Washington State University Libraries Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections
Guide to the Robert Thomas Hunter Papers
1959-1976
Cage 25
Table of Contents
- Summary Information
- Biography/History
- Scope and Content
- Arrangement
- Administrative Information
- Related Materials
- Names and Subjects
- Detailed Description of Collection
- Series 1: Judicial Council
- Series 2: Bench-Bar-Press Committee
- Series 3: Judicial Article of the Washington Constitution
- Series 4: Judicial Conferences
- Series 5: Miscellaneous
Summary Information
- Repository
- Washington State University Libraries, Manuscripts, Archives and Special Collections
- Creator
- Hunter, Robert Thomas, 1907-
- Title
- Robert Thomas Hunter Papers
- ID
- Cage 25
- Date [inclusive]
- 1959-1976
- Extent
- 3 Linear feet of shelf space, 6 Boxes
- Language
- Collection materials are in English.
- Abstract
- Correspondence, reports, memoranda, agendas, articles, proposed legislation, court and attorney's rules, and other papers of Robert Thomas Hunter, much of which is related to the Washington State Judicial Council and the Bench-Bar-Press Committee of Washington, as well as efforts to revise the judicial article of the Washington State Constitution.
Preferred Citation
[Item description]
Robert Thomas Hunter Papers, 1959-1976 (Cage 25)
Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections, Washington State University Libraries, Pullman, WA.
Biography/History
Robert Thomas Hunter was born in Lawton, Oklahoma on September 29, 1907. He graduated from the University of Washington with a degree in law in 1934 and was admitted to the Washington Bar and established a private practice in 1935. Hunter served as Justice of the Peace in Grand Coulee from 1936 to 1946. He became Superior Court Judge for Grant and Douglas counties in 1946 and served in that capacity until 1957. In 1957 he was appointed to the Washington State Supreme Court, a position he retained through subsequent elections until his retirement in 1977. Hunter served as Chief Justice of the Court from 1969 to 1970.
Scope and Content
Correspondence, reports, memoranda, agendas, articles, proposed legislation, court and attorney's rules, and other papers of Robert Thomas Hunter, much of which is related to the Washington State Judicial Council and the Bench-Bar-Press Committee of Washington, as well as efforts to revise the judicial article of the Washington State Constitution. Principal correspondents include Court Administrator A. C. Bise, Court Clerk W. M. Lowry, Washington State Judicial Council Executive Secretary L. V. Rieke, Newspaper Editor Hu Blonk, and Fellow Justice Robert C. Finley.
The Judicial Council series concerns the activities of the Washington State Judicial Council during the period 1967 through 1970. This material includes correspondence, memoranda, reports, agendas (1969-1970), minutes and some exhibits. The Bench-Bar-Press Committee series consists primarily of correspondence and memoranda during the period 1969-1970. The series on the revision of the Judicial Article for the Washington State Constitution includes correspondence, memoranda, reports, proposed revisions of the judicial article, proposed legislation and journal articles. This material covers the period from 1967 through 1970. The series on judicial conferences, 1966 through 1970, includes agendas, correspondence, reports, memoranda, papers presented at various conferences as well as proposed judicial legislation. The miscellaneous series consists of correspondence, memoranda, reports, personal resumes, financial material, contracts for publishing Supreme Court decisions, affidavits, proposed legislation and court rules. Although the collection covers the period from 1959 through 1976, the bulk of the material is from the period 1967 through 1970.
Arrangement
The papers are arranged in five series with the original order being maintained throughout the collection where possible, primarily in the first four series, which is generally chronologically. Within the miscellaneous series, the folders have been arranged chronologically, but, maintaining the original order, the papers within a folder have not been rearranged in chronological order.
Administrative Information
Publication Information
Washington State University Libraries Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections © 2022
https://libraries.wsu.edu/masc/
Terrell Library
P.O. Box 645610
Pullman, WA, 99164-5610 USA
509-335-6691
mascref@wsu.edu
Restrictions on Access
This collection is open and available for research use.
Restrictions on Use
Copyright restrictions may apply.
Acquisition Information
The papers were donated to the Washington State University Library in January 1977, by Robert T. Hunter (MS 77-3). Folders 79-82 were added in June, 1983.
