Arthur Beardsley was the law librarian of the University of Washington for many years (1922-44). His scholarly interest in the history of the bar in Washington led to the collections of bench and bar clippings. Works include:
- Arthur S. Beardsley, (Manuscript written between 1940 and 1944), KF354.W3 B43 at Special Collections / Rare Folio. 3 boxes. Manuscript (typescript) in acid-free boxes. (Library has manuscript and a photocopy. Manuscript is in four boxes; photocopy is in three.)
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- Arthur Beardsley Papers: First Draft Manuscript, Etc. Arthur Beardsley's Correspondence Regarding Old Washington Attorneys and Judges: Letters Dated 1942 [i.e. 1941] and 1943, KF354.W3 B44 at Special Collections / Rare Folio. Folio. 2 boxes. Papers include first draft manuscript of his Bench and Bar of Washington and correspondence regarding early Washington attorneys and judges dated 1941 to 1943. (Chiefly onionskin carbon copy.)
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- The Bench and Bar of Washington, the First Fifty Years, 1849-1900, by Arthur S. Beardsley. The Compilation of a Preliminary Index to Personal Names of Part One (1959), KF354.W3 B43 Index at Special Collections / Rare Folio. 101 p. Thesis (M.L.S.)--University of Washington.
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- Arthur S. Beardsley, The Codes and Code Makers of Washington, 1889-1937 (1939), KFW78.8.C6 B43 1939 at Classified Stacks and Special Collections / Washington. "Reprinted from Pacific Northwest Quarterly, volume 30, no. 1, January,1939."
- Arthur S. Beardsley, Compiling the Territorial Codes of Washington (1937), KFW78.8.C6 B44 1937 at Classified Stacks and Special Collections / Washington. "Reprinted from the Pacific Northwest Quarterly, volume 28, number 1."