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Beck, Broussais C. Broussais C. Beck papers 1919-1961 (bulk 1919-1934)

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Broussais C. Beck papers 1919-1961 (bulk 1919-1934)

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Correspondence, reports, minutes, notes, clippings, memoirs, manuscript, ephemera, and broadsides, 1919-1961. The papers encompass three accessions, one of which contains material that Beck collected during his monitoring of labor activity and his career with the Bon Marche, including spy reports, newspaper articles, broadsides, and other material relating to the Industrial Workers of the World and local labor union and cooperative movement activities, 1919-1920. The other two accesions contain materials that deal with Beck's interest in rowing, including correspondence with individuals who played a role in the early development of rowing, the manuscript to Beck's book, Rowing at Washington, documents on UW rowing touching upon the early history of UW sports in general, newspaper clippings (Seattle Times articles from 1960 about the Lake Washington Rowing Club), and memoirs. None of the three accessions deals to any significant degree with the internal functioning of the Bon Marche, the Luminous Tube Corporation, or Beck's personal life unrelated to athletics. Major correspondents include Frederic W. Allen, Andrew J. Balliet, Grace Conibear, Carroll (Ky) M. Ebright, Darwin Meisnest, and Dean Witter.