Washington State University Libraries Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections
Guide to the Paul Beckett Papers
1939-1989
Cage 559
Table of Contents
Summary Information
- Repository
- Washington State University Libraries, Manuscripts, Archives and Special Collections
- Creator
- Beckett, Paul Louis, 1913-
- Title
- Paul Beckett Papers
- ID
- Cage 559
- Date [inclusive]
- 1939-1989
- Extent
- 5 Linear feet of shelf space, 7 boxes
- Language
- Collection materials are in English.
- Abstract
- Paul Louis Beckett was Professor of Political Science at Washington State University from 1947 to 1977. The papers of Paul Beckett are made up of correspondence with fellow scholars, consisting mostly of letters of recommendation for former students and colleagues, administrative reports on the Department of Political science, and draft writings on research and teaching of municipal government.
Preferred Citation
[Item Description] Paul Beckett Papers, 1939-1989
Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections, Washington State University Libraries, Pullman, WA.
Biography/History
Paul Louis Beckett, Professor of Political Science at Washington State University from 1947 to 1977, was born October 18, 1913, in Warren County, Illinois. He completed a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1935 at Monmouth College, a Master of Arts at the University of Illinois in 1938, and a Doctor of Philosophy at the University of California at Los Angeles in 1949.
During the early 1940s Beckett was employed in municipal government in Los Angeles and also worked in a war-time administrative agency in Washington, D.C. From 1945 to 1947 he was a member of the faculty of the University of New Mexico, and in 1947 he joined the Political Science faculty of Washington State College. His field of special expertise was municipal government; his interests and research also included the politics of organization and reorganization, individual and group behavior in organizations, decision making, leadership and authority, communication, and how to ensure administrative responsiveness and responsibility.
During the 1950s, a time when many colonized countries in the Middle East gained independence, Beckett actively participated in the establishment of municipal governments while teaching at the American University in Beirut. In 1952, Beckett, his wife, and their two young children traveled to Beirut, where he established the Department of Political Science at the American University and taught the history and fundamentals of municipal government.
After returning from Beirut, Beckett extended his administrative duties at Washington State College, serving as chair of the Department of Political Science for eight years. In 1957 he was a public administration consultant to the planning board of the Pakistani government.
In addition to his teaching and administrative activities, Beckett was also an active member of the American Political Science Association, the Pacific Northwest Political Science Association, The American Association of University Professors, and the American Society for Public Administration.
Scope and Content
The papers of Paul Beckett are made up of correspondence with fellow scholars, consisting mostly of letters of recommendation for former students and colleagues, administrative reports on the Department of Political science, and draft writings on research and teaching of municipal government.
Arrangement
The papers have been only slightly rearranged from Beckett's original filing system. The collection is arranged in three series.
Series 1: Correspondence, 1939-1979
Series 2: Subject Files, 1940-1976
Series 3: Addendum (added materials), 1939-1989. This sequence consists of materials added to the collection after initial processing. It contains correspondence, subject files, and miscellaneous information concerning Washington State College and the city of Pullman.
Administrative Information
Publication Information
Washington State University Libraries Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections © 2016
http://www.libraries.wsu.edu/masc/
Terrell Library
P.O. Box 645610
Pullman, WA, 99164-5610 USA
509-335-6691
mascref@wsu.edu
Restrictions on Access
This collection is open and available for research use.
Restrictions on Use
Copyright restrictions apply.
Acquisition Information
The Washington State University Libraries received papers of Paul Beckett in two installments (accession numbers UA 1978-08 and MS 1985-44). One group of papers (UA 1987-08) was incorrectly identified as university records at the time of receipt. The two accessions were combined in October 1988.
Processing Information
This collection was processed by Harvey Young in October 1988. Torsten Homberger processed the added material in the Addendum and revised this collection guide in 2009.
Names and Subjects
Corporate Name(s)
Subject(s) :
- Washington State University -- Faculty -- Archives.
Personal Name(s)
Subject(s) :
- Beckett, Paul Louis, 1913- -- Archives
Subject(s)
- Political science -- Study and teaching.
