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Don Eklund papers, 1851-1990

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Eklund, Don
Title
Don Eklund papers
Dates
1851-1990 (inclusive)
1973-1990 (bulk)
Quantity
4 linear feet
Collection Number
XOE_CPNWS0141eklund (collection)
Summary
Don Eklund was a professor of history at Western Washington University. His papers include union and labor related materials, as well research materials on Pacific Northwest history and Northwest Native Americans.
Repository
Western Washington University, Center for Pacific Northwest Studies
Goltz-Murray Archives Building
808 25th St.
Bellingham, WA
98225
Telephone: (360) 650-7534
cpnws@wwu.edu
Access Restrictions

The collection is open to the public.

Languages
English
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Biographical Note

Don Eklund was Associate Professor Emeritus of History at Western Washington University.

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Content Description

The Don Eklund papers include AFL-CIO regional directories, Whatcom Labor Council (formerly Bellingham Central Labor Countil) minutes, Articles of Incorporation for the Community Services Labor Agency, and records from the American Federation of Teachers.

The collection also contains resources on the history of Skagit County's Bayview community from pre-European settlement to the early-1900s. Additionally, there are research materials on Northwest Native Americans including textbooks and dissertations, photocopies of reports from the Bureau of Indian Affairs on Palouse and Yakima treaties, land claims, and land leases, and a Wilson Library bibliography on Indians of North America.

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Use of the Collection

Preferred Citation

Don Eklund papers, Center for Pacific Northwest Studies, Western Libraries Archives & Special Collections, Western Washington University, Bellingham WA 98225-9123.

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Administrative Information

Processing Note

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Acquisition Information

Donated by Don Eklund, date unknown.

Related Materials

Related materials include the Bellingham Central Labor Council records which are also housed at the Center for Pacific Northwest Studies.

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Detailed Description of the Collection

The following section contains a detailed listing of the materials in the collection.

  • Description: Whatcom Labor Council Minutes
    Dates: circa 1977-1979
    Container: Box/Folder 1/1
  • Description: Whatcom Labor Council Directories
    Dates: 1973; 1974; 1977
    Container: Box/Folder 1/2
  • Description: Community Service Labor Agency Articles of Incorporation
    Dates: 1975-1977
    Container: Box/Folder 1/3
  • Description: AFL-CIO Information: American Federation of Teachers, AFL-CIO
    Dates: 1978
    Container: Box/Folder 1/4
  • Description: AFL-CIO Materials: American Federation of Teachers, AFL-CIO
    Dates: 1978-1982
    Container: Box/Folder 1/5
  • Description: Public Sector Bargaining and Strikes, prepared by The Public Service Research Council
    Dates: 1978
    Container: Box/Folder 1/6
  • Description: Northwest Washington Labor News
    Dates: 1979 March, May
    Container: Box/Folder 1/7
  • Description: Manuscript of Bayview book by Don Eklund (Center for Pacific Northwest Studies Publication)
    Dates: Undated
    Container: Box/Folder 1/8
  • Description: Bayview Research Materials and Notes
    Dates: 1982-1983
    Container: Box/Folder 1/9
  • Description: Bayview Draft and Notes
    Dates: Undated
    Container: Box/Folder 1/10
  • Description: Bayview Research Notecards
    Dates: Undated
    Container: Box/Folder 1/11
  • Description: Bayview Research Notecards
    Dates: Undated
    Container: Box/Folder 1/12
  • Description: Correspondence Re: Bayview and other Pacific Northwest Topics
    Dates: 1977-1983
    Container: Box/Folder 1/13
  • Description: Memos and Notes
    Dates: circa 1979-1986
    Container: Box/Folder 1/14
  • Description: Economic Opportunity Act of 1964 (Amended)
    Dates: 1973 March
    Container: Box/Folder 1/15
  • Description: Affiliated Tribes of Northwest Indians
    Dates: 1973
    Container: Box/Folder 2/1
  • Description: "The American Natives: A Bibliography of Govt. Documents and Pamphlets in Wilson Library (Western Washington University) on the Indians of North America 1969 with Supplement I from 1970"
    Dates: 1969-1970
    Container: Box/Folder 2/2
  • Description: Bureau of Indian Affairs Materials from the National Archives
    Dates: 1881-1907
    Container: Box/Folder 2/3
  • Description: Treaty of Point Elliott
    Dates: 1853
    Container: Box/Folder 2/4
  • Description: Library of Congress Analysis of Boldt Decision re: Native American Fishing Rights
    Dates: 1974
    Container: Box/Folder 2/5
  • Description: Notes/Writings re: Native American Water Rights
    Dates: circa 1970s
    Container: Box/Folder 2/6
  • Description: Oral Interview Transcript "On Lummi Indian History - Tape 28"
    Dates: 1967 January 27
    Container: Box/Folder 2/7
  • Description: Oral Interview Transcript, "On Lummi Indian History - Tape 29"
    Dates: Undated
    Container: Box/Folder 2/8
  • Description: MacDonald Navaho Information- newspaper clippings
    Dates: 1990-1992
    Container: Box/Folder 2/9
  • Description: Newspaper Clippings- Native Americans not Pacific Northwest
    Dates: 1973-1991
    Container: Box/Folder 2/10
  • Description: Newspaper Clippings- Pacific Northwest Native Americans
    Dates: 1973-1986
    Container: Box/Folder 2/11
  • Description: Newspaper Clippings- Native Americans, Dennis Banks
    Dates: 1973-1983
    Container: Box/Folder 2/12
  • Description: Newspaper Clippings- Franklin D. Roosevelt
    Dates: 1974-1983
    Container: Box/Folder 2/13
  • Description: "Rabbit Goes Duck Hunting" Cherokee Indian Legend
    Dates: Undated
    Container: Box/Folder 2/14
  • Description: The Mentor "Indians of the Northwest" by Chief Buffalo Child Long Lance
    Dates: 1924 March
    Container: Box/Folder 2/15
  • Description: Pamphlet- "How to Talk in Indian Sign Language" by Chief Buffalo Child Long Lance
    Dates: 1930
    Container: Box/Folder 2/16
  • Description: "Are You Listening Neighbor?"…. Report of the Indian Affairs Task Force
    Dates: 1971
    Container: Box/Folder 2/17
  • Description: "The Persistance of Aboriginal Beliefs and Practices among the Nooksack Coast Salish" by Pamela Thorsen Amoss. PhD Dissertation in Anthropology from the University of Washington
    Dates: 1972
    Container: Box/Folder 2/18
  • Description: "The Underside of American History: Other Readings" Vol. I to 1877 and Vol. II since 1865 Ed. Thomas R. Frazier
    Dates: 1971
    Container: Box/Folder 2/19
  • Description: Lyrics to songs written for Western Washington University Faculty in the 1950s
    Dates: 1950s
    Container: Box/Folder 2/20
  • Description: Temple Square in Salt Lake City, Utah
    Dates: Undated
    Container: Box/Folder 2/21
  • Description: WWII Cy Perkins Enlistment Photograph
    Dates: 1942
    Container: Box/Folder 2/22

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Subject Terms

  • Indians of North America--Northwest, Pacific--History--Sources
  • Labor movement--Washington (State)--Whatcom County--History--Sources
  • Labor unions--Washington (State)--Whatcom County--History-- Sources

Personal Names

  • Eklund, Don--Archives

Corporate Names

  • AFL-CIO.
  • American Federation of Teachers
  • Bellingham Central Labor Council
  • Whatcom County Central Labor Council

Geographical Names

  • Northwest, Pacific--History--Sources
  • Skagit County (Wash.)--History--Sources
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