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Brewster C. Denny papers, 1961-1990
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Denny, Brewster C.
- Title
- Brewster C. Denny papers
- Dates
- 1961-1990 (inclusive)19611990
- Quantity
- approximately 40.42 cubic ft
- Collection Number
- 3313
- Summary
- Correspondence, photographs, reports, one motion picture film, one reel-to-reel audiotape, minutes, writings, publications, clippings and other record series of a professor of American foreign policy
- 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
-
Access to portions of the collection is restricted. Contact University of Washington Libraries Special Collections for details.
- Languages
- English
Biographical NoteReturn to Top
University of Washington professor of American foreign policy and administrator.
Born Brewster Castberg Denny in Seattle in 1924, the great-grandson of Arthur A. and Mary Denny who were founders of Seattle and the University of Washington. Denny graduated from Roosevelt High School in 1942 and from the University of Washington in 1945. He received a master's degree in 1948 and a doctorate in 1959 from Tufts University's Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy in Medford, Massachusetts. Patrica Virginia Sollitt of Elkhart Ind. became his wife in June, 1950. Maria Denny was their only child. Brewster Denny joined the University of Washington faculty in 1961 with dual research interests focused on both American foreign and defense policy and science and public policy. In 1962, he founded and was appointed the first dean of the Graduate School of Public Affairs; a position he served in until 1980. From then until his appointment to Emeritus status in 1993, he taught courses in American foreign policy. During his career, Denny also held several other appointments both within and outside of the university, including: trustee of the Twentieth Century Fund, 1974-; chairman of the Marine Affairs Board (now College of Ocean and Fisheries), 1972-1979; and United States Representative to the General Assembly of the United Nations, 1968. Brewster Denny died of natural causes at his seatle home on June 22, 2013.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
Correspondence, consulting files, committee files, publication, phtographs, reports, one motion picture film, one reel-to-reel audiotape, speeches, class files, clippings, and other records. Includes Dean Denny's extensive correspondence with, and work on, federal commissions (most notable with the National Academy of Sciences), the White House, the City of Seattle, and his appointment to the 23rd General Assembly of the United Nations (1968).
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Restrictions on Use
Restrictions may exist on copying, quotation, or publication. Contact Special Collections, University of Washington Libraries for details.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
Accession No. 3313-001: Brewster C. Denny papers, 1961-1975Return to Top
Scope and Content: Correspondence, consulting files, committee files, cs. 1961-1975
Restrictions on Access: Open to all users.
Restrictions on Use: Creator's literary rights transferred to the University of Washington Libraries.
Some restrictions exist on copying, quotation or publication. Contact Repository for details.
Acquisition Info: Transferred from the Graduate School of Public Affairs, 1979-11-29
Accession No. 3313-002: Brewster C. Denny papers, 1949-1973Return to Top
Scope and Content: Publications, 1949-1973.
Restrictions on Access: Open to all users.
Restrictions on Use: Creator's literary rights not transferred to the University of Washington Libraries.
Acquisition Info: Wilma Jackson, 1989-08-01
Accession No. 3313-003: Brewster C. Denny papers, 1961-1980Return to Top
Scope and Content: Correspondence, phtographs, reports, one motion picture film, one reel-to-reel audiotape, 1961-1980.
Includes Dean Denny's extensive correspondence with, and work on, federal commissions (most notable with the National Academy of Sciences), the White House, the City of Seattle, and his appointment to the 23rd General Assembly of the United Nations (1968).
Restrictions on Access: Access to portions of the collection is restricted. Contact University of Washington Libraries Special Collections for details.
Restrictions on Use: Creator's literary rights transferred to the University of Washington Libraries.
