Washington State University Libraries Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections
Preliminary Guide to the Charles “Chuck” Sheldon Papers
1947-1997
MS.2000.08
Table of Contents
Summary Information
- Repository
- Washington State University Libraries, Manuscripts, Archives and Special Collections
- Creator
- Sheldon, Charles H., 1929-1999
- Title
- Preliminary Guide to the Charles “Chuck” Sheldon Papers
- ID
- MS.2000.08
- Date [inclusive]
- 1947-1997
- Extent
- 17 Linear feet of shelf space, 16 Boxes
- Location
- (MASC staff use) 4-7-6-1
- Language
- Collection materials are in English.
- Abstract
- Includes subject files, interview transcripts, correspondence, law journals, newspaper clippings, drafts of scholarly writings, copies of published works, reel to reel tapes, videotapes and audiocassette tapes, microfiche, and professional papers related to Charles Sheldon’s tenure in the Political Science Department at Washington State University (WSU).
Biography/History
Charles H. Sheldon (1929-1999) was born in Jerome, Idaho. He received his bachelor’s degree in 1952 from the University of Washington, spent three years in the United States Army Special Services unit in Germany, and then earned a master’s degree from the University of Washington in 1957. He later attended the University of Oregon, earning a doctorate with an emphasis in public law in 1965.
Dr. Sheldon joined the faculty of Washington State University in 1970 and served as Chair of the Political Science Department. He was a nationally recognized scholar on judicial behavior and state judicial politics and widely regarded as one of the foremost authorities on the Washington State Supreme Court. He authored 11 books, was a member of the Washington State Commission on Minorities and Justice, and served as a consultant to the Advisory Committee on Civil Reform of the U.S. District Court for Eastern Washington.
[Sources: “Charles H. Sheldon, 70, WSU professor emeritus,” The Lewiston Tribune online, September 14, 1999, https://lmtribune.com/northwest/charles-h-sheldon-wsu-professor-emeritus/article_733c30fb-c271-5bed-86b3-e707d38feddc.html. “Political Science Graduate Scholarships,” School of Politics, Philosophy, and Public Affairs, Washington State University, accessed October 7, 2019. https://pppa.wsu.edu/scholarships/political-science-graduate-scholarships/.]
Scope and Content
The collection consists of subject files, interview transcripts, correspondence, law journals, newspaper clippings, drafts of scholarly writings, copies of published works, reel to reel tapes, videotapes and audiocassette tapes, microfiche, and professional papers related to Dr. Sheldon’s tenure in the Political Science Department at Washington State University. The bulk of the materials are related to research conducted for his published books and articles concerning the judiciary, including a comprehensive history of the Washington State Supreme Court. Other material is related to his teaching duties at Washington State University.
Arrangement
This is an unprocessed collection. Any arrangement reflects either a pre-existing order from the records' creators or previous custodians, or preliminary sorting performed by staff.
Administrative Information
Publication Information
Washington State University Libraries Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections © 2019
https://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 may apply.
Acquisition Information
The Mallery Papers were acquired by Dr. Sheldon in approximately 1980 while doing research on judges and courts in Washington. Patricia Sheldon donated this collection, along with the papers of Dr. Sheldon, to the Washington State University Libraries in 2000 (MS 2000-08.)
Related Materials
Related Material
Joseph A. Mallery Papers, 1924-1960 (Cage 684) The papers were donated in 2000 by Patricia Sheldon
Names and Subjects
Corporate Name(s)
Subject(s) :
- Washington (State). Supreme Court.
- Washington State University -- Faculty.
Personal Name(s)
Subject(s) :
- Sheldon, Charles H., 1929-1999 -- Records and correspondence.
Subject(s)
- Political Science -- Study and teaching (Higher) -- Washington (State)
- Government and Politics.
- Washington (State)
- Civil Procedure and Courts
- Laws and Legislation
- Colleges and Universities
Detailed Description of Collection
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Notes, interview transcripts, correspondence related to Sheldon’s comprehensive history of the Washington State Supreme Court. 1973-1994 |
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Subject files, newspaper clippings. 1972-1992 |
2 | |||
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Notes, interviews, subject files. 1976-1993 |
3 | |||
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Notes, interviews, subject files. 1974-1992 |
4 | |||
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Subject files. 1976-1997 |
5 | |||
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Scholarly writings and research files, copies of Supreme Court Reports. 1994-1997 |
6 | |||
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Papers related to teaching, copies of scholarly writings, speeches. 1957-1996 |
7 | |||
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Drafts of scholarly writings. undated |
8 | |||
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Subject files, law journals, newspaper clippings, Washington State Court of Appeals background, microfiche of judicial candidates, VHS and audiocassettes 1968-1996 |
9 | |||
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Drafts of scholarly writings, notes. 1997 |
10 | |||
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Papers related to the study of voter attitudes towards judicial elections, lecture materials, interlibrary loan requests. 1986-1997 |
11 | |||
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Papers related to courts in different states, drafts of scholarly writings. 1986-1995 |
12 | |||
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Law journals, copies of articles, drafts of Sheldon’s scholarly writings. 1988-1995 |
13 | |||
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Drafts of manuscript on Arthur S. Beardsley. undated |
14 | |||
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Drafts of scholarly writings, copies of Sheldon’s published articles, law journals 1986-1994 |
15 | |||
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Reel to reels, VHS, audiocassettes. 1947-1995 |
16 | |||