Chester H. Kingsbury Papers

Overview of the Collection

Creator

Kingsbury, Chester H

Title

Chester H. Kingsbury Papers

Dates

1915-1994 (inclusive)

Quantity

2.94 cubic feet, including textual materials and 2 VHS videocassettes (8 boxes)

Collection Number

3259

Summary

Papers of Seattle activist and business owner.

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, but advance notice is required for access to some materials.

Some material stored offsite; advance notice required for use.

Request at UW

Languages

English

Sponsor

Funding for encoding this finding aid was partially provided through a grant awarded by the National Endowment for the Humanities.

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Biographical Note

Chester Kingsbury was an activist in the University District of Seattle. He was president of the Pacific Northwest Chapter of the Methodist Federation for Social Action, a board member of the American Civil Liberties Union of Washington (circa 1954), and a delegate to the Socialist Party convention in 1936. He was also a member of the Church of the People in the University District and the owner of the North Seattle Printing Company. His wife, Elsie Kingsbury, was a member of the Seattle Branch of the Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom.

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Content Description

Kingsbury's political and religious activities, as well as his wife Elsie Kingsbury's interest in pacifism, the cooperative movement, and similar issues, are documented in minutes, newsletters, ephemera, clippings, subject files, writings, and videorecordings, 1915-1994.

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Use of the Collection

Restrictions on Use

The creator's literary rights have not been transferred to the University of Washington Libraries.

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Administrative Information

Arrangement

Arranged in three accessions: Accession no. 3259-1, 1936-1973; Accession no. 3259-2, 1945-circa 1993 (bulk circa 1980-circa 1993); and Accession no. 3259-3, 1915-1994.

Processing Note

Processing completed in 2005.

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Detailed Description of the Collection

Accession No. 3259-001: Chester H. Kingsbury papers, 1936-1973

.84 cu. ft. (2 boxes)

Scope and Content: Minutes, newsletters, ephemera, clippings, and subject files, 1936-1973.

Restrictions on Access: Open to all users.

Acquisition Info: Received from Chester Kingsbury, September 21, 1981.

Processing Info: Processed in 2001.

Processing Info: Issues of The New Religious Frontier, the newsletter of the Church of the People, were relocated to the Church of the People Records (Accession no. 1206-7) in the repository in 2001.
- American Civil Liberties Union of Washington
  - Description: Ephemera and Miscellany
    
    Dates: 1951-1956
    
    Container: Box/Folder 1/1, Accession 3259-001
    
    Location: Accession No. 3259-001: Chester H. Kingsbury papers, 1936-1973 / American Civil Liberties Union of Washington
  - Description: Subject Series – ACLU National
    
    Dates: 1952-1959
    
    Container: Box/Folder 1/2, Accession 3259-001
    
    Location: Accession No. 3259-001: Chester H. Kingsbury papers, 1936-1973 / American Civil Liberties Union of Washington
- Description: Inter-Church Public Affairs Council
  
  Dates: 1952
  
  Container: Box/Folder 1/3, Accession 3259-001
  
  Location: Accession No. 3259-001: Chester H. Kingsbury papers, 1936-1973
- Description: League for Columbia Valley Authority
  
  Dates: 1950
  
  Container: Box/Folder 1/4-5, Accession 3259-001
  
  Location: Accession No. 3259-001: Chester H. Kingsbury papers, 1936-1973
- Methodist Federation for Social Action, Pacific Northwest Chapter
  - Description: Board of Christian Social Relations
    
    Dates: 1957-1960
    
    Container: Box/Folder 1/6, Accession 3259-001
    
    Location: Accession No. 3259-001: Chester H. Kingsbury papers, 1936-1973 / Methodist Federation for Social Action, Pacific Northwest Chapter
  - Description: Christian Friends for Racial Equality
    
    Dates: 1948
    
    Container: Box/Folder 1/7, Accession 3259-001
    
    Location: Accession No. 3259-001: Chester H. Kingsbury papers, 1936-1973 / Methodist Federation for Social Action, Pacific Northwest Chapter
  - Description: National Health Act
    
    Dates: 1949-1952
    
    Container: Box/Folder 1/8, 2/1, Accession 3259-001
    
    Location: Accession No. 3259-001: Chester H. Kingsbury papers, 1936-1973 / Methodist Federation for Social Action, Pacific Northwest Chapter
- Description: North University Way Association
  
