Astley, Ted, 1920-1994.

Theodore Raymond Astley was born in 1920 in Atlanta, Georgia, and educated at the University of Michigan. He served in the U.S. Army, and in 1946 obtained a job at the University of Washington as a career counselor for veterans. In June 1948 Astley was served a warrant to appear before the Washington Legislature's Joint Fact Finding Committee on Un-American Activities, which was dubbed the "Canwell Committee" after its chairperson, Albert F. Canwell. Astley adamantly refused to answer the committee's questions regarding whether or not he had communist affiliations. Two months later Astley was fired from his counseling position, but the university claimed that his dismissal was unconnected with his Canwell Committee experience. In 1954 Astley, who now worked as a sawmill "dogger," was called before the House Un-American Activities Committee. Citing the Fifth Amendment, he again refused to answer queries regarding communist affiliations. In 1962 he became a teacher, working in education until his retirement. Astley was active in various education unions, such as the Washington Education Association and the Seattle Teachers' Association. He died in 1994.

From the description of Ted Astley papers, 1920-1994. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 71803720

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