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Pacific Northwest Poster Collection, 1962-2015
Overview of the Collection
- Collector
- University of Washington. Libraries. Special Collections Division
- Title
- Pacific Northwest Poster Collection
- Dates
- 1962-2015 (inclusive)19622015
2007-2009 (bulk)20072009 - Quantity
- 1.89 cubic feet (8 boxes and 90 oversized folders)
- Collection Number
- 6112 (Accession No. 6112-001)
- Summary
- Printed posters from non-profit organizations, commissions, and businesses from the Seattle, Washington area and other locations in the Pacific Northwest
- 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
-
Open to all users.
- Languages
- English
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
Printed posters from non-profit organizations, commissions, and businesses from the Seattle area and other locations in the Pacific Northwest.
Posters originally hung in Menache Israel's Central Office Supply store in Pioneer Square. These Seattle-area event posters from 1978-2003 include theater performances, music performances, exhibition openings at museums and galleries, visiting/touring performances, events at Seattle and Westlake Center, and festivals. Highlights include events by the Seattle Opera, Seattle Symphony, the Seattle Repertory Theatre, ACT Theatre in Seattle, Intiman Theatre in Seattle, Village Theatre in Issaquah, Folklife Festival, Seattle Art Museum, Museum of History and Industry, Burke Museum, Davidson Galleries, Seattle Central College, and the Pacific Science Center.
Other Descriptive InformationReturn to Top
Information regarding folder contents from Michael Israel donation forthcoming.
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Arrangement
Arranged in 11 series.
- Series 1, Other Colleges and Universities
- Series 2, Washington Museums
- Series 3, Washington Music and Theatre
- Series 4, Seattle Transportation
- Series 5, Entertainment Venues
- Series 6, Washington Companies
- Series 7, Miscellaneous
- Series 8, Sports and Fitness
- Series 9, Government
- Series 10, Community Organizations
- Series 11, Festivals and Events
Processing Note
Donation from Michael Israel hasn't been fully integrated into the inventory yet--it will be fully described at a later date. The general topics and extents of this added material has been added to the bottom of each relevant series along with a date span.
Acquisition Information
Donor: Jan Knutson, 2007 and Michael Israel (86 oversized folders), son of Menache Israel, on 2019-10-21. North Cascades Institute and USDA-Forest Service posters from North Cascades Conservation Council papers (Acc. 1732-015).
Purchase from Nick Aretakis (2 oversized folders) on 2016-10-21 added as an accrual into existing inventory.
Related Materials
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
Series 1: Colleges and Universities [Not University of Washington]Return to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
Asha for Education |
||
| Box | ||
| 7 | The Famous Indian Rock Fusion Band: Indian Ocean -
Live in Concert |
2009 |
Cornish College of the Arts |
||
| Box | ||
| 1 | Cornish Music Series 2007 Additional sponsors: Earshot Jazz Festival
|
2007 |
Pierce College Puyallup |
||
| Box | ||
| 7 | Byron Hurt: Beyond Beats & Rhymes |
2009 |
Seattle University |
||
| Box | ||
| 7 | Bloody Henry Additional sponsors: Brian Kooser
|
2009 |
Stanford University |
||
| Box | ||
| 7 | Sports posters against Washington, Dartmouth, and
Southern California |
undated |
| E46 | Michael Israel donation 6 folders
Includes posters related to the following entities: Cornish
College of the Arts, Seattle Central Community College, Bellevue Community
College, Everett Community College, University of Puget Sound, Seattle
University.
