University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections
PH2016-068
Savage, Roy
Roy Savage prints,
posters, and photographs
1970s-2000s
1 box of photographs plus 5 oversize folders of
posters
Collection materials are in
English.
Prints, posters
and photographs made by Roy Savage, a union member and progressive
activist
Roy Savage was an artist, photographer, union member, and progressive
activist. He worked as a member of the Service Employees International Union,
Local 6 as a janitor at Renton High School and wrote for the SEIU union
newspaper for his school "Renton 6 News: Custodians & Grounds".
Savage was an organizer of the Solidarity Day picnic in the Seattle
area for years. Savage also provided sound for many labor, social justice, and
protest events in the Seattle area.
Savage died of a heart attack in his late 60s.
Forms part of the Labor Archives of Washington.
The collection contains issues of this publications, as well as
photographs taken mostly by Savage as well as fellow labor activist Earl
George. Photographs include various labor and peace movement actions, including
a labor movement commoration of Paul Robeson's famous concert at Peace Park on
the US-Canada border and various Solidarity march and picnic photographs.
No restrictions on access.
Request at UW
Creator's copyrights transferred to the University of Washington
Libraries Special Collections.
Donor: Sheri Hinshaw, October, 2, 2014.
Visual Materials Collections (University of Washington)
Savage, Roy--Archives
Labor unions--Washington (State)--Seattle
Labor--Washington (State)--Seattle
Artists--Washington (State)--Seattle
Labor movement--Washington (State)--Seattle
Labor union members--Washington (State)--Seattle
Posters
Photographs
Labor Archives of Washington (University of Washington), host institution
Labor History
Labor Unions
Photographs
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Photographs
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Renton 6 News
1990
1/5
SEIU 6 News
1990
1/5
Pamphlet: Stop the Klan
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1/5
Flier: Let's Celebrate Labor
Day
1986
2
Poster: Vote Ralph Nader for
President
2000
2
Poster: U.S. Out of South
Africa
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2
Poster: Stop U.S. Intervention in
the Middle East
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2
Poster: Stop Union
Busting
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2
Poster: Money for AIDS
Research
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3
Poster: Embargo South Africa Not
Nicaragua
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3
Poster: For Jobs, Peace and an End
to Racism Elect a Worker Elmer Kistler for Rep. 35th Dist
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3
Poster: Lift the Ban Let Winnie
Mandela Return Home
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3
Poster: Youth Need Jobs! Not Bakke
National Action for Jobs for Youth
April 8,
1978
3
Poster: Meet & Hear Angela
Davis "Affirmative Action-Let's Fight For it!"
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4
Poster: Money for Jobs Not
War
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4
Poster: No U.S. Intervention in
Central America
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4
Poster: Full Job & Housing
Rights
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4
Poster: Remove the South African
Consulate
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4
Poster: Stop the Stall at City
Hall
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4
Poster: Boycott South African
Cargo
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4
Poster: Peace Jobs &
Justice
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5
Poster: SEIU For Mondale In
84
1984
5
Poster: End the Nuclear Arms
Race
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5
Poster: End the Arms Race Take the
First Step at Geneva
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5
Poster: U.S. Out of
Grenada
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5
Poster: End the Nuclear Arms
Race
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5
Poster: End Racism
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5
Poster: Human Needs Not Military
Greed
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6
Poster: AFL CIO Farmworkers Make
the Growers Negotiate Boycott Head Lettuce
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6
Poster: AFL CIO Farmworkers Make
Sun Harvest Negotiate Boycott Chiquita
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