Jean Norwood papers, 1951-1970

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Norwood, Jean, 1919-2015
Title
Jean Norwood papers
Dates
1951-1970 (inclusive)
Quantity
approximately 16.42 cubic feet
Collection Number
0768, 1995
Summary
Correspondence and materials related to civic activities of a city official and civic leader in Vancouver, Washington
Repository
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 restricted: For terms of access contact repository.

Some records stored offsite; advance notice required for use.

Languages
English

Biographical NoteReturn to Top

City official, civic leader, Vancouver, Washington.

Jean Eileen Norwood was born May 2, 1919 in Wenatchee, Washington to Stanley and Mabel Neander. Her father died from the Spanish flu when she was only three months old, and her mother raised her only child in Silverdale, Washington. They lived in a log cabin and Mabel taught in a one-room schoolhouse.

She was valedictorian of her class at Ballard High School and attended Washington State University before transferring to the University of Washington, from which she graduated with a degree in Mathematics in 1941. She met her husband, Gus Norwood, in the run up to WWII, and they were married from 1941 to his death in 2006. She served during WWII as a naval architect, using her mathematical abilities to design ships while Gus served with the Pacific fleet.

After the war, they moved to Vancouver, Washington, where Gus worked with the Northwest Public Power Association and Jean raised their five children, served on the PTA, the League of Women Voters, the American Association of University Women, the Women's Club, and served several terms on the Vancouver City Council. In 1967, they moved to Juneau, Alaska, where Gus led the federal government's Alaska Power Administration and worked in government affairs and as a financial analyst. They then moved to Washington, DC where Jean worked as a docent at the Smithsonian Institution. When they moved back to Vancouver in 1974, Jean worked at the YWCA and became a Master Gardener involved with arboretum development in Vancouver. After Gus's death, Jean left her home to live first at the Courtyard Village, then at Touchmark Village until her death. She died on February 3, 2015 at the age of 95 due to complications from the flu.

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

Correspondence and materials regarding the Vancouver City Council and other civic activities, clippings, ephemera.

Use of the CollectionReturn to Top

Restrictions on Use

Creator's literary rights not transferred to the University of Washington Libraries.

Administrative InformationReturn to Top

Arrangement

Organized into 3 accessions.

  • Accession No. 0768-001, Jean Norwood papers, 1951-1967
  • Accession No. 1995-001, Jean Norwood papers.
  • Accession No. 1995-003, Jean Norwood papers, 1965-1970

Preservation Note

Some records stored offsite; advance notice required for use.

Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top

 

Accession No. 0768-001: Jean Norwood papers, 1951-1967Return to Top

15' linear, plus oversize box and scrapbook.

Scope and Content: Correspondence and materials re Vancouver City Council and other civic activities, 1951-1967.

Papers relate to the activities of the city council, its committees and departments.

Restrictions on Access: Open to all users

Records stored offsite; advance notice required for use.

Restrictions on Use: Creator's literary rights not transferred to the University of Washington Libraries.

