WAUPelleyWilliamDudley4841.xml Guide to the William Dudley Pelley Papers 1909-1983 Pelley (William Dudley) Papers Special Collections, University of Washington Libraries ©2007 (Last modified: 4/18/2018)
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Finding aid written in English. Finding aid based on DACS (Describing Archives: A Content Standard). University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections 4841 Pelley, William Dudley, 1890-1965 William Dudley Pelley papers 1909-1983 10.18 cubic feet (11 boxes, 1 oversize folder, 1 microfilm box) Collection materials are inEnglish. Materials by and about writer/publisher William Dudley Pelley who wrote extensively about Soulcraft philosophy and Christianity and founded several organizations

William Dudley Pelley (1890-1965) was a writer and publisher based out of Asheville, NC. Pelley founded the Silver Shirt political organization in 1933 and wrote extensively about Soulcraft philosophy and Christianity. The Silver Shirts (later renamed the Silver Legion, and still later the Silver Shirt Legion) operated in Oregon, California, and Washington during the 1930s. Other organizations founded by Pelley include the League of Liberation, Galahad College, and the League for Christian Economics. Pelley ran for United States president in 1936.

Organized into 2 accessions.

Accession No. 4841-001, William Dudley Pelley papers, 1941-1942 Accession No. 4841-002, William Dudley Pelley papers, 1909-1983

Pamphlets, newsletters, books, audiotapes and newspapers authored and published by Pelley; includes photographs of Pelley and materials concerning his imprisonment.

Open to all users.

Some material stored offsite; advance notice required for use.

Request at UW

Creator's literary rights not transferred to the University of Washington Libraries.

 Pelley, William Dudley, 1890-1965--Archives Silver Shirt Legion of America Christian Party (U.S.) Personal Papers/Corporate Records (University of Washington) Media and Communication Political Campaigns Publishers and Publishing Religion Photographs Politics and Politicians

 

Accession No. 4841-001: William Dudley Pelley papers, 1941-1942 0.12 cubic feet of textual materials and 1 microfilm box x

Restrictions on Access: Open to all users.

Scope and Content: Papers, and series, 1934, 1941-1942.

Includes the following items and series: "Pelley Goes Free," February 25, 1934; Pelley's Weekly Confidential Information (3 nos., undated); Special Bulletin (2 nos.) May 29, June 9, 1941; Pelley (18 nos.) June 28, 1941-June 17, 1942; Application Pledge to Council of Safety; Councils of Safety of the Christian Party. Master Councillor's Address, nos. 1-36, undated

Acquisition Info: Loaned by George Rennar for microfilming, 3/1/1965

 Accession No. 4841-002: William Dudley Pelley papers, 1909-1983 (bulk 1923-1959) 10.06 cubic feet (11 boxes and 1 oversize folder)

Arrangement: Arranged in 12 series: Audio, Booklets, Books, Clippings, Correspondence, Ephemera, Pamphlets, Photographs, Posters, Published Lectures, Published Weekly Studies, and Serials.

Scope and Content: Pamphlets, newsletters, books, and newspapers authored and published by Pelley; includes photographs of Pelley and materials concerning his imprisonment.

Restrictions on Access: Open to all users.

Some material stored offsite; advance notice required for use.

Acquisition Info: Donor: Lorisa Kerlin, October 11, 2011

 Audio 1 4841-002 Introduction to Soulcraft undated

General Notes: 1 cassette

 1 4841-002 Memorial Service undated

General Notes: 1 cassette

 1 4841-002 Roads Courageous (nos. 1-2) undated

General Notes: 4 cassettes. User copy available for #1 "Matrimony" and #2 "Courageous"

 1 4841-002 Solving Life (nos. 1-8) undated

General Notes: 15 cassettes. User copy available for #1 "Where Do We Begin," #2 "Marvels of Mind," #3 "Judgment," #6 "Public Spirituality," and #8 "Incentive"

 1 4841-002 Valor Series (nos. 1-11) undated

General Notes: 12 cassettes. User copy available for #7 "Choosing Parents"

 Booklets 4/1 4841-002 Accolade Services and Committee Manual undated 11/1 4841-002 Editorials by Pelley 1936 4/2 4841-002 Henry Ford Swims the Red Sea circa 1941 4/3 4841-002 Just What is Pelley Trying to Do? 1935 4/4 4841-002 Justice is Truth in Action! 1952 11/2 4841-002 The Master Plan 1954 4/5-6 4841-002 The Pelley Publishers & The Fellowship Press circa 1930s-1940s 4/7 4841-002 The Philosopher 1909 4/8 4841-002 We Hold These Truths 1966 4/9 4841-002 White Lotus 1938 Books 2 4841-002 Adam Awakes 1955 2 4841-002 All About Soulcraft undated

