WAUNewbillJames5258.xml Guide to the James G. Newbill Research Materials on Yakima Valley Labor History 1909-2003 Newbill (James G.) Research Materials on Yakima Valley Labor History Special Collections, University of Washington Libraries © 2005 (Last modified: 4/17/2018)
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Finding aid written in English. Finding aid based on DACS (Describing Archives: A Content Standard). University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections (Accession No. 5258) Newbill, James G James G. Newbill research materials on Yakima Valley labor history 1909-2003 1.26 cubic feet (4 boxes plus 1 vertical file, including 3 sound tape reels and 25 CD-ROMs) Collection materials are in English. Research materials, including interviews and transcripts, on labor history in Yakima Valley and the conflict between the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW) and orchard owners in the Yakima Valley, Washington, in 1933, conducted by labor historian and teacher James G. Newbill

James G. Newbill is a labor historian and teacher from Yakima, Washington. His article “Farmers and Wobblies in the Yakima Valley, 1933” was based on the research materials included in the collection. It was published in Pacific Northwest Quarterly in April 1977 and in Good Fruit Grower in September 1996.

Organized into 2 accessions.

Accession No. 5258-001, James G. Newbill research materials on Yakima Valley labor history, 1909-2001 Accession No. 5258-002, James G. Newbill research materials on Yakima Valley labor history, 1928-2003

Research materials on labor history in Yakima Valley and the conflict between the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW) and orchard owners in the Yakima Valley in 1933, including interviews, questionnaires, correspondence, photocopies of photographs, and ephemera.

Access restricted: For terms of access, contact Special Collections.

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Processing completed in 2002.

 Newbill, James G.--Archives Litchman, Mark M., 1887-1960 Industrial Workers of the World Yakima River Valley (Wash.)--History--20th century Yakima River Valley (Wash.)--Politics and government--20th century Labor movement--Washington (State)--Yakima River Valley Labor disputes--Washington (State)--Yakima River Valley Sound recordings Interviews Personal Papers/Corporate Records (University of Washington) Sound Recordings Oral Histories Washington (State) Labor History Government and Politics Photographs Labor Unions

 

Accession No. 5258-001: James G. Newbill research materials on Yakima Valley labor history, 1909-2001 1.26 cubic feet (4 boxes)

Scope and Content: Research materials include interview summaries, questionnaires, letters, photocopies of photographs, audio taped interviews, research notes, and published materials. Comprising approximately half of the materials are research files relating to the conflict between the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW) and orchard owners in the Yakima Valley during 1933. The other half consists of transcripts of interviews conducted by Newbill. Interviewees were participants in the 1933 hop field and Congdon Orchards confrontations and included strikers, Yakima Valley residents, and law enforcement officers.

The major correspondent is Mark Litchman, Sr., the defense attorney hired by the IWW strikers.

Restrictions on Access: Access restricted: For terms of access contact the repository.

Restrictions on Use: Some restrictions exist on copying, quotation or publication. Contact the repository for details.

Acquisition Info: James G. Newbill, 2001

 Series 1 Research Files 1/1 5258-001 Wayne State University Archives 1933-1951, 1974, undated 1/2 5258-001 Secondary Analyses circa 1919-1969, 1931, 1967, undated 1/3 5258-001 State/Federal Reports 1931-1936, 1946 1/4 5258-001 Theses and Dissertations 1937-1971, circa 1972 1/5 5258-001 Mark Litchman Papers (University of Washington Libraries) 1933, 1936, undated 1/6 5258-001 Yakima County Archives and State Archives 1933-1935, 1973, undated 1/7 5258-001 ACLU Documents (University of Washington microfilm) 1933, 1974 1/8 5258-001 Chronology 1909-1933 1/9 5258-001 Relief Workers Incidents undated 1/10 5258-001 Filipino and Japanese Incidents 1933, 1980, undated 1/11 5258-001 Hop Crises 1933, 1937, undated 1/12 5258-001 Fruit Incidents ( Herald and Republic accounts) 1933, undated 1/13 5258-001 Goolds - Communists 1933, 1972 1/14 5258-001 Other Newspaper Accounts 1933-1935 1/15 5258-001 Yakima Chamber of Commerce and Other Local Groups 1919, 1932-1933, 1972 1/16-17 5258-001 "Industrial Worker" Articles 1933-1934 Series 2 Publications 1/18 5258-001 Journal of Negro History 1970 Series 3 Lists 1/19 5258-001 Publications Used by James G. Newbill 1974-1975 Series 4 Notes ½0 5258-001 Re: Research 2001 2/1 5258-001 Various IWW, Communists and Socialists arrested or involved in confrontations undated 2/2 5258-001 Various Law Enforcement Officers and Participants Other Than Laborers/IWW undated Series 5 Speeches and Writings 2/3 5258-001 Speeches and Writings 1977, 1981, 1996 Series 6 Photographs (photocopies) 2/4 5258-001 IWW Strikers 1933 2/5 5258-001 IWW Encampment 1933 2/6 5258-001 Yakima Valley Herald circa 1933 Series 7 Drawings 2/7 5258-001 Drawings 1974, undated Series 8 Interviews

