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J. Kaye Faulkner Papers, 1931-2013, bulk 1931-1983
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Faulkner, Joseph Kaye--1931-
- Title
- J. Kaye Faulkner Papers
- Dates
- 1931-2013, bulk 1931-1983 (inclusive)19312013
- Quantity
- 3.0 linear feet
- Collection Number
- XOE_CPNWS0145faulkne
- Summary
- These papers were collected by former Western Washington University Economics Professor J. Kaye Faulkner. Much of the collection relates to technocracy, a political/economic movement that arose in the 1930s based on the idea that the American government and economy should be managed according to principles derived from science and engineering. There are also records dealing with Faulkner's involvement with the American Federation of Teachers union and his interest in general education labor issues.
- Repository
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Western Washington University, Center for Pacific Northwest Studies
Goltz-Murray Archives Building
808 25th St.
Bellingham, WA
98225
Telephone: (360) 650-7534
cpnws@wwu.edu - Access Restrictions
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The collection is open to the public.
- Languages
- English
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
The J. Kaye Faulkner papers include correspondence, articles, pamphlets, books, research materials, research bulletins, "Technate of America" maps and related publications collected by former Western Washington University Economics Professor J. Kaye Faulkner. Much of the collection relates to technocracy, a political/economic movement that arose in the 1930s based on the idea that the American government and economy should be managed according to principles derived from science and engineering. There are also records dealing with Faulkner's involvement with the American Federation of Teachers union and his interest in general education labor issues.
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Preferred Citation
J.Kaye Faulkner Papers, Center for Pacific Northwest Studies, Western Libraries Archives & Special Collections, Western Washington University, Bellingham WA 98225-9123.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Arrangement
The J. Kaye Faulkner papers are organized according to the following series arrangement:
- Series I. Personal Papers circa 1931-1992
- Series II. Technocracy Materials circa 1934-1972
- Series III. Union and Labor (non-university related) Materials circa 1946-1978
- Series IV. Western Washington State College/Western Washington State University and Professional Materials circa 1960-1983
- Series V. Newspaper Clippings undated
Processing Note
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Acquisition Information
J. Kaye Faulkner donated his papers to the Center for Pacific Northwest Studies, date unknown.
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
Personal Papers, 1931-1992Return to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Box/Folder | ||
| 1/1 | Personal Correspondence |
1990-1992; 1963-1992, bulk 1990s |
| 1/2 | Papers re: Education |
1957-1961 |
| 1/3 | Smith Creek Lawsuit and WA Superior Court Findings |
1990 |
| 1/4 | Miscellaneous Personal Papers |
1931-1986 |
Technocracy Materials , 1934-1972Return to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
Books
|
||
| Box/Folder | ||
| 1/5 | "The Rise of the Technocrats: A Social History" by W.H.G. Armytage (note inside by Faulkner about Peter Carstens, the person who gave Faulkner the book) |
1965 |
| 1/6 | "Technocracy Study Course" produced by Technocracy Inc. (for members of Technocracy Inc., 1940 ed.) |
