PONCHO records, 1963-1993
Table of Contents
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- PONCHO (Organization : Seattle, Wash.)
- Title
- PONCHO records
- Dates
- 1963-1993 (inclusive)19632010
- 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.
- Languages
- Collection materials are in English.
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.
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)
Use of the Collection
Restrictions on Use
Literary rights of representatives of the records-creating organization transferred to the University of Washington Libraries.
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
Related Materials
Detailed Description of the Collection
Accession No. 4228-001: PONCHO records, 1963-1987
3.17 cubic feet, (2 boxes, 5 packages containing oversize scrapbooks)Scope and Content: History and organizational features, minutes, auction programs, photographs, tape-recorded interviews, scrapbook of color photos, scrapbook of clippings, 1963-1987.
Physical/Technical Access: Records stored offsite; advanced notice required for use.
Restrictions on Access: Open to all users.
Records stored offsite; advanced notice required for use.
Restrictions on Use: Rights of PONCHO representative transferred to the Librairies.
Acquisition Info: Solomon Katz. No date given
- Description: Articles of IncorporationDates: 1963Container: 4228-001 Box 1
- Description: Beneficiary committee general correspondenceDates: 1973-1974Container: 4228-001 Box 1
- Description: Minutes and agendasDates: 1963-1981Container: 4228-001 Box 1
- Description: Beneficiary committee minutes, including correspondence and reportsDates: 1980-1981Container: 4228-001 Box 1
- Description: ClippingsDates: 1967-1975Container: 4228-001 Box 1
- Description: Publicity filesDates: 1973-1974Container: 4228-001 Box 1
- Description: PhotographsDates: undatedContainer: 4228-001 Box 1
- Description: Notices and memorandaDates: 1976-1977Container: 4228-001 Box 2
- Description: Beneficiary committee reports and recommendationsDates: 1975-1981Container: 4228-001 Box 2
- Description: History project interview transcriptsDates: undatedContainer: 4228-001 Box 2
- Description: Auction programsDates: 1963-1987Container: 4228-001 Box 2
- Description: ScrapbooksDates: 1963-1964Container: 4228-001 Box 2
- Description: NotesDates: 1967Container: 4228-001 Box 2
- Description: History project interview tapesDates: undatedContainer: 4228-001 Box 2
- Description: ScrapbookContainer: 4228-001 Package 3
- Description: ScrapbookContainer: 4228-001 Box 4
- Description: ScrapbookContainer: 4228-001 Box 5
- Description: ScrapbookContainer: 4228-001 Box 6
- Description: ScrapbookContainer: 4228-001 Box 7
Accession No. 4228-002: PONCHO records, 1964-1988
19.2 cubic feet, (15 cubic feet)Scope and Content: Historical/Organizational features including history of PONCHO by Solomon Katz, bylaws, correspondence, minutes, financial records, beneficiary requests, committee files, other record series, 1964-1988.
Restrictions on Access: Open to all users.
Restrictions on Use: Creator's literary rights transferred to the University of Washington Libraries.