Acquisition Info: Brewster Denny via Karen Bassett. Note: This material was deposited the first time on Aug 30, 1989...., 1992-05-28
| Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Box | Accession | ||
| 1 | 3313-003 | Correspondence: American Association for the Advancement
of Science
Scope and Content: Includes testimony for the Committee on Science and Technology,
U.S. House of Representatives. April 4, 1979
|
1973-1980 |
| 1 | 3313-003 | Correspondence: American Society for Public
Administration |
1966-1969 |
| 1 | 3313-003 | Correspondence: Interdepartment-"Office Affairs"
/Miscellaneous |
1961-1971 |
| 1 | 3313-003 | Correspondence: "Korean correspondence" |
1973-1974 |
| 1 | 3313-003 | Correspondence: National Center for Public Internship
Programs |
1973 |
| 1 | 3313-003 | Correspondence: Odegaard, Charles E.
General Notes: See also W.U. President
|
1960-1980 |
| 1 | 3313-003 | Correspondence: The Seattle Foundation |
1979-1980 |
| 1 | 3313-003 | Correspondence: U.S. Civil Service
commission |
1976-1978 |
| 1 | 3313-003 | Correspondence: U.S. Congress. Office of Technology
Assessment |
1974 |
| 1 | 3313-003 | Correspondence: U.S. Department of Agriculture. Forest
Service |
1975-1977 |
| 1 | 3313-003 | Correspondence: U.S. Department of Commerce |
1978 |
| 1 | 3313-003 | Correspondence: U.S. Department of Defense |
1969-1980 |
| 1 | 3313-003 | Correspondence: U.S. Department of Energy |
1977-1978 |
| 1 | 3313-003 | Correspondence: Bonneville Power Administration-includes
1977 Annual Report |
1978 |
| 1 | 3313-003 | Correspondence: U.S. Department of Health, Education,
and Welfare |
1976-1978 |
| 1 | 3313-003 | Correspondence: "Dean Denny Task Force" on the role of
Health and Human Services |
1980 |
| 1 | 3313-003 | Correspondence: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban
Development |
1977 |
| 1 | 3313-003 | Correspondence: U.S. Department of State |
1970-1974 |
| 1 | 3313-003 | Correspondence: U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency |
1977-1980 |
| 1 | 3313-003 | Correspondence: U.S. Executive Office of the President.
Office of Management and Budget |
1970-1971 |
| 1 | 3313-003 | Correspondence: U.S. House of Representatives-H.R.
4674
Scope and Content: Foreign Service Bill and Brewster Denny's analysis of it
|
1979 |
| 1 | 3313-003 | Correspondence: U.S. National Aeronautics and Space
Administration-Skylab planning |
1968-1970 |
| 1 | 3313-003 | Correspondence: U.S. Information Agency |
1963-1976 |
| 1 | 3313-003 | Correspondence: U.S. Peace corps |
1963-1969 |
| 2 | 3313-003 | Correspondence: U.S. Senate. Committee on Governmental
Affairs
Scope and Content: Includes GAO report to the Congress, "Civil Service Reform-where
it stands today"
|
1978-1980 |
| 2 | 3313-003 | Correspondence: U.S. Government. Office of Personnel
Management |
1971-1980 |
| 2 | 3313-003 | Correspondence: U.S. The White House (Washington D.
C.) |
1963-1979 |
| 2 | 3313-003 | Correspondence: U.S. Washington State Legislature.
