George A. Arthur papers - Archives West

George A. Arthur papers, 1954-1995

Overview of the Collection

Creator: Arthur, George A.
Title: George A. Arthur papers
Dates: 1954-1995 (inclusive)
19541995
Quantity: 5.08 cubic feet (7 boxes and 1 vertical file)
Collection Number: 1619, 2053
Summary: Papers of a political journalist who was a UW student activist, UW "Daily" correspondent and staff member of the "Seattle Flag"
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

Biographical NoteReturn to Top

Political journalist. George Arthur was a University of Washington student activist in Students For A Democratic Society, a University of Washington "Daily" correspondent, and staff member of the "Seattle Flag" in the late 1960's.

George Arthur was rock-music critic for the Seattle Post-Intelligencer from 1976-1981. While a student at the University of Washington he began work for Helix, an underground Seattle newspaper focused on music and counterculture. He passed away January 7, 1994.

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

Political ephemera and collected underground newspapers reflecting Arthur's activities in Students for a Democratic Society and as correspondent for the University of Washington Daily and staff member of the Seattle Flag. Includes material on the Communist Party, Fair Play for Cuba Committee, Liberation News Service, Progressive Labor Party, Socialist Workers Party, Technocracy, Young Socialist Alliance, and Young Socialist Forum. Persons represented include John Levin, Ed Morman, and John Severn. Also contains his self-published history of Helix, an underground Seattle newspaper, titled "Ask Any Fringe"; photos of George; clippings and documents related to his death

Use of the CollectionReturn to Top

Restrictions on Use

Much of this material is published ephemera. Copyrights for original, unpublished records not transferred.

Administrative InformationReturn to Top

Arrangement

Organized into 3 accessions:

Accession No. 1619-001, George Arthur collection, 1963-1971
Accession No. 1619-002, George Arthur papers, 1992-1995
Accession No. 2053-001, George Arthur collection, 1954-1970

Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top

Accession No. 1619-001: George Arthur collection, 1963-1971Return to Top

3.08 cu. ft. (5 boxes)

Scope and Content: Ephemera, newsletter, handbills, newspapers, writings and correspondence, 1965-1971, of left-wing organizations, including Students For A Democratic Society and the University of Washington Chapter of SDS.

Restrictions on Access: Open to all users.

Restrictions on Use: Much of this material is published ephemera. Copyrights for original, unpublished records not transferred.

