Trinidad Rojo papers - Archives West

Trinidad Rojo papers, 1923-1994

Overview of the Collection

Creator

Rojo, Trinidad

Title

Trinidad Rojo papers

Dates

1923-1994 (inclusive)

Quantity

7.47 cubic feet (13 boxes)

Collection Number

3586

Summary

Papers of a University of Washington student, President of International Longshoremen's and Warehousemen's Union, author, sociologist

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

Open to all users

Request at UW

Languages

English

Biographical NoteReturn to Top

Filipino author, sociologist, labor union official. Rojo was a president of ILWU No. 7. He was a student at the University of Washington and at Stanford, where he was a research fellow.

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

Creative writings, scholarly works, correspondence, ephemera, clippings, and other materials

Use of the CollectionReturn to Top

Restrictions on Use

Consult the restrictions governing reproduction and use for each of the accessions listed below.

Administrative InformationReturn to Top

Arrangement

Organized into 8 accessions.

Accession No. 3586-001, Trinidad Rojo papers, before 1984
Accession No. 3586-002, Trinidad Rojo papers, 1932-1988
Accession No. 3586-003, Trinidad Rojo papers, 1956-1986
Accession No. 3586-004, Trinidad Rojo papers, 1923-1991
Accession No. 3586-005, Trinidad Rojo papers, 1937-1985
Accession No. 3586-006, Trinidad Rojo papers, 1932-1991
Accession No. 3586-007, Trinidad Rojo papers, 1929-1994
Accession No. 3586-008, Trinidad Rojo papers, approximately 1935-1980

Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top

Accession No. 3586-001: Trinidad Rojo papers, before 1984Return to Top

1.00 cubic foot (1 box)

Scope and Content: Plays and articles relating to the politics of the Philippine Islands and the ILWU, Local 37.

Restrictions on Access: Open to all users.

Restrictions on Use: Creator's literary rights transferred to the University of Washington Libraries.

Acquisition Info: Deposited by Trinidad Rojo, 6/1/1983.

Container(s)		Description	Dates
Box/Folder	Accession
1/1-1/18	3586-001	*SERIES I: WRITINGS*	1932-circa 1989
Box/Folder	Accession
1/1	3586-001	Far East Landgrabbing (First Draft) PREFACE By Trinidad A. Rojo	1939-1942
1/2	3586-001	Filipino-American Struggle From Submergence to Emergence By Trinidad A Rojo (Part 1 of 2)	1937-1971
1/3	3586-001	Filipino-American Struggle From Submergence to Emergence By Trinidad A Rojo (Part 2 of 2)	1937-1971
1/4	3586-001	Far East Landgrabbing PART II By Trinidad A. Rojo (Part 1 of 2)	1934-1941
1/5	3586-001	Far East Landgrabbing PART II By Trinidad A. Rojo (Part 2 of 2)	1934-1941
1/6	3586-001	Far East Landgrabbing PART I By Trinidad A Rojo	1940-1941
1/7	3586-001	Memorial Rizal Amerasian University Education for World Peace By Trinidad A. Rojo	circa 1959-circa 1989
1/8	3586-001	Far East Landgrabbing By Trinidad A. Rojo	circa 1982
1/9	3586-001	Roots of Red Rebellion By Trinidad A. Rojo	circa 1960s
1/10	3586-001	A Critique of the Energy Program for the Philippines By Trinidad A. Rojo	1980
1/11	3586-001	Subjects for Lectures By Trinidad A. Rojo	1957
1/12	3586-001	ILWU, Local 37 (formerly Local 7) Rojo Presidency Campaign Materials and 1940 Local 7 Foreman-Delegate Rules	1940-1953
1/13	3586-001	Poems by Trinidad A. Rojo	circa 1960s
1/14	3586-001	Trinidad A. Rojo Biographical Information	1965-1982
1/15	3586-001	Application for a Planning Grant for the Establishment of the Office of the Malayo-Polynesian-Amerasian Coordinators, and an International Southeast Asian-American Research, Cultural Institute, Under the Office of the Mayor of Seattle, Washington, Wes Uhl	1972-1974
1/16	3586-001	Letter to Mrs. Cleve Scott By Trinidad A. Rojo and Various Writings by Kathleen R. Doss	1971-1983
1/17	3586-001	Letter to Dr. Hugh Hotson, President, Maritime Building Corporation By Trinidad A. Rojo	1945-1983
1/18	3586-001	Assorted Creative, Academic and Professional Writings by Trinidad A. Rojo	1932-1982

Accession No. 3586-002: Trinidad Rojo papers, 1932-1988Return to Top

.42 cubic foot (1 box)

Scope and Content: Biographical features, correspondence, bibliography of Rojo's works, writings, plays, poems, and song lyrics.

