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Seattle-Tashkent Sister City Association records, 1972-2018
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Seattle-Tashkent Sister City Association
- Title
- Seattle-Tashkent Sister City Association records
- Dates
- 1972-2018 (inclusive)19722018
- Quantity
- 8.07 cubic feet (16 boxes) plus one vertical file; collection consists of textual materials, sound cassettes, CDs, DVDs, floppy disks, flash drives, video cassettes, photographs, and slides.
- Collection Number
- 6245 (Accession No. 6245-001)
- Summary
- Records of the sister city program between Seattle and Tashkent, Soviet Union (now Uzbekistan)
- 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
Collection is open except for one file which is restricted until 2033, requiring permission from donor. Contact University of Washington Libraries Special Collections for details.
- Languages
- English
Historical NoteReturn to Top
The Seattle-Tashkent Sister City Association (STSCA), a non-profit 501(c)(3) citizen-diplomacy organization, was founded in 1973 by Seattle City Council Resolution no. 23992, which adopted Tashkent, Soviet Union (now Uzbekistan), as a sister city of Seattle, WA. Seattle was the first American city to establish a sister city relationship with a Soviet city. The Seattle-Tashkent Sister City Association operates under the auspices of Sister Cities International, whose goal is to promote education, cultural, and trade exchanges, and to raise the public’s awareness and understanding of cities around the world. Seattle Mayor Wes Uhlman led a delegation of Seattle-Tashkent Sister City Committee members to Tashkent in 1973. In 1974, Mayor Vahid Kazimov of Tashkent visited Seattle with a delegation and dedicated Seattle’s Tashkent Park.
Despite the tense relations between the U.S and the Soviet Union during the Cold War, Seattle and Tashkent maintained and continues to maintain a friendly and close relationship. STSCA promotes citizen diplomacy and humanitarian assistance through a variety of citizen exchanges and programs in fields such as art, theater, engineering, journalism, health care and medical relief, and through the University of Washington/Tashkent State University Exchanges. Exchanges have also included official visits by mayors, deputy mayors and city council members. STSCA continues to spread an appreciation of Uzbek culture in the U.S. and U.S. culture in Uzbekistan and foster international understanding and goodwill.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
Correspondence, reports, press releases, meeting minutes and agendas, itineraries, programs, photographs, audiovisual materials, and other ephemera related to the Seattle-Tashkent Sister City Association.
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Restrictions on Use
Creator's copyrights transferred to the University of Washington Libraries Special Collections.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Arrangement
Arranged in 8 series:
- Series 1, Organizational history
- Series 2, Finances
- Series 3, US-USSR Sister City Association Conferences
- Series 4, Outreach and organizational connections
- Series 5, STSCA-Affiliated Citizen Diplomacy and Exchange
- Series 6, Multi-media
- Series 7, Seattle Goodwill Games
- Series 8, Miscellaneous Citizen Diplomacy
Processing Note
Largely unprocessed.
Acquisition Information
Materials donated by Roscius Doan, Lola Zakharova, Shakhida Ismailova, and others involved in STSCA. Organized and delivered by Eric Johnson. Materials were donated along with papers from two other Seattle-based peace organizations, Accent on Understanding and Ploughshares.
