Washington Women in Trades Association records, 1982-2019
Table of Contents
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Washington Women in Trades Association
- Title
- Washington Women in Trades Association records
- Dates
- 1982-2019 (inclusive)19822019
1991-2019 (bulk)19912019 - Quantity
- 5.99 cubic feet, (9 boxes)
- Collection Number
- 6234
- Summary
- Records of a Washington State women's labor organization
- 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
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Access to portions of the collection is restricted. Contact University of Washington Libraries Special Collections for details.
- Languages
- Collection materials are in English.
Biographical Note
The Washington Women in Trades Association (WWIT) was founded in 1978 by and for tradeswomen to gather and share information. WWIT seeks to improve women's economic equity and self-sufficiency through access and success in high-wage skilled trades careers by facilitating connections between women and prospective employers and providing education to students about women in non-traditional trades. The largest and most well-known project of WWIT is its annual Women in Trades Fair held every spring at Seattle Center that features over 100 prospective employers. In addition, WWIT also gives out educational scholarships, funds studies related to women in trades fields, and provides services to tradeswomen, including an open closet of work clothing.
[Adapted from the WWIT website: https://www.wawomenintrades.com/about-us]
Content Description
Rosie the Riveter-themed calendars, Women in Trades Job Fair materials including ephemera and posters, and other marketing materials published and distributed by Washington Women in the Trades, scrapbooks collected by Washington Women in the Trades of members and events from 1991-2004, scrapbooks of a 2002 "Remembering Rosie" event that honor World War II-era tradeswomen, a 2019 City of Seattle proclamation recognizing WITT's 40th anniversary from Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan, and Dream Big Dinner awards banquet banners.
Other Descriptive Information
Forms part of the Labor Archives of Washington.
Use of the Collection
Restrictions on Use
Creator's copyrights transferred to the University of Washington Libraries Special Collections.
Administrative Information
Arrangement
Organized into 3 accessions.
- Accession No. 6234-001, Washington Women in Trades Association records, 2008-2018
- Accession No. 6234-002, Washington Women in the Trades scrapbooks, photographs, and ephemera, 1982-2019 (bulk 1991-2019)
- Accession No. 6234-003, Washington Women in Trades Association Records, 1983-2018
Processing Note
6234-003 had initial rehousing completed by Emma Sommerseth, Elaine Kim, Haiyan Wang, Tyler Agafonov, and Amber Christiansen in 2019. Arrangement and final processing completed by Eulalie Mathieu in 2023.
Related Materials
Detailed Description of the Collection
Accession No. 6234-001: Washington Women in Trades Association records, 2008-2018
0.18 cubic feetScope and Content: Rosie the Riveter-themed calendars, Women in Trades Job Fair materials, and other marketing materials published and distributed by Washington Women in the Trades.
Restrictions on Access: No restrictions on access.
Restrictions on Use: Creator's copyrights transferred to the University of Washington Libraries Special Collections.
Acquisition Info: Donated by Cynthia Payne
- Description: Washington Women in Trades Association recordsContainer: 6234-001 Box 1
Accession No. 6234-002: Washington Women in the Trades scrapbooks, photographs, and ephemera, 1982-2019 (bulk 1991-2019)
2.63 cubic feet, (3 boxes)Scope and Content: Scrapbooks collected by Washington Women in the Trades of members and events from 1991-2004, scrapbooks of a 2002 "Remembering Rosie" event that honor World War II-era tradeswomen, and Women in the Trades Career Fair buttons. Other materials include posters from the trades fair, metal toolbox, and a 2019 City of Seattle proclamation recognizing WITT's 40th anniversary from Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan.
Restrictions on Access: No restrictions on access.
Restrictions on Use: Creator's copyrights transferred to the University of Washington Libraries Special Collections.
Acquisition Info: Donated by Jo Scherer on behalf of Washington Women in the Trades. Scherer is an officer and executive board member.
