WAUSmithPalmer4512.xml Guide to the Palmer Smith Papers 1793-2004 Smith (Palmer) Papers Funding for encoding this finding aid was partially provided through a grant awarded by the National Endowment for the Humanities. Special Collections, University of Washington Libraries © 2007 (Last modified: 4/19/2018)
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Finding aid written in English. Finding aid based on DACS (Describing Archives: A Content Standard). University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections 4512 Smith, Palmer, 1922-2004 Palmer Smith papers 1793-2004 35.5 cubic feet (38 boxes and one tube) Collection materials are in English. Papers of a civic activist and attorney from Seattle, Washington with an interest in the problems of inner city schools

Palmer Smith (1922-2004) was a Seattle attorney and civic activist with an interest in the problems of inner city schools. He grew up in Bethesda, Maryland, worked in Naval intelligence, and earned a B.S. and a law degree from Harvard University. He moved to Seattle in 1953 and practiced law for over forty years.

From 1967 to 1968, he taught a course at Garfield High School titled “Science For Living.” This was an experimental course for students who had been expelled from school or were at risk of dropping out. From 1968 to 1970, he was a visiting fellow at Battelle Seattle Research Center. While at Battelle, he undertook the development of the Seattle Urban Academy (with Charles P. Huey.) to serve black students of the Central District. Smith left Battelle in 1970 and in 1972 incorporated the Seattle Urban Academy as a non-profit corporation, but the school faced opposition from groups promoting integration of schools over separate educational opportuniites. It was never opened. Smith was also a Steering Committee member and attorney for the Coalition for Quality Integrated Education, a citizen group which assisted with transfer programs in the Seattle Public Schools in the 1970’s. He was active in other groups concerned with public education, civil rights, and good government. He also belonged to and served as attorney for the Citizens’ Abortion Discussion Group, in the State of Washington, later the Washington Citizens for Abortion Reform. In this role he drafted the first abortion-rights legislation in Washington State. Smith died in Seattle in January 2004.

Arranged into 4 accessions:

Accession No. 4512-001, Palmer Smith Papers, 1950-1993 Accession No. 4512-002, Palmer Smith Papers concerning the Coalition Against Recall, 1970-1972 Accession No. 4512-003, Palmer Smith Papers, 1945-2004 Accession No. 4512-004, Palmer Smith Family Papers, 1793-2001 (bulk 1880-1983)

The Palmer Smith papers include correspondence, minutes of meetings, writings, reports, legal pleadings, government publications, family papers, and other materials related to his activism in restructuring urban public schools, school desegregation in Seattle, and various political and civic projects, mainly in the greater Seattle area, with the bulk dating from 1960 to 1975. Papers include documentation of the following organizations: Seattle Urban Academy; Coalition for Quality Integrated Education; The Central Area School Council; Washington Citizens for Abortion Reform; Coalition Against Recall; and the Washington Legislature's Joint Committee on Urban Area Government,Citizen's Advisory Committee.

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 Smith, Palmer, 1922-2004--Archives Smith family--Archives Batelle Seattle Research Center Coalition Against Recall (Seattle, Wash.) Coalition for Quality Integrated Education (Seattle, Wash.) Seattle Public Schools Seattle Urban Academy Washington (State). Legislature. Joint Committee on Urban Area Government Washington Citizens for Abortion Reform Seattle (Wash.)--Social conditions Community activists--Washington (State)--Seattle--Archives Lawyers--Washington (State)--Seattle--Archives Abortion--Government policy--Washington (State)--Citizen participation Educational change--Washington (State)--Seattle--Citizen participation Educational planning--Washington (State)--Seattle--Citizen participation Pro-choice movement--Washington (State) School integration--Washington (State)--Seattle Correspondence Minutes Writings Government publications Legal briefs Lawyers Personal Papers/Corporate Records (University of Washington) Civic Activism Elementary and Secondary Education Seattle

 

Accession No. 4512-001: Palmer Smith papers, 1956-1991 (bulk 1960-1975) 14.21 cubic feet (15 boxes)

Arrangement: Arranged into 2 series:

Organizations and Associations, 1953-1993 Personal Papers, 1957-1979

Scope and Content: Correspondence, minutes, writings, reports, legal pleadings, government publications, and other materials related to his activism in restructuring urban public schools, school desegregation in Seattle, and various political and civic projects, mainly in the greater Seattle area.

Restrictions on Access: Open to all users.

Acquisition Info: Source: Palmer Smith, June 23, 1995

Processing Info: Processed in 1999-2001 by Stephen Miles and Crystal Lentz.

 Organization and Associations Papers 1954-1993

Arrangement: Arranged by organization or association, then by type of record.

