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National League of American Pen Women, Seattle Branch records, 1927-2009
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- National League of American Pen Women. Seattle Branch
- Title
- National League of American Pen Women, Seattle Branch records
- Dates
- 1927-2009 (inclusive)19272009
- Quantity
- 15.65 cubic feet (12 boxes and 16 scrapbook volumes)
- Collection Number
- 2478 (Accession No. 2478-001)
- Summary
- Records of a society of professional women engaged in creative work in writing, music, and visual arts
- 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.
Material stored offsite; advance notice required for use.
- Languages
- English
Historical NoteReturn to Top
The Seattle Branch of the National League of American Pen Women, a society of professional women engaged in creative work in writing, music, and visual arts, was formed in 1923 and disbanded in 2009. Queena Davison Miller, who was a member for 42 years, was President of the Seattle Branch from 1944-1946; fourth National Vice-President, 1946-1948; State of Washington President, 1948-1950; and editor of The Whistling Swan for seventeen years.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
Historical and organizational documents, including membership records and rosters, guest books, scrapbooks, newsletters, correspondence, minutes, by-laws, speeches and writings, reports, clippings, financial records, yearbooks, poems, biographical files, reviews, and place cards designed by artists.
Scrapbooks contain clippings, ephemera, examples of writings and art work, and detailed biographical sketches of Seattle Branch members. The biographical sketches are usually accompanied by portraits.
Publications include copies of The Pen Woman for 1945-2010, issues of Whistling Swan for 1934-1995, and published writings by longtime officer Evelyn McLeod.
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Restrictions on Use
Creator's literary rights transferred to the University of Washington Libraries.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Processing Note
Accessions -001 through -006 processed circa 1980. Full processing completed in April 2010 by Carol Kensel (volunteer), Blynne Olivieri, and Connie Hutchinson.
Acquisition Information
Received from various sources over a period of 35 years:
Accession -001 received from Queena Davidson Miller, 10/30/1975; accession -002 received from Herta Miller, 4/1976; accession -003 received from Queena Miller, 4/1976; accession -004 received from the Seattle Branch, 11/1977; accession -005 received from H. Murphy, 7/24/1978; accession -006 received from Mrs. Keilor, 7/15/1980; accession -007 (2 cubic feet) received from Evelyn Slater McLeod, 12/7/1983; accession -008 (1 cubic foot) received from Evelyn Slater McLeod and Dorothy Croman, 10/9/1984; accession -009 (1.14 cubic feet) received from Evelyn Slater McLeod, 1/12/1987; accessions -010 (.44 cubic feet) and -011(.66 cubic feet) received from the National League of American Pen Women, 8/18/1989 and 10/31/1990; accession -012 (1 cubic foot) received from Evelyn Slater McLeod, 12/16/1992; accession -013 (2 cubic feet) received from Connie Hutchinson, 3/30/2010.
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
Seattle BranchReturn to Top
Container(s) | Description | Dates |
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Box | ||
1 | Adminstrative Documents |
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2 | Clippings |
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3 | Committees |
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3 | Correspondence |
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3 | Exhibitions |
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3 | Financial Ledgers |
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3 | Meeting Files |
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3 | Meeting Minutes |
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3 | Meetings Miscellaneous |
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4 | Members - A-M (alphabetical name files) |
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Box/Folder | ||
4/1 | Adams, Barbara Ann Means |
undated |
4/2 | Albert, Sarah Traux |
undated |
4/3 | Campbell, Esther Welty |
undated |
4/4 | Carl, Olive Malstrom |
undated |
4/5 | Carter, Esther Lee |
undated |
4/6 | Chait, Thelma |
undated |
4/7 | Colvin, Dorisjea |
undated |
4/8 | Connor-Reed, Barbara |
undated |
4/9 | Correa, Flora |
undated |
4/10 | Croman, Dorothy Young |
undated |
4/11 | Davis, Helen |
undated |
4/12 | Downing, Peggy |
undated |
4/13 | Emmons, Della Gould |
C. 1955-1963 |
4/14 | Fairbanks, Lulu (1957-1958, President) |
1937-1968 |
4/15 | Fairbanks, Lulu |
undated |
4/16 | Fairbanks, Lulu |
ca. 1930-1968 |
4/17 | Fischer, Margaret |
undated |
4/18 | Fish, Harriet U. |
undated |
4/19 | Gould, Dorothy Fay |
undated |
4/20 | Gray, Irene |
undated |
4/21 | Grondal, Florence Armstrong |
undated |
4/22 | Handy, Nixeon Civille |
undated |
4/23 | Hausle, Vivian |
undated |
4/24 | Hawes, Evelyn |
undated |
4/25 | Hill, Ruth Beebe |
undated |
4/26 | Hogan, Carol |
undated |
4/27 | Hornick, Kay |
undated |
4/28 | Immerwahr, Jean Moulton |
undated |
4/29 | Johnson, d'Elaine Ann Herard |
undated |
4/30 | Julesburg, Elizabeth Rider Montgomery |
undated |
4/31 | Keliehor, Helen Chase |
undated |
4/32 | Kern, E. June |
undated |
4/33 | Krenmayr, Janice |
undated |
4/34 | Lamson, Armenouhie T. (Mrs. O.F.) (1927-1933,
President) |
1927-1931 |
4/35 | Magnusson, Elva Cooper |
undated |
4/36 | Marshall, May |
undated |
4/37 | McCurtain, Lucile V. |
undated |
4/38 | McLeod, Evelyn Slater |