Related Materials
Related Material
Additional Washington State Supreme Court Justices papers held by Washington State University MASC:
Orris Lee Hamilton Papers, 1953-1978 (Cage 495)
Joseph A. Mallery Papers, 1924-1960 (Cage 684)
Warren W. Tolman Papers, 1898-1938 (Cage 4619)
John Stanley Webster Papers, 1901-1963 (Cage 459)
Names and Subjects
Corporate Name(s)
Subject(s) :
- Washington (State). Supreme Court
- Bench-Bar-Press Committee of Washington
- Judicial Council of the State of Washington
- Washington (State). Constitution
Personal Name(s)
Subject(s) :
- Hunter, Robert Thomas, 1907- -- Archives
- Bise, Albert C.
- Blonk, Hu
- Lowry, William M.
- Rieke, Luvern V.
- Finley, Robert Corpening
Subject(s)
- Judges -- Washington (State) -- Archives
- Civil Procedure and Courts
- Washington (State)
Detailed Description of Collection
Series 1: Judicial Council |
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Correspondence, memoranda, reports: |
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1967-1968 30 items. |
1 | 1 | ||
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1967-1968 25 items. |
1 | 2 | ||
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1969-1970 60 items. |
1 | 3 | ||
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1969-1970 60 items. |
1 | 4 | ||
| box | folder | |||
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Grand Jury Committee 1969-1970 33 items. |
1 | 5 | ||
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Report: Crime, Law and Correction: Assessments and Recommendations September 1969 1 item. |
1 | 6 | ||
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Report: Traffic Bail in Washington State July 1969 1 item. |
1 | 7 | ||
Agendas: |
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| box | folder | |||
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March 28-29, 1969 1 item. |
2 | 8 | ||
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June 20-21, 1969 1 item. |
2 | 9 | ||
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June 21, 1969 1 item. |
2 | 10 | ||
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September 20, 1969 1 item. |
2 | 11 | ||
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December 13, 1969 7 items. |
2 | 12 | ||
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March 14, 1970 1 item. |
2 | 13 | ||
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June 12-13, 1970 1 item. |
2 | 14 | ||
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August 21, 1970 1 item. |
2 | 15 | ||
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August 29, 1970 1 item. |
2 | 16 | ||
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September 1, 1970 1 item. |
2 | 17 | ||
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October 2-3, 1970 1 item. |
2 | 18 | ||
| box | folder | |||
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Minutes September 30, 1970 3 items. |
3 | 19 | ||
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Old Business (Exhibits for Agenda Items 1-35) 1966-1968 28 items. |
3 | 20 | ||
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New Business 1968-1976 14 items. |
3 | 21 | ||
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Series 2: Bench-Bar-Press Committee |
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Correspondence, memoranda, reports: |
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| box | folder | |||
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1969 71 items. |
3 | 22 | ||
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1969 105 items. |
3 | 23 | ||
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1969-1970 46 items. |
3 | 24 | ||
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1970 42 items. |
3 | 25 | ||
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1970 86 items. |
3 | 26 | ||
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May, 1970 26 items. |
3 | 27 | ||
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News Items from ABA 1970 5 items. |
3 | 28 | ||
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Membership lists, Subcommittees 1970 3 items. |
3 | 29 | ||
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Series 3: Judicial Article of the Washington Constitution |
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| box | folder | |||
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Memo on judicial reform from Hunter December 28, 1970 8 items. |
4 | 30 | ||
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Memo to Hunter from Langabeer on judiciary constitutional power November 25, 1970 2 items. |
4 | 31 | ||
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Alternative proposals for revision of judicial article of state constitution August 22, 1969 1 item. |
4 | 32 | ||
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Proposed constitutional amendment September 24-26, 1970 1 item. |
4 | 33 | ||
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Report of committee on the Revision of the Judicial Article undated 1 item. |
4 | 34 | ||
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Report to Task Force Committee on Court Improvement September 30, 1970 2 items. |
4 | 35 | ||
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Crisis in the Supreme Court, by Hugh J. Rosellini 1968 1 item. |
4 | 36 | ||
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List of people who received letter re court liaison meeting March 21, 1970 1 item. |
4 | 37 | ||
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Memo by H. T. Roe, re groups interested in revision of the judicial article January 28, 1970 1 item. |
4 | 38 | ||
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Superior Court Judges Association, Committee on revision of the judicial article undated |