 Seattle Urban Academy Project Organization 1/1 4512-001 Articles of Incorporation 1972 1/2 4512-001 By-laws 1972 1/3 4512-001 Statement of Purposes (Draft) 1971 Intraorganizational Correspondence 1/4 4512-001 Battelle Memoranda 1968-1973 1/5 4512-001 Seattle Urban Academy Memoranda 1971 1/6 4512-001 Incoming Letters (to Palmer Smith) 1969-1973, undated 1/7-9 4512-001 Outgoing Letters 1968-1988, undated General Correspondence 1/10 4512-001 Fuller, Robert W. 1968-1971 1/11 4512-001 Harty, Harold 1968-1971, undated 1/12 4512-001 Huey, Charles P. 1969-1976 1/13 4512-001 Paul, Ronald S. 1968-1972 1/14 4512-001 Others 1968-1976 1/15 4512-001 Unidentified and Non-Palmer Smith 1971, undated Proposals 1/16 4512-001 "Central Area Academy or Seattle Academy" by Little, John C. undated 1/17 4512-001 "The Seattle Academy, Proposed by John Little" (draft 2) undated 1/18 4512-001 "Proposed Outline for Evaluation of the Seattle Academy Concept" 1/1969 1/19 4512-001 "Proposed Outline for the Seattle Academy Prospectus" 1/1969 1/20 4512-001 "A Prospectus of the Seattle Academy" (draft 5) 2/1969 1/21-22 4512-001 "The Seattle Academy: A Prospectus" (draft 5) 2/1969 1/23 4512-001 "The Seattle Academy: A Prospectus" (draft 5, revision 2) 2/1969 1/24 4512-001 "A Prospectus of the Seattle Urban Academy" (draft 5, revision 3) 3/1969 1/25 4512-001 "Brief on the Seattle Academy" 4/1969 1/26 4512-001 "Proposed Plan for Developing the Seattle Academy Program Plan" 7/1969 1/27 4512-001 "Seattle Urban Academy Program Plan" (draft, outline) 8/1969 1/28-34 4512-001 "Seattle Academy Program Plan (draft) 8/1969 1/35 4512-001 "The Seattle Academy - Summary of Primary Features" 2/1970 1/36-38 4512-001 "Seattle Urban Academy Program Plan" 2/1970 1/39 4512-001 "Summary of the Seattle Academy Program Plan" 4/1970 1/40 4512-001 "Seattle Academy: Phase II Development Activities" 6/1970 1/41-42 4512-001 "Seattle Urban Academy Program Plan" 12/1970 1/43 4512-001 "Proposed Organizational Structure for the Seattle Urban Academy" 1971 2/1 4512-001 "The Seattle Academy: A Staff Proposal from the Community Talent Bank and Battelle Memorial Institute undated 2/2 4512-001 "The Seattle Academy" (draft 4) undated 2/3-4 4512-001 "Seattle Urban Academy" (early drafts) undated 2/5 4512-001 Portions of Drafts 1969-1970 2/6 4512-001 "Battelle Fellowships in Inner-City Education Program" (proposed by Palmer Smith) 1968-191975 2/7 4512-001 Birnbaum Proposal 1969-1970? 2/8 4512-001 "California Institute of Technology Summer Science Program" 1970 2/9 4512-001 "Central Area Wilderness Program" 1972 2/10 4512-001 "Increasing Productivity in Elementary/Secondary Public Education" undated 2/11 4512-001 "Proposals for Correcting Dropout Problem in Central Area Schools" 1968 Reports 2/12 4512-001 "Seattle Urban Academy Phase II Development: Final Report" 1971 2/13 4512-001 "Teacher Advisory Committee Report to Seattle Urban Academy" 1971 2/14 4512-001 "Final Report - Seattle Urban Academy Phase II Development" 1971 2/15 4512-001 "Some Observations on the Application of Systems Engineering Methodologies to Inner-City Education" 1971 2/16-18 4512-001 "The Seattle Urban Academy Program: An Example of Social Intervention" (draft and final draft) 1973 2/19 4512-001 Central Area Educational Institute 1969 2/20 4512-001 "Community Talent Bank Program" 1969 2/21 4512-001 Non-Profit Organization Annual Reports 1972-191991 2/22 4512-001 "Non-Segregated Education in Washington Schools" 1970 2/23 4512-001 Related Reports on Education 1985-1991, undated 2/24 4512-001 "Volunteer Services in Seattle Schools, 1969-1970" 2/25 4512-001 Miscellaneous 1970, undated 2/26-29 4512-001 Seattle Academy Log 1968-1971,undated 2/30-31 4512-001 Financial Records 1968-1974 2/32 4512-001 Contracts undated 2/33-36 4512-001 Laws and Legislation 1965-1971, undated 2/37 4512-001 Teacher Certification Standards 1970-1971, undated Conferences 2/38 4512-001 Community School Conference or "Survival of the Inner-City School: Education Through Community Control or Decentralization?" 1970 2/39 4512-001 "Ethics of Social Intervention" 1973 2/40 4512-001 Notes 1970-1991, undated 3/1 4512-001 Testimony (National Education Goals Panel Hearings) 1991 Papers 3/2 4512-001 "Specific Reading Disability: Information for Parents and Teachers" (by Eustis, Richard S.) 1948 3/3 4512-001 "Education in Action - A Strategy of Change in a Time of Conflict" (by Gottfried, Sue D. and Northwood, L. K.) 1970? 3/4 4512-001 "Models and Methods in Evaluation Research" and "Evaluation of the Battelle Seattle Urban Academy" (by Guttentag, Marcia) 1973, undated 3/5 4512-001 Innovation article on Seattle Urban Academy (Harty, Harold, et al) 1972 3/6 4512-001 "Some Observations on the Application of Systems Engineering Methodologies to Inner-City Education" (by Huey, C. P. et al) 1971 3/7 4512-001 "The Paul Friere Method: Literacy Training and Conscientization" (by Sanders, Thomas G.) undated 3/8-11 4512-001 Articles 1968-1991, undated Publications 3/12 4512-001 Government Publications 1972-1973 3/13 4512-001 Eastside Forum- Organizers' Manual 1970 3/14 4512-001 Lectures (by Palmer Smith) 1969-1970 3/15 4512-001 Newspaper - Garfield Messenger 1970 Newsletters 3/16 4512-001 National Committee for Support of the Public Schools 1970 3/17 4512-001 Synopsis (Teaching Aid) 1969 