Series I. Legislative Career 1958-1977
Series II. Campaigns and Elections 1962-1988
Series III. Correspondence 1962-1975
Series IV. Professional and Charitable Associations 1967-1975
Series V. Ephemera ca. 1970s


Series I: Legislative Career 1958-1977

Sub-series 1. Senatorial Committees 1961-1975

Box 1
Legislative Budget Committee 1961-1975
Budget Committee Meetings

1/1 Meeting Minutes June-December 1965
1/2 Meetings Minutes January-June 1966
1/3 Meeting Minutes July-December 1966
1/4 – 1/5 Meeting Minutes (“Senator Marshall A. Neill”) November 17-19, 1966
1/6 Meeting Minutes December 1966-February 1967

Box 2

2/1 Meeting records (Executive Committee) May – July 1969
2/2 – 2/3 Meeting records(general) December 15-16, 1972
2/4 Meeting records (Executive Committee) June 1, 1973
2/5 Meeting records (Executive Committee) July 20, 1973
2/6 – 2/7 Meeting records (Spokane area) July 20-21, 1973
2/8 Meeting records (Orting State Soldier's Home and Colony) August 18-19, 1973

Box 3

3/1 Meeting records (Executive Committee) October 20, 1973
3/2 Meeting records (Yakima) October 19-20, 1973
3/3 Meeting records (Special Meeting) October 31, 1973
3/4 Meeting records (Executive Committee) November 23, 1973
3/5 Meeting records (Seattle) November 23-24, 1973
3/6 – 3/7 Meeting records, December 21-22, 1973
3/8 Meeting records (Executive Committee) March 16, 1974
3/9 – 3/10 Meeting records (Edmonds Community College; Washington State Reformatory), March 15 - 16, 1974

Box 4

4/1 Meeting records (Executive Committee) May 18, 1974
4/2 – 4/3 Meeting records (Washington State University) May 18, 1974
4/4 – 4/5 Meeting records (Executive Committee, Washington State School for the Deaf) June 21, 1974
4/6 – 4/7 Meeting records (Washington State School for the Deaf / Washington State School for the Blind ), June 21-22, 1974

Box 5

5/1 – 5/2 Meeting records (Centralia College/Evergreen State College), July 19-20 1974
5/3 - 5/4 Meeting records (Olympic College/Cascadia Juvenile Reception-Diagnostic Center) August 16-17, 1974
5/5 Meeting records (Executive Committee) September 27, 1974
5/6 Meeting records (Echo Glen Children's Center/Bellevue Community College), September 27-28, 1974

Box 6

6/1 Meeting records (Seattle Community College/ Highline Community College), October 18-19, 1974
6/2 – 6/3 Meetings, October - November 1974
6/4 Meeting records (Washington Corrections Center/Olympia) December 20-21, 1974

Box 7
Budget Committee Reports

7/1 Biennial reports 1961-1963
7/2 – 7/3 Biennial reports 1967-1969
7/4 Biennial 1971-1973
7/5 Performance Audit of Passenger Motor Vehicles used in Conducting Official State Business, 1974
7/6 – 7/7 Audit and Annual Reports for State of Washington Agencies, 1974
7/8 State Salary Matters and Surveys (Performance Audit), 1974-1975

Budget Information and Memoranda

7/9 ca. 1965-1970

Box 8

Budget Information and Memoranda

8/1 ca. 1970-1973
8/2 1973; 1975

Briefing Materials

8/3 Copy of Policy Questions Used in Budget Hearings 1969
8/4 "General Formulae or Statements Referring to Common and Frequent Questions on Statistical and Fiscal Problems” 1972
8/5 Central Budget Agency Financial Reports - State of Washington 1963-1965

Issue Files

8/6 Information Request Responses - State Institutions of Higher Learning, 1970
8/7 South Seattle Community College, 1974
8/8 State Program Reports and Evaluations, 1969-1974
8/9 Unified Computer Storage System, 1972
8/10 University of Washington Arboretum, 1972
8/11 Law and Justice Planning Office, "State of the States on Crime and Justice 1974" 1974.

