Pacific Northwest Labor History Association records, 1947-2015.The Pacific Northwest Labor History Association (PNLHA) is a non-profit association dedicated to preserving the history and heritage of workers in the Pacific Northwest. It considers the “Pacific Northwest” to be British Columbia, Oregon and Washington.
Members of the PNLHA include trade unionists, students, academics, and others who share an interest in the history and heritage of workers in the pacific northwest region. The PNLHA believes the labor movement must know where it’s been to know where it’s going. It depends exclusively on memberships to sustain its activities.
Conference files, including papers presented, correspondence, CD and DVD recordings, photographs, and related materials about projects sponsored by the association (1947-2015); miscellaneous correspondence files (1972-1990), Board of Directors correspondence files (1990-1993). Additional correspondence, minutes, reports, and agendas document the activities of the PNLHA executive board from 1999-2000. Also includes a file of correspondence between George Underwood and the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW) dating July 10, 1971 to August 11, 1977.