John Caughlan papers 1933-1999

Marine Cooks and Stewards Union

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Labor organization. From the guide to the Marine Cooks and Stewards Union records, 1954, (University of Washington Libraries Special Collections) ...

Domingo, Silme,  d. 1981

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Wolf, Hazel, 1898-2000

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Environmental and social activist, Seattle, Wash. Hazel Anna Wolf (1898-2000) fought for feminism, human rights, organized labor, and environmental protection throughout her 101 years. She was a prominent member of the Seattle Audubon Society and served as its secretary for 37 years. In the late 1970s Wolf revitalized the Federation of Western Outdoor Clubs, serving as its president from 1976-1977. She also edited the organization's newsletter, Outdoors West, from 1981-1...

Washington Pension Union

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Founded in 1937 under the name Old Age Pension Union, the group's name was changed to Washington Pension Union in 1944. It dissolved in 1961. It advocated adequate pensions for the elderly and public assistance for the needy. William J. Pennock was a founder and president of the Washington Pension Union until his death in 1953. From the guide to the Washington Pension Union records, 1906-1965, (University of Washington Libraries Special Collections) Washington S...

Huff, Henry P.

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Political activist, labor activist. Huff joined the Industrial Workers of the World in 1917 and was a charter member of the Communist Party, USA (CPUSA); serving in Southwest Washington as a member of the District Committee and District Board of the CPUSA, participating in unemployed struggles, the 1934 Pacific Coast Maritime Strike, and the 1935 Lumber Strike. He was a member of the National Committee of the CPUSA from 1944 to 1948. Huff was also a member of the Washington Commonwe...

Dixon, Elmer

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Seattle Black Panther Party

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Law, Laura,  d. 1940

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Law, Richard

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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....

Caughlan, John, 1909-1999

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John Caughlan was a Seattle attorney and civil rights leader. John Caughlan was born in Missouri in 1909, the son of a Methodist clergyman. The Caughlan family moved to Eastern Washington in 1911, living chiefly in Ellensburg, and then to Seattle where Caughlan graduated from Ballard High School and earned a B.A. at the University of Washington. In the early 1930s he enrolled briefly in a graduate program in English literature at Yale University but, feeling the discipli...

Viernes, Gene,  d. 1981

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National Lawyers Guild

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The National Lawyers Guild (NLG) was founded in 1937 as an association of progressive lawyers and jurists who believed that lawyers had a major role to play in reconstructing legal values by emphasizing human rights over property rights. From its inception, the Guild welcomed into its ranks all members of the profession without regard to race, gender or ethnic identity; it was the first national legal professional association to do so. Since its founding, the Guild has been instrumental in leadi...

Line of March Black Liberation Commission

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National Lawyers Guild. Seattle Chapter

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Washington (State). Legislature. Joint Legislative Fact-Finding Committee on Un-American Activities

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