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Roger Yockey papers, 1989-2011
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Yockey, Roger
- Title
- Roger Yockey papers
- Dates
- 1989-2011 (inclusive)19892011
- Quantity
- .48 cubic feet
- Collection Number
- 5825 (Accession No. 5825-001)
- Summary
- Research materials compiled by Yockey during the writing of his book, "People Are #1," on the Puget Sound Grocery Strike of 1989
- 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
-
Open to all users.
- Languages
- English
Biographical NoteReturn to Top
Roger Yockey is a journalist and a retired union representative and community oganizer. Yockey was a communications officer for United Food and Commerical Workers Local during the 1989 strike. Author of: "The right of privacy and the right to report the news, 1965; "I never stopped believing", c2007. "People are # 1" c2010.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
Research materials compiled by Yockey during the writing of his book, "People Are #1," on the Puget Sound Grocery Strike of 1989.
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Restrictions on Use
Creator's literary rights transferred to the University of Washington Libraries.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
Series I: Photographs , May 1989-July 1989 Return to Top
Container(s): Box-folder 1/1
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Box/Folder | ||
| 1/1 | Photographs of 1989 Grocery
Strike |
May 1989-July 1989 |
Series II: Sources and Publishers' Material for People Are #1 , 1986-2011 Return to Top
Container(s): Box-folder 1/2-1/6, Oversized Box 14, Folder 2
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Box/Folder | ||
| 1/2 | Press Clippings, Correspondence
& Notes |
1986-2011 |
| 1/3 | Interviews, Notes &
Drafts |
1986-2010 |
| 1/4 | Notes, Drafts &
Sources |
1989-2010 |
| 1/5 | Sources & Drafts |
1989-2010 |
| 1/6 | The Picket Liner &
Newspapers |
1989-2009 |
| Misc. oversized box 4, folder 2 | Articles on 1989 Puget Sound
Strike, Issues ofThe Unifier, publication of The National
Rank-and-File Against Concessions. Critical of the UFCW's cooperation with
Hormel and its takeover of Local P-9 in Austin, Minnesota. |
1986,; 1989 |
Series III: 1995 Senior Thesis on 1989 Strike , 1995 Return to Top
Container(s): Box-folder 1/7
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Box/Folder | ||
| 1/7 | Crain, Tom "The UFCW and the
Strike of '89" |
1995 |
Series IV: Newspaper Articles by Roger Yockey , 1969 Return to Top
Container(s): Box-folder 1/8
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Box/Folder | ||
| 1/8 | Tyree Scott & Central
Contractors Association |
1969 |
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Grocery trade--Labor unions--Washington (State)--Puget Sound
- Meat industry and trade--Labor unions--Washington (State)--Puget Sound
- Strikes and lockouts--Grocery trade
- Strikes and lockouts--Meat industry and trade
- Strikes and lockouts--Washington (State)--Puget Sound
- Strikes and lockouts--Washington (State)--Puget Sound
Personal Names
- Yockey, Roger--Archives
Corporate Names
- United Food and Commercial Workers International Union
Titles within the Collection
- People are # 1
Other Creators
-
Corporate Names
- Labor Archives of Washington (University of Washington) (creator)
