Seattle Audubon Society records

Seattle Audubon Society records, 1909-2008

Overview of the Collection

Creator

Seattle Audubon Society

Title

Seattle Audubon Society records

Dates

1909-2008 (inclusive)

Quantity

24.95 cubic feet (35 boxes, 1 package, 1 tube)

Collection Number

1171

Summary

Records of the Seattle chapter of a conservationist and birdwatching organization

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.

Request at UW

Languages

English

Sponsor

Funding for encoding this finding aid was partially provided through a grant awarded by the National Endowment for the Humanities

Historical NoteReturn to Top

The Seattle Chapter of the Audubon Society was organized in April 1916 and affiliated with the national organization of the Audubon Society in August 1916. It was one of the earliest local organizations devoted to the protection of wildlife and the conservation of natural resources. Mrs. Charles Crickmore was the first president and Professor Trevor Kincaid was one of its organizers. Club membership quickly grew to 114 the first year.

Activities of the early organization included monthly meetings, bird walks, an annual bird census, a Junior Audubon Club, and various efforts to preserve bird habitats in the Seattle area. In 1933 the club began to publish a newsletter, first known as The Seattle Wren, later Audubon Warblings. In the later 1960s and 1970s the Seattle Audubon was increasingly involved in environmental issues.

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

Correspondence, minutes, financial records, newsletter, writings, reports, bird censuses, legislation, subject files, scrapbooks, photographs.

Use of the CollectionReturn to Top

Restrictions on Use

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

Preferred Citation

Seattle Audubon Society records. Special Collections, University of Washington Libraries, Seattle, Washington.

Administrative InformationReturn to Top

Arrangement

Arranged in 7 accessions:

Accession No. 1171-001, Seattle Audubon Society records, 1909-1979 (bulk1955-1979)
Accession No. 1171-008, Seattle Audubon Society records, 1974-1987
Accession No. 1171-009, Seattle Audubon Society records, circa 1979-1984
Accession No. 1171-010, Seattle Audubon Society records, 1977-1989
Accession No. 1171-011, Seattle Audubon Society records, 1973-1990
Accession No. 1171-012, Seattle Audubon Society records, circa 1987-1991
Accession No. 1171-013, Seattle Audubon Society records, 1955-2008 (bulk 1976-2008)

Related Materials

The Seattle Audobon Society website has been regularly captured by the Internet Archive Wayback Machine since 2014. The snapshots can be viewed here: https://wayback.archive-it.org/4224/*/http://www.seattleaudubon.org/sas/

Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top

Accession No. 1171-001: Seattle Audubon Society Records, 1909-1979 (bulk 1955-1979)Return to Top

8.94 cubic feet plus one scrapbook (20 boxes and 1 oversize package)

Arrangement: Arranged in 2 series:

Administrative records
Committee records

The General Correspondence was left in its original chronological order.

Scope and Content: The bulk of the records date from the approximate period, 1955-1977, and concentrate during the years when Hazel Wolf was Secretary, circa 1967-1977.

Subject files for various other Audubon Chapters concern efforts by those groups to organize and receive charters. The Committees and Activities Records series consists of papers from the various committees or activities of the Seattle Audubon Society. The Northwest Environmental Studies files concern a program of studies offered by the Seattle Audubon in the 1970s for people who were concerned with the study of the environment. The program was held near Deception Pass.

Restrictions on Access: Open to all users.

Acquisition Info: Gift of the Seattle Audubon Society via Hazel Wolf between 1968 and 1979 and via David Reusser in 1984.

Processing Info: Merger of Accession Nos. 0999-001 and 1171-001 through 1171-007.