- Description: Rosie Reunion Scrapbooks2 scrapbooksDates: 2002Container: Box 6234-002 Box 1
- Description: Seattle "Women in Trades Day" ProclamationDates: 2019Container: Box 6234-002 Box 1
- Description: Trades Fair Pamphlet, Brochure, and ButtonDates: 2019Container: Box 6234-002 Box 1
- Description: Women in Trades Buttons and PostcardsDates: 2015Container: Box 6234-002 Box 1
- Description: Women in Trades Fair PostersDates: 1982-1984Container: Box 6234-002 Box 2
- Description: Washington Women in Trades Scrapbook
Scope and Content: Includes posters, clippings, and marketing materials
Dates: 1991-2004Container: Box 6234-002 Box 2 - Description: Sisters of Local 66 Metal ToolboxDates: undatedContainer: Box 6234-002 Box 3
Accession No. 6234-003: Washington Women in Trades Association Records, 1983-2018
3.18 cubic feet, (5 boxes)Scope and Content: This accession contains organizational records of the Washington Women in Trades Association. Most of the material relates to the organization's annual Women in Trades Fair, including financial records, registration forms, event programs, and promotional materials. In addition, this collection contains three large banners from the organization's annual Dream Big Dinner awards banquet. This collection would be of particular interest to researchers interested in the organizational operations of nonprofits, feminism, and women in the construction industry and other non-traditional trades fields.
Arrangement: Arranged in 2 series.
- Series 1, Women in Trades Fair
- Series 2, Washington Women in Trades Financial and Organizational Records
Restrictions on Access: Access to portions of the collection is restricted. Contact University of Washington Libraries Special Collections for details.
Restrictions on Use: Creator's copyrights transferred to the University of Washington Libraries Special Collections.
Acquisition Info: Donated by Jo Scherer on behalf of Washington Women in the Trades. Scherer is an officer and executive board member.
Series 1: Series 1, Women in Trades Fair, 1999-2018, (bulk 1999-2005)
Subseries A: Subseries A, Exhibitor Registration, 1999-2005
- Description: 1999 Trades Fair, 1999 (Part 1 of 2)Dates: 1999Container: Box 6234-003 Box 1, Folder 1
- Description: 1999 Trades Fair, 1999 (Part 2 of 2)Dates: 1999Container: Box 6234-003 Box 1, Folder 2
- Description: 2000 Trades Fair - Exhibitor Information and Registration Forms, 2000 (Part 1 of 2)Dates: 2000Container: Box 6234-003 Box 1, Folder 3
- Description: 2000 Trades Fair - Exhibitor Information and Registration Forms, 2000 (Part 2 of 2)Dates: 2000Container: Box 6234-003 Box 1, Folder 4
- Description: 2001 Trades Fair - Exhibitor Packet, 2001 (Part 1 of 3)Dates: 2001Container: Box 6234-003 Box 1, Folder 5
- Description: 2001 Trades Fair - Registration (Part 2 of 3)
Restrictions on Access: Restricted
Dates: 2001Container: Box 6234-003 Box 1, Folder 6 - Description: 2001 Trades Fair - Exhibitor Information Verification, Maps, 2001 (Part 3 of 3)Dates: 2001Container: Box 6234-003 Box 1, Folder 7
- Description: Washington Women in Trades Women in Trades Fair Exhibitor Packets, Banking Information and ReceiptsDates: 2003-2004Container: Box 6234-003 Box 1, Folder 8
- Description: Washington Women in Trades Women in Trades Fair Information (Part 1 of 3)Dates: 2003-2004Container: Box 6234-003 Box 1, Folder 9
- Description: Washington Women in Trades Women in Trades Fair Information (Part 2 of 3)Dates: 2003-2004Container: Box 6234-003 Box 1, Folder 10
- Description: Washington Women in Trades Women in Trades Fair Information (Part 3 of 3)Dates: 2003-2004Container: Box 6234-003 Box 1, Folder 11