undated |
4/39 | McLeod, Evelyn Slater - published peoms and
prose |
undated |
4/40 | Miller, Queena Davison (1944-1946,
President) |
1944-1972 |
5 | Members - M-Z (alphabetical name files) |
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Box/Folder | ||
5/1 | Miller, Queena Davison (1944-1946,
President) |
undated |
5/2 | Miller, Queena Davison |
undated |
5/3 | Moritz, Hazelle |
undated |
5/4 | Murphy, Herta Albrecht |
undated |
5/5 | Nelson, Gladys |
undated |
5/6 | Nelson, Harriet |
undated |
5/7 | Porad, Francine |
undated |
5/8 | Regehr, Lydia |
undated |
5/9 | Renshaw, Helen |
undated |
5/10 | Rising, Dorothy Miller |
undated |
5/11 | Rivenburgh, Viola K. |
undated |
5/12 | Ross, Zola Helen |
undated |
5/13 | Rucker, Helen |
undated |
5/14 | Saling, Ann |
undated |
5/15 | Schiff, Helen |
undated |
5/16 | Schoneman, LaVonne |
undated |
5/17 | Shafer, Gladys |
undated |
5/18 | Sherburne, Zoa |
undated |
5/19 | Shimazaki, Teiko |
undated |
5/20 | Singer, Sarah |
undated |
5/21 | Sinkey, Patsie |
undated |
5/22 | Small, Alice Jean |
undated |
5/23 | Spaulding, May |
1956-1958 |
5/24 | Stevens, Theresa |
undated |
5/25 | Tonk, Clara J. |
undated |
5/26 | Triem, Eve |
undated |
5/27 | Wallace, Edith Markham |
undated |
5/28 | Wiggins, Myra A. |
undated |
5/29 | Wilson, Jean |
undated |
5/30 | Woodbridge, Pearl |
undated |
5/31 | Wurdeman, Aubrey |
1938 |
5/32 | Young, Edith T. |
undated |
5 | Members - Achievements |
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5 | Members - Birthdays |
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5 | Members - Book |
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5 | Members - Brochure of Events |
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5 | Members - General Correspondence |
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5 | Members - Group Photographs |
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6 | Membership - Correspondence |
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6 | Membership - Records |
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6 | Membership - Rosters |
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6 | News Releases |
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6 | Officers-Rosters |
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6 | Place Cards by Uldine Burgon, Olive Malstrom Carl, Edna
Crews, Marie Elise Gray, Francine Porad, Ilona Ritter, and M.D.
Schmidtman |
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6 | President's Files |
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6 | Reports |
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6 | Subject Files |
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6 | Treasurer's Files |
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6 | Miscellaneous |
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7 | Invoices |
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7 | Yearbooks |
1935-1999, 2003 |
7 |
The Whistling Swan
|
1934-1995 |
7 | Miscellaneous |
Other Regional BranchesReturn to Top
Container(s) | Description |
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Box | |
7 | Spokane Branch |
7 | Tacoma Branch |
7 | Washington State Branches |
7 | Regional Branches |
NationalReturn to Top
Container(s) | Description | Dates |
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Box | ||
8 | By-laws |
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8 | Correspondence |
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8 | Lawsuit |
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8 | Membership |
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8 | Programs |
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8 | Publicity Brochures |
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8 | Subject Files |
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9 |
Official Bulletin
|
1940-1944 |
9 |
The Pen Woman
|
1945-1963 |
10 |
The Pen Woman
|
1964-1983 |
11 |
The Pen Woman
|
1984-2010 |
12 | NLAPW rosters |
1942-2006 |
ScrapbooksReturn to Top
The scrapbooks contain biographical features on NLAPW-Seattle Branch members.
Container(s) | Description | Dates |
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Volume | ||
1 | Scrapbook |
1927-1939 |
2 | Scrapbook |
1936-1950 |
3 | Scrapbook |
1941-1958 |
4 | Scrapbook |
1949-1958 |
5 | Scrapbook |
1962-1966 |
6 | Scrapbook |
1962-1974 |
7 | Scrapbook |
1974-1976 |
8 | Scrapbook |
1976-1978 |
9 | Scrapbook |
1978-1980 |
10 | Scrapbook |
1981-1986 |
11 | Scrapbook |
1982-1988 |
12 | Biographical Sketches |
circa 1963 |
13 | Biographical Sketches |
1965 |
14 | Poetry Awards |
1951-1957 |
15 | Publicity |
1933-1935 |
16 | Publicity |
1954-1961 |
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Professional associations--Washington (State)--Seattle
- Women authors, American--Washington (State)--Seattle
- Women--Washington (State)--Seattle--Societies and clubs
- Women--Washington (State)--Seattle--Societies and clubs--Archives
Personal Names
- Spaulding, May (700)
Corporate Names
- National League of American Pen Women. Seattle Branch--Archives
Geographical Names
- Seattle (Wash.)--Social life and customs
Form or Genre Terms
- Correspondence
- Newsletters
- Scrapbooks
Titles within the Collection
- Pen Woman
- Whistling Swan
Other Creators
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Personal Names
- Fairbanks, Lulu M., 1888-1968 (creator)
- Fischer, Margaret M (creator)
- Lamson, Armenouhie T. (Armenouhie Tashjian), b. 1886 (creator)
- McLeod, Evelyn Slater (creator)
- Miller, Queena Davison
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Personal Papers/Corporate Records (University of Washington)