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
Series 1: Organizational historyReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Box/Folder | ||
| 1/1 | Annual plans and reports |
1980-1986 |
| 1/2 | Annual plans and reports |
1987-2004 |
| 1/3 | Organization background/history
correspondence |
1972-1989 |
| 1/4 | Organization background/history outlines, reports,
agreements, informational documents, notes, rosters |
1973-1998 |
| 1/5 | Organization background/history articles |
1972-1988 |
| 1/6 | Draft speech by Ivan Cherepanov |
1986 |
| 1/7 | Tashkent-Seattle album correspondence, slide list,
photocopied photographs, Russian report |
1989 |
| 1/8 | "Spacebridge" correspondence, transcript |
1984-1986 |
| 1/9 | Informational documents for USSR and Uzbekistan
travelers |
undated |
| 1/10 | Seattle-Tashkent Sister City Association
timelines |
2004 |
| 1/11 | Seattle-Tashkent activities records |
1973-1989 |
| 1/12 | "The Seattle-Tashkent Connection" article,
correspondence, Physician Exchange Committee agenda |
1987-1988 |
| 1/13 | Agreements with Seattle |
1973-1991 |
| 1/14 | Legal agreements, correspondence, bylaws and
articles |
1984-1989 |
| 1/15 | Sister Cities Committee meeting agendas, minutes,
rosters |
1975-2000 |
| 1/16 | General meeting agendas and materials |
1983-2001 |
| 1/17 | Board meeting agendas, minutes, materials |
1973-1985 |
| 1/18 | Board meeting agendas, minutes, materials |
1986-1991 |
| 1/19 | Board meeting agendas, minutes, materials |
1992-2004 |
| 1/20 | Board members rosters |
1973-1993 |
| VF | ||
| VF3135 | Delegation and member lists Restricted until 2033, permission required from donor.
|
2000-2008 |
| Box/Folder | ||
| 1/21 | Board handbook |
1996 |
| 1/22 | Board development documents |
undated |
| 1/23 | Awards applications, correspondence,
programs |
1987-1988 |
| 1/24 | Mission statement |
1997 |
| 1/25 | US-Soviet Sister Cities Conference schedules, background
and trade information delegation, committee projects,
correspondence |
1989-1995 |
| 1/26 | Seattle delegation roster, itineraries, questionnaires,
correspondence |
1983-1984 |
| 1/27 | USSR delegation articles, correspondence, reports,
roster |
1983 |
| 1/28 | Miscellaneous press releases |
1973-1992 |
| 1/29 | Miscellaneous program itineraries |
1985-1987 |
| 1/30 | Miscellaneous correspondence, articles, delegation
itineraries and conference program |
1978 |
| 1/31 | Tashkent delegation programs, correspondence, rosters,
articles |
1985-1988 |
| 1/32 | Tashkent delegation scrapbook: declaration, articles,
photographs |
1985 |
| 1/33 | Seattle delegation to Tashkent 40th anniversary
presenters |
2013 |
| 1/34 | Seattle/Tashkent sister cities early history:
correspondence, articles |
1972 |
| 1/35 | Sister City beginnings and Seattle delegation
correspondence, programs, articles |
1973 |
| 1/36 | Seattle delegation correspondence, articles, notes,
roster, meeting minutes, proposal |
1973 |
| 1/37 | Boeing/Everett plant photographs |
1987 |
| 2/1 | Tashkent mayor visit invitation, expenses,
correspondence |
1989 |
| 2/2 | Tashkent delegation directory and invitations in
Russian |
1989 |
| 2/3 | Miscellaneous handwritten notes |
1983-1990 |
| 2/4 | Seattle children's' letters to Tashkent
mayor |
1985 |
| 2/5 | Miscellaneous correspondence |
1973-1985 |
| 2/6 | Miscellaneous correspondence |
1986-1995 |
| 2/7 | Miscellaneous correspondence |
1996-2000 |
| 2/8 | Miscellaneous events programs, flyers, invitations,
applications, itineraries |
1981-1989 |
| 2/9 | Miscellaneous articles in English and
Russian |
1974-1997 |
| 2/10 | Miscellaneous English and Russian correspondence,
meeting agendas, press summaries |
2008 |
| 2/11 | 35th anniversary program, donation flyer, article in
Russian, photograph |
2008 |