- Description: Washington Women in Trades Women in Trades Fair Exhibitor Lists and MapsDates: 2004Container: Box 6234-003 Box 1, Folder 12
- Description: Washington Women in Trades Women in Trades Fair Exhibitor RegistrationsDates: 2004Container: Box 6234-003 Box 1, Folder 13
- Description: Washington Women in Trades Women in Trades Fair Exhibitor Lists and MapsDates: 2005Container: Box 6234-003 Box 1, Folder 14
- Description: Washington Women in Trades Women in Trades Fair Exhibitor RegistrationsDates: 2005Container: Box 6234-003 Box 1, Folder 15
- Description: Washington Women in Trades Women in Trades Fair Exhibitor PaymentsDates: 2005Container: Box 6234-003 Box 1, Folder 16
- Description: Washington Women in Trades Women in Trades Fair ContractsDates: 2005Container: Box 6234-003 Box 1, Folder 17
Subseries B: Subseries B, Advertising and Promotional Materials, 2000-2018, (bulk 2000-2004)
- Description: Washington Women in the Trades Fair Program and Rental InformationDates: 2000Container: Box 6234-003 Box 1, Folder 18
- Description: Washington Women in Trades Letters, Flyers, and EmailsDates: 2000-2001Container: Box 6234-003 Box 1, Folder 19
- Description: Washington Women in Trades Wanted: All Rosies Event InformationDates: 2001-2002Container: Box 6234-003 Box 1, Folder 20
- Description: Washington Women in Trades Women in Trades Fair Information and MapsDates: 2001-2004Container: Box 6234-003 Box 1, Folder 21
- Description: Washington Women in Trades Women in Trades Fair Information, Maps and LettersDates: 2002Container: Box 6234-003 Box 1, Folder 22
- Description: Washington Women in Trades Women in Trades Fair 25th Anniversary Celebration InformationDates: 2004Container: Box 6234-003 Box 1, Folder 23
- Description: Washington Women in Trades Letters Returned to SenderDates: 2004Container: Box 6234-003 Box 1, Folder 24
- Description: Washington Women in Trades Women in Trades Fair ProgramDates: 2004Container: Box 6234-003 Box 1, Folder 25
- Description: Washington Women in Trades Newspaper ArticlesDates: 2017-2018Container: Box 6234-003 Box 1, Folder 26
Subseries C: Subseries C, Fair Finances, 1998-2005
- Description: Washington Women in Trades Contact Information, Newspaper, and Bank InformationDates: 1998-2002Container: Box 6234-003 Box 1, Folder 27
- Description: 2002 Trades Fair - ROSIE Project, Financial, Logistic, and Exhibitor Information, 2002 (Part 1 of 2)Dates: 2002Container: Box 6234-003 Box 1, Folder 28
- Description: 2002 Trades Fair - Registration Forms, Free Tables, Program Information, Minutes, 2002 (Part 2 of 2)
Restrictions on Access: Restricted
Dates: 2002Container: Box 6234-003 Box 1, Folder 29 - Description: Washington Women in Trades Women in Trades Fair Banking InformationDates: 2002-2003Container: Box 6234-003 Box 1, Folder 30
- Description: Washington Women in Trades Women in Trades Fair, Banking Information and LettersDates: 2002-2005Container: Box 6234-003 Box 1, Folder 31
Series 2: Series 2, Washington Women in Trades Financial and Organizational Records
Subseries A: Subseries A, Financial Records, 1996-2008
- Description: Washington Women in Trades Treasurer ReportsDates: 1996-2001Container: Box 6234-003 Box 1, Folder 32
- Description: Washington Women in Trades Banking Statements
Restrictions on Access: Restricted
Dates: 1998-1999Container: Box 6234-003 Box 1, Folder 33 - Description: Washington Women in Trades Banking InformationDates: 1999Container: Box 6234-003 Box 1, Folder 34
- Description: Washington Women in Trades Reimbursement, Fiscal Year 2000Dates: 1999-2000Container: Box 6234-003 Box 1, Folder 35
