Hulet Martell Wells (May 4, 1878 - Feb 15, 1970) was chairman of the
Socialist Party of Washington, president of the Seattle Central Labor Council,
a founder of the Postal Clerks Union Local 28 in Seattle (1908), a founder of
the Unemployed Citizen's League in Seattle (1931), and administrative assistant
to Congressman Marion A. Zioncheck (early 1930's). He was convicted of sedition
in 1918 and sentenced to two years at McNeil Island and later served at
Leavenworth Federal Penitentiary until his release in November 1920
Consult the scope and content information for each of the accessions
below.
Creator's literary rights transferred to the University of Washington
Libraries.
Open to all users.
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| Accession No. 0422-003 |
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Wells, Hulet M., 1878-1970
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| Hulet M Wells papers, 1921 |
| .25 cubic feet (2 reels
microfilm, 1 pos. and 1 neg.) |
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| Scope and Content |
| Microfilm of selections from papers owned by Manuscripts and
University Archives Division; included are: "I Wanted to Work" (pp. i, ii,
1-311) and "Russia in 1921 (pp. 1-70). |
| Restrictions on Access |
| Open to all users. |
| Restrictions on Use |
| Creator's literary rights transferred to the University of
Washington Libraries. |
| Acquisition Info |
| Microfilmed from originals in Acc. #422 of the Hulet M. Wells
papers owned by UW Libraries. Manuscripts and Univ. Archives Divisions. No
source date, but acc'd 6/7/93 |
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| Accession No. 0422-004 |
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Wells, Hulet M., 1878-1970
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| Hulet M. Wells papers, 1909-1964 |
| .84 cubic feet (3
boxes) |
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| Scope and Content |
| The bulk of the Wells papers consists of his autobiography,
“I Wanted To Work.” Due to heavy use, researchers are to use the
photocopy of the manuscript (folders 2/1-2/7) for reading and photocopying.
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| Restrictions on Access |
| Open to all users. |
| Restrictions on Use |
| Creator's literary rights transferred to the University of
Washington Libraries. |
| Related Material |
| A copy of Wells' play "The Colonel and His Friends" is in the
Harry Ault papers. |
| Transcripts of Wells' newspaper columns from the "Vanguard",
transcribed by Terry Willis, are in Special Collections Division, UW
Libraries. |
| Box/Folder | Date
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| Incoming Letter | |
| 1/1 | Private Soldiers and Sailors Legion. Seattle Legion
#1 | undated |
| Outgoing Letter | |
| 1/2 | To Richard Berner | 8/11/1964 |
| Speeches And Writings in Publications | |
| 1/3 | Humanizing the Dismal Science | 4/1933 |
| 1/4 | Travelogue of Hell; Prison as Seen by a Leavenworth
Inmate | 8/1931 |
| 1/5 | They Organize in Seattle | 3/1932 |
| 1/5 | Neo-Marxism and Farmer-Labor Economics | 2/1939 |
| Speeches And Writings | |
| 1/6 | From Russian Dictatorship to Canadian
"Democracy" | undated |
| 1/7 | Hello, Buck | 1960 |
| I Wanted to Work (Autobiography) | undated |
| 2/1-2/7 | photocopy | |
| 2/8-2/19 | original | |
| 1/8 | Our "Rotten Borough" System | undated |
| 1/9 | Pilgrims of the Volga Night | 1921 |
| 1/10 | Russia in | 1921, undated |
| 1/11 | State Unemployment Insurance Bill | 1933 |
| 1/12 | Washington D.C. Notes | undated |
| 1/13 | The Witch Hunt | undated |
| Speeches And Writings Of Others | |
| 1/14 | Address by Edward B. Goltra of Seattle Local No.28
N.F.P.O.C | 6/14/1958 |
| Newsletter | |
| 3/1 | Local 28 News (Postal Clerks Union) | 10/1953 |
| Clippings | |
| 3/2 | Postal Union Activity | 1909-58 |
| 3/3 | Mayoral and Congressional Candidacies | 1910-12 |
| 3/4 | Miscellaneous | 1912-61 |
| 3/5 | Potlatch Riot | 1913 |
| 3/5 | Libel Suit Against the Seattle Times | 1913,14,33 |
| 3/6 | Seattle Central Labor Council | 1914-27 |
| 3/7 | Trial for Anti-Conscription, Imprisonment,
Return | 1918 |
| 3/8 | Russia and Related Activity | 1921-22 |
| 3/9 | Farmer-Labor Party | 1926 |
| 3/10 | Aide to Congressman Marion Zioncheck | 1934 |
| 3/11 | Ephemera | undated |
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Subject Terms |
| Personal Names: |
| Wells, Hulet M., 1878-1970--Archives. |
| Organizations: |
| McNeil Island Penitentiary. |
| United States Penitentiary in Leavenworth, Kansas. |
| Subjects: |
| Sedition. |
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