American Federation of Teachers Local 200 photograph collection, approximately 1964-1975
Table of Contents
Overview of the Collection
- Collector
 - American Federation of Teachers. Local 200 (Seattle, Wash.)
 - Title
 - American Federation of Teachers Local 200 photograph collection
 - Dates
 - approximately
		  1964-1975 (inclusive)19641975
1969-1975 (bulk)19691975 - Quantity
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152 photographic prints, 16
		  contact sheets (1 box, 2 oversize folders) ; various sizes
12 negatives - Collection Number
 - PH0707
 - Summary
 - Images of Seattle teachers involved in various meetings, strikes, campaigns, conventions, and classroom activities.
 - Repository
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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
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Entire collection can be viewed on the Libraries' Digital Collections website. Permission of Visual Materials curator is required to view originals. Contact Special Collections for more information.
 - Languages
 - English
 
Historical Note
Labor organization of teachers in Seattle public schools, first established in 1927. Known as the Seattle Federation of Teachers (SFT), it was affiliated with the American Federation of Teachers (AFT). Kenneth Warren served as the president 1968-1971. Virgil Holland served as president 1972-1973. John Dunn served as president 1973-1977.
Content Description
The collection contains images of Seattle teachers involved in various meetings, strikes, and campaigns. Some photographs were made by Don Wallen and Joel Panzer.
Use of the Collection
Alternative Forms Available
View the digital version of the collection
Restrictions on Use
Restrictions might exist on reproduction, quotation, or publication. Contact the repository for details.
Administrative Information
Acquisition Information
Gift of Seattle Federation of Teachers, December 21, 1982, and January 27, 1983.
Processing Note
Processed by Solveig Ekenes, 2005. Revised by Kate Norgon, 2019.
Photographs were relocated from the American Federation of Teachers Records, Manuscript Collection No. 1909-005 and 1909-006 in the repository, on December 22, 1982, and April 14, 1983. Additional photographs were relocated from the American Federation of Teachers Records, Manuscript Collection No. 1909-004 and 1909-005 in the repository in 2014.
Separated Materials
This photograph collection was originally included in the Records of the American Federation of Teachers Local 200 , also located in the University of Washington Libraries' Special Collections Division.
Detailed Description of the Collection
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Labor Activities and Protests
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Defense of Garfield High School Teacher Sally Pangborn
Don Wallen ( photographer)Sally Pangborn was a social studies teacher at Garfield High School who was terminated April 10, 1970. The Seattle Federation of Teachers helped her mount a defense in a public hearing about her dismissal. Pangborn filed a lawsuit to overturn her dismissal, which she won in 1973.
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Dates: May 3, 1970Container: Box/Folder 1/1, Item 1
 
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Protest at Seattle School Board meeting
Seattle Federation of Teachers pickets the Board's announcement that expected 8.5% salary increase will be reduced to 6%.
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Description: Seattle School Board MeetingDates: August 26, 1970Container: Box/Folder 1/2, Item 2
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Description: Teachers in picket lineDates: August 27, 1970Container: Box/Folder 1/2, Item 3
 
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Seattle Alliance of Educators (SAE) Contract Ratification Hearings, Garfield High School
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Description: People in school auditorium reading papersDates: October 1970Container: Box/Folder 1/3, Item 4-5
 
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Program for Progress campaign
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Description: Stan Bloom sending fliers through a machine to fold
Stan Bloom was Director of Operations for the SFT.
Dates: 1971Container: Box/Folder 1/4, Item 6 - 
Dates: 1971Container: Box/Folder 1/4, Item 7
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Description: Two women, one white and one African-American, lighting cigarettes over stacks of fliersDates: 1971Container: Box/Folder 1/4, Item 8
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Description: People rolling stacks of fliersDates: 1971Container: Box/Folder 1/4, Item 9
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Description: Walt Entenmann and other man rolling fliersDates: 1971Container: Box/Folder 1/4, Item 10
 