3/18 4512-001 Alternative Education Newsletters 1969-1970 3/19 4512-001 Others 1971-1973 Ephemera 3/20 4512-001 "Big Rock Candy Mountain" 1970-1971 3/21 4512-001 Black Panther Party Political Education Kit undated 3/22 4512-001 National Socialist White People's Party undated 3/23 4512-001 "The Preschool Things Catalog" undated 3/24 4512-001 Miscellaneous undated Subject Files 3/25-29 4512-001 Afram Associates. Inc. 1966-1970 3/30-31 4512-001 American Federation of Teachers 1969-1970, undated 3/32-33 4512-001 Battelle Memorial Institute 1969-1970, undated 4/1 4512-001 Battelle Regional Research Center Study 1970 4/2 4512-001 Battelle Settlements with IRS and Ohio (Loss of Tax-Exempt Status) 1975 4/3 4512-001 Battelle Videotape Equipment Project 1968-1970 4/4 4512-001 Central Area School Desegregation 1968-1969 4/5 4512-001 Community Talent Bank - Home-School Community Liaison Project 1968-1969 4/6 4512-001 Education Vouchers 1972, undated 4/7 4512-001 Educational Staff Seminar Washington State Field Trip 1970 4/8-11 4512-001 Legal Research 1968-1971 4/12 4512-001 Pangborn, Sally Case 1970 4/13 4512-001 School Desegregation 1970, undated 4/14 4512-001 School District Evaluation of the [Seattle Urban] Academy 1971 4/15 4512-001 Seattle Model Cities Program 1968-1969 4/16 4512-001 Seattle School Board Recall and Levy 1973 4/17 4512-001 Seattle Urban Academy, Phase II 1970 4/18-20 4512-001 Urban Academy 1990 Activity 1990 4/21-23 4512-001 Urban Academy 1991 Activity 1991 4/24-28 4512-001 Clippings 1968-1991 4/29 4512-001 Miscellany 1969-1976 East St. Louis Urban Academy 4/30 4512-001 General Correspondence 1971-1973 4/31-32 4512-001 Workshop Materials 1972 5/1 4512-001 Reports and Proposals 1972 5/2 4512-001 Resumes 5/3 4512-001 Contracts 1971-1972 5/4 4512-001 Financial Records 1972 5/5 4512-001 Miscellany Garfield Teaching Project 5/6 4512-001 General Correspondence 1965-1970 5/7 4512-001 Statements and Proposals 1965-1968 5/8-11 4512-001 Course Materials 1968-1971, undated 5/12 4512-001 Log/Notes 1968-1969 5/13 4512-001 Articles 1968-1969 5/14 4512-001 Clippings 1968-1969 5/15 4512-001 Miscellany 1968-1972, undated 5/16-17 4512-001 Huey, Charles P. 1968-1988 5/18 4512-001 Seattle Urban Academy Steering Committee (SASC) 1969-1971 5/19-29 4512-001 Central Area School Council 1969-1993, undated 6/1-7 4512-001 Citizens Committee for Open Housing 1959-1964, undated Coalition Against Recall 6/8 4512-001 General Correspondence 1965, 1971-1972 6/9 4512-001 Reports 1971-1972 Subject Files 6/10 4512-001 Citizens Against Mandatory Bussing 1972 6/11-12 4512-001 Desegregation 1970-1972 6/13 4512-001 Enrollment 1960-1972 6/14 4512-001 Clippings 1964-1965, undated 6/15 4512-001 Miscellany 1970-1972, undated Coalition for Quality Integrated Education 6/16 4512-001 Biographical Features - Palmer Smith undated Organization 6/17 4512-001 Advisory Committee undated 6/18 4512-001 Articles of Dissolution and Plan of Distribution 1981-1982 6/19-20 4512-001 Articles of Incorporation 1971 6/21 4512-001 By-Laws 1971-1973 6/22 4512-001 By-Laws (Amendments) 1974-1976 6/23 4512-001 Intraorganizational Correspondence 1976 General Correspondence 6/24 4512-001 re: "In Touch" 1971-1972 6/25 4512-001 Siqueland, Ann 1974-1975 6/26-27 4512-001 re: Washington State. Charitable Registration 1972-1979, undated 6/28-33 4512-001 Miscellaneous 1970-1981 6/34-40 4512-001 Minutes 1971-1977 6/41 4512-001 Membership Lists- Board Of Directors 1971-1979 Contracts 6/42 4512-001 CQIE-Seattle. School District No. 1 (Educational Services Agreement) 1971-1972 6/43 4512-001 CQIE-Seattle. School District No. 1 (Other Agreements) 1971-1972 6/44 4512-001 Employment Contracts 1973 6/45-46 4512-001 Employment Procedures 1973-1976 Subject Files 7/1 4512-001 Coalition Concern undated 7/2 4512-001 Discussion Questions and Suggestions 1970-1971, undated 7/3 4512-001 Health Care Plan 1977 7/4 4512-001 Ineligibility Determination 1976 7/5-7 4512-001 Legal Research undated 7/8 4512-001 Resource Materials undated 7/9 4512-001 School Climate Profile 1979 7/10 4512-001 Seattle Public Schools 1971, undated 7/11 4512-001 Voluntary Racial Transfer Program 1971-1976 7/12 4512-001 Speeches & Writings 1970 Reports 7/13 4512-001 Non-Profit Organization Annual Reports 1972-1980 7/14 4512-001 Title VII 1973, undated 7/15 4512-001 Others 1972, undated Proposals 7/16 4512-001 Third Force Institute 1969 7/17-18 4512-001 Title VII Grant Proposal 1970-1977 Newsletters 7/19 4512-001 Coalition Concern - The Coordinator 1970-1971 7/20-25 4512-001 Citizens for Quality Integrated Education 1970-1976 7/26 4512-001 Seattle Public Schools - In Touch 1971-1977 7/27 4512-001 Others 1971-1977 7/28 4512-001 News Releases 1970 7/29 4512-001 Application For Tax-exempt Status 1971 7/30 4512-001 Financial Records 1971-1976 7/31 4512-001 Job Descriptions undated 7/32 4512-001 Legislation 1970-1976 7/33 4512-001 Notes 1970-1971, undated 7/34-35 4512-001 Clippings 1970-1977 7/36 4512-001 Photographs undated 7/37 4512-001 Ephemera undated Committee on the Deficit (REDUCE) 7/38 4512-001 General Correspondence 1985-1987 7/39 4512-001 Resumes undated 7/40-41 4512-001 Drafts 1985, undated 7/42 4512-001 Notes 1983-1985 Subject Files 7/43 4512-001 Responsibly Ending the Deficit Using Citizen Energy (REDUCE) 1985 7/44 4512-001 Deficit Reduction