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Richard J. Brooks Papers, 1956-2000
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Brooks, Richard J
- Title
- Richard J. Brooks Papers
- Dates
- 1956-2000 (inclusive)19562000
- Quantity
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7.62 cubic feet
8 boxes, one vertical file, one oversize folder, one mapcase folder - Collection Number
- 2903 (Accession No. 2903-005)
- Summary
- Papers of a Seattle businessman and enrivonmentalist
- 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 Special Collections for details.
- Languages
- English
Biographical NoteReturn to Top
Richard J. Brooks (1923-2001) was a Seattle businessman and inventor who was also active in a variety of regional environmental causes. He founded Chemithon Corporation, an industrial equipment manufacturing company, and was president of the company for thirty years. In 1982, he started Brooks Rand, Ltd., a company which specializes in chemical process development and trace metal analysis. Brooks obtained over thirty United States patents on chemical engineering-related inventions during his career. He was a member of the Solid Waste Advisory Committee for the Seattle City Council, consultant to the City of Seattle for the Gas Works Park cleanup efforts, and a member of the Union Bay Preservation Coalition, a neighborhood organization, from approximately 1992 to 1999. From approximately 1973 to 1990, Brooks was on the board of directors of the North Cascades Conservation Council, through which he became involved in issues such as the opposition to raising Ross Dam on the Skagit River in Washington. He also worked independently on such causes as fighting Interstate-90 freeway expansion in King County, Washington and the expansion of the West Point Treatment Facility in Seattle, Washington by the Municipality of Metropolitan Seattle (METRO).
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
Brooks' papers document his activities as a businessman and environmentalist. He was concerned with the preservation of wilderness areas, and many urban enviromental issues. This concern is reflected in his correspondence and several files in his personal papers. Subject files contain papers and reference material from his involvement with Gas Works Park, Interstate-90, METRO's sewage treatment facilities, and Ross Dam, among other civic projects. Many of the same correspondents appear in the subject files as in the general correspondence. Letters from North Cascades Conservation Council members appear in the general correspondence and some subject files, such as Stehekin, as well as the North Cascades Conservation Council series. Major correspondents include: Patrick Goldsworthy, Richard Haag, Henry M. Jackson, Grant McConnell, Charles Royer, Seattle City Light, and the U.S. Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Regional Office.
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Restrictions on Use
Creator's literary rights transferred to the University of Washington Libraries.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Arrangement
The accession is arranged in three series:
- Personal papers, 1956-2000 (bulk 1968-2000)
- Union Bay Preservation Coalition records, 1974-2000 (bulk 1989-1996)
- North Cascades Conservation Council records, 1966-1995
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
Personal Papers , 1956-2000 (bulk 1968-2000)Return to Top
Arranged by type of record.
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
General Correspondence |
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| Box/Folder | ||
| 1/1 | Adams, Brock |
1968-1990 |
| 1/2 | Belcher, Jennifer |
1992 |
| 1/3 | Benson, George E. |
1979-1990 |
| 1/4 | Bonker, Don |
1976 |
| 1/5 | Bricklin & Gendler |
1988-1992 |
| 1/6 | British Columbia - Seattle Negotiations |
1977-1980 |
| 1/7 | Chandler, Rod |
1984-1988 |
| 1/8 | Donaldson, Sue |
1994-1999, undated |
| 1/9 | Evans, Daniel J. |
1970-1995 |
| 1/10 | Goldsworthy, Patrick D. |
1986-1999, undated |
| 1/11 | Gore, Al |
1993 |
| 1/12 | Gorton, Slade |
1982-1995 |
| 1/13 | Grant County Planning Department |
1977-1978 |
| 1/14 | Haag, Richard |
1984-2000 |
| 1/15 | Hill, Tim |
1970-1991 |
| 1/16 | Jackson, Henry M. |
1964-1983 |
| 1/17 | King County Council |
1977-1996 |
| 1/18 | Kraabel, Paul |
1976-1988 |
| 1/19 | Kruckeberg, Arthur R. |
1990, undated |
| 1/20 | Lamphere, Phyllis |
1969-1972 |
| 1/21 | Lowry, Mike |
1979-1988 |
| 1/22 | Magnuson, Warren G. |
1968-1979 |
| 1/23 | Manning, Harvey |
1968-1993, undated |
| 1/24 | McConnell, Grant and Jane |
1974-1989, undated |
| VF | ||
| 2718 | McConnell, Grant and Jane
Restricted due to personal privacy concerns.
