Jolene Unsoeld Papers
Scope and Contents
The Jolene Unsoeld Papers document the public service career of Jolene Unsoled from 1970 to 2003. The collection is divided into records groups consistent with time periods of her career. With the exception of Records Group V: Political Activities, which spans multiple portions of her public service career. In addition Series I: Speeches spans more than one portion of her career. The majority of the papers document her work as an advocate of the environment weather she was working in a civil capacity or as an unpaid advocate or lobbyist. In addition, a large portion of her early papers document her work in public disclosure of campaign donations.
These papers consist of publications, analysis, data, lists, form letters, press releases, notes, reports, correspondence, agendas, newsletters, pamphlets, memorandums, rosters, outlines, drafts, survey results, fliers, background materials, clippings (information artifacts), transcripts, financial records, operating budgets, rules and regulations, petitions, summaries, handbills, voting records, court and legal documents, booklets, articles, testimonies, proposals, ordinances, referendums, Senate bills, House bills, amendments, studies, audits, reference guides, recommendations, bulletins, legislation, fact sheets, articles, meeting minutes, completed and blank reporting and filing forms, comments, resolutions, reference materials, records schedule, presentations, regulations, rules and regulations, briefs, exhibits, tariffs, motions, advertisements, guidelines, strategies, work plans, masters, charts and graphs, maps and plans, summons, affidavits, assessments, inventory, initiatives, indexes, cleanup processes, comparisons, discussion papers, manuals, public notices, updates, public records requests and responses, grant information, audiocassettes, research materials, reviews, depositions, tribal relations information, green sheets, platforms, invitations, schedules, biographical information, endorsements, speeches, quotes, statistics and a scrapbook.
Dates
- Creation: 1965 - 2002
Restrictions on Access
Collection is open to the public.
Restrictions on Use
Duplication by the archives in no way transfers either copyright or property right, nor does it constitute permission to publish in excess of "fair use" or to display the materials.
Biographical Note
Jolene Unsoeld was born Jolene Bishoprick 3 December 1931 to Stanley and Cora in Corvallis, OR. She attended Oregon State University, where she met William Unsoeld. They married in 1951and had four children. The family moved to Katmandu, Nepal in 1962 where she worked as director of an English-language institute until 1967. In 1971 the family relocated to Olympia, WA. During the 1970's, she became a community lobbyist, successfully lobbying for initiative 276, a bill which required the disclosure of campaign contributions and created the Washington Public Disclosure Commission. In 1976 her daughter Nanda Nevi died and in 1979 her husband Willi died; both while mountaineering. From 1980 to 1988 she served on the Democratic National Committee. In 1984 she became the state representative for the 22nd district where she specialized in environmental issues. In 1988 she successfully ran for a seat in the One Hundred First Congress as a Democrat. She was reelected for both the One Hundred Second and Third Congresses but was unsuccessful for reelection to the One Hundred and Fourth Congress. She held her seat from 1989 to 1995. While in congress she was assigned to the Merchant Marine and Fisheries Committee and Education and Labor Committee. After her terms in Congress she has continued her work as an advocate for the environment and open government. She was a Fellow at the Institute of Politics at the John F. Kennedy School of Government in 1995, served on the Washington Fish and Wildlife Commission from 1995 to 1998, and served on the American Civil Liberties Union of Washington from 2000-2003. She also challenged Thurston County's attempt to violate the state growth management act.
Extent
47.91 Cubic Feet
Language of Materials
English
Summary
The Jolene Unsoeld Papers documents the
Arrangement
This collection is divided into five records groups and one series: Records Group I: Pre-Government Advocacy and Lobbying; Records Group II: Legislative Papers (District 22 Representative); Records Group III: Congressional Papers; Records Group IV: Post-Government Advocacy and Lobbying; Records Group V: Political Activities; and Series: I Speeches.
The records groups are subdivided as follows:
Records Group I: Pre-Government Advocacy and Lobbing is divided into nine subgroups: Subgroup I: United for Washington; Subgroup II: Alternatives for Washington; Subgroup III: Initiative 276 Coalition for Open Government; Subgroup IV: Common Cause: Privacy Advocacy; Subgroup V: Public Disclosure Commission; Subgroup VI: Court Cases; Subgroup VII: Washington State Utilities and Transportation; Subgroup VIII: Initiative 404; Redistricting; and subgroup IX: Local Issues Thurston County: LOTT.