Restrictions on Access: Open to all users.

Restrictions on Use: Creator's literary rights transferred to the University of Washington Libraries.

Acquisition Info: Donated by Trinada Rojo, 7/22/1988.

Container(s)		Description	Dates
Box/Folder	Accession
1/1-1/10	3586-002	*SERIES I: WRITINGS*	1931-1992
Box/Folder	Accession
1/1	3586-002	Site Analysis & Development Master Plan: Dr. Jose Rizal Park	1975
1/2	3586-002	Rojo Poems: Comparative Analysis & Introductions	Undated
1/3	3586-002	Rizal Week, Rojo Poetry, & WA Commission for the Humanities	1973-1986
1/4	3586-002	Rojo & Filipinos: Essays, Transcripts, Playwrites & Music	1932-1989
1/5	3586-002	Local 37, Local 7; Rojo Review, Poetry & Awards	1988
1/6	3586-002	Note of Return: Filipino-American-Japanese Relations, Rojo Typescript, 1947	1992
1/7	3586-002	Capt. Magsaysay & the Huks Playwrite	1947
1/8	3586-002	Bataan University Broadcasts & Filipino-American Relations Essay & Outline	1946-1987
1/9	3586-002	Local 37 Birth & Growth, Local 7, & Cultural Arts Analysis	1952-1987
1/10	3586-002	"My Five Years in America" by David P. De Tagle (Spanish)	1931

Accession No. 3586-003: Trinidad Rojo papers, 1956-1986Return to Top

.42 cubic foot (1 box)

Scope and Content: Primarily writings, some correspondence.

Restrictions on Access: Open to all users.

Restrictions on Use: Creator's literary rights transferred to the University of Washington Libraries.

Acquisition Info: Donated by Trinidad Rojo, 12/11/1990.

Container(s)		Description	Dates
Box/Folder	Accession
1/1-1/11	3586-003	*SERIES I: WRITINGS*	1937-1991
Box/Folder	Accession
1/1	3586-003	Trinidad Rojo's Memorandum to Miss Karyl Winn, Chief Archivist of the UW Libraries	1938-1991
1/2	3586-003	Epistolary Fiction by Ildefonso Redadtrini	Undated
1/3	3586-003	Biographical Information Written about Trinidad A. Rojo	1939-1987
1/4	3586-003	Letters and a Resolution Regarding Jose Rizal Commemorations	1960-1982
1/5	3586-003	Southeast Asian-American Cultural Center By Trinidad A. Rojo	1972
1/6	3586-003	Touristic, Commercial, Industrial and Cultural Centers Part One By Trinidad A. Rojo	circa 1970s
1/7	3586-003	Memorial Rizal Amerasian University Education for World Peace by Trinidad A. Rojo	1945
1/8	3586-003	Assorted Non-Fiction Writing by Trinidad A Rojo	1937-circa 1960
1/9	3586-003	Southeast Asian Regionalism and Stable Peace: Volume One By Trinidad A. Rojo (1 of 2)	1966-1972
1/10	3586-003	Southeast Asian Regionalism and Stable Peace: Volume One By Trinidad A. Rojo (2 of 2)	1966-1972
1/11	3586-003	Records and Proceedings of the Third Filipino Inter-Community Conference	1941

Accession No. 3586-004: Trinidad Rojo papers, 1923-1991Return to Top

.83 cubic foot (2 boxes)

Scope and Content: Writings, report, correspondence, testimony, sheet music with lyrics by Rojo.

Restrictions on Access: Open to all users.

Restrictions on Use: Creator's literary rights transferred to the University of Washington Libraries.

Acquisition Info: Donated by Trinidad Rojo, 1/1/1991.