  Dates: 1972
  
  Container: Box/Folder 2/2, Accession 3259-001
  
  Location: Accession No. 3259-001: Chester H. Kingsbury papers, 1936-1973
- Description: Socialist Party USA
  
  Dates: 1936-1938, 1953
  
  Container: Box/Folder 2/3-5, Accession 3259-001
  
  Location: Accession No. 3259-001: Chester H. Kingsbury papers, 1936-1973
- Kingsbury, Elsie
  - Description: Womens International League for Peace and Freedom (Seattle, Wash.)
    
    Dates: 1944-1973
    
    Container: Box/Folder 2/6-7, Accession 3259-001
    
    Location: Accession No. 3259-001: Chester H. Kingsbury papers, 1936-1973 / Kingsbury, Elsie
- Personal Papers
  - Subject Series
    - Description: Separation of Church and State
      
      Dates: 1949-1959
      
      Container: Box/Folder 2/8, Accession 3259-001
      
      Location: Accession No. 3259-001: Chester H. Kingsbury papers, 1936-1973 / Personal Papers / Subject Series
    - Description: State Information Committee on Capital Punishment
      
      Dates: 1960
      
      Container: Box/Folder 2/9, Accession 3259-001
      
      Location: Accession No. 3259-001: Chester H. Kingsbury papers, 1936-1973 / Personal Papers / Subject Series
  - Description: Letterheads
    
    Dates: undated
    
    Container: Box/Folder 2/10, Accession 3259-001
    
    Location: Accession No. 3259-001: Chester H. Kingsbury papers, 1936-1973 / Personal Papers
  - Description: Ephemera
    
    Dates: 1949
    
    Container: Box/Folder 2/11, Accession 3259-001
    
    Location: Accession No. 3259-001: Chester H. Kingsbury papers, 1936-1973 / Personal Papers
Description: Accession No. 3259-002: Chester H. Kingsbury papers, 1945-circa 1993 (bulk circa 1980-circa 1993)
1.68 cu. ft. (5 boxes); 2 videocassettes (VHS)

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

Scope and Content: Ephemera, letters, writings, and videotaped programs concerning pacifism, the cooperative movement (especially Group Health cooperatives), and similar causes, 1945-circa 1993 (bulk circa 1980-circa 1993).

Restrictions on Access: Open to all users.

Records stored offsite; advance notice required for use.

Acquisition Info: Received from Jan Snyder, July 18, 2003.

Processing Info: Processing Level 1.
Accession No. 3259-003: Chester H. Kingsbury papers, 1915-1994

0.42 cubic ft. (1 box)

Scope and Content: Subject files, 1915-1994. Includes correspondence, clippings, publications, ephemera, and photographs related to the cooperative movement, growth in the University District, and Mary Farquharson.

Restrictions on Access: Open to all users

Acquisition Info: Received from Jan Snyder, April 2005.

Processing Info: Processing Level 1.
- Subject Files
  - Description: Farquharson Copy Materials
    
    Dates: 1944-1990
    
    Container: Box 1, Accession 3259-003
    
    Location: Accession No. 3259-003: Chester H. Kingsbury papers, 1915-1994 / Subject Files
  - Description: Women's International League for Peace and Freedom – Pacific Northwest History
    
    Dates: 1952-1988
    
    Container: Box 1, Accession 3259-003
    
    Location: Accession No. 3259-003: Chester H. Kingsbury papers, 1915-1994 / Subject Files
  - Description: Farquharson, Mary
    
    Dates: 1967-1983
    
    Container: Box 1, Accession 3259-003
    
    Location: Accession No. 3259-003: Chester H. Kingsbury papers, 1915-1994 / Subject Files
  - Description: Exile of a Race – Anne Fisher
    
    Dates: 1946-1988
    
    Container: Box 1, Accession 3259-003
    
    Location: Accession No. 3259-003: Chester H. Kingsbury papers, 1915-1994 / Subject Files
  - Description: Hunthausen, Bishop
    
    Dates: 1982-1987
    
    Container: Box 1, Accession 3259-003
    
    Location: Accession No. 3259-003: Chester H. Kingsbury papers, 1915-1994 / Subject Files
  - Description: Farquharson, Mary – Wage Stabilization Board
    