Budget Committee
Scope and Content: Correspondence with the legislature (principally Al Hopwood) and
the 1976 legislative Budget Committee Performance Audit
|
1976-1980 |
| 2 | 3313-003 | Correspondence: W.U. Educational Benefit
Analysis/PerformanceMeasures committee (Ad Hoc) |
1973 |
| 2 | 3313-003 | Correspondence: W. U. Political Science Department
|
1960-1969 |
| 2 | 3313-003 | Audiotape: KCTS Channel 9 TV interview reel-to-reel
|
undated |
| 2 | 3313-003 | Film: A United Nations General Assembly address given
byBrewster Denny 16mm/7in. reel
|
1968 |
| 2 | 3313-003 | Photographs
Scope and Content: Various photographs of Brewster Denny at the United Nations, in
the General Assembly delegation, addressing the assembly, with Patricia Sollitt
Denny (Mrs.) , J. Russell Wiggins, and others
|
1968 |
| 2 | 3313-003 | Manuscript: "Politics and Physics. Same Approaches to
Scienceand Public Policy." |
1964-1966 |
| 2 | 3313-003 | Subject Series: City of Seattle and University of
Washington organizational Charts |
1972-1974 |
| 2 | 3313-003 | Subject Series: Harvard law Review. "The National
Security Interestand Civil Liberties." April |
1972 |
| 2 | 3313-003 | Subject Series: Higher Education for Public Service-a
report fromthe American society for Public Administration |
1966 |
| 2 | 3313-003 | Subject Series: National Conference on the Role of
Minorities inurban Management |
1973 |
| 2 | 3313-003 | Subject Series: Population Control, general extracts
on-from the W.U. Division of Family Planning and Education and The Ford
Foundation |
1968-1970 |
| 2 | 3313-003 | Subject Series: Symposium Articles-for Public
Administration Review |
1967 |
| 2 | 3313-003 | Subject Series: "The United states strategic Bombing
Survey. OverallReport. (European War)" |
1945 |
| 2 | 3313-003 | Subject Series: "Trends in Science Policy''
Conference |
1969 |
| 2 | 3313-003 | Subject Series: U.S. Health, Education, and Welfare
Department-Model Cities Program |
1968-1969 |
| 2 | 3313-003 | Subject Series: U.S. United Nations. 23rd General
Assembly
Scope and Content: Press releases, biographical sketches of delegation members
including Brewster Denny
|
1968 |
| 2 | 3313-003 | Subgroups: Local Self-Government Institute-"Continuing
Education for the Public Service" Report |
1971 |
| 3 | 3313-003 | Subgroups: National Academy of Engineering
Scope and Content: contains Brewster Denny's abstract, ''Using Technology to Change
Society-A Political Problem"
|
1970-1972 |
| 3 | 3313-003 | Subgroups: National Academy of Public
Administration |
1968-1976 |
| 3 | 3313-003 | Subgroups: National Association of Schools of Public
Affairs andAdministration |
1970-1974 |
| 3 | 3313-003 | Subgroups: National Civil Service league. PACE MAKER
Project
Scope and Content: A Survey of Seattle's Personnel system
|
1970 |
| 3 | 3313-003 | Subgroups: New York University. National Security
Program
Scope and Content: Minutes and Regional Conference Reports
|
1970-1972 |
| 3 | 3313-003 | Subgroups: Norwegian-American Anniversary
Commission |
1975 |
| 3 | 3313-003 | Subgroups: Seattle. Higher Schools Commission
Scope and Content: Manual of standards and Guide for self-study for Accreditation
of Higher Schools
|
1970 |
| 3 | 3313-003 | Subgroups: Seattle. Metropolitan study commission
Scope and Content: includes Correspondence with Mayor Wes Uhlman and John Spellman
and Material concerning the Metro merger with King county
|
1969-1979 |
| 4 | 3313-003 | Subgroups: Seattle 2000 commission |
1973 |
| 4 | 3313-003 | Subgroups: U.S. Health, Education, and Welfare
Department. Working Group on Internal Organization |
1972-1980 |
| 4 | 3313-003 | Subgroups: U.S. National Academy of Science-China and
Developing Nations, as subjects |
1973-1979 |
| 4 | 3313-003 | Subgroups: U.S. National Academy of
Science-General |
1979-1980 |
| 4 | 3313-003 | Subgroups: U.S. National Academy of Science-United
Nations University |
1978 |
| 4 | 3313-003 | Subgroups: U.S. National Academy of Science-1978
Meeting/Minutes |
1978 |
| 4 | 3313-003 | Subgroups: U.S. National Academy of Science-Amman,
Jordan-Trip Report |
1980 |
| 4 | 3313-003 | Subgroups: U.S. National Academy of Science-Korean
Ministry of science and Technology(Correspondence) |
