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Hemlock Society Nez Perce-Palouse Chapter records, circa 1988-1995
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Hemlock (Society). Nez Perce-Palouse Chapter
- Title
- Hemlock Society Nez Perce-Palouse Chapter records
- Dates
- circa 1988-1995 (inclusive)19881995
- Quantity
- 3.63 cubic feet (6 boxes) including 1 vertical file and 11 sound cassettes
- Collection Number
- 4271
- Summary
- Records of an organization dedicated to exploring and expounding the options and rights of active voluntary euthanasia for the terminally ill
- 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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Consult the access restrictions information for each of the accessions listed below.
- Languages
- English
Historical NoteReturn to Top
Bruck Harding is the archivist for the Hemlock Society (national). Initiative 119 would have allowed adult terminally patients to request and receive aid in dying from a physician. It failed to pass.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
Consult the scope and content information for each of the accessions listed below.
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Restrictions on Use
Consult the restrictions governing reproduction and use for each of the accessions listed below.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
Accession No. 4271-003: Hemlock Society Nez Perce-Palouse Chapter records, 1988-1992Return to Top
Scope and Content: Correspondence, ephemera, minutes speeches and writings, photographs, newsletters, news releases, audio tapes, video tapes, legislation, campaign material.
Includes records of the National Hemlock Society, The Washington State Chapter, and Washington Citizens for Death with Dignity, a coalition which supported Initiative 119 on the Washington ballot in 1991.
Restrictions on Access: Open to all users.
Restrictions on Use: Literary rights of representatives of the records-creating organization transferred to the University of Washington Libraries.
Acquisition Info: Donated by Bruce Harding, 3/22/1991.
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Accession No. 4271-004: Hemlock Society Nez Perce-Palouse Chapter records, circa 1989-1994Return to Top
Scope and Content: Correspondence, newsletters, clippings, sound cassettes of speeches at Hemlock meetings, and related records.
Restrictions on Access: Open to all users.
Restrictions on Use: Literary rights of representatives of the records-creating organization transferred to the University of Washington Libraries.
Acquisition Info: Donated by Bruce Harding, 10/6/1994.
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Accession No. 4271-005: Hemlock Society Nez Perce-Palouse Chapter records, circa 1992-1995Return to Top
Scope and Content: Newsletters, ephemera, clippings.
Restrictions on Access: Open to all users.
Restrictions on Use: Literary rights of representatives of the records-creating organization transferred to the University of Washington Libraries.
Acquisition Info: Donated by Bruce Harding., 5/8/1995.
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Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Right to die
Corporate Names
- Hemlock (Society). Nez Perce-Palouse Chapter--Archives
Other Creators
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Personal Names
- Graves, Frances A (creator)
- Harding, Bruce C (creator)
- Mero, Ralph (creator)
Corporate Names
- Washington Citizens for Death with Dignity (creator)
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Personal Papers/Corporate Records (University of Washington)