Acquisition Info: George A. Arthur, 1971-05-10

Container(s)		Description	Dates
		Series 1: Ephemera
Box/Folder	Accession
1/1	1619-001	Alternative Universities	1968
1/2	1619-001	Black Labor Party	1969
1/3	1619-001	Black Panther Party	1967-1969
1/4	1619-001	Civil Rights Movement	1968-1970
1/5	1619-001	Democratic Journal	1967-1968
1/6	1619-001	Draft Resistance - Seattle	1967-1968
1/7	1619-001	Drugs	1967
1/8	1619-001	DuBois, W.E.B.	undated
1/9	1619-001	Glad Day Press	1968
1/10	1619-001	Guardian	1968
1/11	1619-001	Humphery, Hubert H.	1968
1/12	1619-001	Independent Student Committee to End the War in Vietnam	1965
1/13	1619-001	Industrial Workers of the World	1968
1/14	1619-001	Kennedy, Robert	1967-1968
1/15	1619-001	KRAB (radio)	1966-1967
1/16-19	1619-001	Left-Wing - Miscellaneous	1967-1970
1/20	1619-001	McCarthy, Eugene	1968
1/21	1619-001	National Coordinating Committee to End the War in Vietnam	1965
1/22	1619-001	New Party	1969
1/23	1619-001	Nixon, Richard	1968
1/24	1619-001	Northwest Committee for Democracy in Greece	1967-1968
1/25	1619-001	Political Miscellaneous	undated
1/26	1619-001	Provo	1966
1/27	1619-001	Right-Wing Miscellaneous	1967-1968
1/28	1619-001	Rockefeller, Nelson	1968
1/29	1619-001	Seattle Mobilization Committee to End the War in Vietnam	1967
1/30	1619-001	Socialist - Miscellaneous	1968-1969
1/31	1619-001	Socialist - by Country	1967-1968
1/32	1619-001	Spartacist League	1968-1969
1/33-34	1619-001	Student Mobilization Committee to End the War in Vietnam	1969-1970
1/35	1619-001	Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee	1966-1967
1/36	1619-001	Student Peace Union	1969
1/37	1619-001	Students for Campus Reform	undated
1/38	1619-001	Unions	1965-1968
1/39	1619-001	University District Movement	1968
1/40	1619-001	Vietnam Summer	1967-1968
1/41-48	1619-001	Vietnam War	1966-1969
1/49	1619-001	Wallace, George	1968
1/50	1619-001	Washington Progressive Forum	undated
1/51	1619-001	Women's Liberation Movement	1969-1970
1/52	1619-001	Workers' Power	1970
1/53	1619-001	Who Died?	1970
1/54	1619-001	Willis Case	1967
1/55	1619-001	Young Americans for Freedom	1968
		Series 2: Newsletters
Box/Folder	Accession
1/56	1619-001	Aframerican News Service	1968
1/57	1619-001	As Is	1967-1968
1/58	1619-001	Fort Lewis Counterpoint	1969
1/59	1619-001	El Malcriado	1968
1/60	1619-001	Mobilizer	1966-1968
1/61	1619-001	Peace and Freedom News	1966
1/62	1619-001	Socialist Press Bulletin	1967-1971
2/1	1619-001	Vietnam Notes	1968
2/2	1619-001	Miscellaneous	1966-1969
		Series 3: Newspapers
Box/Folder	Accession
2/3	1619-001	The Bond	1967-1968
2/4-5	1619-001	Miscellaneous	1967-1968
		Series 4: Students of a Democratic Society, University of Washington
Box/Folder	Accession
2/6	1619-001	Incoming Letters to SDS	1966-1969
2/7	1619-001	Incoming Letters to Edward T. Mormon
2/8	1619-001	Outgoing Letters	1968-1969
2/9	1619-001	Minutes	1968
2/10	1619-001	Agenda	1969
2/11	1619-001	Notes - Conference on Vietnam	undated
2/12	1619-001	Clippings	1965-1969
2/13	1619-001	Speeches and Writings - Internal Documents	1969
2/14	1619-001	Speeches and Writings - Miscellaneous	1967-1968
2/15	1619-001	Ephemera - Announcements - Speakers	1966-1969
2/16	1619-001	Ephemera - Civil Rights	1969
2/17	1619-001	Ephemera - Disciplinary Hearings for Student Activists	1969
2/18	1619-001	Ephemera - "Seattle Barb" Affair	1967
2/19	1619-001	Ephemera - Unions	1966-1969
2/20	1619-001	Ephemera - Vietnam/ROTC	1966-1969
2/21	1619-001	Ephemera - Women's Rights	1968
2/22	1619-001	Ephemera - Miscellaneous	1967-1969
2/23	1619-001	Ephemera - ACLU	1963-1967
2/24	1619-001	Ephemera - Civil Rights	1969
2/25	1619-001	Ephemera - Committee to Abolish HUAC	1968-1969
2/26	1619-001	Ephemera - Draft Resistance - Seattle	1968
2/27-29	1619-001	Ephemera - Left-Wing - Miscellaneous	1966-1968
2/30	1619-001	Ephemera - The Militant	1968
2/31	1619-001	Ephemera - Peace and Freedom Party	1968-1969
2/32-35	1619-001	Ephemera - SDS - National	1966-1969
2/36	1619-001	Ephemera - SDS - Other Chapters	1967-1969
2/37	1619-001	Ephemera - SDS/Radical Youth Movement - Splinter Group	undated
2/38	1619-001	Ephemera - SDS/Weatherman - Splinter Group	undated
2/39	1619-001	Ephemera - Seattle Liberation Front	1970-1971
2/40	1619-001	Ephemera - Socialist	1967-1968
2/41	1619-001	Ephemera - Socialist Workers Party	1968-1970
2/42	1619-001	Ephemera - Student Union for Peace Action	1964
2/43	1619-001	Ephemera - Unions	undated
2/44-45	1619-001	Ephemera - Vietnam War	1966-1969
2/46	1619-001	Ephemera - Women's Rights	1970
2/47	1619-001	Ephemera - Young Socialist Alliance	1963-1969
2/48	1619-001	Newspapers - The Movement	1967
Box
3	1619-001	Newspapers - New Left Notes	1967-1969
4	1619-001	Newsletters	1966-1970
4	1619-001	Newspapers - Los Angeles Free Press	1966-1969
4-5	1619-001	Newspapers - Miscellaneous	1965-1969
5	1619-001	Newspapers - The Guardian	1967-1969

Accession No. 1619-002: George Arthur papers, 1992-1995Return to Top

1 vertical file

Scope and Content: Contains his self-published history of Helix, an underground Seattle newspaper, titled "Ask Any Fringe"; photos of George; clippings and documents related to his death; copies of the "Friends of George" newsletter started after his death to memorialize and remember him.

Restrictions on Access: No restrictions on access.

Restrictions on Use: Copyrights retained by creator. Contact Special Collections for details.

Acquisition Info: Donated by Marie McCaffrey as part of the Walt Crowley Papers, November 2019.

Container(s)		Description	Dates
Box/Folder	Accession
1/1	1619-002	Memorial and Obituary	1992-1994
1/2	1619-002	"Ask Any Fringe"	1992-1994
1/3	1619-002	Friends of George Newsletter and Photos	1995

Accession No. 2053-001: George Arthur Collection, 1954-1970Return to Top

2.00 cu. ft. (2 boxes)

Scope and Content: Ephemera, newsletters, correspondence, minutes, writings, clippings 1954-1979, of Young Socialist of American and its Seattle branch, Socialist Workers Party and its Seattle Branch and other left-wing ephemera. Includes some personal papers of John Severn, a former member of the Seattle Branch of the Socialist Workers Party.

