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| Repository: | University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections |
| Summary: | Records of a labor organization that functions as the political and legislative arm of the AFL-CIO in Washington |
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| Repository: | University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections |
| Summary: | Papers of Edward Allen, an attorney, fisheries expert, and commissioner of the International Pacific Salmon Fisheries Commission. |
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| Repository: | University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections |
| Summary: | Records of Allied Arts of Seattle, an arts advocacy organization. |
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| Repository: | University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections |
| Summary: | Records of an environmental conservation organization in Washington State. |
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| Repository: | University of Oregon Libraries, Special Collections and University Archives |
| Summary: | Launched 1879 with five alumni, the University of Oregon Alumni Association works to keep alumni connected to the university. The collection contains Alumni Holding Company and Alumni Association records including correspondence, minutes, publications, reports, and newsletters, directories, resolutions, financial records, donor relations files, reunion information, photographs, slides, and negatives as well as correspondence and other information on students who served in WWI and WWII. |
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| Repository: | University of Oregon Libraries, Special Collections and University Archives |
| Summary: | The American Council for Emigrés in the Professions (ACEP) aided professional émigrés in all aspects of resettlement in America. The collection (1945-1966) contains correspondence, reports of projects and grants undertaken and awarded, annual reports, and name and employment information of the émigrés. |
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| Repository: | University of Oregon Libraries, Special Collections and University Archives |
| Summary: | American Heritage magazine was founded in late 1949 by the American Association for State and Local History (AASLH), which published five volumes until 1954 when AASLH sold the magazine to three former Time, Inc. editors, James Parton, Oliver Jensen and Joseph J. Thorndike, Jr. The collection contains founding documents, annual reports, Board of Directors meeting minutes, financial records, memoranda and correspondence, office bulletins, and publicity materials. |
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| Repository: | University of Oregon Libraries, Special Collections and University Archives |
| Summary: | The American Institute of Architects had a Southwest Oregon Chapter. The collection (1952-1962) contains meeting minutes, executive board minutes, reports to the executive, financial reports, membership information, events, and printed matter. |
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| Repository: | University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections |
| Summary: | Records of a professional organization founded in 1959 for landscape architects in the Northwest states of Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Montana, Alaska and the province of British Columbia. |
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| Repository: | University of Oregon Libraries, Special Collections and University Archives |
| Summary: | Elizabeth Southworth Anderson was a member of an Oregon pioneer family that settled in the city of Burns, in Harney County, Oregon, during the 1850s. The collection contains a report dated July 17, 1915 written by Anderson (to Oregon journalist Fred Lockley?) that seeks to contradict another previous account regarding her family's donation claim, and a "negro," who Anderson says "lide" (sic) about something. |
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| Repository: | University of Oregon Libraries, Special Collections and University Archives |
| Summary: | Leonard A. Andrus was a civil engineer who surveyed and reported on Pacific Northwest firms during the 1920s. The collection (1921-1930) contains financial, asset, and policy reports on firms in the Pacific Northwest. |
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| Repository: | University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections |
| Summary: | Papers of a faculty member and chairman of the University of Washington Department of Urology. |
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| Repository: | University of Oregon Libraries, Special Collections and University Archives |
| Summary: | The Asklepiads Pre-Med Society is a student-run organization at the University of Oregon open to all students interested in the medical field. The collection (1929-1983) contains meeting minutes, ritual, photographs, and treasurer's reports. |
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| Repository: | University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections |
| Summary: | Papers of a King County, Washington, Republic party leader. |
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| Repository: | University of Oregon Libraries, Special Collections and University Archives |
| Summary: | John H. Baldwin (1951-2005) was a professor in the Planning, Public Policy, and Management (PPPM) program in the School of Architecture and Allied Arts at the University of Oregon (UO), the founding director of the Institute for a Sustainable Environment at UO, and was head of the Environmental Studies Program. The collection (1972-2005) contains Baldwin's faculty and administrative papers, professional research and service files, course materials, and personal papers. |
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| Repository: | University of Oregon Libraries, Special Collections and University Archives |
