FINDING AIDS
The following collections represent only a portion of the unpublished records available at the WSHS Research Center. The first paragraph of descriptive text has been included to make your assessment of the content easier. Click the buttons to download either a Microsoft Word or Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF) file.
Northern Pacific Hospital Records
Tacoma, Washington
1905-1930
Volume 1, Record 000-11,000
Overview:
In 1882 Northern Pacific Railroad general manager Brigadier General Herman Haupt (1817-1905) established the Northern Pacific Beneficial Association (NPBA). Employees of the railroad were offered the option to enroll in the Association for healthcare coverage for a nominal premium. By 1905 hospitals were sited across the railroad system in the states of Minnesota, Montana, and Washington. The westernmost unit was located in Tacoma, Washington.
Description:
This Excel database reflects the extraction of the first 10,000 of approximately 70,000 records at the Research Center of the Washington State Historical Society arranged in alphabetical order by last name. Included with the patient name is hospital record number, age, date of hire, job title, and nationality. Three volumes containing records 1500-2000 and 9000-10,000 are lacking. The records extracted begin with record 000 written August 2,1905 and end with record 10999 written March 16,1915.
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Daffodilians [Daffodil Festival, Inc.; Puyallup Valley Daffodil Festival, Inc.].
MS 62
Abstract
The Daffodil parade has been a colorful annual springtime event in Tacoma, Puyallup, Sumner and Orting since 1934.
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Arthur Armstrong Denny
MsSc 100
Background:
During Seattle's early history, Arthur Armstrong Denny was its wealthiest citizen, who owned vast property, both real estate and personal, the latter covered banking, street railway, irrigation, and other properties. He was born on June 20, 1822 near Salem, Washington County, Indiana to John and Sarah (Wilson) Denny. Denny's family subsequently settled in Knox County, Illinois where Arthur attended school. He became a civil engineer and in 1843 elected county surveyor of Know County, Illinois. Also in 1843, Arthur married Mary Ann Boren with whom he had six children: Louisa Catherine Frye, Margaret Leona Denny, Rolland Herschell Denny, Orion Orvil Denny, Arthur Wilson Denny, and Charles Latimer Denny.
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Anaximander Burgess Tutton
MsSC 146
Background:
Anaximander B. Tutton was born in Illinois, 4 December 1843. He died 5 October 1910 in Tacoma, Washington.
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MANLEY-MOORE LUMBER COMPANY, diary. 1 v.
MsSC 89
Abstract:
Manley-Moore Lumber Company was headquartered at Fairfax, WA.
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HARDING, Elisha J., papers. 11 items.
MsSC 206
Abstract:
Elisha J. Harding was a captain in the Oregon Volunteers stationed at Fort Walla Walla during the Civil War..
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Cosmopolitan Club, records, l.f, 1895- 1985
MsSC 201
Abstract:
The Cosmopolitan club was founded in 1895 as a women's club to promote literary artistic and social progress.
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JONES, Frederick L., survey book. 1 v.
MsSC 186
Abstract:
Frederick L. Jones was a surveyor employed in McCloud's Party No. 3, working west from North Yakima, Washington Territory up the Ahtanum and Cowiche creek drainages in the spring of 1886.
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PADDOCK, Robert L., inventory. 1 v.
MsSC 166B
Abstract:
Robert Paddock, later Episcopal bishop of Eastern Oregon, collected ethnographic specimens for his cabinet of curios in Tacoma, Washington Territory.
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Barstow, James G., account books. 2 v.
MsSC 166A
Abstract:
James G. Barstow served as master aboard sailing ships on both the Atlantic and Pacific coasts before settling in Port Townsend, W.T. in 1888.
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MONTGOMERY, John, papers. 24 items
MsSC 166
Abstract:
John Montgomery came from Scotland to the Oregon Territory in 1838, and in 1851 was employed by the Hudson's Bay Company at Fort Nisqually.
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MONTGOMERY, John, papers. 24 items
MsSC 166
Abstract:
John Montgomery came from Scotland to the Oregon Territory in 1838, and in 1851 was employed by the Hudson's Bay Company at Fort Nisqually.
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WOJAHN, R. Lorraine, papers, 18 linear ft.
Ms95
Abstract:
Lorraine Wojahn served as a Washington state legislator in both the House (1969-1976) and Senate (1977-2000) earning a reputation for her strong advocacy for the poor; troubled and disabled; women and children; and seniors. She was also known for her interest in public health and public awareness of preventable health threats, a patients' bill of rights, the creation of a Department of Health, support for the Equal Rights Amendment, and many projects of benefit to Tacoma and Pierce County. As President Pro Tempore, she was the first woman Senator in Washington to preside sine die.
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MILLER, Sadie (Sarah) G., diaries. 3.8 l.f. (30 v.)
Ms93
Abstract:
Sadie G. Miller was a Seattle housewife.
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Davis, Jack E., papers,
Ms92
Abstract:
Jack E. Davis was a South Puget Sound environmental activist with a particular interest in bird populations and their protection.
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MYERS, Joel, ledger. 1 v.
MsSC 205
Abstract:
Joel Myers was a farmer near Steilacoom, Washington Territory.
