John N. Rupp papers - Archives West

John N. Rupp papers, 1913-2003

Overview of the Collection

Creator

Rupp, John N.

Title

John N. Rupp papers

Dates

1913-2003 (inclusive)

Quantity

7.42 cubic feet (8 boxes)

Collection Number

2961

Summary

Papers of Seattle attorney and civil leader mainly from his civic activities

Repository

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

Open to all users.

Some material stored offsite; advance notice required for use.

Languages

English

Biographical NoteReturn to Top

Rupp and his law firm, Schweppe, Doolittle, Krug and Tausend, represented Pacific Northwest Bell Telephone Company for many years. He also served Pacific Northwest Bell as Vice President and General Counsel from 1962 until 1975. He served as president of the Seattle Bar Association from 1956 to 1957 and the Washington State Bar Association from 1966 to 1967. He was a member of the Seattle Transit Commission from 1957 to 1963. He served on numerous commissions, professional bodies and on boards of private clubs in Seattle.

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

Correspondence, minutes, ephemera, speeches, case files, agreements, legal documents, clippings, ephemera, mainly from his civic activities; including the Seattle Transit Commission, the Seattle-King County and Washington State Bar Associations, and his work as Vice President and General Counsel of Pacific Northwest Bell Telephone Company.

Use of the CollectionReturn to Top

Restrictions on Use

Creator's literary rights transferred to the University of Washington Libraries.

Administrative InformationReturn to Top

Arrangement

Organized into 2 accessions.

Accession No. 2961-003, John N. Rupp papers, 1944-1989
Accession No. 2961-004, John N. Rupp papers, 1913-2003

Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top

Accession No. 2961-003: John N. Rupp papers, 1944-1989Return to Top

5.42 cubic feet (6 boxes)

Scope and Content: Correspondence, minutes, ephemera, speeches, case files, agreements, legal documents, clippings, ephemera, 1944-1989, mainly from his civic activities; including the Seattle Transit Commission, 1956-circa 1963; the Seattle-King County and Washington State Bar Associations, circa1947-1980; as well as his work for Pacific Northwest Bell Telephone Company.

Restrictions on Access: Open to all users.

Acquisition Info: Donated by James M. Rupp, September 23, 1999.