- Description: Washington Women in Trades Financial and Organization Records, Fiscal Year 2000 (Part 1 of 3)
Restrictions on Access: Restricted
Dates: 1999-2000Container: Box 6234-003 Box 2, Folder 1 - Description: Washington Women in Trades Financial and Organization Records, Fiscal Year 2000 (Part 2 of 3)Dates: 1999-2000Container: Box 6234-003 Box 2, Folder 2
- Description: Washington Women in Trades Financial and Organization Records, Fiscal Year 2000 (Part 3 of 3)Dates: 1999-2000Container: Box 6234-003 Box 2, Folder 3
- Description: Washington Women in Trades Reimbursement, Fiscal Year 2001Dates: 2000-2001Container: Box 6234-003 Box 2, Folder 4
- Description: Washington Women in Trades InvoicesDates: 2000-2001Container: Box 6234-003 Box 2, Folder 5
- Description: Washington Women in Trades Checks, Financial Information, Letters, Emails, Faxes and FlyersDates: 2000-2003Container: Box 6234-003 Box 2, Folder 6
- Description: Washington Women in Trades InvoicesDates: 2001Container: Box 6234-003 Box 2, Folder 7
- Description: Washington Women in Trades Banking and Credit Card Legal InformationDates: 2001Container: Box 6234-003 Box 2, Folder 8
- Description: Washington Women in Trades Banking InformationDates: 2001-2004Container: Box 6234-003 Box 2, Folder 9
- Description: Washington Women in Trades Invoices, Northwest Utility Directory, Apprenticeship List and Women in Trades Fair FlyerDates: 2001-2005Container: Box 6234-003 Box 2, Folder 10
- Description: Washington Women in Trades 2004-5 Financial and Organization Records - American Express Records, 2002-2008
Restrictions on Access: Restricted
Dates: 2002-2008Container: Box 6234-003 Box 2, Folder 11 - Description: Washington Women in Trades Banking InformationDates: 2003Container: Box 6234-003 Box 2, Folder 12
- Description: Washington Women In Trades 2003 Financial and Organization Records, 2003-2004 (Part 1 of 2)Dates: 2003-2004Container: Box 6234-003 Box 2, Folder 13
- Description: Washington Women In Trades 2003 Financial and Organization Records, 2003-2004 (Part 2 of 2)Dates: 2003-2004Container: Box 6234-003 Box 2, Folder 14
- Description: Washington Women in Trades 2004-5 Financial and Organization Records - Women in Trades Fair Fiscal Year 2005, 2004-2005 (Part 1 of 3)Dates: 2004-2005Container: Box 6234-003 Box 2, Folder 15
- Description: Washington Women in Trades 2004-5 Financial and Organization Records - 2004 Records, 2004 (Part 2 of 3)Dates: 2004Container: Box 6234-003 Box 2, Folder 16
- Description: Quickbooks Merchant Account Credit Card Processing InformationDates: 2004-2005Container: Box 6234-003 Box 2, Folder 17
- Description: InvoicesDates: 2005-2007Container: Box 6234-003 Box 2, Folder 18
- Description: Washington Women In Trades BillsDates: 2006Container: Box 6234-003 Box 2, Folder 19
Subseries B: Subseries B, Nonprofit Status and Tax Documents, 1983-2005
- Description: Washington Women in Trades Fair Committee Original Nonprofit Incorporation DocumentsDates: 1983Container: Box 6234-003 Box 2, Folder 20
- Description: Washington Women in Trades Banking and Tax InformationDates: 1983-2000Container: Box 6234-003 Box 2, Folder 21
- Description: Washington Women in Trades Banking, Tax and Nonprofit InformationDates: 1990-2000Container: Box 6234-003 Box 2, Folder 22
- Description: Washington Women in Trades Annual Reports and Tax InformationDates: 1991-1994Container: Box 6234-003 Box 2, Folder 23
- Description: Washington Women in Trades Banking and Event Information and Women's History Month BookletsDates: 1997-2002Container: Box 6234-003 Box 2, Folder 24
