Russell A. Austin papers, 1964-1983.

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Russell A. Austin papers, 1964-1983.

The Russell A. Austin papers consist of campaign and convention materials that Russell collected. There is also a substantial amount of material documenting Austin's service on state and local Republican committees. Included are correspondence, legal documents, King County and Washington State Republican Party organizational records, financial records, lists, political maps, convention programs and ephemera, newsletters, and clippings related to Austin's activities in the Washington State Republican Party and his efforts on behalf of Ronald Reagan's candidacy, 1966-1981. Major correspondents include Kenneth Rogstad, Dennis H. Dunn, Earl Davenport, and C. Montgomery Johnson.

4.73 cubic feet 6 boxes)

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SNAC Resource ID: 7427106

University of Washington. Libraries

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Rogstad, Kenneth.

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Austin, Russell A., 1930-

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Russell A. Austin was born in 1930 and earned his undergraduate and law degrees from the University of Washington. He became politically active in the Republican Party around 1966, when he ran unsuccessfully for the State House of Representatives. Austin served on a number of key Republican committees in Washington State. He was chairman of the King County Republican Committee circa 1972, chairman of the 1972 Republican State Convention, and Washington State delegate to the Republican National C...

Davenport, Earl.

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Republican Party (Wash.). Central Committee

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Republican Party (King County, Wash.). Central Committee

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Johnson, C. Montgomery (Charles Montgomery)

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Publicist and political consultant from Washington State. Charles Montgomery Johnson graduated from the University of Washington with a master's degree in forestry in 1950. He was public affairs director for Weyerhaeuser Company and for such organizations as Keep Washington Green and the Washington Education Association in the 1960s. In 1964 he directed Dan Evans' successful campaign for governor of Washington State, and in early 1965 he became chairman of the Republican...

Republican Party. Sea-Tac Republican Club.

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Dunn, Dennis H., 1940-

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