|
1980-2001 |
Series 2: Washington MuseumsReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
Bellevue Art Museum |
||
| Box | ||
| 1 | Preview the Exhibition: All Gods Children and A Look
Within Additional sponsors: Poncho and Bellevue Arts Commission
|
1993 |
EMP Museum |
||
| Box | ||
| 7 | Spaced Out: The Final Frontier in Album
Covers |
2009 |
Historic Seattle |
||
| folder:oversize | ||
| OS Folder 5 | Faces of Seattle |
undated |
Linda Farris Gallery |
||
| Box | ||
| 7 | My Neighbor, The Stadium: An Artful Welcome to the
Kingdome |
1976 |
Makah Cultural and Research Center |
||
| Box | ||
| 3 | At Ozette, ending have become beginnings. From Ozette
comes new understanding. |
|
Pacific Science Center |
||
| Box | ||
| 5 | April 1-5, 2009: Spring Fling Additional sponsors: The Northwest Herpetological Society
|
2009 |
| 7 | Earth Revealed: A View of Our Planet from
Space |
2009 |
Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium |
||
| Box | ||
| 5 | Zoolights: Recapture the Magic |
2009 |
Sacred Circle Gallery |
||
| Box | ||
| 3 | Emmi Whitehorse: Indian Artists of the 1980s
Show |
1983 |
Seattle Aquarium |
||
| Box | ||
| 4 | Sound Conversations at the Seattle
Aquarium |
2009 |
| 5 | Sound Conversations at the Seattle Aquarium with Jeff
Renner |
2009 |
Seattle Art Museum |
||
| Box | ||
| 2 | Alexander Calder: A Balancing Act |
2009 |
Tacoma Art Museum |
||
| Box | ||
| 2 | Adornable Bodies Wanted |
2009 |
Washington State History Museum |
||
| Box | ||
| 2 | In the Spirit: Northwest Native Arts Market &
Festival Additional sponsors: The Longhouse Education & Cultural
Center at Evergreen State College
|
2009 |
Woodland Park Zoo |
||
| Box | ||
| 3 | Emerald City Search: University of Washington's
community quest celebrating the Woodland Park Zoo and the "Year of the
Frog" Additional sponsors: Seattle Times
|
2008 |
| 8 | Becu Zootunes Additional sponsors: Carter Subaru
|
2009 |
| E47-49 | Michael Israel donation 23 folders
Includes posters related to the following entities: Bellevue
Art Museum, Frye Art Museum, Museum of History and Industry, Pacific Science
Center, Seattle Aquarium, Seattle Art Musem, Seattle Asian Art Museum, Tacoma
Art Museum, Wing Luke Museum, Nordic Heritage Museum, COCA, Vancouver Art
Gallery, Museum of Glass, Center for Wooden Boats, The Public Art Space,
Davidson Galleries, Stonington Gallery, Kimzey Miller Gallery, Patricia Rovzar
Gallery, Northwest Gallery of Fine Woodworking, Silver Image Gallery.
|
1980-2002 |
Series 3: Washington Music and TheatreReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
5th Avenue Theatre |
||
| Box | ||
| 2 | Catch Me if You Can |
2009 |
| 8 | White Christmas the Musical |
2009 |
A Contemporary Theatre |
||
| Box | ||
| 2 | Das Barbecu |
2009 |
| 4 | Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde |
2009 |
Bicycle Film Festival |
||
| Box | ||
| 7 | Bicycle Film Festival Additional sponsors: 42 Below
|
2009 |
Book-it Repertory Theatre |
||
| Box | ||
| 2 | Emma |
2009 |
Bumbershoot |
||
| Box | ||
| 7 | Seattle's Music and Arts Festival: Bumbershoot
2009 Additional sponsors: Samsung Mobile
|
2009 |
Icicle Creek Music Center |
||
| Box | ||
| 7 | Icicle Creek International Chamber Music Festival:
Chamber Music in the Cascades |
2009 |
International Ballet Theatre |
||
| Box | ||
| 7 | The Nutcracker |
2009 |
Intiman Theatre Company |
||
| folder:oversize | ||
| OS Folder 1 | Peter Pan |
1992 |
Great Music Weekend |
||
| folder:oversize | ||
| OS Folder 1 | 4th Annual Great Music Weekend Additional sponsors: KZOK (102.5 FM & 1600 AM)
|
1977 |
Grunge and Rock shows |
1983-1993 | |
| folder:oversize | ||
| OS Folder 6 | Bret Hartman Presents Heir Apparent with very special
Guests: Gypsy Rose and the legendary Lether Spung |
undated |
| OS Folder 6 | Mother Love Bone |
1988 |
| OS Folder 6 | The Vogue Soundgarden and Feast |
1987 |
| OS Folder 6 | Soundgarden Skin Yard H-Hour |
1987 |
| OS Folder 6 | Malfunkshun |
undated |
| OS Folder 6 | All Ager Rager |
2014 |
| OS Folder 6 | Holy war cadets present a Halloween Party with Dr.
