Peter H. Rohn (1924-2012) was a political science professor at the University of Washington. He created the World Treaty Index database, which indexed all treaties made in the 20th century. The database was widely used by political science and human rights researchers prior to mainstream use of the World Wide Web. Edmond Mignon (1929-2012) was a University of Washington Information School alumni who succeeded Peter Rohn as the Acting Director of the Treaty Research Center upon Rohn's retirement around 1989. Mignon earned a PhD in information science at the University of California, Berkeley, before returning to the UW to teach at the Information School and direct the TRC.
From Cascade Memorial, "Peter H. Rohn", cascadememorial.com (accessed November 20, 2024); and The Seattle Times obituary, "Edmond Mignon", legacy.com (accessed November 20, 2024).
The Treaty Research Center was formed by Peter H. Rohn, a political science professor at the University of Washington. He created the World Treaty Index database, which indexed all treaties made in the 20th century. The database was widely used by political science and human rights researchers prior to mainstream use of the World Wide Web. Two print editions of the index were published by ABC-Clio in 1974 and 1983-1984. This collection includes treaty index records, database development and management documentation, database computer files, and correspondence of center directors Peter Rohn and Ed Mignon.
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Public Records—not subject to copyright. Copying, quotation, publication and other uses are unrestricted if records are open for public release.
Glenda Pearson, UW Libraries, August 2024
Records of the World Treaty Index maintained by the Treaty Research Center at the University of Washington. Records include a reference manual, database instructions, correspondence, index thesaurus, advisory board records, technical documentation, budget reports, bibliographic source material, and records on non-UN treaties.
Correspondence regarding the Treaty Research Center and the World Treaty Index. Includes letters, printed emails, interdepartmental correspondence, administrative correspondence, etc. Most of the correspondence is to or from Ed Mignon, Peter Rohn, and John Gamble.
Records from the Human Rights Education and Research Network (HRERN) and the Human Rights Film Database, including correspondence, readings and reference material, film reviews, and grant proposal requests.
Correspondence to and from Ed Mignon while he was Acting Director of the Treaty Research Center. Correspondents include researchers from the United States, Canada, and Japan.
Compiled letters of support from users of the World Treaty Index to Gene L. Woodruff, then Dean of the Graduate School at the University of Washington. There was talk of shutting down the World Treaty Center upon Peter Rohn's retirement, and many letters were sent to Woodruff urging him to hire a replacement for Rohn and to keep the Center operating because of its significant usefulness to researchers.
Correspondence regarding the University of Washington Treaty Research Center and the World Treaty Index while Peter Rohn was the Director of the TRC.
World Treaty Index technical notes, old data entry manuals, coding materials, records of sales of the World Treaty Index second edition, and other miscellaneous records.
39 3-1/2 inch floppy disks and one 5-inch floppy disk containing backups and other data pertaining to the World Treaty Index.
17 3-1/2 inch floppy disks containing backups, treaty sources, and other data pertaining to the World Treaty Index.