University of Washington Press

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How to Reach Us

Nina McGuinness, Development Director
phone: (206) 543-4050

Mission

The mission of the Development Office of the University of Washington Press is twofold: to raise awareness of the Press, both within the University and in the community at large, and to establish an endowment fund of at least $6 million that will provide financial stability for the Press and enable it to maintain and enhance its publishing program.

Development Advisory Board

The University of Washington Press is supported by a 21-member volunteer Development Advisory Board created to assist the Press in fulfilling its mission of publishing scholarly books of enduring value. The Advisory Board was established in 1988 and consists of community leaders who share a love of books.

The leadership and support of our Development Advisory Board have been critical to our fundraising success so far, including the completion of our first NEH challenge grant of $1,000,000 and our second one of $880,000.

Named Endowed and Supported Series

Weyerhaeuser Environmental Books
Supports publications dealing with significant environmental issues of interest both to scholars and to the general public. Books in the series draw on a variety of academic disciplines: history, geography, anthropology, psychology, philosophy, law and urban planning, zoology, botany, geology, atmospheric science, forestry, and environmental health.

Samuel and Althea Stroum Lectures in Jewish Studies
Supports publications based on an annual series of lectures that promote a deeper understanding of Jewish history, religion, and culture.

Samuel and Althea Stroum Books
Supports publication of works of lasting significance concerned with all aspects of the humanities: history; philosophy; literature and language; archeology; the history, theory, and criticism of the arts; comparative religion; and those aspects of the social and natural sciences that employ historical or philosophical approaches.

Scott and Laurie Oki Series in Asian American Studies
Supports publication of books in the humanities that deal with the Asian American experience.

McLellan Endowed Series Fund
Supports publication of scholarly books in the humanities.

Donald R. Ellegood International Publications Endowment
Supports publication of books on the history, politics, art, and cultures of Asia, Russia, Eastern Europe, and the Middle East.

Jackson School Publications in International Studies
Supported by the Henry M. Jackson Foundation in cooperation with the Henry M. Jackson School of International Studies at the University of Washington.

Jacob Lawrence Series on American Artists
Supports publication of books in art history dealing with American art and artists. The series will include historical or critical studies of schools of American art, biographies of individual artists, and related studies.

Joan Paterson Kerr Publication Endowment
Enables the Press to increase or improve its publication of illustrated volumes, especially in the field of American history or art.

Editor's Endowment
Provides a fund for the editor-in-chief of the University of Washington Press to use at his/her discretion in support of the Press publishing program.

NEH Challenge Grants

The University Press Endowment now totals $2.8 million and was originally established in 1989 through a successful fundraising campaign to match the Press's first National Endowment for the Humanities challenge grant. The purpose of the endowment was to publish scholarly books in the humanities. The first grant from the federal government was for $250,000, which the Press met with $750,000 raised in a 3-to-1 match for a total of $1,000,000.

A second challenge grant from the NEH was awarded to the University of Washington Press in December 1993. The purpose of the $176,000 grant was to support our program of publishing scholarly books in the humanities dealing with Asia, Asian America, Russia, Eastern Europe, and the Middle East. According to the terms of the grant, the Press raised $4 in non-federal funds for every $1 we received from the government.

All gifts to the University of Washington Press qualify as gifts to the University of Washington.

If you would like more information on the University of Washington Development efforts, our newsletter Excerpts, or a press packet, please contact: Nina McGuinness, Development Director, (206) 543-4050

More Information

For more information on the University of Washington Press, visit our web site at http://www.washington.edu/uwpress/