NEW LABOR HISTORY WEBSITE LAUNCHED Special Collections at the University of Oregon Libraries announces the launch of a new online resource entitled The Labor Project: Dedicated to the Preservation of Labor and Working-Class History in the Pacific Northwest (http://libweb.uoregon.edu/speccoll/exhibits/labor/). The website provides a portal researchers can use to access the documentary history of labor in Oregon and other western states. The site combines the convenience of online searching with a carefully organized approach to research on the topic. At the heart of the site is a database that allows users to search the UOs Special Collections holdings related to labor and working-class history by keyword, subject, date ranges, title, and related authors. Users can also browse the contents of the database in eight different labor-related topics. Examples of archived material housed in Special Collections and referenced in the database include documents on the timber industry in the Pacific Northwest, arbitration papers from the International Longshore and Warehouse Union and other unions, original pamphlets from the Industrial Workers of the World , legal documents related to the trial of Sacco and Vanzetti, and extensive materials from native American tribes in Oregon. Special Collections staff members have identified approximately 100 collections in its holdings that are relevant to the history of labor and the working class in the Northwest. The materials include private papers, arbitration records, corporate and organizational records, and political material. Database searches yield an extensive description of these individual holdings and their specific location within the UO Libraries Special Collections. Additional material will be added to the database as it is acquired and cataloged. For more information on the Labor Project website, contact James Fox, (541) 346-1904, [email protected], or Alex Morrow, (541) 346-5908, [email protected] -------------------------------------------------- Oregon Heritage News is a service of the Oregon Heritage Commission. INVITE YOUR FRIENDS TO JOIN THE LIST We've heard from some of you that you like to forward some of these Oregon Heritage News electronic newsletters to your friends, families and colleagues. It's a practice we'd like more of you to consider. You could also have them subscribe directly to Oregon Heritage News. To do that, they can go to http://webhost.osl.state.or.us/mailman/listinfo/Heritage and give their name (optional) and e-mail address. It's that simple. In case you are wondering, the Oregon Heritage News subscribers' addresses are only used to send this electronic newsletter and other information of the Oregon Heritage Commission. Copied and submitted by Earline Wasser Member of Columbia Gorge Genealogical Society c/o The Dalles/Wasco County Public Library 722 Court Street The Dalles, Oregon 97058 http://community.gorge.net/genealogy [Note: new website address] Browse http://historysavers.com/orwasco/ recently updated information regarding Wasco County - Links are at the bottom of page http://searches.rootsweb.com/ "Don't judge each day by the harvest you reap but by the seeds you plant." Robert Louis Stevenson Incoming and Outgoing mail protected by Trend Micro PC-cillin program _________________________________________________________________ Find things fast with the new MSN Toolbar – includes FREE pop-up blocking! http://clk.atdmt.com/AVE/go/onm00200414ave/direct/01/