Samuel B. Bassett papers, 1926-1965
Table of Contents
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Bassett, Samuel B., 1896-1971
- Title
- Samuel B. Bassett papers
- Dates
- 1926-1965 (inclusive)19261965
- Quantity
- 3.22 cubic feet, (4 boxes)
- Collection Number
- 1792
- Summary
- Legal case files of a lawyer in Seattle, Washington
- Repository
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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
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Access restricted: For terms of access, contact Special Collections for details.
- Languages
- Collection materials are in English.
Biographical Note
Bassett was a Seattle plaintiffs lawyer who practiced with George Vandeveer from 1924-1942 and represented the Joint Council of Teamsters, No. 28 and various Teamster locals.
Content Description
Legal case files (bulk), 1926/27, ca. 1948-1965; incoming letters, 1953, 1963.
Accession includes a sample of legal records showing early and distinctive cases, including a wire tapping case, an Indian fishing rights case, a case involving dismissal of a University of Washington basketball coach, and cases involving Seattle labor unions and labor leaders, including Frank Brewster.
Use of the Collection
Restrictions on Use
Creator's literary rights not transferred to the University of Washington Libraries.
Administrative Information
Acquisition Information
Donated by Bassett, Donaldson & Hafer, 1/1/1972.
Related Materials
Detailed Description of the Collection
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Series I, Organizational and Biographical Materials, 1928-1971
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Description: Box Copy of Inventory
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Description: Clipping of Samuel Bassett obituary and pencil sketch art, labeled 'Sam'Dates: Undated, 1971Container: Box 1792-001 Box 1, Folder 1
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Description: Thesis (Admissibility of Evidence Obtained by Wire-Tapping - by Samuel Bassett)Dates: 1928Container: Box 1792-001 Box 4, Folder 51
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Series II, Correspondence, 1927-1965
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Description: Incoming letters - GeneralDates: 1953-1963Container: Box 1792-001 Box 1, Folder 2
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Description: Incoming Letters - ADates: 1934-1952Container: Box 1792-001 Box 4, Folder 1
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Description: Incoming Letters - BDates: 1928-1952Container: Box 1792-001 Box 4, Folder 2
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Description: Incoming Letters - Blanken, David L.Dates: 1936-1939Container: Box 1792-001 Box 4, Folder 3
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Description: Incoming Letters - CDates: 1931-1954Container: Box 1792-001 Box 4, Folder 4
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Description: Incoming Letters - DDates: 1931-1952Container: Box 1792-001 Box 4, Folder 5
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Description: Incoming Letters - Delta Theta PhiDates: 1943-1952Container: Box 1792-001 Box 4, Folder 6
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Description: Incoming Letters - EDates: 1934Container: Box 1792-001 Box 4, Folder 7
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Description: Incoming Letters - FDates: 1933-1952Container: Box 1792-001 Box 4, Folder 8
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Description: Incoming Letters - Foster, Harry EllsworthDates: 1937-1940Container: Box 1792-001 Box 4, Folder 9
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Description: Incoming Letters - GDates: 1937-1951Container: Box 1792-001 Box 4, Folder 10
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Description: Incoming Letters - Green, B. A.Dates: 1930-1951Container: Box 1792-001 Box 4, Folder 11
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Description: Incoming Letters - HDates: 1934-1954Container: Box 1792-001 Box 4, Folder 12
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Description: Incoming Letters - Hartford Accident and Indemnity Co.Dates: 1935-1950Container: Box 1792-001 Box 4, Folder 13
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Description: Incoming Letters - IDates: 1942Container: Box 1792-001 Box 4, Folder 14
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Description: Incoming Letters - JDates: 1928-1948Container: Box 1792-001 Box 4, Folder 15
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Description: Incoming Letters - KDates: 1935-1948Container: Box 1792-001 Box 4, Folder 16
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Description: Incoming Letters - LDates: 1941-1952Container: Box 1792-001 Box 4, Folder 17
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Description: Incoming Letters - Liberal King Mining Co.Dates: 1927-1950Container: Box 1792-001 Box 4, Folder 18
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Description: Incoming Letters - MDates: 1940-1952Container: Box 1792-001 Box 4, Folder 19
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Description: Incoming Letters - Millard, WilliamDates: 1941-1942Container: Box 1792-001 Box 4, Folder 20
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Description: Incoming Letters - NDates: 1936-1953Container: Box 1792-001 Box 4, Folder 21