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Petition drive at building representatives' meeting, Regents Room, University Towers
Don Wallen ( photographer)- 
Description: Ken Warren announcing commencement of petition drive at meeting
Left to right: Washington State Federation of Teachers (WSFT) President Ross Rieder, AFT Field Representatives Lloyd Zimmerman and Larry Birchett, SFT President Ken Warren, AFT President David Selden, and SFT Director of Organization Stan Bloom.
Dates: February 25, 1971Container: Box/Folder 1/5, Item 11 - 
Dates: February 25, 1971Container: Box/Folder 1/5, Item 12
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Description: Clifton Buck signing petitionDates: February 25, 1971Container: Box/Folder 1/5, Item 13
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Description: SFT Vice-President Warren Anderson signing the first pledge card with AFT President David Selden looking onDates: February 25, 1971Container: Box/Folder 1/5, Item 14
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Description: Clifton Buck signing pledge cardDates: February 25, 1971Container: Box/Folder 1/5, Item 15
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Description: Karen Jones and Helen Watkins signing pledge cardsDates: February 25, 1971Container: Box/Folder 1/5, Item 16
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Description: Karen Jones signing pledge cardDates: February 25, 1971Container: Box/Folder 1/5, Item 17
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Dates: February 25, 1971Container: Box/Folder 1/5, Item 18
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Description: Ken Warren and Sandy ChockDates: February 25, 1971Container: Box/Folder 1/5, Item 19
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Description: Dave Tucker (right) talking to Rudy Lavrinec and Jack Misener about role of building representatives in campaignDates: February 25, 1971Container: Box/Folder 1/5, Item 20
 
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Seattle teachers protesting proposed cuts of faculty in front of Seattle Public Schools administration office
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Description: Lloyd Zimmerman, Ken Warren, Ross Rieder, and Larry Birchett working at table with Mike Lemberg in background
Written on page: Union Managers prepare stradegy[sic]!
Dates: April 17, 1971Container: Box/Folder 1/6, Item 21 - 
Description: Kay Cragg and Clifton Buck making picket signs
Written on page: Craft union experience pays off!
Dates: April 17, 1971Container: Box/Folder 1/6, Item 22 - 
Description: Teachers making picket signs
Written on page: Right on! AFT Brothers from neighboring Monroe assist!
Dates: April 17, 1971Container: Box/Folder 1/6, Item 23 - 
Description: Frank Morris and other man making picket signsDates: April 17, 1971Container: Box/Folder 1/6, Item 24
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Dates: April 17, 1971Container: Box/Folder 1/6, Item 25
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Description: Women with picket signs outside SFT headquarters
Grace Orchard on far left. Kay Cragg on far right. Written on page: Teachers in the feminist movement prepare for militant action.
Dates: April 17, 1971Container: Box/Folder 1/6, Item 26 - 
Description: Larry Mar and teachers from John Muir Elementary School with picket signs outside SFT headquarters
Written on page: Larry Mar unsuccessfully gives advice to militant Muir women!
Dates: April 17, 1971Container: Box/Folder 1/6, Item 27 - 
Dates: April 21, 1971Container: Box/Folder 1/6, Item 28
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Description: Man creating picket signDates: April 21, 1971Container: Box/Folder 1/6, Item 29
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Dates: April 21, 1971Container: Box/Folder 1/6, Item 30
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Dates: April 21, 1971Container: Box/Folder 1/6, Item 31
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Dates: April 21, 1971Container: Box/Folder 1/6, Item 32
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Description: Don Burns with picket signDates: April 21, 1971Container: Box/Folder 1/6, Item 33
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Description: Men with picket signsDates: April 21, 1971Container: Box/Folder 1/6, Item 34-35
 
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"Getting the vote out" on a levy
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Description: Men and women on phones at King County Labor Council HeadquartersKurt Dunphy (photographer)
Left to right: Larry Harnden, James Isenhour, Helen Watkins, and Julie Pierce.
Dates: May 1971Container: Box/Folder 1/7, Item 36 
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Seattle teachers promoting school levy at King County Labor Council (KCLC) of Washington
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Description: Don Burns standing outside KCLC headquartersDates: 1973Container: Box/Folder 1/8, Item 37
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Description: John Case standing outside KCLC headquartersDates: 1973Container: Box/Folder 1/8, Item 38
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Dates: 1973Container: Box/Folder 1/8, Item 39
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Description: John Dunn standing outside KCLC headquartersDates: 1973Container: Box/Folder 1/8, Item 40
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Dates: 1973Container: Box/Folder 1/8, Item 41
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Dates: 1973Container: Box/Folder 1/8, Item 42
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Dates: 1973Container: Box/Folder 1/8, Item 43
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Description: Mike Lemberg and woman working at KCLC headquartersDates: 1973Container: Box/Folder 1/8, Item 44
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Description: Teachers on phones at KCLC headquarters
Left to right: John Dunn, Jackie Walter, and Walt Entenmann.
Dates: 1973Container: Box/Folder 1/8, Item 45-46 
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Description: Ross Rieder pushing button on tape recorder with men, a woman and a young girl looking onDates: between 1969 and 1974Container: Box/Folder 1/9, Item 47-48
 
