Joanne Little Temcov (1926-) is a labor organizer and women’s rights advocate. She was born in Montesano, Washington and studied drama at the University of Washington. In the 1960s and 1970s she worked in various roles: Interviewer, Washington State Employment Security Department; Secretary and then President, American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) Local 435; Executive Board member, Washington Federation of State Employees (WFSE); and Industrial Relations Agent, Washington State Department of Labor and Industries. In the 1970s and 1980s Temcov was an active member of the National Organization for Women (NOW), the Coalition of Labor Union Women (CLUW), and the Women's Political Caucus. She also served as the secretary of the Pacific Northwest Labor History Association (PNLHA).
This collection is organized into three series:
Materials are related to Temcov's labor union activities and women's rights advocacy work, including correspondence, reports, resolutions, meeting minutes, press releases, memos, agendas, convention proceedings, newsletters, speeches, essays, photographs, pamphlets, booklets, brochures, fliers, programs, biographical narratives, notes, and newspaper articles. Also included are materials relating to the early years of the Coalition of Labor Union Women (CLUW); the activities of the Seattle-King County and Snohomish County chapters of the National Organization for Women (NOW); and the national, Washington State, King County, and Snohomish County Women's Political Caucus.
Materials include conference programs, meeting minutes, memos, correspondence, fliers, brochures, essays, photographs, programs, song sheets, and newspaper clippings about the Pacific Northwest Labor History Association (PNLHA).
Forms part of the Labor Archives of Washington.
Open to all users, but some materials in this collection exist in a format that is inaccessible to researchers. Production of use copies is required before access will be granted; this may delay research requests. Advanced notice is required.
Creator's copyrights transferred to the University of Washington Libraries.
Materials donated by Joanne Temcov 2016-10-25, 2018-01-25, 2018-07-05, and 2018-10-07.
Materials include correspondence, reports, resolutions, press releases, memos, agendas, convention proceedings, programs, biographical narratives, notes, and newspaper articles relating to Temcov’s labor union activities with Washington Federation of State Employees (WFSE) Council 28, American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) Local 435, the Washington State Labor Council (WSLC), and the Coalition of Labor Union Women (CLUW). in WFSE, Temcov served on WFSE's Policy Committee and Executive Committee as well.
Materials include memos, meeting minutes, correspondence, resolutions, newsletters, brochures, programs, notes, and newspaper articles relating to Temcov’s work with the Coalition of Labor Union Women (CLUW).
Materials are related to Temcov's women's rights advocacy work, including correspondence, reports, resolutions, meeting minutes, press releases, memos, newsletters, speeches, essays, presentation slides, pamphlets, booklets, brochures, fliers, programs, notes, and newspaper articles. Also included are materials relating to the activities of the Seattle-King County and Snohomish County chapters of the National Organization for Women (NOW) and the national, Washington State, King County, and Snohomish County Women's Political Caucus.
Access note: Open to all users, but some materials in this series exist in a format that is inaccessible to researchers. Production of use copies is required before access will be granted; this may delay research requests. Advanced notice is required.
Access restricted: production of use copy is required before access will be granted
Materials include meeting minutes, resolutions, memos, reports, speeches, essays, agendas, newsletters, pamphlets, brochures, and newspaper articles relating to the activities of the Seattle-King County and Snohomish County chapters of the National Organization for Women (NOW).
Materials include meeting minutes, memos, reports, agendas, correspondence, membership rosters, brochures, financial records, newsletters, and newspaper articles relating to the activities of the national, Washington State, King County, and Snohomish County Women's Political Caucus.
Materials include conference programs, meeting minutes, memos, correspondence, fliers, brochures, essays, photographs, programs, song sheets, and newspaper clippings about the Pacific Northwest Labor History Association (PNLHA).