Discussion Group 1985 7/45-48 4512-001 Clippings 1985-1986 8/1-2 4512-001 Miscellany 1983-1986 Council of Planning Affiliates, Preston School Study Committee 8/3-4 4512-001 General Correspondence 1963-1964 8/5-8 4512-001 Reports 1962-1964 8/9 4512-001 Findings and Proposals 1963-1964 8/10 4512-001 Notes 1964, undated 8/11 4512-001 Clippings 1963-1964 8/12 4512-001 Miscellany undated 8/13-14 4512-001 Rosellini (Albert D.) Re-election Committee 1960 Seattle Public Schools, Election Rules and Procedures Committee 8/15 4512-001 Organizational 1971 8/16 4512-001 General Correspondence 1971 8/17 4512-001 Minutes 1971 8/18 4512-001 Reports 1970 8/19-20 4512-001 Procedures and Guidelines 1971 8/21 4512-001 Notes 1971, undated 8/22 4512-001 Miscellany 1971, undated Seattle Children's Home 8/23 4512-001 General Correspondence 1970-1972 8/24 4512-001 Publications 1969-1970, undated 8/25 4512-001 Miscellany Seattle-King County Bar Association, Criminal Justice System Committee 8/26 4512-001 Minutes 1971-1972 8/27 4512-001 Financial Records 1970-1972 8/28 4512-001 Reports 1970 8/29 4512-001 Notes undated 8/30 4512-001 Miscellany 1971-1972 Seattle-King County Bar Association, Law Enforcement Committee 8/31,32 4512-001 General Correspondence 1970-1975 8/33 4512-001 Notes 1970, undated 8/34 4512-001 Subject File - Seattle Police Department 1971, undated 8/35 4512-001 Clippings 1970-1974 8/36 4512-001 Miscellany 1970-1972 Seattle-King County Bar Association-Defender Board Joint Committee to Evaluate the Seattle Public Defender 8/37 4512-001 General Correspondence 1973 8/38 4512-001 Reports 1973 8/39 4512-001 Studies undated 8/40 4512-001 Miscellany undated 8/41-42 4512-001 Washington Board Against Discrimination 1957-1961 Washington Legislature, Joint Committee on Urban Area Government. Citizen's Advisory Committee 8/43 4512-001 Organizational Features 1962, undated General Correspondence 8/44 4512-001 Durning, Marvin B. 1961-1964 8/45 4512-001 Schmechel, Donald A. 1962 8/46 4512-001 Miscellaneous A-Z 1961-1962 Minutes 9/1 4512-001 Combined Metropolitan Area (Seattle, Spokane and Tacoma) 1961-1963 9/2 4512-001 Public Sessions 1962 9/3 4512-001 Seattle Metropolitan Area 1961-1962 9/4 4512-001 Spokane Metropolitan Area 1961-1962 9/5 4512-001 Tacoma Metropolitan Area 1961-1962 9/6 4512-001 Financial Records 1959, 1963, undated Reports 9/7 4512-001 Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations 1961 9/8 4512-001 Central Area Comprehensive Plan 1961 9/9 4512-001 Citizens Advisory Committee- Final Report 1962 9/10 4512-001 Committee on State Government Organization 1954-1955, undated 9/11 4512-001 "Economic Development of the Seattle Metropolitan Area" 1961 9/12 4512-001 Governor's Commission on Metropolitan Area Problems 1960 9/13 4512-001 Puget Sound Regional Planning Council 1960 9/14 4512-001 Seattle Metropolitan-Joint Committee on Urban Area Government 1961 9/15 4512-001 Subcommittee on Annexation, Incorporation and Special Districts 1962 9/16-19 4512-001 Subcommittee on Finance 1962 9/20 4512-001 Subcommittee on Land Use and Open Space 1962 9/21-22 4512-001 University ot Washington, Bureau of Governmental Research and Services 1956, 1959, 1962 9/23 4512-001 University of Washington, Highway Economic Studies 1961 9/24 4512-001 Water Resources 1957-1962 9/25-30 4512-001 Recommendations 1962, undated 9/31-36 4512-001 Speeches and Writings 1961-1962, undated 9/37 4512-001 Campaign Materials 1962 9/38-41 4512-001 Legislation 1961-1963 9/42 4512-001 Case Files 1963 9/43 4512-001 Notes undated 9/44 4512-001 News Releases 1966, undated Subject Files 9/45 4512-001 Citizens' Council on City Planning 1961, undated 9/46 4512-001 Metro 1961-1962, undated 9/47-10/1-4 4512-001 Taxation 1956-1962 10/5 4512-001 Ephemera 1961-1963, undated 10/6 4512-001 Clippings 1962, 1966, undated 10/7 4512-001 Miscellany 1961-1962, undated Washington Senate, Democratic Caucus 10/8 4512-001 Organizational Features 1961 10/9 4512-001 General Correspondence 1960-1961 10/10-11 4512-001 Speeches and Writings 1958-1960, undated 10/12-13 4512-001 Legislation (drafts) 1959-1961, undated 10/14 4512-001 Notes undated 10/15 4512-001 Miscellany undated Washington Association of County Commissioners General Correspondence 10/16 4512-001 Ford, Richard D. 1958-191960 10/17 4512-001 Pinkus, William 1959-1960 10/18 4512-001 Watts, Richard C. 1957-1963 10/19 4512-001 Miscellaneous A-Z 1958-191960 10/20 4512-001 Reports 1966 10/21 4512-001 Speeches and Writings 1961, undated Subject Files 10/22 4512-001 County Service Areas 1958-1960, 1976 10/23 4512-001 County Services Area Act 1961, undated 10/24 4512-001 Legislative Program 1960, undated 10/25 4512-001 Tax Collection Project 1956-191960 10/26 4512-001 Notes undated 10/27 4512-001 Miscellany 1950-191955 10/28 4512-001 Washington Citizens Committee for Civil Rights Legislation 1959-1960 Washington Citizens for Abortion Reform (Goldenberg Committee) 10/29 4512-001 Organizational Features 1969, undated General Correspondence 10/30 4512-001 Goldenberg, Samuel 1967-1981 10/31 4512-001 Gorton, Slade undated 10/32 4512-001 Washington State Medical Association 1967-1976 10/33-35 4512-001 Miscellaneous A-Z 1967-1971 Minutes 10/36 4512-001 American Psychiatric Association. North Pacific District Branch 1969 10/37 4512-001 Citizens' Abortion Discussion