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Civil-rights leaders Nat and Thelma Jackson and Arthur Fletcher featured in new exhibit

Civil-rights leaders Nat and Thelma Jackson and Arthur Fletcher featured in new exhibit

Profiles of Arthur Fletcher and Nat and Thelma Jackson, three remarkable civil-rights leaders, are the latest chapters in Legacy Washington’s overview of 1968 “The year that Rocked Washington,” an exhibit that will open Sept. 13 at the State Capitol. Change was in the air. Everywhere. It was the year when Vietnam, civil rights, women’s liberation, and conservation coalesced — and a year when tragedy led the 6 o’clock news with numbing regularity.  When Arthur Fletcher announced his candidacy for Washington lieutenant…

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Hanford turns 70

Hanford turns 70

It was on March 22, 1943, that construction began at the Hanford Nuclear Reservation.  The site was used to produce plutonium for the atomic bomb that brought an end to World War II. In recognition of this historic anniversary, the state’s Digital Archives retrieved two photos of Hanford taken around 1975. The photo above shows the control room at Hanford’s Fast Flux Test Facility. The photo below was taken outside the facility.  The photos are found in the Digital Archives’…

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Recent Poetry from Washington State’s Poet Laureate!

Recent Poetry from Washington State’s Poet Laureate!

Kathleen Flenniken grew up in Richland, Washington during the Cold War. Richland’s neighbor and reason for existence was the Hanford Nuclear Reservation. Trained as a civil engineer, Flenniken spent eight years working as an engineer and hydrologist, three of those at Hanford. The poems in Plume trace Flenniken’s perceptions about Hanford from young girl to professional woman.

State Library to host Poet Meets Poet event Nov. 29

State Library to host Poet Meets Poet event Nov. 29

Kathleen Flenniken Join Washington State Poet Laureate Kathleen Flenniken, and West Region National Student Poet Miles Hewitt, as they share their talents in an evening of conversation and poetry sponsored by the Washington State Library. The free 90-minute gathering, sponsored by the Washington State Library, starts at 6 p.m. in the Legislative Building’s Columbia Room (located on the first floor), on the Capitol Campus. Doors will open at 5:30 p.m. Gov. Gregoire last February approved Flenniken’s appointment as State Poet…

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Vote on August Archives treasures!

Vote on August Archives treasures!

Since many of you took part in the recent Primary, you should still be in a voting mood. So how about voting in the August edition of our “Archives treasures” online poll? The three contenders are: 1)    The files for the Columbia Basin Commission, which was tasked with overseeing the Columbia Basin Reclamation Project. 2)    Toxic waste clean-up files, including Commencement Bay, Hanford and the ASARCO refinery in Tacoma.    3)    Documents from the GamScam scandal in 1980 involving two key…

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James Fitzgerald, the Human Ostrich

James Fitzgerald, the Human Ostrich

Random News from the Newspapers on Microfilm Collection: James Fitzgerald, the Human Ostrich From the desk of Steve Willis, Central Library Services Program Manager of the Washington State Library: “No, sir. This is the West, sir. When the legend becomes fact, print the legend.” I was reminded of this quote from the movie The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance after breezing through several old newspaper articles regarding the life and adventures of James Fitzgerald, who was known on both sides of…

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