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JINKINS, Laurie, papers, 10.5 linear ft.
Ms 90
Abstract:
Laurie A. Jinkins, a member of the bar, is a human rights advocate and political activist in the state of Washington whose collection reflects her involvement and leadership roles in many statewide and Pierce County area organizations, task forces, and citizen's groups, including Hands Off Washington, Tacoma Hate Crimes Task Force, a state Task Force on Gay and Lesbian Concerns, and the YWCA of Tacoma / Pierce County.
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TACOMA ART LEAGUE, records, 1891-1897. 1 v.
MsSC 204
Abstract:
The Tacoma Art League was established by a group of Tacoma women in 1891 to promote art in the city.
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ROBERTS, Robert R., diaries. 10 v.
MsSC 203
Abstract:
Robert R. Roberts was superintendent of the Manley-Moore Lumber Company operations in Fairfax, WA, 1919-1932.
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MOWRY, Sylvester, papers.
MsSC 148
Abstract:
Lt. Sylvester Mowry was a member of Isaac Stevens' 1853 Pacific Railroad Survey (northern route) attempting to locate a route through the Cascade Mountains to Puget Sound.
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LONGFELLOW CHAUTAUQUA LITERARY AND SCIENTIFIC CIRCLE, TACOMA, WA, records, 3 v.
MsSC 131A
Abstract:
The Longfellow Chautauqua Literary and Scientific Circle was organized in Tacoma, W.T. in October 1886.
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HUNT, Clair, papers, 10 items
MsSC 202
Abstract:
Clair Hunt worked as a surveyor and allotting agent on the "diminished" Colville Indian Reservation in northeastern Washington. He had a great interest in the culture of the Spokane, Columbia, and Colville tribes.
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Northern Pacific Railroad/North Yakima, records
MsSC 19
Abstract:
North Yakima, Washington Territory was a creation of the Northern Pacific Railroad Company as it built its Cascade Branch from Pasco to Tacoma in 1884-85.
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SECOR, Jan, papers. 8.5 l.f.
Ms 86
Abstract:
Jan Secor, a human rights advocate and activist involved in many regional and national organizations and campaigns, was a co-founder (1988), leader, conference and project coordinator, and participant in Women of Vision, a state of Washington not-for-profit interested in international exchanges, leadership, and women's issues.
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CARSTEN'S PACKING COMPANY, records. 4 v.
MsSC 197
Abstract:
The Carstens Packing Company was founded in Tacoma, WA in 1904 for the purpose of "slaughtering…animals and packing of meats and the manufacture of all kinds of slaughter house products."
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Monday Civic Club, records, 2 1.f, 1910-1980
MsSC 193
Abstract:
The Monday Civic Club of Tacoma was established in 1910 by women active in various charitable organizations who saw the need for a club devoted entirely to civic matters.
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NIGUMA, Rose, papers. 1.2 l.f.
Ms 91
Abstract:
Rose Niguma, a Japanese-American artist and art educator, was interned at the War Relocation Authority camp at Minidoka, ID, 1942-1945.
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ENGLE, Anna H., diary. 1 v.
MsSC 182
Abstract:
Anna H. Engle came to Whidbey Island, Washington Territory in 1877, where they settled near Coupeville.
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CULVER, Dr. Charles P., papers. 2 v.
MsSC 124
Abstract:
Dr. Charles P. Culver (1822-1899) served as a Voluntary Weather Observer at Tacoma for the State Weather Service, a branch of the Weather Bureau, a division of the U. S. Department of Agriculture, from 1890-1896.
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KUYKENDALL, George B., reminiscences. 1 v.
MsSC 182A
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Dr. George Benson Kuykendall was a pioneer physician who served as agency doctor at the Fort Simcoe Indian Agency, Washington Territory, 1872-1882, and later established a medical practice at Pomeroy, WA.
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MENDOZA, Mona, papers. 2 l.f.
Ms 89
Abstract:
Mona Mendoza's was involved with the Hands Off Washington (HOW) campaign (1993-1994), a program of Washington Citizens for Fairness (WCF). HOW was formed to defeat proposed state legislation that would deny civil rights to individuals based on their actual or perceived sexual orientation.
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COFER, Suzanne, papers, 3.5 linear ft.
Ms 87
Abstract:
Suzanne Cofer is a political activist interested and involved in Washington state politics and the Democratic Party (1982 - 1992), particularly the Gary Hart presidential campaigns (1984 - 1988), and in the People Speak program pilot project on AIDS testing.
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McDonald, William C., diary. 1 v.
MsSC 90
Abstract:
William C. McDonald and Charles E. Taylor undertook a rowing and sailing trip around south Puget Sound in the spring of 1892.
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UNITED BROTHERHOOD OF CARPENTERS & JOINERS, LUMBER & SAWMILL WORKERS, DISTRICT COUNCIL, TACOMA, WA, records. 2 l.f.
Ms 83
Abstract:
The Tacoma District Council of Lumber and Sawmill workers fought for better wages and hours and improved working conditions for the mill workers of Tacoma area.
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Daughters of America, Kulshan Chapter No.3 , Bellingham, WA, records.
