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Robert Thomas Hunter Papers, 1959-1976
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Hunter, Robert Thomas, 1907-
- Title
- Robert Thomas Hunter Papers
- Dates
- 1959-1976 (inclusive)19591976
- Quantity
- 3 Linear feet of shelf space, (6 Boxes)
- Collection Number
- Cage 25 (collection)
- Summary
- Correspondence, reports, memoranda, agendas, articles, proposed legislation, court and attorney's rules, and other papers of Robert Thomas Hunter, much of which is related to the Washington State Judicial Council and the Bench-Bar-Press Committee of Washington, as well as efforts to revise the judicial article of the Washington State Constitution.
- Repository
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Washington State University Libraries' Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections (MASC)
Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections
Terrell Library Suite 12
Pullman, WA
99164-5610
Telephone: 509-335-6691
mascref@wsu.edu - Access Restrictions
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This collection is open and available for research use.
- Languages
- English
Biographical NoteReturn to Top
Robert Thomas Hunter was born in Lawton, Oklahoma on September 29, 1907. He graduated from the University of Washington with a degree in law in 1934 and was admitted to the Washington Bar and established a private practice in 1935. Hunter served as Justice of the Peace in Grand Coulee from 1936 to 1946. He became Superior Court Judge for Grant and Douglas counties in 1946 and served in that capacity until 1957. In 1957 he was appointed to the Washington State Supreme Court, a position he retained through subsequent elections until his retirement in 1977. Hunter served as Chief Justice of the Court from 1969 to 1970.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
Correspondence, reports, memoranda, agendas, articles, proposed legislation, court and attorney's rules, and other papers of Robert Thomas Hunter, much of which is related to the Washington State Judicial Council and the Bench-Bar-Press Committee of Washington, as well as efforts to revise the judicial article of the Washington State Constitution. Principal correspondents include Court Administrator A. C. Bise, Court Clerk W. M. Lowry, Washington State Judicial Council Executive Secretary L. V. Rieke, Newspaper Editor Hu Blonk, and Fellow Justice Robert C. Finley.
The Judicial Council series concerns the activities of the Washington State Judicial Council during the period 1967 through 1970. This material includes correspondence, memoranda, reports, agendas (1969-1970), minutes and some exhibits. The Bench-Bar-Press Committee series consists primarily of correspondence and memoranda during the period 1969-1970. The series on the revision of the Judicial Article for the Washington State Constitution includes correspondence, memoranda, reports, proposed revisions of the judicial article, proposed legislation and journal articles. This material covers the period from 1967 through 1970. The series on judicial conferences, 1966 through 1970, includes agendas, correspondence, reports, memoranda, papers presented at various conferences as well as proposed judicial legislation. The miscellaneous series consists of correspondence, memoranda, reports, personal resumes, financial material, contracts for publishing Supreme Court decisions, affidavits, proposed legislation and court rules. Although the collection covers the period from 1959 through 1976, the bulk of the material is from the period 1967 through 1970.
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Restrictions on Use
Copyright restrictions may apply.
Preferred Citation
[Item description]
Robert Thomas Hunter Papers, 1959-1976 (Cage 25)
Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections, Washington State University Libraries, Pullman, WA.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Arrangement
The papers are arranged in five series with the original order being maintained throughout the collection where possible, primarily in the first four series, which is generally chronologically. Within the miscellaneous series, the folders have been arranged chronologically, but, maintaining the original order, the papers within a folder have not been rearranged in chronological order.
Acquisition Information
The papers were donated to the Washington State University Library in January 1977, by Robert T. Hunter (MS 77-3). Folders 79-82 were added in June, 1983.
Related Materials
Additional Washington State Supreme Court Justices papers held by Washington State University MASC:
Orris Lee Hamilton Papers, 1953-1978 (Cage 495)
Joseph A. Mallery Papers, 1924-1960 (Cage 684)
Warren W. Tolman Papers, 1898-1938 (Cage 4619)
John Stanley Webster Papers, 1901-1963 (Cage 459)
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
Series 1: Judicial CouncilReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
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Correspondence, memoranda,
reports: |
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| Box | Folder | ||
| 1 | 1 | 1967-1968 30 items.