|
1990 |
| Box/Folder | ||
| 1/25 | McDermott, James A. |
1975-1995 |
| 1/26 | Meeds, Lloyd |
1975-1976 |
| 1/27 | Miller, John R. |
1976-1990 |
| 1/28 | Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest
(Washington) |
1968-1997 |
| 1/29 | Mount Rainier National Park |
1974-1999, undated |
| 1/30 | North Cascades National Park |
1977-1998 |
| 1/31 | Okanogan National Forest (Washington) |
1966-1999 |
| 1/32 | Olympic National Park (Washington) |
1968-1999 |
| 1/33 | Pritchard, Joel M. |
1975-1980 |
| 1/34 | Royer, Charles |
1978-1988 |
| 1/35 | Seattle City Council |
1969-1999 |
| 1/36 | Seattle City Light |
1968-1987 |
| 1/37 | Seattle Department of Engineering |
1972-1996, undated |
| 1/38 | Seattle Department of Parks and Recreation
|
1969-1999 |
| 1/39 | Seattle Mayor |
1974-1980 |
| 1/40 |
Seattle Times
|
1968-1999, undated |
| 1/41 | Seattle Water Department |
1975-1988 |
| 1/42 | Sierra Club
Includes letters from the Pacific Northwest Chapter, the
Pacific Northwest Representative, and the Sierra Club Foundation.
|
1973-1978 |
| 1/43 | Spellman, John |
1970-1983 |
| 1/44 | Street, Jim |
1985-1995 |
| 1/45 | Thorpe, Silvia |
1986-1988, undated |
| 1/46 | Uhlman, Wesley C. |
1970-1974 |
| 1/47 | United States Army Corps of Engineers |
1970-1990 |
| 1/48 | United States Federal Energy
Administration |
1974-1979 |
| 1/49 | United States Forest Service |
1965-1999 |
| 1/50 | United States Forest Service, Darrington Ranger
District |
1989-1995 |
| 1/51 | United States Forest Service, Pacific Northwest
Region |
1966-1990 |
| 1/52 | United States Forest Service, Winthrop Ranger
District |
1985-1994 |
| 1/53 | United States National Park Service |
1973-1998 |
| 1/54 | Washington State Department of Ecology |
1978-2000 |
| 1/55 | Washington State Department of Natural Resources
|
1975-1990 |
| 1/56 | Wenatchee National Forest (Washington) |
1972-1995 |
| 1/57 | Williams, Jeanette Klemptner |
1974-1989 |
| 1/58-67 | Miscellaneous A-S |
|
| 2/1 | Miscellaneous T-Z |
|
| 2/2 | Unidentified |
1965-1989, undated |
Environmental Impact Statements |
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| Box/Folder | ||
| 2/3-4 | Copper Creek |
|
| 2/5-6 | Pickering Corporate Park |
1985 |
| 2/7 | Weyerhaeuser/Gifford Pinchot National Forest
Plan |
1974 |
| Box/Folder | ||
| 2/8 | Court Papers: Robertson vs. Methow Valley Citizens
Council |
1988 |
| 2/9 | Manual: King County Surface Water Design
Manual |
1989 |
| 2/12 | Reports |
1977-1988 |
| 2/11 | Newsletters |
1970-1993 |
| 2/12 | Statements |
1975-1986 |
| 2/13 | Speeches and Writings |
1981-1993, undated |
| 2/14 | Writings of Others |
1969-1987 |
Subject Files |
||
| Box/Folder | ||
| 2/15-16 | Arboretum, Seattle, Washington |
1972-1974, undated |
Gasworks Park, Seattle, Washington |
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| Box/Folder | ||
| 2/17-22 | General Correspondence
Correspondents include Richard Haag.
