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James G. Newbill research materials on Yakima Valley labor history, 1909-2003
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Newbill, James G
- Title
- James G. Newbill research materials on Yakima Valley labor history
- Dates
- 1909-2003 (inclusive)19092003
- Quantity
- 1.26 cubic feet (4 boxes plus 1 vertical file, including 3 sound tape reels and 25 CD-ROMs)
- Collection Number
- (Accession No. 5258)
- Summary
- Research materials, including interviews and transcripts, on labor history in Yakima Valley and the conflict between the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW) and orchard owners in the Yakima Valley, Washington, in 1933, conducted by labor historian and teacher James G. Newbill
- 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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Access restricted: For terms of access, contact Special Collections.
- Languages
- English
Biographical NoteReturn to Top
James G. Newbill is a labor historian and teacher from Yakima, Washington. His article “Farmers and Wobblies in the Yakima Valley, 1933” was based on the research materials included in the collection. It was published in Pacific Northwest Quarterly in April 1977 and in Good Fruit Grower in September 1996.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
Research materials on labor history in Yakima Valley and the conflict between the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW) and orchard owners in the Yakima Valley in 1933, including interviews, questionnaires, correspondence, photocopies of photographs, and ephemera.
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Restrictions on Use
Restrictions may exist on copying, quotation, or publication. Contact Special Collections, University of Washington Libraries for details.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Arrangement
Organized into 2 accessions.
- Accession No. 5258-001, James G. Newbill research materials on Yakima Valley labor history, 1909-2001
- Accession No. 5258-002, James G. Newbill research materials on Yakima Valley labor history, 1928-2003
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
Accession No. 5258-001: James G. Newbill research materials on Yakima Valley labor history, 1909-2001Return to Top
Scope and Content: Research materials include interview summaries, questionnaires, letters, photocopies of photographs, audio taped interviews, research notes, and published materials. Comprising approximately half of the materials are research files relating to the conflict between the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW) and orchard owners in the Yakima Valley during 1933. The other half consists of transcripts of interviews conducted by Newbill. Interviewees were participants in the 1933 hop field and Congdon Orchards confrontations and included strikers, Yakima Valley residents, and law enforcement officers.
The major correspondent is Mark Litchman, Sr., the defense attorney hired by the IWW strikers.
Restrictions on Access: Access restricted: For terms of access contact the repository.
Restrictions on Use: Some restrictions exist on copying, quotation or publication. Contact the repository for details.
Acquisition Info: James G. Newbill, 2001
| Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
Series 1: Research Files |
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| Box/Folder | Accession | ||
| 1/1 | 5258-001 | Wayne State University Archives |
1933-1951, 1974, undated |
| 1/2 | 5258-001 | Secondary Analyses |
circa 1919-1969, 1931, 1967, undated |
| 1/3 | 5258-001 | State/Federal Reports |
1931-1936, 1946 |
| 1/4 | 5258-001 | Theses and Dissertations |
1937-1971, circa 1972 |
| 1/5 | 5258-001 | Mark Litchman Papers (University of Washington
Libraries) |
1933, 1936, undated |
| 1/6 | 5258-001 | Yakima County Archives and State Archives |
1933-1935, 1973, undated |
| 1/7 | 5258-001 | ACLU Documents (University of Washington
microfilm) |
1933, 1974 |
| 1/8 | 5258-001 | Chronology |
1909-1933 |
| 1/9 | 5258-001 | Relief Workers Incidents |
undated |
| 1/10 | 5258-001 | Filipino and Japanese Incidents |
1933, 1980, undated |
| 1/11 | 5258-001 | Hop Crises |
1933, 1937, undated |
| 1/12 | 5258-001 | Fruit Incidents (
Herald and
Republic accounts) |
1933, undated |
| 1/13 | 5258-001 | Goolds - Communists |
1933, 1972 |
| 1/14 | 5258-001 | Other Newspaper Accounts |
1933-1935 |
| 1/15 | 5258-001 | Yakima Chamber of Commerce and Other Local
Groups |
1919, 1932-1933, 1972 |
| 1/16-17 | 5258-001 | "Industrial Worker" Articles |
1933-1934 |
Series 2: Publications |
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| Box/Folder | Accession | ||
| 1/18 | 5258-001 |
Journal of Negro History
|
1970 |
Series 3: Lists |
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| Box/Folder | Accession | ||
| 1/19 | 5258-001 | Publications Used by James G. Newbill |
1974-1975 |
Series 4: Notes |
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| Box/Folder | Accession | ||
| ½0 | 5258-001 | Re: Research |
2001 |
| 2/1 | 5258-001 | Various IWW, Communists and Socialists arrested or
involved in confrontations |
undated |
| 2/2 | 5258-001 | Various Law Enforcement Officers and Participants
Other Than Laborers/IWW |
undated |
Series 5: Speeches and Writings |
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| Box/Folder | Accession | ||
| 2/3 | 5258-001 | Speeches and Writings |
1977, 1981, 1996 |
Series 6: Photographs (photocopies) |
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| Box/Folder | Accession | ||
| 2/4 | 5258-001 | IWW Strikers |
1933 |
| 2/5 | 5258-001 | IWW Encampment |
1933 |
| 2/6 | 5258-001 | Yakima Valley Herald |
circa 1933 |
Series 7: Drawings |
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| Box/Folder | Accession | ||
| 2/7 | 5258-001 | Drawings |
1974, undated |
Series 8: Interviews
Restrictions on Use:
Restricted.
