Robert E. Burke collection 1892-1994

American Committee for the Protection of Foreign Born

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The American Committee for Protection of Foreign Born (1933-1982), based in New York City, was founded for the purpose of defending the rights of the foreign born, especially radicals and Communist Party members, thereby filling a void left by other civil rights defense groups. The Committee's formation was initiated by Roger Baldwin of the American Civil Liberties Union. The Committee pursued its aims through litigation, legislation and public education. In its early years, the Committee's acti...

Magnuson, Warren G. (Warren Grant), 1905-1989

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Warren Grant Magnuson (b. April 12, 1905, Moorhead, Minn.-d. May 20, 1989, Seattle, Wash.), a U.S. Representative and U.S. Senator from the State of Washington, graduated from the University of Washington law school in 1929 and served in several local and state-wide political posts until 1936 when he was elected as a Democrat to the U.S. Congress. During the Second World War he served in the U.S. Navy attaining the rank of lieutenant commander. He was a member of the Senate from 1944 to 1981, se...

Rabbitt, Thomas C., 1905-1961

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Political leader, Washington State. Thomas C. Rabbitt was born in 1905. He was a Washington State Senator (Democrat) from 1942-1946; Vice-President of the Washington Pension Union, 1938-1961; Executive Secretary of the Progressive Party of Washington, 1952-1953; and Executive Secretary of the Washington Commonwealth Federation from 1942-1946. Rabbitt was an air raid warden during World War II. He was called to testify before the Velde committee circa 1953 or 1954. He die...

Democratic Party (U.S.)

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Jackson, Henry M. (Henry Martin), 1912-1983

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Jackson's tenure in the House was briefly interrupted by service in the U.S. Army. He enlisted in 1943, but was recalled by President Roosevelt to congressional service after basic training. Jackson was assigned to the Government Operations Committee's Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, a position which quickly put him at the center of the un-American activities controversies and in the national spotlight. He won recognition ...

United States. Farm Security Administration

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The Farm Security Administration (FSA) was established within the United States Department of Agriculture to implement the provisions of the Bankhead-Jones Tenant Act of 1937. The agency also took over certain functions of its predecessor, the Resettlement Administration (RA). The FSA made available and administered long-term loans to tenants and sharecroppers, loaned funds to rural cooperatives, and operated camps for migrant farm workers. The FSA was abolished in 1946; the Farmers Home Adminis...

Coffee, John Main, 1897-

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Tacoma resident John Main Coffee (1897-1983) was a member of the U.S. House of Representatives for Washington State, 1937-1946. From the description of John Coffee Papers, 1940-1952. (University of Puget Sound Library). WorldCat record id: 746570236 John Main Coffee (January 23, 1897-June 2, 1983) was a U.S. Representative from Washington State, 6th District, 1937-1946. Born in Tacoma, Washington, Coffee attended public schools. He attended Universit...

Johnson, Hiram, 1866-1945

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Hiram Johnson was the governor of California, 1911-1917, a United States Senator from California, 1917-1945, and a leader in the Progressive Party. From the description of Hiram Johnson papers, 1895-1945. (University of California, Berkeley). WorldCat record id: 82192663 Hiram Johnson served as governor of Calif. (1911-1917), Progressive candidate for Vice President of the U.S. (1912), and U.S. Senator from Calif. (1917-1945). From the description of Hiram Johnso...

Smith, Martin F. (Martin Fernard), 1891-1954

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Workers Alliance of Washington

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Washington State Federation of Labor

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In 1893 unions throughout the state sent delegates to the first Washington Labor Congress. In 1902 the Labor Congress decided to form a permanent executive board, change the organization’s name to the Washington State Federation of Labor (WSFL), and affiliate with the American Federation of Labor. Thereafter, only AFL unions could join the WSFL. The primary purpose of the organization, however, remained the same: to lobby the state legislature for labor-endorsed measures. The WSFL a...

Hicks, John D.

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Pennock, William J. (William Jonathan), -1953

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National Federation for Constitutional Liberties

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Commonwealth Builders (Organization : Wash.)

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Democratic Party (King County, Wash.)

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Roosevelt, Franklin D. (Franklin Delano), 1882-1945

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Franklin Delano Roosevelt was born on January 30, 1882, in Hyde Park, New York. He was the son of James (lawyer, financier) and Sara (Delano) Roosevelt. He married Anna Eleanor Roosevelt on March 17, 1905, and had six children: Anna, James, Franklin, Elliott, Franklin Jr., John. He received his B.A. from Harvard in 1904 and later attended Columbia University Law School. Roosevelt was admitted to the Bar in 1907 and worked for the Carter, Ledyard, and Milburn firm in New York City from 1907 to 19...

