Deep Sea Fishermen's Union of the Pacific records, 1888-2019

Scope and Content: The 001 accession of the Deep Sea Fishermen's Union records span the years 1888-2017 and contain financial records, meeting minutes, correspondence, collective bargaining records, administrative files, an artifact, and subject files on issues facing the union and its members. The records also include materials collected for the publication of the book "One Hook at a Time," a history of the union published in 2014. Records include those of the Deep Sea Fishermen's Building Association, which holds title to the organization's Ballard Avenue union hall purchased in January 1948.

Scope and Content: The 002 accession of the Deep Sea Fishermen's Union records contain meeting minutes, membership lists, collective bargaining records, photographs, and agreements with fishing vessel owners as well as correspondence and subject files related to fisheries policy and relationships with other organizations; industry organizing in the 1930s, including Congress of Industrial Organization (CIO) efforts; records of the Halibut Fishermen’s Wives Association; halibut marketing; and the introduction of individual fishing quotas in the halibut fishery. Historical reference files include materials collected for publication of the 100th anniversary book “One Hook at a Time” as well as other historical accounts, and include press clippings, interviews with long-time union members, and secondary works about long-line fishing. Also included are records related to the Deep Sea Fishermen's Building Association that holds the title to the DSFU union hall located on Ballard Avenue, including leasing records with the Seattle concert venue, The Tractor Tavern.