Container(s)		Description	Dates
		Administrative records	1909-1979
Box/Folder	Accession
1/1-2	1171-001	Historical features	1916-1956
1/3-8	1171-001	Organizational features	1914-1968
1/9-11	1171-001	Incoming letters	1920-1974
1/12-10/12	1171-001	General correspondence General Notes: Bulk from 1968-1973.	1920-1977
		General correspondence regarding:
Box/Folder	Accession
10/13	1171-001	Black Hills Audubon Society	1972-1973
10/14	1171-001	Vancouver, B.C. Audubon Society	1972
10/15	1171-001	Willapa Hills Audubon Society	1973-1974
Box/Folder	Accession
10/16-11/9	1171-001	Minutes	1924-1979
11/10-17	1171-001	Minutes - Board of Directors	1964-1979
		Financial records
Box/Folder	Accession
11/18	1171-001	Annual reports/statements	1940-1968
11/19	1171-001	Membership dues	1933-1974
11/20	1171-001	Scholarships	1946
11/21	1171-001	Screen tours	1953, 1963
11/22-23	1171-001	Treasurer's report	1954-1970
12/1-3	1171-001	Miscellaneous	1958-1978
Box/Folder	Accession
12/4-8	1171-001	Membership lists	1918-1971
12/9	1171-001	Membership statistics	1964-1965
12/10	1171-001	Programs	1948-1973
12/11	1171-001	Calendars of events	1934-1961
12/12-13	1171-001	News releases	1925-1973
12/14	1171-001	Publicity	1971-1973
		Newsletters
Box/Folder	Accession
12/15-21	1171-001	Seattle Wren	1933-1941
12/22	1171-001	Bulletin	1952-1959
12/23-13/3	1171-001	Audubon Warblings	1960-1966
13/4-13	1171-001	Notes	1968-1977
13/14	1171-001	Other organizations	1969-1972
Box/Folder	Accession
13/15-14/1	1171-001	Mailings	1957-1969
14/2	1171-001	Speeches	1911, 1915
14/3-7	1171-001	Writings	1921-1972
14/8	1171-001	Writing - "A Guide to Bird-Findings in Washington," by Terence R. Wahl and Dennis R. Paulson	1971
14/9	1171-001	Intraoffice memoranda	1969, undated
14/10	1171-001	Reports	1920-1969
14/11-15/11	1171-001	Field trip reports	1916-1966
15/12	1171-001	Reports of bird sightings	1953-1961
15/13-14	1171-001	Bird census reports	1962-1963
15/15-18	1171-001	Christmas counts - Annual bird censuses	1909-1965
15/19	1171-001	Maps	undated
15/20	1171-001	Checklists of birds	1924-1963
15/21	1171-001	Lists	1917-1968
15/22	1171-001	Bibliographies	1934-1935
		Legislation
Box/Folder	Accession
15/23	1171-001	Assorted wildlife protection	1961-1977
15/24	1171-001	General	1968, 1972
15/25-27	1171-001	Mourning doves/mountain goats	1949-1959
15/28	1171-001	Leadbetter Point	1966-1967
15/29	1171-001	League of Conservation Voters	1970-1973
15/30	1171-001	Olympic National Park	1947-1953
15/31	1171-001	San Juan Islands	1966-1967
15/32	1171-001	Shoreline Protection	1972
15/33	1171-001	Washington Environmental Council	1971-1972
15/34	1171-001	Wichita Mountain Wildlife Refuge	1956
Box/Folder	Accession
15/35	1171-001	Bills and joint resolutions	1969-1971
16/1	1171-001	Resolutions	1952-1966
16/2	1171-001	Legal documents	1970
		Conferences and conventions
Box/Folder	Accession
16/3	1171-001	Leader's workshop	1970-1974
16/4	1171-001	Miscellaneous	1968-1974
Box/Folder	Accession
16/5	1171-001	Publications	1929, 1974
16/6	1171-001	Guestbook	1960-1966
16/7	1171-001	Photographs	1954-1974
16/8-13	1171-001	Clippings	1916-1976
		Scrapbooks
Box/Folder	Accession
16/14	1171-001	Scrapbook of clippings	1951-1954
package:oversize
21	1171-001	Scrapbook of clippings	1954-1962
Box
20	1171-001	Scrapbook of clippings and ephemera	1953-1956
20	1171-001	Scrapbook of clippings and ephemera	1952-1969
Box/Folder	Accession