Container(s)		Description	Dates
		Series 1: Citizens for Referendum 19 - SJR 17
Box/Folder	Accession
1/1	2961-003	General Correspondence	1968-1972
1/2	2961-003	Minutes	1968
1/3	2961-003	Legislation	1968
1/4	2961-003	Notes	1968
1/5	2961-003	Election Results	1968
1/6	2961-003	Ephemera
		Series 2: Evergreen Safety Council
Box/Folder	Accession
1/7	2961-003	Bylaws	1971
1/8	2961-003	General Correspondence	1977-1989
1/9	2961-003	Agreements	1979-1983
1/10	2961-003	Programs - Annual Meetings	1978-1988
1/11	2961-003	Grant Proposals	1982
1/12	2961-003	Clippings	undated
		Series 3: The Harbor Club
Box/Folder	Accession
1/13	2961-003	Organization	1950-1975
1/14	2961-003	General Correspondence	1958-1988
1/15	2961-003	President's Report	1976
1/16	2961-003	Clippings
1/17	2961-003	Ephemera
		Series 4: The Historical Society of Seattle and King County
Box/Folder	Accession
1/18	2961-003	Articles of Incorporation
1/19	2961-003	Bylaws
1/20-24	2961-003	General Correspondence	1970-1986
1/25	2961-003	Minutes	1974-1988
1/26	2961-003	City of Seattle - Admission Fees Agreement	1983
1/27	2961-003	City of Seattle - MOHAI Operating Agreement	1981
1/28	2961-003	City of Seattle - Property Use Agreement	1983
1/29	2961-003	Miscellaneous Other Organizations' Agreements	1980-1982
1/30	2961-003	Annual Meetings	1977-1981
1/31	2961-003	Membership Records	1973-1988
1/32	2961-003	"Early Life in Walla Walla," unidentified	undated
1/33	2961-003	Estate of Katherine E. Blum case file	1981
1/34	2961-003	James G. Eddy Estate Conservation Easement case file	1980-1986
1/35	2961-003	Charles E. Stuart Trust Trustee Fees Dispute case file	1981
1/36	2961-003	Sweden Freezer Bankruptcy	1982-1983
1/37-38	2961-003	Board of Directors	1976-1985
1/39	2961-003	Directors' Liability Insurance	1979-1986
2/1	2961-003	Master Plan	1984-1986
2/2	2961-003	Memorial Resolutions	1979-1980
2/3	2961-003	MOHAI Site Study	1980-1985
2/4	2961-003	Collections, Presentations, Affiliate Guilds Policies	1979-1985
2/5	2961-003	Deaccession Policy	1981
2/6	2961-003	Williamson & Webster Stevens Photography Collections	1980-1983
2/7	2961-003	Clippings
2/8	2961-003	Ephemera
2/9	2961-003	Executive Director Search Committee	1979
2/10	2961-003	Nominating Committee	1978-1983
		Series 5: The Nature Conservancy, San Juan Islands
Box/Folder	Accession
2/11	2961-003	Organization
2/12	2961-003	General Correspondence	1972-1974
2/13	2961-003	Clippings
2/14	2961-003	Ephemera
		Series 6: Pacific Northwest Bell Telephone Company
Box/Folder	Accession
2/15-16	2961-003	Historical Features	undated
2/17-18	2961-003	General Correspondence	1950-1974
2/19	2961-003	Agreements	1953-1961
2/20	2961-003	Washington Public Service Commission legal document	1949-1974
2/21	2961-003	U.S. Federal Communications Commission legal document	1972
2/22-23	2961-003	Court Papers	1944-1978
2/24	2961-003	Photographs
2/25	2961-003	Clippings
2/26-28	2961-003	Ephemera
2/29	2961-003	Miscellaneous
		Series 7: The Rainier Club
Box/Folder	Accession
2/30	2961-003	Historical Features	1977
2/31	2961-003	General Correspondence	1956-1985
2/32	2961-003	Annual Reports	1962-1984
2/33	2961-003	Spring Barbecue	1976-1980
2/34	2961-003	Clippings
2/35	2961-003	Ephemera
		Series 8: Seattle Chamber of Commerce
Box/Folder	Accession
2/36	2961-003	Bylaws	1971
2/37	2961-003	General Correspondence	1965-1968
2/38	2961-003	Minutes - Board of Trustees	1965 January - 1965 May
2/39	2961-003	Financial Records	1963-1964
2/40	2961-003	Armed Forces Luncheon	1965
2/41	2961-003	Rosters	1965-1969
		Series 9: Seattle-King County Bar Association
Box/Folder	Accession
3/1	2961-003	General Correspondence	1964-1973
3/2	2961-003	Judges and Lawyers Committee	1954-1980
		Series 10: Seattle Transit Commission
Box/Folder	Accession
3/3-4	2961-003	General Correspondence	1957-1964
3/5-8	2961-003	General Correspondence - re: Monorail	1959-1963
3/9-11	2961-003	Minutes	1957-1962
3/12	2961-003	Financial Records	1958-1963
3/13	2961-003	Alaska Way Viaduct legal document	1957
3/14	2961-003	Drafts of Monorail Construction and Operating Agreements	undated
3/15	2961-003	Fact Book and Annual Report	1963
3/16	2961-003	History of Monorail Transportation Report	1959
3/17	2961-003	Monorail Proposal - Alweg System Report	1960
3/18	2961-003	Monorail Proposal - Carveyor Report	1958
3/19	2961-003	Monorail Proposal - Greene Report	undated
3/20	2961-003	Monorail Proposal - Lockheed Report	undated
3/21	2961-003	Monorail Proposal - Northrup Gyro-Glide Report	undated
3/22	2961-003	Program to Increase Transit Advertising Sales Report	1962
3/23	2961-003	Rapid Transit Plan Report	1970
3/24	2961-003	Regional Transit Plan Report	1966
3/25	2961-003	Retention of Monorail Report	1962
3/26	2961-003	Study of Transit Capital Needs Report	1958
3/27	2961-003	U.S. Housing & Home Finance Agency on Urban Transportation Report	1961-1962
3/28	2961-003	"Planning Central Seattle" by Proctor Mellquist	1960
3/29	2961-003	Proposed Charter Amendment Establishing Commission	1950
3/30	2961-003	HB 126 - Labor Relations	1959
3/31	2961-003	Miscellaneous
3/32	2961-003	Annexation North of 85th to 145th	1958-1963
3/33	2961-003	Century 21	1961-1963
3/34	2961-003	Colman Dock Ferry Terminal	1959-1960
4/1	2961-003	I-5 Freeway Construction	1957-1961
4/2	2961-003	Labor Negotiations	1957-1958
4/3	2961-003	Mercer Street Terminal	1959
4/4	2961-003	Publicity and Advertising	1959-1960
4/5	2961-003	Puget Sound Regional Transit Study	1957-1962
4/6	2961-003	Racial Discrimination Claim	1960
4/7	2961-003	Seattle Transit v. Metro	1961-1962
4/8	2961-003	Senior Rider Rate Reduction	1963
4/9-10	2961-003	Transit Subsidy	1957-1961
4/11-12	2961-003	Trolley v. Diesel Issue	1957-1974
4/13	2961-003	Union Local 77 IBEW, Grievance	1958
4/14	2961-003	Clippings
4/15	2961-003	Ephemera
		Series 11: Washington State Bar Association
Box/Folder	Accession
4/16-22	2961-003	General Correspondence	1946-1975
4/23	2961-003	Minutes - Board of Governors	1961-1962
4/24	2961-003	Citizens' Committee on Washington Courts	1966-1968
4/25-28	2961-003	Newsletters - Washington State Bar News	1947-1968
5/1	2961-003	Reports
5/2	2961-003	Resolutions
5/3	2961-003	Judge Selection	1962-1966
5/4	2961-003	Clippings
5/5	2961-003	Ephemera
5/6	2961-003	History of the State Bar Committee	1965-1975
		Series 12: Washington Board of Education
Box/Folder	Accession
5/7-15	2961-003	General Correspondence	1959-1964
5/16	2961-003	"The Case for School District Reorganization" Report	1964
5/17	2961-003	School District Reorganization Report	1964
5/18	2961-003	"Real Significance of Collective Bargaining for Teachers," Radke, Helen	1964
5/19	2961-003	"Education for Fun and Profit," Straley, W.W.	1964
5/20	2961-003	Legislation - California AB 46 and AB 145	1964
5/21	2961-003	Clippings
5/22	2961-003	Ephemera
		Series 13: Washington State Highway Commission
Box/Folder	Accession
5/23-31	2961-003	General Correspondence	1967-1975
5/32	2961-003	Financial Records - Code of Ethics Financial Statements	1966-1973
5/33	2961-003	Photographs
5/34	2961-003	Clippings
6/1	2961-003	Ephemera
		Series 14: World Affairs Council of Seattle
Box/Folder	Accession
6/2	2961-003	General Correspondence	1964-1976
6/3	2961-003	Reports	1962-1968
6/4	2961-003	Newsletters	1972-1974
6/5	2961-003	Ephemera

