Washington Citizens for Death with Dignity records, 1990-1994
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Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Washington Citizens for Death with Dignity
- Title
- Washington Citizens for Death with Dignity records
- Dates
- 1990-1994 (inclusive)19901994
- Quantity
- 24.00 cubic feet (25 boxes including 21 sound cassettes and 79 videotapes)
- Collection Number
- 5069
- Summary
- Administrative papers of the organization documenting the effort to pass Initiative 119, the Death with Dignity measure in Washington State in 1991
- 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
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Consult the access restrictions information for each of the accessions listed below.
- Languages
- English
Historical Note
The organization operated as the Washington Citizens for Death with Dignity until December 1992, when the name was changed to Citizens for Patient Self-Determination.
Content Description
Consult the scope and content information for each of the accessions listed below.
Use of the Collection
Restrictions on Use
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Administrative Information
Return to TopDetailed Description of the Collection
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Accession No. 5069-001: Washington Citizens for Death with Dignity records, 1990-1994 (bulk 1991-1992)
21.58 cubic feet (22 boxes including 20 sound cassettes and 43 videotapes)Scope and Content: Correspondence, minutes, financial reports, opposition research files, issue files, audio and videotapes, questionnaires, press releases, media monitoring records, subject series, and clippings.
Records document the effort to pass Initiative 119, the Death with Dignity measure in Washington State in 1991. The initiative, defeated by the Legislature and subsequently by the voters, would have allowed physicians to provide aid in dying to terminally ill patients.
Also includes a handfull of correspondence files and Board Minutes for the organization when it operated as Citizens for Patient Self-Determination.
Restrictions on Access: Open to all users.
Restrictions on Use: Literary rights of representatives of the records-creating organization transferred to the University of Washington Libraries.
Acquisition Info: Donated by Hemlock Society of Washington State, 7/15/1997.
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Description: Washington Citizens for Death with Dignity records
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Accession No. 5069-002: Washington Citizens for Death with Dignity records, 1991
2.42 cubic feet (3 boxes including 36 VHS videotapes and 1 sound cassette)Scope and Content: Subject series, press releases, clippings, reports, polls, videotapes, financial and other records concerning Initiative 119 in Washington State, 1991.
Included is a Subgroup, Hemlock PAC (small but significant, since it documents the beginnings of the initiative).
Restrictions on Access: Open to all users.
Restrictions on Use: Literary rights of representatives of the records-creating organization transferred to the University of Washington Libraries.
Acquisition Info: Donated by Washington Citizens for Death with Dignity, 8/26/1997.
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Description: Washington Citizens for Death with Dignity records
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Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Right to die--Washington (State)
Corporate Names
- Washington Citizens for Death with Dignity--Archives
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Personal Papers/Corporate Records (University of Washington)