Restrictions on Access: Open to all users.

Restrictions on Use: Copyrights retained by creator. Contact Special Collections for details.

Acquisition Info: George Arthur, 1972-11-30

Container(s)		Description	Dates
		Series 1: Ephemera
Box/Folder	Accession
1/1-2	2053-001	Civil Rights	1964-1970
1/3	2053-001	Cuba	1962-1967
1/4	2053-001	Freedom Socialist Party	1966
1/5	2053-001	Labor	1967-1970
1/6-7	2053-001	Left-Wing Miscellaneous	1960-1970
1/8	2053-001	Peace and Freedom Party	1966-1967
1/9	2053-001	Seattle Liberation Front	undated
1/10	2053-001	Seattle Strike Coalition	1970
1/11-12	2053-001	Socialist	1957-1965
1/13	2053-001	Vietnam/Anti-War	1962-1970
		Series 2: Newsletters
Box/Folder	Accession
1/14	2053-001	Council for Correspondence	1962
1/15	2053-001	The Movement	1967
1/16	2053-001	The Newsletter	1964-1966
1/17	2053-001	Spark	1966
1/18-20	2053-001	Miscellaneous	1962-1970
		Series 3: Severn, John
Box/Folder	Accession
1/21	2053-001	Incoming Letters	1960-1962
1/22	2053-001	Outgoing Letters	1957-1958
1/23	2053-001	Selective Service Papers	1958-1966
		Series 4: Socialist Workers Party, Seattle Branch
Box/Folder	Accession
1/24	2053-001	General Correspondence	1964-1966
		Series 5: Socialist Workers Party
Box/Folder	Accession
1/25	2053-001	Organization - Constitution	1954
1/26	2053-001	Reports	1965
1/27-2/2	2053-001	Discussion Bulletin Newsletters	1955-1965
2/3	2053-001	International Information Bulletin Newsletters	1961-1965
		Series 6: Young Socialists of America, Seattle
Box/Folder	Accession
2/4	2053-001	Outgoing Letters	1965
2/5	2053-001	Anti-Fascist	1961
2/6-8	2053-001	Cuba	1961-1965
2/9	2053-001	Seattle Youth Committee for Integration	1960
2/10	2053-001	Miscellaneous	1964-1965
		Series 7: Young Socialists of America
Box/Folder	Accession
2/11	2053-001	Organizational Features	undated
2/12	2053-001	Outgoing Letters	1960-1962
2/13-15	2053-001	Minutes	1960-1962
2/16	2053-001	Financial Records	1962
2/17	2053-001	Reports	1960-1962
2/18	2053-001	Speeches and Writings	1957-1960
2/19	2053-001	CORE - Civil Rights	1961
2/20	2053-001	Monroe, N.C.	1961
2/21	2053-001	Factionalism	1960
2/22	2053-001	Wayne Socialist Newsletters	1956-1957
2/23	2053-001	YSA Discussion Bulletin Newsletters	1963
2/24	2053-001	Young Socialist Newsletters	1960-1961
2/25-27	2053-001	Young Socialist Forum Newsletters	1960-1962
2/28-29	2053-001	Miscellaneous Newsletters	1961-1965
2/30	2053-001	Clippings	1960-1961
2/31	2053-001	Ephemera	1961
2/32	2053-001	Miscellaneous	1962

Names and SubjectsReturn to Top

Subject Terms

Personal Papers/Corporate Records (University of Washington)

Personal Names

Arthur, George A.--Archives
Mormon, Ed

Other Creators

Personal Names
- Severn, John (creator)
Corporate Names
- KRAB-FM (Radio Station : Seattle, Wash.) (creator)
- Northwest Committee for Democracy in Greece (creator)
- Seattle Liberation Front (Seattle, Wash.) (creator)
- Seattle Mobilization Committee to End the War in Vietnam (creator)
- Socialist Workers Party (creator)
- Socialist Workers Party. Seattle Branch (creator)
- Spartacist League (creator)
- Student Mobilization Committee (U.S.) (creator)
- Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (University of Washington). Friends (creator)
- Student Union for Peace Action (creator)
- Students For a Democratic Society (U.S.). University of Washington Chapter (creator)
- Young Socialists of America (creator)

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Table of Contents

George A. Arthur papers, 1954-1995

Overview of the Collection

Biographical NoteReturn to Top

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

Use of the CollectionReturn to Top

Restrictions on Use

Administrative InformationReturn to Top

Arrangement

Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top

Accession No. 1619-001: George Arthur collection, 1963-1971Return to Top

Accession No. 1619-002: George Arthur papers, 1992-1995Return to Top

Accession No. 2053-001: George Arthur Collection, 1954-1970Return to Top

Names and SubjectsReturn to Top

Subject Terms

Personal Names

Other Creators

Personal Names

Corporate Names

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