1940 |
| Box/Folder | ||
| 1/7 | Correspondence |
circa 1934-1964 |
Faulkner Writings
|
1965-1969 | |
| Box/Folder | ||
| 1/8 | "Forget Marx" |
circa 1965 |
| 1/9 | "The Intellectual and Institutional Relationship of Technocracy to the I.W.W." |
circa 1965 |
| 1/10 | Thesis - "The Emergemence of Technocracy as a Social Reform Movement" |
1965 June |
| 1/11 | Thesis bibliography |
1965 June |
| 1/12 | "Howard Scott & Technocracy: A Case of Scientific Reform" - copy of article Faulkner sent to American Studies Association (w/ letter saying it was too late to include article in ASA meeting program) |
circa 1969 |
General Files
|
1934-1940 | |
| Box/Folder | ||
| 1/13 | General File (I.W.W., Technocracy and Radicalism) |
circa 1930s-1960s |
| 1/14 | Newspaper clippings on Technocracy (1. History and Method; 2. Contrive Institutions and the Technocrats; 3. Social and Individual Problems and the North American Solutions; 4. The Future for Technocracy; 5. The Meaning and Validity of Technocratic Theory) |
circa 1930s |
| 1/15 | Articles from Technocracy |
circa 1930s |
| 1/16 | Technocracy Study Course |
1934 |
| Box/Folder | ||
| 1/17-1/18 | Maps - "Technate of America" |
1940 |
Newsletters
|
1949-1963 | |
| Box/Folder | ||
| 1/19 | Southwest Technocrat Bulletin |
circa 1961-1962 |
| 1/20 | Technocracy Briefs |
circa 1949-1959 |
| 1/21 | Technocratic TrendEvents |
circa 1961-1963 |
Pamphlets
|
1934-1965 | |
| Box/Folder | ||
| 1/22 | "America Must Show the Way!" |
1938 1953 |
| 1/23 | "Coming of Technocracy" |
undated |
| 1/24 | "The Commitment of the Intellectual" |
circa 1961 |
| 1/25 | "A Continental Hydrology" |
1939 |
| 1/26 | "Continentalism" |
1947 |
| 1/27 | "Continental Power for Continental Defense" |
1942 |
| 1/28 | "Discussions on Technocracy" |
circa 1936-1938 |
| 1/29 | "The Energy Certificate" |
1938 |
| 1/30 | "The Evolution of Statesmanship" |
1939 |
| 1/31 | "History and Purpose of Technocracy" (pamphlet of exchange of letters between Howard Scott and J. Kaye Faulkner) |
1965 |
| 1/32 | "I Am the Price System and the Culture of Abundance" |
1944 |
| 1/33 | "The International Power Elite" |
1959 December |
| 2/1 | "Introduction to Technocracy" |
1933 1938 |
| 2/2 | "Make Way for Social Change" |
1946 |
| 2/3 | "Man-Hours and Distribution" |
1936 August |
| 2/4 | "Marxism and Social 'Laws'" |
1959 November |
| 2/5 | "Our Country Right or Wrong" |
1946 |
| 2/6 | "Power for a Continent" |
1947 March 1948 March |
| 2/7 | "Science versus Chaos!" |
1939 |
| 2/8 | "The Sellout of the Ages" |
1941 |
| 2/9 | "So What?" |
1941 October 1947 October 1948 September |
| 2/10 | "Technocracy" |
1940 June 1941 April |
| 2/11 | "Technocracy - Some Questions Answered" |
1934 |
| 2/12 | "There'll Always Be an England" |
1945 |
| 2/13 | "Total Conscription" |
1942 |
| 2/14 | "W-O-I Area News" |
1963 June |
Periodicals
|
1939-1965 | |
| Box/Folder | ||
| 2/15 | 8141 |
1940-1942 |
| 2/16-2/19 | Great Lakes Technocrat |
1942-1948 |
| 2/20-2/21 | Northwest Technocrat |
1940-1965 (incomplete) |
| 2/22 | The Scientific Worker |
1946 August |
| 2/23 | Technocracy Digest |
1962 November 1963 February 1963 August |
| 2/24 | The Technocrat |
1939-1940 1944 January-May |
Union and Labor (non-university related) Materials , 1946-1980sReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
Activities
|
1967-1978 | |
| Box/Folder | ||
| 2/25-2/26 | Union Activities outside of WWU |
circa 1970s-1980s |
| 2/27 | General Education Union Activities - articles |
1970s |
| 2/28 | "Inventory of the Ralph Chaplin Collection" |
1967 |
| 2/29 | "Union Organizers: Savvy Strategists" |
1978 August 7 |
