WAUPeckCorneliusJUA4435.xmlGuide to the Cornelius J. Peck Papers 1958-1993Peck (Cornelius)Special Collections, University of Washington Libraries©2014 (Last modified: 10/5/2020)
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Finding aid written in English.Finding aid based on DACS (Describing Archives: A Content Standard).University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections4435 (Accession No. 4435-001)Peck, Cornelius J., 1923-Cornelius J. Peck papers1958-19933 boxesCollection materials are in English.Annual Pacific Coast Labor Law Conferences, subject series on Washington State Administrative Procedure Act and Asian Law Program files

Cornelius Peck was born on the Upper Peninsula of Michigan before attending Harvard on a scholarship. After earning his law degree from Harvard, Peck briefly joined the Navy. By 1954, Peck started his 39-year career as a professor at UW.

Teaching in the School of Law, Peck taught fundamental classes but also revolutionized the program by adding skill-based training courses. Classes teaching negotiating techniques, for example, helped propel the law school at UW into the national spotlight. Peck was also an expert in labor and administration law. He participated either as a guest, panelist, or host of the Pacific Coast Labor Law Conference from 1968-1993. Through these conferences, Peck and his colleagues would discuss topic such as disabled workers’ rights, equal access employment, and civil rights protections. At UW, he also worked with the Asian Law Program with funding from the Ford Foundation.

In addition to his teaching career and conference participation, Peck published many articles relating to workers’ rights. He was also a member for the Associated Vintners’ winery group created by Russian Professor Ivar Spector. Professor Cornelius Peck passed away in Seattle in 2008.

Annual Pacific Coast Labor Law Conferences (1968-1993), subject series on Washington State Administrative Procedure Act (1958-1976), Asian Law Program files including historical features, reports, annual reports, correspondence, memoranda, budgets, grants and grant proposals, and other related files (1960-1971).

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1Annual Pacific Coast Labor Law Conferences1968-19872Annual Pacific Coast Labor Law Conferences1987-19933Administrative Procedure Act of the the State of Washington1958-19763University of Washington Law School: Asian Law Program1960-1971

Includes historical features, reports, annual reports, correspondence, memoranda, budgets, grants and grant proposals, and other related files.