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Description: Incoming Letters - PDates: 1941-1954Container: Box 1792-001 Box 4, Folder 22
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Description: Incoming Letters - RDates: 1936-1949Container: Box 1792-001 Box 4, Folder 23
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Description: Incoming Letters - SDates: 1927-1953Container: Box 1792-001 Box 4, Folder 24
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Description: Incoming Letters - Sunset Minerals Inc.Dates: 1949-1954Container: Box 1792-001 Box 4, Folder 25
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Description: Incoming Letters - TDates: 1937-1953Container: Box 1792-001 Box 4, Folder 26
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Description: Incoming Letters - WDates: 1931-1953Container: Box 1792-001 Box 4, Folder 27
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Description: Incoming Letters - XYZDates: 1938Container: Box 1792-001 Box 4, Folder 28
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Description: Incoming Letters - UnidentifiedDates: 1952-1953Container: Box 1792-001 Box 4, Folder 29
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Description: Outgoing LettersDates: 1927-1954Container: Box 1792-001 Box 4, Folder 30
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Description: Outgoing LettersDates: UndatedContainer: Box 1792-001 Box 4, Folder 31
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Description: General CorrespondenceDates: 1927-1936Container: Box 1792-001 Box 4, Folder 32
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Description: General CorrespondenceDates: 1937-1944Container: Box 1792-001 Box 4, Folder 33
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Description: General CorrespondenceDates: 1945-1954Container: Box 1792-001 Box 4, Folder 34
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Series III, Legal Case Files, 1927-1965
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Description: Clancy vs. LovelandDates: 1966Container: Box 1792-001 Box 1, Folder 3
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Description: Charles S. Green vs. U.S.Dates: 1927Container: Box 1792-001 Box 1, Folder 4
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Description: State vs. HugginDates: 1927Container: Box 1792-001 Box 1, Folder 5
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Description: Kahlstrom vs. International Stevedoring Co.Dates: 1926-1927Container: Box 1792-001 Box 1, Folder 6
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Description: Makah Indian Tribe vs. U.S.Dates: 1955-1961Container: Box 1792-001 Box 1, Folder 7
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Description: Makah Indian Tribe vs. U.S.Dates: 1955-1961Container: Box 1792-001 Box 1, Folder 8
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Description: Makah Indian Tribe vs. U.S.Dates: 1955-1961Container: Box 1792-001 Box 1, Folder 9
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Description: Makah Indian Tribe vs. U.S.Dates: 1955-1961Container: Box 1792-001 Box 1, Folder 10
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Description: Makah Indian Tribe vs. U.S.Dates: 1955-1961Container: Box 1792-001 Box 1, Folder 11
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Description: Retail Clerks vs. Lamberton, et alDates: 1948Container: Box 1792-001 Box 1, Folder 12
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Description: Wanamaker vs. Puget Sound Broadcasting Co., Inc.Dates: 1956Container: Box 1792-001 Box 1, Folder 13
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Description: Grayson vs. Curtis PublishingDates: 1965Container: Box 1792-001 Box 1, Folder 14
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Description: Grayson vs. Curtis PublishingDates: 1965Container: Box 1792-001 Box 1, Folder 15
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Description: Grayson vs. Curtis PublishingDates: 1965Container: Box 1792-001 Box 1, Folder 16
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Description: Grayson vs. Curtis PublishingDates: 1965Container: Box 1792-001 Box 1, Folder 17
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Description: Grayson vs. Curtis PublishingDates: 1965Container: Box 1792-001 Box 1, Folder 18
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Description: Grayson vs. Curtis PublishingDates: 1965Container: Box 1792-001 Box 1, Folder 19
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Description: Grayson vs. Curtis PublishingDates: 1965Container: Box 1792-001 Box 1, Folder 20
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Description: US vs. Teamsters, Local 174 et alDates: 1957Container: Box 1792-001 Box 2, Folder 1
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Description: Brewster, Frank W. (Deeds)Dates: 1955-1959Container: Box 1792-001 Box 2, Folder 2
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Description: Brewster, Frank W. (Appraisal of Property Owned by)Dates: 1955-1959Container: Box 1792-001 Box 2, Folder 3
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Description: City of Hope (Trust)Dates: 1955-1961Container: Box 1792-001 Box 3, Folder 1
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Description: City of Hope (Trust)Dates: 1955-1961Container: Box 1792-001 Box 3, Folder 2