- Description: Washington Women in Trades Tax Exemption InformationDates: 1999Container: Box 6234-003 Box 2, Folder 25
- Description: Washington Women in Trades 501(c)(3) Tax Exemption InformationDates: 1999Container: Box 6234-003 Box 2, Folder 26
- Description: Washington Women in Trades Banking, Tax and Event InformationDates: 2000-2005Container: Box 6234-003 Box 2, Folder 27
- Description: Washington Women in Trades Fair Committee Nonprofit Incorporation DocumentsDates: 2001Container: Box 6234-003 Box 2, Folder 28
- Description: Washington Women in Trades Articles of IncorporationDates: 2001Container: Box 6234-003 Box 2, Folder 29
Subseries C: Subseries C, Organizational Records and Event Materials, 1990-2017, (bulk 1990-2004)
- Description: Washington Women in Trades Insurance DocumentsDates: 1990-1995Container: Box 6234-003 Box 2, Folder 30
- Description: Committee Bylaws - Washington Women in TradesDates: approximately 1990-1999Container: Box 6234-003 Box 2, Folder 31
- Description: Washington Women in Trades Agendas, Tax and Event InformationDates: 1993-2000Container: Box 6234-003 Box 2, Folder 32
- Description: Washington Women in Trades Labor Union Newsletters and International Women's Day InformationDates: 1996-2002Container: Box 6234-003 Box 2, Folder 33
- Description: Washington Women in Trades Speeches, Letters, Emails and P.O. Box InformationDates: 1996-2003Container: Box 6234-003 Box 2, Folder 34
- Description: Washington Women in Trades Meeting Agendas and MinutesDates: 2001Container: Box 6234-003 Box 2, Folder 35
- Description: Washington Women in Trades Financial InformationDates: 2001-2002Container: Box 6234-003 Box 2, Folder 36
- Description: Washington Women in Trades Mailing LabelsDates: 2002Container: Box 6234-003 Box 2, Folder 37
- Description: Washington Women in Trades Rosie Reunion Award TemplatesDates: 2002Container: Box 6234-003 Box 2, Folder 38
- Description: Alaska Employment Revolution Conference InformationDates: 2002Container: Box 6234-003 Box 2, Folder 39
- Description: Tradeswomen Now and Tomorrow InformationDates: 2004Container: Box 6234-003 Box 2, Folder 40
- Description: Dream Big Dinner BannersDates: 2015-2017Container: Box 6234-003 Box 3
- Description: Dream Big Dinner BannersDates: 2015-2017Container: Box 6234-003 Box 4
- Description: Dream Big Dinner BannersDates: 2015-2017Container: Box 6234-003 Box 5
- Description: 2017 Women in Trades CalendarDates: 2017Container: Box 6234-003 Box 2, Folder 41
Subseries D: Subseries D, Books, 2001-2009
- Description: Nail, Kristin Campbell. 2001. The Girls from Hangar B. Seattle WA: Goodfellow Press.Dates: 2001Container: Box 6234-003 Box 2, Folder 42
- Description: Eisenberg, Adam. 2009. A Different Shade of Blue : How Women Changed the Face of Police Work. Lake Forest Calif: Behler Publications.Dates: 2009Container: Box 6234-003 Box 2, Folder 43
Subseries E: Subseries E, Ephemera, 2010-2014
- Description: Washington Women in the Trades Buttons from 2010, 2011, and 2014Container: Box 6234-003 Box 2, Folder 44
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Labor movement--Washington (State)
- Labor unions--Washington (State)
- Labor--Washington (State)
- Personal Papers/Corporate Records (University of Washington)
- Trade associations--Washington (State)
Form or Genre Terms
- Calendars
- Conference materials
- Promotional materials
- Scrapbooks
Other Creators
Corporate Names
- Labor Archives of Washington (University of Washington) (host institution)
- Washington Women in Trades Association--Archives
