American Civil Liberties Union of Washington records circa 1942-1996

Neuberger, Richard L. (Richard Lewis), 1912-1960

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Richard Lewis Neuberger (December 26, 1912 – March 9, 1960) was an American journalist, author, and politician. A member of the Democratic Party, he notably served as a U.S. Senator from Oregon from 1955 until his death. Born in rural Multnomah County, Oregon, he grew up in nearby Portland where he attended public schools. Neuberger graduated from the University of Oregon in 1935, where he had served as editor of the student newspaper, the Oregon Daily Emerald. Neuberger began writing for the...

Litchman, Mark M., 1887-1960.

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Lawyer, labor advocate, and socialist of Seattle, Washington. Mark M. Litchman, born in 1887, was a Seattle lawyer. He defended prospective deportees from deportation (1918-1920, 1931); defended the Seattle Union Record newspaper against sedition charges (1919-1920); defended members of the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW) incarcerated at Yakima (1933); and represented Haverty in International Stevedoring Company v. Haverty, leading to the abolition of the fellow-se...

Goldmark, John

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U'Ren, William Simon, 1859-1949

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Becker, Rayfield

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Hirabayashi, Gordon K.

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Endo, Mitsuye

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American Civil Liberties Union of Washington

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The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) is an organization dedicated to the protection of constitutional rights and liberties in the United States. It was founded in 1920 by a group of civil libertarians. The ACLU operates by providing legal counsel in cases involving civil liberties. It has been active in cases relating to academic freedom, separation of church and state, the right to privacy, due process of law, freedom of speech, other freedoms guaranteed in the process of law....

Sweetland, Monroe

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Selden, Lauren

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Seattle (Wash.). Police Dept.

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City's first charter established the marshall as the local peace officer; in 1883 the position of chief of police was established; city charter of 1890 created the Board of Police Commissioners which administered the department and appointed officers; following allegations of corruption, the commission was abolished by the new charter of the 1896; in 1962 the department assumed authority for policing the harborfront, formerly a function of the Harbor Department. From the description ...

Gottfried, Alex

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Sarruf, Alexander

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Bork, Robert H

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Biographical Note 1927, Mar. 1 Born, Pittsburgh, Pa. 1944 1945 Attended University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pa. 1945 1946 Member, ...

Dwyer, William L.

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Koramatsu, Fred

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Goodman, Irvin

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Harrison, David S.

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Chavelle, Cornelius

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Industrial Workers of the World

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The IWW is a labor organization dedicated to uniting laborers around the world into a single large union. From the description of Collection 1916-1939. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 778701431 Established in Chicago in 1905 by sponsors of socialism and the remnants of previous labor unions, including the Knights of Labor, Western Federation of Miners and the American Labor Union, the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW), or "Wobblies", evolved into a radical industrial unio...

Hampton, Julya

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Kizer, Benjamin H. (Benjamin Hamilton), 1878-1978

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Benjamin Kizer, Spokane attorney, was born in Ohio, but came to Spokane with his family in 1890. He never finished high school, but after working at a variety of jobs, went to the University of Michigan Law School and was admitted to the bar in 1902. He maintained his law practice until his death at the age of 99. He was active in public affairs and from 1944 to 1946, served as the United National Relief and Rehabilitation Administration director in China. He advocated relations with China in th...

Parker-Bennet, Adele

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United States. Federal Bureau of Investigation

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The FBI established this classification when it assumed responsibility for ascertaining the protection capabilities and weaknesses of defense plants. Each plant survey was a separate case file, with the survey, supplemental surveys, and all communications dealing with a plant insofar as plant protection was concerned, filed together. On June 1, 1941, and January 5, 1942, the Navy and Army, respectively, assumed responsibility for surveying defense plants in which they had interests. Thereafter, ...

Barnett, Arthur G., 1907-

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Socialist Party (U.S.)

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The Socialist Party (U.S.) was founded in 1901, bringing together moderate socialists from the Social Democratic Party, and dissident members of the Socialist Labor Party. In 1936 the ongoing differences between the “Old Guard” and “Militant” factions, resulted in a split, with the Militant group retaining the SP name and much of the membership, while the Old Guard faction retained most of the organizational and financial assets. From the guide to the Socialist Party (U.S.) Minutes, ...

Vanderveer, George F., 1875-

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Okamoto, Kiyoshi, 1947-

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It's About Time

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McWilliams, Carey

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Glaser, Leon

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Parson, Tom

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Dixon, Aaron Floyd

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Political activist Aaron Lloyd Dixon was born on January 2, 1949 in Chicago, Illinois to Frances Sledge Dixon and Elmer James Dixon. The Dixons were leftist activists and valued the importance of fighting social injustice. Dixon moved to Seattle, Washington in 1958, when his father accepted a job as a technical illustrator for the United States Air Force. In 1961, at age eleven, Dixon walked alongside Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., in his march to end housing discrimination in Seattle. He attended ...

Henry, Ed

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American Union Against Militarism

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American Union Against Militarism (AUAM); founded in New York City in 1915 as the Anti-Militarism Committee; opposed militarism in World War I, defended conscientious objectors and civil liberties during the war, worked for a just and lasting peace, and opposed peacetime conscription after the war; also known at times as the Anti-Preparedness Committee, Truth About Preparedness Committee, American Union for a Democratic Peace, and the League for an American Peace; closed its offices early in 192...

Yasui, Minoru, 1921-

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Strong, Sydney, 1860-1938

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American pacifist; observer at the Geneva Disarmament Conference. From the description of Sydney Strong newsletters, 1932-1933. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 754867867 Congregational minister, pacifist, war resistance leader, author, editor, and political activist; full name: Sydney Dix Strong. From the description of Papers, 1890-1938. (Swarthmore College, Peace Collection). WorldCat record id: 42634137 Biographical/Histori...

Branmin, Carl.

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Clark, Irving M., 1883-1960

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Bennett, Odell

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Taylor, Kathleen

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Wakayama, Toko

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Farquharson, Mary U.

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Duncan, Robert Gordon

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Smith, Elmer

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American Civil Liberties Union

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Founded in 1920 in New York City by Roger Baldwin and others; the ACLU was an outgrowth of the American Union Against Militarism's National Civil Liberties Bureau, which in 1920 changed its name to the American Civil Liberties Union. From the description of Collection, 1917- (Swarthmore College, Peace Collection). WorldCat record id: 42740878 The Southern Women's Rights Project (SWRP) located in Richmond is affiliated with the American Civil Liberties Union. The project deal...

Smith, James Henry

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