Howard Costigan papers 1933-1989 1947-1989

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Howard Costigan papers 1933-1989 1947-1989

http://nwda.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv26351

Papers of a Washington political organizer, researcher, writer, and co-founder of the Washington Commonwealth Federation, as well as papers of his second wife

6 cubic feet, 6 boxes, one package; 8 audiocassette tapes

eng,

University of Washington Libraries Special Collections

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Costigan, Howard

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Howard Costigan (1904-1985) was a long-time political organizer, researcher and writer. He was noted mostly for his work as co-founder and executive secretary of the Communist-dominated Washington Commonwealth Federation, and then later as a fervent anti-communist in both Washington and California. Born and raised in Seattle, Costigan later attended high school in Centralia, and then went to Whitman College. He worked briefly as a high school teacher in Vancouver, but di...