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CASA Latina records, 1950-2020

Overview of the Collection

Creator
CASA Latina
Title
CASA Latina records
Dates
1950-2020 (inclusive)
1989-2015 (bulk)
Quantity
13.8 cubic feet (13 boxes) plus 1,162 digital files (141 Megabytes)
Collection Number
5975 (Accession No. 5975-001)
Summary
Records related to the history and operation of CASA Latina, a worker center and nonprofit organization based in Seattle, Washington. [Registros relacionados a la historia y modo de operación de CASA Latina, un centro de trabajadores y organización sin fin de lucros basada en Seattle, Washington]
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. [Restricciónes de Acceso: Abierto para todos los usuarios].

No user access copy is currently available for digital files. Arrangements can be made to preview the digital materials onsite in the Special Collections Reading Room by contacting Special Collections well in advance of your visit.

Request at UW

Languages
English, Spanish
Sponsor
Full processing supported by the Labor Archives Fund and the Labor Archives of Washington State Budget
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Biographical Note

CASA Latina is a worker center and Seattle-based nonprofit that works to educate, assist and empower Latinx and immigrant workers. Founded in 1994 to address the needs of a growing number of Latinx workers arriving in Seattle, the organization began by doing street outreach in borrowed spaces, becoming a nonprofit in 1995. Since 2009, CASA Latina runs a labor dispatch hall and training programs out of a custom-designed, three-building campus in Seattle’s Central District. The campus provides a home for CASA Latina’s ESL classes, job skills and safety training workshops, as well as community organizing for over 750 worker-members.

The "CASA" in CASA Latina stands for Centro de Ayuda Solidaria a los Amigos, which means "Center for Help in Solidarity with Friends." CASA Latina made history in 2014 when it affiliated with the Washington State Labor Council, AFL-CIO, becoming the first worker center to join the executive board of the state AFL-CIO body. CASA Latina had earlier affiliated with the WSLC in 2009. CASA Latina joined forces with the Martin Luther King County Labor Council in Seattle in 2014. Nationally, CASA Latina is affiliated with the National Day Laborer Organizing Network and National Domestic Workers Alliance. CASA Latina’s programs, curricula, and operations have served as a model for worker centers throughout the country.

[CASA Latina es un centro de trabajadores y una organización sin fines de lucro basada en Seattle que existe para educar, asistir y apoderar a trabajadores Latinx e inmigrantes. Fundado en 1994 para responder a las necesidades de un gran número de trabajadores Latinx llegando a Seattle, la organización empezó por alcance callejero en lugares prestados y se convirtió en una organización sin fines de lucro en 1995. Desde 2009, CASA Latina maneja un centro de trabajo y programas de entrenamiento en un campus de tres edificios, de diseño personalizado, localizado en el Central District en Seattle. En este campus, CASA Latina provee clases de inglés, talleres de habilidades y seguridad en el trabajo, y organización comunitaria para 750 miembros-trabajadores.

La “CASA” en CASA Latina significa Centro de Ayuda Solidaria a los Amigos. CASA Latina hizo historia en 2014 cuando se junt al Washington State Labor Council, AFL-CIO, haciéndose el primer centro de trabajadores de ser parte de la junta ejecutiva del cuerpo AFL-CIO del estado. CASA Latina se había afiliado con el WSLC en 2009. CASA Latina se junto al Martin Luther King County Labor Council en Seattle en 2014. Al nivel nacional casa latina está afiliado al National Day Laborer Organizing Network (red nacional de organizar jornaleros) y National Domestic Workers Alliance (alianza nacional de trabajadores domésticos). Los programas, el currículo y las operaciones de CASA Latina han servido como modelo para centros de trabajadores al través del país.]