    Dates: 1940-1982
    
    Container: Box 1, Accession 3259-003
    
    Location: Accession No. 3259-003: Chester H. Kingsbury papers, 1915-1994 / Subject Files
  - Description: Farquharson, F. Burt
    
    Dates: 1915-1968
    
    Container: Box 1, Accession 3259-003
    
    Location: Accession No. 3259-003: Chester H. Kingsbury papers, 1915-1994 / Subject Files
  - Description: Lux, Eugene
    
    Dates: 1988
    
    Container: Box 1, Accession 3259-003
    
    Location: Accession No. 3259-003: Chester H. Kingsbury papers, 1915-1994 / Subject Files
  - Description: University "Ave" [Avenue] Association
    
    Dates: 1952-1994
    
    Container: Box 1, Accession 3259-003
    
    Location: Accession No. 3259-003: Chester H. Kingsbury papers, 1915-1994 / Subject Files
  - Description: Arthur Flemming Source Meeting
    
    Dates: 1977-1988
    
    Container: Box 1, Accession 3259-003
    
    Location: Accession No. 3259-003: Chester H. Kingsbury papers, 1915-1994 / Subject Files
  - Description: University of Washington Medical School
    
    Dates: 1987
    
    Container: Box 1, Accession 3259-003
    
    Location: Accession No. 3259-003: Chester H. Kingsbury papers, 1915-1994 / Subject Files
  - Description: Institute for Global Security Studies – Meconis
    
    Dates: 1988
    
    Container: Box 1, Accession 3259-003
    
    Location: Accession No. 3259-003: Chester H. Kingsbury papers, 1915-1994 / Subject Files
  - Description: "U" [University] District Traffic
    
    Dates: 1987-1988
    
    Container: Box 1, Accession 3259-003
    
    Location: Accession No. 3259-003: Chester H. Kingsbury papers, 1915-1994 / Subject Files
  - Description: "U" [University] District Development
    
    Dates: 1969-1970
    
    Container: Box 1, Accession 3259-003
    
    Location: Accession No. 3259-003: Chester H. Kingsbury papers, 1915-1994 / Subject Files
  - Description: Cooperative Movements
    
    Dates: 1943-1949
    
    Container: Box 1, Accession 3259-003
    
    Location: Accession No. 3259-003: Chester H. Kingsbury papers, 1915-1994 / Subject Files

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Subject Terms

Church and social problems--Washington (State)
Civil rights--Religious aspects
Civil rights--Washington (State)--Societies, etc
Cooperative societies--Washington (State)
Political activists--Washington (State)--Seattle--Archives
Political conventions--United States
Social action--Washington (State)--Societies, etc
Socialist parties--United States
Women pacifists--Societies, etc

Personal Names

Farquharson, Mary
Kingsbury, Chester H.--Archives
Kingsbury, Elsie

Corporate Names

American Civil Liberties Union of Washington
American Civil Liberties Union. Seattle Chapter
American Civil Liberties Union. State of Washington Chapter
Group Health Cooperative of Puget Sound
Methodist Federation for Social Action (U.S.)
Socialist Party (U.S.)--Congresses
Socialist Party (U.S.) National Convention (19th : 1936 : Cleveland, Ohio)
Women's International League for Peace and Freedom. Seattle Branch

Geographical Names

University District (Seattle, Wash.)
Washington (State)--Politics and government

Other Creators

Personal Names
- Kingsbury, Elsie (creator)

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Subject Terms

Personal Papers/Corporate Records (University of Washington)

Chester H. Kingsbury Papers, 1915-1994

Table of Contents

Overview of the Collection

Biographical Note

Content Description

Use of the Collection

Restrictions on Use

Administrative Information

Arrangement

Processing Note

Detailed Description of the Collection

Accession No. 3259-001: Chester H. Kingsbury papers, 1936-1973

American Civil Liberties Union of Washington

Methodist Federation for Social Action, Pacific Northwest Chapter

Kingsbury, Elsie

Personal Papers

Subject Series

Accession No. 3259-003: Chester H. Kingsbury papers, 1915-1994

Subject Files

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Subject Terms

Personal Names

Corporate Names

Geographical Names

Other Creators

Personal Names

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Subject Terms