The Industrial Workers of the World (IWW) was organized in Chicago in June 1905. The IWW promoted industrial unionism and abolition of the capitalist system. Violent political action and strikes were associated with the IWW, especially in the Pacific Northwest.
The materials in the collection consist of research notes and materials collected by Donald M. Barnes during work on his dissertation. Dr. Barnes was a member of the EWU History Dept. from 1966 until 1995. The collection also includes pamphlets, newspaper clippings, and ephemera.
Collection is open to the public.
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Donald M. Barnes Collection; SPC 995-0387; box number; folder number; Archives & Special Collections, Eastern Washington University.
Other accession number: SPC 995-0379. SPC 995-0387 is the primary collection number.
This collection was donated by Donald M. Barnes in 1995, when he retired from EWU.