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Dana Frank papers, 1916-1999
Overview of the Collection
- Compiler
- Frank, Dana
- Title
- Dana Frank papers
- Dates
- 1916-1999 (inclusive)19161999
- Quantity
- 5.57 cubic feet (8 boxes plus 1 oversize vertical file)
- Collection Number
- 6288 (Accession No. 6288-001)
- Summary
- Research materials and ephemera on the history of Seattle labor unions and women's activism collected by a professor of history
- 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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No restrictions on access except audio tape which requires advanced notice to access.
- Languages
- English
Biographical NoteReturn to Top
Dana Frank is a professor of history at the University of California, Santa Cruz. Frank used the University of Washington's Special Collections in researching her book Purchasing Power. Frank is also an expert on human rights and U.S. policy in Honduras.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
Research files including clippings, photocopies, photographs, original materials and ephemera collected and donated by historian Dana Frank. Includes materials related to the history of Seattle labor and women's activism.
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 | Audio tape: "Experiments in Democracy- Show 3" | undated |
| 1 | Research Files Clippings, photocopies, photographs, and original materials.
Includes "After the Deluge: The Seattle General Strike of 1919 and its
Aftermath" by Rob Rosenthal. Original materials includes Seafarers'
International Union of North America fact booklet (1956), International
Longshoremen's Association letter (1920), Address by Samuel Gompers (1918), The
Railway and Transportation Labor News (1933).
|
approximately 1918-1990s |
| 1-8 | Research Index Cards | approximately 1985-1995 |
| VF:oversize | ||
| OSVF 192 | Articles of incorporation for the Associated Industries
of Seattle The Associated Industries was an employer group dedicated to
instituting the "open shop", or ending compulsory membership in union for
employees in workplaces where the majority of workers belonged to a union.
|
1919 |
| OSVF 192 | Two Laundry Workers Union, Local 24 (Seattle) union membership cards and a membership book, including the union wage scale, attendance stamps, and by-laws | 1927 |
| OSVF 192 | Issue of The Woman Statist Published by the Stocker Sisters Co. in Burlington, WA, the
newspaper was a means to encourage women to political participation after they
had won the vote.
|
11 April 1916 |
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Labor movement--Washington (State)--History--Sources
- Labor unions--Washington (State)--History--Sources
- Labor--Washington (State)--History--Sources
- Open and closed shop--Washington (State)--History--Sources
- Personal Papers/Corporate Records (University of Washington)
Corporate Names
- Associated Industries of Seattle
- Laundry Workers Union. Local 24 (Seattle, Wash.)
Other Creators
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Corporate Names
- Labor Archives of Washington (University of Washington) (host institution)
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