Acquisition Info: Mrs. Gus (Jean) Norwood, 1967-08-22

Container(s) Description Dates
Series 1: Personal Papers
1960-1968
Box/Folder Accession
1 0768-001
Biographical materials
undated
1 0768-001
Invitations
1960-1962
1 0768-001
Schedules
1965-1967
1 0768-001
White House Regional Conference on Housing
1961
1 0768-001
Elections misc.
1962
1 0768-001
Miscellaneous
1964-1968
1 0768-001
Clark County Mother of the Year
1962
1 0768-001
Ft. Vancouver Historical Society
1962-1967
1 0768-001
Chamber of Commerce, Vancouver, Higher Education Committee
1965
1 0768-001
Operation NAG (Needed Action Group)
1967
Series 2: Subgroups
1951-1966
Box/Folder Accession
11 0768-001
MacArthur Elementary School Parent Teacher Association
Scope and Content: Scrapbook
1951-1952
1 0768-001
Washington Congress of Parents and Teachers
Scope and Content: Ephemera
1958-1960
1 0768-001
Ft. Vancouver Civic Club
Scope and Content: Bulletins, related items
1964-1967
1 0768-001
Fire Prevention Advisory Committee, Vancouver, Washington
Scope and Content: Minutes, agenda, misc.
1959-1961, 1964
1 0768-001
Washington State Federation of Garden Clubs
Scope and Content: Correspondence, ephemera, news releases from Norwood's role as publicity chairwoman
1959-1960
1 0768-001
Friends of the Ft. Vancouver Regional Library
Scope and Content: Constitution, correspondence, notes, ephemera, clippings
1957-1963
1 0768-001
Citizens Committee for School Support, Vancouver, Washington
Scope and Content: Minutes, reports, budget Prospectuses, notes, bulletins, financial information, records of the SPACE program
1959-1962
1 0768-001
Operation C.I.V.I.C., Vancouver, Washington
Scope and Content: Quasi-official community action group; reports, clippings, memos, minutes
1963-1966
Series 3: League of Women Voters
1952-1967
Box/Folder Accession
1 0768-001
General Files
1956-1967, undated
1 0768-001
Bulletins
1952-1961
1 0768-001
Redistricting and Reapportionment
1954-1958
2 0768-001
"Vancouver Voter" newsletter
1957-1964
2 0768-001
"Washington State Voter" newsletter
1955-1967
2 0768-001
"Fact and Issues" legislation newsletter
1955-1965
2 0768-001
"National Voter" newsletter
1958-1965
2 0768-001
Ephemera (Unfoldered)
1958, undated
Series 3: United Fund of Clark County
1960-1967
Box/Folder Accession
2 0768-001
General Files
Scope and Content: Minutes, bulletins, reports, memos, notes
1960-1962
2 0768-001
Budget Committee
1966-1967
Series 4: Columbia Region Association of Governments
1966-1968
Box/Folder Accession
2 0768-001
Organization
1966-1967
2 0768-001
Executive Committee Minutes
1966-1967
2 0768-001
General Assembly
1967
2 0768-001
Advisory Committee
1967
2 0768-001
Consultants
1966-1967
2 0768-001
Personnel
1967
2 0768-001
Program and Budget
1967-1968
2-3 0768-001
General
Scope and Content: Correspondence, minutes, ephemera, reports, etc.
1966-1967
Series 5: Clark County Health and Welfare Planning Council
1964-1966
Box/Folder Accession
3 0768-001
General
Scope and Content: Minutes, bulletins, ephemera, reports, lists of members
1964-1966
Series 6: Economic Opportunity Committee of Clark County
1965-1967
Box/Folder Accession
3 0768-001
Corporate Structure
1965-1967
3 0768-001
General
Scope and Content: Reports, organization material, application for community action program, minutes, agenda
1965-1967
Series 7: Vancouver City Council
1959-1970
Box/Folder Accession
3-4 0768-001
Minutes and Agendas
1960-1967
4 0768-001
Budgets
Scope and Content: Preliminary and final copies, expenditure sheets
1960-1965
4 0768-001
Clark County Board of Adjustment
1964-1966
4 0768-001
Clark County Board of Equalization
1966
4 0768-001
Clark County Board of Health
1964-1967
5 0768-001
Esther Short Industrial Project, urban renewal
1960-1961
5-6 0768-001
Chronological File
1961-1963
6 0768-001
Subject File: Air Pollution
1966
6 0768-001
Subject File: Airport
1964-1967
6 0768-001
Subject File: Alcoholism
1966
6 0768-001
Subject File: Annexation
1964-1967
6 0768-001
Subject File: Architect Committee
1962-1963
7 0768-001
Arterials and Streets
1964-1967
7 0768-001
Association of Washington Cities
1960-1967
7 0768-001
Bids
1964-1967
7 0768-001
Bond Issue
1963-1966
7 0768-001
Building
1964-1965
7 0768-001
Building Department
1963-1966
7 0768-001
Building Report
1966-1967
7 0768-001
City Hall
1964-1965
7 0768-001
Civic Center
1966
7 0768-001
Civil Defense
1961-1967
7 0768-001
Clark College
1964
7 0768-001
Design for Clark County
1966-1967
7 0768-001
Code Enforcement
1967
7 0768-001
Council Committees
1960-1964
7 0768-001
Dog Control
1967
7 0768-001
Downtown Development
1964
7 0768-001
Downtown Mall
1966-1967
7 0768-001
Education
1966
7 0768-001
Federal Program
1966
8 0768-001
Finance
1965-1967
8 0768-001
Financial Report
1963-1964
8 0768-001
Financial Statements
1966-1967
8 0768-001
Fire Department
1964-1967
8 0768-001
Fireworks
1967
8 0768-001
Gambling
1965
8 0768-001
Gilmore Steel, Sandpoint, Idaho
1960-1965
8 0768-001
Indecent Literature
1961
8 0768-001
Juveniles
1961
8 0768-001
Landscape Commission
1965-1967
8 0768-001
Legal
1964-1967
8 0768-001
Legislature
1965-1967
8 0768-001
Licenses
1964-1967
8 0768-001
Local Improvement Districts (L.I.D.s)
1964-1967
8 0768-001
Marina
1962-1967
8 0768-001
Mayor's Committees
1964
8 0768-001
Miscellany
1964-1965
8 0768-001
National Municipal League (All America City)
1959-1960
8 0768-001
Neighborhood Youth Corps
1964-1966
8 0768-001
Ordinances
1961-1967
8 0768-001
Parking
1964-1967
8 0768-001
Parks and Recreation
1962-1967
8 0768-001
Pension Boards
1966
9 0768-001
Personnel
1964-1967
9 0768-001
Planning and Zoning
1963-1970
9 0768-001
Police
1967
9 0768-001
Port District
1967
9 0768-001
Progress Payments
1965-1966
9 0768-001
Public Relations
1964
9 0768-001
Public Works
1964-1967
9 0768-001
Purchasing
1965
9 0768-001
Recreation Building
1965
9 0768-001
Safety
1966-1967
9 0768-001
Schools and Education
1965
9 0768-001
Seamen's Center
1967
9 0768-001
Sewage
1964
9 0768-001
Sewers
1965-1967
9 0768-001
Sister City - Arequipa, Peru
1966-1967
9 0768-001
Special Events
1966-1967
9 0768-001
Streets
1965
9 0768-001
Taverns
1964-1965
9 0768-001
Taxes, Insurance
1967
9 0768-001
Taxes
1965
9 0768-001
Teen-age Dance Board
1967
9 0768-001
Traffic
1964-1967
10 0768-001
Trees
1964
10 0768-001
Tree Talk
1963-1967
10 0768-001
Urban Renewal
1964-1967
10 0768-001
Water
1965-1967
10 0768-001
Water Department
1964
10 0768-001
Zoning
1965-1967
10 0768-001
Ephemera (Unfoldered)
1963-1967
10 0768-001
Campaign
1967-1970

