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Industrial Workers of the World records
Industrial Workers of the World
0691, 1975, 2160, 2235
3 vertical files
and 1 microfilm reel (negative)
1906-1972, undated
Collection of pamphlets, meeting minutes, and songs about the Industrial Workers of the World
Collection materials are in English.
The Industrial Workers of the World (IWW) is a revolutionary syndicalist labor union founded in Chicago, Illinois in 1905. The goal of the IWW is to join all working class peoples together into "one big union" organized by industry rather than by trade. The IWW promotes organizing on the job to build workplaces that benefit workers and communities. In addition to improving the economic conditions of workers today, the IWW aims to establish a new world centered on economic democracy. As of 2018, the "Preamble to the IWW Constitution" declares, "The working class and the employing class have nothing in common… Between these two classes a struggle must go on until the workers of the world organize as a class, take possession of the means of production, abolish the wage system, and live in harmony with the Earth." The IWW is both a model for how a future society could function without capitalism and also the means to achieve revolution.
Sources:
"About the IWW | Industrial Workers of the World." Accessed August 20, 2018. https://www.iww.org/content/about-iww.
Renshaw, Patrick.
The Wobblies: The Story of the IWW and Syndicalism in the United States. New, Updated ed. Chicago: Ivan R. Dee, 1999.
Organized into 4 accessions.
- Accession No. 0691-001, Industrial Workers of the World records, 1921-1922, 1944, undated
- Accession No. 1975-001, Industrial Workers of the World records, 1918, approximately 1950-1972
- Accession No. 2160-001, Industrial Workers of the World records, 1906-1911
- Accession No. 2235-001, Industrial Workers of the World records, 1927-1928
Materials include pamphlets, meeting minutes, and songs about the Industrial Workers of the World.
Forms part of the Labor Archives of Washington.
No restrictions on access.
Request at UW
Creator's literary rights not transferred to the University of Washington Libraries.
Materials of the organization can also be found in the guides to the Industrial Workers of the World Seattle Joint Branches Records, Accession No. 0544-001 and Industrial Workers of the World California Office Records, Accession No. 4762-001.
The Industrial Workers of the World California and Washington branch information was regularly captured by the Internet Archive Wayback Machine from 2014-2019. The Washington snapshots can be viewed here: https://wayback.archive-it.org/3988/*/http://www.iww.org/branches/US/WA .
The California snapshots can be viewed here: https://wayback.archive-it.org/3988/*/http://www.iww.org/branches/US/CA
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Industrial Workers of the World--Archives
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Accession No. 0691-001: Industrial Workers of the World records, 1921-1922, 1944, undated
1 vertical file
Scope and Content: Materials include minutes from the 14th General Convention of the IWW; "Out of a Job" essay; "One Big Union of the Industrial Workers of the World," fourth revised edition; introductory IWW pamphlet by the Seattle Joint Branches; and "Workers Songs: Pacific Northwest Labor School," volume one.
Restrictions on Access: No restrictions on access.
Restrictions on Use: Creator's literary rights not transferred to the University of Washington Libraries.
Acquisition Info: Materials donated by William Hopkins, Economics Department, February 08, 1967.
Industrial Workers of the World records
0691-001 VF0457
Accession No. 1975-001: Industrial Workers of the World records, 1918, approximately 1950-1972
1 vertical file
Scope and Content: Materials include "Evidence and Cross Examination of William D. Haywood in the Case of the USA v. William D. Haywood, et al."; an IWW Little Red Songbook; "Revolutionary Class Union, by James P. Thompson; an IWW introductory pamphlet, and an IWW song sheet.
Restrictions on Access: No restrictions on access.
Restrictions on Use: Creator's literary rights not transferred to the University of Washington Libraries.
Acquisition Info: Materials donated by Arthur Miller, Executive Board Member, IWW, Chicago, August 03, 1972.
Industrial Workers of the World records
1975-001 VF0588
Accession No. 2160-001: Industrial Workers of the World records, 1906-1911
1 vertical file
Scope and Content: Materials include a bound facsimile copy of minutes of the General Executive Board of the IWW dating from 1906 to 1911.
Restrictions on Access: No restrictions on access.
Restrictions on Use: Creator's literary rights not transferred to the University of Washington Libraries.
Acquisition Info: Wayne State University, January 25, 1973.
Industrial Workers of the World records
2160-001 VF0785
Accession No. 2235-001: Industrial Workers of the World records, 1927-1928
1 reels
microfilm, negative
Scope and Content: Materials include microfilmed copies of parts of the Industrial Workers of the World, Seattle Joint Branches records (Acc. 0544-001) relating to the Colorado Mine Strike of 1927 to 1928. Original materials are located in box 4, folders 3-8 of Acc. 544-001.
Restrictions on Access: No restrictions on access.
Restrictions on Use: Creator's literary rights not transferred to the University of Washington Libraries.
Acquisition Info: Microfilmed from the originals by the UW Microfilming Services for Stephen Brier, UCLA, February 01, 1974.
Industrial Workers of the World records