Japanese American Committee for Democracy.

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Burke, Robert E. (Robert Eugene), 1921-1998

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Professor of history, University of Washington; collector, author. 1921- . Robert E. Burke was a history professor at University of Washington from 1958 until 1993. Burke acquired this collection during his research, which often focused on studies of progressive and radical politics in California and the United States during the New Deal. The Washington Commonwealth Federation was created in 1935 from efforts of the Commonwealth Builders. It was a coalition o...

International Woodworkers of America, International. Local 3-47, Salkum

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Central Labor Council of Seattle and Vicinity

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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...

Washington Commonwealth Federation

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Ku Klux Klan (1915- ). Crown Point Klan #1 (Seattle, Wash.)

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Bridges, Harry, 1901-1990

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Harry Renton Bridges, also known as Alfred Renton Byrant Bridges, came to the United States in 1920 from Australia where he had been a seaman and involved in union activities. Bridges continued to be active on the docks in fighting for labor rights and was instrumental in getting the International Longshore Association (ILA), an affiliate of the AF of L, recognized as the bargaining unit for the entire Pacific coast. He became president of ILA Local 34-36 and in 1936 its Pacific Coast preside...

Democratic Party (Wash.)

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American Red Cross

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On December 2, 1905, Mrs. Tunis G. Bergen brought together a group of Brooklyn residents at the Barnard Club House on Remsen Street to form New York City's first borough-based Red Cross organization. With an initial membership roster of 300, the Brooklyn Chapter of the American Red Cross embarked on its first major campaign to aid victims of the 1906 San Francisco earthquake, collecting over $100,000 and thousands of articles of clothing to contribute to the relief effort. From this point on, th...

Pettus, Terry, 1904-

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Mr. Pettus, born in 1904, was president of Tacoma Newspaper Guild during 1935-1937 strike, and provisional president of Seattle Chapter during its organizational drive in 1936 to Portland, Spokane, Victoria, Vancouver (B.C.), Great Falls. From the guide to the Terry Pettus papers, 1927-1984, (University of Washington Libraries Special Collections) ...

Labor's Non-Partisan League

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DeLacy, Hugh, 1910-1986

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Born and raised in Seattle, Hugh DeLacy taught English from 1933 to 1937 at the University of Washington, where he helped to organize a teachers' union. He then served on the Seattle City Council for several years and became active in the Democratic Party. During World War II, DeLacy worked as a machinist in the shipyards, and in 1944 he won the First District Congressional seat that had been vacated by Warren Magnuson. Accused of being anti-American in his 1946 bid for re-election, DeLacy was d...

Scripps, E.W. (Edward Willis), 1854-1926

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Newspaper publisher, Scripps began the greatest number of daily papers then founded by one person (over 40). He started the Newspaper Enterprise Association and United Press International. From the description of E.W. Scripps Papers, 1868-1926. (Ohio University). WorldCat record id: 21385046 ...

National Conference on Constitutional Amendment

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Washington State Social Security Council

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Bone, Homer Truett, 1883-1970

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Homer Truett Bone (1883-1970) was the son of James Milton and Margaret Jane Demaree Bone, and was born near Indianapolis, Indiana. He married Blanche Sly. The Bones moved to Tacoma, Washington, in 1899, and there he had a law practice. In the early 1920s, Bone served as an attorney for Tacoma City Light, the city’s municipally owned utility. He was a Democrat; U.S. Senator, 1932-1944; judge, U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit, San Francisco, 1945-1954. He was best known for his involve...

Washington Old Age Pension Union

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International Labor Defense

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Established by the Communist Party of the United States of America as its legal defense arm in 1925 to aid labor, political prisoners, and victims of reactionary violence. Using mass demonstrations and publicity, the International Labor Defense (ILD) conducted national and worldwide campaigns to gather support for its cases. In 1946 the ILD merged with the Civil Rights Congress. From the description of International Labor Defense records, 1926-1946. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122...

Hearst Newspapers

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Dill, Clarence C. (Clarence Cleveland), 1884-1978

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Clarence Dill came to Spokane in 1908. He taught at Lewis and Clark High School for two years then established a law practice. Dill became secretary to Washington governor Ernest Lister in 1913, and was elected as a Democrat to the U.S. House of Representatives in 1914. He served as senator, 1922-1935. During that time he was instrumental in securing support for the construction of Grand Coulee Dam. An autobiographical book, Where Water Falls (1970), details his lobbying efforts for the dam. Dil...

Wallgren, Monrad C. (Monrad Charles), 1891-1961

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Governor of Washington, government official, and friend of Harry S. Truman. From the description of Papers, 1929-1959 [microform]. (Harry S Truman Library). WorldCat record id: 70958968 ...

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...