WAUSeattleRumorCenterSeattleWash2085.xml Guide to the Seattle Rumor Center Records 1968-1973 Seattle Rumor Center Records Special Collections, University of Washington Libraries ©2007 (Last modified: 1/31/2020)
Seattle, WA 98195
Finding aid written in English. Finding aid based on DACS (Describing Archives: A Content Standard). University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections 2085 Seattle Rumor Center (Seattle, Wash.) Seattle Rumor Center records 1968-1973 4.14 cubic feet Collection materials are inEnglish. Papers of a Seattle social agency sponsored by church organization

The Seattle Rumor Center was founded in 1968 by the State Council of Churches during a period of racial tension in Seattle. The purpose of the Center was to stop the spread of rumors that might cause tension, panic or bring harm to an individual or group of persons, particularly in situations involving race relations. The Center was the first in the nation as a citizen-directed effort. It closed in 1973 because the need had changed and government agencies had developed methods for dealing with rumor control.

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 Adams, Brock, 1927-2004 Jensen, Everett J Kaplan, Seymour H Langpaap, P. E Spellman, John Seattle Rumor Center (Seattle, Wash.)--Archives Seattle (Wash.)--Race relations Personal Papers/Corporate Records (University of Washington) Civic Activism Seattle

 

Accession No. 2085-001: Seattle Rumor Center records, 1968-1973 4.00 cubic feet (4 boxes)

Scope and Content: Correspondence, minutes, financial records, summary sheets and log sheets.

Restrictions on Access: Access restricted: For terms of access, contact Special Collections.

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

Acquisition Info: Donated by Seattle Rumor Center, 2/1/1973.

 Seattle Rumor Center records Accession No. 2085-002: Seattle Rumor Center records, 1968-1973 .14 cubic foot

Scope and Content: Organizational features, correspondence, minutes, financial records, reports.

Restrictions on Access: Access restricted: For terms of access, contact Special Collections.

Acquisition Info: Donated by Everett Jensen, 10/13/1989.

 Seattle Rumor Center records