Box/Folder	Accession
6/6	2961-003	American Right of Way Association, Puget Sound Chapter General Correspondence	1962-1971
6/7	2961-003	"How It Used To Be, The Supreme Court's Law Clerks"	1977
6/8	2961-003	"Land Line To Russia, A Vignette of History"	1963
6/9	2961-003	"Papers About People"	1985
6/10	2961-003	"Twice-Told Tales, Anecdotes of the Washington Bench & Bar"	1976
6/11	2961-003	"The War and I"	1987
6/12	2961-003	Campaign Materials - Slade Gorton for Attorney General	1968
6/13	2961-003	Legislation - Code of Ethics, WA Substitute Senate Bill 1	1965
6/14	2961-003	Miscellaneous

Accession No. 2961-004: John N. Rupp papers, 1913-2003 (bulk 1970-1990)Return to Top

2 cubic feet (2 boxes)

Arrangement: Arranged in 2 series: Personal Papers and Professional Files.

Scope and Content: Articles, correspondence, and papers; professional files relating to his career as Vice President and General Counsel of Pacific Northwest Bell Telephone Company (1962-1975).

Restrictions on Access: Open to all users.

Some material stored offsite; advance notice is required for use.

Acquisition Info: Donated by James M. Rupp, August 19, 2011.