Group 1968-1969 10/38 4512-001 W.A.C.C.A. Executive Committee 10/39 4512-001 Washington State Medical Association. Public Laws Committee 1968 10/40 4512-001 Legal Documents undated Reports 10/41 4512-001 Abortion Action Research Summary 10/42 4512-001 Abortion Law Reform Association 1965-1966 10/43 4512-001 Obstetrical and Gynecological Societies 1968, undated 10/44 4512-001 re: Therapeutic Abortion 1966-1968 10/45 4512-001 Washington Citizen's for Abortion Rights 1978 Speeches and Writings 10/46 4512-001 re: Abortion Law Reform 1967, undated 10/47 4512-001 "Abortion Law Reform in New York" 1966-1967 10/48 4512-001 "The Law of Abortion" 1958 10/49 4512-001 re: Morality of Law 1968, undated 10/50 4512-001 re: Therapeutic Abortion undated 10/51 4512-001 Miscellaneous Writings 1966-1968, undated 10/52 4512-001 Miscellaneous Speeches and Statements 1963, 1967, undated 10/53 4512-001 Campaign Materials 1973 Legislation 10/54 4512-001 American Medical Association Recommended Legislation undated 10/55 4512-001 Drafts 1968 10/56 4512-001 House Bills (various states) 1967-1970, undated 10/57-58 4512-001 Passed Legislation undated 11/1 4512-001 Senate Bills (various states) 1967-1970, undated 11/2 4512-001 Voluntary Euthanasia Bill undated 11/3 4512-001 Washington State Board of Health 1970-1971 11/4 4512-001 Working Papers 1968 11/5 4512-001 YMCA Youth Legislature 1968 11/6-9 4512-001 Other undated 11/10 4512-001 Directories- Washington State Legislature 1969 Case Files 11/11 4512-001 People of the State of California v. Belous (Leon P.) undated 11/12 4512-001 People of the State of California v. Robb (Robert C.) 1970 11/13 4512-001 U.S. v. Vuitch (Milan) and Boyd (Shirley A.) 1969 11/14 4512-001 News Releases 1968-1971 11/15 4512-001 Publications 1965, 1968 Notes 11/16 4512-001 Abortion Debate undated 11/17 4512-001 Miscellaneous undated 11/18 4512-001 Conferences and Conventions 1971 Subject Files 11/19 4512-001 AMA Policy-Joint Commission 1967 11/20 4512-001 Basic Rationale 1969 11/21 4512-001 The Bill 1969-1970, undated 11/22 4512-001 Birth Defects undated 11/23 4512-001 British Law, et al undated 11/24-25 4512-001 Child Medical Service 1971-1972 11/26 4512-001 Citizens' Abortion Discussion Group undated 11/27 4512-001 Fetal Rights 1968, undated 11/28 4512-001 Guidelines 1965, 1969, undated 11/29 4512-001 Legal Authorities 1976-1977 11/30 4512-001 New Yorkers for Abortion Law Repeal 1969 11/31 4512-001 Other Approaches 1968-1969, undated 11/32 4512-001 Questions and Answers, Fact Sheets and Vignettes 1967-1969 11/33 4512-001 Statements 1969, undated Ephemera 11/34 4512-001 Abortion Law Reform Association undated 11/35 4512-001 Association for the Study of Abortion 1969 11/36 4512-001 Miscellaneous 1968-1969, undated 11/37-44 4512-001 Clippings 1966-1992 11/45 4512-001 Miscellany 1967, undated Personal Papers 1957-1979 Reports 11/46-47 4512-001 Bioanalytical Studies of Cannabis Smoking 1969 11/48 4512-001 Other 1969 Subject Files 11/49 4512-001 Adoption Subsidy Act-1975 Amendments 1974-1975 11/50 4512-001 Center for Urban Studies 1975 11/51 4512-001 Christian Social Action Committee and other Christian Organizations 11/52 4512-001 City Council 1975 Civil Rights 11/53 4512-001 General Correspondence 1958 11/54 4512-001 Articles 1952-1959, undated 11/55 4512-001 Case File circa 1959 11/56 4512-001 Clippings 1957-1959, undated 11/57-58 4512-001 Legislation 1959-1961 11/59 4512-001 Newsletters 1959 11/60 4512-001 Speeches and Writings of Others 1957-1958 11/61 4512-001 Reports 1952-1959, undated 11/62 4512-001 Constitutional Amendment 23 (U.S. Constitution) 1958 11/63-65 4512-001 Education 1958-1963, 1970-1971, undated 11/66 4512-001 Education - Bottomly, Forbes 1971-1972 11/67 4512-001 Education - Seattle Desegregation 1971-1972, undated 12/1 4512-001 Education - Student Rights 1971 12/2 4512-001 Education - Teachers Association and Union 1972 12/3 4512-001 Education - Vouchers 1970-1971 12/4 4512-001 The Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 1965-1967 12/5 4512-001 Garfield Site Council 1992 15 4512-001 Interstate Compacts undated 12/6-7 4512-001 Kennedy - Registration Drive 1960-1964 12/8 4512-001 Mayoralty Candidacy 1968-1969 12/9-13 4512-001 Redistricting 1961-1963, 1980-1981 12/14-21 4512-001 School Segregation 1965-1967 12/22 4512-001 Seattle Public School Information 1970-1971, undated Seattle Public Schools 12/23 4512-001 Ad Hoc School Crisis Committee 1975 12/24 4512-001 Citizens for Fair School Funding 1976, 1979 12/25 4512-001 Collective Bargaining Contract - Seattle Schools 1973-1976 12/26 4512-001 Legal Materials 1975-1976 12/27 4512-001 1975 Levy Failure 1975 12/28 4512-001 1976 Levy 1976 12/29 4512-001 Miscellaneous Notes undated 12/30 4512-001 School Clippings 1974-1979 12/31 4512-001 School Desegregation 1972-1977 12/32 4512-001 Seattle School Reports 1975 12/33 4512-001 Teacher Evaluation 1974 13/1-9 4512-001 Universal Education 1966-1973 13/10 4512-001 Voting Rights Panel 1965 13/11 4512-001 Clippings undated 13/12 4512-001 Ephemera 1957-1961, 1964-1965 Publications & Reports 13-14 4512-001 Natural Resources 1936-1972 13-14 4512-001 Tax Policy 1956-1961, 1984 15 4512-001 Interstate Compacts Accession No. 4512-002: Palmer Smith papers concerning the Coalition Against Recall, 1970-1972 1.00 cubic feet (1 box)

