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Allied Arts of Seattle records, 1954-2009

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Allied Arts of Seattle, Inc
Title
Allied Arts of Seattle records
Dates
1954-2009 (inclusive)
Quantity
65.56 cubic feet
Collection Number
0737, 1482
Summary
Records of Allied Arts of Seattle, an arts advocacy 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
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Languages
English
Sponsor
Funding for encoding this finding aid was partially provided through a grant awarded by the National Endowment for the Humanities.
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Historical Note

Allied Arts of Seattle is a citizen advocacy group for the arts. It was established in 1954 to work "for a more beautiful city and a lively and diverse arts scene." In addition to promoting the arts, it also participates in city planning and beautification, and historic preservation. Through the Allied Arts Foundation, it awards grants and sponsors grant applications for artists and arts organizations. It also raises money to assist small arts organizations and artists through Allied Arts Foundation Federation. Allied Arts of Seattle has launched other organizations, such as Washington Roadside Council and Friends of the Market. It successfully lobbied for the creation of the Municipal Arts Commission of Seattle and the Washington State Arts Commission.

The Allied Arts Foundation was organized in 1968 as a tax-exempt organizaton to support activities in the arts, literature, and historic preservation of communities of the Puget Sound region. It has sponsored programs funded from other sources when a local sponsor was needed.

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Content Description

Contains Allied Arts of Seattle correspondence, minutes, newsletters, grant files, financial records, committee records, event files, publications, reports, clippings, ephemera, oral histories, and photographs. Also contains minutes, financial records, project files, programs, photographs, and other related records of the Allied Arts Foundation. Organizations represented in the collection include the American Institute of Architects, the American Symphony Orchestra League, Arts Councils of America, Friends of the Market, Pike Place Market, the Seattle Municipal Arts Commission, the Seattle Symphony Orchestra, the Seattle Youth Symphony Orchestra, and the Washington Roadside Council. Individuals represented include John Ashby Conway, Norman J. Johnston, Jack B. Robertson, Alice Rooney, Jerry E. Thonn, and Betty Bowen.

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Use of the Collection

Restrictions on Use

Literary rights have been transferred to the University of Washington Libraries.

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Administrative Information

Arrangement

Arranged into 3 accessions:

  • Accession No. 0737-001, Allied Arts of Seattle records, 1954-1966
  • Accession No. 1482-008, Allied Arts of Seattle records, 1954-1994
  • Accession No. 1482-009, Allied Arts of Seattle records, 1986-2000
  • Accession No. 1482-010, Oral histories of the Allied Arts of Seattle History Project, 2009

Processing Note

61 photographs and 3 slides from 1973-1977 were relocated to the Allied Arts of Seattle Photograph Collection, PH Coll 389 within Special Collections, University of Washington Libraries. Duplicate issues of Allied Arts Newsletter were also added to Special Collections' published holdings.

Related Materials

The Allied Arts of Seattle website has been regularly captured by the Internet Archive Wayback Machine since 2014 . The snapshots can be viewed here https://wayback.archive-it.org/4224/20210318194823/http://alliedartsofseattle.org/

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Detailed Description of the Collection

 

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Subject Terms

  • Architecture--Societies, etc
  • Architecture--Washington (State)--Seattle
  • Art commissions--Washington (State)--Seattle
  • Art, Municipal--Washington (State)--Seattle
  • Arts--Scholarships, fellowships, etc.--Washington (State)
  • Arts--Societies, etc
  • Arts--Washington (State)--Finance
  • Arts--Washington (State)--Seattle
  • Arts--Washington (State)--Seattle--Citizen participation
  • City planning--Washington (State)--Seattle
  • Civic centers--Washington (State)--Seattle
  • Civic improvement--Washington (State)--Seattle
  • Historic buildings--Conservation and restoration--Washington (State)--Seattle
  • Markets--Conservation and restoration--Washington (State)--Seattle
  • Personal Papers/Corporate Records (University of Washington)
  • Roadside improvement --Washington (State)
  • Symphony orchestras--Washington (State)--Seattle
  • Urban beautification--Washington (State)--Seattle

Personal Names

  • Bowen, Betty, 1919-1977
  • Conway, John Ashby, 1905-
  • Johnston, Norman J
  • Robertson, Jack B
  • Rooney, Alice
  • Thonn, Jerry E. (Jerry Edwin), 1932-

Corporate Names

  • Allied Arts of Seattle, Inc.--Archives
  • American Institute of Architects
  • American Symphony Orchestra League
  • Arts Councils of America
  • Friends of the Market (Seattle, Wash.)
  • Pike Place Market (Seattle, Wash.)
  • Seattle (Wash.). Municipal Art Commission
  • Seattle Symphony Orchestra
  • Seattle Youth Symphony Orchestra
  • Washington Roadside Council

Geographical Names

  • Seattle (Wash.)--Buildings, structures, etc


2006 (Last modified: 8/11/2022)

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