Acquisition Info: PONCHO, 1992-02-28
- Description: History of PONCHO by Solomon KatzDates: 1988Container: 4228-002 Box 1
- Description: BylawsDates: 1981-1986Container: 4228-002 Box 1
- Description: Correspondence, committees, lists, and related filesDates: bulk 1963-1965Container: 4228-002 Box 1
- Description: Minutes, correspondence, committee files, and related filesDates: 1964-1968, 1970Container: 4228-002 Box 2
- Description: Minutes, correspondence, committee files, and related filesDates: 1970-1972Container: 4228-002 Box 3
- Description: Financial statementsDates: 1966-1973Container: 4228-002 Box 3
- Description: Correspondence, minutes, and related filesDates: 1972-1973Container: 4228-002 Box 4
- Description: Beneficiary requests, correspondence, and related filesDates: 1964-1968Container: 4228-002 Box 4
- Description: Beneficiary requests, correspondence, and related filesDates: 1968-1972Container: 4228-002 Box 5
- Description: Beneficiary requestsDates: 1973Container: 4228-002 Box 6
- Description: Subject series, includes correspondence and committee filesDates: 1986-1987Container: 4228-002 Box 6
- Description: Correspondence, committee files, beneficiary requestsDates: 1982-1983Container: 4228-002 Box 7
- Description: Organizational chartDates: 1982-1984Container: 4228-002 Box 8
- Description: Financial recordsDates: 1982-1984Container: 4228-002 Box 8
- Description: Price Waterhouse auditsDates: 1982-1984Container: 4228-002 Box 8
- Description: ClippingsDates: 1982-1984Container: 4228-002 Box 8
- Description: Press releasesDates: 1982-1984Container: 4228-002 Box 8
- Description: NewslettersDates: 1982-1984Container: 4228-002 Box 8
- Description: Correspondence and committee filesDates: 1982-1984Container: 4228-002 Box 8
- Description: Blue ribbon committeeDates: 1983Container: 4228-002 Box 9
- Description: Correspondence and committee filesDates: 1984-1985Container: 4228-002 Box 9
- Description: Financial recordsDates: 1985-1986Container: 4228-002 Box 10
- Description: Price Waterhouse auditsDates: 1985-1986Container: 4228-002 Box 10
- Description: BrochureDates: 1985-1986Container: 4228-002 Box 10
- Description: Clippings and press releasesDates: 1985-1986Container: 4228-002 Box 10
- Description: Correspondence and committee filesDates: 1985-1986Container: 4228-002 Box 10
- Description: Correspondence and committee filesDates: 1986-1987Container: 4228-002 Box 11
- Description: Correspondence, committee files, and beneficiary requestsDates: 1987-1988Container: 4228-002 Box 12
- Description: Correspondence, committee files, and beneficiary requestsDates: 1987-1988Container: 4228-002 Box 13
- Description: Correspondence, committee files, and beneficiary requestsDates: 1987-1988Container: 4228-002 Box 14
- Description: Correspondence, committee files, and beneficiary requestsDates: 1987-1988Container: 4228-002 Box 15
Accession No. 4228-003: PONCHO records, 1965-1993
32.00 cubic feet, (32 boxes, 1 oversize folder)Scope and Content: "PONCHO, The First Quarter Century 1963-1987" by Solomon Katz, correspondence, minutes, lists, general office files, beneficiary requests, clippings, press releases, newsletters, committee files, photographs, negatives, slides, posters, and other related records; 1965-1993.
Restrictions on Access: Open to all users.
Restrictions on Use: Literary rights of representatives of the records-creating organization transferred to the University of Washington Libraries.
Acquisition Info: PONCHO, 1995-12-08
- Description: Historical Features: "Poncho, the First Quarter Century 1963-1987" by Solomon KatzDates: 1992Container: Box 4228-003 Box 1
- Description: General CorrespondenceDates: 1973-1982Container: Box 4228-003 Box 1
- Description: General CorrespondenceDates: 1984-1991Container: Box 4228-003 Box 2
- Description: Minutes, Lists, Schedules: Board of TrusteesDates: 1973-1991Container: Box 4228-003 Box 3
- Description: Minutes, Lists, Schedules: Board of Trustees and Executive CommitteeDates: 1974-1990Container: Box 4228-003 Box 3
