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Newspaper

This is an issue of the "University of Washington Daily" a student-run newspaper. There is a frontpage article on the student elections. The article reports that Wing Luke was elected the class president of his sophomore class. There is head shoot of…

Notice

A. This is an approval to evict. In this document Wing Luke was granted the right to evict Ida Mathisen from 914 James St. Seattle WA. Luke was empowerd by the Office of Price Admission to take over Mathisen's apartment for him and his family. The…

Letter

This is a warning letter from the Department of Health and Sanitation of Seattle to ratproof a grocery store of the Luke family. In the letter Allan J. Butler the chief sanitation inspector states that grocery store was rat-infested on the day of the…

Contract

A. This is a receipt for payment of car insurance. Wing Luke paid $31.50 to North American Life Assurance Company. The receipt is signed on the bottom. B. This is the car insurance policy for a non-commerical vehicle. According to the policy Wing…

Receipt

A. This is a tax form. With this form Wing Luke reported to the Tax Commission of Washington that he bought a 1937 Graham sedan. Every purchase in the State of Washington was subject to a sales tax. The reverse side of the sheet gives details on the…

Letter

A. This is a 2-page letter from Wing Luke to Masse Bloomfield. Luke details plans for his trip to L.A.. He was going to attend the Democratic Party's national convention as an alternate delegate. He supported Adlai Stevenson for the democratic…

Application

A. This is a job application for a clerkship in Washington D.C.. Wing Luke was applying to be a clerk/typist at any federal agency or government library. The 4-page application includes information on Luke's work experience military service education…

Sticker, Bumper

This is a bumper sticker from Wing Luke's election campaign for city councilman. It has florescent yellow lettering for "Wing Luke" and white lettering for "City Council" against a black background.

Novelty

This is a matchbook for Wing Luke's election champaign. The book is glossy black and has gold lettering that spell "Wing Luke/ City Council." The book is standard size and is unused.

Cartoon

This is a political cartoon caricaturing the garbage problem in Seattle. In 1965 the city was running out of landfill space and the city council had mishandled the situation. Luke had opposed the majority's decision. This cartoon depicts the…