NTE2cg312.xml Guide to the Elmer C. Huntley Papers 1940-1985 Huntley (Elmer C.) Papers Finding aid prepared by Baodi Zhou Washington State University Libraries Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections © 2022 Finding aid encoded by Suzanne James-Bacon. 2022 Finding aid written in English. English. Finding aid based on DACS 2nd Edition ( Describing Archives: A Content Standard). Washington State University Libraries, Manuscripts, Archives and Special Collections Cage 312 Huntley, Elmer C., 1915-1994 Elmer C. Huntley Papers 1940-1985 20 Linear feet of shelf space 43 Boxes The papers of Washington State Senator Elmer C. Huntley are mostly from his service in the State Senate, during the years 1966-1972. They include notices, contracts, and letters, concerning the Washington State Highway Commission and other state highway departments. Collection materials are in English

Elmer Chester Huntley, 1915-1994, served as Washington State Representative from the 9th District for five terms from 1956 to 1966. During that period he served as Chairman of the State Highway Commission. In 1966 he was elected to the State Senate and served there until 1972. During that time he was a member of the committees of Agriculture and Horticulture, Highways, Ways and Means (Appropriations), Higher Education and Libraries, and Commerce and Regulatory Agencies. In 1970 he was appointed to the National Highway Safety Advisory Committee by President Nixon. He was actively involved in local affairs, including being the Grand Master of Masons in Washington and Alaska.

The papers of Washington State Senator Elmer C. Huntley consist of subject files, constituent correspondence, various reports, and enclosures, as well as personal financial papers. The majority of the papers are from Huntley's service in the State Senate, during the years 1966-1972, and include notices, contracts, letters, concerning the Washington State Highway Commission and other state highway departments. Materials related to the legislative terms prior to 1965 are in the first series; 1965 to 1967 in the second; 1967 to 1969 in the third; 1969 to 1971 the forth; and 1971 to 1973, plus a few government related papers dated after 1973, are in the fifth series. Series six consists of personal financial records.

The papers follow their original filing scheme. The first five series are organized by legislative terms, and personal papers make up the final series. Some unfiled items were placed in logical places in the filing arrangement.

This collection is open and available for research use.

Copyright restrictions may apply.

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Elmer C. Huntley Papers, 1940-1985 (Cage 312)

Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections, Washington State University Libraries, Pullman, WA.

The papers were donated to the Washington State University Libraries in 1971, 1972, 1973, 1982, 1989 and 1994 by Elmer Huntley.

For a more complete biography, see: Elmer C. Huntley, An Oral History. Interviewed by Sharon Boswell, Washington State Oral History Program, Office of the Secretary of State, 1996.

This collection is indexed under the following headings in the online catalog. Researchers desiring materials about related topics, persons, or places should search the catalog using these headings.

