SAFE Bellingham collection, 1999-2000

Overview of the Collection

Creator
SAFE Bellingham
Title
SAFE Bellingham collection
Dates
1999-2000 (inclusive)
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
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

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.

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Processing Note

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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.

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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