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William E. Ames papers, 1952-1987
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Ames, William E.
- Title
- William E. Ames papers
- Dates
- 1952-1987 (inclusive)19601984
1960-1984 (bulk)19601984 - Quantity
- approximately 9 cubic feet (9 boxes) including textual materials, microfilm, photographs and sound cassettes
- Collection Number
- 3394 (Accession No. 3394-001)
- Summary
- Correspondence, speeches, writings, reports, clippings, photographs of a UW professor of Communications
- 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, but access to portions of the papers restricted. Contact repository for details
Records stored offsite; advance notice required for use.
- Languages
- English
Biographical NoteReturn to Top
William E. "Bill" Ames was the former director of the School of Communications at the University of Washington and an active member of the Democratic Party in Washington. Ames was born May 22, 1923 in Brookings S.D. and reared on a farm. He earned an undergraduate degree in history from South Dakota State University, and a PhD in history and journalism from the University of Minnesota, working on newspapers in Iowa, South Dakota and Washington. Bill Ames taught journalism at Iowa State from 1949 to 1952 and from 1954 to 1957. He joined the UW faculty in 1957, and was acting director of the School of Communications in 1961-62 and director from 1962 to 1964. He resigned because of illness in 1964, was director again in 1983, until his second retirement from the school in 1984. For three decades he was a major figure in the Washington State Democratic Party, beginning as precinct committeeman, and working his way up through Democratic Party ranks to become state committeeman, then national committeeman; he attended many Democratic conventions as a delegate. Ames wrote or co-wrote several books, including A History of the National Intelligencer (one of this country's early political newspapers) and Unionism or Hearst: The 1936 Seattle Post-Intelligencer Strike. He met and married Janice Fondy when they were at the University of Iowa. Jan Ames began in journalism and later earned her library degree from the University of Washington, eventually becoming the Director of the Washington Talking Book and Braille library until her retirement in 2002. They had a daughter, Laurie Nichols, and a son, Timothy Ames. Bill Ames died in Seattle on July 6, 1989, after a four year battle with lung cancer.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
Correspondence, speeches, writings, reports, clippings, photographs.
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Restrictions on Use
Contact University of Washington Libraries Special Collections for rights governing reproduction and use.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
Container(s) | Description | Dates |
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Box | ||
1 | Biographical Features - Curriculum Vitae Materials | 1968-1969 |
1 | Biographical Features - Correspondence | 1955-1957 |
1 | Biographical Features - Grade Reports, School Records | 1952-1954 |
1 | General Correspondence | 1952-1954 |
1 | General Correspondence - Association for Education in Journalism (AEJ) | 1960-1968 |
1 | General Correspondence - Angelhoff, Sam A. | 1962-1970 |
1 | General Correspondence - A - Miscellaneous | 1960-1970 |
1 | General Correspondence - Ba-Blanchard Miscellaneous | 1960-1966 |
1 | General Correspondence - Blank-Boylan Miscellaneous | 1961-1969 |
1 | General Correspondence - Casey, Ralph D. | 1959-1964 |
1 | General Correspondence - The Christian Science Monitor | 1961-1966 |
1 | General Correspondence - Cae-Cloud Miscellaneous | 1969-1986 |
1 | General Correspondence - Cohen-Curtis Miscellaneous | 1960-1987 |
1 | General Correspondence - D Miscellaneous | 1964-1970 |