Container(s)		Description	Dates
		Personal Papers
		Miscellaneous
Box/Folder	Accession
1/1	2961-004	Articles	1986-1996
1/2	2961-004	Correspondence	1988-1993
1/3	2961-004	Letters and papers re: Ernest A. Gellhorn	1979-1981
1/4	2961-004	Public Affairs: Profiles (Pacific Northwest Bell)	undated
1/5	2961-004	Remarks re: the 25th Amendment and presidential disability	1960s, 1985
1/6	2961-004	Scripts - Seattle-King County Bar Association Bar Bit Players	1979
		Papers presented by John N. Rupp
Box/Folder	Accession
1/7	2961-004	The Amberjack	1989
1/8	2961-004	Before Word Processors	1984
1/9	2961-004	Chow Time	1987
1/10	2961-004	Drumheller, Ehrlichman Company	1987
1/11	2961-004	Earthquake Stories	1989
1/12	2961-004	Enetai - A Way of Life	1973
1/13	2961-004	Gallagher, Marian	1989
1/14	2961-004	Law and Literature	1988
1/15	2961-004	Law Day - Remarks at St. Mark's Cathedral	1967
1/16	2961-004	Law Firm Management in the Olden Days	1987
1/17	2961-004	McMicken, Rupp & Schweppe: A Memoir	1971
1/18	2961-004	Money in a Law Firm	1986
1/19	2961-004	On Being Early	1988
1/20	2961-004	On Misuse and Miscellany, 1913-1996	2003
1/21	2961-004	Papers about People - compilation General Notes: The subjects of these papers are Steve Allen, William O. Douglas, Abe Fortas, Frank Jack Fletcher, James E. Galbraith, Marian G. Gallagher, Frank D. James, Mary Ellen Krug, Donald D. MacLean, Raymond D. Ogden, Alfred J. Schweppe, Harold Shefelman, Odd John Solnordahl, A. Vernon Stoneman, William Neal Winter, Eugene A. Wright, and George Zahn.	1985
1/22	2961-004	Papers about Words	1985
1/23	2961-004	Playing in the Street	1988
1/24	2961-004	The Preston, Thorgrimson Firm	1990
1/25	2961-004	Quadra: The Spanish on the Northwest Coast	1982
1/26	2961-004	Questions and Answers	1992
1/27	2961-004	Restaurant Stories	1985
1/28	2961-004	Saint Crispin's Day	1988
1/29	2961-004	The Schweppe Firm	1979
1/30	2961-004	The Shindler Law Firm	1989
1/31	2961-004	Some Perspectives on Utility Regulation	undated
1/32	2961-004	Valedictory	1990
1/33	2961-004	The War and I	1987
1/34	2961-004	When Booze Came Back	1986
1/35	2961-004	Why, When I Was in Law School	1986
		Professional Files
Box/Folder	Accession
2/1	2961-004	Tacoma and Seattle Testimony General Notes: Bound copy of testimony of witnesses in Tacoma and Seattle in the case U.S. vs. A.T. & T. Co., et al. Contains note by John Rupp with background information.	1913; 1957
2/2	2961-004	Trends in Population and Households 1960-1975	1963
2/3-8	2961-004	Telephone History	undated

Names and SubjectsReturn to Top

Subject Terms

Attorneys--Washington (State)--Seattle
Civic leaders--Washington (State)--Seattle
Local transit--Washington (State)--Seattle--Planning
Personal Papers/Corporate Records (University of Washington)
Transportation--Washington (State)--Seattle--Planning

Personal Names

Rupp, John N.--Archives

Corporate Names

Evergreen Safety Council
Historical Society of Seattle and King County
Pacific Northwest Bell Telephone Company
Rainier Club (Seattle, Wash.)
Seattle Transit Commission
Washington (State). State Board of Education
Washington State Bar Association
Washington State Highway Commission

Other Creators

Corporate Names
- American Right of Way Association. Puget Sound Chapter (creator)
- Harbor Club (creator)
- Nature Conservancy (U.S.). San Juan Islands (creator)
- Seattle Chamber of Commerce (creator)
- Seattle-King County Bar Association (creator)
- World Affairs Council of Seattle (creator)

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Table of Contents

John N. Rupp papers, 1913-2003

Overview of the Collection

Biographical NoteReturn to Top

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

Use of the CollectionReturn to Top

Restrictions on Use

Administrative InformationReturn to Top

Arrangement

Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top

Accession No. 2961-003: John N. Rupp papers, 1944-1989Return to Top

Accession No. 2961-004: John N. Rupp papers, 1913-2003 (bulk 1970-1990)Return to Top

Names and SubjectsReturn to Top

Subject Terms

Personal Names

Corporate Names

Other Creators

Corporate Names

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