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George Starkovich ephemera collection, 1942-2000

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Starkovich, George
Title
George Starkovich ephemera collection
Dates
1942-2000 (inclusive)
Quantity
4.65 cubic feet (24 boxes)
Collection Number
0305
Summary
Ephemeral materials covering topics such as U.S. Community party and various labor unions
Repository
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

No restrictions on access.

Some material stored offsite; advance notice required for use.

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Languages
English
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Biographical Note

George Starkovich (April 27, 1922-February 26, 2014) was a senior gardener at the University of Washington and the local president of Washington Federation of State Employees Local 1488 president. He was very active as a planner and participant in the 1999 World Trade Organization Seattle Ministerial Conference protests. George Starkovich began working as a gardener at the University of Washington in January of 1965, and quickly became involved in an organizing drive on behalf of WFSE and AFSCME. Starkovich was an experienced union organizer who had served as secretary of his miner's union and shop steward at a plywood plant in Bellingham, his hometown. George served as a medic in the South Pacific during WWII. In 1954, when the House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC) came to Seattle, Stakovich was brough before the Committee. One committee member called Starkovich "The most contemptuous witness I have seen since I have been a member of this committee." Starkovich was cited with six counts of "contempt of Congress." In 1965 the UW hired Starkovich as a full-time gardener; he organized the UW gardeners from about 200 members to 1,000 members. Starkovich was repeatedly elected vice president and president of WFSE Local 1488.

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Content Description

Ephemeral materials covering topics such as U.S. Communist Party and various labor unions. Contains pamphlets and papers related to sociopolitical issues like women, immigrants, workers, and civil rights from the 1930s through 1950s. Flyers, newsletters, meeting agendas, and newsclippings relating to George Starkovich's role as a planner and participant in the 1999 World Trade Organization Seattle Ministerial Conference protests.

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Use of the Collection

Restrictions on Use

Creator's literary rights not transferred to the University of Washington Libraries.

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Administrative Information

Arrangement

Organized into 2 accessions:

  • Accession No. 0305-001, George Starkovich collection of sociopolitical pamphlets and papers, 1935-1957
  • Accession No. 0305-002, George Starkovich materials regarding the WTO 1999 Seattle Ministerial Conference protests, 1999-2000

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Detailed Description of the Collection

 

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Subject Terms

  • Communism--United States--History--Sources
  • Demonstrations--Washington (State)--Seattle--History--Sources
  • Labor leaders--Washington (State)--Seattle--Archives
  • Labor movement--Washington (State)--Seattle--History--Sources
  • Labor union members--Washington (State)--Seattle--Archives
  • Labor unions--Washington (State)--Seattle--History--Sources
  • Labor--Washington (State)--Seattle--History--Sources
  • Personal Papers/Corporate Records (University of Washington)
  • Socialism--United States--History--Sources

Personal Names

  • Starkovich, George--Archives

Corporate Names

  • AFSCME--History--Sources
  • Washington Federation of State Employees--History--Sources
  • World Trade Organization. Ministerial Conference (3rd : 1999 : Seattle, Wash.)--History--Sources

Other Creators

  • Corporate Names

    • Civil Rights Congress (U.S.) (creator)
    • Communist Party of the United States of America (creator)
    • International Longshoremen's Association (creator)
    • International Woodworkers of America (creator)
    • Labor Archives of Washington (University of Washington) (creator)
    • Progressive Citizens of America (creator)
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