| 2/12 | Delegation schedule and activities |
2008 |
| 2/13 | Committee reports and proposed plans |
1987-1989 |
| 2/14 | IRS non-profit status correspondence, forms,
certificates |
2004-2006 |
| 2/15 | Website project correspondence, layouts |
2004 |
| 2/16 | Seattle-Tashkent News publications |
1987-2005 |
Series 2: FinancesReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Box/Folder | ||
| 2/17 | Reports, correspondence, donor list |
1985-2003 |
| 2/18 | "Treasures of Moscow" guest list and member
forms |
1990 |
| 2/19 | President Aldon Bell memorial letter, notes,
deposit |
1992 |
| 2/20 | Treasurer's reports, credits sheets, financial
reports |
1993-2000 |
| 2/21 | Treasurer's reports and balance sheets |
2001-2002 |
| 2/22 | Treasurer's reports and income statements |
2005 |
| 2/23 | Balance sheets and expenses, financial
guidelines |
2007-2008 |
| 2/24 | Friends of Ahror (Akhror) Fund statements and
donors |
1996-2005 |
Series 3: US-USSR Sister City Association ConferencesReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Box/Folder | ||
| 2/25 | 1986 conference articles, invitations, directory,
programs, schedules |
1986 |
| 2/28 | 1989 conference articles, correspondence, programs,
information sheets |
1989 |
| 2/29 | Sister Cities International directories, correspondence,
programs |
1974-1994 |
| 2/30 | Sister Cities International conference programs,
articles, registration |
1985-2000 |
| 2/31 | Seattle Sister Cities Coordinating Committee meeting
minutes, projects, calendar, memorandums, newsletters, programs |
1988-1995 |
| 2/32 | Seattle Sister Cities Festival programs,
memorandums |
1984 |
1987 Seattle US-USSR Sister City Association
Conference |
1987 | |
| Box/Folder | ||
| 2/26 | Correspondence, articles, registration list, press
releases, flyers, map, schedules, reports |
1986-1987 |
| 2/27 | Press releases, programs, workshop summaries,
evaluations |
1987 |
| 2/33 | Taping instructions and schedule |
1987 |
| 6/1 | Thursday plenary cassette tape |
1987 |
| 6/2 | Friday plenary cassette tape |
1987 |
| 6/3 | Saturday plenary cassette tape |
1987 |
| 7/1 | "Opportunities and Problems in US/Soviet Trade"
cassette tapes and notes |
1987 |
| 7/2 | "Youth in Cities" cassette tape and notes |
1987 |
| 7/3 | "Transportation" cassette tape and notes |
1987 |
| 7/4 | "Building a Successful Organization" cassette tape and
notes |
1987 |
| 7/5 | "Hosting of Soviet Delegations" cassette tape and
notes |
1987 |
| 8/1 | "Diversity in our Cities" cassette tapes and
notes |
1987 |
| 8/2 | "Social and Health Services" cassette tapes and
notes |
1987 |
| 8/3 | "Sustaining the Sister City Relationship" cassette
tape and notes |
1987 |
| 9/1 | "Increasing Citizen Participation" cassette tape and
notes |
1987 |
| 9/2 | "Role of the Arts" cassette tape and notes |
1987 |
| 9/3 | "National League of Cities" cassette tape and
notes |
1987 |
| 9/4 | "Pioneering in US/Soviet Trade" cassette tape and
notes |
1987 |
| 10/1 | Unlabeled cassette tapes |
1987 |
| 10/2 | Unlabeled cassette tapes |
1987 |
| 10/3 | "Travel to USSR" cassette tapes and notes |
1987 |
| 10/4 | "Cultural and Educational Exchanges that Work"
cassette tape and notes |
1987 |
Series 4: Outreach and organizational connectionsReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Box/Folder | ||
| 3/1 | Seattle Office of International Affairs memorandums,
assessment, programs, articles |
1985-1986 |
| 3/2 | Tashkent Park in Seattle memorandums, articles,
correspondence |
1973-1989 |
| 15/1 | Belmont (Tashkent) Park in Seattle drawing |
undated |
| 3/3 | "Amerika" articles, viewer's guide, correspondence,
drafts, protest materials |
1987 |
| 3/4 | "Target Seattle" program, articles |
1982 |
| 3/5 | Jewish Community Relations Council and World Without War
Council correspondence, articles, programs |