Select Committee on Point Roberts ca. 1973-1974
 

Box 9
9/1 International Joint Commission reports (re: proposed International Park) 1973-1974
9/2 Point Roberts Select Committee Minutes 1974
9/3 Point Roberts Select Committee Correspondence ca. 1972-1974
9/4 Senate Resolutions (SFR 229, SJM 131, SCR 144) 1974
9/5 Public Response to proposals 1974
9/6 Public Response and Testimony re: proposals 1973-1974
9/7 Background information re: Point Roberts 1973-1974
9/8 Clippings re: Point Roberts 1973-1974
 

Judiciary Committee 1963-1974

Redistricting

9/9 Thigpen Legal Decision and New Statutes 1963
9/10 Correspondence and proposed agreements 1963-1965
9/11 Maps and population data undated

Box 10
Dystart Investigation

10/1 – 10/2 Judiciary Committee Hearings (Dystart Scandal) – Transcripts and background information, 1974
10/3 Senate Committee Investigation File 1973-1974
10/4 Transcript of Dysart’s Testimony before Committee, June 27, 1974.
10/5 Exhibits in Judiciary Committee hearings and investigations 1974
10/6 Supplementary and Revised Materials re: Investigation 1974

Administration of Justice

10/7 Reports re: Law Enforcement and the Administration of Justice in Washington ca. 1968-1973

Box 11

11/1 Judicial Administration in the Courts (State of Washington) 1973

Constitution Revision

11/2 Constitutional Revision Committee Report to Governor Daniel J. Evans, undated
11/3 Constitutional Amendments

Issue Files

11/4 California Codes and Law Enforcement 1963
11/5 Impact of ERA on State Laws (Legislative Council Report)1972
11/6 – 11/7 Public Defenders Act 1963
11/8 Criminal Intelligence (Wiretaps) Matters 1974
11/9 Pre-employment Inquiry Guide (Washington State Human Rights Commission re: Discrimination) 1974
11/10 Sunday Closing v. Religious Freedom 1963
11/11 Shield Law 1973
11/12 Gambling Legislation 1969

Box 12

12/1 Key Word Index (selected) Uniform Code of Military Justice undated
12/2 – 12/4 House and Senate Bills (summaries and correspondence) 1964-1965, 1967, 1974

 

Ways and Means Committee 1964 - 1975

12/5 – 12/8 Appropriations Issues 1964-1965 1967 1973-1975

Box 13
Retirement and Pensions

13/1 Retirement and Pensions (general information) 1974
13/2 – 13/3 State Pensions (reports and proposals) 1974-1975
13/4 General Legislative Matters (Select Committee on Pensions) 1974
13/5 State Employee Health Plans (Martin E Segal Company) 1973-1974

Box 14

14/1 Proposed Consolidation of the Washington State Public Employees Retirement System and the Washington State Teacher's Retirement System, 1973

 

Interim Committees 1964 – 1974

14/2 Supplementary Legislative Matter: Natural Resources 1964-1970
14/3 Supplementary Legislative Matters - Public Assistance 1964-1973
14/4 Occupational Manpower Projections 1966, 1968, 1971 (NW Area, Washington State) 1967
14/5 "State-Local Taxation and Industrial Location" 1967
14/6 Supplementary Legislative Matters - Public Schools 1967-1972
14/7 Legislative Supplementary Matters: Highways and Automobiles 1968
14/8 Interim Senate Matters 1973
14/9 "Citizen's Guide" on Radioactive Waste Issues 1974
 

Rules and Joint Rules Committee 1973
14/10 Correspondence, Senate Resolutions and Bills 1973
 

Higher Education and Libraries 1963-1975

Box 15
15/1 Higher Education Budget Matters 1963
15/2 Higher Education – House Bill 548 (Community College Bill) 1967
15/3 Western Washington State College 1967
15/4 Joint Committee on Education reports 1970
15/5 Education - Strategic Planning 1975
 

Tax Revision Committee 1972
15/6 Tax policy information and proposals 1972
 

Medicine, Dental, Public Health, Air and Water Pollution Committee 1974
15/7 Conference session information re: Health Care Industry 1974

 