|
1984-2000, undated |
| 2/23 | Reports |
1996-2000, undated |
| 2/24 | Legal Documents |
1997-2000, undated |
| 2/25 | Newsletters |
1988-2000, undated |
| 2/26 | Notes |
1998, undated |
| 3/1 | Background/Reference Information |
1989-2000, undated |
| mapcase:oversize | ||
| Drawer 19 | Background/Reference Information |
1989-2000, undated |
| Box/Folder | ||
| 3/2 | Clippings |
1989-2000, undated |
| Box/Folder | ||
| 3/3-4 | Green Lake, Seattle, Washington |
1980-1995, undated |
| 3/5 | Interlaken Boulevard, Seattle, Washington |
1986-1987 |
Interstate-90
Concerns Brooks' opposition to the design and location of the
Interstate-90 expansion through Snoqualmie Pass.
|
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| Box/Folder | ||
| 3/6-7 | General Correspondence
Correspondents include Irving M. Clark, Ron Sims, and
Richard Aramburu.
|
1970-1976, undated |
| 3/8-9 | Court Papers |
1972-1975, undated |
| 3/10 | Reports |
1968-1972 |
| 3/11 | Writings |
undated |
| 3/12 | Notes |
undated |
| 3/13 | Visual Materials on Autobahn
Construction
Includes seventeen mostly black-and-white photographs of
German highway construction, as well as three technical drawings and five color
postcards of German viaducts.
|
1965-1969, 1973, undated |
| 3/14 | Background/Reference Information |
1971-1973, undated |
| 3/15 | Clippings |
1972-1975, undated |
| VF:oversize | ||
| Oversize VF 72 | Clippings |
1972-1975, undated |
| Box/Folder | ||
| 3/16 | John Wayne Pioneer Wagons and Riders |
1992, undated |
| 3/17 | Lake Sammamish, Washington |
1988-1991, undated |
| 3/18 | Logger's Point (Stehekin) |
1982-1999, undated |
May Valley Lawsuit
Lawsuit against King County and Burnstead Construction Company
concerning the issue of drainage management on the South Firs property owned by
Burnstead Construction Company in May Valley, Washington.
|
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| Box/Folder | ||
| 3/19-20 | General Correspondence |
1983-1996, undated |
| 3/21 | Legal Documents |
1985-1988, undated |
| 3/22 | Financial Records |
1984-1985, 1992 |
| mapcase:oversize | ||
| Drawer 19 | Maps |
1989, undated |
| Box/Folder | ||
| 3/23 | Notes |
1984-1985, undated |
| 3/24 | Background/Reference Information |
1983-1988, undated |
| 3/25 | Clippings |
1985, undated |
| Box/Folder | ||
| 3/26 | Milwaukee Road (Railroad) Corridor |
1984-1986 |
| 3/27 | Mines |
1989-1997, undated |
Municipality of Metropolitan Seattle, Sewage
Treatment
Mostly concerning West Point Sewage Treatment Plant.
|
||
| Box/Folder | ||
| 3/28-4/1 | General Correspondence
Correspondents include Citizens to Save Interbay, Robert E.
