Katharine Bullitt papers, 1950-1991 (bulk 1966-1988).

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Katharine Bullitt papers, 1950-1991 (bulk 1966-1988).

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Correspondence, organizational histories, minutes, reports, financial records, notes, speeches, photographs, ephemera, newspapers, and clippings, ca. 1950-1991, documenting Katharine Bullitt's work in education, the arts, civil rights, historic preservation, and international peace. Only papers relating to teducation have been processed; these reflect Bullitt's leadership and involvement in various education-related organizations, including Citizens Education Center Northwest, Citizens for Fair School Funding, Coalition for Quality Integrated Education, Evergreen State College Board of Governors, National Committee for Citizens in Education, Private Initiatives in Public Education, Seattle Public Schools, Seattle Public Schools Volunteer Services, Volunteer Instruction Program, and Washington State Temporary Committee on Educational Policies, Structure and Management. Comprising a smaller portion of this group are records from the Ad Hoc School Crisis Committee, Central Area School Council, Evergreen State College Citizens Evaluation Group, Municipal League of King County Education Committee, and Evergreen State College Foundation Board of Governors. The remaining 42 cubic feet of unprocessed papers document Bullitt's activism in the following areas: civil rights (including her work with the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights Washington State Advisory Committee and Seattle Opportunities Industrialization Center), peace and international affairs (mostly concerned with Central America, Nicaragua, and Russia), historic preservation (including work with the Pioneer Square Preservation Board, Save our Ships, and Northwest Seaport), and cultural and business affairs (including Northwest Chamber Orchestra and Sound Savings and Loan).

68 cubic ft. (68 boxes)

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Seattle Public Schools

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Bullitt, Katharine

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Seattle civic activist Katharine (Kay) Bullitt was raised in Massachusetts, earned a degree in government from Radcliffe College in 1946, taught elementary school in Massachusetts, and settled in Seattle in 1953. In addition to raising six children, Bullitt dedicated herself to civic activism, particularly in the area of education. For over twenty years, she worked to desegregate Seattle public schools (through such organizations as the Coalition for Quality Integrated Education), increase schoo...

Citizens Education Center (Seattle, Wash.)

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Citizens for Fair School Funding.

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Seattle's Say on Schools.

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Municipal League of Seattle and King County. Education Committee.

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Evergreen State College Foundation. Board of Governors.

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Ad Hoc School Crisis Committee (Seattle, Wash.)

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Central Area School Council (Seattle, Wash.)

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Private Initiatives in Public Education.

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Volunteer Instruction Program (Seattle, Wash.)

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Coalition for Quality Integrated Education (Seattle, Wash.)

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National Committee for Citizens in Education

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