WAUInstructorsAssociation5065.xml Guide to the Instructors' Association Records 1919-1947 Instructors' Association Special Collections, University of Washington Libraries ©2014 (Last modified: 4/16/2018)
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This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2026-03-24. Finding aid written in English. Finding aid based on DACS (Describing Archives: A Content Standard). Special Collections, University of Washington Libraries Instructors' Association records Instructors' Association (University of Washington) 5065 1.04 cubic feet 1919-1947 Records of a professional organization founded by University of Washington faculty on October 22, 1919 in order to investigate major issues facing faculty and advocate for their needs to the university administration Collection materials are in English.

Recognizing the need for an organization to investigate issues facing University of Washington faculty, the Instructors' Association was founded by faculty with the support of President Henry Suzzallo at a meeting on October 22, 1919. The association served as a liaison between faculty, including members of the American Federation of Teachers Union, Local No. 401, and university administration. A Board of Directors of seven annually elected individuals governed the organization and several standing committees were created to research specific issues. Through these investigations, often administered through questionnaires distributed to university faculty, the association would compile reports and make recommendations to the administration based on the results. Major issues explored by the Instructors' Association include promotions and faculty salaries; faculty's role in appointment of university presidents; retirement and annuity; sabbatical leave; university personnel policies, including a policy that prohibited married faculty members to both teach at the university; teaching load; cost of living; taxes; state and local funding; university budget and expenditures; tenure; and healthcare and insurance. Although the records stop at year 1947, it is currently unknown when the Instructors' Association officially disbanded.

Organized into 3 accessions.

Accession No. 5065-001, Instructors' Association records, 1919-1946 Accession No. 5065-002, Instructors' Association records, 1919-1947 Accession No. 5065-003, Instructors' Association report, 1938

Correspondence, reports, resolutions, meeting notices and minutes, published material, organizational charts, university policies.

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Boettiger, John, 1900-1950 Harris, Joseph Pratt, 1896-1985 James, Florence Bean, 1892-1988 Johnson, Claudius O. (Claudius Osborne), 1894-1976 Kerr, Clark, 1911-2003 Kizer, Benjamin H. (Benjamin Hamilton), 1878-1978 Miller, Lea P Schweppe, Alfred John, 1895-1988 Labor Archives of Washington (University of Washington) American Federation of Teachers. Local 401 (Seattle, Wash.) Instructors' Association (University of Washington)--Archives University of Washington. President Personal Papers/Corporate Records (University of Washington) Colleges and Universities Accession No. 5065-001: Instructors' Association records, 1919-1946 0.21 cubic feet

Arrangement: Materials are arranged in two folders based on the original order they were found in during reprocessing.

Scope and Content: This accession spans the years 1919-1946 and contains correspondence between Instructors' Association board members, faculty, and university administration; reports; resolutions; meeting notices and minutes; and published material. Subjects discussed include salary increases and promotion, teaching load, role of faculty in appointment of university presidents, retirement annuity, faculty dismissal, sabbatical leave, disability, and insurance. Particular items of note include a news clipping and meeting notice from October 1919 regarding the first meeting held by faculty that established the association as well as a small bound report titled, "The Salary Situation at the University of Washington: A Report to the Board of Regents by the Association of Instructors."

Restrictions on Access: Open to all users.

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

Acquisition Info: President's Office, 1968-04-16

 Correspondence, Meeting Minutes, Resolutions, and Reports 1919-1926 5065-001 Box 1 1 Correspondence, Meeting Minutes, Resolutions, and Reports 1928-1946 5065-001 Box 1 2 Accession No. 5065-002: Instructors' Association records, 1919-1947 0.83 cubic feet

Arrangement: Materials within this accession are arranged into the following series:

Series I: Organization Series II: Correspondence Series III: Reports Series IV: Meeting Notices and Minutes Series V: Financial Records Series VI: Subject Files

Scope and Content: This accession spans the years 1919-1947 and contains organizational charts; university policies; correspondence between members of the association and university presidents, faculty members, the American Federation of Teachers Local No. 401, and government officials; official reports of the Instructors' Association Board, official recommendations made by the association to the university administration on specific issues, and other reports compiled by association members; association meeting notices and minutes; financial reports, including university receipts and expenditures and other materials related to university finances; and subject files compiled by the association on various topics. Subject matter consists of assorted issues affecting University of Washington faculty, including retirement and annuity, salary, legislative initiatives, funding, instructor workload, university policies, tenure, sabbatical leave, medical care and insurance, emeritus faculty, relationship between the university administration and Instructor's Association, and faculty leave of absence and dismissal cases.

