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Robert F. Stern papers and oral history interview, circa 1967-2008

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Stern, Robert F
Title
Robert F. Stern papers and oral history interview
Dates
circa 1967-2008 (inclusive)
Quantity
4.95 cubic feet
Collection Number
5528
Summary
Papers of a longtime human rights and labor activist in the state of Washington regarding his involvement with various social reform causes and organizations
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

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Languages
English
Sponsor
Funding for encoding this finding aid was partially provided through a grant awarded by the National Endowment for the Humanities
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Biographical Note

Robert "Robby" Stern has a BA in political science from Syracuse University in New York, and earned his law degree at the University of Washington. He has been an activist in the Puget Sound region for more than 35 years, and was widely known as a student activist in the civil rights and anti-war movement in the 1960s, when he was involved with Students for a Democratic Society (SDS).

An attorney since 1974, Robby previously worked as a community coalition organizer for the King County Labor Council. Prior to that, he was a pipefitter/welder for Washington Natural Gas, where he was an active member of UA Plumbers and Pipefitters Local 32, serving as shop steward and delegate to the Seattle Building Trades and King County Labor Council. He first joined Local 32 as a marine pipefitter trainee at Todd Shipyards in 1977. Robby has also been a member of the Washington Federation of Teachers as a part-time faculty member at Seattle Community College in the early 1970s, and was a member of AFSCME Local 1488 when he worked as a gardener at the University of Washington.

Robby left his Seattle law practice in 1993 to join the Washington State Labor Council, and has become the organization's "point person" on a variety of policy areas, including international trade, health care and workers' compensation. As the WSLC's chief lobbyist he devotes a lot of his time and energy to promoting responsible legislation in these areas and many others related to workplace standards and rights.

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Content Description

This collection includes speeches, correspondence, printed ephemera, meeting minutes, and other materials related to Stern's involvement with various social reform causes and organizations. The collection also contains an oral history interview with Anita Warmflash.

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Use of the Collection

Restrictions on Use

The creators' literary rights have been transferred to the University of Washington Libraries.

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Administrative Information

Arrangement

Arrangement

Organized into 2 accessions.

  • Accession No. 5528-001, Robert F. Stern papers, 1967-2008
  • Accession No. 5528-002, Robert Stern oral history, 2006

Processing Note

Minimally processed.

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Detailed Description of the Collection

 

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Personal Names

  • Stern, Robert F.--Archives

Other Creators

  • Corporate Names

    • Washington State Jewish Archives (University of Washington)

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Subject Terms

  • Personal Papers/Corporate Records (University of Washington)

Other Creators

  • Corporate Names

    • Washington State Jewish Archives (University of Washington)


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