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American Federation of Teachers, Local 1789 records, approximately 1967-2014

Overview of the Collection

Creator
American Federation of Teachers. Local 1789 (Seattle, Wash.)
Title
American Federation of Teachers, Local 1789 records
Dates
approximately 1967-2014 (inclusive)
Quantity
34.26 cubic feet (33 boxes including textual materials, floppy disks, audio cassettes, videocassettes (VHS), and CDs)
Collection Number
6111 (Accession No. 6111-001)
Summary
Materials related to activities from the American Federation of Teachers, Local 1789
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

Access to portions of the collection is restricted. Contact University of Washington Libraries Special Collections for details. Analog and digital media is closed until evaluated.

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Languages
English
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Biographical Note

Seattle Central Community College Federation of Teachers was the name of the organization until approximately 2002, and then was renamed the American Federation of Teachers, Local 1789. AFT Local 1789, represents teachers at the three campuses of Seattle's community colleges. Teachers, librarians, and counselors are considered faculty and are also represented by the union.

[Source: http://aftseattle.wa.aft.org/about-us]

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Content Description

Organizational records of the American Federation of Teachers, Local 1789, which represents teachers at the three campuses of Seattle's community colleges. Records include paper-based and electronic records, photographs, posters, and plaques. There are also historical files separated by Carol Hamilton for the organization's history. Includes office files of former President Lynne Dodson. The records document the union's formation, operation, contract negotiations and issues tracked by the union as well as strike files.

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Other Descriptive Information

Forms part of the Labor Archives of Washington.

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Use of the Collection

Restrictions on Use

Creator's copyrights transferred to the University of Washington Libraries Special Collections.

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Administrative Information

Arrangement

Arranged in 20 series.

  • Series 1, Meeting Materials, 1979-2007
    • Subseries A All Faculty and Executive Board meeting records
    • Subseries B Faculty Senate meeting minutes
    • Subseries C AFT 1789 retreat records
    • Subseries D Digital Meeting Records
  • Series 2, Correspondence, 1964-2008
    • Subseries A General Correspondence
    • Subseries B Outgoing Correspondence
    • Subseries C Incoming Correspondence
    • Subseries D Digital Correspondence Records
  • Series 3, Presidents' Records, 1956-2008
    • Subseries A John Barton records
    • Subseries B Lloyd Frissel records
    • Subseries C Rita Phipps records
    • Subseries D Sandra Schroeder records
    • Subseries E Dan Loos records
    • Subseries F Lynne Dodson records
    • Subseries G Other AFT 1789 Presidents' records
  • Series 4, Financial Records, 1978-2004
  • Series 5, Organizational Records, 1968-2007
    • Subseries A Publications
    • Subseries B Local 1789 elections
    • Subseries C Local 1789 governance
  • Series 6, Subject Files, 1967-2013
    • Subseries A Part-time faculty issues
    • Subseries B Reports and data
    • Subseries C News files
    • Subseries D Distance learning
    • Subseries E Instructional schedules
    • Subseries F Committees
    • Subseries G WL task force
  • Series 7, Collective Bargaining Records, 1967-2007
    • Subseries A Adopted contracts
    • Subseries B Draft contracts
    • Subseries C Correspondence
    • Subseries D Notes and data
    • Subseries E Faculty surveys
    • Subseries F Resources
    • Subseries G Contracts for comparison
  • Series 8, Grievance Records, 1968-2005
    • Subseries A Arbitrations and legal
    • Subseries B Individual grievances
    • Subseries C Reference materials
  • Series 9, Records Regarding American Federation of Teachers and Washington Federation of Teachers, 1968-2005
  • Series 10, Records Regarding Seattle Community College District, 1966-2004
  • Series 11, Records Regarding State of Washington, 1967-2004
  • Series 12, Recrods Regarding Northwest Association of Secondary and Higher Schools, 1970-1975
  • Series 13, Records Regarding Labor Unions and Community Organizations, 1974-2003
  • Series 14, Records Regarding Faculty Association of Community Colleges, 1978-1988
  • Series 15, Records Regarding Washington State Labor Council, King County Labor Council, 1973-2001
  • Series 16, State Board for Community College Education, 1972-2002
  • Series 17, Photographs, 1968-2013
  • Series 18, Strikes, Events, and Historical Materials, 1967-2001
  • Series 19, Ephemera, 1965-2015
  • Series 20, Audio and Video Records, 1965-1995

Processing Note

Inventory created by Becky Fuller-Phillips, Ayaka Fujimoto, and Carol Hamilton. Becky Fuller-Phillips described and integrated born-digital materials into the finding aid inventory.

Acquisition Information

Received from Annette Stofer, Seattle President of the American Federation of Teachers, Local 1789.

Related Materials

The American Federation of Teachers, Seattle Community Colleges, Local 1789 website was captured by the Internet Archive Wayback Machine in June 2014. The snapshots can be viewed here.

The American Federation of Teachers Washington, AFL-CIO website has been regularly captured by the Internet Archive Wayback Machine since October 2013. The snapshots can be viewed here.

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Detailed Description of the Collection