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http://oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/c8p55rsr No online items Guide to the Walter H. Capps papers UArch FacP 47 Finding aid prepared by Anh Huynh, Denise Kniter, and Mona Luo and Zachary Liebhaber, 2014; latest revision by Zachary Liebhaber, 2019. UC Santa Barbara Library, Department of Special Research Collections University of California, Santa Barbara Santa Barbara 93106-9010 [email protected] URL: http://www.library.ucsb.edu/special-collections 2014 August 6; 2019 Guide to the Walter H. Capps UArch FacP 47 1 papers UArch FacP 47 Title: Walter H. Capps papers Identifier/Call Number: UArch FacP 47 Contributing Institution: UC Santa Barbara Library, Department of Special Research Collections Language of Material: English Physical Description: 65.24 linear feet(25 cartons, 2 oversize boxes, plus 370 videocassettes, 5 DVDs, 86 audiocassettes, 11 audiotape reels) Creator: Capps, Walter H. Date (inclusive): 1950-2014 Date (bulk): 1963-1997 Abstract: Papers of Walter Holden Capps (May 5, 1934 – October 28, 1997), Professor of Religious Studies at the University of California, Santa Barbara, and Representative of the 22nd district of California in the United States House of Representatives in 1997. Physical Location: A portion of the collection is located at the Southern Regional Library Facility (SRLF). Access Restrictions The collection is open for research. A portion of the collection is stored offsite. Advance notice is required for retrieval. Use Restrictions Copyright has not been assigned to the Department of Special Research Collections, UCSB. All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Head of Special Research Collections. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the Department of Special Research Collections as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which also must be obtained. Preferred Citation [Identification of Item], Walter H. Capps papers, UArch FacP 47. Department of Special Research Collections, UC Santa Barbara Library, University of California, Santa Barbara. Biographical Note Walter Holden Capps (May 5, 1934 - October 28, 1997), American politician, Democratic Party member of the United States House of Representatives, was elected to the one Hundred and Fifth Congress, serving from January 3, 1997, until his death of heart attack at Dulles Airport on October 28, 1997. Capps earned an MA (1963) and PhD (1965) from the Yale Divinity School. Capps was Visiting Scholar a the Center for the Study of New Religions, Graduate Theological Union, 1982-1983, Mansfield College, Oxford University, 1971, and the Warburg Institute, University of London, 1968-1969. From 1963 to 1996, Walter Capps taught in the Department of Religious Studies at the University of California, Santa Barbara, focusing on the role of ethics in American public life. Capps first taught "Religion and the Impact of Vietnam" in 1979. Featuring first hand accounts of Vietnam veterans, this course was the first of its kind and would attract national attention. Capps' name lives on in the Walter H. Capps Center for the Study of Ethics, Religion and Public Life at the University of California, Santa Barbara. Arrangement These materials have been divided into the following series: 1. General Files/Miscellaneous, 2. Congressional Campaigns, 3. U.S. House of Representatives, 4. Clippings, 5. Correspondence, 6. Teaching, 7. Graduate Work, and 8. Audiovisual. Scope and Content These papers contain items related to both the academic and political career of Walter Holden Capps (May 5, 1934 – October 28, 1997), Professor of Religious Studies at the University of California, Santa Barbara, and Representative to the United States House of Representatives for the 22nd district of California in 1997. Academic materials include lectures, manuscripts, class outlines and notes, talks, articles, papers, and correspondence. In addition to the academic material, there is extensive coverage of Capps' political career, including his campaigns for the U.S. House of Representatives (1994, 1996) as well as his time as U.S. House Representative for the 22nd District of California (1997). Materials include campaign records, correspondence, speech notes, schedules, and photographs. There is a sizeable audiovisual component to the collection covering both Capps' teaching at UCSB and his political campaigns. Subjects and Indexing Terms Campaign literature -- California College teachers -- California -- Santa Barbara Legislators -- United States Guide to the Walter H. Capps UArch FacP 47 2 papers UArch FacP 47 Political campaigns -- California -- History -- 20th century Politicians -- United States Religion -- Philosophy Religious thought -- Europe Religious thought -- United States Vietnam War, 1961-1975 Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- Veterans California -- History -- 20th century California -- Politics and government -- 20th century Address books Administrative records Articles Audiocassettes Buttons (information artifacts) Clippings (information artifacts) Correspondence