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Stephen Fowler Chadwick papers, 1917-1974

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Chadwick, Stephen Fowler, 1894-1975
Title
Stephen Fowler Chadwick papers
Dates
1917-1974 (inclusive)
Quantity
21.1 cubic feet
Collection Number
0014, 1522
Summary
Papers of a Seattle lawyer, politician, and civic leader.
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

The papers are open to all users.

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Languages
English
Sponsor
Funding for encoding this finding aid was partially provided through a grant awarded by the National Endowment for the Humanities.
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Biographical Note

Stephen Fowler Chadwick was born in Colfax, Washington, in 1894, the son of Stephen J. Chadwick, who was a judge of the Supreme Court of the state of Washington and its chief justice from 1918-1919. Stephen F. Chadwick attended schools in Colfax and Olympia, Washington, and then the University of Washington, 1911-1912. He graduated from the law school at Washington and Lee University, Lexington, Virginia, in 1914 and from the University of Washington law school in 1915, entering the practice of law in Seattle in 1915.

Chadwick withdrew from the law practice to enter the U.S. Army in May 1917, serving with the 91st Division at Camp Lewis, Washington, and the 8th Division at Camp Fremont, California, before being assigned to the 27th Infantry American Expeditionary Forces in Siberia from August 1918 to May 1919. He was honorably discharged from the service in May 1919 and resumed his law practice in Seattle.

Chadwick was active in veteran's associations, particularly the American Legion, and helped in handling legal matters for the legion. Chadwick served as the legion's national commander from 1938 to 1939. He was also a member of the operating committee of the United Service Organization and the chair of the Council on Services to Armed Forces (United Service Organization Council) in Seattle.

Chadwick was a member of a number of other civic commissions and committees, and was a trustee of the Seattle Chamber of Commerce. Chadwick ran unsuccessfully as a Democrat for Congress in 1926, for the Senate in 1932, and as an anti-New Deal Democrat who broke with the party in 1940 to run as a Republican for the United States Senate. Stephen F. Chadwick died in 1975.

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Content Description

The personal and professional papers of Stephen F. Chadwick include materials related to his campaigns for political office, his involvement in organizations such as the American Legion and the Civilian Military Training Camps, and his interest in achieving peace through world law. The papers include correspondence, campaign materials, speeches, writings, and other materials.

People and organizations represented in the papers include Charles W. Ardery, Theodore D. Carlson, William J. Conniff, Orville H. Mills, Edward Moody Seay, Edward E. Spafford, the American Legion, Société des quarante hommes et huit chevaux, the Seattle Chamber of Commerce, the U.S. Democratic Party, the Freemasons, the Seattle Civilian War Commission, the U.S. United Service Organizations (U.S.O.), the Seattle Civilian War Commission U.S.O. Council, the Seattle Historical Society, the United States Committee for the Atlantic Congress, the Washington State Bar Association World Peace Through Law Committee, the U.S. United World Federalists, and the Ancient Order of United Workmen.

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Use of the Collection

Restrictions on Use

The creator's literary rights have not been transferred to the University of Washington Libraries.

Preferred Citation

Stephen Fowler Chadwick Papers. Special Collections, University of Washington Libraries, Seattle, Washington.

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Administrative Information

Arrangement

Arranged in three accessions:

  • Accession No. 0014-001, Stephen Fowler Chadwick papers, 1917-1955
  • Accession No. 1522-001, Stephen Fowler Chadwick papers, 1946-1960
  • Accession No. 1522-002, Stephen Fowler Chadwick papers, 1939-1974

Acquisition Information

Gift of Stephen Fowler Chadwick. Received in six installments in 1958, 1959, 1960, 1967, 1971, and 1974.

Processing Note

The collection is partially processed.

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Detailed Description of the Collection

 


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