Know |
undated |
| OS Folder 6 | Green River The Melvins Grey Door Locals 'R' Gang
False Liberty |
1984 |
| OS Folder 6 | Skin Yard Record Release Party Malfunkshun My Eye
2 pages
|
undated |
| OS Folder 6 | From Italy... Raw Power stark raving MAD The Melvins
Skank Puppies |
undated |
| OS Folder 6 | Soundgarden Blood Circus with special guest Eagle Park
Slim |
undated |
| OS Folder 6 | From Seattle, Washington Nirvana |
1989 |
| OS Folder 6 | The Accused Oily Bloodmen Morphius All
ages |
1988 |
| OS Folder 6 | Mother Love Bone Spades Satisfaction
Monkey |
1988 |
| OS Folder 6 | Nirvana Nevermind U.S. Tour |
1991 |
| OS Folder 6 | Malfunkshun lyrics 3 pages
|
1983 |
| OS Folder 6 | S.O.S. Productions Present…They're Back…from
Seattle...Accused and, from L.A. Cryptic Slaughter with Wehrmacht and…from
Seattle…False Liberty |
1986 |
| OS Folder 6 | Sacharine Trust Green River Hell Cows Death Midgets
|
undated |
| OS Folder 6 | Fallout Records and Skateboards presents Back to
school with a vengeance metal blade recording artists Dr. Know Poison Idea The
accused Melvins False Liberty |
1986 |
| OS Folder 6 | KMCU welcomes Redd Kross Soundgarden |
undated |
| OS Folder 6 | All The Way Live!!! Malfunksun with the Melvins from
Olympia Metal Death Squad and from Seattle 64 Spiders |
undated |
| OS Folder 6 | Malfunkshun 333 |
undated |
| OS Folder 6 | Punk Rock Mondays Presents the Thornes also Annonymous
|
undated |
| OS Folder 6 | Holy War Cadets and KCMU welcome D.O.A. from Winnipeg
The Unwanted from Olympia Immoral Roberts Green River D-SM-L |
undated |
| OS Folder 6 | Skin Yard Record Release Part-tay with ADRD and!!!
Special guest Landrew the Love Child from Olympia |
undated |
| OS Folder 6 | "Metal" From Japan Loudness |
undated |
| OS Folder 6 | Poison Idea + Special Guest |
1992 |
| OS Folder 6 | A day of fun in the sun with, Final Warning also
appearing Oily Bloodmen + Death Midget |
undated |
| OS Folder 6 | Malfunksun |
undated |
Medieval Women's Choir |
||
| Box | ||
| 7 | Feliz Navidad: A Concert of Spanish Christmas
Music |
2009 |
Monktail Creative Music Concern |
||
| Box | ||
| 7 | 4th Annual Free: Sounds Outside |
2009 |
Northwest Associated Arts |
||
| Box | ||
| 7 | An Evening with David Sedaris Additional sponsors: The Stranger
|
2009 |
Pacific Northwest Ballet |
||
| Box | ||
| 7 | Discover Dance: A Portrait of Community |
2008 |
| 5 | Director's Choice: Petite Mort, Mopey, the Seasons,
West Side Story Suite Additional sponsors: Boeing
|
2009 |
| 5 | The Nutcracker |
2009 |
| 7 | Discover Dance |
2009 |
Paramount Theatre |
||
| Box | ||
| 8 | Radio City Christmas Spectacular |
2009 |
| 4 | Shen Yun Divine Performing Arts Additional sponsors: Falun Dafa Association of Washington and
New Tang Dynasty Celebration
|
2009 |
Printer's Devil Theatre |
||
| Box | ||
| 5 | Keefee's House of Cards |
2009 |
Seattle Arts and Lectures |
||
| Box | ||
| 7 | Seattle Arts and Lectures 2008-2009 Season |
2009 |