1 | General Correspondence - E Miscellaneous | 1964-1970 |
1 | General Correspondence - F Miscellaneous | 1962-1967 |
1 | General Correspondence - Goodwin, H. Eugene | 1961-1966 |
1 | General Correspondence - Grenier, Judd | 1961-1972 |
1 | General Correspondence - G Miscellaneous | 1962-1981 |
1 | General Correspondence - Halverson, Guy | 1964 |
1 | General Correspondence - Hazard, Pat D. | 1960-1962 |
1 | General Correspondence - Hawley, Ed and Hiller, Carolyn | 1960-1963 |
1 | General Correspondence - Hall-Henley Miscellaneous | 1961-1986 |
1 | General Correspondence - Hill-Heuterman Miscellaneous | 1960-1966 |
1 | General Correspondence - Ichikawa, Akira | 1962-1965 |
1 | General Correspondence - I Miscellaneous | 1966-1970 |
1 | General Correspondence - Jenson, Jay | 1961-1965 |
1 | General Correspondence - J Miscellaneous | 1961-1966 |
1 | General Correspondence - King Broadcasting Company | 1965 |
1 | General Correspondence - Kappa Tau Alpha | 1961-1973 |
1 | General Correspondence - Katz, Solomon | 1960-1964 |
1 | General Correspondence - K Miscellaneous | 1960-1987 |
1 | General Correspondence - L Miscellaneous | 1960-1970 |
1 | General Correspondence - Magnuson, Warren G. | 1964-1969 |
1 | General Correspondence - McCandless, Stephanie | 1962-1964 |
1 | General Correspondence - Monahan, Tony | 1966 |
1 | General Correspondence - M Miscellaneous | 1966-1970 |
1 | General Correspondence - Nelson, Harold | 1959-1968 |
1 | General Correspondence - North Carolina Press, University of | 1969-1972 |
1 | General Correspondence - N Miscellaneous | 1966-1970 |
1 | General Correspondence - Odegaard, Charles E. | 1961-1971 |
1 | General Correspondence - Olson, S. Dean | 1963-1966 |
1 | General Correspondence - O Miscellaneous | 1963-1984 |
1 | General Correspondence - Peterson, Theodore | 1960-1965 |
1 | General Correspondence - Pettus, Terry | 1959-1963 |
1 | General Correspondence - Pickett, Calder H. | 1961-1967 |
1 | General Correspondence - Price, Warren | 1962-1965 |
1 | General Correspondence - P Miscellaneous | 1961-1972 |
1 | General Correspondence - Richstad, James | 1964-1970 |
1 | General Correspondence - Robinson, Jack | 1962-1963 |
1 | General Correspondence - R Miscellaneous | 1959-1966 |
1 | General Correspondence - Schwartz, James | 1961-1966 |
1 | General Correspondence - Seattle Times, Seattle Post-Intelligencer | 1968-1984 |
1 | General Correspondence - Sigma Delta Chi | 1957-1970 |
1 | General Correspondence - Simpson, Roger | 1960-1968 |
1 | General Correspondence - Smith, Barbara | 1969-1971 |
1 | General Correspondence - Smith, Glenn and Phyllis | 1960-1962 |
1 | General Correspondence - Smith, Hank | 1960-1969 |
1 | General Correspondence - Spitzer, Steven and Nancy | 1963-1966 |
1 | General Correspondence - Steward, Mike and Susan | 1969-1978 |
1 | General Correspondence - Stewart, Kenneth | 1961-1966 |
1 | General Correspondence - S Miscellaneous | 1962-1979 |
1 | General Correspondence - Teeter, Dwight | 1965-1970 |
1 | General Correspondence - T Miscellaneous | 1962-1969 |
1 | General Correspondence - U Miscellaneous | 1962-1965 |
1 | General Correspondence - V Miscellaneous | 1960-1966 |
1 | General Correspondence - Werner, John | 1962-1970 |
1 | General Correspondence - Wiegle, Clifford | 1961-1964 |
1 | General Correspondence - W Miscellaneous | 1961-1969 |
1 | General Correspondence - Y-Z Miscellaneous | 1966-1968 |
1 | Outgoing Letters | 1959-1984 |
1 | Outgoing Letters | 1959-1984 |
1 | Outgoing Letters | 1959-1984 |
1 | Outgoing Letters | 1959-1984 |
1 | Outgoing Letters | 1959-1984 |
1 | Outgoing Letters | 1959-1984 |
1 | Outgoing Letters | 1959-1984 |
1 | Outgoing Letters | 1959-1984 |
1 | Outgoing Letters | 1959-1984 |
1 | Outgoing Letters | 1959-1984 |
1 | Outgoing Letters | 1959-1984 |
1 | Outgoing Letters | 1959-1984 |
1 | Letters of Recommendation Restricted.
