WAUKnappDillisCharles2902.xml Guide to the Dillis Charles Knapp Papers circa 1920-1981 Knapp (Dillis Charles) Papers Special Collections, University of Washington Libraries ©2007 (Last modified: 4/16/2018)
Seattle, WA 98195
Finding aid written in English. Finding aid based on DACS (Describing Archives: A Content Standard). University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections 2902 Knapp, Dillis Charles Dillis Charles Knapp papers circa 1920-1981 2.70 cubic feet Collection materials are in English. Correspondence, writings, newsletters, letters, ephemera, clippings, and subject series of a trade association executive of Seattle, Washington who was a peace advocate and pacifist

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.

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

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 Adams, Brock, 1927-2004 Bayh, Birch, 1928- Blatnik, John A Church, Frank Cooper, John Sherman, 1901- Dominick, Peter H. (Peter Hoyt), 1915-1981 Drinan, Robert F Eagleton, Thomas F., 1929-2007 Foley, Thomas S Ford, Gerald R., 1913-2006 Fukui, Fumimasa, 1934- Goodell, Charles E. (Charles Ellsworth), 1926-1987 Gravel, Mike, 1930- Gurney, Edward J. (Edward John), 1914-1996 Hansen, Julia Butler, 1907-1988 Harris, Fred R., 1930- Hatfield, Mark O., 1922-2011 Hicks, Floyd V Huntley, James Robert Jackson, Henry M. (Henry Martin), 1912-1983 Javits, Jacob K. (Jacob Koppel), 1904-1986 Kawamoto, Shigeo, 1913-1983 Kennedy, Edward M. (Edward Moore), 1932-2009 Kennedy, Robert F., 1925-1968 Knapp, Dillis Charles--Archives Liu, Jung-Chao, 1929- Liu, Tsung Fah Magnuson, Warren G. (Warren Grant), 1905-1989 McCloskey, Paul N., 1927- McGovern, George S. (George Stanley), 1922-2012 Mikva, Abner J Muskie, Edmund S., 1914-1996 Pelly, Thomas M. (Thomas Minor), 1902-1973 Pritchard, Joel M. (Joel McFee), 1925-1997 Proxmire, William Rarick, John R., 1924- Robison, Howard W. (Howard Winfield), 1915-1987 Schweiker, Richard S. (Richard Schultz), 1926- Talmadge, Herman E. (Herman Eugene), 1913-2002 Tydings, Joseph D. (Joseph Davies), 1928- Council on Foreign Relations. Seattle Committee Pacific Northwest Trade Association Rotary Club of Seattle (Seattle, Wash.) Sparkman and McLean Company (Seattle, Wash.) United World College of the Atlantic World Affairs Council of Seattle Pacifists--Washington (State)--Seattle Personal Papers/Corporate Records (University of Washington) Civic Activism Washington (State) Seattle Businesses and Corporations

 

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.

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

 Dillis Charles Knapp correspondence 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.

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

 Dillis Charles Knapp papers 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.

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

 Dillis Charles Knapp papers 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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