1985-1988 |
| 3/6 | World Without War Council and Seattle Peace and Freedom
Coalition reports, correspondence, itineraries, statements,
articles |
1986-1987 |
| 3/7 | President's US-Soviet Exchange initiative fact sheet,
agreement, programs |
1985 |
| 3/8 | PeaceNet correspondence, program |
1986 |
| 3/9 | Peace Trek curriculum guides, poster |
1986 |
| 3/10 | Young Storytellers for Peace articles, correspondence,
profiles, programs |
1984-1986 |
| 3/11 | EarthStewards correspondence, articles,
programs |
1984-1988 |
| 3/12 | Friendship Force newsletters, invitations, profiles,
correspondence |
1987-1988 |
| 3/13 | Art Pattison Communications Exchange program
correspondence, articles, plans, budget |
1992-1996 |
| 3/14 | Slow-scan video links (Space Bridge) newsletter,
articles |
1986 |
| 3/15 | Radio Tashkent correspondence |
undated |
| 3/16 | Unproduced screenplay "Glasnost" |
1988 |
| 3/17 | Karen Lewis correspondence, newsletters from
USSR |
1988 |
| 3/18 | MIR tours flyers, correspondence, brochure |
1988-1989 |
| 3/19 | Miscellaneous organizational connections correspondence,
profiles, reports, programs, articles |
1984-1993 |
| 3/20 | Miscellaneous articles and publications |
1983-1989 |
| 3/21 | Miscellaneous articles and publications |
1982-1990 |
| 3/22 | "News and Views from the USSR" newsletters |
1985-1987 |
| 3/23 | "News and Views from the USSR" newsletters |
1987-1989 |
| 3/24 | "Städtepartnerschaft" Seattle/Tashkent translation,
correspondence, script |
1985 |
Series 5: STSCA-Affiliated Citizen Diplomacy and ExchangeReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Box/Folder | ||
| 4/1 | Outreach activities and programs summaries and
correspondence |
1987-2008 |
| 4/2 | Ahror (Akhror) Rahmedov articles and Ahror Education
Committee invitation |
1997-2000 |
| 4/3 | Amputee Soccer Exchange correspondence, articles in
English and Russian |
1988-1989 |
| 4/4 | Art Exchanges programs, correspondence, proposals,
articles, press releases |
1986-1990 |
| 4/5 | Art and Print cultural exchanges correspondence,
handwritten notes, articles, illustrations |
1986-1990 |
| 4/6 | Art and Print cultural exchanges correspondence,
handwritten notes, articles, illustrations |
1986-1990 |
| 4/7 | Business and Management exchanges correspondence,
proposals, information sheets, articles |
1988-1989 |
| 4/8 | Cartoon exchange articles, gallery program,
correspondence, notes |
1988 |
| 4/9 | Chef exchange articles, invitations, illustration, press
release, program |
1987 |
| 4/10 | Cinematographer exchange background and
invitation |
1989 |
| 4/11 | Communications exchange program broadcaster and
journalist rosters, correspondence in Russian and English, invitations,
articles |
1987-1990 |
| 4/12 | Dance exchange correspondence, English and Russian
articles, advertisements |
1979-1993 |
| 4/13 | Dance exchange programs and "Chashma"
journals |
1986-1990 |
| 4/14 | Disaster Relief conference correspondence and
article |
1989 |
| 4/15 | Doan family in Uzbekistan correspondence |
1992-1993 |
| 4/16 | Domestic Violence Prevention Project correspondence,
training program, articles, reports |
1997-2001 |
| 4/17 | Engineering exchange correspondence, agreement, overview
and schedule |
1988 |
| 4/18 | English Language Center in Tashkent correspondence,
article, book shipping information |
1993 |
| 4/19 | Health Care program correspondence, articles,
invitations, information packet |
1989-1992 |
| 4/20 | Hospital exchange correspondence, newsletter,
brochure |
1987-1988 |
| 4/21 | Jewish Cultural exchange correspondence, articles,
proposals |
1986-1989 |
| 4/22 | Legal exchange guidelines |
1988 |
| 4/23 | Mountain climber exchange articles, correspondence,
press releases, itineraries, proposals |
1986-1989 |