|
1960-1970. |
1 | Interdepartmental Correspondence | 1962-1976 |
1 | Greeting Cards and Postcards | 1962-1984 |
1 | Unidentified Correspondence | 1960-1978 |
2 | Speeches - "Washington State Congressional Races" | undated |
2 | Speeches - Presidential Address (AEJ) | 1970 |
2 | Speeches - Miscellaneous | undated |
2 | Articles - for The Christian Science Monitor | undated |
2 | Articles - Dave Beck Article | 1958-1965 |
2 | Articles - "The Washington, D.C. Press in 1824: The
Revival of the Political Press" Includes student paper on Dave Beck.
|
1962 |
2 | Articles - Miscellaneous | undated |
2 | Writings - "How News was Developed and Defined in the Boston Area Newspapers, 1704-1978" | undated |
2 | Writings - "The Butte Bulletin: An Exercise in Progressivism" | 1967 |
2 | Writings - "Federal Patronage and The Washington, D.C. Press" | 1967 |
2 | Writings - "A Study of the Radical Press - The Washington Commonwealth Federation Newspapers" | 1968 |
2 | Writings - "The Washington, D.C. Political Press: A Developmental History of Functions" | 1978 |
2 | Writings - "The Newsmongers" | 1972 |
2 | Writings - "Blacks in the Mass Media" | undated |
2 | Writings - Thomas Allen Paper | undated |
2 | Writings - Untitled | undated |
2 | Writings - Untitled | undated |
2 | Writings - Rough Drafts and Notes | undated |
2 | Writings - Rough Drafts and Notes | undated |
2 | Writings - Bibliographies | |
2 | Writings - Miscellaneous | undated |
7 | Writings - "A Bibliography and Checklist of Washington Newspapers, 1852-1960" | 1960 |
2 | Miscellaneous Notes Fragments and unidentified notes.
|
undated |
2 | Writings by Colleagues | undated |
2 | Writings by Colleagues | undated |
2 | Writings by Students | |
2 | Writings by Students - "The Role of the Mass Media in
United States War Time Dissent" Compiled by Gerald L. Brown and Anne Morrow
|
1968 |
5-6 | Writings by Students - Additional Student Papers | 1958-1983 |
2 | Curriculum Files - Lecture Notes for Miscellaneous Course | undated |
2 | Curriculum Files - Lecture Notes for Miscellaneous Course | undated |
2 | Curriculum Files - Suggested Readings for Communication Courses | undated |
2 | Curriculum Files - Reports | undated |
2 | Curriculum Files - Miscellaneous | 1961-1970 |
3 | Newspaper Clippings - The Sun | 1833 |
3 | Newspaper Clippings - Miscellaneous | 1961-1966 |
3 | Photographs | undated |
3 | Photographs | undated |
3 | Photographs | undated |
3 | Humanists in Residence | 1969 |
3 | The Times-Resident Humanist | 1969 |
3 | Hutchins Commission - Interviews | 1966 |
3 | Hutchins Commission - Interviews | 1966 |
3 | Hutchins Commission - Report on 20th Anniversary - Student Seminar | 1966-1982 |
3 | Library Holdings - Washington State | 1960-1970 |
3 | Library Holdings - Washington State | 1960-1970 |
3 | The National Intelligencer | 1967 |
3 | Nixon and Kennedy - 1960 Campaign Study | 1960-1961 |
3 | Patronage Copies of articles and writings.
|
undated |
3 | Ph.D. Program - Inquiries and Proposals Inquiries and Proposals for various schools.