- Colleges and Universities
- Washington (State)
- Politics and Politicians
Detailed Description of Collection
Series 1: Correspondence, 1939-1979 |
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Business correspondence |
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1938-1939 |
1 | 1 | ||
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1940 |
1 | 2 | ||
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1941 |
1 | 3 | ||
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1942 (includes curriculum vitae) |
1 | 4 | ||
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1943 |
1 | 5 | ||
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1944 |
1 | 6 | ||
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1945 |
1 | 7 | ||
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1946 |
1 | 8 | ||
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1947 |
1 | 9 | ||
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1948 |
1 | 10 | ||
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1949 |
1 | 11 | ||
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1950 |
1 | 12-13 | ||
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1951 (January-June) |
1 | 14-15 | ||
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1951 (July-December) |
1 | 16 | ||
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1952 |
1 | 17 | ||
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1953 (January-June) |
1 | 18-19 | ||
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1953 (July-August) |
1 | 20 | ||
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1954 |
1 | 21-22 | ||
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1955 (January-June) |
1 | 23-24 | ||
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1955 (July-December) |
1 | 25 | ||
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1956 (January-June) |
1 | 26 | ||
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1954 (July-December) |
1 | 27-28 | ||
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1957 (January-September) |
1 | 29 | ||
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1957 (September-December) |
1 | 30 | ||
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1958 (January-June) |
1 | 31 | ||
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1958 (July-December) |
1 | 32-33 | ||
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1959 (January-May) |
1 | 34-35 | ||
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1959 (June-December) |
1 | 36-37 | ||
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1960 (January-June) |
1 | 38-39 | ||
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1960 (July-December) |
1 | 40 | ||
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1961 (January-June) |
1 | 41-42 | ||
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1961 (July-December) |
1 | 43 | ||
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1962 (January-August) |
1 | 44 | ||
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1962 (September-December) |
1 | 45 | ||
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1963 (January-June) |
1 | 46-47 | ||
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1963 (July-December) |
1 | 48 | ||
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1964 (January-June) |
1 | 49 | ||
Personal Correspondence |
box |
folder |
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Richard Butler, 1963-1964 |
1 | 50 | ||
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Wallace E. Caldwell, 1956-1960 |
1 | 51 | ||
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John D. Blacken, 1955-1959 |
1 | 52 | ||
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Judith Carr, 1964 |
1 | 53 | ||
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Jawad Dajani, 1952-1959 |
1 | 54 | ||
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Earl Darrah, 1959-1961 |
1 | 55 | ||
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Jerry Davis, 1959-1963 |
2 | 56 | ||
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Jeanne Howe, 1962-1965 |
2 | 57 | ||
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William L. Jackson, 1968-1970 |
2 | 58 | ||
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John Junker, 1958-1963 |
2 | 59 | ||
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William H. Lee, 1956-1963 |
2 | 60 | ||
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Timothy Manring, 1961-1965 |
2 | 61 | ||
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Stanley G. McClure, 1957-1962 |
2 | 62 | ||
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Donna McIntrie, 1964-1965 |
2 | 63 | ||
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Lawrence K. Muns, 1960-1963 |
2 | 64 | ||
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Charles S. Oldham, 1968 |
2 | 65 | ||
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Howard Payne, 1951-1953 |
2 | 66 | ||
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Catherine Peat, 1959-1960 |
2 | 67 | ||
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Roger D. Reed, 1961-1964 |
2 | 68 | ||
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Fred Segrest, 1961-1965 |
2 | 69 | ||
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Ann Stuart Sheldon, 1962-1968 |
2 | 70 | ||
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Thomas Franklin Stinson, 1963-1965 |
2 | 71 | ||
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Celeste Sunderland, 1950-1959 |
2 | 72 | ||
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Karl Van Asselt, 1964-1966 |
2 | 73 | ||
Washington State College students' correspondence |
box |
folder |
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| box | folder | |||
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1948-1953 |
2 | 74 | ||
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1954-1958 |
2 | 75 | ||
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1958-1960 |
2 | 76 | ||
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1960-1961 |
2 | 77 | ||
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1962 |
2 | 78 | ||
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1963 |
2 | 79 | ||
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1964 |
2 | 80-80.1 | ||
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1965 |
2 | 81 | ||
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1966 |
2 | 82 | ||
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1967 |
2 | 83 | ||