MsSC 199
Abstract:
The Kulshan Chapter of the Daughters of America, Bellingham, WA, was chartered in 1926 to further the goals of the national organization and to provide insurance for its membership.
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LINCOLN, Abraham, letter.
MsSC 185
Abstract:
President Lincoln wrote to Rep. Cyrus Aldrich (Minnesota) regarding a case concerning Illinois land warranties, for which Lincoln was attorney for the defendant, Daniel Clapp.
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Women's Club of Tacoma, records, 5 l.f., 1904-1983
Ms 42
Abstract:
The object of the Women's Club of Tacoma was to strengthen by organization, individual effort to humanity, to promote the welfare of Tacoma by beautifying the city and improving its hygienic and other civic conditions.
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Soroptimist Club of Tacoma, records, 2 l.f, 1929-1980
Ms 81
Abstract:
The Soroptimist Club of Tacoma is a service-oriented club made up of local business women and professional women.
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Fine Arts Club of Tacoma, records, l.f, 1916-1997
MsSC 195
Abstract:
The Fine Arts Club of Tacoma was formed in 1916, to promote the fine arts in Tacoma.
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Ruth Peeler, papers, .5 l.f, 1948-1979
MsSC 196
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An activist for state parks and historic sites, Ruth Peeler served as vice-chair of the Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission from 1947 to 1953, during which time the Commission obtained and dedicated 32 parks and historical sites around the state.
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Aurora Club, records, 1 l.f., 1902-1980
MsSC 194
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The Aurora Club of Tacoma was established in 1902 by a group of women who sought to promote the literary culture and the social improvement of its members. The club met twice a month to discuss a wide variety of academic subjects such as art history, literature reviews and the histories of people and countries around the world. The Aurora Club also produced a yearly magazine featuring essays and poems produced by the members and held an annual "Tureen Luncheon". The Aurora Club was affiliated with the Washington State Federation of Women's Clubs and the Presidents' Council of Women's Organizations of Tacoma and Pierce County.
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The Nokomis Study Club, records, 1 l.f, 1933-1994
Ms 43
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The Nokomis Study Club was established in 1933, by five Tacoma neighborhood women intellectual stimulation and growth
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BRADLEY, Leslie L., diary 1943-44, 1 v.
MsSC 167
Abstract:
Leslie L. Bradley (1901-1962) served as a staff sergeant in the 364th squadron of the 305th bomb group flying out of England for bombing raids over Germany during World War II.
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WITTUM, Harlow B.M., papers, 2 inches
MsSC 168
Abstract:
Harlow B.M. Wittum, was a soldier with the Wisconsin Infantry Volunteers, 10th Regiment, Company D, during the Civil War. He died in 1863, while a prisoner of the Confederate Army.
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DANFORTH, Clarence A., papers, 5 inches
MsSC 188
Abstract:
Clarence A. Danforth served in Company A, 19th Wisconsin Infantry. He moved to Fern Hill (near Tacoma), Washington Territory in 1884.
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TACOMA ACADEMY OF SCIENCE, records. .75 l.f.
MsSC 189
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The Tacoma Academy of Science was established in 1891 to promote science, literature, and art in Tacoma, WA.
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UNITED BROTHERHOOD OF CARPENTERS AND JOINERS, Local 917/780 Astoria, OR, records. 3 v.
MsSC 187
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Local 917 of the United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners was established in Astoria, OR around 1906.
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BLACKWELL, Alice, reminiscence 11 pp.
MsSC 184
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Alice Blackwell settled in New Tacoma, W.T. in 1873.
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AMERICAN SOCIETY OF CIVIL ENGINEERS, Seattle Section, records. 2.5 l.f.
Ms 66A
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The American Society of Civil Engineers - Seattle Section is a professional organization of engineers in the state of Washington dedicated to "the advancement of the science and profession of engineering," particularly as it relates to the organization's membership and the Seattle and Puget Sound areas.
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STACY, Amy P.S., diary. 1 v.
MsSC 181
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Amy P.S. Stacy traveled to southeast Alaska in July and August 1892.
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WOMAN'S CHRISTIAN TEMPERANCE UNION, OLYMPIA, WA, Records. .4 l.f.
MsSC 85
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The Olympia local union of the Woman's Christian Temperance Union was chartered in June 1883.
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WOMAN'S CHRISTIAN TEMPERANCE UNION, PUYALLUP, WA, Records.
2 v.
MsSC 109
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The Puyallup local union of the Woman's Christian Temperance Union was chartered in 1892.
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FRIES, Thomas, letter.
MsSC 88
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Thomas J. Fries was a young Pennsylvanian who went west to California in the 1850s to seek his fortune in the gold fields.
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OLES, Stuart G., papers, 1963-1964. .3 l.f.
MsSC 179
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Stuart G. Oles served as chairman of the King County Goldwater for President Committee in 1964.
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SIMPSON, Green Berry, correspondence, 13 letters
MsSC 180
Abstract:
Green Berry Simpson joined the rush to California to search for gold in 1849.
