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Seattle-Tashkent Sister City Association records, 1972-2018

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Seattle-Tashkent Sister City Association
Title
Seattle-Tashkent Sister City Association records
Dates
1972-2018 (inclusive)
Quantity
8.07 cubic feet (16 boxes) plus one vertical file; collection consists of textual materials, sound cassettes, CDs, DVDs, floppy disks, flash drives, video cassettes, photographs, and slides.
Collection Number
6245 (Accession No. 6245-001)
Summary
Records of the sister city program between Seattle and Tashkent, Soviet Union (now Uzbekistan)
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

Collection is open except for one file which is restricted until 2033, requiring permission from donor. Contact University of Washington Libraries Special Collections for details.

Request at UW

Languages
English
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Historical Note

The Seattle-Tashkent Sister City Association (STSCA), a non-profit 501(c)(3) citizen-diplomacy organization, was founded in 1973 by Seattle City Council Resolution no. 23992, which adopted Tashkent, Soviet Union (now Uzbekistan), as a sister city of Seattle, WA. Seattle was the first American city to establish a sister city relationship with a Soviet city. The Seattle-Tashkent Sister City Association operates under the auspices of Sister Cities International, whose goal is to promote education, cultural, and trade exchanges, and to raise the public’s awareness and understanding of cities around the world. Seattle Mayor Wes Uhlman led a delegation of Seattle-Tashkent Sister City Committee members to Tashkent in 1973. In 1974, Mayor Vahid Kazimov of Tashkent visited Seattle with a delegation and dedicated Seattle’s Tashkent Park.

Despite the tense relations between the U.S and the Soviet Union during the Cold War, Seattle and Tashkent maintained and continues to maintain a friendly and close relationship. STSCA promotes citizen diplomacy and humanitarian assistance through a variety of citizen exchanges and programs in fields such as art, theater, engineering, journalism, health care and medical relief, and through the University of Washington/Tashkent State University Exchanges. Exchanges have also included official visits by mayors, deputy mayors and city council members. STSCA continues to spread an appreciation of Uzbek culture in the U.S. and U.S. culture in Uzbekistan and foster international understanding and goodwill.

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Content Description

Correspondence, reports, press releases, meeting minutes and agendas, itineraries, programs, photographs, audiovisual materials, and other ephemera related to the Seattle-Tashkent Sister City Association.

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Use of the Collection

Restrictions on Use

Creator's copyrights transferred to the University of Washington Libraries Special Collections.

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Administrative Information

Arrangement

Arranged in 8 series:

  • Series 1, Organizational history
  • Series 2, Finances
  • Series 3, US-USSR Sister City Association Conferences
  • Series 4, Outreach and organizational connections
  • Series 5, STSCA-Affiliated Citizen Diplomacy and Exchange
  • Series 6, Multi-media
  • Series 7, Seattle Goodwill Games
  • Series 8, Miscellaneous Citizen Diplomacy

Processing Note

Largely unprocessed.

Acquisition Information

Materials donated by Roscius Doan, Lola Zakharova, Shakhida Ismailova, and others involved in STSCA. Organized and delivered by Eric Johnson. Materials were donated along with papers from two other Seattle-based peace organizations, Accent on Understanding and Ploughshares.

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Detailed Description of the Collection

 

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Subject Terms

  • Educational exchanges--History--Sources
  • Exchange of persons programs--History--Sources
  • International relations and culture
  • Personal Papers/Corporate Records (University of Washington)
  • Sister cities--History--Sources

Corporate Names

  • Seattle-Tashkent Sister City Association--Archives

Geographical Names

  • Seattle (Wash.)--Relations--Uzbekistan--Tashkent
  • Tashkent (Uzbekistan)--Relations--Washington (State)--Seattle


2018 (Last modified: 10/5/2020)

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