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Emerson Daggett papers, 1931-1989
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Daggett, Emerson, 1909-1980
- Title
- Emerson Daggett papers
- Dates
- 1931-1989 (inclusive)19311989
- Quantity
- 1.37 cubic feet (2 boxes)
- Collection Number
- 3977 (Accession No. 3977-001)
- Summary
- Correspondence, writings, publications and photographs of a union worker and poet
- Repository
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University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections
Special Collections
University of Washington Libraries
Box 352900
Seattle, WA
98195-2900
Telephone: 2065431929
Fax: 2065431931
speccoll@uw.edu - Access Restrictions
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Open to all users.
- Languages
- English
Biographical NoteReturn to Top
Emerson Leroy Daggett (1909-1980) was born in Seattle, attended Franklin High School, then the University of Washington in the 1930s. There he wrote humerous columns and magazine articles for campus publications. In 1937 he moved to San Francisco, later settling in Los Angeles. In 1939 he married Helen Elizabeth Cross. He worked for unions, then as a clerk for Army hospitals during WWII, and later worked in public relations for the American Tuberculosis Association, California Heart Association, and the Presbyterian Medical Center. He also wrote and published stories, articles and poems. He retired in 1973. He died in 1980 at his home in Mendocino, California. Posthumously published was "The Sentinel," a poem about the Centralia Tragedy of 1919. (The event if often referred to as the Centralia Massacre by opponents of the Industrial Workers of the World). Some of his writings are humorous pieces about his illnesses.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
Correspondence, writings, diary, publications, photographs, and clippings from the life of Daggett. Materials include an autobiography, correspondence about his health and medical history, "nasty letters", various writings including edited manuscripts. Subject series include Seattle news and clippings around the issue of free speech at the University of Washington.
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Restrictions on Use
Creator's literary rights transferred to the University of Washington Libraries.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
Biographical, approximately 1980Return to Top
Container(s) | Description | Dates |
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Box | ||
1 | Autobiography and obituaries |
approximately 1980 |
General Correspondence, approximately 1943-1989Return to Top
Container(s) | Description | Dates |
---|---|---|
Box | ||
1 | Chronological |
approximately 1943-1980 |
1 | Athearn, Hope |
1976-1980 |
1 | Boldrey, Edwin B. (Dr.) |
1974-1983 |
1 | Cohen, Seymour |
1975-1980 |
1 | James, David & Maria |
1976-1980 |
1 | Paley, Mark |
1980 |
1 | Rejections |
undated |
1 | "Nasty Letters", KQED, etc. |
1959-1980 |
1 | re Kent State |
1975 |
1 | Poet Business |
1976-1981 |
2 | Miscellaneous Correspondence |
approximately 1977-1989 |
Writings (including correspondence re), 1944-1982Return to Top
Container(s) | Description | Dates |
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Box | ||
1 | Historic, early manuscripts, "Bits and
Pieces" |
1958-1971 |
1 | Cancer Manuscript |
undated |
1 | Flora- book try |
approximately 1950-1951 |
1 | Hill of Fur |
undated, 1981 |
1 | Hospitals Includes writings inspired by and about Daggett's medical
problems, "Journey Out of Time", "What is your Mother's Maiden Name?",
"Comrades in the Fiery Brain", "Fourty Days and Thirty-Nine Nights"
|
undated, 1974 |
1 | Journey Out of Time Includes manuscript of "Full Moon"
|
1978-1980 |
1 | NW '30s- book chapters and other manuscripts set in the
Pacific Northwest |
1967-1971 |
1 | Nurse at Sea- stories of Wilma Brodale as told to
Daggett |
undated, 1965 |
1 | Raw Red- manuscripts about Red Scares and
McCarthyism |
1975-1977 |
1 | Seattle- summary for a novel |
1971 |
1 | Sentinel Includes copies of the text, histories of the Centralia Tragedy
of 1919 (also known as the Centralia Massacre), and correspondence around the
poem, touching on Daggett's own history in the Pacific Northwest.
|
1977-1982 |
1 | Swensson, T. K. (aka E. L. Daggett)- poems, clippings of
published poems, and correspondence |
1955-1956 |
1 | Time Is A Sponge (poetry book) |
1974-1976 |
1 | Tuberculosis Figured in Early California Lawsuit-
story |
1956 |
1 | T.B. Victims Almost Outcasts Only Two Generations Ago-
story |
1956 |
1 | Medical Feature- Why Me |
undated |
1 | World War II Includes sketches, newsletters from Recife Military Area,
Brazil, and "Christmas 1944 at Reciefe"
|
1944-1945 |
1 | Miscellaneous Manuscripts, Notes, and
Cartoons |
1961-1979 |
Publications, 1938-1981Return to Top
Container(s) | Description | Dates |
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Box | ||
1 | The Daily Hurricane- newsletter from ship at
sea |
1944 |
1 | Freelance- voucher copy of The Times with Daggett's
article |
1970 |
1 | Early San Francisco- clippings |
1938 |
1 | San Francisco Chronicle |
1961-1979 |
1 | Publications |
1961-1981 |
Subject Series, 1933-1950Return to Top
Container(s) | Description | Dates |
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Box | ||
1 | Jobs- Tests- Pay Includes personality tests, a union newspaper, Daggett's WPA
notice to report, summaries of payroll, and correspondence
|
1937-1950 |
1 | Seattle News |
1931-1937 |
2 | UW Free Speech |
1933 |
Photographs, undatedReturn to Top
Container(s) | Description | Dates |
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Box | ||
2 | Photographs of Daggett |
undated |
California Health, 1966-1973Return to Top
Container(s) | Description | Dates |
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Box | ||
2 | State Health Correspondence |
1966-1973 |
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Authors
- Centralia Massacre, Centralia, Wash., 1919
- Centralia Massacre, Centralia, Wash., 1919--Poetry
- Personal Papers/Corporate Records (University of Washington)
- Public relations--California
Personal Names
- Daggett, Emerson, 1909-1980--Archives
Corporate Names
- University of Washington--Alumni and alumnae
Other Creators
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Personal Names
- Baez, Joan (creator)
- Dagget, Helen C (creator)
- James, David A., 1910- (creator)