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American Federation of Teachers, Local 200 Records, 1927-1982

Overview of the Collection

Creator
American Federation of Teachers. Local 200 (Seattle, Wash.)
Title
American Federation of Teachers, Local 200 Records
Dates
1927-1982 (inclusive)
Quantity
approximately 14 cubic feet (18 boxes)
Collection Number
1909
Summary
Records of the Federation
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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Languages
English
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Historical Note

Labor organization of teachers in Seattle public schools since 1927 .

Local 200 of American Federation of Teachers was chartered in 1921, a union of classroom teachers in Seattle. Local 200 contained several subgroups throughout its history, and the Seattle Teachers' Association and Seattle Federation of Teachers were very prominent rival organizations within the local during the late 1960s through the 1980s.

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Content Description

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Use of the Collection

Restrictions on Use

Creator's literary rights transferred to the University of Washington Libraries.

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Administrative Information

Arrangement

Records are divided into four accessions based on when they were donated. Accession numbers are 1909-001, 1909-004, 1909-005, and 1909-006.

Accession 1909-001 is broken into eight series based on its intellectual contents. The accession ranges from 1927-1973.

Series I: Constitutions, 1927-1962.

Series II: Incoming Letters, 1954-1969.

Series III: Outgoing Letters, 1951-1970.

Series IV: General Correspondence and Meeting Minutes, 1954-1969.

Series V: Financial Records, 1941-1970.

Series VI: Reports, 1954-1969.

Series VII: Lists, 1945-1968.

Series VIII: Publications, Leaflets, and Member Petitions, 1946-1973.

Accession 1909-004 is broken into nine series based on its intellectual contents. Series VI is further divided into ten subseries based on various subjects covered within the series. The accession ranges from 1943-1974.

Series I: Reports, 1967-1971.

Series II: Grievances and Employer Relations, 1964-1971.

Series III: Financial Records, 1943-1972.

Series IV: Meeting Minutes, 1949-1971.

Series V: Correspondence, 1951-1971.

Series VI: Subject Files, 1950-1973.

Subseries A: Conventions, 1959-1970.

Subseries B: Organizing, 1969-1971.

Subseries C: Central Area School Council and Community Control of Schools in Central and South Seattle, 1968-1971.

Subseries D: Desegregation and Racial Issues, 1967-1971.

Subseries E: Contract Negotiations and Teacher Benefits, 1950-1971.

Subseries F: King County Labor Council, 1968-1971.

Subseries G: Legislation and Political Action, 1955-1972.

Subseries H: Federations of Teachers from Other States, 1968-1970.

Subseries I: Office Administrative Files, 1963-1971.

Subseries J: School Policy, 1966-1973.

Series VII: Newspapers, 1953-1971.

Series VIII: Photographs, 1964-1969.

Series IX: Publications, Leaflets, and Elections Materials, 1947-1974.

Accession 1909-005 is broken into eleven series based on its intellectual contents. The accession ranges from 1964-1982. Materials within each series remain in their original order.

Series I: Constitutions and By-Laws, 1972-1973.

Series II: Correspondence, 1969-1980.

Series III: Minutes, 1968-1979.

Series IV: Financial Records, 1967-1982.

Series V: Membership, 1971-1976.

Series VI: Publications, 1966-1980.

Series VII: Contract Enforcement, 1968-1979.

Series VIII: Conventions, 1974-1979.

Series IX: Subject Files, 1964-1973.

Series X: School Files, 1968-1976.

Series XI: Committees and Subgroups, 1970-1982.

Accession 1909-006 is broken into three record groups reflecting creating organizations. The first record group is broken into fourteen series based on its intellectual contents, and the second and third record groups contain no further subdivisions. The accession ranges from 1963-1979.

Record Group 1: American Federation of Teachers Local 200, 1963-1979.

Series I: Membership, 1969-1976.

Series II: Correspondence, 1966-1979.

Series III: Minutes, 1969-1972.

Series IV: Financial Records, 1970-1979.

Series V: Grant Applications, 1969-1976.

Series VI: Press Releases, 1969-1973.

Series VII: Newsletters and Mailings, 1969-1977.

Series VIII: Petitions, 1972-1976.

Series IX: Strikes, 1971-1976.

Series X: Speeches and Writings, 1971-1973.

Series XI: Elections, 1971.

Series XII: Clippings, 1976.

Series XIII: Grievance Files, 1963-1976.

Series XIV: Subject Files, 1969-1977.

Record Group 2: American Federation of Teachers Local 200 Executive Board, 1969-1972.

Record Group 3: American Federation of Teachers Local 200: Seattle Minority Teachers Association, 1976.

Separated Materials

Separated Material

Photographs from Accessions 1909-004, 1909-005, and 1909-006 have been removed from their original locations and placed in the American Federation of Teachers Local 200 Photograph Collection in the University of Washington Libraries' Special Collections Division.

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Detailed Description of the Collection

 

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Subject Terms

  • Personal Papers/Corporate Records (University of Washington)
  • Teachers' unions--Washington (State)--Seattle
  • Teachers' unions--Washington (State)--Seattle--Records and correspondence

Personal Names

  • Pangborn, G. Sally

Corporate Names

  • AFL-CIO. King County Labor Council of Washington
  • American Federation of Teachers. Local 200 (Seattle, Wash.)--Archives
  • Seattle Public Schools
  • Washington State Federation of Teachers

Other Creators

  • Personal Names

    • Bottomly, Forbes (creator)
    • Chichester, J. Bernard (creator)
    • Dunn, John, fl. 1869-1883 (creator)
    • Miller, Elmer (creator)
    • Morris, William W (creator)
    • Warren, Kenneth R (creator)

    Corporate Names

    • AFL-CIO. Washington State Labor Council (creator)
    • American Federation of Teachers (AFL). Local 200 (Seattle, Wash.). Executive Board (creator)
    • American Federation of Teachers. Local 200 (Seattle, Wash.). Seattle Minority Teachers' Association (creator)
    • Labor Archives of Washington (University of Washington) (creator)
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