Washington State Blanket Primary (Part I); notes of the blanket primary; news clippings (2000); presentation notes on Public Hearing on Alternatives to the Blanket Primary; Secretary of State presentation of alternatives to the blanket primary; History of Blanket Primary in Washington; Description of Blanket primary in California; an email detailing an editorial on the blanket primary; letter to Secretary of State from the chair of Washington State Democratic Central; other correspondence concerning the conduct of transitioning from the blanket primary; Don Benton calls for task force regarding the primary election system; Clark County Democratic Central Committee notes; Report of Task Force on Response to Blanket Primary Decision; memo about the Supreme Court Blanket Primary Decision; misc. correspondence with reactions from the Washington State Democratic Central; State Democratic Leaders Postpone Primary Lawsuit (article from Seattle PI website); Take Blanket Off September Primary (article from Seattle PI website); list of public hearings on the blanket primary; misc. memorandums.

File — Drawer: 2, Folder: 62

Staff Only

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From the Collection:

The collection includes political campaign ephemera compiled by Dr. Daniel M. Ogden during his time as a Political Science professor at Washington State College and during his time as an advance man for John F. Kennedy’s presidential campaign in the 1960s.

Materials relating to the many facets of Ogden’s career in public utilities are included in this collection including those used for the purpose of Ogden’s dissertation, “The Development of Federal Power Policy in the Pacific Northwest.” Included are pamphlets, ephemera, public and private power reports, correspondence, newspaper clippings, research notes, legislative documents and the dissertation. Materials on Public/Private Power issues collected after completion of Ogden’s dissertation in 1949 are also included.