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Dillis Charles Knapp papers, circa 1920-1981

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Knapp, Dillis Charles
Title
Dillis Charles Knapp papers
Dates
circa 1920-1981 (inclusive)
Quantity
2.70 cubic feet
Collection Number
2902
Summary
Correspondence, writings, newsletters, letters, ephemera, clippings, and subject series of a trade association executive of Seattle, Washington who was a peace advocate and pacifist
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

Open to all users.

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Languages
English
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Biographical Note

Dillis Charles Knapp was executive director of Pacific Northwest Trade Association, 1947-1963. Earlier he worked as a representative of the American Friends Service Committee. He was associated with the Rotary Club of Seattle, Seattle Committee on Foreign Relations, Seattle Committee for the Atlantic Colleges, and The World Affairs Council of Seattle.

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Content Description

Correspondence, writings, newsletters, letters, ephemera, clippings, and subject series

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Use of the Collection

Restrictions on Use

Creator's literary rights retained. Contact repository for details.

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Administrative Information

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Detailed Description of the Collection

 

  • Accession No. 2902-001: Dillis Charles Knapp correspondence, 1961-1977 (bulk 1968-1974)

    .14 cubic foot

    Scope and Content: Correspondence.

    Restrictions on Access: Open to all users.

    Restrictions on Use: Creator's literary rights retained. Contact repository for details.

    Acquisition Info: Donated by Dillis C. Knapp, 11/14/1978.

  • Accession No. 2902-002: Dillis Charles Knapp papers, 1945-1978

    .28 cubic foot

    Scope and Content: Correspondence, writings, newsletter.

    Includes "The Wards and the Knapps", a family history by D. C. Knapp, 1978, 395 pages. Writings by Knapp on world peace were sent by him to public figures and various Quaker groups ca. 1945-1957. There is a large amount of correspondence regarding these peace proposals.

    Restrictions on Access: Open to all users.

    Restrictions on Use: Creator's literary rights retained. Contact repository for details.

    Acquisition Info: Donated by D.C. Knapp, 1/15/1980.

  • Accession No. 2902-003: Dillis Charles Knapp papers, 1967-1974

    .28 cubic foot

    Scope and Content: Letters, writings, ephemera, clippings.

    Material in this accession relates to the war in Vietnam. Mr. Knapp circulated his manuscripts against the Vietnam war to various U.S. Congressmen and Senators, as well as local and national newspapers and magazines, and received many written responses.

    Restrictions on Access: Open to all users.

    Restrictions on Use: Creator's literary rights retained. Contact repository for details.

    Acquisition Info: Donated by D.C. Knapp, 7/15/1980.

  • Accession No. 2902-004: Dillis Charles Knapp papers, circa 1920-1981

    2.00 cubic feet

    Scope and Content: Correspondence, 1943-1981; writings, ca. 1920-1974; subject series, 1960-1980.

    Restrictions on Access: Open to all users.

    Restrictions on Use: Creator's literary rights retained. Contact repository for details.

    Acquisition Info: Donated by D.C. Knapp, 8/1/1981.

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Subject Terms

  • Pacifists--Washington (State)--Seattle

Personal Names

  • Knapp, Dillis Charles--Archives

Corporate Names

  • United World College of the Atlantic

Other Creators

  • Personal Names

    • Adams, Brock, 1927-2004 (creator)
    • Bayh, Birch, 1928- (creator)
    • Blatnik, John A (creator)
    • Church, Frank (creator)
    • Cooper, John Sherman, 1901- (creator)
    • Dominick, Peter H. (Peter Hoyt), 1915-1981 (creator)
    • Drinan, Robert F (creator)
    • Eagleton, Thomas F., 1929-2007 (creator)
    • Foley, Thomas S (creator)
    • Ford, Gerald R., 1913-2006 (creator)
    • Fukui, Fumimasa, 1934- (creator)
    • Goodell, Charles E. (Charles Ellsworth), 1926-1987 (creator)
    • Gravel, Mike, 1930- (creator)
    • Gurney, Edward J. (Edward John), 1914-1996 (creator)
    • Hansen, Julia Butler, 1907-1988 (creator)
    • Harris, Fred R., 1930- (creator)
    • Hatfield, Mark O., 1922-2011 (creator)
    • Hicks, Floyd V (creator)
    • Huntley, James Robert (creator)
    • Jackson, Henry M. (Henry Martin), 1912-1983 (creator)
    • Javits, Jacob K. (Jacob Koppel), 1904-1986 (creator)
    • Kawamoto, Shigeo, 1913-1983 (creator)
    • Kennedy, Edward M. (Edward Moore), 1932-2009 (creator)
    • Kennedy, Robert F., 1925-1968 (creator)
    • Liu, Jung-Chao, 1929- (creator)
    • Liu, Tsung Fah (creator)
    • Magnuson, Warren G. (Warren Grant), 1905-1989 (creator)
    • McCloskey, Paul N., 1927- (creator)
    • McGovern, George S. (George Stanley), 1922-2012 (creator)
    • Mikva, Abner J (creator)
    • Muskie, Edmund S., 1914-1996 (creator)
    • Pelly, Thomas M. (Thomas Minor), 1902-1973 (creator)
    • Pritchard, Joel M. (Joel McFee), 1925-1997 (creator)
    • Proxmire, William (creator)
    • Rarick, John R., 1924- (creator)
    • Robison, Howard W. (Howard Winfield), 1915-1987 (creator)
    • Schweiker, Richard S. (Richard Schultz), 1926- (creator)
    • Talmadge, Herman E. (Herman Eugene), 1913-2002 (creator)
    • Tydings, Joseph D. (Joseph Davies), 1928- (creator)

    Corporate Names

    • Council on Foreign Relations. Seattle Committee (creator)
    • Pacific Northwest Trade Association (creator)
    • Rotary Club of Seattle (Seattle, Wash.) (creator)
    • Sparkman and McLean Company (Seattle, Wash.) (creator)
    • World Affairs Council of Seattle (creator)

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Subject Terms

  • Personal Papers/Corporate Records (University of Washington)


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