Scope and Content: Legal papers, correspondence, and related files for Coalition Against Recall, a Seattle citizens' group which fought the recall of School Board members on the issue of mandatory busing to achieve integration of Seattle Public Schools.

Restrictions on Access: Open to all users.

Acquisition Info: Source: Palmer Smith April 2001.

Processing Info: Minimally processed.

 Accession No. 4512-003: Palmer Smith papers, 1945-2004 6.42 cubic feet (7 boxes)

Arrangement: Arranged into 3 series:

Correspondence, 1957-2001 Campaign Finance, 1966-1997 Miscellaneous, 1945-2004

Scope and Content: The Palmer Smith papers consist chiefly of correspondence files organized by Smith into political, civil rights, personal, miscellaneous, and friends letters, and background and working files pertaining to his interest in campaign finance reform. Also includes files on the Seattle Urban Academy, the Charles Huey Mentoring Program, the Battelle Institute Talent Bank, and miscellaneous files on other topics and areas of interest to Palmer Smith.

Restrictions on Access: Open to all users.

Papers are stored offsite; advance notice required for use.

Physical/Technical Access: Papers are stored offsite; advance notice required for use.

Acquisition Info: Source: Melissa Smith, Palmer Smith's daughter, June 30, 2007.

Processing Info: Minimally processed.

 Correspondence 1 4512-003 Political 1959-1996 1 4512-003 Civil rights 1960-1967 1-2 4512-003 Personal 1959-1994 2-3 4512-003 Miscellaneous 1957-1996 3 4512-003 Friend's letters 1990s-2001 3-5 4512-003 Campaign finance 1966-1997

Scope and Content: Includes clippings, reports, articles, and correspondence.

 Miscellaneous Seattle Urban Academy 5 4512-003 Correspondence 2001 6 4512-003 Reports 1969 6 4512-003 Articles 1972-1995 6 4512-003 Charitable organization registration 1987-1993 6 4512-003 File structure and phone numbers 1992 6 4512-003 Administration and billing 1987-1992 6 4512-003 Intra-office memoranda 1986-1991 6 4512-003 Correspondence with principals 1987-1993 6 4512-003 Correspondence with third parties 1987-1995 6 4512-003 Minute book contents- articles, agreements, by-laws 1987-1988 6 4512-003 Tax exempt status 1972-1986 6 4512-003 Contracts, leases, etc. 1988 6 4512-003 Information forms and checklists undated 6 4512-003 Huff and Huff Inc.- delinquent youth proposal 1990 6 4512-003 Selected files 1970-1971 6 4512-003 Charles P. Huey Mentoring Program 1992-1993 6 4512-003 Battelle Institute Talent Bank 1968-1969 6 4512-003 Smith's resume and obituaries 2004 6 4512-003 Prince, George N. 1996 6 4512-003 "Palmer Smith" poster 1996 6 4512-003 "Parsing Strange" book correspondence 1956 6 4512-003 Oil Smart 1994-1995 6 4512-003 Coalition Against Recall 1973 6 4512-003 Script: Pontoon- A Musical Comedy by Philip Evans 1962 6 4512-003 Harvard letters, Dad to Law Review 1947-1963 6 4512-003 Clippings 1945-1949 6 4512-003 Account of trip to Peru 1989 6 4512-003 Periodicals 1955-1956 6 4512-003 Letter to the editor of the Washington Post 1994 7 4512-003 Education- Dr. Marcia Gutentag 1970-1973 7 4512-003 Land management malpractice act 1991-1993 7 4512-003 Public affairs 1998-2003 7 4512-003 Caldwell, Theo- miscellaneous documents and memorial service 1986 7 4512-003 Bayless, Alec 1992 7 4512-003 Bullitt, Kay- birthday 1995 Accession No. 4512-004: Palmer Smith family papers, 1793-2001 (bulk 1880-1983) 14.2 cubic feet (15 boxes, one map tube)

Arrangement: Arranged as received.