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Description: City of Hope (Trust)Dates: 1955-1961Container: Box 1792-001 Box 3, Folder 3
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Description: City of Hope (Trust)Dates: 1955-1961Container: Box 1792-001 Box 3, Folder 4
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Description: City of Hope (Trust)Dates: 1955-1961Container: Box 1792-001 Box 3, Folder 5
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Description: City of Hope (Trust)Dates: 1955-1961Container: Box 1792-001 Box 3, Folder 6
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Description: City of Hope (Trust)Dates: 1955-1961Container: Box 1792-001 Box 3, Folder 7
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Description: City of Hope (Trust)Dates: 1955-1961Container: Box 1792-001 Box 3, Folder 8
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Description: City of Hope (Trust)Dates: 1955-1961Container: Box 1792-001 Box 3, Folder 9
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Description: City of Hope (Trust)Dates: 1955-1961Container: Box 1792-001 Box 3, Folder 10
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Description: City of Hope (Trust)Dates: 1955-1961Container: Box 1792-001 Box 3, Folder 11
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Description: City of Hope (Trust)Dates: 1955-1961Container: Box 1792-001 Box 3, Folder 12
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Series IV, Legal Documents, 1927-1965
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Description: Legal DocumentsDates: 1935-1944Container: Box 1792-001 Box 4, Folder 36
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Description: Legal DocumentsDates: 1960-1962Container: Box 1792-001 Box 4, Folder 37
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Description: Legal CorrespondenceDates: 1968-1970Container: Box 1792-001 Box 4, Folder 38
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Description: Legal DocumentsDates: 1960-1961Container: Box 1792-001 Box 4, Folder 39
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Description: Tribunal (American Arbitration Association)Dates: 1963Container: Box 1792-001 Box 4, Folder 40
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Description: Affidavits, Testimonies, Retainer ListsDates: 1955-1963Container: Box 1792-001 Box 4, Folder 41
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Description: Agreements, Retainer ListsDates: 1961-1962Container: Box 1792-001 Box 4, Folder 42
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Description: Legal DocumentsDates: 1961-1962Container: Box 1792-001 Box 4, Folder 43
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Description: Teamster Attorney NewslettersDates: 1965Container: Box 1792-001 Box 4, Folder 44
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Description: Teamster Attorney NewslettersDates: 1965Container: Box 1792-001 Box 4, Folder 45
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Description: Teamster Attorney NewslettersDates: 1961-1962Container: Box 1792-001 Box 4, Folder 46
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Description: Teamster Attorney NewslettersDates: 1962-1964Container: Box 1792-001 Box 4, Folder 47
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Description: Binder of Case Summaries on Community PropertyDates: UndatedContainer: Box 1792-001 Box 4, Folder 48
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Description: Ledger BookDates: 1905Container: Box 1792-001 Box 4, Folder 55
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Series V, Financial Records, 1916-1965
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Description: Receipts, Tax Returns, StatementsDates: 1916-1950Container: Box 1792-001 Box 4, Folder 49
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Description: Travel Finances, Client ReceiptsDates: 1953-1961Container: Box 1792-001 Box 4, Folder 50
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Series VI, Miscellaneous Records, 1927-1965
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Description: MiscellanyDates: 1949-1969Container: Box 1792-001 Box 4, Folder 52
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Description: EphemeraDates: 1953-1961Container: Box 1792-001 Box 4, Folder 53
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Description: Weary Walker at Art ExhibitDates: UndatedContainer: Box 1792-001 Box 4, Folder 54
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Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Basketball coaches--Dismissal of--Washington (State)--Seattle
- Indians of North America--Fishing--Law and legislation
- Personal Papers/Corporate Records (University of Washington)
- Wiretapping--Law and legislation
Corporate Names
- Labor Archives of Washington (University of Washington)
Other Creators
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Personal Names
- Bassett, Samuel B., 1896-1971--Archives
- Beck, David (Dave) Daniel (creator)
- Brewster, Frank W.--Trials, litigation, etc
- Finley, Robert C (creator)
- Grayson, John (creator)
- Green, Charles S.--Trials, litigation, etc
- Karlstrom, Lena--Trials, litigation, etc
- Vanderveer, George F (creator)
Corporate Names
- City of Hope
- International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Chauffeurs, Warehousemen, and Helpers of America. Local 174 (creator)
- International Stevedoring Co.--Trials, litigation, etc (creator)
- Makah Tribal Council (Neah Bay, Wash.)