Huntley, Elmer C., 1915-1994 -- Archives Washington State Highway Commission Washington (State) -- Politics and government -- 20th century -- Sources Legislators -- United States -- Archives Roads -- Government policy -- Washington (State) Washington (State) Politics and Politicians Transportation Series 1. Legislative Files, 1940-1965 1 1 Correspondence 1959 1 2 Farmer's Pocket Ledger & War Ration Books 1940 - 1951 1 3 General Telephone 1961 1 4 Highway Commission 1955-1963 1 5 Highway Commission Report on Management 1965 1 6 Highway Personnel Board, Civil Service Rule 1961 2 7 Hume Road 1955 2 8 Joint Committee on Highways 1959-1960 2 9 Joint Committee on Highways 1962-1963 2 10 Joint Committee on Highways 1963-1965 2 11 Joint Fact-finding Committee on Highways 1960-1962 2 12 Legislation and Responses 1957 3 13 Legislative Digest, Association of Washington Industries 1958 3 14 Legislative Digest, Association of Washington Industries 1959 3 15 Legislative Digest, Association of Washington Industries 1961 3 16 Legislative Digest, Association of Washington Industries 1963 3 17 Legislative Digest, Association of Washington Industries 1965 3 18 Letters I 1957 4 19 Letters II 1957 4 20 Miscellaneous Papers 1957-1964 4 21 Miscellaneous 1958-1961 4 22 Pullman Railway Merger 1961-1964 4 23 Reciprocity Commission Meeting 1963 4 24 State Parks and Recreation Commission 1957-1960 4 25 Summary of the 1963 Legislative Session 1963 4 26 U-Haul Truck Rental fleet, Report 1963 4 27 Washington Association of Wheat Growers 1954-1956 Series 2. Legislative Files, 1965-1967 5 28 Astoria Bridge, Dedication 1966 5 29 Budget Allocation Planning 1965-1979 5 30 Bureau of Public Roads 1965-1966 5 31 Call for Bids (1) 1965-1966 5 32 Call for Bids (2) 1965-1966 5 33 Cheney College Road 1965-1967 5 34 Columbia River Crossing - number 205 1965 5 35 Commission Meeting Notices 1965-1966 5 36 Commission Membership and Rules 1962-1967 5 37 Construction Progress 1965-1966 6 38 Contract Awards 1965-1967 6 39 County Gas Tax allocation 1966 6 40 Cross Sound 1965-1966 6 41 Federal Interstate 1966 6 42 Federal Safety Highway Act 1966 6 43 Ferry System 1965-1966 6 44 Ferry System 1965-1968 6 45 Fiscal Agency Law and Tax Reform 1965-1967 6 46 Gasoline Taxes 1966 6 47 Good Roads Association 1966 6 48 Governor 1965-1967 6 49 Health Insurance for Employees 1965 6 50 Highway Beautification 1965-1966 6 51 Highway Building 1965-1966 6 52 Highway Commission 1965-1966 7 53 Highway Department Reorganization 1965-1966 7 54 Highway #82, Ellensburg - Yakima 7 55 Highway Finance 1966 7 56 Highway Location and Maps 1966 7 57 Interim Highway Committee 1965-1966 7 58 Interstate System 1966 7 59 Kenite Corporation 1966 7 60 Kent Valley 1966 7 61 Lake Washington Bridge 1966 7 62 Legislature 1965-1967 7 63 Limited Access Hearing 1965 7 64 Meeting Notices 1965-1966 7 65 Miscellaneous 1965-1967 7 66 Miscellaneous Papers 1964-1968 7 67 North Crass State Highway 1966 7 68 North Division One-way Traffic 1965-1967 7 69 Oregon Freeway #205 1965 8 70 Out of State Travel 1966 8 71 Parks 1966 8 72 Peace Arch 1965 8 73 Personnel Board 1965-1967 8 74 Personnel Problems 1965-1966 8 75 Priority Programming 1966 8 76 Property Sales 1965-1966 8 77 Puget Sound Transportation Study 1965-1966 8 78 Pullman Chamber of Commerce 1965-1966 8 79 Rapid Transit 1966 8 80 Reciprocity 1966 8 81 Rights of Way 1965-1966 8 82 Roadside Rest Areas 1966 8 83 Rosalia By-pass 1965-1966 8 84 Seattle Streets and Connections 1965-1966 9 85 Signing 1966 9 86 Speeches 