University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections1586, 1617, 1658, 2112, 2220Droker, HowardHoward Droker
collection1944-20170.18 cubic feet (1 box) plus 5
sound cassettes, 2 vertical files and 2 audio mp3 filesCollection materials are in
English.Oral history
interviews and various textual materials created or conducted by Howard
Droker.Howard Droker is a Seattle historian and author, and retired attorney
specializing in real estate law and estate planning.
Organized into 10 accessions.
- Accession No. 1586-001, Howard Droker oral history collection
relating to Civic Unity Committee, 1971
- Accession No. 1586-004, Howard Droker papers, 1973-1975
- Accession No. 1586-005, Howard Droker papers, 1976
- Accession No. 1586-006, Howard Droker papers, 1978
- Accession No. 1586-007, Howard Droker papers, 1983
- Accession No. 1617-001, Howard Droker papers, 1944-1964
- Accession No. 1658-001, Howard Droker papers, 1971
- Accession No. 2112-001, Howard Droker oral history interview,
1973
- Accession No. 2220-001, Howard Droker interview with Kenneth A.
MacDonald, 1974
- Accession No. 2220-002, Oral History Interview with Howard
Droker, 2017
This collection contains primarily material collected by Droker for
his Ph. D. dissertation, The Seattle Civic Unity Committee and the Civil Rights
Movement, 1944-1964, including report on and tape-recorded interviews with
Jesse Epstein, Gary Gayton, Kenneth A. MacDonald, Samuel McKinney, and Alfred
J. Westberg, concerning the Fair Housing Campaign in Seattle (1962-1964); and
interview with MacDonald relating to his activities as member of the Washington
State Board Against Discrimination; together with letters, writings, and
published material by Droker. Includes material on Seattle houseboats and
Seattle race relations during World War II as well as history of Seattle's
Jewish community. Other persons represented include Sidney Gerber and Irene
Burns Miller.
Forms part of the Washington State Jewish Archives
Some materials are restricted. For terms of access, contact Special
Collections, University of Washington Libraries.
Request at UW
Use restrictions vary. Consult the restrictions governing use for each
accession listed below.
Howard Droker is the featured interviewer on several other oral
history interviews in Special Collections, University of Washington
Libraries.
Droker, Howard--ArchivesDroker, Howard. Seattle Civic Unity Committee and the civil rights movement, 1944-1964Epstein, Jesse, 1910-Gayton, Gary D., 1933-Gerber, Sidney, -1965MacDonald, Kenneth AMcKinney, Samuel Berry, 1926-Miller, Irene BurnsWestberg, Alfred J., 1905-Civic Unity Committee (Seattle, Wash.)Washington State Board Against DiscriminationWashington State Jewish Archives (University of Washington)Washington (State)--Race relationsSeattle (Wash.)--Race relationsRace discrimination--Washington (State)Housing--Washington (State)Civil rights--Washington (State)Discrimination--Washington (State)Discrimination in housing--Washington (State)Houseboats--Washington (State)World War, 1939-1945--African AmericansAfrican Americans--Civil rights--Washington (State)African Americans--Washington (State)Race relationsInterviewsAudiotapesPersonal Papers/Corporate Records (University of Washington)Jewish AmericansSound RecordingsCivil Rights
Accession No. 1586-001: Howard Droker oral history collection relating to Civic Unity Committee, 19712 sound cassettesScope and Content: Tape recorded interviews conducted by Howard Droker in connection
with his doctoral dissertation on the Civic Unity Committee, 1971. Tape 61:
Interviews with the Reverend Samuel McKinney conducted on 7 Apr, 1971 AND
Alfred J. Westberg on the Fair Housing Campaign in Seattle; 1962-1964. Tape 62:
Interview with Gary Gayton conducted on 8 Apr 1971, on the Fair Housing
Campaign in Seattle, 1962-1962.
Digital Content/Other Formats: Listen to the audio
recording of the Gary Gayton interview on the Libraries Digital
Collections site.
Listen to the audio
recording of the Samuel McKinney and Alfred Westberg interview on the
Libraries Digital Collections site.
Restrictions on Access: Access restricted: For terms of access contact repository.
Restrictions on Use: Creator's literary rights not transferred to the University of
Washington Libraries.