Subgroup III: Initiative 276 Coalition for Open Government is further subdivided into six series: Series I: History; Series II: Court Decisions; Series III: Fair Campaign Practices; Series IV: Amendments and Studies; Series V: Ballot Issue Monitoring; and Series VI: Lobbying.
Subgroup V: Public Disclosure Commission is further subdivided into five series: Series I: Disclosure Violations; Series II: Public Disclosure Issues; Series III: Public Disclosure Agency Files; Series IV: Ethics; and Series V: Public Disclosure Commission Minutes.
Subgroup VI: Court Cases is further subdivided into three series: Series I: Hoppe v. Seattle Post-Intelligencer; Series II: Seattle Police Intelligence; and Series III: Democratic Party.
Subgroup VII: Washington State Utilities and Transportation is further subdivided into three series: Series I: Utilities; Series II: Testimony & Hearings: PNB, PP&L, and WA Water & Power; and Series III: Pacific NW Bell Rate Increase Hearing.
Records Group II: Legislative Papers (District 22 Representative) is divided into twelve subgroups: Subgroup I: Clean Water Legislation; Subgroup II: Quality/Pay as You Go Pollution; Subgroup III: Percival Creek Bridge; Subgroup IV: WA State Utilities and Transport: Public Utilities; Subgroup V: Thurston County Environmental Issues: LOTT; Subgroup VI: Hanford Hazardous Waste and Other Toxics; Subgroup VII: Hanford Nuclear Waste & Clean-up; Subgroup VIII: House Bill 434: Toxics Initiative (Drafts); Subgroup IX: House Bill 434; Subgroup X: Initiative 97; Subgroup XI: Miscellaneous Legislative Files; and Subgroup XII: Tort Reform.
Subgroup X: Initiative 97 is further subdivided into four series: Series I: Toxic Waste; Series II: Resources; Series III: Drafts; and Series IV: Task Force Alternatives.
Records Group III: Congressional Papers is divided into five subgroups and three series: Subgroup I: Fisheries; Subgroup II; Forest Committee; Subgroup III: Timber Environment; Subgroup IV: NAFTA; Subgroup V: Mixture: Miscellaneous Issues; Series I: Books (Misc.); Series II: Gifts; and Series III: Newspaper Clippings.
Subgroup I: Fisheries is further subdivided into six series: Series I: Endangered Species Act and Marine Mammal Restoration; Series II: Driftnets; Series III: Salmon Emergency; Series IV: Magnusen Act; Series V: Seafood Safety; and Series VI: International Trade Agreements.
Records Group IV: Post-Government Advocacy and Lobbying is divided into three subgroups: Subgroup I: JFK Institute, Natural Resources, Endangered Species, U.S. Canada; Subgroup II: Wild Salmonid Policy; and Subgroup III: Cooper Point Association.
Subgroup III: Cooper Point Association is further subdivided into seven series: Series I: CPA: D.O.E. Grants; Series II: CPA Cassettetapes; Series III: CPA I: Copies; Series IV: CPA I: Cooper Point Sewage Plan; Series V: CPA II; Series VI: CPA III; and Series VII: CPA/LOTT.
Records Group V: Political Activities is divided into two series: Series I: Thurston County Democratic Party Activities; and, Series II: Campaigning.
Previous Finding Aid
The first edition of this finding aid was completed in 2010 with grant funding from the Washington Women's History Consortium. The finding aid was completed by Callie Martin and Shaina Fay.
Processing Information
There were discrepancies between the initial box and file list and the actual collection.
- Title
- Guide to the Jolene Unsoeld Papers
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Joey Grant
- Date
- 2012
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
- Language of description note
- English
- Sponsor
- Funding for encoding this finding aid was provided through a grant awarded by the National Endowment for the Humanities.
- Edition statement
- Second Edition
Repository Details
Part of the The Evergreen State College Archives and Special Collections Repository
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Olympia WA 98505 USA
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