Restrictions on Use: Restricted.

3/1-2 5258-001 Tape Recorded Interviews - 1933 IWW/Yakima undated 3 sound tape reels

Digital Content/Other Formats: The tape recorded interviews are also available on CD-ROM, box 4.

 3/3 5258-001 Summary of Interviews on 1933 Yakima Valley Labor Confrontations 2001 3/4 5258-001 Bannister, Elizabeth 1973 3/5 5258-001 Blankenbaker, Ned 1973 3/6 5258-001 Blankenbaker, Robert 1973 3/7 5258-001 Brackett, Cecil 1973 3/8 5258-001 Clark, Cecil 1973 3/9 5258-001 Clark, Ted 1973-1974 3/10 5258-001 Duncan, Harold 1973 3/11 5258-001 Eastman, Verna and Dewey Haines 1973 3/12 5258-001 Gilbert, Elon and Hallie Rightmire 1973 3/13 5258-001 Graham, Esther 1973 3/14 5258-001 Guns, Bert 1974 3/15 5258-001 Hale, Emory 1973 3/16 5258-001 Hill, Noble 1973 3/17 5258-001 Hughey, Joe 1973 3/18 5258-001 Hull, Carroll 1973 3/19 5258-001 Ingalsbe, David 1974 3/20 5258-001 Jarvis, Joseph 1975 3/21 5258-001 Karr, Chad 1973 3/22 5258-001 Krebs, Jake undated 3/23 5258-001 LaFramboise, Leon 1974 3/24 5258-001 LeVesconte, G. R. 1974 3/25 5258-001 Lince, Robert 1974 3/26 5258-001 Litchman, Mark, Jr. 1974 3/27 5258-001 Madden, Charles, Sr. 1973 3/28 5258-001 Madden, Roy 1973 3/29 5258-001 Marshall, Robert 1973 3/30 5258-001 Martin, George 1973-1974 3/31 5258-001 Masterman, Norman 1973 3/32 5258-001 Melton, Dewrd W. 1973 3/33 5258-001 Mitchell, Edgar 1973 3/34 5258-001 Morrison, Charles 1973 3/35 5258-001 Mosebar, John R. 1974 3/36 5258-001 Nichoson, V. O. and Al 1973 3/37 5258-001 Rankin, Charles 1974 3/38 5258-001 Richardson, Liagett 1974 3/39 5258-001 Slavin, Joe 1974 3/40 5258-001 James, Scott 1973 3/41 5258-001 Schoessler, David 1973 3/42 5258-001 Staudacher, Martin 1974 3/43 5258-001 Steenbergen, Julian 1974 3/44 5258-001 Thomas, Eugene 1974, undated 3/45 5258-001 Thompson, Fred 1975 3/46 5258-001 Trindle, John 1974 3/47 5258-001 Van Eaton, Jane 1973 3/48 5258-001 Velsek, Charles 1975-1976 3/49 5258-001 Vincent, L. B. 1974 3/50 5258-001 Westbrook, Mary A. 1983-1984 3/51 5258-001 Williams, Riley, Ralph Sundquist, and Harvey Fergeson 1973 3/52 5258-001 Zier, David 1974 3/53 5258-001 Permission Forms 1973 4 5258-001 CD-ROM copies of tape recorded interviews 11 user copies, 11 master copies and 3 data disks Accession No. 5258-002: James G. Newbill research materials on Yakima Valley labor history, 1928-2003 1 vertical file (3 items)

Scope and Content: Membership card, 1928, together with explanatory letters, 2003. This card is for the Parker Heights Men's Club, formed as a Yakima Community organization but used as a front for driving out the IWW from the Yakima Valley.

Restrictions on Access: Open to all users.

Restrictions on Use: Presume may be copied or quoted.

Acquisition Info: James Newbill