Rindall, Michael W. Geuder
|
1985-1999, undated |
| 4/2-3 | Hearings: Seattle City Council |
1990 |
Legal Documents |
||
| Box/Folder | ||
| 4/4 | Shorelines Hearings Board |
1990, undated |
| 4/5 | Consent Decree |
1991 |
| 4/6 | Court of Appeals: Appellant's Brief |
undated |
| 4/7 | Miscellaneous |
1989, undated |
| Box/Folder | ||
| 4/8 | Reports |
1988-1997, undated |
Newsletters |
||
| Box/Folder | ||
| 4/9 |
Monitor
|
1988-1993 |
| 4/10 |
Update: West Point Secondary Facilities Project
|
1989-1991 |
| Box/Folder | ||
| 4/11 | Financial Records |
1987-1991 |
| 4/12 | Speeches and Writings |
1989-1991, undated |
| 4/13 | Maps |
1989, undated |
| 4/14 | Notes |
1986-1991, undated |
| 4/15-16 | Background/Reference Information |
1983-1999, undated |
| 4/17 | Clippings |
1988-1996, undated |
| Box/Folder | ||
| 4/18 | Olympic National Park/Quileute Reservation Boundary
Issue |
1999-2000, undated |
| 4/19 | Pratt River Valley, Washington |
1988-1990, undated |
| 4/20 | Public Land Law Statement (Chemithon
Corporation) |
1967 |
| 4/21 | Ravenna Creek, Seattle, Washington |
1997-1998, undated |
| 4/22 | Redwoods National Park, California |
1967-1968 |
| 4/23 | San Juan Island Historical Park,
Washington |
1964-1965 |
Seattle City Light/High Ross Dam |
||
General Correspondence |
||
| Box/Folder | ||
| 4/24-25 | John M. Nelson |
1968-1970 |
| 4/26-29 | Miscellaneous |
1968-1980, undated |
Reports |
||
| Box/Folder | ||
| 4/30 | Power Generation Alternatives |
undated |
| 4/31 | Miscellaneous |
1969-1972, undated |
| Box/Folder | ||
| 5/1 | Environmental Impact Statement: Means of Meeting
Peak Electrical Demands |
1980 |
| 5/2 | Statements |
1969-1974 |
| 5/3 | Statements of Others |
1970 |
| 5/4 | Speeches and Writings |
1968-1970, undated |
| 5/5 | Speeches and Writings of Others |
1969-1972, undated |
| 5/6 | Legal Documents |
1967-1973 |
| 5/7 | News Releases |
1969-1970 |
| 5/8 | Newsletters |
1970, undated |
| 5/9 | Notes |
1969-1973, undated |
| 5/10 | Subject File: City Light Economics |
1966-1971, undated |
| 5/11 | Background/Reference Information |
1969-1972, undated |
| 5/12 | Clippings |
1969-1980, undated |
| Box/Folder | ||
| 5/13 | Seattle Commons |
1996, undated |
| mapcase:oversize | ||
| Drawer 19 | Seattle Commons |
1996, undated |
Solid Waste |
||
| Box/Folder | ||
| 5/14-15 | General Correspondence |
1956, 1969-1975, 1982-1984, 1997, undated |
| 5/16-17 | Reports |
1970-1982 |
| 5/18 | Proposals |
1971-1972, undated |
| 5/19 | Speeches and Writings |
1970-1971, undated |
| 5/20 | Conference and Convention Files: Steel Can Recycling
Demonstration |
1972 |
| mapcase:oversize | ||
| Drawer 19 | Drawings |
1970-1971, undated |
| Box/Folder | ||
| 5/21 | Notes |
1970-1972, undated |
| 5/22-24 | Background/Reference Information |
1966-1984, undated |
| 5/25 | Photograph
One 4x6" color photograph by Linn Emrich "from a video tape"
taken (aerially?) looking south from Lake Sammamish, showing Squak Mountain,
Tiger Mountain, Issaquah, and the proposed incinerator site.
|
1987 |
| 5/26 | Clippings |
1970-1973, undated |
| Box/Folder | ||
| 5/27 | Spectron, Inc. |
1985, undated |
Stehekin (Washington) |
||
| Box/Folder | ||
| 5/28-29 | General Correspondence
Correspondents include Harvey Manning, Grant McConnell,
David Fluharty, James McConnell, and North Cascades National Park.
|
1988-1999, undated |
| 6/1-2 | Background/Reference Information |
1989-1996, undated |
| Box/Folder | ||
| 6/3 | R.H. Thomson Expressway, Washington |
1964-1965 |
| mapcase:oversize | ||
| Drawer 19 | R.H. Thomson Expressway, Washington |
1964-1965 |
Trails
Mostly concerns proposed Arboretum/Lakeside trail in Seattle,
Washington.