Container(s)		Description	Dates
Box/Folder	Accession
1/1-1/12	3586-004	*SERIES I: WRITINGS*	1940-1992
Box/Folder	Accession
1/1	3586-004	Bio- and Autobiographical Information and Images of Trinidad Rojo	1956-1986
1/2	3586-004	Nonfiction Writing by Trinidad A. Rojo (Part 1 of 2)	1956-1985
1/3	3586-004	Nonfiction Writing by Trinidad A. Rojo (Part 2 of 2)	1956-1985
1/4	3586-004	Poetry, Lyrics and Fiction by Trinidad A. Rojo	circa 1980
1/5	3586-004	Pan Amerasian Company Papers	1968-1991
1/6	3586-004	Local 7 Union Papers	1940-1981
1/7	3586-004	Constitution and By-laws: Garolijo Transoceanic Developers Co.	1984
1/8	3586-004	Labor-Related Nonfiction Writing by Trinidad A. Rojo	1944-circa 1947
1/9	3586-004	Jose Rizal Commemoration and Research	1973-1980
1/10	3586-004	University of Washington Filipino Alumni Association	1972-1986
1/11	3586-004	Trinidad A. Rojo Correspondence	1940-1992
1/12	3586-004	Assorted Papers	1944-1989
2/1-2/8	3586-004	*SERIES II: REPORTS*	1937-1971
Box/Folder	Accession
2/1	3586-004	Report to the Second International Convention of the United Cannery, Agricultural, Packing and Allied Workers of America	1938
2/2	3586-004	Letter and Transcription of National Radio Broadcasting Company's Broadcast for Bataan University	1945-1946
2/3	3586-004	Records and Minutes of the Meetings of Stockholders and Directors of Air-Walls, Inc. (Part 1 of 2)	1948-1957
2/4	3586-004	Records and Minutes of the Meetings of Stockholders and Directors of Air-Walls, Inc. (Part 2 of 2)	1948-1957
2/5	3586-004	Immigration and Population Problems By Trinidad A. Rojo	circa 1944
2/6	3586-004	Southeast Asian Regionalism and Stable Peace By Trinidad A. Rojo (Part 1 of 2)	1937-1971
2/7	3586-004	Southeast Asian Regionalism and Stable Peace By Trinidad A. Rojo (Part 2 of 2)	1937-1971
2/8	3586-004	Filipino-American-Japanese Relations By Trinidad A. Rojo	1947

Accession No. 3586-005: Trinidad Rojo papers, 1937-1985Return to Top

.21 cubic foot (1 box)

Scope and Content: Prose writings, one poem, play "Far East Land Grabbing", photograph, photocopied clippings.

Restrictions on Access: Open to all users.

Restrictions on Use: Creator's literary rights transferred to the University of Washington Libraries.

Acquisition Info: Donated by Trinidad Rojo, 8/30/1993.

Container(s)		Description	Dates
Box/Folder	Accession
1/1-1/7	3586-005	*SERIES I: WRITINGS*	1937-1987
Box/Folder	Accession
1/1	3586-005	The Language Problem in the Philippines By Trinidad A. Rojo	1937
1/2	3586-005	Report to the Consumer Department of the State Attorney's Office on Gumboc Illegal Duplex and Cris-Crossed Electrical Wiring by Trinidad A. Rojo	1974-1985
1/3	3586-005	Photograph and Photocopied Images of Trinidad A. Rojo and a Press Release on Hydrogen Fuel by Cesar Escosa	1940-1987
1/4	3586-005	Letter from United Cannery, Agricultural, Packing and Allied Workers of America General President to Trinidad A. Rojo	1940
1/5	3586-005	Southeast Asian Regionalist Anthem Lyrics : Youths of Our Greater Fatherland	Undated
1/6	3586-005	Unregulated, Destructive Nationalism and the Road to Lasting Peace By Trinidad A. Rojo	1945
1/7	3586-005	Far East Landgrabbing By Trinidad A. Rojo	circa 1940

Accession No. 3586-006: Trinidad Rojo papers, 1932-1991Return to Top

.21 cubic foot (1 box)

Scope and Content: Writings, ephemera.

Restrictions on Access: Open to all users.

Restrictions on Use: Creator's literary rights transferred to the University of Washington Libraries.

Acquisition Info: Donated by Trinidad Rojo, 6/13/1994.

