Alfred John Schweppe papers, circa 1916-1988

Scope and Content: Scrapbooks of letters, writings, clippings, and other items, 1922-1929, 1953-1987;interview transcript, 1981; law school notes, 1919-1920; correspondence, address books, publications, clippings, ephemera, subject series, 1938, 1953-1987.

Scrapbooks were compiled as birthday presents by his daughter, to whom he sent miscellaneous items. They include various memoranda by Schweppe and John Rupp recalling past incidents.

Scope and Content: Speeches, subject series.

Biographical information about Schweppe and about his attempt to have a state lottery fund public projects.

Scope and Content: Incoming letters, 1955; writings, court papers, clippings, 1978-ca. 1984.

The Oppenheimer file contains letters, 1955, to Schweppe from UW faculty, Seattle citizens, and others mainly supporting his public endorsement of UW President Henry Schmitz's refusal to invite J. Robert Oppenheimer to speak at the University. The Boldt file contains material collected and generated by Schweppe about the Indian fishing rights case. Schweppe disagreed with Judge Boldt's decision and with the reasoning which sustained it.

Scope and Content: Letters, writings, speech, genealogical notes.

Scope and Content: Congratulatory letters, 1970; letters, 1974, 1979-ca. 1981; clippings, notebook from his student days at the University of Wisconsin, ca. 1916.

Scope and Content: Videotapes labelled "Conversations with Marty; Al Schweppe, 4/1 and 4/8/80"; writings (1957), letter (1979). The writings describe his 1957 trip to Italy and France before the American Bar Association convention in London. The letter, to Seattle Rabbi Raphael Levine, expresses Schweppe's religious beliefs.