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1968 |
2 | 84 | ||
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1969 |
2 | 85 | ||
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1970 |
2 | 86 | ||
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1971 |
2 | 87 | ||
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1972 |
2 | 88 | ||
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1973 |
2 | 89 | ||
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1974 |
2 | 90 | ||
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1975 |
2 | 91 | ||
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1976 |
2 | 92 | ||
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1975-1979 |
2 | 93 | ||
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Series 2: Subject Files, 1940-1976 |
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box |
folder |
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Ad hoc Committee on Dedication of Johnson Tower, 1966-1967 |
2 | 94 | ||
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American Assembly on State Government, 1956 |
2 | 95-98 | ||
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American Assembly paper on Washington, 1956 |
2 | 99-100 | ||
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American Association of University Professors, WSC (WSU) chapter, 1954-1973 |
2 | 101 | ||
American Society for Public Administration |
box |
folder |
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| box | folder | |||
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Conference reporting committee, 1958 |
2 | 102 | ||
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Reporting committee correspondence, 1959 |
2 | 103-105 | ||
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Inland Empire chapter, 1956-1969 |
2 | 106-109 | ||
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National conference, 1959 |
2 | 110 | ||
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box |
folder |
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Annals book review, 1956 |
2 | 111 | ||
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Annals book review, 1965 |
2 | 112 | ||
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Associated Students of Washington State University and Communist speakers, 1963-1964 |
2 | 113 | ||
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Beckett as Coordinator of Graduate Studies and Graduate Students, 1964-1977 |
2 | 114 | ||
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Beckett as Dad's Day King, 1959 |
2 | 115-117 | ||
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Beckett Goes to Beirut, 1951 |
2 | 118 | ||
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Beckett Goes to Pakistan, 1957 (plus: The Confessions of a "Biased Professor," by H. Paul Castleberry) |
2 | 119 | ||
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Beckett's Training and Experience, 1947 |
2 | 120 | ||
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Budget Requests, History and Political Science, 1951-1953 |
2 | 121 | ||
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"Bureaucracy and Democracy," 1952 |
2 | 122 | ||
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"Civil Service in Beverly Hills, California," 1940 |
2 | 123 | ||
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College Committee On Review, 1955-1956 |
2 | 124 | ||
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Committee for Redistricting Washington State, 1962 |
2 | 125 | ||
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Crowell Commonwealth Series, 1950-1951 |
2 | 126 | ||
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Department of History and Political Science Enrollment, 1947-1948 |
2 | 127 | ||
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Department of History and Political Science newsletter, 1956 |
2 | 128 | ||
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Department of History and Political Science newsletter, 1960 |
2 | 129 | ||
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Division of Governmental Studies and Services, 1966-1968 |
2 | 130 | ||
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Evaluation of Hugh Bone's Executive Article for a model State Constitution, 1968 April |
2 | 131 | ||
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Faculty Status Committee, 1973-1974 |
2 | 132 | ||
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Faculty Status Committee, annual and treasurer's reports, 1969-1974 |
2 | 133 | ||
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Faculty Status Committee, Senate Review |
2 | 134 | ||
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Faculty Service Reports, 1947-1969 |
2 | 135-136 | ||
From Wilderness to Enabling Act, The Evolution of A State of Washington, by Paul Beckett, 1968 |
box |
folder |
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Chapters 1-3 |
2 | 137 | ||
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Chapter 4 |
3 | 138 | ||
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Appendix |
3 | 139 | ||
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Galley proof |
3 | 140 | ||
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box |
folder |
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Fulbright to Egypt, 1961 |
3 | 141 | ||
Graduate Student Committees and Examinations (Work Completed) |
box |
folder |
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| box | folder | |||
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1948-1970 |
3 | 142 | ||
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1970-1977 |
3 | 143 | ||
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box |
folder |
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| box | folder | |||
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Illinois Law Review, 1942-1946. |
3 | 144 | ||
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Institute of World Affairs, University of Southern California, 1954 |
3 | 145 | ||
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J. Kimbrough Owen Memorial Fund, 1957 |
3 | 146 | ||
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Judicial Review of Labor Legislation in California, 1880-1910; 1961 |
3 | 147 | ||
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Legislation and Representation: Papers and Articles, 1938-1939 |
3 | 148-149 | ||
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"Letter from Beirut," 1952 |
3 | 150 | ||