16/15	1171-001	Ephemera	1920-1969
		Subject files
Box/Folder	Accession
16/16	1171-001	Admiralty Audubon Society	1977
16/17	1171-001	Kitsap Audubon Society	1972-1973
16/18	1171-001	North Cascades Audubon Society	1970-1971
17/1	1171-001	North Central Washington Audubon Society	1971-1972
17/2	1171-001	Olympic Peninsula Audubon Society	1970-1972
17/3	1171-001	Pilchuck Audubon Society	1971-1972
17/4	1171-001	Rain Forest Audubon Society	1973-1975
17/5	1171-001	Vancouver, Washington Audubon Society	1974-1975
17/6	1171-001	Conservation	1967-1970
17/7-8	1171-001	Fort Lawton	1968-1971
17/9	1171-001	Public Land Law Review Commission	1967
17/10	1171-001	Proposed North Cascades National Park	1962-1963
17/11	1171-001	Cougars	1967
17/12	1171-001	Delia Schumacher Fund	1962-1967
17/13	1171-001	Annual spring sale	1968-1969
17/14-18/6	1171-001	Costa Rica tours	1972-1975
18/7	1171-001	Good Outdoor Manners Association	1963-1965
		Committees and activities records	1951-1977
		Publications committee
Box/Folder	Accession
18/8	1171-001	Organizational features	undated
18/9	1171-001	Incoming letters	1974-1977
18/10	1171-001	Outgoing letters	1973-1977
		General correspondence
Box/Folder	Accession
18/11-12	1171-001	Batchelder, Ken	1973-1974
18/13	1171-001	Durham & Downey	1973-1974
18/14-15	1171-001	Larrison, Earl	1972-1974
18/16	1171-001	Pyle, Robert (Bob)	1969-1975
Box/Folder	Accession
18/17	1171-001	General corresponcence - Miscellaneous	1970-1977
18/18	1171-001	Agenda	1975, undated
18/19	1171-001	Minutes	1977, undated
19/1	1171-001	Financial records	1951-1976
19/2	1171-001	Reports	1974-1975
19/3	1171-001	Project and planning files	undated
19/4	1171-001	Legal documents	1972-1976
19/5	1171-001	Speeches and writings	1975, undated
19/6	1171-001	Memoranda	1977
19/7	1171-001	Outlines	undated
19/8	1171-001	Notes	undated
19/9	1171-001	Newsletters	1973, 1977
19/10	1171-001	Flyers	1972-1975
19/11	1171-001	Slides	1975
19/12	1171-001	Clippings	1973-1975
19/13	1171-001	Ephemera	1973, undated
		Wildlife Film Committee
Box/Folder	Accession
19/14	1171-001	Organizational features	1975, undated
19/15	1171-001	Incoming letters	1975-1976
19/16	1171-001	Outgoing letters	1971-1976
19/17	1171-001	General correspondence	1973-1975
19/18	1171-001	Financial records	1970-1977
19/19	1171-001	Reports	1975-1976
19/20	1171-001	Agreements	1975
19/21	1171-001	Memoranda	1974-1976
19/22	1171-001	Schedules	1968-1977
19/23	1171-001	Lists	1974-1975
19/24	1171-001	Flyers	1945-1976
19/25	1171-001	Slide	undated
		Junior Audubon Society
Box/Folder	Accession
19/26	1171-001	Organizational features	1934-1956
19/27	1171-001	Outgoing letters	undated
19/28	1171-001	Writings	1934-1935
19/29	1171-001	Lists	1968
19/30	1171-001	Program	1955/1956
		Seattle Audubon Society, Northwest Environmental Studies
Box/Folder	Accession
19/31	1171-001	Organizational features	1974
19/32	1171-001	Incoming letters	1972-1974
19/33	1171-001	Outgoing letters	1972-1973
19/34	1171-001	General correspondence	1972-1974
19/35	1171-001	Reports	1969-1974
19/36	1171-001	Newsletters	1974
19/37	1171-001	Lists	undated
19/38	1171-001	Ephemera	undated
		Audubon Society, Washington Council
Box/Folder	Accession
19/39	1171-001	Incoming letters	1973, 1975
19/40	1171-001	General correspondence	1973
19/41	1171-001	Minutes	1972, undated
19/42	1171-001	Memoranda	1973
19/43	1171-001	Lists	1973
19/44	1171-001	Programs	1970-1975
19/45	1171-001	Maps	undated

