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American Federation of Teachers, Local 1789 records, approximately 1967-2014
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- American Federation of Teachers. Local 1789 (Seattle, Wash.)
- Title
- American Federation of Teachers, Local 1789 records
- Dates
- approximately 1967-2014 (inclusive)19672014
- Quantity
- 30.79 cubic feet (33 boxes including textual materials, 3.5" floppy disks, and CDs)
- Collection Number
- 6111 (Accession No. 6111-001)
- Summary
- Materials related to activities from the American Federation of Teachers, Local 1789
- Repository
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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
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No restrictions on access.
Contact repository for access to electronic records.
- Languages
- English
Biographical NoteReturn to Top
Seattle Central Community College Federation of Teachers was the name of the organization until circa 2002, and then was renamed the American Federation of Teachers, Local 1789. AFT Local 1789, represents teachers at the three campuses of Seattle's community colleges. Teachers, librarians, and counselors are considered faculty and are also represented by the union.
Source: http://aftseattle.wa.aft.org/about-us
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
Organizational records of the American Federation of Teachers, Local 1789, which represents teachers at the three campuses of Seattle's community colleges. Records include paper-based and electronic records, photographs, posters, and plaques. There are also historical files separated by Carol Hamilton for the organization's history. Includes office files of former President Lynne Dodson. The records document the union's formation, operation, contract negotiations and issues tracked by the union as well as strike files.
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
Preservation Note
Contact repository for access to electronic records.
Processing Note
Inventory created by Becky Fuller-Phillips, Ayaka Fujimoto, and Carol Hamilton. Becky Fuller-Phillips described and integrated born-digital materials into the finding aid inventory.
Acquisition Information
Received from Annette Stofer, Seattle President of the American Federation of Teachers, Local 1789.
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- College teachers' unions--Washington (State)--Seattle
- Labor movement--Washington (State)--Seattle
- Labor--Washington (State)--Seattle
- Personal Papers/Corporate Records (University of Washington)
Corporate Names
- American Federation of Teachers Local 1789 (Seattle, Wash.)--Archives
- Seattle Community College--Employees
Other Creators
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Corporate Names
- Labor Archives of Washington (University of Washington) (host institution)