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Meetings
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Description: Mike Lemberg and Larry Mar at a meetingDates: between 1969 and 1974Container: Box/Folder 1/10, Item 49
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Description: Garfield High School teachers at a meetingDates: between 1969 and 1974Container: Box/Folder 1/10, Item 50
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Description: Man at a meetingDates: between 1969 and 1974Container: Box/Folder 1/10, Item 51
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Description: John Case and others talking outside a meetingDon Wallen (photographer)
John Case second from left.
Dates: between 1969 and 1974Container: Box/Folder 1/10, Item 52 - 
Dates: September 27, 1969Container: Box/Folder 1/11, Item 53-55
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Description: Contact sheets of images of Central Area School Conference at Madrona Elementary SchoolDates: September 30, 1969Container: Box/Folder 1/12, Item 56-57
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Description: Ingraham High School teacher Gerry Wells asking question about possible strike over contract negotiationsDates: August 1970Container: Box/Folder 1/13, Item 58
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Dates: between 1970 and 1971Container: Box/Folder 1/14, Item 59-60
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Description: Members in audience at same event as item 59Dates: between 1970 and 1971Container: Box/Folder 1/14, Item 61-62
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Dates: between 1970 and 1971Container: Box/Folder 1/14, Item 63
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Description: WSFT Treasurer Dale Hutsell and SFT Treasurer Virgil Holland (right) at same meeting as item 59Dates: between 1970 and 1971Container: Box/Folder 1/14, Item 64
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Description: Ken Warren with arm around woman at a meetingDates: between 1970 and 1971Container: Box/Folder 1/15, Item 65
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Dates: between 1970 and 1971Container: Box/Folder 1/15, Item 66
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Description: Stan Bloom at a meetingDates: between 1970 and 1971Container: Box/Folder 1/15, Item 67
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Description: Stan Bloom and Larry Birchett walking into a meetingDates: 1971Container: Box/Folder 1/16, Item 68
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Dates: 1971Container: Box/Folder 1/16, Item 69-73
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Description: Larry Birchett (left), Ken Warren (center), and others at a meeting in Regents Room, University TowersDates: 1971Container: Box/Folder 1/17, Item 74
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Description: Ken Warren making speech at podiumDates: 1971Container: Box/Folder 1/17, Item 75
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Description: Ken Warren and Mike Lemberg talking after meetingDates: 1971Container: Box/Folder 1/17, Item 76
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Description: Ken Warren talking with other manDates: 1971Container: Box/Folder 1/17, Item 77
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Dates: 1971Container: Box/Folder 1/17, Item 78
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Description: Margot Rowe, Rainier Beach Building representative, addressing group at January general meetingDates: January 1971Container: Box/Folder 1/18, Item 79
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Dates: April 1971Container: Box/Folder 1/19, Item 80
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Dates: April 1971Container: Box/Folder 1/19, Item 80F7
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Description: Ken Warren, Helen Watkins, and Frank Morris sitting at table
Print of frame 9 from item 80.
Dates: April 1971Container: Box/Folder 1/19, Item 80F9 - 
Dates: September 21, 1971Container: Box/Folder 1/20, Item 81
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Dates: September 21, 1971Container: Box/Folder 1/20, Item 82
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Description: Bob Crosier, Pacific Coast Regional Director of Organization, addresses group at September membership meetingDates: September 21, 1971Container: Box/Folder 1/20, Item 83
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Description: Recipients of 1974 General Excellence Awards from Union Teacher Press Association
Left to right: Dave, John Dunn, Evelyn Rieder.
Dates: 1974Container: Box/Folder 1/21, Item 84 - 
Dates: 1974Container: Box/Folder 1/21, Item 85-88
 
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Conventions
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34th Annual Washington State Federation of Teachers Convention, 1969
Don Wallen ( photographer)- 
Meetings
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Dates: December 6, 1969Container: Box folder:oversize OS4, Item 89
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Description: Contact sheet of images of individuals conversing after meeting and participating in a group dinnerDates: December 6, 1969Container: Box folder:oversize OS4, Item 90
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Dates: December 6, 1969Container: Box folder:oversize OS4, Item 90F12a
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Dates: December 6, 1969Container: Box folder:oversize OS4, Item 90F12b
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Dates: December 6, 1969Container: Box folder:oversize OS4, Item 91
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Description: Contact sheet of images of panel discussionsDates: December 6, 1969Container: Box folder:oversize OS4, Item 92
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Description: Stan Bloom (right) speaking at panel discussion about organizational techniques.
Print of frame 18 from item 92. Panelists included John Schmid, National Director of State Federations; James Hanna, President of the Yakima Valley College Federation; Stan Bloom, SFT Director of Organization; and Larry Mar, SFT Petition Drive Chairman.
Dates: December 6, 1969Container: Box folder:oversize OS4, Item 92F18 
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Boycott of Safeway grocery store
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Description: Contact sheets of images of delegation of teachers picketing Safeway store as part of Grape BoycottDates: December 6, 1969Container: Box folder:oversize OS4, Item 93-95
 
