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Independent Media Center materials regarding the WTO 1999 Seattle Ministerial Conference protests, 1999-2001
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Independent Media Center
- Title
- Independent Media Center materials regarding the WTO 1999 Seattle Ministerial Conference protests
- Dates
- 1999-2001 (inclusive)19992001
- Quantity
- 1.59 cubic feet (2 boxes)
- Collection Number
- 5848 (Accession No. 5848-001)
- Summary
- Materials gathered in creating a documentary on the 1999 Seattle World Trade Organization Ministerial Conference protests
- Repository
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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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Open to all users.
- Languages
- English
Historical NoteReturn to Top
The Independent Media Center is an an international network of journalists that report on political and social issues. It was founded during the Seattle anti-WTO protests in 1999, employing an open publishing and democratic media process that allows anybody to contribute.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
Materials include ephemera from the WTO protests, marketing materials for the documentary.
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Acquisition Information
Ed Escalona Materials left behind by IndyMedia when they moved out of the ScanTV public access building in Seattle. Ed Escalana gathered these materials and donated them to the UW Libraries, 2011-11-11.
Custodial History
The Independent Media Center Seattle gathered these materials in creating a documentary on the 1999 Seattle World Trade Organization Ministerial Conference protests. The resulting documentary was called "Showdown in Seattle : five days that shook the WTO." These materials were left behind by IndyMedia when they moved out of the ScanTV public access television building in Seattle. Ed Escalana gathered these materials and donated them to the UW Libraries.
Related Materials
Independent Media Center World Trade Organization videotape collection (PH2020-008)
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Personal Papers/Corporate Records (University of Washington)
Corporate Names
- World Trade Organization. Ministerial Conference
Titles within the Collection
- Showdown in Seattle : five days that shook the WTO--Sources
Other Creators
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Corporate Names
- Labor Archives of Washington (University of Washington) (creator)