Economic Articles and Pamphlets
|
1946-1964 | |
| Box/Folder | ||
| 2/30 | "Economic Planning" |
1960 May |
| 2/31 | "Faith Learning Studies - Economics (IX)" |
1964 |
| 2/32 | "Program for Studies of the Modern Corporation" |
circa 1963 |
| 2/33 | "Samuel Adams" |
1946 |
Political Pamphlets
|
1960-1967 | |
| Box/Folder | ||
| 2/34 | "Centro, Sentry of the Oil Monopolies" |
circa 1960s |
| 3/1 | "Information Bulletin" |
1967 August 2 |
| 3/2 | "The Middle East Crisis" |
1967 July |
| 3/3 | "The Middle East - Crisis, Causes, and Solution" |
1967 |
| 3/4 | "Tragedy in Greece" |
undated |
| 3/5 | "Western Aid: Who Benefits" |
undated |
Industiral Workers of the World Pamphlets
|
1946-1962 | |
| Box/Folder | ||
| 3/6 | "The General Strike for Industrial Freedom" |
1946 June |
| 3/7 | "The IWW - In Theory and Practice" |
undated |
| 3/8 | "IWW Songs" |
1962 May |
| 3/9 | "One Big Union of All Workers - the IWW" |
1957 |
| 3/10 | "Unemployment and the Machine" |
1934 June |
Western Washington State College/Western Washington University and Professional Materials , circa 1960-1990sReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
Correspondence |
1959-1989 | |
| Box/Folder | ||
| 3/11 | Professional Correspondence |
1965-1984 |
| 3/12 | Letters of Inquiry re: Professional Positions |
circa 1959-1989 |
Non-Technocracy Writings by Faulkner |
circa 1970s | |
| Box/Folder | ||
| 3/13 | "A Rose by any Other Name" |
1972 |
| 3/14 | "Thorstenn Vablen" by Richard Wirthlin and J.K. Faulkner |
undated |
| 3/15 | "Utah Review" including Book Review: "Labor Relations and the Law in West Germany and the United States" |
1971 |
| 3/16 | "Essays on Experience of 30 Years Dealing with College Faculty" |
undated |
Union Activity at WWSC/WWU
|
1964-1983 | |
| Box/Folder | ||
| 3/17-3/19 | AFT Western Union Activity |
1970s-1990s |
| 3/20 | AFT Western Union |
1971 March-1983 June |
| 3/21 | Up Western - The Best of Balas and Urso (AFT comics) |
circa 1970s |
| 3/22 | Faculty News, WWSC |
1964 October 1964 November 1965 February 1965 May 1965 September-November |
| 3/23 | Western Front |
1968 November 1973 January-May 1975 February 1976 October |
Statewide Union Activity
|
1968-1976 | |
| Box/Folder | ||
| 3/24 | Washington State Education Union Activity - clippings and articles |
1968 1973-1976 |
Career Related Activity
|
1969-1972 | |
| Box/Folder | ||
| 3/25 | "Higher Learning in America - Proposals for Doctoral Programs" |
1969 May 6 |
| 3/26 | Table - Campus Population |
1969-1972 |
| 3/27 | Ephemera related to career and personal interests |
circa 1970s |
| 3/28 | "An Analysis of Utility Use of Highway Rights-of-Way in Utah" |
1960 |
| 3/29 | Miscellaneous Career Papers |
1950-1986 |
Photographs |
undated | |
| Box/Folder | ||
| 3/30 | Group Photo Outside Edens Hall |
undated |
Newspaper Clippings, circa 1970sReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Box/Folder | ||
| 3/31 | Newspaper Clippings |
circa 1970s |
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- College teachers' unions--Washington (State)--Bellingham--History--Sources
- Economics--History--Sources
- Labor unions--Washington State--Bellingham--History--Sources
- Technocracy--History--Sources
Personal Names
- Faulkner, Joseph Kaye--1931--Archives
Corporate Names
- American Federation of Teachers--Local 2084 (Bellingham, Wash.)
- Western Washington State College--Bellingham (Wash.)
- Western Washington University--Bellingham (Wash.)
Geographical Names
- Bellingham (Wash.)--History--Sources
Finding aid prepared by Finding aid revised by Rozlind Koester
2011
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