1966 9 87 Spokane Freeway 1965-1966 9 88 Sprague By-pass 1966 9 89 State Patrol 1965-1967 9 90 Steptoe Canyon 1966 9 91 Toll Bridge 1965-1967 9 92 U.S. Highway #12 1966 9 93 Vancouver FAI 205 1965 9 94 Weights and Measures 1966 9 95 Western Association of State Highway Officials 1966 9 96 Agriculture 1968-1969 Series 3. Legislative Files, 1967-1969 9 97 Appointment 1968 9 98 Comprehensive Plan for the Port of Whitman County 1967 9 99 Correspondence 1966-1970 10 100 Data Processing, Report 1968-1969 10 101 Department of Institution 1967-1968 10 102 Education 1967-1968 10 103 Education, Interim Committee 1967-1968 10 104 Education, Joint Committee 1968 10 105 General Telephone 1967 10 106 Governor 1968 10 107 Highway and Ferries 1966-1967 11 108 Highway Commission 1968 11 109 Highway Interim Committee 1968 11 110 Highway Planning 1967 11 111 Highway Planning 1968 12 112 Highways 1967-1968 12 113 House Bill 191, Senate Resolution no.1969 Ex.73 1969 12 114 Interim Committees 1967-1969 12 115 Interim Education Committee 1967-1969 12 116 Klemgard, E Neal 1968 12 117 Legislation 1967-1968 12 118 Legislative Digest 1967 12 119 Legislative Expense 1966-1968 12 120 Letters of Appreciation and others 1969 12 121 Meetings 1969 12 122 Migrant Housing Regulation 1960 1968 12 123 Miscellaneous (1) 1967-1969 13 124 Miscellaneous (2) 1967-1969 13 125 Patrol, Washington State 1968 13 126 Personal Papers 1965-1970 13 127 Political 1968 13 128 Population of Whitman County 1968 13 129 Pullman Radio Station KPUL 1967 13 130 Radio, TV, Press Release 1969 13 131 Schools 13 132 Senate Comparing 1968 13 133 Senate Election 1968 13 134 Senate Resolutions 1969 14 135 Steptoe Canyon Highway 1967-1969 14 136 Tax 1967-1968 14 137 Telephone Company 1967-1969 14 138 Toll Bridge 1967-1969 14 139 Washington State University 1968 Series 4. Legislative Files, 1969-1971 14 140 Abandoned Vehicles (Judicial) 1969 14 141 Abortion, SB.286 (1) 1969 14 142 Abortion, SB.286 (2) 1969 15 143 Abortion, SB.68, HB.67 1970 15 144 Aeronautics 1969-1970 15 145 Agriculture 1969-1970 15 146 Air Transportation (Short Haul) for the West Region 1969 15 147 Air Transportation Program (Short Haul), Western Region 1970 15 148 Air Transportation Program (Short Haul) 1968-1970 15 149 Allinson Inc. 1970 15 150 Appellate Court 1969 15 151 Applications, Correspondence 1969-1970 15 152 Appointments 1969-1970 15 153 Appropriations (Ways and Means) 1969-1970 15 154 Attorney General Opinion 1969-1970 16 155 Beef Commission Bill, SB 382, HB 346 1969 16 156 Bills for 1971-72 Session 1970 16 157 Books for Private Schools, SB 625, 1969 16 158 Campus Unrest 1970-1971 16 159 Cities 1969-1970 16 160 Code of Ethics Financial Statement 1970 16 161 Committee Lists 1969 16 162 Community College, Funding 1970 16 163 Community College, Vocational Education HB 739 1969 16 164 Concurrent Resolution no. 15, House 1969 16 165 Concurrent Resolution no. 15, Senate 1969 16 166 Correspondence 1969-1971 16 167 Correspondence (general) 1970 16 168 Counties Association 1970 16 169 Data Processing Advisory Committee (meetings 12-20, 23-24) Minutes, Memoranda, Reports and other Papers 1968-1970 17 170 Deaconess Hospital 1969-1970 17 171 Delinquent Tax Interest Proceeds SB 374; SB 542 Clerk for County Commission 1969 17 172 Education 1969-1970 17 173 Education, Private and Necessary School District Fund 1969-1970 17 174 18-year-old Votes 1970 17 175 Employment 1969 17 176 Environmental Improvement 1970 17 177 Forced School Consolidation, SB 423, 574 1969 17 178 