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American Federation of Teachers National Convention, 1971
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Dates: August 1971Container: Box/Folder 1/22, Item 96
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Dates: August 1971Container: Box/Folder 1/22, Item 97
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Description: Stan Bloom at meetingDates: August 1971Container: Box/Folder 1/22, Item 98
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Description: Stan Bloom accepting Special Award for Best Photograph on behalf of David Lamb from Union Teachers Press Association president Oscar WeilJoel Panzer (photographer)Dates: August 1971Container: Box/Folder 1/22, Item 99
 
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Classroom activities
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Description: Contact sheets of Ken Warren with students at Garfield High SchoolDon Wallen (photographer)Dates: October 7, 1969Container: Box/Folder 1/23, Item 100-101
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Dates: October 7, 1969Container: Box/Folder 1/23, Item 101F28
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Description: Boy in front of chalkboard with photograph of people killed by American soldiers in My Lai MassacreDon Wallen (photographer)Dates: between 1970 and 1971Container: Box/Folder 1/24, Item 102
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Dates: 1971Container: Box/Folder 1/25, Item 103
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Dates: 1971Container: Box/Folder 1/25, Item 104
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Dates: 1971Container: Box/Folder 1/25, Item 105
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Dates: January 1971Container: Box/Folder 1/26, Item 106
 
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Individual Seattle Federation of Teachers (SFT) Members
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Description: Linda Corr working at deskDates: 1970Container: Box/Folder 1/27, Item 107
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Description: Gordon BollandDates: between 1970 and 1971Container: Box/Folder 1/27, Item 108
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Description: Sandra ChockDates: between 1970 and 1971Container: Box/Folder 1/27, Item 109
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Description: Helen ElliottDates: between 1970 and 1971Container: Box/Folder 1/27, Item 110
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Description: Norma FerrisDates: between 1970 and 1971Container: Box/Folder 1/27, Item 111
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Description: Wendell LovelessDates: between 1970 and 1971Container: Box/Folder 1/27, Item 112
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Description: Audrey SchatzDates: between 1970 and 1971Container: Box/Folder 1/27, Item 113
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Description: Kathleen WalshDates: between 1970 and 1971Container: Box/Folder 1/27, Item 114
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Description: Ray WilliamsDates: between 1970 and 1971Container: Box/Folder 1/27, Item 115
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Description: Paul BraswellDates: 1971Container: Box/Folder 1/27, Item 116
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Description: Alice (Marie) CoatesDates: 1971Container: Box/Folder 1/27, Item 117
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Description: Ken WarrenDates: 1971Container: Box/Folder 1/27, Item 118-120
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Description: Dorothy WhittingtonDates: 1971Container: Box/Folder 1/27, Item 121
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Description: Male member of the SFTDates: 1971Container: Box/Folder 1/27, Item 122
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Description: Al DonaldsonDates: between 1974 and 1975Container: Box/Folder 1/27, Item 123
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Description: Joan MillerDates: between 1974 and 1975Container: Box/Folder 1/27, Item 124
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Description: Sally PangbornDates: between 1974 and 1975Container: Box/Folder 1/27, Item 125
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Description: Female member of the SFTDates: between 1974 and 1975Container: Box/Folder 1/27, Item 126
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Description: John Dunn in front of AFT and SFT signsDates: 1975Container: Box/Folder 1/27, Item 127
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Description: Close-up of John Dunn in front of AFT and SFT signs
Written on verso: John Dunn looking terrified.
Dates: 1975Container: Box/Folder 1/27, Item 128 - 
Description: Close-up of John DunnDates: 1975Container: Box/Folder 1/27, Item 129
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Description: Larry HarndenDates: 1975Container: Box/Folder 1/27, Item 130
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Description: Gail SpinneyDates: 1975Container: Box/Folder 1/27, Item 131
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Description: Male members of the Seattle Federation of TeachersDates: 1975Container: Box/Folder 1/27, Item 132-134
 