|
undated |
3 | Ph.D. Program - Inquiries and Proposals | 1963-1966 |
3 | The Radical Press | 1963-1966 |
3 | Seattle Citizens' Committee Against Hearst | undated |
3 | Sex and Society Broadcast | 1967-1968 |
3 | Sex and Society Broadcast | 1967-1968 |
4 | Association of Accredited Schools and Departments of Journalism (AASDJ) - Correspondence | 1968-1970 |
4 | Association of Accredited Schools and Departments of Journalism (AASDJ) - Minority Group Education Committee | 1969 |
4 | American Council on Education for Journalism (ACEJ) - Correspondence | 1965-1970 |
4 | American Council on Education for Journalism (ACEJ) - Correspondence | 1965-1970 |
4 | American Council on Education for Journalism (ACEJ) - Correspondence | 1965-1970 |
4 | American Council on Education for Journalism (ACEJ) - Correspondence | 1965-1970 |
4 | American Council on Education for Journalism (ACEJ) - National Commission on Accrediting | 1967-1969 |
4 | American Council on Education for Journalism (ACEJ) - Accrediting Committee | 1965-1966 |
4 | Association for Education in Journalism (AEJ) - Correspondence | 1961-1969 |
4 | Association for Education in Journalism (AEJ) - Correspondence | 1961-1969 |
4 | Association for Education in Journalism (AEJ) - Correspondence | 1961-1969 |
4 | Association for Education in Journalism (AEJ) - Correspondence | 1961-1969 |
4 | Association for Education in Journalism (AEJ) - Correspondence | 1961-1969 |
4 | Association for Education in Journalism (AEJ) - Presidency - Ames, William | 1968-1970 |
4 | Association for Education in Journalism (AEJ) - Presidency - Ames, William | 1968-1970 |
4 | Association for Education in Journalism (AEJ) - Executive Secretary - Nafziger, Ralph | 1969 |
4 | Association for Education in Journalism (AEJ) - Treasurer - Wilson, Harold | 1969 |
4 | Association for Education in Journalism (AEJ) - Convention | 1970-1978 |
4 | Association for Education in Journalism (AEJ) - Convention | 1970-1978 |
4 | Association for Education in Journalism (AEJ) - Paper Presented AEJ Convention - Bryant, Hilda | 1969 |
4 | Association for Education in Journalism (AEJ) - Advertising Committee, Chairman - Dunn, Watson | 1967-1970 |
4 | Association for Education in Journalism (AEJ) - Association for Education in Journalism (AEJ) - Auditing Committee | 1969 |
4 | Association for Education in Journalism (AEJ) - Communications Research Council | 1962-1964 |
4 | Association for Education in Journalism (AEJ) - Convention Committee | 1969-1970 |
4 | Association for Education in Journalism (AEJ) - Education for Journalism (AEJ-ANPA Cooperative Committee) | 1969-1970 |
4 | Association for Education in Journalism (AEJ) - Endowment Committee | 1969 |
4 | Association for Education in Journalism (AEJ) - Executive Committee | 1968-1969 |
4 | Association for Education in Journalism (AEJ) - Graphics Division - Huistendahl, Jake | 1969 |
4 | Association for Education in Journalism (AEJ) - History Committee | 1960-1968 |
4 | Association for Education in Journalism (AEJ) - History Committee | 1960-1968 |
4 | Association for Education in Journalism (AEJ) - History Committee | 1960-1968 |
4 | Association for Education in Journalism (AEJ) - History Division | 1967-1970 |
4 | Association for Education in Journalism (AEJ) - History Division | 1967-1970 |
4 | Association for Education in Journalism (AEJ) - History Division | 1967-1970 |
4 | Association for Education in Journalism (AEJ) - History Division | 1967-1970 |
4 | Association for Education in Journalism (AEJ) - Information and Promotion Committee (Ad Hoc) | 1969 |
4 | Association for Education in Journalism (AEJ) - Journalism Council | 1969 |
4 | Association for Education in Journalism (AEJ) - Mass Communications and Society Division | 1969 |
4 | Association for Education in Journalism (AEJ) - Membership Committee | 1969-1970 |
4 | Association for Education in Journalism (AEJ) - Minority Education Committee (Ad Hoc) | 1968-1970 |
4 | Association for Education in Journalism (AEJ) - Nominating Committee | 1969 |