40-Mill Tax Limit Committee 1969 17 179 Game Department 1969 17 180 General Correspondence 1969 17 181 General Telephone 1969-1973 18 182 Governor 1969-1971 18 183 Group Tours 1969 18 184 Higher Education 1970 18 185 Higher Education Committee 1970 18 186 Higher Education and Libraries 1969 18 187 Highway Correspondence 1969-1970 18 188 Highway Expenditures in East Washington 1970 18 189 Highway Planning Study 1967-1968 19 190 Highway Planning, Sub-committee 1969-1970 19 191 House Bill 325, 389 (Senator W.C. Raugust) 1969 19 192 Hunting License Fee Increase 1970 19 193 Industrial Insurance 1968-1970 19 194 In Lieu of Taxes -Pullman Schools (SB 308) 1969 19 195 Institutions (SB 67) 1969 19 196 Interim Committee 1969-1971 19 197 Interim Highway Planning Sub-committee 1970 19 198 Inventory Tax B and O (SB 747) etc. 1969 20 199 Joint Committee on Highways 1969-1971 20 200 Joint Committee on Highways 1970 20 201 Justice Court 1969 20 202 Klemgard - Whitman Port 1969-1970 20 203 Labor and Industries 1969-1970 20 204 Landscape Architects, SB 217 1969 20 205 League of Women Voters of Pullman 1969 20 206 Legislative 1970 20 207 Legislative Digest, association of Washington Industries 1969 20 208 Letters Re Specific Bills 1969 20 209 Liquor Board 1970 20 210 Lobbying by State Agency 1969 20 211 Miscellaneous 1969-1971 21 212 Mutual Savings, SB162, HB131 1969 21 213 National Highway Safety Advisory Committee 1968-1971 21 214 National Highway Safety advisory Committee 1970-1971 21 215 National Highway Safety Bureau 1970 21 216 News Release (Huntley) 21 217 Nurses 1969 21 218 Nursing Home 1969 21 219 Open Space, House Bill 22, Senate Bill 5 21 220 Parks 1960-1970 21 221 Patrol And Drivers License 1969-1970 21 222 Planning and Community Affairs 1969-1970 21 223 Proposed Legislation on Highway 1970 21 224 Public Assistance, Health 1970 21 225 Public Assistance Institution 1969-1970 21 226 Public Health 1969 21 227 Pullman By-pass 1970 21 228 Recommendations and Congratulations 1970 21 229 Remote and Necessary Schools 1970 21 230 Request for Bills 1969 21 231 Retired State Employees, SB316 1970 21 232 Retirement 1969-1970 22 233 Retirement, SB763 1969 22 234 Retirement system Cost 1970-1971 22 235 Revenue (Taxes), 1970 22 236 Schools 1969 22 237 Senate Bill 190, Basic Science Law 1969 22 238 Short Haul 1970 22 239 Short Haul Air Transportation Study 1970 22 240 Special Levy Study Committee 1970 22 241 State Boards and Commissions, Governor's Appointment 1969 22 242 State Legislative Sessions (News Release) 1970 22 243 Students 1969 22 244 Taxation Correspondence 1969 22 245 Taxes 1969-1970 22 246 Tax on Health Insurance, SB601, HB696 1969 23 247 Toll Bridge 1969-1970 23 248 Tool Bridge Authority 1970 23 249 Toll Bridge Authority, Minutes 1968-1970 23 250 Transportation Department 1969-1971 24 251 Unemployment Compensation 1970 24 252 Uniform Traffic Code 1969 24 253 Washington State Patrol 1969 24 254 Washington State University 1969 24 255 Water Resources 1969-1970 24 256 Wine Bill, HB100 1969 Series 5. Legislative Files, 1971-1973 24 257 Air Transportation 1971-1972 24 258 Agricultural Research and Extension service 1971 24 259 Agriculture 1971 24 260 Allinson Inc. 1974-1975 24 261 The American Association of Motor Vehicle Administrators 38th Annual Conference 1971 24 262 Application for Jobs 1971-1972 24 263 Appointment and Recommendations 1971-1972 24 264 Attorney General 1971 24 265 Attorney General 1972 24 266 Bank 1969-1973 24 267 Bank Board 1973-1976 25 268 Bank Board 1977-1981 