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Seattle Teacher Newsletter paste-ups
Each item is a sheet with multiple prints pasted on the page, presumably created to combine images to be used for editions of the SFT newspaper, Seattle Teacher. Sheets include many prints of individual SFT members, used for candidacy announcements or byline portraits.
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Description: Don BurnsDates: between 1969 and 1971Container: Box/Folder 1/28, Item 135a
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Description: Ken Warren (seated) with others in meetingDates: between 1969 and 1971Container: Box/Folder 1/28, Item 135b
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Description: Stan BloomDates: between 1969 and 1971Container: Box/Folder 1/28, Item 135c
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Description: Joe ElliottDates: July 7, 1970Container: Box/Folder 1/28, Item 136a
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Description: Letter from SFT to Director of Personnel for Seattle Public Schools
The letter regards hiring practices of teachers and possible discrimination against female teachers.
Dates: July 7, 1970Container: Box/Folder 1/28, Item 136b - 
Description: Alice CaseDates: between 1970 and 1971Container: Box/Folder 1/28, Item 137a
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Description: Margaret BeaverDates: between 1970 and 1971Container: Box/Folder 1/28, Item 137b
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Description: Laurel GreeneDates: between 1970 and 1971Container: Box/Folder 1/28, Item 137c
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Description: John CaseDates: between 1970 and 1971Container: Box/Folder 1/28, Item 137d
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Description: Helen WatkinsDates: between 1970 and 1971Container: Box/Folder 1/28, Item 137e
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Description: Jerry DonovanDates: between 1970 and 1971Container: Box/Folder 1/28, Item 137f
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Description: Male SFT memberDates: between 1970 and 1971Container: Box/Folder 1/28, Item 137g-138a
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Dates: between 1970 and 1971Container: Box/Folder 1/28, Item 138b
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Description: Female SFT memberDates: between 1970 and 1971Container: Box/Folder 1/28, Item 138c-139a
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Description: Mary MooreDates: 1971Container: Box/Folder 1/28, Item 139b
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Description: Kay CraggDates: 1971Container: Box/Folder 1/28, Item 139c
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Description: Julie PierceDates: 1971Container: Box/Folder 1/28, Item 139d
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Description: Helen WatkinsDates: 1971Container: Box/Folder 1/28, Item 140a
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Description: Ross RiederDates: 1971Container: Box/Folder 1/28, Item 140b
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Description: Jerry KerrDates: 1971Container: Box/Folder 1/28, Item 140c
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Description: Stan BloomDates: 1971Container: Box/Folder 1/28, Item 140d
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Description: Robert PevonakDates: 1971Container: Box/Folder 1/28, Item 141a
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Description: John DunnDates: 1971Container: Box/Folder 1/28, Item 141b
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Description: Ken WarrenDates: 1971Container: Box/Folder 1/28, Item 141c
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Description: News clipping about AFT insurance informationDates: 1971Container: Box/Folder 1/28, Item 141d
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Description: News clippings
Clippings include the following news items: opposition to year-round school, an advertisement for the Moore Theatre, a ruling by the State Judicial Court of Massachusetts about a school voucher program which was found to be unconstitutional, and a lowering of requirements for Vietnam veterans to enroll at the University of Massachusetts.
Dates: 1971Container: Box/Folder 1/28, Item 142a - 
Description: Ken WarrenDates: 1971Container: Box/Folder 1/28, Item 142b
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Description: Stan BloomDates: 1971Container: Box/Folder 1/28, Item 142c
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Description: Don BurnsDates: 1971Container: Box/Folder 1/28, Item 142d
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Description: Chart of Comparative Salaries and Cost of Living in Largest AFT and NEA Cities, 1970-71Dates: 1971Container: Box/Folder 1/28, Item 142e
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Description: SFT members in meeting
Stan Bloom (second from left), Ken Warren (center), Helen Watkins (second from right), Ross Rieder (right).
Dates: 1971Container: Box/Folder 1/28, Item 142f - 
Description: Ken WarrenDates: 1971Container: Box/Folder 1/28, Item 143a
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Dates: April 26, 1971Container: Box/Folder 1/28, Item 143b
 
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American Federation of Teachers Local 772, Everett Federation of Teachers
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Dates: between 1964 and 1965Container: Box/Folder 1/29, Item 144
 
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Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- African American labor union members--Photographs
 - Demonstrations--Washington (State)--Seattle--Photographs
 - Labor union meetings--Washington (State)--Seattle--Photographs
 - Labor union members--Washington (State)--Seattle--Photographs
 - School children--Washington (State)--Seattle--Photographs
 - Teacher's unions--Washington (State)--Seatle
 - Visual Materials Collections (University of Washington)
 - Women labor union members--Photographs
 
            