|
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| Box/Folder | ||
| 6/4-5 | General Correspondence
Correspondents include Bricklin & Gendler and Seattle
City Council members Jeanette Williams and Nicholas Licata.
|
1987-2000, undated |
| 6/6 | Reports |
1996-1998, undated |
| 6/7 | Design Criteria for the Arboretum-Lakeside
Trail |
1986-1987, undated |
| 6/8 | Legal Documents |
1988-1999, undated |
| 6/9 | Maps |
1997, undated |
| mapcase:oversize | ||
| Drawer 19 | Maps |
1997, undated |
| Box/Folder | ||
| 6/10 | Notes |
1996, undated |
| 6/11 | Background/Reference Information
Includes two color polaroid snapshots, one of 6th Avenue
North, Seattle, Washington, the other unidentified.
|
1988-1997, undated |
| 6/12 | Clippings |
1988-2000, undated |
Vyzis Project (Lake Sammamish, Washington) |
||
General Correspondence |
||
| Box/Folder | ||
| 6/13 | Indexed
Includes Brooks' correspondence index.
|
1986 |
| 6/14 | Miscellaneous |
1986-1993, undated |
| Box/Folder | ||
| 6/15 | Reports |
1986, undated |
| 6/16 | Legal Documents |
1986, undated |
| 6/17 | Architectural Drawings |
1986, undated |
| mapcase:oversize | ||
| Drawer 19 | Architectural Drawings |
1986, undated |
| Box/Folder | ||
| 6/18 | Notes |
1987, undated |
| 6/19 | Background/Reference Information
Includes 4 aerial color photographs, unidentified but
presumably showing the site of the proposed office park.
|
1986, undated |
| Box/Folder | ||
| 6/20 | Washington State Department of Natural
Resources |
1990, undated |
| 6/21 | Washington Transportation Partners |
1994 |
| 6/22 | West Seattle Freeway, Arvid Grant Plan |
undated |
| Box/Folder | ||
| 6/23 | Resolutions |
1982 |
| 6/24 | News Releases |
1982, 1997 |
| 6/25 | Lists |
undated |
| 6/26 | Conference: Sustainable Forestry Roundtable |
1990 |
| 6/27 | Maps |
1991, undated |
| 6/28 | Zoning Documents |
1989-1990 |
| 6/29 | Notes |
undated |
| 6/30 | Receipts |
undated |
| 6/31 | Business Cards |
undated |
| 6/32 | Ephemera |
undated |
| 6/33 | Miscellany |
1987-1990 |
| 6/34-35 | Clippings |
1969-2000, undated |
Union Bay Preservation Coalition Records, 1974-2000 (bulk 1989-1996)Return to Top
Arranged by type of record.
Concerns Madison Bay Estates in Seattle, Washington and development by Cosmos Development and Administrative Corporation.
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Box/Folder | ||
| 6/36-40 | General Correspondence
Correspondents include Paul Sikora and Briklin &
Gendler.
|
1991-2000, undated |
| 6/41 | Agenda: Open Space and Trails Bond Program Citizens
Oversight Committee |
1993 |
Court Papers |
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| Box/Folder | ||
| 6/42 | City of Seattle Hearing Examiner: MUP
92-047 |
1992-1993, undated |
| 6/43 | City of Seattle Hearing Examiner: No. 8906979,
8906981 |
undated |
| 6/44 | King County Superior Court: No.
93-2-02012-1 |
1993, undated |
| 6/45-7/1 | King County Superior Court: No.
94-2-18934-4 |
1994 |
| 7/2-3 | Washington State Shorelines Hearing Board: No.
92-51 |
1993-1994, undated |
| 7/4 | Washington State Supreme Court: No.