25 269 Bank Board 1978-1979 25 270 Bank Board 1982-1983 25 271 Budget, Department of Highways 1970-1973 25 272 Budget, HB151 1971 25 273 Budget 1972 25 274 Cities 1971-1972 25 275 Cemetery Districts SB8 1971 25 276 Committee Assignments 1971 25 277 Community College 1971 25 278 Community College 1972 26 279 Correspondence 1971 26 280 Correspondence 1972 26 281 Correspondence 1972 26 282 Courts 1971 26 283 Data Processing 1971 26 284 Data Processing 1971-1972 26 285 Data Processing 1972 26 286 Day File Jan-Feb 1971 27 287 Day File March-May 1971 27 288 Deaconess Hospital 1970-1971 27 289 Deaconess Hospital 1971-1972 27 290 Deaconess Hospital Foundation 1977-1980 27 291 Department of Transportation 1972 27 292 Department of Social and Health Services, Report 1972 27 293 Director of Agriculture 1971-1973 27 294 Driver Examining Service in Davenport 1971 27 295 Ecology, Department of 1971-1972 27 296 Education 1971-1972 28 297 Education, Joint Committee 1971-1972 28 298 El Katif Temple Shrine Club 1971-1974 28 299 El Katif Temple Shrine Club 1975-1976 28 300 Ferry Food Service (1) 1972 29 301 Ferry Food Service (2) 1972 29 302 Ferry Food Service (3) 1972 29 303 Ferry Food Service (4) 1972 29 304 Ferry Food Service, Saga (1) 1972 29 305 Ferry Food Service, Saga (2) 1972 29 306 Ferry Food Service, Saga (3) 1972 29 307 Fertilizer Applicators 1971-1972 29 308 Flood Situation 1972 29 309 Game Department 1972 29 310 General Correspondence Jan. 1971 30 311 General Correspondence Feb. 1971 30 312 General Correspondence March 1971 30 313 General Correspondence April 1971 30 314 General Correspondence May 1971 31 315 General Correspondence Jan-Feb. 1972 31 316 Governor 1971-1972 31 317 Governor's Appointment 1971 31 318 Governor's Press Conference 1971 31 319 Grain Elevator, SB61 1971 31 320 Guns, SB141 31 321 Higher Education 1971-1972 31 322 Higher Education, Senate Resolutions 1971-1972 31 323 Highway Department 1971-1972 31 324 Highway Functional Classification 1972 31 325 Highway Safety Conference, Regional 1971 31 326 Highways, State Patrol, Toll Bridge Authority 1970-1971 32 327 House Bills 228, 47, 112; Senate Bill 438 1972 32 328 Huntley Travels 1973-1978 32 329 Huntley Used Car Bill 32 330 Industrial Insurance 1972 32 331 Intermediate School District 1972 32 332 Institution Closure 1971 32 333 Invitations 1971 32 334 Job applications 1969-1972 32 335 Job Application and Recommendations 1971 32 336 Job Application and Recommendations 1975-1988 32 337 Joint Board of Legislative Ethics 1972 32 338 Joint Committee on Education 1971 32 339 Joint Committee on Higher Education 1971 32 340 Joint Committee on Higher Education, Faculty Bargaining 1972 32 341 Joint Committee on Higher Education, Various Studies 1971 33 342 Judges 1972 33 343 Klemgard, Neal 1971 33 344 Labor 1971 33 345 Liquor 1971 33 346 Legislative Ethics, Board of 1972 33 347 Legislative Ethics, Lobbying 1971 33 348 Legislative Digest (1) 1971 33 349 Legislative Digest (2) 1971 34 350 Legislative Digest (3) 1971 34 351 Legislative Transportation Committee 1971-1972 34 352 Letters of Regret, Election 1972 34 353 Library Development 1971 34 354 Meeting Notice 1971 34 355 Mental Health 1971-1972 34 356 Miscellaneous 1971-1972 35 357 Miscellaneous 1972-1979 35 358 Miscellaneous Papers 1970-1972 35 359 Motor Vehicles 1971-1972 35 360 Motor Vehicle Taxes 1972 35 361 National Highway Traffic Safety Administration 1973 35 362 Navy League 1981 35 363 News Release 1971 35 364 "No Fault" 1972 35 365 Noise Control 1972 35 