. Critical of the UFCW's cooperation with Hormel and its takeover of Local P-9 in Austin, Minnesota.
1986, 1989
Series III: 1995 Senior Thesis on 1989 Strike
1995
Box/Folder Accession
1/7 5825-001
Crain, Tom "The UFCW and the Strike of '89"
1995
Series IV: Newspaper Articles by Roger Yockey
1969
Box/Folder Accession
1/8 5825-001
Tyree Scott & Central Contractors Association
1969

Accession No. 5825-002: Roger Yockey papers, 2016-2022Return to Top

0.37 cubic feet (1 box)

Scope and Content: This accession contains materials related to Yockey’s book Harvesting Justice With Farm Workers, including manuscripts and articles used as research materials. This accession would be of particular interest to researchers pursuing topics related to farmworker organizing and Catholics in the labor movement.

Arrangement: Arranged in 2 series.
  • SERIES 1, HARVESTING JUSTICE WITH FARM WORKERS MANUSCRIPTS AND PUBLICATION INFORMATION
  • SERIES 2, ARTICLES ON CIVIL RIGHTS AND LABOR ISSUES

Restrictions on Access: No restrictions on access.

Restrictions on Use: Creator's literary rights transferred to the University of Washington Libraries.

Acquisition Info: Donated by Roger Yockey in 2022.

Processing Info: Processed by Cyril Jonathan Clement and finalized by Eulalie Matthieu in 2023.

Container(s) Description Dates
SERIES 1: HARVESTING JUSTICE WITH FARM WORKERS MANUSCRIPTS AND PUBLICATION INFORMATION
2020-2022
Box/Folder Accession
1/1 5825-002
Early Draft of Harvesting Justice with Farm Workers 1 of 2
2020 - 2022
1/2 5825-002
Early Draft of Harvesting Justice with Farm Workers 2 of 2
2020 - 2022
1/3 5825-002
Final Draft of Harvesting Justice with Farm Workers
2022
1/4 5825-002
Images, Book Covers, and Promotional Materials
2020 - 2021
SERIES 2: ARTICLES ON CIVIL RIGHTS AND LABOR ISSUES
2016-2021
Box/Folder Accession
1/5 5825-002
Articles on Civil Rights,
2016 - 2021
1/6 5825-002
Articles on Labor Issues
2020 - 2021

Names and SubjectsReturn to Top

Subject Terms

  • Grocery trade--Labor unions--Washington (State)--Puget Sound
  • Meat industry and trade--Labor unions--Washington (State)--Puget Sound
  • Personal Papers/Corporate Records (University of Washington)
  • Strikes and lockouts--Grocery trade
  • Strikes and lockouts--Meat industry and trade
  • Strikes and lockouts--Washington (State)--Puget Sound
  • Strikes and lockouts--Washington (State)--Puget Sound

Personal Names

  • Yockey, Roger--Archives

Corporate Names

  • United Food and Commercial Workers International Union

Titles within the Collection

  • People are # 1

Other Creators

  • Corporate Names
    • Labor Archives of Washington (University of Washington) (creator)