Provenance

Whatcom County Central Labor Council, AFL-CIO donated the records to the Center for Pacific Northwest Studies in April 1984.

Processing Note:

Randall Downey originally processed the collection in May 1984, and prepared an informational paper about the records. In August 2003, Ruth Steele re-engineered the collection and finding aid. 

Related Material:

The Newspaper Collection at the Center for Pacific Northwest Studies contains select copies of the Bellingham Labor News, the newspaper issued by the Bellingham Central Labor Council, dated between 1949 and 1969. The Bellingham Labor News (1939-1968) is also available on microfilm at the Bellingham Public Library, with its successor, the Northwest Washington Labor News (1969-1981).