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St Mary's Retreat Center Purchase Effort and New School Retreat. , bulk: 1989 - 1991

 File — Box: 8, Folder: 7

Scope and Contents

This folder has materials beginning in 1989 concerning Labor Center effort to have unions purchase the St. Mary's School in Toledo, Washington for an education center as well as Letters in January 19, 1990 to labor union leadership.

Dates

  • Creation: Majority of material found within 1989 - 1991

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

Collection is open to the public and must be viewed in The Evergreen State College Archives and Special Collections reading room.

Biographical / Historical

The St. Mary's School in Toledo, Washington was a multi-building facility on 12 acres that could sleep 170 people, seat 300 in one room, feed and seat 100 in its dining room with 8 classrooms, conference rooms, a gym and a chapel. In March, 1991, the Labor Center organized a two day retreat for 35 adults and 13 children. All the adults were graduates of the New School for Union Organizers.

Extent

From the Collection: 12.47 Cubic Feet (29 large letter-sized document boxes) : Some materials show evidence of water damage

Language of Materials

English

Repository Details

Part of the The Evergreen State College Archives and Special Collections Repository

Contact:
http://www.evergreen.edu/archives
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Olympia WA 98505 USA