XOE_CPNWS0035aclu Guide to the American Civil Liberties Union - Whatcom County Chapter Records 1958-1982 American Civil Liberties Union - Whatcom County Chapter Records Finding aid created by Jason Viers 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. Western Washington University, Center for Pacific Northwest Studies
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© September 2004 Finding aid encoded by Jason Viers September 2004 Finding aid written in English. 2005 Joshua Zimmerman re-engineered the collection and merged additional records. Center for Pacific Northwest Studies
Goltz-Murray Building 808 25th St Bellingham, WA 98225-9123 Phone: 360 650 7534 Email: cpnws@wwu.edu
XOE_CPNWS0035aclu American Civil Liberties Union of Washington - Whatcom County Chapter American Civil Liberties Union - Whatcom County Chapter Records 1958-1982 4 Linear Ft. 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. Collection materials are in English.

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.

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.

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

The collection is open to the public.

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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American Civil Liberties Union American Civil Liberties Union of Washington American Civil Liberties Union of Washington - Whatcom County Chapter American Civil Liberties Union of Washington--History--Sources. Civil rights--Washington (State)--History--Sources. Washington (State) Civil Rights Government and Politics Sexuality

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

Series I A.C.L.U. National Policy Materials 1967-1981 1/1 A.C.L.U. 60th Anniversary 1980 1/2 A.C.L.U. Constitution and By-Laws 1967-1968 1/3 A.C.L.U. News (Newsletters) 1980-1981 1/4 A.C.L.U. Policy Guide of the Revised 1967 1/5 Brochures undated 1/6 Budget 1980 1/7 Civil Liberties Alert 1979-1981 1/8 Civil Liberties Newsletter and Other Publications 1978 1/9 Civil Liberties Review 1976 1/10 Manual of Organization 1975 1/11 Memos 1980 1/12 Program for Local Service 1974 Series II A.C.L.U. of Washington 1958-1982 1/13 A.C.L.U Articles of Incorporation 1958 March 4 1/14 A.C.L.U. Washington Constitution and Bylaws 1958 1/15 A.C.L.U. Foundation Minutes 1979-1981 1/16 Ad Hoc Committee 1967 1/17 Administrative Communication 1967 1/18 Board of Directors Minutes and Agendas 1980-1981 1/19 Board of Directors Documents 1971 1/20 Board of Directors Meeting Minutes 1970 May 1/21 Board of Directors Minutes 1973 1/22 Board of Directors Nominations 1981 1/23 Board Minutes of Washington State A.C.L.U 1967-1971 1/24 Civil Liberties (Newspaper, not a Complete Set) 1972-1982 1/25 Committee Materials 1967-1968 1/26 Committee Minutes and Information 1980-1981 1/27 Conference Information 1972-1982 1/28 Correspondence to Chapter Presidents 1980-1981 1/29 Correspondence to Washington State Board of Directors 1974-1981 1/30 Executive Committee 1967-1968 1/31 Executive Directors 1980 1/32 High School Draft Proposal (State) and Other State Material 1969 1/33 Legal Committee 1980-1981 1/34 Legal Docket 1979-1980 1/35 Legislative Committee 1967-1970 1/36 Legislative Memos and Bulletins 1969-1971 1/37 Legislative Program 1981 1/38 Len Mandelbaum Situation 1969 1/39 Mailings to Local Chapters 1970 1/40 Membership Projects 1966-1970 1/41 Minutes, Agendas, and Annoucements 1979 2/1 Newletters 1970 2/2 Planning and Development Committee 1967 2/3 Programs 1968-1970 2/4 Proposed Amendments to By-Laws 1981 2/5 Publications 1961-1965 2/6 Reports and Correspondence 1970-1975 2/7 Reports and Correspondence 1975-1982 2/8 State Annual Meeting 1969 2/9 Volunteer Recognition 1975 2/10 Washington State Local Chapters 1970-1971 Series III A.C.L.U. of Washington - Whatcom County Chapter 1967-1982 2/11 A.C.L.U. Local Chapter By-Laws, Minutes and Agendas 1967-1969 2/12 Action Auction Information 1972 2/13 Annual Reports 1964-1968 2/14 Bellingham School Board Re: Release of Student Records to the Selective Service 1980 2/15 Board Information and Minutes 1981 2/16 Board Statement on Western Washington State College Trustees Resolution 1969 March 13 2/17 Cases Called to ACLU's attention 1979 2/18 Chapter Manual 1967 2/19 Chapter Material 1980-1981 2/20 Correspondence 1964-1969 2/21 Correspondence 1967-1968 2/22 Correspondence 1969-1970 2/23 Correspondence 1973-1975 2/24 Correspondence 1979-1980 2/25 Correspondence 1981-1982 2/26 Financial Records 1964 2/27 Financial Records 1965 2/28 Financial Records 1966 2/29 Financial Records 1967 2/30 Meetings 1969 October-November 2/31 Meetings 1969 December 2/32 Meetings 1970 January-February 2/33 Meetings 1970 February-March 2/34 Meetings 1970 March-April 2/35 Meeting 1970 March-April 2/36 Meeting Minutes, By Laws & Newspaper Clippings 1963-1965 2/37 Meeting Minutes 1969 January-May 2/38 Membership 1975-1976 2/39 Memos & News Releases circa 1970-1975 2/40 Memos, Reports, and Agendas 1968 2/41 Newsletters 1974-1975 2/42 News Clippings undated 2/43 Press Clippings & Releases 1969-1970 3/1 Press Releases & Letters to the Editor 1966-1970 3/2 Public Practices 1965-1968 3/3 Volunteer Items 1978 3/4 Western Washington State College Student Chapter 1964-1968 3/5 Whatcom County Library 1981 3/6 Whatcom County Library- Selection of Materials 1982 3/7 Whatcom County Library Board of Trustees Minutes 1981-1982 3/8 Whatcom County Library Board of Trustees Re: Rose Gerber 1982 3/9 Workshops, Conferences, and Press Releases 1967-1968 Series IV Issues Files 1970-1981 3/10 Abortion Rights 1981 3/11 Academic Freedom Committee 1970 3/12 Access to Law Libraries 1980 3/13 Bill of Rights Lobby 1981 3/14 Composition of Juries in Whatcom County Study 1974 3/15 Court Observation Project 1970-1974 3/16 Court Reform 1970 3/17 Crime, Delinquency & Law Enforcement (Wilson Library) Bibliography 1969 3/18 Criminal Code Reform 1980 3/19 Freedom of Information Act undated 3/20 Gay Rights 1981 3/21 Government Spying 1978-1981 3/22 Mandatory Male Registration with the Selective Service 1979-1981 3/23 Marijuana Law Reform 1978 3/24 National Committee Against Repressive Legislation (NCARL) 1976 3/25 New Criminal Code for Bellingham WA 1970 3/26 Nixon Impeachment 1973 3/27 Police Community Project 1977-1978 3/28 Privacy undated 3/29 Privacy Rights of Welfare Recipients 1975 3/30 Racism Concern Day 1981 3/31 Rape Inquiry 1979 3/32 Retired Senior Volunteer Program 1973 3/33 Seattle 8 1970 3/34 Separation of Church and State 1970 3/35 Separation of Church and State 1980-1981 3/36 Separation of Church and State: Christmas Programs in Public Schools 1974-1975 3/37 Sexual Harassment 1981 3/38 Student Rights undated