Coalition for Open Government records

Coalition for Open Government records, 1957-1976

Overview of the Collection

Creator: Coalition for Open Government (Wash.)
Title: Coalition for Open Government records
Dates: 1957-1976 (inclusive)
19571976
Quantity: 3.42 cubic feet (4 boxes)
Collection Number: 3262
Summary: Citizen's action group
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.
Languages: English

Historical NoteReturn to Top

A citizen's action group which successfully promoted a campaign finance disclosure and open records act in Washington state.

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

Subject files including correspondence, minutes, press releases, court papers, financial records, clippings, snapshots. A substantial portion of the files relate to Washington state Initiative 276.

Use of the CollectionReturn to Top

Restrictions on Use

Literary rights of representatives of the records-creating organization transferred to the University of Washington Libraries.

Administrative InformationReturn to Top

Arrangement

Arranged in 2 accessions:

Accession no. 3262-001, Coalition for Open Government records, 1961-1976 (bulk: 1973-1975).
Accession no. 3262-002, Coalition for Open Government records, 1957-1975.

Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top

Accession No. 3262-001: Coalition for Open Government Records, ca. 1961-1976 (bulk 1973-1975)Return to Top

2 cubic feet (2 boxes)

Scope and Content: Subject series, including correspondence, minutes, press releases, court papers, financial records, clippings.

Abbreviations used:

Coalition on Open Government = COG
Public Disclosure Commission = PDC

Biographical/Historical Note: Michael Hildt, donor, was campaign chairman and later director.

Restrictions on Access: Open to all users.

Acquisition Info: Donated by Michael Hildt, 3/24/1982

Container(s)		Description	Dates
		Administrative files
Box/Folder
1/1	3262-001	Background	1972-1974
1/2	3262-001	Conversation and discussion drafts	1971-1972
1/3	3262-001	Correspondence	1973-1975
1/4	3262-001	Dissolution	1975
1/5	3262-001	Financial files	1973-1976
1/6	3262-001	Form letters	1974-1975
1/7	3262-001	Fundraising	1972-1973
1/8	3262-001	L-6 expenditure forms from COG to PDC	1974-1975
1/9	3262-001	Meetings	1973-1975
1/10	3262-001	Notes	1974-1975
1/11	3262-001	Press releases, mimeos	1974-1975
1/12	3262-001	Miscellany	1975
		Initiative 276
Box/Folder
1/13	3262-001	Memorabilia (clippings, fliers, etc.)	1972
1/14	3262-001	AGOs re 276	1973
1/15	3262-001	Notes on court case	1973
1/16	3262-001	Washington Superior Court	1973
1/17-18	3262-001	Washington Supreme Court	1973-1974
1/19-23	3262-001	Amendments	1973-1975
1/24	3262-001	RCW 42.17 Washington state Open Government Act (Initiative 276)	1973; 1975
1/25	3262-001	Compliance	1974
1/26	3262-001	Richardson legal fundraising breakfast	1974
1/27	3262-001	Correspondence	1975
2/1	3262-001	House Bill 827	1975
Box/Folder
2/2	3262-001	Pre-276 disclosure bills	1971-1972
2/3	3262-001	Post-276 bills	1973-1975
		Public Disclosure Committee (PDC)
Box/Folder
2/4	3262-001	AWB rules petition	1974
2/5	3262-001	Exemption hearings	1973-1975
2/6	3262-001	Forms and instructions	1973-1975
2/7	3262-001	Hildt application to	1973
2/8	3262-001	LWV monitoring	1973-1974
2/9	3262-001	Minutes	1973-1974
2/10	3262-001	Press releases and memos	1975-1976
2/11	3262-001	Reports and correspondence	1972-1975
2/12	3262-001	Rules and Regulations	1974; 1976
2/13-28	3262-001	Clippings (primarily from Allen’s Press Clipping Bureau)	1974 July 21-1975 June 15
2/29	3262-001	Clippings	1972-1976; undated
2/30	3262-001	American Association of University Women (AAUW) – Correspondence and form letters	1975
2/31	3262-001	Common Cause involvement	1972-1974
2/32	3262-001	Socialist Workers Washington Campaign	ca. 1961-1974
2/33	3262-001	Jolene Unsoeld, Who Gave? Who Got? How Much?	1975
2/34	3262-001	Misc. amendments	ca. 1975
2/35	3262-001	Miscellany	1974-1975

Accession No. 3262-002: Coalition for Open Government records, 1957-1975Return to Top

1.42 cubic feet (2 boxes)

Scope and Content: Legal documents, drafts, articles and clippings, government publications, correspondence and other materials relating to the Coalition for Open Government. Files deal primarily with the drafting and passage of Washington state Initiative 276, the Public Disclosure Act.

Restrictions on Access: Open to all users.

Acquisition Info: Donor: Roger Leeds, December 2013.

Separated Material: Material received in the same donation was separated from this collection and described in Accession no. 4326-002, Choose an Effective City Council (CHECC) records. See Guide to the Choose an Effective City Council (CHECC) Records, 1967-1976 .

Container(s)		Description	Dates
		Campaign Expenditures Reporting Act
Box/Folder
1/1	3262-002	Correspondence	1969-1971
1/2	3262-002	Notes	1970-1971
Box/Folder
1/3	3262-002	Campaign Disclosure Initiative	1971
		Initiative 276
Box/Folder
1/4-11	3262-002	Documents re drafting and passage	1971-1972
		Post-1972 implementation
Box/Folder
1/12-13	3262-002	General	1973-1974
1/14	3262-002	Amendments	circa 1973
1/15	3262-002	Public Disclosure Commission	circa 1973
1/16	3262-002	Disclosure under 276	1974-1975
1/17	3262-002	Disclosure law violation	1975
1/18	3262-002	Mardesich federal trial	1975
Box/Folder
1/19	3262-002	Leeds memos re history of I276 before and after passage	1971; 1974
1/20	3262-002	General / miscellaneous	circa 1973
		Council on Electoral Reform
Box/Folder
2/1	3262-002	General	1969-1971
2/2	3262-002	Correspondence	1970-1971
Box/Folder
2/3	3262-002	Pre-1970 Rodgers and Leeds political reform proposals including law review article, drafts	1957; 1969
2/4	3262-002	Young Lawyers section Statutory Reform Committee – Proposed legislation	1969-1972
2/5	3262-002	Articles tracing Coalition for Open Government formation and activities	1971
2/6	3262-002	Norton, Marianne adv. Simpson et al	1971-1974

Names and SubjectsReturn to Top

Subject Terms

Personal Papers/Corporate Records (University of Washington)

Corporate Names

Coalition for Open Government (Wash.)--Archives

Other Creators

Personal Names
- Hildt, Michael (creator)
- McDermott, James (creator)
Corporate Names
- Washington (State). Public Disclosure Commission (creator)

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