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Los Angeles Town Hall Constitution, 1943 |
3 | 151 | ||
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Los Angeles Town Hall Municipal and County Government, 1945 |
3 | 152 | ||
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Miscellaneous, 1949-1958 |
3 | 153-159 | ||
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Mock Political Convention, WSU, 1956 |
3 | 160 | ||
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Mock Political Convention, WSU, 1964 |
3 | 161 | ||
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Pacific Northwest Assembly on Federal Government and Higher Education, 1960 |
3 | 162 | ||
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Pacific Northwest Library Association project, 1956 |
3 | 163 | ||
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Pacific Northwest Panel on State Government, Moscow, 1955 |
3 | 164 | ||
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Pacific Northwest Political Science Association panel on honors programs, 1963 |
3 | 165 | ||
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Pacific Northwest Political Science Association presidency, 1957-1958 |
3 | 166 | ||
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Pacific Northwest Quarterly book review, 1962-1963 |
3 | 167 | ||
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Personnel Administration in Santa Monica, CA, 1940 |
3 | 168 | ||
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Phi Kappa Phi, WSU Chapter, President's file, 1967-1968 |
3 | 169 | ||
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Phi Kappa Phi Scholarship Committee, 1963-1966 |
3 | 170 | ||
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Phi Sigma Alpha National Council, 1974-1978 |
3 | 171 | ||
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Political Science 440 final course schedule, 1976 |
3 | 172 | ||
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Political Science 445 evaluation and incentives, undated |
3 | 173 | ||
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Political Science 592: Dr. Beckett's Last Seminar, 1976 |
3 | 174 | ||
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"Politics, Personalities, and Pensions, Final Report on Santa Monica Personnel Administration," 1940 |
3 | 175 | ||
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Pre-law, Political Science Department, 1961 |
3 | 176 | ||
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Presidential Address, Eleventh annual meeting Pacific Northwest Political Science Association, 1958 |
3 | 177 | ||
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Project on State Government, 1955-1961 |
3 | 178 | ||
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Public Administration Training as Technical Assistance: Some Further Observations Based on Experience in Beirut |
3 | 179 | ||
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Public Opinion Laboratory, WSC, 1949-1950 |
3 | 180 | ||
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Public Opinion poll on Washington State Government, 1950 |
3 | 181 | ||
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"Quest for Quality Conference," University of Washington, 1962 |
3 | 182 | ||
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Research Council Presidency, 1949-1950 |
3 | 183 | ||
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Review of Khadduri and Liebesney, Law in the Middle East, 1956 |
3 | 184 | ||
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Labor Legislation in California, 1961 |
3 | 185 | ||
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Reviews of Henry Goodnow on The Civil Service of Pakistan, 1965 |
3 | 186 | ||
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Society for International Development, Korean research project, 1968 |
3 | 187 | ||
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Speeches, 1940-1952 |
3 | 188 | ||
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Speeches, 1952-1971 |
3 | 189 | ||
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Student-Faculty questionnaires, University of New Mexico, 1946 |
3 | 190 | ||
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Technical Assistance article for Washington State Review, 1958 |
3 | 191 | ||
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"The California Supreme Court and Early Efforts at Labor Legislation," Chapter 12, 1949 |
3 | 192 | ||
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The Concept of Evolution in Peter Kropotkin's Anarchism: A Study of Revolutionary Theory, by Paul Beckett, 1938 |
3 | 193 | ||
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"The Conflict between North and South," talk for USC Institute of World Affairs, 1958 |
3 | 194 | ||
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"The Executive as Ropedancer," talk at the University of British Columbia, 1962 |
3 | 195 | ||
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"The International Law of Aerial Navigation," 1940 |
3 | 196 | ||
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"The Professional School and World Affairs," regional conference, University of Oregon, 1967 |
4 | 197 | ||
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Third annual Institute on World Affairs, 1958 |
4 | 198 | ||
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University of New Mexico, undated |
4 | 199 | ||
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Washington Political Science Association Executive Council, 1959-1961 |
4 | 200 | ||
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"Washington State's Lawmakers," Washington Political Quarterly, 1957 |
4 | 201 | ||
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"Washington State's New Merit System Law" (manuscript), 1962 |
4 | 202 | ||
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Washington State University Institute of World Affairs, 1960 |
4 | 203 | ||
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Water Research Center project, Harvey Doerkson, 1972 |
4 | 204 | ||
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Western Governmental Research Association second annual conference, 1962 |
4 | 205-207 | ||
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Western Political Quarterly, 1964-1965 |
4 | 208 | ||
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Western Political Science Association, 1957 |
4 | 209 | ||
