WAUBurtonPhilipL0530.xmlPreliminary Guide to the Philip L. Burton Papers 1950-1962 1950-1962Burton (Philip L.) PapersSpecial Collections, University of Washington Libraries©2007 (Last modified: 11/28/2017)
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Finding aid written in English.Finding aid based on DACS (Describing Archives: A Content Standard).University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections0530 (Accession No. 0530-001)Burton, Philip L., 1915-Philip L. Burton papers1950-1962.83 linear feetCollection materials are in English.Lawyer and civic leader of Seattle, Washington

Philip L. Burton received a B.S. degree in Business Administration at Kansas Univerity, Lawrence, Kansas, and a Law Degree at Washburn Municipal University, Topeka, Kansas, in 1949. He was appointed to the Washington State Board of Prison Terms and Paroles in October, 1961. Prior to his appointment, he had an extensive private law practice in Seattle, Washington. He was also known for his work with American Civil Liberties Union, Central Business and Professional Men's Association, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, Washington State Board Against Discrimination, and other organizations.

Correspondence, 1950-1962.

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