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| 1 | 2 | 1967-1968 25 items.
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| 1 | 3 | 1969-1970 60 items.
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| 1 | 4 | 1969-1970 60 items.
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| Box | Folder | ||
| 1 | 5 | Grand Jury Committee 33 items.
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1969-1970 |
| 1 | 6 | Report: Crime, Law and Correction:
Assessments and Recommendations 1 item.
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September 1969 |
| 1 | 7 | Report: Traffic Bail in Washington
State 1 item.
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July 1969 |
Agendas: |
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| Box | Folder | ||
| 2 | 8 | March 28-29, 1969 1 item.
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| 2 | 9 | June 20-21, 1969 1 item.
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| 2 | 10 | June 21, 1969 1 item.
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| 2 | 11 | September 20, 1969 1 item.
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| 2 | 12 | December 13, 1969 7 items.
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| 2 | 13 | March 14, 1970 1 item.
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| 2 | 14 | June 12-13, 1970 1 item.
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| 2 | 15 | August 21, 1970 1 item.
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| 2 | 16 | August 29, 1970 1 item.
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| 2 | 17 | September 1, 1970 1 item.
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| 2 | 18 | October 2-3, 1970 1 item.
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| Box | Folder | ||
| 3 | 19 | Minutes 3 items.
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September 30, 1970 |
| 3 | 20 | Old Business (Exhibits for Agenda Items
1-35) 28 items.
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1966-1968 |
| 3 | 21 | New Business 14 items.
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1968-1976 |
Series 2: Bench-Bar-Press CommitteeReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
Correspondence, memoranda,
reports: |
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| Box | Folder | ||
| 3 | 22 | 1969 71 items.
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| 3 | 23 | 1969 105 items.
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| 3 | 24 | 1969-1970 46 items.
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| 3 | 25 | 1970 42 items.
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| 3 | 26 | 1970 86 items.
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| 3 | 27 | May, 1970 26 items.
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| Box | Folder | ||
| 3 | 28 | News Items from ABA 5 items.
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1970 |
| 3 | 29 | Membership lists,
Subcommittees 3 items.
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1970 |
Series 3: Judicial Article of the Washington ConstitutionReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
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| Box | Folder | ||
| 4 | 30 | Memo on judicial reform from
Hunter 8 items.
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December 28, 1970 |
| 4 | 31 | Memo to Hunter from Langabeer on judiciary
constitutional power 2 items.
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November 25, 1970 |
| 4 | 32 | Alternative proposals for revision of
judicial article of state constitution 1 item.
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August 22, 1969 |
| 4 | 33 | Proposed constitutional
amendment 1 item.
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September 24-26, 1970 |
| 4 | 34 | Report of committee on the Revision of the
Judicial Article 1 item.
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undated |
| 4 | 35 | Report to Task Force Committee on Court
Improvement 2 items.
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September 30, 1970 |
| 4 | 36 | Crisis in the Supreme Court, by Hugh J.
Rosellini 1 item.
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1968 |
| 4 | 37 | List of people who received letter re
court liaison meeting 1 item.
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March 21, 1970 |
| 4 | 38 | Memo by H. T. Roe, re groups interested in
revision of the judicial article 1 item.
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January 28, 1970 |
| 4 | 39 | Superior Court Judges Association,
Committee on revision of the judicial article |
undated |
| 4 | 40 | Proposed revision of the judicial
article 2 items.
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July 21, 1967, November 30, 1970 |
| 4 | 41 | Membership of joint Bench/Bar Committee to
study revision of the judicial article 1 item.
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April 25, 1967 |
| 4 | 42 | Correspondence on Senate Resolution,
s/273-70 3 items.
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February 1970 |
| 4 | 43 | Judicial reform correspondence 5 items.
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November 1967 |
| 4 | 44 | Court Liaison Committee
meeting 1 item.
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January 20, 1970 |
| 4 | 45 | Proposed Judicial Article 3 items.
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June 12, 1968 |
| 4 | 46 | Citizens committee on Washington
Courts 2 items.
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September 25, 1969 |
| 4 | 47 | Correspondence: Court Liaison
Committee 3 items.
