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Seattle Union Record business records, 1903-1928

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Seattle Union Record (Seattle, Wash. : 1918)
Title
Seattle Union Record business records
Dates
1903-1928 (inclusive)
1918-1928 (bulk)
Quantity
6.17 cubic feet (8 boxes)
Collection Number
4312 (Accession No. 4312-001)
Summary
Cashbooks, subscription records and other business records related to the Union
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

Open to all users.

Records stored offsite; advance notice required for use.

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Languages
English
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Historical Note

The Seattle Union Record was a labor newspaper published from 1899 to 1928. For most of its life it was published by the Central Labor Council of Seattle; Harry Ault was the paper's editor from 1912 to 1928. The paper was published weekly from 1899 until 1918, when it became a daily. The paper played an important role in the Seattle General Strike of 1919.

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Content Description

Ledgers, stockholder records, subscription lists and other financial records of the paper. The bulk of the records date from the period when the Seattle Union Record published as a daily, 1918-1928.

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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

Preservation Note

Records stored offsite; advance notice required for use.

Acquisition Information

Mrs. Harry E.B. Ault, 1956.

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Detailed Description of the Collection

 

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Subject Terms

  • American newspapers--Washington (State)--Seattle
  • Labor journalism--Washington (State)--Seattle
  • Labor unions--Washington (State)
  • Labor unions--Washington (State)--Seattle
  • Personal Papers/Corporate Records (University of Washington)

Corporate Names

  • Central Labor Council of Seattle and Vicinity

Geographical Names

  • Seattle (Wash.)--Newspapers

Titles within the Collection

  • Seattle Union Record (Seattle, Wash. : 1901)
  • Seattle Union Record (Seattle, Wash. : 1918)

Other Creators

  • Corporate Names

    • Labor Archives of Washington (University of Washington) (creator)


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