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November 10, 2020

UW Libraries: November Update

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We seek transparency in our planning processes during this time of constant change. Our monthly blog updates will outline the latest news on UW Libraries reopening plans and resources each month. These monthly blog posts will also be posted on the Libraries COVID-19 update page ongoing.  Here’s the latest news for November: Operations UW Libraries…


November 5, 2020

Labor Archives of Washington Spotlight: RIDGE Records Showcase Coalition-Building among Labor and Environmental Activists

Abbey Maynard, Archivist-in-Residence, Labor Archives of Washington

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This fall, I am working at the Labor Archives of Washington (LAW) in Special Collections at the University of Washington Libraries as their archivist-in-residence. Through a paid internship with Northwest Archivists, I have been processing the RIDGE records remotely from my home in Iowa.  The newly-acquired collection documents land use activism in Kittitas County, WA….