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United States Power Squadrons District 16 records, 1939-2020

Overview of the Collection

Creator
United States Power Squadrons--District 16
Title
United States Power Squadrons District 16 records
Dates
1939-2020 (inclusive)
Quantity
26.5 linear ft.
Collection Number
XOE_CPNWS0250USPowerSquadron (collection)
Summary
The United States Power Squadrons (USPS) comprise a non-profit boating organization dedicated to promoting education about boating safety to make the experience of boating more enjoyable. District 16 of the USPS was founded in 1944 and includes the majority of boating areas in Washington State. The Bellingham Power Squadron is located in District 16. The USPS District 16 records are comprised of financial documents, membership information, annual reports, photo albums, books, magazines, posters, plaques, yacht club yearbooks, ephemera, and electronic files.
Repository
Western Washington University, Center for Pacific Northwest Studies
Goltz-Murray Archives Building
808 25th St.
Bellingham, WA
98225
Telephone: (360) 650-7534
cpnws@wwu.edu
Access Restrictions

The collection is open to the public.

Languages
English
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Historical Note

The United States Power Squadrons (USPS) comprise a non-profit boating organization dedicated to promoting education about boating safety to make the experience of boating more enjoyable. USPS activities include teaching boating, seamanship, and engine maintenance courses, and conducting district meetings, educational seminars, and seasonal conferences.

The USPS is made up of thirty-three districts containing a total of four hundred and fifty squadrons across the United States. District 16 of the USPS was founded in 1944, and includes seventeen squadrons representing the majority of boating areas in Washington State. The Bellingham Power Squadron is located in District 16.

References:

Hearsey, Herbert R. District 16 United States Power Squadron: Fifty Years of Growth 1944-1994 50th Anniversary. Bellingham, WA: Western Washington University Printing and Publishing Services, 1995.

The United States Power Squadrons website, accessed February 1, 2010, http://www.usps.org/newpublic2/about.html.

The United States Power Squadrons District 16 website, accessed February 1, 2010, http://www.usps.org/d16/.

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Content Description

The United States Power Squadrons District 16 records date between 1939 and 2020. The records reflect the organizational activities of the District 16 (regional), Bellingham (local), and Agate Pass Power Squadrons. They are comprised of minutes, office and committee files, treasurer’s files, bylaws, correspondence, handbooks/manuals, squadron histories, information on conferences and councils, publications and newsletters, awards and memorabilia, and photographs.

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Use of the Collection

Preferred Citation

The United States Power Squadrons District 16 records, Center for Pacific Northwest Studies, Western Libraries Archives & Special Collections, Western Washington University, Bellingham WA 98225-9123.

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Administrative Information

Arrangement

The United States Power Squadrons District 16 records are organized in accordance with the following series arrangement:

  • Series I. Minutes, 1946-2009
  • Series II. Office and Committee Files, 1946-2003
  • Series III. Bylaws, 1947-2006
  • Series IV. Correspondence, 1988-1995
  • Series V. Squadron Histories, 1956-2003
  • Series VI. Conferences/Councils, 1964-2008
  • Series VII. Manuals and Handbooks, 1941-2001
  • Series VIII. Publications and Newsletters, 1958-2012
  • Series IX. Membership Information, 1941-2009
  • Series X. Bellingham Power Squadron Files, 1958-2017
  • Series XI. Agate Pass Records, 1953-2020
  • Series XII. Photographs, 1945-1994
  • Series XIII. Awards and Memorabilia, 1946-1990
  • Series XIV. Oversized Materials, 1939-1970

Acquisition Information

Herbert R. Hearsey donated an initial group of United States Power Squadrons District 16 records to the Center for Pacific Northwest Studies in 1998.

Additional donations made by Ann Waltner in September 2006 and March 2008.

Agate Pass Records donated by Dave McBride in October 2020.

Processing Note

The records were processed by Joseph Shay in February 2010.

Duplicate copies of “Fifty Years of Growth 1944-1994”, “Bellingham Power Squadron The First Twenty-Five Years”, and “Bellingham Power Squadron The Next Decade 1983/84 to 1992/1993” were removed from the collection.

Processing Note

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Detailed Description of the Collection

The following section contains a detailed listing of the materials in the collection.