Accession No. 1171-008: Seattle Audubon Society records, 1974-1987Return to Top

4 cubic feet (4 boxes)

Scope and Content: Organizational features, correspondence, financial records, subject files (some include photographs); 1974-1987.

Bulk of the accession is correspondence. A large subject series documents Birdathons, 1981-1984.

Restrictions on Access: Open to all users.

Acquisition Info: Gift of Seattle Audubon Society, via Cathy Barton, March 18, 1988.

Processing Info: Partially processed.

Container(s)		Description	Dates
Box	Accession
1	1171-008	Organizational features	1978-1979, undated
1-2	1171-008	Correspondence	1974-1987
2-3	1171-008	Financial records	1974-1984
		Subject files
Box	Accession
4	1171-008	Shorelands and wetlands	1982-1984
4	1171-008	Space requirements and office space planning	1980-1983
4	1171-008	Open house	1982-1984
4	1171-008	Birdathons	1981-1984

Accession No. 1171-009: Seattle Audubon Society records, circa 1979-1984Return to Top

1 cubic foot (1 box)

Scope and Content: Correspondence, reports, lists, maps, clippings, ephemera, subject files; circa 1979-1984.

General files, arranged alphabetically by subject. Among other topics are Cougar Lakes, shorelines management, aquatic lands, energy conservation, RARE II.

Restrictions on Access: Open to all users.

Acquisition Info: Gift of Seattle Audubon Society, May 2, 1989.

Processing Info: Minimally processed.

Accession No. 1171-010: Seattle Audubon Society records, 1977-1989Return to Top

2.21 cubic feet (3 boxes)

Scope and Content: Historical features, correspondence, minutes, agenda, annual report for 1983, fundraising files, Birdathon files, planning files, newsletters, conferences and conventions, subject files; 1977-1989.

Historical features include a file on Seattle Audubon Society's 65th Anniversary, 1981.

Restrictions on Access: Open to all users.

Acquisition Info: Gift of Seattle Audubon Society, April 8, 1992.

Processing Info: Minimally processed.

Accession No. 1171-011: Seattle Audubon Society records, 1973-1990Return to Top

1 cubic foot (1 box)

Scope and Content: Correspondence, publications records, newsletters, publicity, writing, clipping, Annual Banquet files, photographs, color slides, ephemera, subject files; 1973-1990.

Restrictions on Access: Open to all users.

Acquisition Info: Gift of the Audubon Society via Sara Johnson, May 7, 1993.

Processing Info: Minimally processed.

Accession No. 1171-012: Seattle Audubon Society records, circa 1987-1991Return to Top

.59 cubic feet ( 1 box and 1 tube)

Scope and Content: Correspondence, minutes, proposals, lists, and similar materials used and created by the chapter in its attempt to protect a blue heron rookery in the Black River Wetlands near Renton, King County, Washington; circa 1987-1991. The drawing in Tube 2 is a sketch map of Black River Wetlands near Renton.

Restrictions on Access: Open to all users.

Acquisition Info: Gift of the Audubon Society, Seattle, March 5, 1996.

Processing Info: Minimally processed.

Accession No. 1171-013: Seattle Audubon Society records, 1976-2008Return to Top

6.42 cubic feet (5 boxes)

Scope and Content: Meeting minutes, correspondence, officer elections, subject files, publications, awards, and VHS tapes.

Restrictions on Access: No restrictions on access.

Restrictions on Use: Creator's copyrights transferred to the University of Washington Libraries Special Collections.