| 4/24 | Orphan Care for Central Asia flyer and handwritten
notes |
1994 |
| 4/25 | "Peace Child" musical brochure, flyer, programs,
correspondence, press release |
1986-1988 |
| 4/26 | Peace Chorus correspondence, programs, history,
invitations |
1984-1989 |
| 4/27 | Peace Table brochure, articles,
correspondence |
1987-1988 |
| 4/28 | Photography exchange correspondence, invitations,
proposals |
1987-1990 |
| 4/29 | Physician exchange correspondence in Russian and
English, proposals, flyers, articles, guidelines, invitations |
1986-1990 |
| 4/30 | Puppeteer exchange background on Northwest Puppet
Center, flyer |
1995 |
| 4/31 | Seattle Peace Theatre invitations, brochure, articles,
correspondence, project description, DVD |
1989 |
| 4/32 | Seattle Soviet-American Network meeting report
|
1989 |
| 4/33 | Student exchanges brochures, correspondence, articles,
roster, newsletters, applications, press releases, itineraries, reports,
project descriptions, slides |
1986-1989 |
| 4/34 | Student exchanges correspondence, articles, newsletters,
press releases, invitations, applications, project descriptions |
1986-1989 |
| 4/35 | University of Washington exchanges correspondence,
notes, articles, agreements, applications, press releases, invitations,
schedules, proposals |
1973-1992 |
| 4/36 | University of Washington Near Eastern Languages and
Cultures department schedules, articles |
1990-1992 |
Series 6: Multi-mediaReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Box | ||
| 5 | Miscellaneous CDs, DVDs, floppy disks, and flash
drives |
1984-2016 |
| 11 | Videocassette recordings of Tashkent Day and Binaat
Shahrazad |
1983 |
Series 7: Seattle Goodwill GamesReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Box/Folder | ||
| 12/1 | Goodwill Arts Festival reports and
correspondence |
1989-1990 |
| 12/2 | Visual design reports |
1988-1991 |
| 12/3 | Planning reports, agendas, correspondence,
applications |
1986-1990 |
| 12/4 | Articles, advertisements, flyers, programs |
1986-1990 |
| 12/5 | Exchange programs and committee reports, meeting
minutes, correspondence |
1990 |
| 12/6 | Miscellaneous correspondence |
1988-1990 |
| 12/7 | Events list |
1990 |
| 12/8 | Correspondence between Soviet visitor and host
family |
1990-1991 |
| 12/9 | Undescribed photographs |
1990 |
| 12/10 | Undescribed photographs |
1990 |
| 12/11 | Miscellaneous handwritten notes by Rosh Doan |
1988-1990 |
| 16/1-3 | Venue sketches and decoration plans |
1988 |
Series 8: Miscellaneous Citizen DiplomacyReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Box/Folder | ||
| 13/1 | Citizen diplomacy archive correspondence, articles,
notes |
2007-2018 |
| 13/2 | Beyond War award programs and speech, Space Bridges
notes |
1984-1985 |
| 13/3 | Articles in English and Russian |
1983-1990 |
| 13/4 | Washington State - Soviet articles |
1986-1991 |
| 13/5 | Journals, pamphlets, network, newsletters |
1984-1987 |
| 13/6 | Handwritten notes |
1985-2005 |
| 13/7 | Related correspondence |
1984-1992 |
| 13/8 | DVDs on Glasnost exhibit at Washington State History
Museum |
2017 |
| Box | ||
| 14 | Ephemera |
undated |
| Box/Folder | ||
| 15/2 | Miscellaneous oversized press clippings in English and
Russian |
1986-1996 |
| 15/3 | "Straight Talk" benefit poster |
1984 |
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Educational exchanges--History--Sources
- Exchange of persons programs--History--Sources
- International relations and culture
- Personal Papers/Corporate Records (University of Washington)
- Sister cities--History--Sources
Corporate Names
- Seattle-Tashkent Sister City Association--Archives
Geographical Names
- Seattle (Wash.)--Relations--Uzbekistan--Tashkent
- Tashkent (Uzbekistan)--Relations--Washington (State)--Seattle
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