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Content Description

This collection contains the records of CASA Latina, including the office files of Hilary Stern, founding Executive Director of CASA Latina from 1994-2016. The majority of the organizational records relate to the history, governance, founding, funding, finances, operations, and programs of CASA Latina, including legislative lobbying and advocacy records. The collection also contains records of the Executive Board, including paper-based and digital meeting materials, records of decisions, and Executive Director reports. Promotional materials include newsletters, flyers, press releases, and speech materials created by or about CASA Latina. The collection also contains digital captures of the CASA Latina website beginning in 2013.

Also included are CASA Latina building plans for its current three-building campus in the Central District, reflecting a community-centered process for the design of the space itself, efforts to foster connections with area residents, and building and construction plans.

[Esta colección contiene registros de CASA Latina incluyendo documentos de la oficina de Hilary Stern, Directora Ejecutiva fundadora de CASA Latina desde 1994 hasta 2016. La mayoría de los registros organizativos son relacionados a la historia, gobernancia, fundación, finanzas, operaciones, y programas de CASA Latina, incluyendo registros sobre trabajo de cabildeo. La colección también contiene registros físicos y digitales de la junta ejecutiva incluyendo materiales de juntas, registros de decisiones y reportes de la directora ejecutiva. Estaría los promocionales incluso boletines, volantes, comunicados de prensa, y materiales de discursos hechos por o sobre CASA Latina.

También incluido son planes de construcción para el campus actual de tres edificios de CASA Latina, en el área Central District. Los registros reflejan un proceso de diseño enfocado en conectar con residentes del área, en proveer para las necesidades de la comunidad del lugar, y los planes de construcción.]

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Other Descriptive Information

Forms part of the Labor Archives of Washington

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Use of the Collection

Preferred Citation

Labor Archives of Washington, University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections, CASA Latina records, 5975-001, [box number], [folder number]

Restrictions on Use

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

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Administrative Information

Arrangement

The collection has been arranged into the following series and subseries [Esta collección fue organizada en series y subseries como]:

  • SERIES 1: HISTORICAL AND ORGANIZATIONAL MATERIALS [SERIE 1: MATERIALES HISTÓRICOS Y ORGANIZATIVOS], 1950,1989-2009
    • Subseries A: CASA Latina History [Subserie A: Historia de CASA Latina], 1950, 1989-2006
    • Subseries B: Organizational Process and Charts [Subserie B: Organigramas y Proceso de Organización], 2000-2009
    • Subseries C: Bylaws [Subserie C: Estatutos], 1995-2006
    • Subseries D: Employee Handbooks and Training [Subserie D: Manuales y Entrenamiento para Empleos], 2001-2008
  • SERIES 2: EXECUTIVE BOARD [SERIE 2: JUNTA DIRECTIVA], 1996-2015
    • Subseries A: Board History and Composition [Subserie A: Historia y Composición de la Junta Directiva], 1997-2005
    • Subseries B: Board Training and Orientation Materials [Subserie B: Materiales de Orientación y Entrenamiento de la Junta Directiva], 1996-2003
    • Subseries C: Meeting Minutes and Attached Materials [Subserie C: Notas y Documentos de la Junta Directiva], 1995-2015
  • SERIES 3: REPORTS AND STATISTICS [SERIE 3: REPORTES Y ESTADÍSTICAS], 1995-2009
    • Subseries A: Work and Business Plans [Subserie A: Planes para Trabajos y Negocios], 1996-2006
    • Subseries B: Annual Reports [Subserie B: Reportes Anuales], 1995-2005
    • Subseries C: Program and Outcomes Data [Subserie C: Datos sobre Programas y Resultados], 1996-2009
  • SERIES 4: GENERAL OFFICE FILES [SERIE 4: ARCHIVOS GENERALES DE OFICINA], 1994-2009
    • Subseries A: Correspondence [Subserie A: Correspondencia], 1999-2007
    • Subseries B: Financial Records [Subserie B: Registros Financieros], 1994-2009
    • Subseries C: Staff Meetings [Subserie C: Notas de la Reunión de Personal], 1994-2002
  • SERIES 5: PROGRAM FILES [SERIE 5: ARCHIVOS DE PROGRAMAS], 1992-2014
    • Subseries A: Education and Literacy Programs [Subserie A: Programas de Educación y Literacia], 1992-2008
    • Subseries B: English as a Second Language (ESL) [Subserie B: Inglés como Segundo Idioma (ESL)], 1991-1998
    • Subseries C: Worker Education and Organizing [Subserie C: Educación y Organización de Trabajadores], 1994-2014
    • Subseries D: Immigrant Rights [Subserie D: Derechos de Inmigrantes], 1997-2009
    • Subseries E: Legislative Advocacy and Lobbying [Subserie E: Cabildeo y Defensa Legislativa], 1997-2009
    • Subseries F: Capacity Building Programs [Subserie F: Programas para Crecer Capacidad], 1993-2009
  • SERIES 6: CONTRACTS AND AGREEMENTS [SERIE 6: CONTRATOS Y ACUERDOS], 1993-2010
  • SERIES 7: WORKER CENTER BUILDING RECORDS [SERIE 7: ARCHIVOS DE FACILIDAD CENTRO DE TRABAJADORES], 1996-2010
  • SERIES 8: PUBLICITY, NEWSLETTERS, AND BROCHURES [SERIE 8: PUBLICIDAD, BOLETINES Y FOLLETOS], 1993-2015
    • Subseries A: Speeches, Advertising, and Publications [Subserie A: Discursos, Publicidad y Publicaciones], 1993-2013
    • Subseries B: Newsletters and Brochures [Subserie B: Boletines y Folletos], 1996-2015
    • Subseries C: Photographs and Video [Subserie C: Fotografías y Video], 1997-2008
  • SERIES 9: ORGANIZATION SUBJECT FILES [SERIE 9: ARCHIVOS POR TEMA DE ORGANIZACIONES], 1993-2009
  • SERIES 10: CASA LATINA WEBSITE [SERIE 10: SITIO WEB DE CASA LATINA], 2013-2020