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HALE, Calvin H., letterbook, 1862-1864
MsSC 149
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Calvin Henry Hale (1818-1887), served as Superintendent of Indian Affairs for Washington Territory, 1862-1864. In 1863 he negotiated a treaty with the Nez Perce, substantially reducing their reservation as originally granted by the Treaty of 1855.
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SEAVY, Llewellyn, papers. 1871-1927. .3 l.f.
MsSC 48
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Llewellyn T. Seavey was a physician who practiced medicine in Port Townsend, Washington.
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SIMPSON, Guy, letter
MsSC 178
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Guy Simpson fought in the Philippines during the Spanish American War as a volunteer with Company B of the First Idaho Volunteers.
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Carmichael, Colin, letterpress book. 1 v.
MsSC 75
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Colin Carmichael was a hops broker in North Yakima, WA.
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Steilacoom Library Association, records. 1858-1895 (bulk 1858-1868). .5 l.f.
MsSC 47
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The Steilacoom Library Association was founded in 1858.
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BAIRD, Bella, diary. 1914-1916. 1 v.
MsSC 46
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Bella Baird was a school teacher in Walla Walla, Washington.
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CUTTER, Charles E., Jr., diaries. .5 l.f.
MsSC 14
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Charles E. Cutter, Jr., attended the University of Washington, majoring in journalism.
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TACOMA FIRE DEPARTMENT. Commencement Hook and Ladder Company, No. 1, journal, 1890-1891. 1 v.
MsSC 133
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The Commencement Hook and Ladder Company No. 1 was established in Tacoma, W.T. on October 20, 1883.
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AYER, Charles H., letter
MsSC 164
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Charles Ayer practiced law in Olympia, Washington territory.
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PLUM, Ida Arents, diaries, 1885-1889. 3 v.
MsSC 6
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Ida Arents Plum (1854-1933) sailed with her husband, Capt. John A. Plum (1849-1913) on the three-masted bark, J. H. Bowers, from New York, via Batavia, Dutch East Indies, and Java, to Port Townsend, Washington territory. They later sailed to various Pacific ports before settling in Port Townsend.
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HURLEY, Charles B., papers. .2 l.f.
MsSC 172
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Charles B. Hurley (1861-19--) was a civil engineer who worked for the Mexican National Construction Company (Compania Constructora Nacional Mexicana) on the Ferrocarril de Manzanillo y Laredo branch, 1881-1884.
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EELLS, Edwin, papers, 4.3 l.f
Ms 76
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Edwin Eells (1841-1917), was a lawyer, staunch Congregationalist, and Indian Agent to the Puyallup and Skokomish tribes in Washington Territory.
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Wright, Frederick G., diary. 1 v.
Ms SC 171
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Frederick G. Wright traveled to Alaska and the Yukon on a gold prospecting trip in 1893. He visited areas from the Klondike/Yukon to the Pribilof Islands.
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OLZENDAM, Roderic Marble, papers. 1.2 l.f.
Ms 74
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Roderic Marble Olzendam's life and work have been the subject of two books, including his autobiography Liberty's Grandson, An Unconventional Autobiography, Exposition Press, 1977 and Green Gold for America, Binford & Mort, Portland, 1982, and several articles.
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HUNT, Lewis Cass, papers, 1859-1861. 3 letters
MsSC 161
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Lewis Cass Hunt was a captain in the U.S. Army commanding the American garrison on San Juan Island in 1859-1860.
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CHITTENDEN, Hiram Martin, papers. 3 l.f.
Ms 69
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Hiram Martin Chittenden was born in Yorkshire, New York on October 25, 1858. He attended preparatory schools in western New York. Both Chittenden and his future wife, Nettie M. Parker, graduated with highest honors from Ten Broeck Free Academy, Franklinville, Cattaraugus County, New York on June 20, 1878. Chittenden went on to attend the U.S. Military Academy at West Point graduating in June, 1884 with a "Degree required by Law" preparatory to his advancement in the United States Army. At graduation he was commissioned as a 2nd Lieutenant in the Corps of Engineers. Six months later, Hiram Martin Chittenden and Nettie Mae Parker of Arcade, New York were married.
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Altrura Study Club. 1.3 l.f.
MsSC 169
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The Altrura Study Club was organized in 1908 by a group of Tacoma, Washington women to "promote the Cultural Arts and Social Progress."
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SEAVEY, James, papers. 0.84 l.f.
MsSC 160
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James Seavey settled in Jefferson County, Washington Territory, where was active in the civic life of Port Townsend. He served in many public offices, including on the Board of Pilot Commissioners for the District of Puget Sound.
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FIRST UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST, Records
Ms 37
Background:
Because of fragmentary and incomplete records, tracing the origins of the First United Church of Christ is a difficult and complicated process. This congregation began with the establishment of two churches; Emmanuel Evangelical Lutheran Church and the Evangelical Congregational Church.
