256 results for: Politics and Politicians
Poster
Joel Pritchard for Congress poster, Seattle, circa 1974
Joel M. Pritchard (1925-1997) served Washington State as an elected official for forty-five years. A moderate Republican closely allied with Dan Evans and Slade Gorton, he was elected State Representative in 1958, State Senator in 1966, U.S. Representative in 1972, and Lieutenant Governor in 1988. This poster for one of Pritchard re-election campaigns for U.S. Representative announces an event "two…
ID Number:2019.3.38
Date:Circa 1974
Poster
Mayor Dore Apologizes poster, Seattle, 1936
Seattle has a long history of labor radicalism dating back into the 19th century. The 1930s saw a new burst of radical labor activism, with large scale strikes and boycotting that strengthened local labor unions representing longshoremen, woodworkers, truck drivers, and machinists. As unions grew in power, so did criticism of many union leaders who utilized heavy-handed methods of recruitment…
ID Number:2019.3.39
Date:1936
Poster
No Recall, No I-83, No More Delay poster, Seattle, 2004
Interest in expanding Seattle’s 1962 monorail line throughout the city gained momentum with signature-gathering petitions in 1994. In 1997, in spite of almost total opposition by the political establishment, city voters approved Initiative 41 for monorail expansion. Three years later voters approved an additional measure for planning money. Over the next few years, design and funding of the first phase…
ID Number:2019.3.41
Date:2004
Ephemera
Poll tax receipt, King County, 1890
The poll tax, an annual levy on voting, was a major source of revenue for states and municipalities in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The tax was a flat fee on voter registration, regardless of income. In practice, poll taxes suppressed the vote of low-income people who could not afford the fee.In 1854, Washington Territory levied its first…
ID Number:2019.3.81
Date:1890
Ephemera
Hannah E. Marley poll tax receipt, King County, 1922
The poll tax, an annual levy on voting, was a major source of revenue for states and municipalities in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The tax was a flat fee on voter registration, regardless of income. In practice, poll taxes suppressed the vote of low-income people who could not afford the fee.In 1854, Washington Territory levied its first…
ID Number:2019.3.82
Date:1922
Videorecording
Oral history interview with Norm Rice, October 24 and October 31, 2002
Interview with Norm Rice conducted by Gary Saaris on October 24 and 31, 2002, for the Speaking of Seattle Oral History Project. The 49th mayor of Seattle, Rice was Seattle's first Black mayor, serving two terms from 1990 to 1997. Before entering city government, he worked as a reporter at KOMO-TV and KIXI radio and as the Assistant Director of…
ID Number:2019.35.1.55
Date:2002
Videorecording
Oral history interview with Nan Campbell, October 5, 2009
Interview with Nan Campbell conducted by Marsha King for the Eastside Political Women Oral History Project in October 2009. Campbell served on Bellevue's City Council from 1981 to 1989 and as Bellevue's first woman mayor from 1989 to 1990. Topics discussed include her actions on the Bellevue City Council, her work in human services and advocacy, and her early career.
ID Number:2019.35.14.1
Date:2009
Audio recording
Oral history interview with Doris Munz Cooper, April 10, 2010
Interview with Doris Munz Cooper conducted by Marsha King for the Eastside Political Women Oral History Project in April 2010. Cooper was a member of Kirkland's City Council from 1973 to 1984 and the first woman mayor of Kirkland from 1984 to 1990. Topics discussed include running for political office as a woman in the 1970s, her childhood and education,…
ID Number:2019.35.14.2
Date:2010
Videorecording
Oral history interview with Christine T. Himes, July 13, 2009-April 13, 2010
Interview with Christine T. Himes conducted by Marsha King for the Eastside Political Women Oral History Project in July 2009 and April 2010. Himes was the first woman mayor of Redmond from 1980 to 1984. Topics discussed include her personal background, her advocacy and running for Redmond's City Council, and her work in politics. July 13, 2009 interview is video…
ID Number:2019.35.14.3
Date:2009
Videorecording
Oral history interview with Isabel Hogan, August 10, 2009
Interview with Isabel Hogan conducted by Marsha King for the Eastside Political Women Oral History Project in August 2009. Hogan was the first woman mayor of Kent from 1970 to 1986. Topics discussed include her background, early career and parenting six children, and her work as mayor.
ID Number:2019.35.14.4
Date:2009