Howard Droker oral history collection relating to Civic
Unity CommitteeAccession No. 1586-004: Howard Droker papers, 1973-19751 item (30 pages)Scope and Content: Manuscript of article, "Seattle Race Relation During the Second
World War", Nov 1975; letter from Irene Miller, Jun 1973. Dr. Droker's Ph.D. on
the Seattle Civic Unity Committee is the basis of this manuscript.
Restrictions on Access: Open to all users.
Howard Droker papersAccession No. 1586-005: Howard Droker papers, 19761 item (174 pages)Scope and Content: Transcript copy of manuscript, "Seattle's Unsinkable Houseboats :
Floating Homes and the Making of an Urban Lake, 1852-1976".
Restrictions on Access: Open to all users.
Restrictions on Use: Creator's literary rights retained. Contact repository for
details. Permission to quote must be granted by Mr. Droker.
Howard Droker papersAccession No. 1586-006: Howard Droker papers, 19781 item.Scope and Content: Notebook kept by surveyor for Washington and Idaho for Women's
History Sources Survey, a nationwide NEH grant project of the University of
Minnesota, ca. 1978.
Restrictions on Access: Open to all users.
Restrictions on Use: May be quoted.
Howard Droker papersAccession No. 1586-007: Howard Droker papers, 19831 vertical fileScope and Content: Portage (The Magazine of the Historical Society of Seattle and
King County) Volume 4 #2, Spring 1983. Contains Droker's article, "A Coat of
Many Colors: The History of Seattle's Jewish Community".
Restrictions on Access: No restrictions on access.
Restrictions on Use: Copyrights retained by creator. Contact University of Washington
Libraries Special Collections for details.
Acquisition Info: Washington State Jewish Archives
Howard Droker papersAccession No. 1617-001: Howard Droker papers, 1944-19641 volume (23 pages)Scope and Content: Report, "The Campaign for Fair Housing in Seattle, 1944-1964".
Restrictions on Access: Access restricted: For terms of access contact repository.
Restrictions on Use: Creator's literary rights not transferred to the University of
Washington Libraries.
Howard Droker papersAccession No. 1658-001: Howard Droker papers, 19711 letter and 1 manuscript.Scope and Content: Manuscript by Howard Droker, "The Seattle Civic Unity Committee :
a case study of a 'white liberal' approach to race relations", letter from
Alfred J. Westberg (xerox copy) re manuscript; 1971.
Restrictions on Access: Access restricted: For terms of access contact repository.
Restrictions on Use: Creator's literary rights not transferred to the University of
Washington Libraries.
Howard Droker papersAccession No. 2112-001: Howard Droker oral history interview, 19732 sound cassettes (ca. 80 min.); summary: 5
pages.Scope and Content: Tape recorded interview conducted by Jesse Epstein on 13 Mar 1973;
summary of interview Mr. Epstein describes the establishment of the Seattle
Housing Authority, of which he was the first director, and the impact of black
workers recruited from the South on the housing situation. He discusses
community and black attitudes and integrated projects. He assesses the Seattle
Civic Unity Committee and the effect of McCarthyism on the civil rights
movement.
Digital Content/Other Formats: Listen to the audio
recording of this interview on the Libraries Digital Collections
site.
Restrictions on Access: Access restricted: For terms of access contact repository.
Restrictions on Use: Creator's literary rights not transferred to the University of
Washington Libraries.
Howard Droker oral history interviewAccession No. 2220-001: Howard Droker interview with Kenneth A. MacDonald, 19741 sound cassette (60 min.); summary.Scope and Content: Tape recorded interview of Kenneth A. MacDonald conducted by
Howard Droker on 9 Jan 1974; summary. Mr. Droker asked questions which arose in
the course of preparing his doctoral dissertation.
Digital Content/Other Formats: Listen to the audio
recording of this interview on the Libraries Digital Collections
site.
Restrictions on Access: Access restricted: For terms of access contact repository.
Restrictions on Use: Creator's literary rights transferred to the University of
Washington Libraries.
Howard Droker interview with Kenneth A.
MacDonaldAccession No. 2220-002: Oral History Interview with Howard Droker, 20172 audio mp3 files (1 interview), 1 PDF
transcriptScope and Content: Oral history interview.
Digital Content/Other Formats: Listen
to the audio recording and view the transcript of this interview on
the Libraries Digital Collections site.
Restrictions on Access: No restrictions on access.
Restrictions on Use: Creator's copyrights transferred to the University of Washington
Libraries Special Collections.
Oral History Interview with Howard Droker