Camp Solidarity, 1990-07
Scope and Contents
Materials include a chronological history of the development of that camp, recruitment, funding, speakers, staffing, agenda construction, strategy game development and evaluations.
Dates
- Creation: 1990-07
Creator
- From the Collection: Leahy, Dan (Person)
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
In January 1990, Peter Swinford, an Evergreen student and Labor Center staff, visited Camp Solidarity in Virginia which was the site of a UMW strike against the Pittston Coal company. Upon his return to Evergreen he wrote an extensive 8 page memo detailing the history and purpose of the camp and proposed a Camp Solidarity Northwest sponsored by the Labor Center entitled “Honoring the Tradition, Creating New Strategies.”
The camp's mentor was UMWA Vice President Cecil Roberts. Labor Center staff Peter Swinford, Maryrose Livingston, Helen Lee, Robert Olson and Dan Leahy worked on this four day camp, June 12-15, 1990.
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
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Olympia WA 98505 USA
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