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SAFE Bellingham collection, 1999-2000
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- SAFE Bellingham
- Title
- SAFE Bellingham collection
- Dates
- 1999-2000 (inclusive)19992000
- Quantity
- 1 linear ft.
- Collection Number
- XOE_CPNWS0225SAFEbh (collection)
- Summary
- This is a collection of newspapers, posters, and correspondence documenting the June 1999 oil pipeline explosion on Whatcom Creek in Bellingham, Washington. The materials also reflect subsequent efforts by local groups to secure federal pipeline safety legislation.
- Repository
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Western Washington University, Center for Pacific Northwest Studies
Goltz-Murray Archives Building
808 25th St.
Bellingham, WA
98225
Telephone: (360) 650-7534
cpnws@wwu.edu - Access Restrictions
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The collection is open to the public.
- Languages
- English
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
This is a collection of newspapers, posters, and correspondence documenting the June 1999 oil pipeline explosion on Whatcom Creek in Bellingham, Washington. The materials also reflect subsequent efforts by local groups to secure federal pipeline safety legislation.
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Preferred Citation
SAFE Bellingham collection, Center for Pacific Northwest Studies, Western Libraries Archives & Special Collections, Western Washington University, Bellingham WA 98225-9123.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Processing Note
About Harmful Language and ContentTo learn more about problematic content in our collections, collection description and teaching tools (including how to provide feedback or request dialogue on this topic), see the following Statement About Potentially Harmful Language and Content
Acquisition Information
Donation by Frank James in 2007.
Related Materials
The Remembering Whatcom Creek collection and the Whatcom Creek Pipeline Explosion: A Decade of Healing records at the Center for Pacific Northwest Studies also contain material related to the 1999 pipeline explosion.
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Disasters--Washington (State)--Bellingham--History--Sources
- Explosions--Washington (State)--Bellingham--History--Sources
- Gasoline pipeline failures--Washington (State)--Bellingham--History--Sources
- Pipelines--United States--Safety measures--Citizen participation--History--Sources
Corporate Names
- Olympic Pipeline Company--Explosion, 1999
- SAFE Bellingham
Geographical Names
- Bellingham (Wash.)--History--Sources
- Whatcom Creek (Wash.)--History--Sources
- Whatcom Falls Park (Bellingham, Wash.)--History--Sources