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COWLITZ, CHEHALIS AND CASCADE RAILWAY
Ms 24
Background:
Very little has been written on the Cowlitz, Chehalis and Cascade Railway. The railway was built to transport lumber out of the "tributary territory," in Lewis County. In 1912, the first eight miles of track were constructed by the Chehalis and Cowlitz Railroad Company. The Washington Electric Company acquired the Chehalis and Cowlitz in September 1912, and laid about eleven additional miles of track. The Cowlitz, Chehalis and Cascade Railway was incorporated on June 24, 1916, and acquired the nineteen miles of track from the Washington Electric Company two days later. From 1916 to 1918, the company constructed 8.32 miles of track, terminating at Lakamas. Construction continued with the last 13.894 miles of track being constructed during 1926 and 1927 from Lakamas to Cowlitz. At Cowlitz, the Cowlitz, Chehalis, and Cascade Railway's tracks connected with those of the Northern Pacific, Great Northern, Oregon-Washington Railroad and Navigation, and the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul, and Pacific Railroad Companies.
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TORNEY,John A., Jr., Papers
Ms 31
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John A. "Jack" Torney, Junior was born July 15, 1905, in Everett, Washington. Torney graduated from Lincoln High School, in Seattle, in 1923, and in the fall, he entered the University of Washington. Graduating in 1928, he received the second Bachelors of Science degree in Physical Education offered by the department. As an undergraduate, Torney was active in intercollegiate athletics, winning his first varsity letter in track during his sophomore year. During the summers of his undergraduate studies, Torney was employed as a Beach Manager of West Green Lake Beach in Seattle, and it was this work that created great interest in swimming for Jack. His beach teams placed third the first year, and were city champions the following four years. He was also the first swimmer to compete for the University of Washington at the 1926 summer AAU competition, without the benefit of an organized team or coach. During his senior year (1927-28), Torney was hired by the director of the Physical Education Department (Henry Foster) as a "teaching assistant." On graduation, he was hired as an "associate," as Foster desired to introduce aquatic instruction into the department curriculum. To facilitate this desire, Foster convinced Torney to finish his Masters program and receive aquatic training at Columbia University in New York City. Torney attended Columbia from 1929 to 1930 graduating with a Masters of Science in Physical Education in 1930. On returning to the University of Washington, he was rehired as an instructor in the Physical Education Department. Placed in charge of the aquatic program, he also taught courses in tennis, basketball, and personal health.
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THOMAS, Norman, Papers
Ms 33
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Norman Thomas was recruited in 1954, as a research associate, by the Weyerhaeuser Timber Company as a researcher for the company history: Timber and Men. At the time, he was a graduate student at the University of Minnesota. He graduated with a B. A. from Yankton College, received his Master's degree from the University of South Dakota, and his Ph.D. from the University of Minnesota. While working on the Weyerhaeuser Company history, he began to teach at the University of Puget Sound, and in 1957, he was hired by the University as an associate professor in the History department. While at the university, he held several positions; Dean of Faculty (1960) and Dean of the Graduate School (1965). In 1967, Thomas left the University of Puget Sound for Detroit Institute of Technology as Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences. Aside from the University of Puget Sound and the Weyerhaeuser Timber Company, Thomas was a founding trustee of the Charles Wright Academy for boys located in Tacoma. Additional material on Norman Thomas (including an oral history) can be found at the Weyerhaeuser Archives.
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SMITH, James Francis, Papers
Ms 36
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General James F. Smith served in the Philippine Islands during the Spanish-American War. He was appointed governor of the island of Negros and later became associate justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines.
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INDIAN SHAKER CHURCH OF WASHINGTON, Records
Ms 29
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An indigenous native American Christian movement, the Indian Shaker Church of Washington had its beginnings in the Winter of 1882-83 with the visions of John Slocum. Indian Shakers believe that their religion is an instrument of God to provide relief to Indians in their time of need.
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HOOKER, Albert Huntington, Jr. Papers
Ms 39
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The eldest son of Albert H. and Ambolena (Jones), Albert Hooker, Junior was born in Chicago, Illinois on April 6, 1895. His father (Albert, Sr.) was a chemist, electrochemist, and executive with the Hooker Electrochemical Company. The younger Albert graduated from the Hill School at Pottstown, PA., in 1914, and attended Cornell University. There, he studied chemical engineering and ran on the track and cross-country teams until the entry of the United States into World War 1 interrupted his studies. In 1917, Albert enlisted as a Second Lieutenant in the U.S. Army Gas Service and was sent overseas with the American Expeditionary Forces (A.E.F.) in December as assistant to Colonel Raymond F. Bacon. He served as gas officer of the 27th Division from 1917 to 1919 and was awarded the Silver Star and the Purple Heart for gallantry in action (Hooker's military career is documented in this collection). On returning to the United States, Hooker resumed his studies at Cornell University, graduating with a B.S. in Chemistry in 1920.
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THOMPSON, George Oscar, papers. 1 l.f.
Ms 70
Abstract
During World War I, George O. Thompson served in the U.S. Navy, where he was assigned to Submarine Chaser #309, stationed in southeastern Alaska. He and his wife, Letha, carried on an extensive correspondence.
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CHAPLIN, Ralph Hosea (1887-1961), papers, 6 l.f.
Ms 71
Abstract
Ralph Hosea Chaplin was active in the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW) and the radical labor movement for most of the first half of the twentieth century.