Sub Series 2: Advisory Committees, Councils, and Task Forces 1958-1974

Governor's Advisory Council on Urban Affairs

15/7 Statements and Findings Summaries 1969-1970
15/8 Reports 1967-1969

Box 16

16/1 Columbia Interstate Commerce Commission – Commission Files 1958-1965
16/2 – 16/4 Governor's Task Force on Executive Reorganization 1967-1969

Box 17
Council Commission on Higher Education

17/1 Correspondence, Memos and General Briefings 1969-1970
17/2 Meetings (Agenda and Briefs) 1969 - 1970
17/3 Reports and Conference Papers re: Higher Education Matters 1969-1974
17/4 – 17/5 Interagency Committee for Outdoor Recreation – Committee Files 1965-1966

 

Sub-Series 3: Legislative Information ca. 1961-1977

Copies of legislative changes and amendments sponsored by Atwood are arranged by Senate Bill number. Files containing general and background information about the Legislative process and specific legislative issues are arranged chronologically by year.

17/6 List of Atwood-Sponsored Bills Passed Legislature undated
17/7 Correspondence, memos and clippings re: Legislation 1965-1972
17/8 Amendments to Bankruptcy Personal Property Exemption Act 1964
17/9 Signing of SB 133 (Public Port Promotional Expenditure) 1967
17/10 Roster and Committee Assignments of the Senate/House 1969
17/11 Senate Roll Call (Extraordinary Session) – House Bills 934, 978, & 979. 1967

Box 18
Atwood-Sponsored Bills ca. 1973 - 1974

18/1 SB 3064 - Data Processing Revolving Fund
18/2 SB 3101 - Fiscal Notes Requirement
18/3 SB 3124 – Judges’ Retirement, Prior Pension Increase
18/4 SB 3133 - Drug Sales Tax Elimination
18/5 SB 3167 - Private Guards, Investigation Services, Alarm installation
18/6 SB 3178 – College/university fees, new formula
18/7 SB 3180 - Motor Vehicle Excise Tax Fund Abolished
18/8 SB 3181 – Additional Judges, Lewis County
18/9 SB 3196 - Schools, Colleges, Force Red Audit
18/10 SB 3202 - College work-study program
18/11 SB 3209 – Insurance Premiums Tax.
18/12 SB 3233 - Indigent Cases, attorney fees
18/13 SB 3316 - Civil defense, disaster, interstate compact
18/14 SB 3327 - Property tax, levy amounts
18/15 SB 3330 - School district, property tax levy
18/16 SB 3340 - Vocational Educational Board Created
18/17 SB 3344 – College/University Staff, Tuition Fee exempt
18/18 SB 3342 - State College name change
18/19 SB 3346 - School District, Property Levy 1 year
18/20 SB 3350 - School buses
18/21 SB 3358 - Northern state hospital
18/22 SB 3370 - Egg industry, general revision
18/23 SB 3375 - Public Officials salaries, etc.
18/24 SB 3378 - Appropriations, capital construction
18/25 SJM 102 - Public Assistance - Mail Rates
18/26 SJR 120 - Emergency Funds Expenditure – Joint Legislature Committee
18/27 SJR 121 - Emergency Funds, Expenditure
18/28 SJR 123 - Annual Sessions / 90/45 days
18/29 SB 2018 - Treasure service fund and allocation of funds
18/30 SB 2041 - Formation of nonprofits to defray legal costs
18/31 SB 2065 – Special levies, voting majority
18/32 SB 2073 - Off Street Parking, law code
18/33 SB 2078 - Public Records Retention
18/34 SB 2079 - Microfilming equipment, acquisition
18/35 SB 2080 - Court fees, criminal cases
18/36 SB 2089 - Forms Management Program
18/37 SB 2090 - WSU public employees retirement
18/38 SB 2093 - Federal Funds, expenditure
18/39 SB 2103 - Public Funds deposit and investment
18/40 SB 2104 - Operating budget
18/41 SB 2105 - Capital Budget
18/42 SB 2107 - Land reclamation tax repeal
18/43 SB 2108 - Water license fees, general fund
18/44 SB 2107 - Services, state, advance payment
18/45 SB 2137 - Disclaimer of interest, wills, trust
18/46 SB 2143 - Initiatives, referendums, counties
18/47 SB 2162 - State Treasurer, time Deposits, Investments
18/48 SB 2220 - Billing Process, General Administration
18/49 SB 2225 - Property tax levies, limitations
18/50 SB 2248 - Court Reporter's Certification
18/51 SB 2284 - Divorce, irretrievable breakdown
18/52 SB 2290 - Small claims, court, judgments registration
18/53 SB 2306 - Legal Services, County Contracts
18/54 SB 2312 - Public Printing, Legal Notices, Maximum Rates
18/55 SB 2314 - Civil Service Registers (5 names per vacancy)
18/56 SB 2320 - Small Claims Jurisdiction amounts increased
18/57 SB 2324 - Salary Committee, duties
18/58 SB 2326 – State Auditor’s authority
18/59 SB 2329 - Legal services revolving fund
18/60 SB 2330 - Supreme Court, 7 members
18/61 SB 2332 - Stolen goods, owner recovery
18/62 SB 2345 - Legislative Auditor, provision
18/63 SB 2346 - Property Tax Levies, Limit
18/64 SB 2364 - Drunk Driver, licence suspension
18/65 SB 2386 - Industrial Safety and Health Act
18/66 SB 2395 - 18 Year Olds, Full Rights
18/67 SB 2405 - Legal Services, Prepaid Program
18/68 SB 2407 - Higher Education Assistance Authority
18/69 SB 2420 - Marine Shipment, Commodities Excise Tax

