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Washington Committee for Academic Freedom records, 1947-1949
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Washington Committee for Academic Freedom
- Title
- Washington Committee for Academic Freedom records
- Dates
- 1947-1949 (inclusive)19471949
- Quantity
- .84 cubic feet (2 boxes)
- Collection Number
- 5120 (Accession No. 5120-001)
- Summary
- Records of the Committee documenting the efforts of the Committee to protect academic freedom in response to the Joint Legislative Fact-Finding Committee on Un-American Activities
- 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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Open to all users.
- Languages
- English
Historical NoteReturn to Top
The Washington Committee for Academic Freedom was a state-wide group of citizens drawn from both ends of the political spectrum who formed the Committee in June 1948. Frances W. Herring was executive secretary for the organization.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
Correspondence, Executive Board records, reports, legal briefs, statements/commentaries, initiatives, resolutions, lists, newsletters, clippings and other related material; 1948-1949. Records document the efforts of the Committee to protect academic freedom in response to the Joint Legislative Fact-Finding Committee on Un-American Activities (Canwell Committee) hearings investigating possible Communist activities at the University of Washington and the firings of three professors by the University of Washington. Records were those of Ethelyn M. Hartwich, a member of the executive board.
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Restrictions on Use
Creator's literary rights not transferred to the University of Washington Libraries.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Box/Folder | ||
| 1/1 | Information Sheet | 1949 |
| 1/1 | Constitutions and By-laws | undated |
| 1/2 | Outgoing Letters | 1948 |
| 1/3 | Adamic, Louis correspondence | 1948 |
| 1/4 | Canwell Defendants correspondence | 1949 |
| 1/5 | Committee of One Thousand correspondence | 1948 |
| 1/6 | Patrons of Husbandry, Washington State Grange correspondence | 1948-1949 |
| 1/7 | General Correspondence re: Rader, Melvin | 1949 |
| 1/8 | Sarah Lawrence College correspondence | 1949 |
| 1/9 | UW President Allen, Raymond correspondence | 1948-1949 |
| 1/10-12 | A-Z general correspondence | 1948-1949 |
| 1/13 | Intraorganizational Correspondence | 1948 |
| 1/14 | Minutes | 1948-1949 |
| 1/15 | Court papers | undated |
| 1/16 | Complain - Herbert Phillips before the Faculty Committee on Academic Freedom | undated |
| 1/17 | Academic Freedom, Tenure: Report of Committee A, by AAUP | 1947 |
| 1/17 | Report on the Action of the Regents with regard to Six Faculty Members of the University of Washington, by Ralph Gundlach | 1949 |
| 1/17 | Report on the Canwell Hearings | 1948 |
| 1/17 | Report re: George Hewitt, by AJB | 1948 |
| 1/17 | Report re: J. B. Matthews, by AS | 1948 |
| 1/17 | Report of the Joint Fact-Finding Committee on Un-American Activities | 1949 |
| 1/17 | Report on the Unitarian Fellowship for Social Justice on the Canwell Committee Hearings | 1948 |
| 1/18 | Second Repot, Un-American Activities in Washington State, by the Joint Fact-Finding Committee on Un-American Activities | 1948 |
| 1/18 | Communism and Academic Freedom: The Record of the Tenure Cases at the University of Washington report, by the University of Washington | 1948 |
| 2/1 | Allen, Raymond speeches and writings | 1948 |
| 2/1 | Canwell, Albert speeches and writings | 1948 |
| 2/1 | Gundlach, Ralph speeches and writings | 1948-1949 |
| 2/1 | Phillips, Herbert speeches and writings | 1949 |
| 2/2 | Washington Committee for Academic Freedom speeches and writings | 1948-1949 |
| 2/3 | Other speeches and writings | 1947-1949 |
| 2/4 | Transcription - Canwell Committee Hearings, by Ralph Gundlach | 1948 July 19-23 |
| 2/5 | Legislation | 1949 |
| 2/6 | Resolutions | 1947-1948 |
| 2/7 | Newsletter - Backfire | 1948 |
| 2/8 | Other newsletters | 1948-1949 |
| 2/9 | Publications | 1948-1949 |
| 2/10 | Membership Information | undated |
| 2/11 | Press Releases | 1948-1949 |
| 2/12 | Project Outline | undated |
| 2/13 | Notes | undated |
| 2/14 | Lists | undated |
| 2/15 | Receipts | undated |
| 2/16 | Clippings - reactions to firings of UW Faculty | 1949 |
| 2/17 | Other clippings | 1947-1949 |
| 2/18 | Ephemera | undated |
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Academic freedom--Washington (State)--History--Sources
- College teachers--Dismissal of--Washington (State)--History--Sources
- Communism--Washington (State)--History--Sources
- Personal Papers/Corporate Records (University of Washington)
- Teaching, Freedom of--Washington (State)--History--Sources
Personal Names
- Hartwich, Ethelyn Miller--Archives
Corporate Names
- University of Washington--Faculty--History--Sources
- Washington (State). Legislature. Joint Legislative Fact-Finding Committee on Un-American Activities
- Washington (State). Legislature. Joint Legislative Fact-Finding Committee on Un-American Activities--Sources
- Washington Committee for Academic Freedom--Archives
Other Creators
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Personal Names
- Hartwich, Ethelyn Miller (creator)
Corporate Names
- Committee of One Thousand (creator)
- University of Washington. President (1946-1951 : Allen) (creator)
- Washington State Grange (creator)
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