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February 1970 |
| 4 | 48 | Proposals for Judicial Article
Reform 4 items.
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1966-1967 |
| 4 | 49 | ABA Model Judicial Article 1 item.
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February 10, 1967 |
| 4 | 50 | Improving procedures for Appellate
Review-- The Michigan Experience 1 item.
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undated |
| 4 | 51 | Washington Magistrates Association,
Judicial Article Revision 1 item.
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May 28, 1970 |
| 4 | 52 | Court of Appeals information 2 items.
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December 1970 |
| 4 | 53 | Memo to Hunter, constitutional power of
the judiciary 3 items.
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December 21, 1970 |
| 4 | 54 | Court Management Systems 3 items.
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February 1970 |
| 4 | 55 | Correspondence, Revision of Judicial
Article 2 items.
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February 1970 |
Series 4: Judicial ConferencesReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
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| Box | Folder | ||
| 4 | 56 | Conference on Uniform Juvenile Court
Rules 26 items.
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February 4, 1968 |
| 4 | 57 | National Conference of State Trial
Judges 5 items.
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1969-1970 |
| 4 | 58 | Judicial Conference 50 items.
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1968-1970 |
| 4 | 59 | Conference of Chief Justices 50 items.
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1966-1970 |
| 4 | 60 | Judicial Conference--14th Annual Meeting
of Superior Court Judges Association 33 items.
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September 9-11, 1970 |
Series 5: MiscellaneousReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
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| Box | Folder | ||
| 5 | 61 | Seminar File 37 items.
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1959-1965 |
| 5 | 62 | Law Library (correspondence, memoranda,
personal resumes) 53 items.
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1962-1967 |
| 5 | 63 | Law Library (Biennial Budget Estimates,
correspondence) 6 items.
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1970 |
| 5 | 64 | Spokane Public Defender System 4 items.
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1966-1968 |
| 5 | 65 | Bancroft-Whitney Contracts 85 items.
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1967-1970 |
| 5 | 66 | Federal Court Relations 3 items.
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1968-1969 |
| 5 | 67 | Superior Court Judges Association,
Legislation 6 items.
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1968-1970 |
| 5 | 68 | Affidavits of Prejudice 8 items.
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1969-1970 |
| 5 | 69 | Correspondence (Miscellaneous), Chief
Justice's Office 73 items.
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1969-1970 |
| 5 | 70 | Justice Court 3 items.
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1969-1970 |
| 5 | 71 | Model Accounting and Reporting System,
Chief Justice's Office 20 items.
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1969-1970 |
| 6 | 72 | Pro-Tem Judges, selection,
terms 4 items.
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1969 |
| 6 | 73 | The Small Claim: An Interim Report on
Washington Procedure 1 item.
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August 1969 |
| 6 | 74 | Juvenile Court Rules 11 items.
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1970 |
| 6 | 75 | Uniform Juvenile Court Code 6 items.
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1970 |
| 6 | 76 | Discipline Rules for Attorneys 4 items.
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1974-1975 |
| 6 | 77 | Amendments to Superior Court Criminal
Code 1 item.
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1976 |
| 6 | 78 | Proposed Rules for Judicial Information
System Committee 1 item.
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1976 |
| 6 | 79 | Chief Justice's Office -
Minutes 24 items.
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1969-1970 |
| 6 | 80 | Clippings and Other Press
Materials 16 items.
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1969-1970 |
| 6 | 81 | Election Materials 5 items.
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1970, 1975 |
| 6 | 82 | Memorandum re: Initiative and
Referendum 1 item.
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1970 |
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Judges -- Washington (State) -- Archives
Personal Names
- Bise, Albert C.
- Blonk, Hu
- Finley, Robert Corpening
- Hunter, Robert Thomas, 1907- -- Archives
- Lowry, William M.
- Rieke, Luvern V.
Corporate Names
- Bench-Bar-Press Committee of Washington
- Judicial Council of the State of Washington
- Washington (State). Constitution
- Washington (State). Supreme Court
Finding aid prepared by Stephen E. Balzarini and Barbara Kovarik Gahl
2022
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