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| Box/Folder | Accession | ||
| 3/1-2 | 5258-001 | Tape Recorded Interviews - 1933 IWW/Yakima 3 sound tape reels
Digital Content/Other Formats:
The tape recorded interviews are also available on CD-ROM, box
4.
|
undated |
| 3/3 | 5258-001 | Summary of Interviews on 1933 Yakima Valley Labor
Confrontations |
2001 |
| 3/4 | 5258-001 | Bannister, Elizabeth |
1973 |
| 3/5 | 5258-001 | Blankenbaker, Ned |
1973 |
| 3/6 | 5258-001 | Blankenbaker, Robert |
1973 |
| 3/7 | 5258-001 | Brackett, Cecil |
1973 |
| 3/8 | 5258-001 | Clark, Cecil |
1973 |
| 3/9 | 5258-001 | Clark, Ted |
1973-1974 |
| 3/10 | 5258-001 | Duncan, Harold |
1973 |
| 3/11 | 5258-001 | Eastman, Verna and Dewey Haines |
1973 |
| 3/12 | 5258-001 | Gilbert, Elon and Hallie Rightmire |
1973 |
| 3/13 | 5258-001 | Graham, Esther |
1973 |
| 3/14 | 5258-001 | Guns, Bert |
1974 |
| 3/15 | 5258-001 | Hale, Emory |
1973 |
| 3/16 | 5258-001 | Hill, Noble |
1973 |
| 3/17 | 5258-001 | Hughey, Joe |
1973 |
| 3/18 | 5258-001 | Hull, Carroll |
1973 |
| 3/19 | 5258-001 | Ingalsbe, David |
1974 |
| 3/20 | 5258-001 | Jarvis, Joseph |
1975 |
| 3/21 | 5258-001 | Karr, Chad |
1973 |
| 3/22 | 5258-001 | Krebs, Jake |
undated |
| 3/23 | 5258-001 | LaFramboise, Leon |
1974 |
| 3/24 | 5258-001 | LeVesconte, G. R. |
1974 |
| 3/25 | 5258-001 | Lince, Robert |
1974 |
| 3/26 | 5258-001 | Litchman, Mark, Jr. |
1974 |
| 3/27 | 5258-001 | Madden, Charles, Sr. |
1973 |
| 3/28 | 5258-001 | Madden, Roy |
1973 |
| 3/29 | 5258-001 | Marshall, Robert |
1973 |
| 3/30 | 5258-001 | Martin, George |
1973-1974 |
| 3/31 | 5258-001 | Masterman, Norman |
1973 |
| 3/32 | 5258-001 | Melton, Dewrd W. |
1973 |
| 3/33 | 5258-001 | Mitchell, Edgar |
1973 |
| 3/34 | 5258-001 | Morrison, Charles |
1973 |
| 3/35 | 5258-001 | Mosebar, John R. |
1974 |
| 3/36 | 5258-001 | Nichoson, V. O. and Al |
1973 |
| 3/37 | 5258-001 | Rankin, Charles |
1974 |
| 3/38 | 5258-001 | Richardson, Liagett |
1974 |
| 3/39 | 5258-001 | Slavin, Joe |
1974 |
| 3/40 | 5258-001 | James, Scott |
1973 |
| 3/41 | 5258-001 | Schoessler, David |
1973 |
| 3/42 | 5258-001 | Staudacher, Martin |
1974 |
| 3/43 | 5258-001 | Steenbergen, Julian |
1974 |
| 3/44 | 5258-001 | Thomas, Eugene |
1974, undated |
| 3/45 | 5258-001 | Thompson, Fred |
1975 |
| 3/46 | 5258-001 | Trindle, John |
1974 |
| 3/47 | 5258-001 | Van Eaton, Jane |
1973 |
| 3/48 | 5258-001 | Velsek, Charles |
1975-1976 |
| 3/49 | 5258-001 | Vincent, L. B. |
1974 |
| 3/50 | 5258-001 | Westbrook, Mary A. |
1983-1984 |
| 3/51 | 5258-001 | Williams, Riley, Ralph Sundquist, and Harvey
Fergeson |
1973 |
| 3/52 | 5258-001 | Zier, David |
1974 |
| 3/53 | 5258-001 | Permission Forms |
1973 |
| Box | |||
| 4 | 5258-001 | CD-ROM copies of tape recorded interviews 11 user copies, 11 master copies and 3 data
disks
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Accession No. 5258-002: James G. Newbill research materials on Yakima Valley labor history, 1928-2003Return to Top
Scope and Content: Membership card, 1928, together with explanatory letters, 2003. This card is for the Parker Heights Men's Club, formed as a Yakima Community organization but used as a front for driving out the IWW from the Yakima Valley.
Restrictions on Access: Open to all users.
Restrictions on Use: Presume may be copied or quoted.
Acquisition Info: James Newbill
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Labor disputes--Washington (State)--Yakima River Valley
- Labor movement--Washington (State)--Yakima River Valley
Personal Names
- Litchman, Mark M., 1887-1960
- Newbill, James G.--Archives
Corporate Names
- Industrial Workers of the World
Geographical Names
- Yakima River Valley (Wash.)--History--20th century
- Yakima River Valley (Wash.)--Politics and government--20th century
Form or Genre Terms
- Interviews
- Sound recordings
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Personal Papers/Corporate Records (University of Washington)