366 Nursing Homes 1972 35 367 Open Spaces Bill 1972 35 368 Page applications Jan. 1971 35 369 Park, Letters from Franz 1971 35 370 Parks, 1972 35 371 Patrol 1971-1972 35 372 Pension Data 1971 35 373 Personal Correspondence 1968-1973 35 374 Personal Correspondence 1974-1977 35 375 Politics 1971-1972 35 376 Port District 1971-1972 35 377 Postal Regulations 1971 35 378 Press Release 1972 35 379 Public assistance 1971-1972 35 380 Public School Employees' Wage Increase 1972 35 381 Pullman By-pass, Design Hearing 1971 35 382 Retirement 1971-1972 35 383 Retirement, SB522 1971 36 384 Road Equipment Rental 1971 36 385 Roll Call Transcript, Senate 1972 36 386 Schools 1971 36 387 School Weighting & Funding Problems 1971-1972 36 388 Senate, Republican Caucus 1969-1972 36 389 Social and Health Service Department 1971-1972 36 390 Sprague-Limited Access #23 1-90 1978 36 391 State Employees and Government Expenditure 1971 36 392 State Employees Retirement 1972 36 393 Suggested News Letters From Caucus Jan.1972 36 394 Sunset Life Insurance Board 1973-1974 36 395 Taxes 1971 36 396 Taxes Jan.1972 36 397 Taxes 1970-1972 36 398 Teachers Salaries Outside Formula 1971 36 399 Telephone 1971-1972 36 400 Telephone Lists, General Information 1971 36 401 Toll Bridge Authority 1971 36 402 Toll Bridge Authority (1) 1971-1972 36 403 Toll Bridge Authority (2) 1971-1972 37 404 Training Release 1972 37 405 Transportation 1972 37 406 Transportation and Utilities Commission 1973 37 407 Transportation Committee 1971-1972 37 408 Transportation Committee 1972 37 409 Transportation Committee, Legislative 1972-1973 37 410 Transportation Department 1971-1972 37 411 Unit Pricing 1972 37 412 Veto Message 1972 37 413 Voucher System for K-12 Education, SB407, Opposition to 1972 37 414 Washington State Association of Counties 1972 37 415 Washington State University 1969-1972 37 416 Water Resources Program 1972 37 417 Western States Highway Council 1970-1971 37 418 Western States Highway Council 1972 37 419 Wheat, Winter Kill (Buctrit & Bronate Wheat Case) 1973-1976 Series 6. Personal Files, 1947-1985 38 420 Farms 1973-1980 38 421 Farm Income 1974 38 422 Farm Income 1975 38 423 Farm Income 1976 38 424 Farm Income 1977 38 425 Farm Income 1978 38 426 Farm Income 1979 38 427 Farm Income 1980 38 428 Farm Income 1981 38 429 Farm Income 1982 38 430 Farm Income 1983 38 431 Farm Income 1984 38 432 Investments 1974-1982 38 433 Magee Estates 1981-1985 38 434 Personal Business, 1970 Chevrolet Truck Purchase 1972 38 435 Personal Business (Wheat) 1969-1971 39 436 Personal Expenses 1947-1948 39 437 Personal Expenses 1949 39 438 Personal Expenses 1954 39 439 Personal Expenses 1955 39 440 Personal Expenses 1966 39 441 Personal Expenses 1967 40 442 Personal Expenses 1968 40 443 Personal Expenses 1969 40 444 Personal Expenses 1970 40 445 Personal Expenses 1971 41 446 Personal Expenses 1972 41 447 Personal Expenses 1973 41 448 Personal Expenses 1974 41 449 Personal Expenses 1975 41 450 Personal Expenses 1976 41 451 Personal Expenses 1977 42 452 Personal Expenses 1978 42 453 Personal Expenses 1979 42 454 Personal Expenses 1980 42 455 Personal Expenses 1981 42 456 Personal Expenses 1982 43 457 Personal Expenses 1983 43 458 Personal Expenses 1984 43 459 Personal Income 1966 43 460 Personal Income 1967 43 461 Personal Income 1968 43 462 Personal Income 1969 43 463 Personal Income 1970 43 464 Personal Income 1971 43 465 Personal Income 1972 43 466 Personal Income 1973 43 467 Personal Matters 1969-1973 43 468 Travel Expense Voucher 1965-1972