Container(s)		Description	Dates
Box/Folder	Accession
1/1-1/2	3586-006	*SERIES I: WRITINGS*	1939,1952
Box/Folder	Accession
1/1	3586-006	Rojo 1952 ILWU Local 37 Presidency Pamphlet	1952
1/2	3586-006	Excerpts on Alaska Congressional Fisheries Hearings with Special Reference to the Salmon Cannery Industry, Traps, Non-Resident Workers, Whites, Filipinos, Others, Etc.	1939

Accession No. 3586-007: Trinidad Rojo papers, 1929-1994Return to Top

3.1 cubic feet (5 boxes)

Scope and Content: Unpublished manuscripts of scholarship on labor and living conditions of Filipino American cannery workers and scholarship, poems, and articles related to various other aspects of the community and its history. Newspapers from the Phillipines and Filipino American community newspapers from Seattle, San Francisco, Los Angeles and Stockton.

Digital Content/Other Formats: View selections from this collection in digital format.

Restrictions on Access: Open to all users

Restrictions on Use: Creator's literary rights not transferred to the University of Washington Libraries

Acquisition Info: Donor: Celso Tolman, November 17, 2012.

Container(s)		Description	Dates
Box/Folder	Accession
1/1-1/3	3586-007	*SERIES I: CANNERY WORKERS UNION RECORDS*	1940-1944
Box/Folder	Accession
1/1	3586-007	Local 7- UCAPAWA- CIO Annual Report	1944
1/2	3586-007	Cannery Workers Union	1940
1/3	3586-007	Cannery Union Annual Budget	1944
1/4-5/1	3586-007	*SERIES II: TRINIDAD ROJO PERSONAL PAPERS*	1926-1995
Box/Folder	Accession
1/4-2/14	3586-007	Subseries A: Manuscripts	1926, 1940-1982
Box/Folder	Accession
1/4	3586-007	"Taruc's Kangaroo Court"	1944-1946
1/5	3586-007	Script	1957
1/6	3586-007	Memo by Trinidad A. Rojo	1982
1/7	3586-007	"Vestiges of the Last Glacial Age", "From Duel to Ambush"	Undated
1/8	3586-007	Manuscript	Undated
1/9	3586-007	Manuscript, "A Nightmare"	Undated
1/10	3586-007	Summary	Undated
1/11	3586-007	Manuscript	1950
1/12	3586-007	Appendices	Undated
1/13	3586-007	"Prologue: Tripumphant Death, Imerialism and Colonialism"	Undated
1/14	3586-007	"U. S. Asian-American Problems"	Undated
1/15	3586-007	Chapter 14, notes, correspondence	1963
1/16	3586-007	Manuscript	Undated
1/17	3586-007	References	Undated
1/18	3586-007	Cultural Arts and Applied Arts	Undated
1/19	3586-007	Micellaneous mail and essay	Undated
1/20	3586-007	Handwritten notes and clippings	Undated
1/21	3586-007	Philippines	1940
2/1	3586-007	Filipino-American Report	Undated
2/2	3586-007	Manuscript	Undated
2/3	3586-007	"Man, the Super Crocodile"	Undated
2/4	3586-007	Manuscripts	1926-1936
2/5	3586-007	"Magsaysay's Answer to the Reds"	Undated
2/6	3586-007	Manuscripts	Undated
2/7	3586-007	Chapter 13, manuscript	Undated
2/8	3586-007	Chapter 5, manuscript	Undated
2/9	3586-007	Chapter 9, manuscript	Undated
2/10	3586-007	Memo to Mr. Uldarico Mosquito	1978
2/11	3586-007	Manuscripts	Undated
2/12	3586-007	Manuscript	Undated
2/13	3586-007	Memorandum	Undated
2/14	3586-007	Manuscript	Undated
2/15-3/9	3586-007	Subseries B: Correspondence	1938-1995
Box/Folder	Accession
2/15	3586-007	Correspondence, arbitration booklet	1945-1974
3/1	3586-007	Correspondence	1938-1995
3/2	3586-007	Correspondence	1985
3/3	3586-007	Personal notes, correspondence	Undated
3/4	3586-007	Correspondence	1938-1942
3/5	3586-007	Correspondence	1961
3/6	3586-007	Correspondence	1980-1991
3/7	3586-007	Correspondence	1939
3/8	3586-007	Correspondence	1948
3/9	3586-007	Correspondence	1948
3/10-4/1	3586-007	Subseries C: Subject Files	1938-1994
Box/Folder	Accession
3/10	3586-007	Photographs, Death certificate	1994
3/11	3586-007	Social Security Administration	1986-1990
3/12	3586-007	Articles of Incorporation	1973
3/13	3586-007	Pan Amerasian Company letterhead	Undated
3/14	3586-007	Advertisements	Undated
3/15	3586-007	Death Certificate	1994
3/16	3586-007	Housing Records	1990-1993
3/17	3586-007	Personal files	Undated
3/18	3586-007	Personal File	Undated
3/19	3586-007	Pan Amerasian Company	1938-1990
3/20	3586-007	Contracts: Kathleen Doss	1946-1947
3/21	3586-007	Housing Records	1974-1991
3/22	3586-007	Financial Records	1948
3/23	3586-007	Filipino Community of Seattle	1953-1954
4/1	3586-007	University of Washington: Silvano Tallido	1934-1937
4/2-5/1	3586-007	Subseries D: Press Clippings	1930-1992
Box/Folder	Accession
4/2	3586-007	New Republic: Germany as the Moscow Conference Opens	1947
4/3	3586-007	Press, financial records	1933-1992
4/4	3586-007	Press: Philippines	1930
4/5	3586-007	Press	1947-1970
4/6	3586-007	Caballeros De Dimas-Alang Press	1933-1937
4/7	3586-007	Press Clippings	1937-1939
4/8	3586-007	Atlas of Philippine Statistics	1939
5/1	3586-007	Press Clippings	Undated