Accession No. 1995-001: Jean Norwood papers, circa 1970sReturn to Top

1 box

Scope and Content: Clippings and some correspondence about civic activities.

Restrictions on Access: Access restricted: For terms of access contact repository.

Restrictions on Use: Creator's literary rights not transferred to the University of Washington Libraries.

Acquisition Info: Jean Norwood, 1981-02-17

Accession No. 1995-003: Jean Norwood papers, 1965-1970Return to Top

1.5' linear.

Scope and Content: Correspondence, clippings, ephemera, ca. 1965-1970.

Mrs. Norwood's activities in Juneau and Vancouver, Wa. are documented here: campaign for merger of all local governments into City and Borough of Juneau, 1970; and a successful campaign to fluoridate Vancouver's water, 1966.

Restrictions on Access: Access restricted: For terms of access contact repository.

Restrictions on Use: Creator's literary rights not transferred to the University of Washington Libraries.

Acquisition Info: Jean Norwood, 1981-02-17

Names and SubjectsReturn to Top

Subject Terms

  • City council members--Washington (State)--Vancouver--Archives
  • Civic leaders--Alaska--Juneau--Archives
  • Civic leaders--Washington (State)--Vancouver--Archives
  • Municipal government--Washington (State)--Vancouver--20th century--History--Sources
  • Personal Papers/Corporate Records (University of Washington)
  • Women--Washington (State)--Vancouver--Societies and clubs--History--Sources

Personal Names

  • Norwood, Jean, 1919-2015--Archives

Geographical Names

  • Vancouver (Wash.)--Politics and government--20th century--History--Sources