Also included is a large bound record book of the Instructors' Association Board containing handwritten and typed meeting minutes, correspondence, news clippings, and reports. Some of these materials are likely duplicated within other series of this accession.

Restrictions on Access: Open to all users.

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

Acquisition Info: Unknown

 Series I, Organization, 1929-1946 Member Group Insurance at University of Washington 1929 5065-002 Box 1 1 Administrative and Legal Organization of Faculty Undated, 1938 5065-002 Box 1 2 University of Washington Faculty and Staff Annual Salaries c. 1934-1946 5065-002 Box 1 3 Series II, Correspondence, 1925-1946 Assorted Correspondence 1934-1939 5065-002 Box 1 4 Assorted Interdepartmental Correspondence 1927-1942 5065-002 Box 1 5 Assorted Intradepartmental Correspondence Undated, 1925-1946 5065-002 Box 1 6 American Federation of Teachers, Local No. 401 1936-1938 5065-002 Box 1 7 State Legislation 1934-1938 5065-002 Box 1 8 State Teachers Retirement Fund 1926 5065-002 Box 1 9 Faculty Salary Adjustments 1934 5065-002 Box 1 10 Survey of Tenure at Other Universities 1944 5065-002 Box 1 11 Faculty Health Care and Insurance 1935-1938, 1946 5065-002 Box 1 12 Instructors' Association Fund 1942 5065-002 Box 1 13 Community Fund 1938-1940 5065-002 Box 1 14 Faculty Dismissal Policies and Investigations 1934-1938 5065-002 Box 1 15 Series III, Reports, 1919-1946 American Association of University Professors' Preliminary Report on Faculty Salaries 1946 May 5065-002 Box 1 16 "Initiative 153: Effect Upon the Powers of the Board of Regents" [On Sale of Public Land] c. 1941 5065-002 Box 1 17 Instructors' Association Board Reports 1937-1942 5065-002 Box 1 18 Faculty Personnel Policies 1940 May 5065-002 Box 1 19 Instructors' Association Reports 1919, 1927 5065-002 Box 1 20 Instructors' Association Reports 1933-1934 5065-002 Box 1 21 Instructors' Association Reports 1935-1936 5065-002 Box 1 22 Instructors' Association Reports Undated 5065-002 Box 1 23 Instructors' Association Recommendations c. 1933-1939 5065-002 Box 1 24 Tenure Practices in Other State Universities c. 1945 5065-002 Box 1 25 Series IV, Meeting Notices and Minutes, 1922-1937 Meeting Notices 1922-1925 5065-002 Box 1 26 Meeting Notices 1926 5065-002 Box 1 27 Meeting Notices Undated, 1937 5065-002 Box 1 28 Instructors' Association Board Record Book 1929-1947 5065-002 Box 2 13 Series V, Financial Records, 1926-1946 Treasurer's Record Book 1942-1946 5065-002 Box 1 29 Board Summary of University Income and Expenditures c. 1937 5065-002 Box 1 30 Receipts and Expenditure Reports 1929-1939 5065-002 Box 2 1 Statistical Graphs on State University Enrollment, Teaching, and Financial Data c. 1934 5065-002 Box 2 2 Life Insurance Credit Memorandums and Termination Reports 1926-1929 5065-002 Box 2 3 Series VI, Subject Files, 1922-1939 Florence B. James Leave of Absence and Tenure Case 1936-1939 5065-002 Box 2 4 Medical Care and Insurance c. 1934-1938 5065-002 Box 2 5 Lea Puymbroeck Miller Dismissal Case 1937-1938 5065-002 Box 2 6 Questionnaires c. 1938-1939 5065-002 Box 2 7 Faculty Retirement and Annuity c. 1937-1938 5065-002 Box 2 8 University of Washington Rules and Regulations c. 1937-1938 5065-002 Box 2 9 Legislative Initiatives 1934-1939 5065-002 Box 2 10 Sabbatical Leave Studies c. 1938-1939 5065-002 Box 2 11 Legislative Initiatives and State Taxes c. 1922-1938 5065-002 Box 2 12 Accession No. 5065-003: Instructors' Association report, 1938 1 vertical file

Scope and Content: This accession contains a single printed report of the Instructors' Association Board published on April 25, 1938. The report contains a discussion by the Insurance Committee on retirement annuity and health and accident insurance as well as the University of Washington's recommended plan for faculty retirement.

Restrictions on Access: Open to all users.

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

Acquisition Info: Robert Hennes, 1987-05-01

 Report of the Board 5065-003 VF1916