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Marmot, Inc. records, 1965-2016
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Marmot, Inc. (Seattle, Wash.)
- Title
- Marmot, Inc. records
- Dates
- 1965-2016 (inclusive)19652016
- 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
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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: 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
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
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Corporate Names
- Labor Archives of Washington (University of Washington)