- Description: Nominating Committee2 foldersDates: 1973-1991Container: Box 4228-003 Box 4
- Description: General Office FilesDates: 1973-1975Container: Box 4228-003 Box 4
- Description: General Office FilesDates: 1974-1977Container: Box 4228-003 Box 5
- Description: General Office FilesDates: 1976-1978Container: Box 4228-003 Box 6
- Description: General Office FilesDates: 1979-1982Container: Box 4228-003 Box 7
- Description: General Office FilesDates: 1981-1984Container: Box 4228-003 Box 8
- Description: General Office FilesDates: 1983-1984, 1988-1989Container: Box 4228-003 Box 9
- Description: General Office Files2 foldersDates: 1988-1990Container: Box 4228-003 Box 10
- Description: General Office FilesDates: 1989-1990Container: Box 4228-003 Box 11
- Description: General Office FilesDates: 1989-1990Container: Box 4228-003 Box 12
- Description: General Office Files17 foldersDates: 1990-1991Container: Box 4228-003 Box 13
- Description: General Office FilesDates: 1990-1991Container: Box 4228-003 Box 14
- Description: Beneficiary RequestsDates: 1973-1975Container: Box 4228-003 Box 14
- Description: Beneficiary RequestsDates: 1974-1976Container: Box 4428-003 Box 15
- Description: Beneficiary RequestsDates: 1976-1977Container: Box 4428-003 Box 16
- Description: Beneficiary RequestsDates: 1976-1979Container: Box 4428-003 Box 17
- Description: Beneficiary RequestsDates: 1978-1980Container: Box 4428-003 Box 18
- Description: Beneficiary RequestsDates: 1979-1981Container: Box 4428-003 Box 19
- Description: Allocations CommitteeDates: 1981-1982Container: Box 4428-003 Box 20
- Description: Allocations Committee--A-CDates: 1988-1989Container: Box 4428-003 Box 20
- Description: Allocations Committee--C-YDates: 1988-1989Container: Box 4428-003 Box 21
- Description: Allocations Committee--A-PDates: 1989-1990Container: Box 4428-003 Box 22
- Description: Allocation Committee--R-S and RequestsDates: 1989-1990Container: Box 4428-003 Box 23
- Description: Allocations CommitteeDates: 1988-1991Container: Box 4428-003 Box 24
- Description: Gala (Auction)Dates: 1965-1983Container: Box 4428-003 Box 25
- Description: Gala (Auction)Dates: 1984-1990Container: Box 4428-003 Box 26
- Description: Gala (Auction)--Brochures, etc.Dates: 1991-1993Container: Box 4428-003 Box 27
- Description: Gala (Auction)--Programs and CoversDates: 1991-1993Container: Box 4428-003 Box 28
- Description: ClippingsDates: 1976-1981Container: Box 4428-003 Box 29
- Description: Press ReleasesDates: 1981-1991Container: Box 4428-003 Box 29
- Description: NewslettersDates: 1978-1991Container: Box 4428-003 Box 29
- Description: ReservationsDates: 1977-1991Container: Box 4428-003 Box 30
- Description: History CommitteeDates: 1981-1982Container: Box 4428-003 Box 30
- Description: History CommitteeDates: 1984-1989Container: Box 4428-003 Box 31
- Description: Photographs, Slides, NegativesContainer: Box 4428-003 Box 31
- Description: Miscellaneous Unsorted -- Judith WhetzelDates: 1972-1992Container: Box 4428-003 Box 32
- Description: Posters -- in MiscellaneousContainer: Oversize Folder 4428-003 Oversize Folder 33
Accession No. 4228-004: PONCHO records, 1992
1.83 cubic feet, (3 boxes)Scope and Content: Grantee files, correspondence of staff, President, and Board of Trustees, records of the Nominating and Allocations committees including correspondence, minutes, and meeting agenda; gala files; 1992.
Restrictions on Access: Open to all users.
Restrictions on Use: Literary rights of representatives of the records-creating organization transferred to the University of Washington Libraries.
Acquisition Info: PONCHO, 1996-07-03
- Description: PONCHO recordsContainer: 4228-004 Box 1
- Description: PONCHO recordsContainer: 4228-004 Box 2
- Description: PONCHO recordsContainer: 4228-004 Box 3
Accession No. 4228-005: PONCHO records, 1991-1993
6.00 cubic feet, (6 boxes)Scope and Content: Board of Trustees minutes and correspondence, Executive Committee minutes, Allocation Committee and Nominating Committee records, general correspondence, Beneficiaries/Allocation records, gala and wine auction records; 1991-1993.