General Notes: 2 copies

 2 4841-002 The Appropriate Word 1922 2 4841-002 As Thou Lovest 1973 2 4841-002 Behold Life 1953 2 4841-002 Beyond Grandeur 1954 2 4841-002 Door to Revelation 1939 2 4841-002 Drag 1950 2 4841-002 Earth Comes 1985 2 4841-002 Figure Yourself Out 1953 2 4841-002 The Fog 1941 2 4841-002 Getting Born 1982 2 4841-002 Know Your Karma 1954 2 4841-002 Nations in Law 1935 2 4841-002 No More Hunger 1936 2 4841-002 No More Hunger 1939 2 4841-002 Soul Eternal 1955 2 4841-002 The Soulcraft Elucidata 1952 2 4841-002 Soulcraft Scripts(vols. 1-3) 1978 3 4841-002 Soulcraft Scripts(vols. 4-5) 1978 3 4841-002 Soulcraft Scripts(vols 7-12) 1978 3 4841-002 Stairs to Greatness 1956 3 4841-002 Star Guests 1978 3 4841-002 Thinking Alive 1975 3 4841-002 Thresholds of Tomorrow 1958 3 4841-002 Twilight Clear undated 3 4841-002 Undying Mind 1987 Clippings 4/10 4841-002 Silver Shirts circa 1934 Correspondence 4/11 4841-002 Justice for Pelley Committee 1948-1950 4/12 4841-002 Silver Shirts undated

General Notes: Photocopied materials

 Ephemera 4/13 4841-002 Christ or Chaos? circa 1936 4/14 4841-002 The Six Tenets of Soulcraft undated Pamphlets 4/15 4841-002 Justice for Pelley Committee 1948-1949 Photographs 4/16 4841-002 William Pelley undated 12 4841-002 William Pelley undated

General Notes: Photographs by Alfred Cheney Johnston

 Posters 11/4 4841-002 Liberation undated

General Notes: Photocopied materials

 Published Lectures 4/17-20 4841-002 Blue Lectures (nos. 1-45) circa 1933 4/21-23 4841-002 The Galahad Lectures (nos. 1-26) 1932 4/24-26 4841-002 Liberation Scripts (nos. 1-26) undated

General Notes: Reprints of Pink Scripts

 4/27 4841-002 The White Lectures (nos. 1, 107-124) circa 1932 5/1 4841-002 The White Lectures (nos. 125-168) circa 1932 Published Weekly Studies 5/2 4841-002 The Upper Room Discourses circa 1942 Serials 5/3-4 4841-002 Argosy All-Story Weekly(July 7, July 14) 1923 5/5-9 4841-002 The American Magazine 1918, 1926, 1928-1929 5/10-14 4841-002 Bright Horizons 1953-1955 11/5 4841-002 Collier's 1928 5/15 4841-002 Council Pamphlets(1st council-8th council) 1932-1938 5/16-17 4841-002 The Councils of Safety (volumes 1-20) undated

General Notes: Photocopied materials

 6/1-3 4841-002 The Councils of Safety(volumes 21-44) undated

General Notes: Photocopied materials

 11/6 4841-002 The Country Gentleman 1924-1926 6/4-5 4841-002 The Galilean 1941-1942 11/7 4841-002 Holland's 1929 11/8 4841-002 The Household Magazine 1927-1933 6/6-15 4841-002 Liberation 1933-1934, 1937-1941 7/1-6 4841-002 Little Visits With Great Americans 1937-1941 11/9 4841-002 McCall's 1918 7/7-8 4841-002 The Mustard Seed(nos. 2-12) 1941-1942 7/9-11 4841-002 Over Here 1959-1960 7/12 4841-002 Pelley's Weekly 1934

General Notes: Magazine format

 7/13-15 4841-002 Pelley's Weekly 1936

General Notes: Newspaper format

 8/1-3 4841-002 Reality 1937-1939 8/4 4841-002 Revelation 1941 8/5-8 4841-002 Roll Call 1941 8/9-10 4841-002 Short Stories(November 10, December 25) 1925 8/11 4841-002 Silver Ranger 1933-1934 8/12-13 4841-002 The Silver Scripts(nos. 1-21) circa 1935 8/14-17 4841-002 Valor 1950-1952 9/1-14 4841-002 Valor 1952-1958 10/1-4 4841-002 Valor 1958-1961