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Oral history interview with Giovanni Costigan, 1985

Giovanni Costigan (1905–1990) was a noted historian and popular lecturer, and a specialist in Irish and English history. Costigan attended the University of Oxford, and University of Wisconsin in Madison, where he earned his PhD. Costigan taught at the University of Wisconsin and Idaho State University before joining the history department at the University of Washington in 1934. He retired…
ID Number:1985.135.6
Date:1985
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Oral history interview with Jim Ellis, March and July 1985

James Reed “Jim” Ellis (b. 1921) is widely regarded as the most visionary civic activist in King County history.Born in California, Ellis family moved to Seattle with his family in 1923. He attended John Muir Elementary School and Franklin High School, and graduated from the University of Washington School of Law in 1948.In the 1950s, Ellis was a leader in…
ID Number:1985.135.9
Date:1985
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Oral history interview with Anne Gould Hauberg, April 24, 1985

Anne Gould Hauberg (1917 – 2016) was a Seattle civic activist, philanthropist, and patron of the arts.Anne and her husband John Hauberg emerged as patrons of the arts in Seattle and the Pacific Northwest in the 1950s. They collected art works, and provided support for emerging Northwest artists. By the 1960s, Anne Hauberg particularly focused on supporting the crafts through…
ID Number:1985.135.11
Date:1985
Image of Black delegation meeting with officials at City Hall after Larry Ward shooting, Seattle, May 19, 1970
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Black delegation meeting with officials at City Hall after Larry Ward shooting, Seattle, May 19, 1970

On May 15, 1970, a Seattle police officer shot and killed Larry Eugene Ward (1947-1970) as he fled from police after attempting to light a bomb fuse at Hardcastle Realty at 23rd Avenue and Union Street in the Central Area. Police were alerted to the attempt by the FBI, who had been watching the property, expecting Black Panther involvement in…
ID Number:1986.5.1066.4
Date:1970
Image of Protest march to City Hall after Larry Ward killing, May 19, 1970
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Protest march to City Hall after Larry Ward killing, May 19, 1970

On May 15, 1970, a Seattle police officer shot and killed Larry Eugene Ward (1947-1970) as he fled from police after attempting to light a bomb fuse at Hardcastle Realty at 23rd Avenue and Union Street in the Central Area. Police were alerted to the attempt by the FBI, who had been watching the property, expecting Black Panther involvement in…
ID Number:1986.5.1066.16
Date:1970
Image of Tomas Villanueva with Co-op members at the United Farm Workers Cooperative, Toppenish, Washington, July 1967
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Tomas Villanueva with Co-op members at the United Farm Workers Cooperative, Toppenish, Washington, July 1967

In July 1967, Mexican-American farm workers in the Yakima Valley started the United Farm Workers Cooperative in Toppenish. At the time, the Co-op was not affiliated with the United Farm Workers (UFW) movement led by Cesar Chavez. The Co-op sold shares for $5 and by August 1967, 150 families had purchased shares. Co-op prices averaged 7% less than grocery stores…
ID Number:1986.5.2894.1
Date:1967
Image of Tomas Villanueva at the United Farm Workers Cooperative, Toppenish, Washington, July 1967
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Tomas Villanueva at the United Farm Workers Cooperative, Toppenish, Washington, July 1967

In July 1967, Mexican-American farm workers in the Yakima Valley started the United Farm Workers Cooperative in Toppenish. At the time, the Co-op was not affiliated with the United Farm Workers (UFW) movement led by Cesar Chavez. The Co-op sold shares for $5 and by August 1967, 150 families had purchased shares. Co-op prices averaged 7% less than grocery stores…
ID Number:1986.5.2894.2
Date:1967
Image of Members shopping at the United Farm Workers Cooperative, Toppenish, Washington, July 1967
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Members shopping at the United Farm Workers Cooperative, Toppenish, Washington, July 1967

In July 1967, Mexican-American farm workers in the Yakima Valley started the United Farm Workers Cooperative in Toppenish. At the time, the Co-op was not affiliated with the United Farm Workers (UFW) movement led by Cesar Chavez. The Co-op sold shares for $5 and by August 1967, 150 families had purchased shares. Co-op prices averaged 7% less than grocery stores…
ID Number:1986.5.2894.3
Date:1967
Image of Group sorting donations for migrant farm workers, Seattle, August 21, 1967
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Group sorting donations for migrant farm workers, Seattle, August 21, 1967

In August 1967, more than 8,000 migrant workers arrived in the Yakima Valley before crops were ready to harvest. Poor harvests in neighboring states had pushed them to the Yakima Valley early to look for work. Unfortunately, no work was available when they arrived and thousands of migrants were forced to wait for the apple harvest in September. Most could…
ID Number:1986.5.2901.11
Date:1967
Image of Men delivering boxes of goods for shipment to migrant farm workers, Seattle, August 21, 1967
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Men delivering boxes of goods for shipment to migrant farm workers, Seattle, August 21, 1967

In August 1967, more than 8,000 migrant workers arrived in the Yakima Valley before crops were ready to harvest. Poor harvests in neighboring states had pushed them to the Yakima Valley to look for work. Unfortunately, no work was available when they arrived and thousands of migrants were forced to wait for the apple harvest in September. Most could not…
ID Number:1986.5.2902.5
Date:1967
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