4 | 39 | ||
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Proposed revision of the judicial article July 21, 1967, November 30, 1970 2 items. |
4 | 40 | ||
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Membership of joint Bench/Bar Committee to study revision of the judicial article April 25, 1967 1 item. |
4 | 41 | ||
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Correspondence on Senate Resolution, s/273-70 February 1970 3 items. |
4 | 42 | ||
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Judicial reform correspondence November 1967 5 items. |
4 | 43 | ||
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Court Liaison Committee meeting January 20, 1970 1 item. |
4 | 44 | ||
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Proposed Judicial Article June 12, 1968 3 items. |
4 | 45 | ||
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Citizens committee on Washington Courts September 25, 1969 2 items. |
4 | 46 | ||
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Correspondence: Court Liaison Committee February 1970 3 items. |
4 | 47 | ||
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Proposals for Judicial Article Reform 1966-1967 4 items. |
4 | 48 | ||
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ABA Model Judicial Article February 10, 1967 1 item. |
4 | 49 | ||
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Improving procedures for Appellate Review-- The Michigan Experience undated 1 item. |
4 | 50 | ||
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Washington Magistrates Association, Judicial Article Revision May 28, 1970 1 item. |
4 | 51 | ||
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Court of Appeals information December 1970 2 items. |
4 | 52 | ||
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Memo to Hunter, constitutional power of the judiciary December 21, 1970 3 items. |
4 | 53 | ||
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Court Management Systems February 1970 3 items. |
4 | 54 | ||
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Correspondence, Revision of Judicial Article February 1970 2 items. |
4 | 55 | ||
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Series 4: Judicial Conferences |
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| box | folder | |||
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Conference on Uniform Juvenile Court Rules February 4, 1968 26 items. |
4 | 56 | ||
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National Conference of State Trial Judges 1969-1970 5 items. |
4 | 57 | ||
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Judicial Conference 1968-1970 50 items. |
4 | 58 | ||
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Conference of Chief Justices 1966-1970 50 items. |
4 | 59 | ||
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Judicial Conference--14th Annual Meeting of Superior Court Judges Association September 9-11, 1970 33 items. |
4 | 60 | ||
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Series 5: Miscellaneous |
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Seminar File 1959-1965 37 items. |
5 | 61 | ||
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Law Library (correspondence, memoranda, personal resumes) 1962-1967 53 items. |
5 | 62 | ||
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Law Library (Biennial Budget Estimates, correspondence) 1970 6 items. |
5 | 63 | ||
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Spokane Public Defender System 1966-1968 4 items. |
5 | 64 | ||
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Bancroft-Whitney Contracts 1967-1970 85 items. |
5 | 65 | ||
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Federal Court Relations 1968-1969 3 items. |
5 | 66 | ||
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Superior Court Judges Association, Legislation 1968-1970 6 items. |
5 | 67 | ||
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Affidavits of Prejudice 1969-1970 8 items. |
5 | 68 | ||
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Correspondence (Miscellaneous), Chief Justice's Office 1969-1970 73 items. |
5 | 69 | ||
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Justice Court 1969-1970 3 items. |
5 | 70 | ||
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Model Accounting and Reporting System, Chief Justice's Office 1969-1970 20 items. |
5 | 71 | ||
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Pro-Tem Judges, selection, terms 1969 4 items. |
6 | 72 | ||
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The Small Claim: An Interim Report on Washington Procedure August 1969 1 item. |
6 | 73 | ||
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Juvenile Court Rules 1970 11 items. |
6 | 74 | ||
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Uniform Juvenile Court Code 1970 6 items. |
6 | 75 | ||
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Discipline Rules for Attorneys 1974-1975 4 items. |
6 | 76 | ||
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Amendments to Superior Court Criminal Code 1976 1 item. |
6 | 77 | ||
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Proposed Rules for Judicial Information System Committee 1976 1 item. |
6 | 78 | ||
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Chief Justice's Office - Minutes 1969-1970 24 items. |
6 | 79 | ||
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Clippings and Other Press Materials 1969-1970 16 items. |
6 | 80 | ||
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Election Materials 1970, 1975 5 items. |
6 | 81 | ||
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Memorandum re: Initiative and Referendum 1970 1 item. |
6 | 82 | ||
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