Biographical/Historical Note: Family history: Palmer Smith Jr. (1922-2004) married to Dorothy (Dottie) Boetter in 1945 and had three children: Jennifer, Jared and Melissa. Palmer Smith Jr. was the son of Palmer Smith (1891-1955) and Martha Baynes Smith (1898-1984) who married in 1921. The senior Palmer Smith was a journalist. Martha Baynes Smith was an artist whose pen name was "Ariel Baynes". Palmer Smith Sr. was the son of Anna R. Palmer and Albert F. Smith who married in 1877. Anna R. Palmer's parents were Monroe Palmer (1819-1892) and Martha B. Palmer (1826-1912). Other family members reflected in the material include: Palmer Smith Jr.'s brother, Frank White Smith (1928-2003), his uncle, Francis Adams Smith (died 1956), and Baynes family members.

Scope and Content: Consisting primarily of family correspondence, this group of materials also includes seven scrapbooks of clippings from Palmer Smith Sr.'s journalism career, genealogical histories of the Baynes, Coolidge, Palmer and Smith families, and writings, foremost by Palmer Smith Sr., but also by Anna R. Palmer Smith, and Martha Baynes Smith. Other material of note includes correspondence from the White House (Martha Baynes Smith's brother, William, was married to Hubert Humphrey's sister, Fern); a file relating to President J.F. Kennedy's planned trip to Seattle in 1962 which was cancelled due to the Cuban Missile Crisis; books owned by family members (including an autograph book) which date to the 19th century; and original drawings, reproductions, and writings by "Ariel Baynes," which was a psuedonym used by Martha Baynes Smith.

Restrictions on Access: Open to all users.

Papers are stored offsite; advance notice required for use.

Acquisition Info: Source: Melissa and Jared Smith, Palmer Smith Jr.'s daughter and son, June 2007.

Physical/Technical Access: Papers are stored offsite; advance notice required for use.

Processing Info: Minimally processed.

 1 4512-004 Family records 1910-1914 1 4512-004 Family records 1917 1 4512-004 Family records 1891-1910 1 4512-004 Family records 1932-2001 2 folders 1 4512-004 Family records 1904-1927 1 4512-004 Family records 1900 1 4512-004 Palmer Smith class notes, school notes 1917-1918 1 4512-004 Frank Smith navy papers 1947-1951 1 4512-004 Family's letters 1945-1949 1 4512-004 Editorials; New York & Minneapolis 1917-1925 2 folders 1 4512-004 Palmer Smith ancestory 1903 1 4512-004 Letters from Martha Baynes Smith 1928-1939 1 4512-004 Diary of a trip and monthly balancing undated 1 4512-004 Family records 1903-1993 1 4512-004 Kennedy- Presidential transportation (pre-missile crisis visit to Seattle which was cancelled) 1962 1 4512-004 Family records 1995-1996 1 4512-004 Autograph book, dictionary, diary 1872-1906 1 4512-004 Anna Smith's book 1867 1 4512-004 The Poet's Birthday Book 1881 1 4512-004 Letters from Francis 1929-1948 1 4512-004 Anna Smith journals of summer Colorado trip 1886 1 4512-004 Geneology- Smith & Baynes families 1937 1 4512-004 Miscellaneous familiy materials 1 4512-004 Editorials; Time, Washington Post, Herald Tribune 1927-1948 1 4512-004 PS personal- rel with DLS 1 4512-004 Eldora Larson- Neshonoc 1 4512-004 Miscellaneous & genealogy 1 4512-004 Geneology; Coolidge 2 4512-004 Palmer Smith Jr. letters- Harvard 1943 5 folders 2 4512-004 Old family miscellaneous 2 4512-004 Stories by Martha Baynes and correspondence 2 4512-004 Articles, stories & notes 1967 2 4512-004 $50,000 prize story and notes 1926 2 4512-004 Letters to the editor 2 folders 2 4512-004 Good Neighbor playing cards 2 4512-004 Short story plot clippings & synopsis 2 4512-004 American Junior Red Cross News publication 1941 2 4512-004 Doubleday 2 4512-004 Correspondence, death certificates 2 4512-004 Mortgage payoff, Christmas card, clippings 2 4512-004 Letters, war ration book 1945 2 4512-004 Melissa Smith (daughter) to her grandmother, Martha B. Smith 3 4512-004 Letters to Mrs. Palmer Smith from Jared Smith 1963-1973 3 4512-004 Letters to Mrs. Palmer Smith from Jennifer Smith 1960-1974 3 4512-004 Drawing and recipe to Mrs. Palmer Smith from unidentified grandchild 3 4512-004 Correspondence from PS to DB (uncertain identification) 3 4512-004 "Storied Streets" stories by Palmer Smith 3 4512-004 Editorials written by Palmer Smith Sr. 3 4512-004 Articles by Palmer Smith 1915-1916 3 4512-004 Army plan 3 4512-004 Notes, periodicals, Columbia University reunion, miscellaneous 3 4512-004 Articles clippings, notes 1889-1915 3 4512-004 Introduction in Journalism 3 4512-004 Correspondence & article clippings 1924 3 4512-004 Essays, politics, Freshman year, correspondence 1915-1916 3 4512-004 Essays; Columbia University 3 4512-004 Marriage certificate, "Gems for the Bridal Ring" 1880 3 4512-004 Diary/calendar 1973-1981 6 folders