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MATTESON, Oliver Osmond, papers. .6 l.f.
Ms SC 92
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Oliver O. Matteson was drafted into the U.S. Army in 1917 and assigned to the 36th Spruce Squadron (Loyal Legion of Loggers and Lumbermen) for the duration of World War I.
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PAVOLA, Curt, papers. 10.5 l.f.
Ms 72
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Curt Pavola is a human and civil rights activist and advocate, particularly for gay men, lesbian, bisexual and transgender individuals, and is extremely involved in Washington's local and state legislative processes (1980s-present), and statewide advocacy and awareness groups, such as Lavender Pride, Running Proud, Hands Off Washington, and Capital City Pride.
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TUCKER, Joseph Henry (1863-1944), papers 6.25 l.f.
Ms 65
Abstract
Joseph Henry Tucker was a timber man who worked in the forests of Washington, Oregon, California, and the Philippines. The bulk of his career was spent in the Redwood forests of Mendocino, Sonoma, Humboldt, and Santa Cruz counties in Northern California.
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RYNO, Margaret (1835- ), diary. 1 v.
MsSC 162
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Margaret Ryno came to Roslyn, WA with her husband and family in 1900. She was a housewife and he a carpenter. A son worked in the coal mines.
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McFADON, Donald (1886-1976), papers. 1 l.f.
Ms 73
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Donald McFadon bought and sold timberlands in Washington and Oregon.
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Harry Garrity, papers. 14 letters
MsSC 80
Abstract
Harry Garrity was an absentee landlord, a resident of Murray, UT, who hired J.M. Sitton to manage his wheat ranch near Washtucna, WA, 1905-1914.
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Clarence Arthur. Vandiveer, papers. .5 l.f.
MsSC 54
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Clarence A. Vandiveer (1881-1971), was an amateur historian who published Fur Trade and Early Western Exploration in 1929. His manuscript, The Old Oregon Trail, was never published. He also wrote numerous articles for periodicals and journals.
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Edmond Kidder Pendergast, papers. .5 l.f.
MsSC 1
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Edmond Kidder Pendergast (1862-1916), was land speculator and attorney who practiced law in Spokane Falls, Waterville, Conconully, and Okanogan, Washington.
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Richard Urquhart Goode, diaries. 2 v.
MsSC 135
Abstract
Richard U. Goode, a topographer with the Northern Transcontinental Survey, participated in a survey of portions of Chelan, Kittitas, Yakima and Walla Walla counties in central Washington territory, from May through November 1883.
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Ira D. Cardiff, papers. .3 l.f.
MsSC 53
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Dr. Ira D. Cardiff was head of the Botany and Plant Physiology department at the State College of Washington in Pullman, WA, 1913-1917, and head of the Washington State Agricultural Experiment Station, 1914-1917.
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Magnolia Beach Improvement Association
MsSC 158
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The Magnolia Beach Improvement Association was incorporated in 1909 by residents of Magnolia Beach, Vashon Island, King County, Washington. Eight purposes were listed in the articles of incorporation.
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Alexander Wild Thornely
MsSC 21
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Alexander Wild Thornely was born in Wrexham Wales in 1845. In the late 1860s he went to Iquitos, Peru, on the upper Amazon, to manage the mercantile interests of the Mouraille brothers. He came to the United States around 1875 and to Tacoma, Washington in 1889, where he was engaged in the feed and grain business before becoming a customs broker. In 1906 he was appointed Mexican vice consul in Tacoma, a position he held until his death by murder in 1908.
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Furniture Workers Union, Local 1719/3119, Tacoma, WA
MsSC 159
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Furniture Workers Union Local 1719 was chartered in Tacoma, WA in August 1933. At the time Tacoma was home to several larger and a number of smaller furniture manufacturing companies. During the winter of 1934-35 conditions at Northwest Chair Company deteriorated to a point that prompted the employees to call a strike. The strike lasted several weeks and ended without any significant wage increases. However, an agreement was reached that dictated equal pay to men and women working in the same classification. In 1936 Local 1719 was renumbered to Local 3119.
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Richard Graham
MsSC 144
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In May, 1900, Richard Graham left his wife and daughter in Santa Clara, CA, and boarded the S.S. Ohio, bound for the gold rush at Nome, AK. He arrived in Seattle on 18 May and remained there six days before again boarding the Ohio to continue his trip north. At Nome he joined several men in acquiring and working a claim on Buster Creek, about fifteen miles up the Nome River. After six weeks of hard work and little success, Graham and his friends abandoned their dreams of gold and wealth and returned to California.
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United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners,
Millmen's Local 338, Seattle, WA
Ms 59
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The Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America was founded in Chicago in August 1881 (renamed United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America in 1888), as a response to the changing nature of the construction industry in the late nineteenth century.
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Daniel Houck Byrd (1827-1875)
MsSC 93
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Daniel Houck Byrd was born in Ohio 12 May 1827 and came to Steilacoom, Washington Territory in 1859, where he operated a general store and a wharf at the foot of Main Street. Around 1870 he went to Pilor Rock, OR, where he died 9 August 1875.
