Marmot, Inc. records, 1965-2016

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Marmot, Inc. (Seattle, Wash.)
Title
Marmot, Inc. records
Dates
1965-2016 (inclusive)
Quantity
3.37 cubic feet (7 boxes )
Collection Number
6163 (Accession No. 6163-001)
Summary
General meeting minutes, financial documents, notes and articles related to Marmot, Inc.
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

Access restricted: closed until processed.

Languages
English

Biographical NoteReturn to Top

Marmot, Inc. was a worker-self managed reforestation workers' cooperative/collective called. Based in Seattle and Bellingham, Marmot was founded in the mid-1970s, and ultimately dissolved in 1985 at the bottom of the timber industry recession of the mid-1980s. During its history Marmot had around 30 worker-owners, and it was part of a larger network of forestry cooperatives called the Northwest Forestry Workers Association that probably totaled one to two thousand workers.

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

Individual papers reunited at a Marmot, Inc. reunion from various members as part of an archival documentation project. The donors were: Steve Marquardt, Joseph Moore, Erik Nelsen, Gordon Scott; David Funke, Kathleen Creahan.

The collection includes newsletters, general meeting minutes, articles, maps, notes, general workers and owner information, Northwest Forestry Workers Association correspondence, financial reports and documents, 1981 local contract appeal, and a photo book of Marmot, Inc. members (self-published) 2016.

Other Descriptive InformationReturn to Top

Forms part of the Labor Archives of Washington.

Use of the CollectionReturn to Top

Restrictions on Use

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

Administrative InformationReturn to Top

Arrangement

Arranged by donor to retain provenance within overall Marmot, Inc collection.

Acquisition Information

Steve Marquardt, Joseph Moore, Erik Nelsen, Gordon Scott, Kathleen Creahan; 2016-10-25

Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top

 

Container(s) Description Dates
Box
1 Gordon Scott Materials
Newsletters, meeting minutes, Contract logs: Lake Wenatchee and Naches, maps
1977-1983
2 Joseph Moore Materials
Northhurst Forestry, Worker meeting minutes, Marmot Meeting Minutes; miscellaneous notes
1965-2002
2-3 Peter Stark Materials
General Meeting Minutes, proposals, notes, reports, correspondence
1976-1983
3 Erik Nelson Materials
Meeting minutes, general workers and owner information, balance sheets, articles, by-laws and corporation agreements
1976-1980
4 Steve Marquardt Materials
Meeting minutes, Norhwest Forestry Workers Association correspondence
1979-1983
5 Kathy Creahan and David Funke
General meeting minutes, financial reports and documents, articles, shares and stock certificates; local contract appeal, 1981 and a photo book of Marmot, Inc. members (self-published), 2016.
1976-1985, 2016
6 Kathy Creahan and David Funke
General meeting minutes, by-laws, newspaper articles,
1976-1985
7 Financial Records
Corporation tax income, balance sheets,
1979-1987

Names and SubjectsReturn to Top

Subject Terms

  • Labor movement--Washington (State)--Seattle
  • Labor unions--Washington (State)--Seattle
  • Labor--Washington (State)--Seattle
  • Lumber trade--Labor unions--Washington (State)--Seattle
  • Personal Papers/Corporate Records (University of Washington)

Corporate Names

  • Marmot, Inc. (Seattle, Wash.)--Archives

Other Creators

  • Corporate Names
    • Labor Archives of Washington (University of Washington)