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Larry Hildes and Karen Weill Collection on Social Justice Issues and Activism, 1911-2017
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Hildes, Larry, -- 1965-2021.; Weill, Karen -- -2020.
- Title
- Larry Hildes and Karen Weill Collection on Social Justice Issues and Activism
- Dates
- 1911-2017 (inclusive)19992017
- Quantity
- 1 linear feet
- Collection Number
- XOE_CPNWS0384
- Summary
- A collection containing pamphlets, posters, and published, promotional or education materials relating to social justice issues and activism in and around Bellingham, Washington.
- Repository
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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
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The collection is open to the public for research.
- Languages
- English, Spanish; Castilian
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
A collection containing pamphlets, posters, and published, promotional or education materials relating to social justice issues and activism in and around Bellingham, Washington. These materials are a small sample from among the papers of Larry Hildes (1965-2021) and Karen Weill (d. 2020), spouses and work partners who focused on social justice cases as a Bellingham-based attorney and paralegal. Initial selections were made for the CPNWS archives by WWU Associate Professor of Sociology, Dr. Pat Gillham.
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Preferred Citation
Larry Hildes and Karen Weill Collection on Social Justice Issues and Activism, Center for Pacific Northwest Studies, Western Libraries Archives & Special Collections, Western Washington University, Bellingham WA 98225-9123.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Acquisition Information
The collection was transferred to the Center for Pacific Northwest Studies by Pat Gillham in December 2022 and comprises content selected from Hildes and Weill's papers by Pat Gillham (WWU Sociology Professor) and/or Dave Tucker (of the Whatcom-Skagit Branch, Industrial Workers of the World and friend of Larry Hildes and Karen Weill)
Processing Note
Materials were selected for the Center for Pacific Northwest Studies by Pat Gillham, and organized for research use by Ruth Steele (CPNWS Archivist). Collection inventory compiled by Jade Harding.
Processing Note
About Harmful Content and LanguageThis collection contains content that researchers may find offensive and harmful, including materials relating to racism, white supremacy movements, acts of violence and sexual assault. To learn more about problematic content in our collections, collection description and teaching tools (including how to provide feedback or request dialogue on this topic), see the following Statement About Potentially Harmful Language and Content.
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Box | Folder | ||
| 1 | 1 | Banks and Corporations | 2011, Undated |
| 1 | 2 | Biosafety | Undated (approximately 2000s) |
| 1 | 3 | Cuba | approximately 2000s, 2017 |
| 1 | 4 | Cycling and the Bellingham Naked Bike Ride | Undated, approximately 2010 |
| 1 | 5 | Environment and Climate | 2014, Undated |
| 1 | 6 | Environment - Coal port/Gateway Pacific Terminal | approximately 2012-2014 |
| 1 | 7 | Global Justice | approximately 2010 |
| 1 | 8 | Farmworkers | Undated, 2006-2009 |
| 1 | 9 | Fire this Time | 2016 December, 2017 October |
| 1 | 10 | Food Justice | Undated, 2009 |
| 1 | 11 | Glen Beck Mount Vernon Protest Flyer | 2009 |
| 1 | 12 | Healthcare | approximately 2010-2012 |
| 1 | 13 | Hildes (Larry) Business Card | Undated |
| 1 | 14 | Housing and Homelessness | Undated, 2003 |
| 1 | 15 | Human Rights | Undated, approximately 2006-2012 |
| 1 | 16 | Immigration and Immigrant Rights | Undated, approximately 2002-2012 |
| 1 | 17 | Indigenous People and Treaty Rights | 2005-2009 |
| 1 | 18 | LGBTQ Rights | Undated |
| 1 | 19 | Mead, Ed, The Theory and Practice of Armed Struggle in the Northwest | 2003 |
| 1 | 20 | Occupy Bellingham | 2011 |
| 1 | 21 | Olympia Protest | Undated |
| 1 | 22 | Peace; World Peace Forum | 2003-2006 |
| 2 | 1 | Peace | approximately 2002-2009 |
| 2 | 2 | Policing and Police Brutality | Undated, approximately 2003-2011 |
| 2 | 3 | Prisons and Prisoners | Undated, 2006 |
| 2 | 4 | Sensible Washington Bellingham | Undated |
| 2 | 5 | Songs of the Northwest | 2015 |
| 2 | 6 | Student Protest and Activist Groups | Undated |
| 2 | 7 | Trump Election
One document
|
2016 |
| 2 | 8 | Journal of Anti-Racist Action Vol. 17 | Spring 2004 |
| 2 | 9 | Latin America and US Foreign Trade Policy | Undated, approximately 2008-2010 |
| 2 | 10 | Vancouver Olympics Protest | 2010 |
| 2 | 11 | Veganism and Feminism
One document
|
Undated |
| 2 | 12 | Vigilantes; Minutemen | approximately 2005 |
| 2 | 13 | Votes for Women | approximately 2010 |
| 2 | 14 | Perilous History of White Supremacy in
Bellingham/Whatcom County Photocopy
Photocopied booklet
|
August 2015 |
| 2 | 15 | Women | Undated, approximately 2003-2010 |
| 2 | 16 | Worker/Labor Rights | undated |
| 2 | 17 | Five Days over Seattle Y2WTK0 Radio Station Audio Document | 1999 |
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Lawyers -- Washington (State) -- Bellingham -- Archives.
- Legal assistants -- Washington (State) -- Bellingham -- Archives.
- Political activists -- Washington (State) -- Bellingham -- Archives.
- Political participation -- Washington (State) -- Bellingham -- History -- Sources.
- Social justice -- Washington (State) -- Bellingham -- History -- Sources.
Personal Names
- Hildes, Larry, -- 1965-2021 -- Archives.
- Weill, Karen, -- -2020 -- Archives.
Geographical Names
- Bellingham (Wash.) -- Politics and government -- Sources.
Form or Genre Terms
- Ephemera.
- Primary sources.
Other Creators
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Personal Names
- Gillham, Pat -- (Patrick)
Ruth Steele
2023
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