Restrictions on Access: Open to all users.
Restrictions on Use: Literary rights of representatives of the records-creating organization transferred to the University of Washington Libraries.
Acquisition Info: PONCHO, 1997-07-15
- Description: PONCHO recordsContainer: 4228-005 Box 1
- Description: PONCHO recordsContainer: 4228-005 Box 2
- Description: PONCHO recordsContainer: 4228-005 Box 3
- Description: PONCHO recordsContainer: 4228-005 Box 4
- Description: PONCHO recordsContainer: 4228-005 Box 5
- Description: PONCHO recordsContainer: 4228-005 Box 6
Accession No. 4228-006, PONCHO records, 1967-2010
2.57 cubic feet, (2 boxes)Scope and Content: This accession contains PONCHO auction catalogs, event invitations, and other related materials from 1967 to 2010.
Access Restrictions: No restrictions on access.
Use Restrictions: Creator's copyrights transferred to the University of Washington Libraries.
Acquisition Information: Transferred by Emily Hall, 2025.
- Description: 5th Annual PONCHO Auction; catalogDates: May 1967Container: Box 4228-006 Box 1
- Description: 6th Annual PONCHO Auction; catalogDates: May 1968Container: Box 4228-006 Box 1
- Description: 7th Annual PONCHO Auction: "Up, Up, and Away"; catalogDates: May 1969Container: Box 4228-006 Box 1
- Description: 8th Annual PONCHO Auction; catalogDates: May 1970Container: Box 4228-006 Box 1
- Description: 9th Annual PONCHO Auction: "Le PONCHO"; catalogDates: May 1971Container: Box 4228-006 Box 1
- Description: 10th Annual PONCHO Auction: "PONCHO 10"; catalogDates: May 1972Container: Box 4228-006 Box 1
- Description: 11th Annual PONCHO Auction: "PONCHO Tivoli"; catalog and inclusionsDates: May 1973Container: Box 4228-006 Box 1
- Description: 12th Annual PONCHO Auction; catalogDates: 1974Container: Box 4228-006 Box 1
- Description: 13th Annual PONCHO Auction: "PONCHO Casino"; catalog and inclusionsDates: 1975Container: Box 4228-006 Box 1
- Description: 14th Annual PONCHO Auction; catalogDates: 1976Container: Box 4228-006 Box 1
- Description: 15th Annual PONCHO Auction: "That's Entertainment!"; catalogDates: April 1977Container: Box 4228-006 Box 1
- Description: 16th Annual PONCHO Auction; catalogDates: April 1978Container: Box 4228-006 Box 1
- Description: 17th Annual PONCHO Auction: "Garden Party"; catalogDates: April 1979Container: Box 4228-006 Box 1
- Description: 18th Annual PONCHO Auction: "Toyland"; catalogDates: April 1980Container: Box 4228-006 Box 1
- Description: 19th Annual PONCHO Auction: "PONCHO Sports"; catalogDates: April 1981Container: Box 4228-006 Box 1
- Description: 20th Annual PONCHO Auction: "A Salute to the Arts"; catalog and inclusionsDates: 1982Container: Box 4228-006 Box 1
- Description: 21st Annual PONCHO Auction: "PONCHO Uptown"; catalogDates: 1983Container: Box 4228-006 Box 1
- Description: 22nd Annual PONCHO Auction: "PONCHO at Camelot"; catalog and inclusionsDates: 1984Container: Box 4228-006 Box 1
- Description: 23rd Annual PONCHO Auction: "Out of the World with PONCHO"; catalog and inclusionsDates: 1985Container: Box 4228-006 Box 1
- Description: 24th Annual PONCHO Auction: "April in Paris"; catalog and inclusionsDates: 1986Container: Box 4228-006 Box 1
- Description: 25th Annual PONCHO Auction: "25th Year"; catalogDates: 1987Container: Box 4228-006 Box 1
