Kingsbury, Chester H.
Variant namesChester Kingsbury was an activist in the University District of Seattle. He was president of the Pacific Northwest Chapter of the Methodist Federation for Social Action, a board member of the American Civil Liberties Union of Washington (circa 1954), and a delegate to the Socialist Party convention in 1936. He was also a member of the Church of the People in the University District and the owner of the North Seattle Printing Company. His wife, Elsie Kingsbury, was a member of the Seattle Branch of the Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom.
From the guide to the Chester H. Kingsbury Papers, 1915-1994, (University of Washington Libraries Special Collections)
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| Role | Title | Holding Repository | |
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| creatorOf | Chester H. Kingsbury Papers, 1915-1994 | University of Washington Libraries Special Collections | |
| creatorOf | Life on the Homefront oral history collection, 1984-1985 | Museum of History and Industry |
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| associatedWith | American Civil Liberties Union of Washington | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | American Civil Liberties Union. Seattle Chapter | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | American Civil Liberties Union. State of Washington Chapter | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Farquharson, Mary | person |
| associatedWith | Group Health Cooperative of Puget Sound | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Kingsbury, Elsie | person |
| associatedWith | Life on the Homefront Oral History Project. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Methodist Federation for Social Action (U.S.) | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Socialist Party (U.S.) | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Socialist Party (U.S.) National Convention (19th : 1936 : Cleveland, Ohio) | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Women's International League for Peace and Freedom. Seattle Branch | corporateBody |
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| University District (Seattle, Wash.) |
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