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A. Philip Randolph Institute, Seattle Chapter records, 1964-2014

Overview of the Collection

Creator
A. Philip Randolph Institute. Seattle Chapter
Title
A. Philip Randolph Institute, Seattle Chapter records
Dates
1964-2014 (inclusive)
1980-2014 (bulk)
Quantity
2.75 cubic feet (2 boxes) plus archived digital website and Facebook page
Collection Number
5903 (Accession No. 5903-001)
Summary
Office files of the Seattle Chapter of an organization for African-American trade unionists
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

Access to portions of the collection is restricted. No user access copy is currently available for floppy discs but users may be able to obtain a reproduction of the media for a fee by contacting Special Collections.

Request at UW

Languages
English
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Historical Note

The national A. Philip Randolph Institute was co-founded in 1965 by A. Philip Randolph and Bayard Rustin, in 1965 to forge an alliance between the civil rights movement and the labor movement. APRI is now an American Federation of Labor-Congress of Industrial Organizations constituency group, representing black trade unionists within the AFL-CIO. APRI-Seattle Chapter is dedicated to developing programs that will "extend democracy to those who have been traditionally disfranchised or discouraged from participating in the political system, strengthening political alliances needed to assure democratic social change and projecting social and economic programs that will improve the lives of all Americans."

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Content Description

This collection contains the office files of the Seattle chapter of the A. Philip Randolph Institute. The bulk of the materials are financial records, meeting minutes, and materials related to planning the chapter’s annual awards banquet. There is also material related to other events hosted or supported by the Seattle chapter and various voter drive projects. In addition, there is a small collection of news articles and publications related to the local labor movement. This collection would be of particular interest to researchers interested in the general functions of local AFL-CIO constituency organizations and African Americans in the labor movement.

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Other Descriptive Information

Forms part of the Labor Archives of Washington.

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Use of the Collection

Restrictions on Use

Creator's copyrights transferred to the University of Washington Libraries Special Collections.

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Administrative Information

Arrangement

Arranged in 6 series.

  • Series 1, CORRESPONDENCE, 1980-2014
  • Series 2, EVENT PLANNING RECORDS, 1979-2013
    • Subseries A, Annual Banquet Planning, 1979-2012
    • Subseries B, General Event Planning, 1979-2013
  • Series 3, FINANCES, 1982-2014
    • Subseries A, Invoices and Statements, 1988-2014, Bulk 2002-2014
    • Subseries B, Tax Documents, 1982-2013
  • Series 4, MEDIA AND PUBLICATIONS, 1964-2005
  • Series 5, MEMBERSHIP, 1980-2013
    • Subseries A, Membership Applications, 1980-2013
    • Subseries B, Member Rosters and Meeting Minutes, 1980-2004
  • Series 6, VOTING CAMPAIGNS, 1980-2010

All files are arranged chronologically within their respective series and subseries.

Processing Note

Physical and intellectual arrangement completed by Eulalie Mathieu in 2023.

Acquisition Information

Verlene Jones, President (OPEIU Local 8), 2015

Related Materials

The A. Philip Randolph Institute website has been regularly captured by the Internet Archive Wayback Machine since 2014. The snapshots can be viewed here: https://wayback.archive-it.org/3988/*/http://www.apri.org/ .

The APRI Seattle website has also been regularly captured since 2014. The snapshots can be viewed here: https://wayback.archive-it.org/3988/*/http://www.apriseattle.org/ .

The APRI Seattle Facebook page was regularly captured from 2014-2016. The snapshots can be found here: https://wayback.archive-it.org/3988/*/http://www.facebook.com/pages/APRI-Seattle-Chapter/150190734996526

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Detailed Description of the Collection

 

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Subject Terms

  • Civil rights--Washington (State)--Seattle
  • Labor movement--Washington (State)--Seattle
  • Personal Papers/Corporate Records (University of Washington)
  • Social change--Washington (State)--Seattle

Corporate Names

  • A. Philip Randolph Institute. Seattle Chapter--Archives

Other Creators

  • Corporate Names

    • Labor Archives of Washington (curator)
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