Seattle Children's Theatre |
||
| Box | ||
| 2 | If You Give a Mouse a Cookie |
2009 |
| 5 | A Tale of Two Cities |
2009 |
Seattle Choral Company |
||
| Box | ||
| 7 | Mozart's Mass in C Minor |
2009 |
Seattle Men's Chorus |
||
| Box | ||
| 6 | Seattle Men's Chorus Salutes the Movies |
1988 |
| 5 | Seattle Men's Chorus: Santa Baby |
2009 |
Seattle Public Theatre |
||
| Box | ||
| 7 | Santa Land Diaries & The Best Christmas Pageant
Ever |
2009 |
Seattle Repertory Theatre |
||
| Box | ||
| 5 | Opus |
2009 |
Seattle Symphony |
||
| Box | ||
| 7 | Handel's Messiah |
2009 |
Seattle Theatre Group |
||
| Box | ||
| 2 | Gregory Maqoma: Beautiful Me Additional sponsors: Vuyani Dance Theatre
|
2009 |
Sound Theatre Company |
||
| Box | ||
| 7 | Top Girls |
2009 |
Strawberry Theatre Workshop |
||
| Box | ||
| 2 | The Elephant Man |
2009 |
Ursa Major Theatre Company |
||
| Box | ||
| 7 | How to Be Cool: An original comedy about music,
monkeys, and the Culture of Cool |
2009 |
Wing-it Productions |
||
| Box | ||
| 7 | A comedic look at love, lust, and marriage by the
cupids at Jet City Improv: Dirty Laundry Additional sponsors: Jet City Improv
|
2009 |
| 7 | Lovetanic |
2009 |
| E49-51 | Michael Israel donation 29 folders
Includes posters related to the following entities: 5th Avenue
Theatre, A Contemporary Theatre, The Bathhouse Theater, Intiman Theatre
Company, Issaquah Village Theatre, Pacific Northwest Ballet, Seattle Children's
Theatre, Seattle Men's Chorus, Seattle Opera, Seattle Symphony, Renton Civic
Theatre, Empty Space Theatre, Pioneer Square Theatre, Skid Row Theatre, New
City Theatre, Northwest Chamber Orchestra, Moore Theatre, Paramount Theatre,
Seattle Opera House, Conservatory Theatre Company, Civic Light Opera, Brass
Ring Theatre, Seattle Rep Theatre, Jazz Port Townsend, Annex Theatre, Poncho
Theatre, Center Stage (Mercer Island), Langston Hughes Center.
|
1980-2002 |
Series 4: Seattle TransportationReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
Seattle Metro |
||
| Box | ||
| 6 | Metro's Transit Works and Fun Map |
1974 |
Sound Transit |
||
| Box | ||
| 2 | Travel Light - Central Link Light Rail: Enjoy Free
Train Rides and Entertainment during the Opening Weekend July 18 &
19 |
2009 |
Series 5: Entertainment VenuesReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
Center City Cinema |
||
| Box | ||
| 7 | Free Outdoors Movies in the Park |
2009 |
KEXP |
||
| Box | ||
| 2 | Concerts at the Mural |
2009 |
Seattle Center |
||
| Box | ||
| 3 | Northwest Folklife Festival |
2009 |
| 5 | Seattle Center Winterfest |
2009 |
Westlake Center |
||
| Box | ||
| 7 | The 23rd Annual Great Figgy Pudding Street Corner
Caroling Competition Additional sponsors: Starbucks, Morgan Sound, Daily Journal of
Commerce, Warm 106.9 FM, and Pike Place Market
|
2009 |
| E53 | Michael Israel donation 5 folders
Includes posters related to the following entities: Westlake
Center, Seattle Center, Pioneer Square, Pike Place Market, Omnidome.
