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AFL-CIO Region 9 records, 1949-2000

Overview of the Collection

Creator
AFL-CIO. Region No. 9
Title
AFL-CIO Region 9 records
Dates
1949-2000 (inclusive)
Quantity
14.00 cubic feet, (14 boxes)
Collection Number
5189
Summary
Records of a labor organization
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.

Records stored offsite; advanced arrangements are necessary. Please contact us for more information.

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Languages
Collection materials are in English.
Sponsor
Processing Funded by the Labor Archives Fund, Labor Archives of Washington
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Historical Note

After the 1955 merger of the American Federation of Labor and the Congress of Industrial Organizations, the national AFL-CIO implemented a regional system to communicate and coordinate with state and local labor councils. Since 1955, the regional system has been restructured several times. For the purposes of this collection, AFL-CIO Region 9 refers to the representative of the national AFL-CIO in the Pacific Northwest from 1986 to 1996. Located in Seattle, the office is now defunct, its former jurisdiction encompassed: Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Oregon and Washington. In 1996-1997, these areas were merged within new AFL-CIO regional office structure and placed under Western Region Office, in San Francisco, CA.

From 1986 until 1994, Region 9 was directed by Edward Collins. Previously, Collins had overseen the Region 6 office in San Francisco. David Gregory succeeded Collins in 1994. After the reorganization Gregory served as Regional Political Coordinator.

Due to the restructuring of the regional system this collection contains materials from AFL-CIO Region 21 (1955-1974) and AFL-CIO Region 6 (1974-1986). The AFL-CIO Region 21 office was located in Portland, Oregon and directed by Chester C. Dunsten (1956-1964), Claude Shaffer (1964-1965), and James J. Leary (1965-1974). The AFL-CIO Region 6 office was located in San Francisco and directed by William L. Gilbert (1974-1977), Charles Hogan (1977-1981), James Baker (1981-1983), and Edward J. Collins (1983-1986).

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Content Description

The collection consists of the records from the AFL-CIO Region 9 office. The collection includes records of local or state councils sent as information copies to the regional director. These records include: State Federation and Central Labor Council Constitutions and By-Laws, region director's correspondence, yearly reports, minutes, AFL-CIO Committee on Political Education (COPE), State and regional conferences and conventions, and Community Service Agencies. The collection contains subject files concerning various legislative issues, political candidates, organizing, collective bargaining, and boycotts.

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Other Descriptive Information

Forms part of the Labor Archives of Washington.

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Use of the Collection

Restrictions on Use

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

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Administrative Information

Arrangement

The collection is arranged into 14 series

  • Series I: AFL-CIO Alaska Records
  • Series II: AFL-CIO Idaho Records
  • Series III: AFL-CIO Montana Records
  • Series IV: AFL-CIO Oregon Records
  • Series V: AFL-CIO Washington Records
  • Series VI: AFL-CIO Arizona Records
  • Series VII: AFL-CIO California Records
  • Series VIII: AFL-CIO Colorado Records
  • Series IX: AFL-CIO Connecticut Records
  • Series X: AFL-CIO Indiana Records
  • Series XI: AFL-CIO Missouri Records
  • Series XII: AFL-CIO Nebraska Records
  • Series XIII: AFL-CIO Nevada Records
  • Series XIV: AFL-CIO Wyoming Records
Series I - V are AFL-CIO Region 9 materials divided by state. These series are then subdivided into two subseries by creator type: statewide labor council and local labor councils. The latter is further divided into sub-subseries by the creating body. Series VI - XIV are AFL-CIO materials from other Regions divided by state.

Processing Note

Processed by Ian Chapman; processing completed in 2013.

Related Materials

The Oregon AFL-CIO Instagram page has been captured several times by the Internet Archive Wayback Machine since 2018. The snapshots can be viewed here: https://wayback.archive-it.org/3988/*/https://www.instagram.com/oregonaflcio/

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Detailed Description of the Collection

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Subject Terms

  • Labor unions--Idaho
  • Labor unions--Oregon
  • Labor unions--Washington (State)
  • Labor--Alaska
  • Labor--Idaho
  • Labor--Montana
  • Labor--Oregon
  • Labor--Washington (State)
  • Personal Papers/Corporate Records (University of Washington)

Geographical Names

  • Alaska
  • Idaho
  • Montana
  • Northwest, Pacific
  • Oregon
  • Washington (State)

Form or Genre Terms

  • Annual reports
  • Business correspondence
  • By-laws
  • Minutes (Records)
  • constitutions

Other Creators

  • Personal Names

    • Collins, Edward
    • Gregory, David

    Corporate Names

    • AFL-CIO. Committee on Political Education
    • AFL-CIO. Oregon State Labor Council
    • AFL-CIO. Region No. 9--Archives
    • AFL-CIO. Washington State Labor Council
    • AFL-CIO Community Service Activities
    • Alaska State Federation of Labor
    • Idaho State Federation of Labor
    • Labor Archives of Washington (University of Washington) (creator)
    • Montana State AFL-CIO
    • Montana State Federation of Labor
    • Oregon AFL-CIO
    • Oregon State Labor Council
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