Box 19

19/1 SB 2435 - Alcoholism and Intoxication Treatment Act
19/2 SB 2476 - Administrative Judge, Counties Provision
19/3 SB 2488 - Implied Consent, Guilty Plea
19/4SB 2506 – Community College Bond Anticipations Notes
19/5 SB 2514 - Law Enforcment Officers Training Commission
19/6 SB 2516 - Federal Funds dispersal
19/7 SB 2533 – Northern State Hospital Service Delivery Center
19/8 SB 2540 - District Court Judges, Part time, salaries
19/9 SB 2603 - Institutional Closures, Economic impact
19/10 SB 2604 – Legislative budget board created
19/11 SB 2616 - Budget & Accounting System General Revision
19/12 SB 2629 - Unemployment Compensation, employed children
19/13 SB 2633 - Budget & Accounting System General Revisions
19/14 SB 2637 - Legislative Budget Committee Powers
19/15 SB 2646 - Judges pro tem, Retirement Credits
19/16 SB 2659 - State Patrol, Disability Benefits
19/17 SB 2670 - Jurors' fees, justice courts, increase
19/18 SB 2672 - Federal. Revenue Sharing Trust
19/19 SB 2681 - Public Transportation System, Municipal, financing
19/20 SB 2760 - Federal Funds, Expenditure
19/21 SB 2761 - Legislative Budget Committee Members
19/22 SB 2763 - Annual Sessions, 60/45 Days
19/23 SB 2764 - Legislative Operations, title only
19/24 SB 2805 - Colleges, university capital for construction
19/25 SB 2807 - Motor Vehicle Fuel Executive Tax
19/26 SB 2813 - Mass Public Transport.
19/27 SB 2957 - Teachers Retirement System
19/28 SB 3005 - Interlocal Coop Act
19/29 SB 3016 – Driving under Influence
19/30 SB 3020 - Supplemental budget
19/31 SB 3034 - Fire District, property tax limit
19/32 SB 3045 - Federal Revenue Sharing Trust Fund
19/33 SB 3052 - Sound recordings rights
19/34 SB 3056 - Counties, Initiative and Referendum provision
19/35 SB 3057 - Funeral Directors, Embalmers

Box 20
20/1-20/2 Legislative Manuals 1961, 1963, 1965, 1967
20/3 Legislative Record 1963
20/4 – 20/5 Washington Legislative Reports and Digests 1963-1970

Box 21
1967 Legislative Session - Legislative Documentation

21/1 Employment Security and Miscellaneous 1967
21/2 Agriculture 1967
21/3 National Resources and Recreation 1967
21/4 Health and Hospitals 1967
21/5 Transportation 1967
21/6 – 21/8 Education 1967
21/9 Correction(s) 1967
21/10 Public Welfare 1967
21/11 Public Safety 1967
21/12 General Government 1967