Acquisition Info: Donor: Jennifer Kauffman (on behalf of Russ Steele), 2018-05-14.

Processing Info: Minimally processed.

Container(s)		Description	Dates
Box	Accession
1	1171-013	Minutes of SAS Committee Meetings	2001-2004
2	1171-013	Board Materials	1980-1982, 1995-1996
2	1171-013	Board Meeting Packets and Correspondence	1995-2004
2	1171-013	Board Packets and Executive Committee Minutes	2004-2008
2	1171-013	Conservation Committee files	1955-1981
3	1171-013	Conservation Committee: Cedar River Watershed	1981-1986
3	1171-013	Conservation Committee: SEIS [Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement] - PNW Forest Plan	1985-1987
3	1171-013	Conservation Committee: (Conference) Proceedings - "Old Growth Forests: A Balanced Perspective"	February 1982
3	1171-013	Conservation Committee: Spotted Owl Listing	1985-1988
3	1171-013	Conservation Committee: Spotted Owl	1981, 1988
3	1171-013	Conservation Committee: Spotted Owl	1989-1990
3	1171-013	Spotted Owl news clippings	1989
3	1171-013	Conservation Committee: Timber Data	1978-1987
3	1171-013	Conservation Committee: Forest Planning	1985
3	1171-013	Conservation Committee: Congresss/National Audubon - Forest Planning	1985-1987
3	1171-013	Conservation Committee: Fly [Timber Sale] Appeal	1977-1984
3	1171-013	Conservation Committee: NFMA [National Forest Management] Regulations	1980-1984
3	1171-013	Conservation Committee: SOHA [Spotted Owl Habitat Areas]	1987-1988
3	1171-013	Conservation Committee: White River District - Forest Plan	1982-1985
3	1171-013	Conservation Committee: Spotted Owl!	1979, 1985-1988
3	1171-013	Conservation Committee: Old Growth - Forest Plan correspondence	1976-1982
3	1171-013	Conservation Committee: Favorite Healthy Recipes of Seattle Audubon	1997
3	1171-013	Conservation Committee: Birds at the Burke	1996-1998
3	1171-013	Conservation Committee: SAS Brochures	1999-2006
3	1171-013	Earthcare Northwest Newsletters	1981-1982
4	1171-013	Conservation Committee: Alert - October 1996	1996
4	1171-013	Conservation Committee: Alert - April 1997	1997
4	1171-013	Conservation Committee: Action Alert August 1997	1997
4	1171-013	Conservation Committee: Alert - December 1997	1997
4	1171-013	Conservation Committee: Alert - January 1998	1997-1998
4	1171-013	Conservation Committee: Alert - February 1998	1998
4	1171-013	Conservation Committee: Alert - March 1998	1998
4	1171-013	Conservation Committee: Alert - April 1998	1997-1998
4	1171-013	Conservation Committee: Alert - May 1998	1998
4	1171-013	Conservation Committee: Alert - June 1998	1998
4	1171-013	Conservation Committee: Alert - July 1998	1998
4	1171-013	Conservation Committee: Alert - August 1998	1998
4	1171-013	Conservation Committee: Alert - September 1998	1998
4	1171-013	Conservation Committee: Alert - November 1998	1998
4	1171-013	Conservation Committee: Alert - December 1998	1998
4	1171-013	Conservation Committee 1994 (1)	1994-1995
4	1171-013	Conservation Committee 1994 (2)	1994-1995
4	1171-013	Conservation Committee 1995 (1)	1994-1995
4	1171-013	Conservation Committee 1995 (2)	1994-1995
4	1171-013	Conservation Committee 1995 (3)	1994-1995
4	1171-013	Conservation Committee 1995 (4)	1992-1995
4	1171-013	Conservation Committee 1996 (1)	1995-1996