DVDs Faculty papers Film reels Flags Lecture notes Lectures Lists (document genres) Manuscripts (documents) Outlines (documents) Pamphlets Photographs Political posters Schedules (time plans) Speeches (documents) Syllabi Tape reels Videocassettes Capps, Walter H. -- Archives University of California, Santa Barbara. Department of Religious Studies University of California, Santa Barbara. Faculty United States. Congress. House Series 1. General Files/Miscellaneous 1960-1996 Access Restrictions All student records are subject to the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) restrictions up to 75 years from the date of creation of the record. Some files in this series may contain restricted materials. Scope and Content Series 1. General Files/Miscellaneous. Files in this series contain a mix of materials related to Capps' teaching, academic research, religious, and political activity. Materials include manuscripts, clippings, documents, publications notes, and correspondence. Guide to the Walter H. Capps UArch FacP 47 3 papers UArch FacP 47 Series 1.General Files/Miscellaneous 1960-1996 box 1, folder 1 AAR (After Action Report) 1984 box 1, folder 2 AAR (After Action Report) Atlanta undated box 1, folder 3 ACLS (American Cardiac Life Support) undated box 1, folder 4 Aagedal, Olaf undated box 1, folder 5 Adams, Evyn I undated box 1, folder 6 Adams, Evyn II undated box 1, folder 7 Address lists box 23, folder 19 Agreement regarding Japan, Lois Grimsrud undated box 1, folder 8 Agresto, John undated box 1, folder 9 Aldrich, Daniel undated box 1, folder 10 Alexandra, T. undated box 1, folder 11 American Academy of Religion undated box 1, folder 12 American Dream Interrupted undated box 1, folder 13 American - Scandinavian Speech 1980 box 1, folder 14 Nygren, Anders, Project 1 box 1, folder 15 Nygren, Anders, Project 2 box 1, folder 16 Anderson, John, essay undated box 1, folder 17 Anderson, Katarina undated box 1, folder 18 Anderson, Terry undated box 1, folder 19 Anderson, Tom undated box 1, folder 20 Arago, Alec undated box 1, folder 21 Arizona State Lectures undated box 23, folder 20 Arizona State University undated box 1, folder 22 Arkansas Endowment for the Humanities undated box 1, folder 23 Art lecture undated box 1, folder 24 Articles undated box 1, folder 25 Asian Religion, Professor W. Fridell undated box 1, folder 26 Asilomar Conference undated box 1, folder 27 Augsburg Confession Celebration undated box 1, folder 28 Augustine and Aquinas, Nature and Grace undated box 1, folder 29 Australian involvement in Vietnam War undated box 1, folder 30 Autobiography undated box 1, folder 31 Bachmann, E. Theodore undated box 1, folder 32 Bainton, Roland undated box 23, folder 21 Ballad of the Unknown Soldier undated box 1, folder 33 Bank America Foundation Annual Report 1980 box 1, folder 34 Barth, Karl undated box 1, folder 35 Bary, William Theodore de 1972 box 1, folder 36 Beacon Press undated box 1, folder 37 Bellah Papers undated box 1, folder 38 Bellah, Robert, paper undated box 1, folder 39 Bendtz, working paper undated box 1, folder 40 Bendtz, N. Arne undated box 1, folder 41 Saint Benedict/Saint Anthony undated box 1, folder 42 Bennett, William [1] undated box 1, folder 43 Bennett, William [2] undated box 1, folder 44 Berg, Gary undated box 23, folder 1 Conference [?] 1972 October 19 box 1, folder 45 Bergindorf, Conrad undated box 1, folder 46 Berlincourt, Marjorie [1] undated box 23, folder 22 Berlincourt, Marjorie [2] undated box 1, folder 47 Berman, Phil undated box 1, folder 48 Berry, Wendell undated box 1, folder 49 Bibliography of works box 1, folder 50 Bibliography relevant works in English box 1, folder 51 Bicentennial speech undated box 1, folder 52 Billings, William undated box 2, folder 1 Bio-bibliography 1983 Guide to the Walter H. Capps UArch FacP 47 4 papers UArch FacP 47 Series 1.General Files/Miscellaneous 1960-1996 box 2, folder 2 Bio-bibliography, official forms undated box 2, folder 3 Bio-bibliography, part 1 undated box 2, folder 4 Bio-bibliography, part 2 undated box 2, folder 5 Bio-bibliography 1967-1987 box 2, folder 6 Bio-bibliography, part 1 1971-1973 box 2, folder 7 Bio-bibliography, part 2 1971-1973 box 2, folder 8 Bio-bibliography 1973-1974 box 2, folder 9 Bio-bibliography 1975-1976 box 2, folder 10 Bio-bibliography 1976-1977 box 2, folder 11 Bio-bibliography 1978 box 2, folder 12 Bio-bibliography 1980-1981 box 2, folder 13 Bio-bibliography 1980-1981 box 2, folder 14 Ernst Bloch essay, translated by Darrow undated box 2, folder 15 Bly, Robert undated box 2, folder 16 Bonaventura, Saint undated box 2, folder 17 Bonhoeffer, Dietrich undated box 2, folder 18 Book idea by Walter Capps undated box 2, folder 19 Book review undated box 2, folder 20 Boulder, Colorado undated box 2, folder 21 Bradford, Gerald undated box 2, folder 22 Bradley, Ed undated box 2, folder 23 Brakenhielm undated box 2, folder 24 "Breakthroughs in Understanding Man's Past" undated box 2, folder 25 Bredessen, Harold undated box 2, folder 26 Brostrom, David undated box 2, folder 27 Brown (Governor) undated box 2, folder 28 Brown, Norman O.