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Dillis Charles Knapp papers, circa 1920-1981
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Knapp, Dillis Charles
- Title
- Dillis Charles Knapp papers
- Dates
- circa 1920-1981 (inclusive)19201981
- Quantity
- 2.70 cubic feet
- Collection Number
- 2902
- Summary
- Correspondence, writings, newsletters, letters, ephemera, clippings, and subject series of a trade association executive of Seattle, Washington who was a peace advocate and pacifist
- 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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Open to all users.
- Languages
- English
Biographical NoteReturn to Top
Dillis Charles Knapp was executive director of Pacific Northwest Trade Association, 1947-1963. Earlier he worked as a representative of the American Friends Service Committee. He was associated with the Rotary Club of Seattle, Seattle Committee on Foreign Relations, Seattle Committee for the Atlantic Colleges, and The World Affairs Council of Seattle.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
Correspondence, writings, newsletters, letters, ephemera, clippings, and subject series
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
Accession No. 2902-001: Dillis Charles Knapp correspondence, 1961-1977 (bulk 1968-1974)Return to Top
Scope and Content: Correspondence.
Restrictions on Access: Open to all users.
Restrictions on Use: Creator's literary rights retained. Contact repository for details.
Acquisition Info: Donated by Dillis C. Knapp, 11/14/1978.
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Dillis Charles Knapp correspondence |
Accession No. 2902-002: Dillis Charles Knapp papers, 1945-1978Return to Top
Scope and Content: Correspondence, writings, newsletter.
Includes "The Wards and the Knapps", a family history by D. C. Knapp, 1978, 395 pages. Writings by Knapp on world peace were sent by him to public figures and various Quaker groups ca. 1945-1957. There is a large amount of correspondence regarding these peace proposals.
Restrictions on Access: Open to all users.
Restrictions on Use: Creator's literary rights retained. Contact repository for details.
Acquisition Info: Donated by D.C. Knapp, 1/15/1980.
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Dillis Charles Knapp papers |
Accession No. 2902-003: Dillis Charles Knapp papers, 1967-1974Return to Top
Scope and Content: Letters, writings, ephemera, clippings.
Material in this accession relates to the war in Vietnam. Mr. Knapp circulated his manuscripts against the Vietnam war to various U.S. Congressmen and Senators, as well as local and national newspapers and magazines, and received many written responses.
Restrictions on Access: Open to all users.
Restrictions on Use: Creator's literary rights retained. Contact repository for details.
Acquisition Info: Donated by D.C. Knapp, 7/15/1980.
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Accession No. 2902-004: Dillis Charles Knapp papers, circa 1920-1981Return to Top
Scope and Content: Correspondence, 1943-1981; writings, ca. 1920-1974; subject series, 1960-1980.
Restrictions on Access: Open to all users.
Restrictions on Use: Creator's literary rights retained. Contact repository for details.
Acquisition Info: Donated by D.C. Knapp, 8/1/1981.
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Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Pacifists--Washington (State)--Seattle
Personal Names
- Knapp, Dillis Charles--Archives
Corporate Names
- United World College of the Atlantic
Other Creators
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Personal Names
- Adams, Brock, 1927-2004 (creator)
- Bayh, Birch, 1928- (creator)
- Blatnik, John A (creator)
- Church, Frank (creator)
- Cooper, John Sherman, 1901- (creator)
- Dominick, Peter H. (Peter Hoyt), 1915-1981 (creator)
- Drinan, Robert F (creator)
- Eagleton, Thomas F., 1929-2007 (creator)
- Foley, Thomas S (creator)
- Ford, Gerald R., 1913-2006 (creator)
- Fukui, Fumimasa, 1934- (creator)
- Goodell, Charles E. (Charles Ellsworth), 1926-1987 (creator)
- Gravel, Mike, 1930- (creator)
- Gurney, Edward J. (Edward John), 1914-1996 (creator)
- Hansen, Julia Butler, 1907-1988 (creator)
- Harris, Fred R., 1930- (creator)
- Hatfield, Mark O., 1922-2011 (creator)
- Hicks, Floyd V (creator)
- Huntley, James Robert (creator)
- Jackson, Henry M. (Henry Martin), 1912-1983 (creator)
- Javits, Jacob K. (Jacob Koppel), 1904-1986 (creator)
- Kawamoto, Shigeo, 1913-1983 (creator)
- Kennedy, Edward M. (Edward Moore), 1932-2009 (creator)
- Kennedy, Robert F., 1925-1968 (creator)
- Liu, Jung-Chao, 1929- (creator)
- Liu, Tsung Fah (creator)
- Magnuson, Warren G. (Warren Grant), 1905-1989 (creator)
- McCloskey, Paul N., 1927- (creator)
- McGovern, George S. (George Stanley), 1922-2012 (creator)
- Mikva, Abner J (creator)
- Muskie, Edmund S., 1914-1996 (creator)
- Pelly, Thomas M. (Thomas Minor), 1902-1973 (creator)
- Pritchard, Joel M. (Joel McFee), 1925-1997 (creator)
- Proxmire, William (creator)
- Rarick, John R., 1924- (creator)
- Robison, Howard W. (Howard Winfield), 1915-1987 (creator)
- Schweiker, Richard S. (Richard Schultz), 1926- (creator)
- Talmadge, Herman E. (Herman Eugene), 1913-2002 (creator)
- Tydings, Joseph D. (Joseph Davies), 1928- (creator)
Corporate Names
- Council on Foreign Relations. Seattle Committee (creator)
- Pacific Northwest Trade Association (creator)
- Rotary Club of Seattle (Seattle, Wash.) (creator)
- Sparkman and McLean Company (Seattle, Wash.) (creator)
- World Affairs Council of Seattle (creator)
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Personal Papers/Corporate Records (University of Washington)