4	1171-013	Conservation Committee 1996 (2)	1996
4	1171-013	Conservation Committee 1997 (1)	1996-1998
4	1171-013	Conservation Committee 1998(1)	1998
4	1171-013	Conservation Committee 1999(1)	1999
4	1171-013	Conservation Committee 2002 (1)	2002
4	1171-013	Conservation Committee 2003	2003
4	1171-013	Conservation Committee 2004	2004
4	1171-013	McNeil Island files	1984-1992
4	1171-013	Protection Island files	1975-1985
4	1171-013	Snohamis Basin Mediated Agreement	1979-1984
4	1171-013	Seattle Water Dept.	1986-1988
5	1171-013	VHS tape: Compton Report: Audubon/WEC vs. "wise use" guys	May 10, 1992
5	1171-013	VHS tape: Dan Evans Editorial- "Elwha River Dams" KIRO-TV	July 5, 1990
5	1171-013	VHS tape: National Audubon Society: Ancient Forest; Cut A: Jim Merrill; Cut B: Charlie Knox; Cut C: Harvey Manning	undated
5	1171-013	VHS tape: Jim Pissot/Ron Arnold LightHawk (60 min- Wise Use)	undated
5	1171-013	VHS tape: CNN-Northwest Forest	September 11, 1992
5	1171-013	VHS tape: "Bird Count"	December 27, 1986
5	1171-013	VHS tape: Vermillion Flycatcher	February 2, 1988
5	1171-013	Conservation Committee Retreat files	1995-1996, 1998-2001
5	1171-013	Toxics Committee #1	1982-1995
5	1171-013	Toxics Committee #2	1982-1994
5	1171-013	Toxics Committee #3	1982-1995
5	1171-013	Toxics Committee: Solid Waste	1978-1990
5	1171-013	Toxics Committee: Waste Issues	1979-1989
5	1171-013	Toxic Committee: Goals 1990-1991	1990
5	1171-013	Toxics Committee: Nuclear Waste	1983-1994
5	1171-013	Toxics Committee: Pacific NW Hazardous Waste Council	1989-1991
5	1171-013	Toxics Committee: I-97 Campaign	1988
5	1171-013	Toxics Committee: Hazardous Waste Education	1984-1988
5	1171-013	Toxics Committee: City Light - PCB-Contaminated Oil	1980-1986
5	1171-013	Toxics Committee: TROOP Work Products - SAS copy	1991-1992
5	1171-013	Toxics Committee: 562-7 Toxics Grant (TROOP Project)	1991
5	1171-013	Toxics Committee: SAS Correspondence on Hazardous Waste	1980-1991
5	1171-013	Seattle Audubon Society Organization	1994
5	1171-013	Seattle Audubon Society Awards	1996-2000
5	1171-013	Awards D. Ortman	1987-1989
5	1171-013	Weinmann Nomination	1999
5	1171-013	Environmental Awards	1988
5	1171-013	Awards	1986
5	1171-013	Awards	1987
5	1171-013	Thomas O. Wimmer Award	1981-1983
5	1171-013	Northwest Indian Treaty Rights	1987
5	1171-013	Loon Lake Protection	1984-1989
5	1171-013	Dennis Paulson Book	1983-1994
5	1171-013	Earth Day Parade	circa 1990
5	1171-013	Annual Report	1981-1984
5	1171-013	Correspondence	1988-1995
5	1171-013	Annual Dinner	2001, 2004
5	1171-013	Annual Dinner & Awards	2005
5	1171-013	Annual Committee Reports	1992

Names and SubjectsReturn to Top

Subject Terms

Audubon societies--Washington (State)--Seattle
Bird watching--Washington (State)--Seattle
Personal Papers/Corporate Records (University of Washington)

Personal Names

Batchelder, Kenneth L.--Correspondence
Larrison, Earl Junior, 1919- --Correspondence
Pyle, Robert Michael--Correspondence
Wolf, Hazel, 1898-2000--Correspondence

Corporate Names

Seattle Audubon Society--Archives

Geographical Names

Black River Watershed (King County, Wash.)
Seattle (Wash.)--Societies and clubs
Washington (State)--Societies and clubs

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