Accession No. 3586-008: Trinidad Rojo papers, approximately 1935-1980Return to Top

1.28 cubic feet (1 box)

Scope and Content: The papers of Trinidad Rojo, officer in the Cannery Workers and Farm Laborers Union, Local 7. Materials primarily consist of Rojo's business interests later in life as well as assorted writings by Rojo, including essays on Filipino [Filipinx] American history and culture and the manuscript of a play. Also included are the military records of an individual named Silvino V. Tallido.

Separated Material: Cannery Workers and Farm Laborers Union, Local 7 records, Mss collection 3927-002

Restrictions on Access: Open to all users.

Restrictions on Use: Creator's copyrights transferred to the University of Washington Libraries Special Collections.

Acquisition Info: Donated by Terri Mast, Secretary Treasurer, Inlandboatmen's Union of the Pacific

Container(s)		Description	Dates
Box	Accession
1	3586-008	Business files regarding the Pan Amerasian Company, the Rizal Southeast Asian American Council, and other development projects; Military records of Silvino V. Tallido; essays, plays, and other writings by Rojo and others	approximately 1935-1980

Names and SubjectsReturn to Top

Subject Terms

Labor Unions--Officials and employees
Personal Papers/Corporate Records (University of Washington)

Personal Names

Rojo, Trinidad--Archives

Corporate Names

Cannery Workers and Farm Laborers Union. Local 7 (Seattle, Wash.)
International Longshoremen's And Warehousemen's Union. Local 37
International Longshoremen's and Warehousemen's Union

Geographical Names

Philippines

Other Creators

Corporate Names
- Filipino Alumni Association (University of Washington)
- Labor Archives of Washington (University of Washington) (creator)

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Table of Contents

Trinidad Rojo papers, 1923-1994

Overview of the Collection

Biographical NoteReturn to Top

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

Use of the CollectionReturn to Top

Restrictions on Use

Administrative InformationReturn to Top

Arrangement

Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top

Accession No. 3586-001: Trinidad Rojo papers, before 1984Return to Top

Accession No. 3586-002: Trinidad Rojo papers, 1932-1988Return to Top

Accession No. 3586-003: Trinidad Rojo papers, 1956-1986Return to Top

Accession No. 3586-004: Trinidad Rojo papers, 1923-1991Return to Top

Accession No. 3586-005: Trinidad Rojo papers, 1937-1985Return to Top

Accession No. 3586-006: Trinidad Rojo papers, 1932-1991Return to Top

Accession No. 3586-007: Trinidad Rojo papers, 1929-1994Return to Top

Accession No. 3586-008: Trinidad Rojo papers, approximately 1935-1980Return to Top

Names and SubjectsReturn to Top

Subject Terms

Personal Names

Corporate Names

Geographical Names

Other Creators

Corporate Names

2007 (Last modified: 10/8/2021)