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New England Society of Washington Territory
MsSC 97
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The New England Society of Washington Territory was founded in Olympia, W.T., in 1869 to "keep alive the New England spirit, and by recalling the virtues, trials, and heroism of the past, to foster similar traits in the present and future generations, and to encourage the spirit of harmony and sociability..."
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Harstad Lumber Company
MsSC 99
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The Harstad Lumber Company was established in 1923 by Theo., Amund, and Oliver Harstad. The company's mill was near South Prairie, WA, with offices at Yelm. The corporation ceased operation in 1935.
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Rev. Samuel G. Havermale
MsSC 147
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Samuel Havermale was born on 15 October 1824 in Sharpsburg, MD. Over the next twenty years his family moved westward, first to Ohio, then Illinois where, in 1849, he was licensed as a minister in the Methodist Church.
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Andriette Leacock Bowen
MsSC 152
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Andriette Leacock Bowen was born in Tacoma, WA on 3 September 1892. She attended a private school in Tacoma, where she developed a lifelong interest in music. Miss Bowen moved to Santa Barbara, CA in 1923, where she married W. Edwin Gledhill in 1935. She died 7 February 1979.
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Isaac Straight
MsSC 153
Biography:
Isaac Straight was born in Washington County, NY, 19 January 1817. He located in Walla Walla Washington territory in 1871, where his son, Z.K. Straight operated a jewelry business. He died in Walla Walla, 18 February 1892.
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Cal Anderson
Ms 53
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Born in Seattle on May 2, 1948, Cal Anderson died of complications from AIDS, August 4, 1995. He lived in the Seattle area all his life and was a graduate of Foster High School in Tukwila. Always involved in public service, Cal was Administrative Aide to Seattle Council member George Benson and Appointments Secretary to Seattle Mayor Charles Royer.
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Peoples Bank of Stanwood
MsSC 154
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Encouraged by the success of the local cooperative creamery and a cooperative store, a group of citizens of the East Stanwood [Washington] area met in 1908 to discuss the possibility of establishing a bank through the agency of the Peoples Union.
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American Red Cross
Tacoma-Pierce County Chapter
Ms 46
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Spanish-American War soldiers quartered in the old Exposition building in Tacoma, Washington gave impetus to the formation of the Pierce County Society one of two Red Cross chapters in Washington formed in 1898. More than 100 men and women joined at a meeting in Chickering Hall. Louis D. Campbell was elected president. The headquarters was set in the Tacoma City Hall. The young chapter fed soldiers and rolled bandages.
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Oscar J. Bergoust Collection
MsSC 118
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None available
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George H. Boldt Papers
Ms 45
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The son of Swedish immigrants, George H. Boldt was born on December 28, 1903 in Chicago. After graduating from the University of Montana Law School in 1926, he migrated to Tacoma and formed a law partnership with A.E. Blair. Representing the State of Washington, Boldt worked as a special assistant attorney general in litigation involving the Tacoma Narrows Bridge collapse and in the acquisition of the Puget Sound ferry system. He served in World War II with the office of Strategic Services (OSS) in the Burma Campaign and in the China theater of the war.
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Leslie Brachtenbach Papers
MsSC 123
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Leslie Brachtenbach was born in Sidney, Nebraska in 1921 and came to Tacoma in 1962, where he worked as service mechanic for the Tacoma Water Department. Serving in the Navy in both World War II and the Korean War, Brachtenbach held a membership in the Fleet Reserve Association. He was a brother of State Supreme Court Justice Robert Brachtenbach. Leslie Brachtenbach died in February 1980.
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Harry P. Cain
Ms 55
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Harry Pulliam Cain was born on January 10, 1906 in Nashville, Tennessee. He attended Hill Military Academy in Portland, Oregon and the University of the South in Sewanee, Tennessee. In 1929, he returned to Tacoma and worked in the trust department of the Bank of California. Throughout his tenure at the bank, he was involved with the Washington Banker's Association. He resigned from the bank in 1939 to campaign for mayor. Prior to his campaign, Cain managed the 1939 Washington State Golden Jubilee in Tacoma.
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John Canse Papers
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The Reverend John Canse was a Methodist minister and historian active in the affairs of the Washington State Historical Society (WSHS). He served on the WSHS Board of Curators from 1918 to 1940 and was elected President of the Board in 1942. Canse researched and wrote a number of essays on Methodist history in the Pacific Northwest.
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Commencement Bay Tideland Owners Committee
(CBTOC)
Ms 30
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Commencement Bay Tideland Owners Committee (CBTOC) formed in response to the Puyallup Tribe filing suit in federal court on June 13, 1984. The litigation was based upon ownership dispute between the Tribe and the Port of Tacoma and Union Pacific Railroad (UP). It was the Tribe's position that the Treaty of Medicine Creek in 1854 and two Presidential Executive Orders in 1857 and 1873 gave the Indians ownership of much of the lands on the Sitcum, Blair and Hylebos Waterways.