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Whitman County, WA, government, 1947-1948 |
4 | 210 | ||
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Whitman County manuscripts and working papers, 1950 |
4 | 211 | ||
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Woodrow Wilson Award Committee, 1955 |
4 | 212 | ||
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Workshop for middle managers talk, Fairchild Air Force Base, 1964 |
4 | 213 | ||
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Series 3: Addendum (added materials), 1939-1989 |
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Correspondence, Washington State College Department of History and Political Science |
box |
folder |
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1951-1953 |
5 | 214 | ||
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1965 |
5 | 215 | ||
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1966 |
5 | 216 | ||
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1967 |
5 | 217 | ||
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1968 |
5 | 218 | ||
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1969 |
5 | 219 | ||
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1970 |
5 | 220 | ||
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1971 |
5 | 221 | ||
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1972 |
5 | 222 | ||
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1973 |
5 | 223 | ||
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1974 |
5 | 224 | ||
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1975 |
5 | 225 | ||
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1976 |
5 | 226 | ||
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1977 |
5 | 227 | ||
Correspondence, personal |
box |
folder |
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I. Cecil Asfour, 1958-1963 |
6 | 228 | ||
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Clarence A. Berdahl, 1939-1949 |
6 | 229 | ||
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Ronald Beyensee, 1956, 1958, 1969 |
6 | 230 | ||
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Paul and Ben Booz, 1957-1959 |
6 | 231 | ||
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Carol F. Clark, 1960-1961, 1982 |
6 | 232 | ||
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Dr. and Mrs. Wilson Martindale Compton, 1957-1967 |
6 | 233 | ||
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Mike and Ethel Crowe, 1962-1967 |
6 | 234 | ||
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Earl Davis, 1939-1955 |
6 | 235 | ||
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Melvin Davis, 1960-1974 |
6 | 236 | ||
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Tom Donnelly, 1945-1946 |
6 | 237 | ||
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Pierre Ecoiffier, 1959 |
6 | 238 | ||
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Ernst W. Gohlert, 1966-1975 |
6 | 239 | ||
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J.A.C. Grant, 1939, 1941, 1946 |
6 | 240 | ||
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Charles B. Hagan, 1938-1978 |
6 | 241 | ||
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Robert J. Harris, 1939-1949 |
6 | 242 | ||
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Bruce and Lolly Haston, 1968-1971 |
6 | 243 | ||
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Jack Holmes, 1947-1955 |
6 | 244 | ||
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Robert and JoAnn Lampman, 1953 |
6 | 245 | ||
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William and Eliza Landeen, 1959 |
6 | 246 | ||
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Mr. and Mrs. C.B. Martin, 1942-1943 |
6 | 247 | ||
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Art and Bertha O'Neil, 1943, 1952 |
6 | 248 | ||
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Walter C. Schnackenberg, 1954-1973 |
6 | 249 | ||
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Maxine Guse Semmel, 1955-1959 |
6 | 250 | ||
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Harold Scheffelman, 1955-1959 |
6 | 251 | ||
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Foster Sherwood, 1948-1956 |
6 | 252 | ||
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Clyde F. Snider, 1939-1971 |
6 | 253 | ||
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Thor Swanson, 1951-1964 |
6 | 254 | ||
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Dave and Olga Mary Wilder, 1953-1954 |
6 | 255 | ||
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American University of Beirut students, 1952-1966 |
6 | 256 | ||
Subject files |
box |
folder |
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Ad hoc committee on General Graduation Requirements, 1962-1964 |
6 | 257 | ||
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The American Political Science Association Conference, 1972 |
7 | 258 | ||
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Beckett-Lamp Water Research Center grant, 1975 |
7 | 259 | ||
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County Government Across the Nation, Chapter 5 (annotated typescript) |
7 | 260 | ||
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Haynes Foundation, Los Angeles, 1943-1944 |
7 | 261 | ||
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Miscellaneous newspaper clippings and printed ephemera, 1960-1973 |
7 | 262-272 | ||
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Pacific Northwest Political Science Association, 1958-1981 |
7 | 273 | ||
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Potential article, research on Washington legislative committees, 1951-1959 |
7 | 274 | ||
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Potential article, research on birth places of Washington legislators, 1889-1989 |
7 | 275 | ||
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Research Studies, 1951-1959 |
7 | 276 | ||
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"The Role of the Representative Assembly in a Democracy," 1939 |
7 | 277 | ||
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United States Bureau of Budget, 1949-1953 |
7 | 278 | ||
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Western Government Research Association, Conference Proceedings, 1959 |
7 | 279 | ||
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Western Political Science Association conference programs, 1951-1974 |
7 | 280 | ||
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