4 | Association for Education in Journalism (AEJ) - Press Evaluation Committee | 1969-1970 |
4 | Association for Education in Journalism (AEJ) - Professional Freedom and Responsibility Committee | 1969 |
4 | Association for Education in Journalism (AEJ) - Program Committee | 1969-1970 |
4 | Association for Education in Journalism (AEJ) - Publications Committee | 1965-1966 |
4 | Association for Education in Journalism (AEJ) - Publications Committee - Ames, William | 1967-1970 |
4 | Association for Education in Journalism (AEJ) - Relationship Between AEJ and Its Co-Founding Organizations Committee (Ad Hoc) | 1969 |
4 | Association for Education in Journalism (AEJ) - Resolutions Committee | 1969-1970 |
5 | American Newspaper Publishers Association (ANPA) | 1969-1970 |
5 | Planned Parenthood - Public Relations-Publicity Committee | 1969-1970 |
5 | Sigma Delta Chi - Historic Site Nominating Committee | 1965-1966 |
5 | Sigma Delta Chi - Historic Site Committee | 1968-1969 |
5 | Washington - Family Planning and Sex Education Committee | 1968-1970 |
5 | W.U. Athletic Affairs Subcommittee | 1970-1972 |
5 | W.U. Communications School - The Daily Committee | 1971 |
5 | W.U. Community Services Faculty Council | 1965 |
5 | W.U. Kinesiology Department Physical Education Program - Secondary Education Review Committee - Report Drafts | 1980 |
5 | W.U. Kinesiology Department Physical Education Program - Secondary Education Review Committee - Correspondence Concerning Report Preparation | 1981-1982 |
5 | W.U. Kinesiology Department Physical Education Program - Secondary Education Review Committee - Notes on Report Preparation | 1981 |
5 | W.U. Kinesiology Department Physical Education Program - Secondary Education Review Committee - Correspondence Concerning Reaction to Study Recommendations | 1982 |
5 | W.U. Social Sciences and General Studies Committee | 1974-1978 |
5, 6 | Writings by Students - Additional Student Papers | 1958-1983 |
7 | Bibliographies - "A Bibliography and Checklist of Washington Newspapers, 1852-1960" | 1960 |
8 | Scrapbooks Newspaper clippings, Newspaper Guild Strike
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1936 |
8 | Audio Cassette Tapes (A Pageant of War in Poetry and Song - Rinsema, Judd) | undated |
8 | Microfilm - Correspondence - General | 1959 |
8 | Microfilm - Correspondence - Pettus, Terry | 1936 |
8 | Microfilm - North West Ayer and Sons Directory of Newspapers and Periodicals | 1896-1897, 1904-1905 |
8 | Microfilm - National | undated |
8 | Microfilm - Unidentified | undated |
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- College teachers--Washington (State)--Seattle--Archives
- Journalism teachers--Washington (State)--Seattle--Archives
- Journalism--History--Sources
- University Archives/Faculty Papers (University of Washington)
Personal Names
- Ames, William E.--Archives
- Rinsema, Judd
Other Creators
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Personal Names
- Katz, Solomon, 1909- (creator)
- Magnuson, Warren G. (Warren Grant), 1905-1989 (creator)
Corporate Names
- American Council on Education for Journalism (creator)
- American Newspaper Publishers Association (creator)
- Association for Education in Journalism (creator)
- Association of Accredited Schools and Departments of Journalism (creator)
- Planned Parenthood Federation of America. Public Relations-Publicity Committee (creator)
- Sigma Delta Chi. University of Washington Chapter (creator)
- University of Washington. Athletic Affairs Subcommittee (creator)
- University of Washington. Department of Kinesiology. Physical Education Program. Secondary Education Review Committee (creator)
- University of Washington. Faculty Council on Community Services (creator)
- University of Washington. School of Communications. "The Daily" Committee (creator)
- University of Washington. Social Sciences and General Studies Committee (creator)
- University of Washington. University Archives
- Washington (State). Family Planning and Sex Education Committee (creator)