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Harvey C. Condon Papers
MsSC 140
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Although verifiable sources indicate that Harvey C. Condon was born in 1862 in Albany, Oregon, much of his life remains a mystery. Existing sources documenting his life contain conflicting information. After spending the early years of his life in Oregon, Harvey spent the remainder of his life primarily in Washington state. According to the History of Yakima County, after Harvey attained "man's estate (he) took up ranching near Tacoma." He married Emma McIteeny, who was born in Boise City, Idaho. Oregon Geographic Names indicates Harvey practiced law in Arlington (or Alkali, as it was then known), Oregon "about 1882 and was a member of the firm of Condon and Cornish."
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Culinary Alliance
MsSC 141
Local 730
Bremerton, Washington
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Local 730 was organized on November 14, 1914 at Bremerton, Washington and was initially composed of white men and women working in the hotel and restaurant industry. "Orientals" and other non-white persons were not welcomed into its ranks until later. Local 730 played a prominent role in establishing "wage scales" for various positions in the hospitality industry in Kitsap County for approximately fifty years.
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The Downtown Tacoma Association
Ms 41
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At a meeting of their respective boards on November 8, 1968, the Central Association of Tacoma and the Downtown Merchants' Association (Tacoma Retail Trade Bureau) voted favorably to merge into one new organization called the Downtown Tacoma Association. The membership of both organizations voted for the merger in a joint meeting held on November 22, 1968. On January 1, 1969, the Downtown Tacoma Association was born for the purpose of promoting and developing retail trade in the City of Tacoma. Other purposes included: assisting in the beautification and improvement of the city, especially the downtown area; sponsoring and promoting municipal improvement services; and assisting in furthering the economic, social and cultural growth in the central business district of Tacoma.
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John Flett Papers
MsSC 120
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Born in Winnipeg, Canada on August 5, 1815 to George and Margaret Whilford Flett, John Flett resided during much of his youth at the Red River Settlement in Manitoba, where his father worked for the Hudson's Bay Company. Aside from a year spent in the U.S. in Chicago and Minnesota, Flett lived continuously at the Red River Settlement from 1822 until 1841 working as a blacksmith, hunter, and trapper. In 1841, John Flett, his wife Charlotte Bird Flett, and two daughters Eliza and Arilla, were among one of 23 families who accepted an offer by the Hudson's Bay Company to settle the Puget Sound area near Fort Nisqually. Seeking in part to strengthen the British claim on the country, the Hudson's Bay Company offered to provide each family ten pounds in advance and supplies for the journey. Accompanying John Flett on the journey west were three of his brothers, David, William George, and James, and their families. Arriving in the Nisqually region in November 1841, the Red River colonists found that the promises of company support had evaporated leaving the immigrants, most of whom subsequently left for the Willamette Valley, on their own. Although John Flett and his brothers tried to settle on the Nisqually Basin without assistance, the inability to secure livestock forced them to leave the region as well. Flett subsequently filed and received a donation land claim of 640 acres of land near Forest Grove, Oregon, where he resided for 17 years from 1842 to 1859.
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Tom Flint Papers
Ms 50
2000
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Tom Flint was born in 1956 in Indianapolis, Indiana. After completing his early education he studied for the priesthood in the Roman Catholic Church from 1976 to 1981. In 1981, Flint graduated from St. Pius X College Seminary in Covington, Kentucky with a BA in Philosophy. He then pursued graduate studies in philosophy and theology at St. Mary's College in Emmitsburg, Maryland.
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E.A Hesseltine Papers
MsSC 119
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E.A. Hesseltine was born in Brown County, Kansas on June 25, 1860. Having received little in the way of formal education due to his family's constant movement on the Plains, Hesseltine largely pursued his own education through reading and night school classes. A voracious appetite for books and a propensity for learning enabled Hesseltine, in spite of his lack of academic training, to teach in local schools from the age of eighteen. In 1882, Hesseltine homesteaded six miles north of Wilbur, Washington, where he cultivated wheat and continued to teach. In 1887, Hesseltine began a long and distinguished legal career by entering the Spokane law firm of Turner and Forester as a clerk. This position gave Hesseltine the opportunity to study the law. Within a year, Hesseltine had sufficiently acquainted himself with the law to pass the State Bar and establish a practice in Wilbur.
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Millard Hileman
Ms 54
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Millard Hileman was born August 6, 1914. He enlisted in the Air Corps Ordnance in 1941 and was sent to Manila and Clark Field in the Philippines. He served with the 698th Ordnance as part of a twelve-man demolition team. On April 9, 1942, Clark Field surrendered to the Japanese but Hileman decided to escape with six others in the jungle. He spent the next year living with sympathetic Filipinos. During this time, he suffered malaria and dysentery. Millard surrendered to the Japanese on June 18, 1943 and was sent to San Fernando Prison. On June 27, 1943, he was transferred to Bilibid Prison and designated as a Special Prisoner. August 11, 1943, he received a red tag with sixteen others. They left on August 13, 1943 for Cabanatuan Prison and lived with the other 'red tags.' He suffered from diphtheria at Cabanatuan. July 20, 1944 Millard was sent to Fukuoka Camp No. 3 in southern Japan aboard the Nissyo Maru. There he suffered pneumonia and a broken foot. At the end of the war, the American army sent him back to Clark Field. He went home aboard the Kl