21/13 Legislative Digest and History of Bills of the Senate and House of Representatives (includes veto messages) 1970

Box 22
22/1 Legislative Digest and History of Bills of the Senate and House of Representatives 1971
22/2 Legislative Transcripts and Information 1971-1973
22/3 Legislative request: County Park Dept (minor day labor projects), January 31, 1973
22/4 – 22/5 Legislative Materials - Veto Messages 1974
22/6 Legislative and Political matters (“general”) 1974
22/7 Passes Bills 1975

Box 23
23/1 Governor's Messages 1967
State Budgets

23/2 Associated Budget Materials 1974
23/3 State of Washington Budget 1967-1968
23/4 State of Washington Budget 1975-1977 Biennium

Series II Campaigns and Elections  1962-1988

Box 24
Campaign Records

24/1 1962 Political Campaign File 1962
24/2 1966 Senatorial Campaign File 1966
24/3 State Politics (Candidates Advisory Committee) 1967
24/4 General Campaign materials 1968-1969
24/5 Status of Atwood-sponsored bills 1969
1970 Campaign

24/6 clippings 1970
24/7 Campaign Advisory Committee 1970
24/8 Campaign information and Atwood’s voting records 1970
24/9 Publicity materials 1970

24/10 Mailing lists 1970-1972

Box 25

25/1 Senate Election Matters 1972
25/2 Republican Campaign Manual June 1972
25/3 42nd District Poll ca. 1973
25/4 Superior Court Judge Campaign, 1988

25/5 Campaign Ephemera 1972
25/6 Constituency Newsletters 1970-1973
25/7 Newspaper Clippings ca. 1960s
25/8 – 25/9 Newspaper Clippings 1969

Box 26
Electoral Results 1962-1970

26/1 1972 General Election Returns by Precinct
26/2 – 26/3 Election Information 1962-1964
26/4 Election Materials 1970

Lobbyist Material

26/5 Legislative Digest - Association of Washington Industries 1963
26/6 Contacts, Lobbyist, and Personnel 1967

Series III: Correspondence 1962-1975

Correspondence is arranged chronologically within each sub-series.

Sub Series 1: Constituency Mail 1965-1975

Box 27
27/1 Letters and Replies 1965
27/2 No Reply 1965
27/3 Letters of Recommendation/Job Applications 1965
27/4 Taxation Constituency mail 1967
27/5 – 27/8 Constituency/Issues Mail 1969-1975

Sub Series 2: Political Mail 1962-1974

27/9 – 27/10 Legislature Correspondence (Interim) 1962-1965

Box 28
28/1 Legislature Correspondence 1962-1963
28/2 Legislature Correspondence 1965-1966
28/3 Legislature Correspondence 1972
28/4 Correspondence statistics, undated
28/5 Thank You letters 1965
28/6 Thank you letters 1967
28/7 Thank you letters 1969
28/8 Thank You/ Congratulations 1970-1971
28/9 Thank You/Congratulations 1972-1974

Sub Series 3. Mail By Subject 1963-1974

Box 29
29/1 Medical Examiner Act 1963-1964
29/2 Whatcom County Industrial Development 1965
29/3 Western Washington College 1965-1966
29/4 Washington State Governor's Advisory Board on Alcoholism 1967
29/5 Washington State Land Planning Commission 1972
29/6 DSHS - Reorganization 1973
29/7 DSHS - Out of State Hiring 1974
29/8 Education - Collective Bargaining 1974

Sub Series 4. Personal and Legal Correspondence 1965-1967

Personal and Legal correspondence is primarily outgoing from Atwood’s Bellingham address.

29/9 Personal and Legal correspondence 1965
29/10 Personal and Legal correspondence ca.1966-1967


Series IV: Professional and Charitable Associations 1967-1975

Washington State Bar Association

29/11 – 29/13 Legislative Committee Files 1968-1970
29/14 Legislative Committee Files 1971 - 1972
29/15 Bills of Interest to Bar Members 1967

Box 30
30/1 United Way of Whatcom County - Budget Committee file 1974-1975


Series V: Ephemera ca. 1970s

30/2 "Executive Planner" 1970
30/3 Empty Senate Bills Book, undated
30/4 Stationary and Business Cards undated