- Description: 26th Annual PONCHO Auction: "PONCHO in the Pink"; catalogDates: 1988Container: Box 4228-006 Box 1
- Description: 27th Annual PONCHO Auction: "Salutes the Centennial"; catalogDates: 1989Container: Box 4228-006 Box 1
- Description: 28th Annual PONCHO Auction: "Viva el Arte"; catalogDates: 1991Container: Box 4228-006 Box 1
- Description: PONCHO Wine Auction for the Arts; catalogDates: 1998Container: Box 4228-006 Box 1
- Description: 36th Annual PONCHO Auction:: ""Passion for the Arts!"; catalogDates: 1998Container: Box 4228-006 Box 1
- Description: 37th Annual PONCHO Auction: "Celebrate the Century"; catalogDates: 1999Container: Box 4228-006 Box 1
- Description: Assorted PONCHO InvitationsDates: 1986-2004Container: Box 4228-006 Box 1
- Description: Palazzo PONCHO 2000 Gala Auction; catalogDates: April 2000Container: Box 4228-006 Box 2
- Description: 2001 Gala Auction to Benefit the Arts: "PONCHO Imagique"; catalogDates: May 2001Container: Box 4228-006 Box 2
- Description: PONCHO 2001 Wine Auction to Benefit the Arts: "Fête du Moulin Rouge"; catalogDates: October 2001Container: Box 4228-006 Box 2
- Description: 40th Anniversary Gala Auction to Benefit the Arts: "Club Savoy"; catalogDates: May 2002Container: Box 4228-006 Box 2
- Description: PONCHO 2002 Wine Auction: "Grand Voyage"; catalogDates: Octoer 2002Container: Box 4228-006 Box 2
- Description: PONCHO Invitational Fine Art Auction: "All About Art"; catalogDates: April 2003Container: Box 4228-006 Box 2
- Description: PONCHO 2004 Gala Auction to Benefit the Arts: "InnovASIAN"; catalogDates: May 2003Container: Box 4228-006 Box 2
- Description: PONCHO 2004 Invitational Fine Art Auction: "All About Art"; catalogDates: April 2004Container: Box 4228-006 Box 2
- Description: PONCHO 2004 Gala Auction to Benefit the Arts: "American Razzle Dazzle"; catalogDates: May 2004Container: Box 4228-006 Box 2
- Description: PONCHO 2005 International Wine Auction for the Arts: "Let the Arts Breathe"; catalogDates: October 2005Container: Box 4228-006 Box 2
- Description: 44th Annual PONCHO Gala: "Derby Dreams"; catalogDates: April 2006Container: Box 4228-006 Box 2
- Description: 5th Annual PONCHO Invitational Fine Art Auction: "A Horse of a Different Color"; catalogDates: 2006Container: Box 4228-006 Box 2
- Description: PONCHO 45th Anniversary Gala "Hot, Hot, Hot"; catalogDates: April 2007Container: Box 4228-006 Box 2
- Description: PONCHO 2007 International Wine Auction: At Play in the Vineyards of the World; catalogDates: November 2007Container: Box 4228-006 Box 2
- Description: PONCHO's 46th Annual Gala: Nouveau Glam; catalogDates: April 2008Container: Box 4228-006 Box 2
- Description: PONCHO's 8th Annual Invitational Fine Art Auction: "Grow Art"; catalogDates: October 2009Container: Box 4228-006 Box 2
- Description: PONCHO 2010 International Wine Auction for the Arts: "Italia! Vino Arte"; catalogDates: May 2010Container: Box 4228-006 Box 2
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
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)
- Scrapbooks
- Slides (photographs)
- Sound recordings
- Sound recordings
Other Creators
Personal Names
- Katz, Solomon,--1909- (interviewer)
Corporate Names
- PONCHO (Organization : Seattle, Wash.)--Archives
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