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Seattle Urban League Photograph and Film Collection, 1947-1979

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Seattle Urban League
Title
Seattle Urban League Photograph and Film Collection
Dates
1947-1979 (inclusive)
Quantity
588 photographs, 34 negatives, 70 slides, 2 flyers, 2 posters, 7 graphics (3 boxes) ; Various sizes
7 film reels (1850 feet) : silent, sound, black and white, color ; 16mm
5 videocassettes (U-matic) ; 3/4 in.
Collection Number
PH0625
Summary
Images of League functions and events, annual meetings, public demonstrations, staff members, publicity shots, visiting guest speakers, and living conditions in the Central District. Also includes films and videotapes of League activities, including "Seattle Urban League Presents 1969: Report Seattle," National Urban League public service announcements, local and national educational programs.
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

Selections from the collection can be viewed on the Libraries' Digital Collections website. Permission of Visual Materials curator is required to view originals. Contact Special Collections for more information. The original films are not accessible due to preservation concerns. Viewing copies are available and arrangements can be made to view the film by contacting the Visual Materials Curator.

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Languages
English
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Historical Note

The Seattle Urban League is an interracial community social service agency which works to secure equal opportunities for African Americans, other minorities and disadvantaged persons. The Seattle chapter was established in 1929 and is affiliated with the National Urban League. Lewis Watts was Executive Secretary (later Executive Director) from 1950 until 1961. He was succeeded by Edwin T. Pratt who served until his death in 1969. Jerome Page next became Executive Director until 1979 after which, the President's office was combined with the Executive Director and Spruiell White assumed the post.

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Content Description

Images of Seattle Urban League functions and events, annual meetings, public demonstrations, staff members, publicity shots, visiting guest speakers, and living conditions in the Central District. Also includes images of Edwin Pratt and other past executive directors of the Seattle Urban League.

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Use of the Collection

Alternative Forms Available

View selections from the collection in digital format

Restrictions on Use

Restrictions may exist on reproduction, quotation, or publication. Contact the Special Collections division of the University of Washington Libraries for details. Bob Peterson photos are still under copyright.

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Administrative Information

Acquisition Information

Donor: Seattle Urban League; received between July 1968 and 1984.

Photographs, slides, and ephemera were relocated from the Seattle Urban League Records, Accession Number 0607-004, and 0607-007, in the repository in 1981 and 2003.

Processing Note

Processed by Melissa Kinnunen and Marion Brown, 2009; Alden Lee, 2012; Gabrielle Friesen, 2018.

Separated Materials

Material Described Separately:

Seattle Urban League Records (Collection No. 0607)

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Detailed Description of the Collection

 

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Subject Terms

  • Moving Image Collections (University of Washington)
  • Visual Materials Collections (University of Washington)
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