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American Civil Liberties Union - Whatcom County Chapter Records, 1958-1982

Overview of the Collection

Creator
American Civil Liberties Union of Washington - Whatcom County Chapter
Title
American Civil Liberties Union - Whatcom County Chapter Records
Dates
1958-1982 (inclusive)
Quantity
4 Linear Ft., ( )
Collection Number
XOE_CPNWS0035aclu (collection)
Summary
The collection encompasses material generated at the national, state, and local levels of the ACLU. Whatcom County Chapter materials include constitution and bylaws, correspondence and meeting minutes, as well as financial records. Subjects cover a range of topics including mandatory registration for the Selective Service, abortion rights, separation of church and state, sexual harassment, and criminal code reform.
Repository
Western Washington University, Center for Pacific Northwest Studies
Goltz-Murray Archives Building
808 25th St.
Bellingham, WA
98225
Telephone: (360) 650-7534
cpnws@wwu.edu
Access Restrictions

The collection is open to the public.

Languages
English.
Sponsor
Funding for preparing this finding aid was provided through a grant awarded by the Washington State Legislature to the Washington Women's History Consortium. Funding for encoding the finding aid was awarded by the National Endowment for the Humanities.
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Historical Note

Founded in 1920, the American Civil Liberties Union is a nonprofit, nonpartisan, membership organization devoted to protecting the civil liberties of all Americans as laid out in the Bill of Rights, and extending them to groups that have traditionally been denied their basic rights. The A.C.L.U. of Washington, a regional affiliate, is involved in litigation and advocacy on behalf of individuals, and lobbies on scores of bills in the state legislature and local councils. In addition, the A.C.L.U. of Washington is active in many public education and community organizing projects. The Whatcom County Chapter is one of the seven local chapters of the A.C.L.U. of Washington and has worked to realize the goals of the national and state organizations on a community level.

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Content Description

The Whatcom County Chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union Records encompass material generated at the national, state, and local levels of the ACLU. National materials consist of the national constitution and bylaws as well as items relevant to the organization of state affiliates and local chapters. The Washington affiliate branch materials include the constitution and bylaws, correspondence, and meeting minutes. Whatcom County Chapter materials also include a constitution, bylaws, correspondence and meeting minutes, as well as financial records. Issues files cover a range of topics including mandatory registration for the Selective Service, abortion rights, separation of church and state, sexual harassment, and criminal code reform.

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Use of the Collection

Preferred Citation

American Civil Liberties Union - Whatcom County Chapter Records, Center for Pacific Northwest Studies, Western Libraries Archives & Special Collections, Western Washington University, Bellingham WA 98225-9123.

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Administrative Information

Arrangement

The American Civil Liberties Union - Whatcom County Chapter Records are organized in accordance with the following series arrangement:

  • Series I - A.C.L.U. National Policy Materials, 1967-1981
  • Series II - A.C.L.U. Washington State, 1958-1982
  • Series III - A.C.L.U. Whatcom County Chapter, 1967-1982
  • Series IV - Issues Files, 1970-1981

Processing Note

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Acquisition Information

Materials Donated by William Scott undated

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Detailed Description of the Collection

The following section contains a detailed listing of the materials in the collection.

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Subject Terms

  • American Civil Liberties Union of Washington--History--Sources.
  • Civil rights--Washington (State)--History--Sources.

Corporate Names

  • American Civil Liberties Union
  • American Civil Liberties Union of Washington
  • American Civil Liberties Union of Washington - Whatcom County Chapter

Finding aid created by Jason Viers
September 2004

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