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Image of Bettylou Valentine and Rebecca Salinas-Burton with student in Central Youth and Family Services office, Seattle, January 2, 1990
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Bettylou Valentine and Rebecca Salinas-Burton with student in Central Youth and Family Services office, Seattle, January 2, 1990

Bettylou (Burleigh) Valentine (1937-2014) came to Seattle in 1959 to attend graduate school at the University of Washington (UW). She was an early leader of Seattle CORE (Congress of Racial Equality), serving as secretary in 1964. She helped organize the campus Civil Rights Action Group (CRAG) after the UW administration refused to allow an NAACP chapter on campus. She left…
ID Number:2000.107.218.33.01
Date:1990
Image of Bettylou Valentine in front of Martin Luther King, Jr., Memorial, Seattle, February 15, 1992
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Bettylou Valentine in front of Martin Luther King, Jr., Memorial, Seattle, February 15, 1992

Bettylou (Burleigh) Valentine (1937-2014) came to Seattle in 1959 to attend graduate school at the University of Washington. She was an early leader of Seattle CORE (Congress of Racial Equality), serving as secretary in 1964. She helped organize the campus Civil Rights Action Group (CRAG) after the university administration refused to allow an NAACP chapter on campus. She left Seattle…
ID Number:2000.107.218.33.02
Date:1992
Image of Bettylou Valentine at site for new Central Youth and Family Services building, Seattle, June 16, 1992
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Bettylou Valentine at site for new Central Youth and Family Services building, Seattle, June 16, 1992

Bettylou (Burleigh) Valentine (1937-2014) came to Seattle in 1959 to attend graduate school at the University of Washington. She was an early leader of Seattle CORE (Congress of Racial Equality), serving as secretary in 1964. She helped organize the campus Civil Rights Action Group (CRAG) after the university administration refused to allow an NAACP chapter on campus. She left Seattle…
ID Number:2000.107.218.33.03
Date:1992
Image of Velma Veloria taking oath of office at Washington State House of Representatives, Olympia, January 11, 1993
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Velma Veloria taking oath of office at Washington State House of Representatives, Olympia, January 11, 1993

Velma Veloria (b. 1950) was the first Filipina American elected to a state legislature in the continental United States when she was elected to the Washington Legislature's 11th District in 1992. Veloria served for 12 years, from 1992 to 2004. Born in the Philippines, Veloria grew up in the Bay Area and became an activist through her participation in the…
ID Number:2000.107.219.31.01
Date:1993
Image of Ruth Velozo discussing Northwest Second Harvest, Seattle, July 2, 1979
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Ruth Velozo discussing Northwest Second Harvest, Seattle, July 2, 1979

Northwest Harvest, a Seattle-based non-profit organization, was founded in 1967 by The Ecumenical Metropolitan Ministry (EMM), an interfaith organization committed to identifying and addressing the primary problems of the poor and disadvantaged. The organization created Neighbors in Need and opened 34 food banks in what was initially conceived of as a short-term solution to an employment crisis in Seattle. As…
ID Number:2000.107.219.31.02
Date:1979
Image of Ruth Velozo worrying over empty shelves at Northwest Harvest, Seattle, April 6, 1981
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Ruth Velozo worrying over empty shelves at Northwest Harvest, Seattle, April 6, 1981

Northwest Harvest, a Seattle-based non-profit organization, was founded in 1967 by The Ecumenical Metropolitan Ministry (EMM), an interfaith organization committed to identifying and addressing the primary problems of the poor and disadvantaged. The organization created Neighbors in Need and opened 34 food banks in what was initially conceived of as a short-term solution to an employment crisis in Seattle. As…
ID Number:2000.107.219.31.03
Date:1981
Image of Ruth Velozo sorting food with volunteers at Northwest Second Harvest, Seattle, August 3, 1983
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Ruth Velozo sorting food with volunteers at Northwest Second Harvest, Seattle, August 3, 1983

Northwest Harvest, a Seattle-based non-profit organization, was founded in 1967 by The Ecumenical Metropolitan Ministry (EMM), an interfaith organization committed to identifying and addressing the primary problems of the poor and disadvantaged. The organization created Neighbors in Need and opened 34 food banks in what was initially conceived of as a short-term solution to an employment crisis in Seattle. As…
ID Number:2000.107.219.31.04
Date:1983
Image of Mary Lou Johnson, Howard Johnson, and Ruth Velozo with delivery at Northwest Harvest, Seattle, December 10, 1986
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Mary Lou Johnson, Howard Johnson, and Ruth Velozo with delivery at Northwest Harvest, Seattle, December 10, 1986

Northwest Harvest, a Seattle-based non-profit organization, was founded in 1967 by The Ecumenical Metropolitan Ministry (EMM), an interfaith organization committed to identifying and addressing the primary problems of the poor and disadvantaged. The organization created Neighbors in Need and opened 34 food banks in what was initially conceived of as a short-term solution to an employment crisis in Seattle. As…
ID Number:2000.107.219.31.05
Date:1986
Image of Kuuseng Sateurn and Lai Sio receiving goods from Ruth Velozo at Northwest Harvest, Seattle, December 27, 1990
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Kuuseng Sateurn and Lai Sio receiving goods from Ruth Velozo at Northwest Harvest, Seattle, December 27, 1990

Northwest Harvest, a Seattle-based non-profit organization, was founded in 1967 by The Ecumenical Metropolitan Ministry (EMM), an interfaith organization committed to identifying and addressing the primary problems of the poor and disadvantaged. The organization created Neighbors in Need and opened 34 food banks in what was initially conceived of as a short-term solution to an employment crisis in Seattle. As…
ID Number:2000.107.219.31.06
Date:1990
Image of Ruth Velozo checking cans of food at Northwest Harvest, Seattle, November 18, 1991
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Ruth Velozo checking cans of food at Northwest Harvest, Seattle, November 18, 1991

Northwest Harvest, a Seattle-based non-profit organization, was founded in 1967 by The Ecumenical Metropolitan Ministry (EMM), an interfaith organization committed to identifying and addressing the primary problems of the poor and disadvantaged. The organization created Neighbors in Need and opened 34 food banks in what was initially conceived of as a short-term solution to an employment crisis in Seattle. As…
ID Number:2000.107.219.31.07
Date:1991
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