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Centralia Tragedy Collection

Mr. Block and the profiteers
Mr. Block and the profiteers

The Industrial Workers of the World (IWW), sometimes known as the Wobblies, is a radical labor organization that was most active from 1900 to the 1930s. This collection of pamphlets, leaflets and letters, originally held by the now defunct I.W.W. Seattle Office, focuses on the Centralia Tragedy of 1919 in Centralia, Washington. The event is also known as the Armistice Day Riot and the Centralia Massacre, a term coined not largely adopted by the labor movement and social justice advocates because it suggest a one-sided confrontation, when in fact both sides were armed.

The material for this database was drawn from a collection in the University of Washington Libraries Special Collections Division entitled, Industrial Workers of the World. Seattle Office, Accession No. 0544-001. Not all the material from this collection was included in this database.

About the Database

The material for this database was drawn from a collection entitled, Industrial Workers of the World. Seattle Office, Accession No. 0544-001, which resides in the UW Libraries Special Collections Division. Not all the material from this collection was included in this database. The material was scanned in grayscale using a Microtek Scanmaker 9600L and saved in .jpg format. Some manipulation of the images was done to present the clearest possible digital image. The scanned images were then linked with descriptive data using Content. The information for the Centralia Tragedy Collection was researched and prepared by the UW Libraries Special Collections and Cataloging staff in 2001.

Additional Resources

The websites and texts listed below offer additional information about the Centralia Tragedy, from a variety of viewpoints.

Bibliography

Secondary Sources: Centralia Tragedy of 1919

Primary Sources: Centralia Tragedy of 1919


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