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Paul Dubuar papers, 1933-1989

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Dubuar, Paul
Title
Paul Dubuar papers
Dates
1933-1989 (inclusive)
Quantity
5 cu. ft. (6 boxes)
Collection Number
4356 (Accession No. 4356-001)
Summary
Diaries and memoirs of a native Seattle resident and UW graduate in teaching
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

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Additional Reference Guides

Languages
English
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Biographical Note

Born in Seattle, 1917, Paul Dubuar graduated from the UW in 1937 with a teaching degree. He enlisted in the Navy in 1942, but was found unfit for sea duty. He enlisted in the Army Transport Service and spent the rest of the war in the Pacific, including a visit to southeast Alaska. He was wounded in the Phillipines. In 1947 he entered graduate school at the UW where he studied education. He taught at a school for the blind in Vancouver, WA. In the 1970s he worked at the Bon Marche as a custodian and was a union representative. He retired in 1985 at age 72.

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Content Description

Diaries, 1933-1947, 1956-1957, 1971-1989; memoir, 1983; letter, 1933.

In the 1950s Mr. Dubuar's mother destroyed parts of his diary. He rewrote these parts (probably 1940s) from memory and a notebook he kept. The memoir of his childhood was written in 1980 when he was 66.

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Use of the Collection

Restrictions on Use

Creator's literary rights transferred to the University of Washington Libraries.

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Administrative Information

Acquisition Information

Donated by James Dubuar, 4/23/1993

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Detailed Description of the Collection

 

  • Description: Biographical Feature
    Dates: 1993
    Container: Box 1
  • Description: Diary
    Dates: 1935-1942
    Container: Box 1
  • Description: Diary
    Dates: 1944-1947
    Container: Box 1-2
  • Description: Diary
    Dates: 1956-1957
    Container: Box 2
  • Description: Diary
    Dates: 1971-1987
    Container: Box 2-6
  • Description: Outgoing Letter
    Dates: 1933
    Container: Box 6
  • Description: Childhood Memoirs
    Dates: 1985
    Container: Box 6
  • Description: Memorabilia
    Dates: 1971
    Container: Box 6
  • Description: Scripts
    Dates: undated
    Container: Box 6
  • Description: Agreement
    Dates: 1975
    Container: Box 6
  • Description: Ephemera
    Dates: approximately 1980s
    Container: Box 6

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Subject Terms

  • Blue collar workers--Washington (State)--Seattle--Archives
  • Personal Papers/Corporate Records (University of Washington)
  • Teachers--Washington (State)--Seattle--Archives

Personal Names

  • Dubuar, Paul, 1917-1989--Archives
  • Dubuar, Paul, 1917-1989--Diaries
  • Dubuar, Paul, 1917-1989--Family

Geographical Names

  • Seattle (Wash.)--20th century--History--Sources
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