62064-4 |
1994-1996, undated |
Reports |
||
| Box/Folder | ||
| 7/5 | Progress Reports |
undated |
| 7/6 | Miscellaneous |
1992 |
| Box/Folder | ||
| 7/7 | Environmental Impact Statement: Madison
Estates |
1992 |
| 7/8 | Permits |
1992-1995, undated |
| 7/9 | Laws and Regulations |
1989-1991, undated |
| 7/10 | Speeches and Writings |
1992-1993, undated |
| 7/11 | Membership Records |
1994, undated |
| 7/12 | Financial Records |
1993-1996 |
| 7/13 | Newsletters |
1992-1994 |
| 7/14 | Maps |
undated |
| 7/15 | Photograph
Printed copy of large color aerial photograph of the Union Bay
Project in Seattle, Washington.
|
undated |
Subject Files |
||
| Box/Folder | ||
| 7/16 | Cosmos Settlement |
1992-1994, undated |
| 7/17 | Department of Licensing - Cosmos |
1994-1995, undated |
| 7/18 | Funding/Bullitt Foundation Application |
1974, 1988, 1993-1995, undated |
| 7/19-21 | Johnson Property - Cosmos Development |
1989-1992, undated |
| 7/22 | Madison Point Retirement Group |
1993-1994, undated |
| Box/Folder | ||
| 7/23 | Notes |
1992-1994, undated |
| 7/24 | Ephemera |
undated |
| 7/25 | Miscellany |
1992-1996, undated |
| 7/26 | Clippings |
1993-1995 |
North Cascades Conservation Council Records, 1966-1995Return to Top
Arranged by type of record.
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Box/Folder | ||
| 7/27 | Organizational Features |
1984 |
| 7/28 | Outgoing Letters |
1991-1993 |
General Correspondence |
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| Box/Folder | ||
| 7/29 | Fluharty, David |
1985-1995 |
| 7/30 | Goldsworthy, Patrick |
1973-1990, undated |
| 7/31 | Jackson, Henry M. |
1966-1971 |
| 7/32 | Meeds, Lloyd |
1968-1973 |
| 7/33 | Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest
(Washington) |
1968-1989 |
| 7/34-36 | Miscellaneous A - W
Correspondents include Brock Adams, Warren G. Magnuson, and
Thomas M. Pelly.
|
1966-1977, 1984, 1992-1994 |
| Box/Folder | ||
| 8/1 | Minutes |
1973-1990 |
Reports |
||
| Box/Folder | ||
| 8/2 | Financing of Washington's Highways |
1974 |
| 8/3 | High Ross Dam - Initial Brief of North Cascades
Conservation Council |
1975 |
| 8/4 | International Joint Commission - Raising Ross
Lake |
1971 |
| Box/Folder | ||
| 8/5 | Proposals |
1967-1970 |
| 8/6 | Statements |
1968-1985, undated |
| 8/7 | Speeches and Writings |
1968, undated |
| 8/8 | News Release |
1967 |
| 8/9 | Newsletter:
The Edelweiss, Alpine Lakes
Protection Society |
1970 |
| 8/10 | Notes |
undated |
| 8/11 | Miscellany |
1967-1971, undated |
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Conservationists--Washington (State)--Archives
- Environmental protection--Washington (State)--Societies, etc
- National parks and reserves--Washington (State)
- Roads--Washington (State)
Personal Names
- Brooks, Richard J.--Archives
- Goldsworthy, Patrick D. (Patrick Donovan), 1919- --Correspondence
- Haag, Richard--Correspondence
- Jackson, Henry M. (Henry Martin), 1912-1983--Correspondence
- McConnell, Grant--Correspondence
- Royer, Charles, 1939- --Correspondence
Corporate Names
- Municipality of Metropolitan Seattle
- Seattle City Light--Correspondence
- United States. National Park Service. Pacific Northwest Region--Correspondence
Geographical Names
- Gas Works Park (Seattle, Wash.)
- Interstate 90
- Ross Dam (Wash.)
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Personal Papers/Corporate Records (University of Washington)
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