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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
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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.
- 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
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 | |
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Administrative files |
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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 |
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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) |
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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
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 | |
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Campaign Expenditures Reporting Act |
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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 |
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Box/Folder | |||
1/4-11 | 3262-002 | Documents re drafting and passage |
1971-1972 |
Post-1972 implementation |
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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 |
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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
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Personal Names
- Hildt, Michael (creator)
- McDermott, James (creator)
Corporate Names
- Washington (State). Public Disclosure Commission (creator)