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PONCHO records, 1963-1993

Overview of the Collection

Creator
PONCHO (Organization : Seattle, Wash.)
Title
PONCHO records
Dates
1963-1993 (inclusive)
Quantity
60.57 cubic feet, (66 boxes)
Collection Number
4228
Summary
History and organizational features, minutes, auction programs, photographs, tape-recorded interviews and scrapbooks related to an Arts non-profit corporation in Seattle
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.

Some records stored offsite; advance notice required for use.

Request at UW

Languages
Collection materials are in English.
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Content Description

History and organizational features, correspondence, financial records, beneficiary requests, committee files, minutes, auction programs, photographs, negatives, slides, posters, tape-recorded interviews, scrapbook of color photos, scrapbook of clippings.

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Historical Note

PONCHO (Patrons of Northwest Civic, Cultural, and Charitable Organizations) is a non-profit organization that was established in 1963. The organization was created to help the Seattle Symphony pay off a $35,000 debt from its production of Giuseppe Verdi's Aida at the 1962 Seattle's World Fair. The group continued the event, eventually adding a no-tie auction, an international wine auction, and an art auction. The nonprofit organization has provided over $35 million in support of more than 200 Seattle-area arts organizations.

Source: https://www.historylink.org/file/10360 (Accessed 24 November 2025)

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Use of the Collection

Restrictions on Use

Literary rights of representatives of the records-creating organization transferred to the University of Washington Libraries.

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Administrative Information

Arrangement

Organized into 6 accessions.

  • Accession No. 4228-001, PONCHO records, 1963-1987
  • Accession No. 4228-002, PONCHO records, 1964-1988
  • Accession No. 4228-003, PONCHO records, 1965-1993
  • Accession No. 4228-004, PONCHO records, 1992
  • Accession No. 4228-005, PONCHO records, 1991-1993
  • Accession No. 4228-006, PONCHO records, 1967-2010
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Detailed Description of the Collection

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Subject Terms

  • Art patronage--Washington (State)--Seattle
  • Music patronage--Washington (State)--Seattle
  • Nonprofit organizations--Washington (State)--Seattle
  • Personal Papers/Corporate Records (University of Washington)

Form or Genre Terms

  • Albums (Books)
  • Business correspondence
  • Ephemera
  • Interviews
  • Newspaper clippings
  • Photographs
  • Records (Documents)
  • Slides (photographs)
  • Sound recordings

Other Creators

  • Personal Names

    • Katz, Solomon,--1909- (interviewer)

    Corporate Names

    • PONCHO (Organization : Seattle, Wash.)--Archives


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