Processing Note

Archives intern Diana Rocha arranged the collection intellectually into series and subseries, using existing inventory as a guide in July 2020, and translated the finding aid notes into Spanish. Physical rehousing and inventorying of the collection took place several years prior, completed by Drew Gamboa, Shuo Zhu, and Becky Rosenberg.

[Internx de archivos Diana Rocha arreglo esta colección intelectualmente entre series y subseries usando una inventoria ya existente como guía en Julio 2020 y tradujo las notas a Español. Realojamiento físico e inventario de la collección paso hace varios años, completado por Drew Gamboa, Shuo Zhu, y Becky Rosenberg]

Acquisition Information

CASA Latina, Hilary Stern, 2016-01-20. [Información De Adquisición: Donadores: CASA Latina, Hilary Stern, 2016-01-20.]

Related Materials

The CASA Latina web site has been regularly crawled by Archive-It since 2013. The snapshots can be viewed online via the UW Libraries Archive-It database.

SeaTac Seattle Minimum Wage History Project records, Accession No. 6025-001 contains an interview with CASA Latina founding Executive Director, Hilary Stern, and Campaign Organizer, Barragán Talancón (Cariño).

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Detailed Description of the Collection

 

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Subject Terms

  • Foreign workers--Washington (State)--Seattle
  • Immigrants--Washington (State)--Seattle
  • Immigrants--Washington (State)--Seattle--Social conditions
  • Labor movement--Washington (State)--Seattle
  • Labor unions--Washington (State)--Seattle
  • Labor--Washington (State)--Seattle
  • Nonprofit organizations--Washington (State)--Seattle
  • Personal Papers/Corporate Records (University of Washington)
  • Social work with immigrants--Washington (State)--Seattle

Corporate Names

  • CASA Latina--Administration
  • CASA Latina--Archives
  • CASA Latina--Finance
  • Literacy*AmeriCorps
  • United Way of America--Research grants--Sources

Other Creators

  • Personal Names

    • Stern, Hilary (creator)

    Corporate Names

    • Labor Archives of Washington (University of Washington) (host institution)


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