Special Collections, University of Washington Libraries
Dana Frank papers
Frank, Dana
6288
5.57 cubic feet
8 boxes plus 1 oversize vertical file
1916-1999
Research materials and ephemera on the history of Seattle labor unions and women's activism collected by a professor of history
Collection materials are in English.
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.
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.
No restrictions on access except audio tape which requires advanced notice to access.
Request at UW
Creator's copyrights transferred to the University of Washington Libraries Special Collections.
Forms part of the Labor Archives of Washington.
Donated by Dana Frank, 1995 and 2021.
Wikidata is available for this collection
Laundry Workers Union. Local 24 (Seattle, Wash.)
Associated Industries of Seattle
Labor Archives of Washington (University of Washington)
Washington (State)
Personal Papers/Corporate Records (University of Washington)
Labor--Washington (State)--History--Sources
Labor unions--Washington (State)--History--Sources
Labor movement--Washington (State)--History--Sources
Open and closed shop--Washington (State)--History--Sources
Labor History
Labor Unions
Women
Membership cards
Printed ephemera
Charters and articles of incorporation
Newspapers
Audio tape: "Experiments in Democracy- Show 3"
undated
6288-001 Box 1
Research Files
approximately 1918-1990s
6288-001 Box 1
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).
Research Index Cards
approximately 1985-1995
6288-001 Box 1
Research Index Cards
approximately 1985-1995
6288-001 Box 2
Research Index Cards
approximately 1985-1995
6288-001 Box 3
Research Index Cards
approximately 1985-1995
6288-001 Box 4
Research Index Cards
approximately 1985-1995
6288-001 Box 5
Research Index Cards
approximately 1985-1995
6288-001 Box 6
Research Index Cards
approximately 1985-1995
6288-001 Box 7
Research Index Cards
approximately 1985-1995
6288-001 Box 8
Articles of incorporation for the Associated Industries of Seattle
1919
OSVF 192
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.
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
11 April 1916
OSVF 192
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.