|
1980-2002 |
Series 6: Washington CompaniesReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
1904 Restaurant/Wine Bar |
||
| folder:oversize | ||
| OS Folder 1 | 1904 Restaurant/Wine Bar |
undated |
Microsoft |
||
| Box | ||
| 2 | South Lake Union Block Party |
2009 |
Series 8: Sports and FitnessReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
Boardwalk Run/Walk Fitness Carnival |
||
| Box | ||
| 7 | 4th Annual Boardwalk Run/Walk Fitness
Carnival Additional sponsors: Treeswing and Seattle Children's
Hospital
|
2009 |
Lilac Bloomsday Run |
||
| folder:oversize | ||
| OS Folder 1 | Lilac Bloomsday Run |
undated |
Seattle Mariners |
||
| Box | ||
| 3 | Welcome Back Jr. |
undated |
Seattle Sounders |
||
| Box | ||
| 4 | 2009 Inaugural Season Schedule |
2009 |
Series 7: MiscellaneousReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
ALASKA! |
||
| Box | ||
| 3 | ALASKA! Additional sponsors: Litho in USA
|
undated |
An Everyday Story: Norwegian Women's Fiction |
||
| folder:oversize | ||
| OS Folder 1 | An Everyday Story: Norwegian Women's
Fiction |
undated |
Benjamin Franklin: Innovative American |
||
| Box | ||
| 7 | Benjamin Franklin: Innovative American Additional sponsors: The Interactive History Co. and Hardwick
and Sons, Inc.
|
2006 |
The Botshabelo Project |
||
| Box | ||
| 3 | The Botshabelo Project: Angels in the Dust |
2008 |
Canada's Northwest Boreal Forest |
||
| folder:oversize | ||
| OS Folder 5 | Plants Used by Aboriginal People in Canada's Northwest
Boreal Forest |
2000 |
Don Quixote in His Library: After an Engraving by
Gustave Dore |
||
| folder:oversize | ||
| OS Folder 1 | Don Quixote in His Library: After an Engraving by
Gustave Dore |
1973 |
No Smoking Please (with Geese) |
||
| folder:oversize | ||
| OS Folder 1 | No Smoking Please (with Geese) Creator: Dave Funk/Outright Graphics
|
1979 |
Objects of Bright Pride |
||
| Box | ||
| 3 | Objects of Bright Pride: Barry Herem |
undated |
Prince William Sound |
||
| Box | ||
| 6 | Prince William Sound (Autographed) |
undated |
Sealaska Corporation |
||
| Box | ||
| 3 | Sealaska Corporation: A Growing Tradition Designer: C. Jorgensen
|
1982 |
Street Scramble |
||
| Box | ||
| 7 | Street Scramble: 30 locations are circled on a
neighborhood map. On foot or bike. How many can you visit in 90 minutes? In 3
hours? |
2009 |
Winterfilm Collective |
||
| Box | ||
| 6 | Winter Soldier: They Risked Everything to Tell the
Truth Additional sponsors: Vietnam Veterans against the War
|
undated |
| E53 | Michael Israel donation 7 folders
Includes posters related to the following topics: Sports and
Fitness, KCTS/9, Art schools, Radio, UW Press, Travel.