| Summary: | Thomas O. Ballinger (1911 - 1998) was a professor in Art Education at the University of Oregon beginning in 1952, and during the 1950's he undertook research projects regarding the people and art of Nepal. The collection (1952-1971) contains his faculty papers, and they include correspondence and committee files as well as research files and reports from Ballinger's work in Nepal. |
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| Repository: | University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections |
| Summary: | Papers of a professor and dean of the College of Education at the University of Washington, as well as an administrator and author. |
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| Repository: | Eastern Washington University |
| Summary: | None |
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| Repository: | University of Oregon Libraries, Special Collections and University Archives |
| Summary: | Homer V. Bradshaw was a missionary doctor in China who authored a report about the seizure of the Prebysterian missionaries at the American Presbyterian Mission at Linhsien, Kwangtung Province, China, between 1949-1954. The collection contains his report titled, "Behind bars, behind the Bamboo Curtain." |
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| Repository: | University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections |
| Summary: | Papers of a professor and dean of the University of Washington School of Social Work. |
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| Repository: | University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections |
| Summary: | Papers of a Seattle broadcasting executive and civic leader |
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| Repository: | University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections |
| Summary: | Papers of a Washington State attorney, businessman, civic leader, and public official. |
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| Repository: | University of Oregon Libraries, Special Collections and University Archives |
| Summary: | George E. Carter, Jr. ( - 1968) served as a Methodist Episcopal minister of Allen Temple in Portland, Oregon, and was chairman of Albina Citizens War on Poverty from 1965-1968. The collection contains sermons, Methodist Episcopal church material that includes publications, conference and meeting material, reports, minutes, yearbooks, and a church study, Urban League material, photographs of Mississippi Tent City (1966), and reel-to-reel tape recordings, 1960s. |
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| Repository: | University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections |
| Summary: | Papers of an attorney and civil rights leader of Seattle, Washington |
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| Repository: | University of Oregon Libraries, Special Collections and University Archives |
| Summary: | The Center for the Advanced Study of Educational Administration, a division of the Institute for Community Studies, was established in 1964 with funds granted by the Research and Development Program of the United States Office of Education. Collection includes correspondence, committee and general reports, and general office records, 1966-1970. |
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| Repository: | University of Oregon Libraries, Special Collections and University Archives |
| Summary: | The UO Center on Diversity and Community (CoDaC) is committed to advancing inclusive excellence through critical thinking and an ethic of care. The collection contains reports and VHS tapes on CoDaC projects concerning diversity and affirmative action. |
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| Repository: | University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections |
| Summary: | Administrative records of an umbrella community organization and the organizations from which it was formed. |
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| Collection Title: | |
| Repository: | University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections |
| Summary: | Papers of a Seattle lawyer, politician, and civic leader. |
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| Repository: | University of Oregon Libraries, Special Collections and University Archives |
| Summary: | Henry Chalmers was an economist who worked in state and national offices. His collection consists of memoranda, position papers, special studies, and correspondence relating to economic affairs. |
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| Repository: | University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections |
| Summary: | Papers of a fisheries biologist and administrator at the University of Washington |
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| Repository: | Oregon Historical Society, Davies Family Research Library |
| Summary: | Professional documents, family papers, scrapbooks, and ephemera relating to the public service and personal life of Senator Charles Linza McNary. |
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| Repository: | University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections |
| Summary: | Records of an organization of Christian churches in Seattle, Washington. |
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| Repository: | University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections |
| Summary: | Records of an environmental organization founded to oppose the establishment of oil ports and off-loading facilities on Puget Sound in Washington State. |
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| Collection Title: | |
| Repository: | University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections |
| Summary: | Papers of a fisheries biologist, author and editor, federal official, and University of Washington professor. |
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| Repository: | Seattle University, Lemieux Library and McGoldrick Learning Commons, Special Collections |
| Summary: | The Executive Thinking Program, offered at Seattle University from 1958-1968, was a non-credit seminar designed for Seattle area business and professional leaders to hone their skills in communication, analyzing complex ideas, and to supplement their knowledge of economics, politics, and ethical thought. The collection includes correspondence, course materials, enrollment lists, typed and handwritten manuscripts of program director Thomas L. O'Brien, SJ , photographs, publicity brochures, newspaper articles and audio tapes. |
