Allied Arts of Seattle records 1954-2000

Rooney, Alice, 1926-2019

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Born in 1926 in Seattle, Washington, Alice Rooney was a retired arts administrator who led Allied Arts of Seattle, the Pilchuck Glass School, and the Glass Art Society. Rooney studied English with a minor in economics and business at the University of Washington (BA, 1947), and she spent her first years out of school writing radio ads and newsletters for a broadcasting company in New York City. She soon returned to Seattle and worked for more than a decade at Wallace v. MacKay Advertising Compan...

Arts Councils of America

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Conway, John Ashby, 1905-

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John Ashby Conway was born in 1905. He grew up in Pittsburgh and graduated from Schenley High School in 1923. His interest in the technical aspects of theater was evident in high school where he worked on the design and building of several school theatrical productions. He went on to study in the Drama Department at the Carnegie Institute of Technology (now Carnegie Mellon University), where he focused on the design and technical aspects of theater. To enhance his education, he spen...

Robertson, Jack B.

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Washington Roadside Council

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The Washington Roadside Council was formed in 1961 to combat "visual blight" on Washington State's highways: billboards, utility poles, powerlines, and road signs. It worked to pass legislation to regulate the presence of these items along Washington's roads. From the description of Photographs from the Washington Roadside Council collection. circa 1961-1974. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 39180322 ...

Pike Place Market (Seattle, Wash.)

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Friends of the Market (Seattle, Wash.)

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The Friends of the Market was founded in 1964 by Robert Ashley, architect Victor Steinbrueck, and Allied Arts of Seattle in response to plans to raze the Pike Place Market, and build garages and office buildings over the site. The Friends raised funds and campaigned to prevent the Market's demolition, and to encourage its designation as a historic district in the late 1960s and early 1970s. The Friends were later part of the Citizens' Alliance to Keep the Market Public during the 1989-1991 battl...

Johnston, Norman J.

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American Institute of Architects

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The Western Association of Architects (WAA) was founded in Chicago in 1884 as a rival organization of the American Institute of Architects (AIA). Members consisted of architects from the Midwest and the South with chapters forming in many states. The WAA was the first architectural organization to petition for licensure of architects. Many architects were members of both WAA and AIA and a decision was made in 1889 for WAA to merge with AIA. From the guide to the Papers of the Western...

Thonn, Jerry E. (Jerry Edwin), 1932-

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American Symphony Orchestra League

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Seattle Youth Symphony Orchestra

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Bowen, Betty, 1919-1977

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Betty Bowen was born Betty Cornelius in 1919 in Kent, Washington, and raised in Skagit County. After graduating from the University of Washington in 1940, she worked first as a reporter for the Seattle Times, then as women's editor at the Seattle Star . She subsequently did free-lance public relations work. From the 1940s, Bowen was a prominent figure in the Seattle art world. In 1953, Dr. Richard Fuller hired Bowen to be public relations director for the Seattle Art Mus...

Seattle (Wash.). Municipal Art Commission

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Created in 1955 to advise city government regarding the artistic and cultural development of the city; reorg. 1957 and its advisory responsibility was extended to recommendations regarding the design of new physical structures to be constructed in the city; 1961 responsibilities were broadened to include historic preservation recommendations; abolished 1971 and replaced by the Seattle Arts Commission. From the description of Subject files, 1955-1969 (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 709...

Allied Arts of Seattle, Inc.

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Allied Arts of Seattle is a citizen advocacy group for the arts. It was established in 1954 to work "for a more beautiful city and a lively and diverse arts scene." In addition to promoting the arts, it also participates in city planning and beautification, and historic preservation. Through the Allied Arts Foundation, it awards grants and sponsors grant applications for artists and arts organizations. It also raises money to assist small arts organizations and artists through Allie...

Seattle Symphony Orchestra.

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