|
1978-2004 |
Series 9: GovernmentReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
Committee for Efficiency and Fairness in Public
Safety |
||
| Box | ||
| 7 | No New Jailhouse Rock: Initiative 100 Signature
Gathering Party Additional sponsors: Committee for Efficiency and Fairness in
Public Safety, Real Change Organizing Project, and Seattle Education Access
|
2009 |
Seattle Office of Arts and Cultural Affairs |
||
| Box | ||
| 7 | Langston Hughes African American Film
Festival Additional sponsors: Lucky Seven Foundation, Seattle Parks and
Recreation, Mayor's Office of Arts and Cultural Affairs, 4 Culture, and Safeco
Insurance
|
2009 |
| 7 | City Hall becomes Concert Hall; Free at
Noon |
2009 |
| 8 | Summertime becomes Showtime |
2009 |
| 8 | Holiday Concerts, Good Tidings, Great Music, Free at
Noon |
2009 |
Tukwila Parks and Recreation |
||
| Box | ||
| 7 | 9th Annual Backyard Wildlife Festival Additional sponsors: National Wildlife Federation, Tukwila
Life, King Conservation District, and REI
|
2009 |
National Park Service/Forest Service |
||
| folder:oversize | ||
| OS Folder 4 | Recreation Opportunity Spectrum-Pacific Northwest
Region United States Department of Agriculture (USDA)-Forest
Service |
undated |
| Box | ||
| 9 | The North Cascades (National Parks Service Department
of the Interior) |
undated |
| 9 | North Cascades National Park, Ross Lake, Lake Chelan
National Recreation Areas, Washington |
undated |
Washington State Archives |
||
| folder:oversize | ||
| OS Folder 1 | Bridging Washington - Washington Archives
Month Additional sponsors: The National Archives at Seattle and
Washington State Archives
|
2015 |
Series 10: Community OrganizationsReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
Break Free PNW |
||
| folder:oversize | ||
| OS Folder 5 | Mass Action Against Fossil Fuels |
2019 |
Equal Rights Amendment |
||
| folder:oversize | ||
| OS Folder 5 | Volunteers Please Complete Card for Each Category of
Interest and File in Box |
undated |
| OS Folder 5 | HJR 61 Yes Equal Right Amendment |
1972 |
Eastside Nihon Matsuri Association |
||
| Box | ||
| 8 | 12th Annual Aki Matsuri: A Japanese Fall
Festival |
2009 |
Global Oneness Project |
||
| Box | ||
| 4 | The New Narrative: Local Voices for a Global
Future |
2009 |
Milal Mission in Seattle |
||
| Box | ||
| 7 | Milal Night: Unending Love (So Hyang, Sujin
Jung) |
2009 |
North Cascades Institute |
||
| folder:oversize | ||
| OS Folder 4 | North Cascades Institute: Celebrating the Natural and
Cultural Landscapes of the Pacific Northwest |
1996 |
Sierra Club |
||
| folder:oversize | ||
| OS Folder 4 | The Wild Cascades |
undated |
Stroum Jewish Community Center |
||
| Box | ||
| 7 | Seattle Jewish Film Festival |
2009 |
The People's Summit |
||
| Box | ||
| 7 | Global Justice Forward |
2009 |
YWCA |
||
| Box | ||
| 4 | Inspire YWCA Luncheon |
2009 |
Series 11: Festivals and EventsReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| folder:oversize | ||
| OS Folder 1 | Academic Libraries: Myths and Realities Third National Conference of the Association of College and
Research Libraries. Poster features a logo based on the Nootka legend of the
woodpecker and the thunderbirds; typescript conference announcement included
with poster summarizes the legend.
|
1984 |
| OS Folder 4 | Seattle International Children's Festival Donated by Andrea Wagner, 12 May 2022
|
1996 |
| E51-52 | Michael Israel donation 11 folders
Includes posters related to the following events: Seattle
Chamber Music Festival, Olympic Music Festival, Bellevue Jazz Festival, Seattle
International Film Festival, Northwest Folklife Festival, Northwest Flower and
Garden Show.
|
1980-2003 |
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Community organization--Washington (State)--Posters
- Museums--Washington (State)--Posters
- Personal Papers/Corporate Records (University of Washington)
- Student activities--Washington (State)--Seattle--Posters
- Student unions--Washington (State)--Seattle--Posters
- Theaters--Washington (State)--Posters
Corporate Names
- Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture--Posters
- Henry Art Gallery--Posters
- University of Washington--Anniversaries, etc.--Posters
- University of Washington--Departments--Posters
- University of Washington--Students--Posters
- University of Washington. College of Arts and Sciences--Posters
- Walter Chapin Simpson Center for the Humanities--Posters
Other Creators
-
Corporate Names
- University of Washington. Libraries. Special Collections Division, (collector)
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