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| Repository: | Seattle University, Lemieux Library and McGoldrick Learning Commons, Special Collections |
| Summary: | The records of the College of Sister Formation document a baccalaureate degree program (1957-1967) offered at Seattle University to four Catholic religious orders of women. |
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| Repository: | University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections |
| Summary: | Records of a national commission that studied the freedom and accountability of the press. |
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| Repository: | University of Oregon Libraries, Special Collections and University Archives |
| Summary: | The Committee on Status of Women at the University of Oregon may have begun operating in the 1970s and may have consisted of only women; by the 1990s, males were included in membership and the committee reported to the University Senate. The collection contains committee charges, correspondence, and reports regarding (among other topics) sexual discrimination, tenure, and pay rates, primarily about female faculty, but also students. |
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| Collection Title: | |
| Repository: | University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections |
| Summary: | Records of the Seattle chapter of the national civil rights organization |
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| Repository: | University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections |
| Summary: | Records of Seattle school of the arts |
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| Repository: | Eastern Washington University |
| Summary: | None |
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| Collection Title: | |
| Repository: | University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections |
| Summary: | Papers of a salesman, teacher, and civil rights worker from Seattle, Washington. |
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| Repository: | University of Oregon Libraries, Special Collections and University Archives |
| Summary: | Originally from Maine, A. P. Dennison (1827-?) held numerous minor political offices in the Oregon Territory, including Adjutant General. The papers consist of receipts, letters of appointment, reports, and a bound scrapbook. |
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| Repository: | University of Oregon Libraries, Special Collections and University Archives |
| Summary: | The University of Oregon offered a major and minor in American Studies from 1984 until 1991. The collection contains records that document the functions, activities, and people of the department. |
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| Repository: | University of Oregon Libraries, Special Collections and University Archives |
| Summary: | The genesis of the UO Department of Anthropology can be traced to the arrival of Dr. Luther S. Cressman in 1929, who was hired to develop advanced research in sociology and to teach social anthropology; by 1935-1936, Cressman had established himself as an active archaeologist, and he became the first, and sole, member of a newly created Department of Anthropology. The collection includes correspondence, memoranda, meeting minutes and staff reports, course information, faculty bulletins and legislation, conference materials, Department Head meeting minutes, research grants and proposal files, department and biennial reports, slides depicting prehistoric humans from cave walls in France and Spain, and other materials. |
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| Repository: | University of Oregon Libraries, Special Collections and University Archives |
| Summary: | The study of literature, writing, and rhetoric has been a part of the curriculum of the University of Oregon since it opened its doors in 1877. The collection (1893-2004) contains the records of the Dean, administrative office, and faculty, and include memoranda, meeting minutes, reports, program reviews, and other historical records. |
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| Repository: | University of Oregon Libraries, Special Collections and University Archives |
| Summary: | During the 1950s and 1960s at the University of Oregon, language study was offered within the Foreign Language Department. The collection (1948-1967) contains records largely from the Classic and Modern language major (sometimes referred to as a Department in its own right). |
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| Repository: | University of Oregon Libraries, Special Collections and University Archives |
| Summary: | The Department of German and Scandinavian at the University of Oregon offers undergraduate major and minor, Master's and Ph.D options. The collection contains records transferred from the Department of German and Scandinavian and from the former German department which also taught Russian language and literature. Materials include correspondence, faculty meetings, advising, visiting speakers, committee minutes, reports, policy and program information, and department files, 1962-1984. |
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| Repository: | University of Oregon Libraries, Special Collections and University Archives |
| Summary: | The Department of History at the University of Oregon offers major, minor, and graduate degrees. The collection (1940-1999) includes faculty and committee minutes, curriculum change material, Beekman Chair files, and documents relating to history of department faculty, among other material. |
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| Repository: | University of Oregon Libraries, Special Collections and University Archives |
| Summary: | The Department of Physics at the University of Oregon grew out of the Natural Philosophy curriculum that was offered at the university beginning the year it was founded, 1876. The collection contains grant reports and U.S. Atomic Energy Commission records. |
