Merle D. Adlum papers, 1963-1983.

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Merle D. Adlum papers, 1963-1983.

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Correspondence, notes, minutes, and reports, relating to Adlum's union, civic, and political activities, particularly his work as Seattle port commissioner (1965-1977), officer of Inland Boatmen's Union of the Pacific (1967-1978), and his activities with Washington Committee for a Responsible Environmental Policy, Shoreline Committee for Initiative 43B (1972), Alternatives for Washington, and Dixy Lee Ray for Governor Committee (1976). Includes material relating to Adlum's other activities with AFL-CIO Maritime Trades Dept., Central Puget Sound Economic Development District, Committee for Balanced Regional Transportation, Economic Development Council of Puget Sound, Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco (Seattle Branch), Pacific Science Center Foundation, Seattle Chamber of Commerce, Seattle Ferry Terminal Design Study, Seattle-King County Economic Development Council, Seattle Opportunities Industrialization Center, Washington Council on International Trade, Washington Environmental Trade Association, and Washington State Canal Commission. Persons represented include Robert W. Bucklin, Henry M. Jackson, Gene Kaspar, and J. Eldon Opheim.

94.92 cubic ft. (64 boxes)

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Adlum, Merle Daniel, 1919-1986

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Trade-union official and port commissioner, of Seattle, Wash. From the description of Papers, 1963-1983. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 154691170 From the description of Merle D. Adlum papers, 1963-1983. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 28416795 Born in 1919, Merle Adlum was active in Seattle and Pacific Northwest union and civic affairs from the early sixties to his death in 1986. Among the most important positions held by Adlum were the presidency of th...

Seattle Port Commission

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Publicly owned governing body for the Seattle waterfront. The Seattle Port Commission was established by King County voters in September 1911 as a publicly owned and controlled governing body for the City's waterfront area. The Commission had the power to authorize and control improvements to Harbor and transportation facilities on the waterfront, to purchase land, to levy property taxes and issue bonds. The first Port Commissioners were Robert Bridges, Hiram Chittenden ...

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