General Notes: 1978 is blank

 3 4512-004 Address book 2 folders 3 4512-004 Anclean Art and Archaeology notebook 1972 3 4512-004 Phone numbers 3 4512-004 "Louise La Gorce's Cookie Tree" 1971 3 4512-004 "The Blot", Columbia University 1917 4 4512-004 Correspondence: Albert F. Smith 1899-1906 3 folders 4 4512-004 Correspondence: Albert F. Smith & Francis Smith 1910-1916 18 folders 4 4512-004 Correspondence: Palmer Smith Sr. 1913-1917 2 folders 4 4512-004 Correspondence: Albert F. Smith & Francis Smith; Palmer Sr. 1916-1920 5 4512-004 Correspondence: Mr. & Mrs. Albert F. Smith 1916-1924 21 folders 5 4512-004 Correspondence: Mrs. Albert F. Smith 1918-1919 5 4512-004 Correspondence: Palmer Smith Sr. 1921-1924 2 folders 5 4512-004 Note to Jared (?) from Dottie 5 4512-004 Asian paper money (2 bills) in 10 and 50 denominations 5 4512-004 Photo of unidentified newborn baby 5 4512-004 Letters to Martha B. Smith from Palmer Smith Jr. 1972-1973 6 4512-004 Correspondence: Palmer Smith Sr. 1927-1928 6 4512-004 Correspondence: Palmer Smith Sr. & Martha 1927-1931 6 folders 6 4512-004 Correspondence: Mr. & Mrs. Albert F. Smith 1927-1931 8 folders 6 4512-004 Correspondence: Mr. & Mrs. Albert F. Smith, Palmer Sr. & Martha 1930 6 4512-004 Correspondence: Mr. & Mrs. Albert F. Smith and Palmer Sr. 1928-1931 6 folders 7 4512-004 Correspondence: Palmer Smith Jr. 1943-1946 18 folders 7 4512-004 Correspondence: Palmer Smith Sr. & Martha and Catherine Coughan Sparks 1952-1956 8 4512-004 Correspondence: Frank Sparks & Catherine Coughan 1957-1959 8 4512-004 Correspondence: Martha Smith 1960-1979 13 folders 8 4512-004 Correspondence: Martha/Ariel 1980-1983 3 folders 8 4512-004 Miscellaneous Smith family letters and notes 6 folders 9 4512-004 Correspondence: Mr. & Mrs. Albert F. Smith 1932-1933 3 folders 9 4512-004 Correspondence: Mr. & Mrs. Albert F. Smith & Palmer Sr. 1932-1934 4 folders 9 4512-004 Correspondence: Mr. & Mrs. Albert F. Smith, Palmer Sr. & Palmer Jr. 1933-1934 9 4512-004 Correspondence: Mr. & Mrs. Albert F. Smith, Palmer Sr., Martha, Palmer Jr., Francis 1933 9 4512-004 Correspondence: Palmer Smith Jr. & Francis Adams 1939 9 4512-004 Correspondence: Palmer Smith Sr. 1935-1939 3 folders 9 4512-004 Correspondence: Palmer Smith Jr. 1941-1943 6 folders 10 4512-004 Correspondence: Mr. & Mrs. Albert F. Smith 1924-1925 4 folders 10 4512-004 Correspondence: Mr. & Mrs. Albert F. Smith, Palmer Sr. & Martha 1925-1927 4 folders 10 4512-004 Correspondence: Martha Smith 1925 10 4512-004 Correspondence: Palmer Smith Sr. & Martha 1925-1927 9 folders 10 4512-004 Correspondence: Palmer Smith Sr. 1925-1927 2 folders 11 4512-004 Clippings 1916-1923 1 bound volume 11 4512-004 Clippings & correspondence 1919-1924 1 bound volume 11 4512-004 Clippings 1920 1 bound volume 11 4512-004 Clippings 1920-1921 1 bound volume 11 4512-004 Clippings 1921-1924 1 bound volume 11 4512-004 Clippings 1922-1924 1 bound volume 12 4512-004 Europe letters 1949 3 folders 12 4512-004 Children's letters 1948-1950 3 folders 12 4512-004 Correspondence: Palmer Smith Jr.- Notre Dame 1944 12 4512-004 Correspondence: Palmer Smith Jr. 1944 12 4512-004 Correspondence: Palmer Smith Jr. letters 1953 12 4512-004 Correspondence: Palmer Smith Jr.- Hawaii 1945-1946 2 folders 12 4512-004 Palmer Smith Jr. letters from Harvard 1944 12 4512-004 Correspondence: Harvard 1945-1949 3 folders 12 4512-004 Correspondence: Palmer Jr. & Dottie (DB)- Boulder, Colorado 1944-1946 12 4512-004 Correspondence: Palmer Smith Jr. and Dottie (DBS) 1946-1947 12 4512-004 Correspondence: Palmer and Dottie, New York 1945 12 4512-004 Navy 1944-1946 2 folders 12 4512-004 History 62 notebook 12 4512-004 Government 27 notebook 12 4512-004 Government 29 notebook 12 4512-004 "Navigation" notes, Palmer Smith 12 4512-004 Boyscout badges 13 4512-004 Palmer Smith Sr.- Serbia trip 1915 13 4512-004 Wedding Announcement imprinter 1945 13 4512-004 Palmer Smith Sr. article clippings 1926 13 4512-004 School of Journalism 1914-1916 13 4512-004 Geneology- family history 1793-1930 10 folders 13 4512-004 Family letters 13 4512-004 "A Place Like No Other", Neshonoc 1994 14 4512-004 Ariel Baynes- Kukulcan 14 4512-004 Ariel Baynes correspondence & Maya 1942 14 4512-004 Ariel Baynes, books on tobacco 1938-1941 14 4512-004 Aztec booklets, Pan America Union 1941 14 4512-004 Pan America, Viking thanksgiving, Agro America drawings 14 4512-004 Trademark and playing card information 14 4512-004 Newspaper clippings about Aztec medicine 1940 14 4512-004 Ariel Baynes Indian booklet/illustrations 1900 14 4512-004 The good neighbor Maya playing cards, Ariel Baynes 1941 15 4512-004 Bound volume of film review articles by Palmer Smith Sr. 1924-1926 16 4512-004 Blueprints for a house designed but never built on Oxon Hill, near Anacostia, VA undated