1977-1980 |
| 4 | 3313-003 | Subgroups: U.S. National Academy of Science-Philippine
correspondence |
1979 |
| 4 | 3313-003 | Subgroups: U.S. National Academy of Science-Science and
Technology for International Development Board |
1976-1978 |
| 4 | 3313-003 | Subgroups: U.S. National Academy of Science-Science
Policy and Planning in Thailand Workshop |
1972-1976 |
| 4 | 3313-003 | Subgroups: U.S. National Academy of Science-Scientific
Cooperation Joint committee (Reports) |
1974-1977 |
| 5 | 3313-003 | Subgroups: U.S. National Academy of Science-Scientific
Cooperation Joint committee (Reports) |
1974-1977 |
| 5 | 3313-003 | Subgroups: U. S. National Science Foundation (Financial
AidNegotiations) |
1963-1979 |
| 5 | 3313-003 | Subgroups: U. S. President career Advancement Task
Force |
1966 |
| 5 | 3313-003 | Subgroups: Washington. Consortium for Atlantic-Pacific
Affairs (CAPA) |
1977-1980 |
| 5 | 3313-003 | Subgroups: W.U. campus Continuing Education Center
Programming committee (Ad Hoc)-Findings and Narrative Report |
1966 |
| 5 | 3313-003 | Subgroups: W. U. Communications School. Situation study
committee(Ad Hoc)-Report |
1970 |
| 5 | 3313-003 | Subgroups: W.U. Marine Resources Division. Technical
Advisorycommittee |
1966-1972 |
| 5 | 3313-003 | Subgroups: W. U. Planning Advisory Committee |
1964-1973 |
| 5 | 3313-003 | Subgroups: W. U. Public Affairs Graduate School-New
Degree Program Proposal |
1976 |
| 5 | 3313-003 | Subgroups: W.U. Provost Search Committee
Restrictions on Access: Restricted
|
1974-1975 |
Accession No. 3313-004: Brewster C. Denny papers, 1971-1990Return to Top
Scope and Content: Correspondence, reports, speeches, class files, case files, personnel files, 1971-1990.
Restrictions on Access: Access to portions of the collection is restricted. Contact University of Washington Libraries Special Collections for details.
Restrictions on Use: Creator's literary rights transferred to the University of Washington Libraries.
Acquisition Info: Brewster Denny via Karen Bassett, 1992-05-28
| Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Box | Accession | ||
| 1-10 | 3313-004 | Correspondence |
1971-1989 |
| 10-13 | 3313-004 | Speeches and Reports |
1976-1986 |
| 14-15 | 3313-004 | Class Files |
1982-1990 |
| 16 | 3313-004 | Subgroup: Twentieth Century Fund |
1983-1989 |
| 16 | 3313-004 | Case Files
Restrictions on Access: Restricted
|
1982-1985 |
| 16 | 3313-004 | Personnel Files
Restrictions on Access: Restricted
|
1973-1989 |
Accession No. 3313-005: Brewster C. Denny papers, 1961-1981Return to Top
Scope and Content: Correspondence, minutes, writings, publications, clippings and other record series; 1961-1981.
Restrictions on Access: Access restricted: For terms of access contact repository.
Acquisition Info: Kathy Kingery, 1993-06-29
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- University Archives/Faculty Papers (University of Washington)
Corporate Names
- U.S. Health, Education and Welfare Department
- United Nations
Other Creators
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Personal Names
- Denny, Brewster C (creator)
Corporate Names
- American Association for the Advancement of Science. Science and Public Policy Committee (creator)
- King County (Wash.). Metropolitan Study Commission (creator)
- National Association of Schools of Public Affairs and Administration. Governmental Relations Committee (creator)
- National Association of Schools of Public Affairs and Administration. Policy Planning Committee (creator)
- National Association of Schools of Public Affairs and Administration. Urban Administration Fellows Program (creator)
- Rand Corporation (creator)
- Seattle (Wash.). Charter Amendment Advisory Committee (creator)
- Seattle (Wash.). Loaned Executive Committee (creator)
- Seattle (Wash.). Urban Transportation Citizens' Advisory Committee (creator)
- Seattle Historical Society (creator)
- Seattle Public Schools (creator)
- United States. Advisory Council on Intergovernmental Personnel Policy (creator)
- University of Washington. Urban and Regional Science Research Group (creator)
- University of Washington. University Archives
- Washington Council on International Trade (creator)
