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Joshua Green papers, 1924-1974
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Green, Joshua, 1869-1975
- Title
- Joshua Green papers
- Dates
- 1924-1974 (bulk)19241974
- Quantity
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49.11 cubic feet (51 boxes and 1 oversize folder)
Includes one microfilm reel and one audio tape reel - Collection Number
- 0645
- Summary
- Papers of a prominent Seattle banker and early businessman
- Repository
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University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections
Special Collections
University of Washington Libraries
Box 352900
Seattle, WA
98195-2900
Telephone: 2065431929
Fax: 2065431931
speccoll@uw.edu - Access Restrictions
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Consult the access restrictions information for each of the accessions listed below.
Some material stored offsite; advance notice required for use.
- Languages
- English
Biographical NoteReturn to Top
Joshua Green, Sr. (1869-1975) was a prominent Seattle businessman whose family moved to the area from Mississippi in 1886. Green quickly entered the transportation industry through a job with the surveying crew of the Seattle, Lake Shore & Eastern Railway. His family was acquainted with Seattle mayor Bailey Gatzert, who helped open doors for Green in his early years. Committed to owning a business, Green and his partners purchased their first steamship fleet, called La Conner Trading and Transportation Company. This venture successfully turned a profit during the Klondike Gold Rush in the late 1890s with routes to Alaska.
In 1903, La Conner merged with the Alaska Steamship / Puget Sound Navigation Company. Green was president of that company until 1927, when he steered his career toward banking. Having purchased the Peoples Savings Bank in 1925, he proceeded with numerous other bank acquisitions, with prosperous results. Joshua Green, Jr. took on the role of president of Peoples Bank and Trust Company in 1949, but Green, Sr. remained active in the profession. The bank later became Peoples National Bank.
In 1969, just before his 100th birthday, Green declared that he wished to leave banking and return to work on the waterfront, citing his previous experience with steamships; one of his early positions in Seattle was purser on theHenry Bailey. Green was active in business and leisure until his death at age 105 in 1975. Several news articles spotlighted the man and his wife, Laura, for their longevity and consistent community involvement; Mrs. Green was a founding member of the Sunset Club, a Seattle women's association that sponsored annual debutante balls. The Greens were also admired for their elegant home at 1204 Minor Ave., now part of the Washington Trust for Historic Preservation.
Sources: Historylink.org and the Joshua Green biography file in UW Special Collections Division.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
The bulk of this collection consists of Joshua Green's business-related papers: correspondence, subject files, financial records, photographs, and artifacts. See Scope and Content notes of individual accessions below for more detailed description.
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Restrictions on Use
Consult the restrictions governing reproduction and use for each of the accessions listed below.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Arrangement
Arranged in three accessions:
- Accession No. 0645-001, Joshua Green ship manifest, 1888-1889
- Accession No. 0645-002, Joshua Green oral history interview and correspondence, 1961-1971
- Accession No. 0645-003, Joshua Green papers, circa 1903-1976
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
Accession No. 0645-001: Joshua Green ship manifest, 1888-1889Return to Top
Scope and Content: Manifest of steamer "Henry Bailey" (Oct 1888-Nov 1889), of which Green was the purser; one microfilm reel (negative) of the manifest.
Restrictions on Access: Access restricted: For terms of access, contact Special Collections.
Restrictions on Use: Creator's literary rights not transferred to the University of Washington Libraries.
Acquisition Info: Source: Joshua Green, Sr.
Accession No. 0645-002: Joshua Green oral history interview and correspondence, 1961-1971Return to Top
Scope and Content: Typescript and reel of tape for interview conducted by Robert Hitchman and Richard Berner on 17 Mar 1971; 2 letters, 1961.
Restrictions on Access: Access restricted: For terms of access, contact Special Collections.
Restrictions on Use: Creator's literary rights not transferred to the University of Washington Libraries.
Acquisition Info: Source: Joshua Green, 3/17/1961.
Accession No. 0645-003: Joshua Green papers, circa 1903-1976 (bulk bulk 1924-1974)Return to Top
- Correspondence
- Subject files
Scope and Content: This accession is composed of Joshua Green Sr.'s extensive correspondence files, as well as subject files on his business and personal interests. These include banking; railroads; mining; oil; navigation; Alaskan fisheries; agriculture and timber; Green's philanthropic pursuits; societies, clubs, and associations that Green was involved with; the Century 21 Exposition of 1962; and Seattle Chamber of Commerce. A small quantity of photographs, scrapbooks, and artifacts are also included.
Restrictions on Access: Open to all users.
Records are stored offsite; advance notice is required for use.
Restrictions on Use: The creators' literary rights have been transferred to the University of Washington Libraries.
Acquisition Info: Source: Joshua Green Foundation, 2008 January
Processing Info: Minimally processed by Greta Kuriger and Jeni Spamer in 2009. Only folders in very poor condition were replaced.
| Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
Correspondence
Arrangement:
Arranged alphabetically, then chronologically, with original folder groupings maintained.
Scope and Content:
This series contains Joshua Green, Sr.'s incoming and outgoing letters. Green kept carbon copies of his outgoing correspondence
|
1925-1974 | ||
| Box | Accession | ||
| 1 | 0645-003 | Correspondence A |
1925-1974 |
| 1 | 0645-003 | Correspondence B |
1925-1949 |
| 2 | 0645-003 | Correspondence B |
1948-1965 |
| 3 | 0645-003 | Correspondence B |
1966-1974 |
| 3 | 0645-003 | Correspondence C |
1925-1953 |
| 4 | 0645-003 | Correspondence C |
1953-1974 |
| 4 | 0645-003 | Correspondence D |
1925-1933 |
| 5 | 0645-003 | Correspondence D |
1934-1968 |
| 6 | 0645-003 | Correspondence D |
1969-1974 |
| 6 | 0645-003 | Correspondence E |
1925-1974 |
| 6 | 0645-003 | Correspondence F |
1925-1949 |
| 7 | 0645-003 | Correspondence F |
1950-1974 |
| 7 | 0645-003 | Correspondence G |
1925-1953 |
| 8 | 0645-003 | Correspondence G |
1952-1974 |
| 8 | 0645-003 | Correspondence H |
1925-1950 |
| 9 | 0645-003 | Correspondence H |
1951-1974 |
| 9 | 0645-003 | Correspondence I |
1925-1972 |
| 9 | 0645-003 | Correspondence J |
1925-1952 |
| 10 | 0645-003 | Correspondence J |
1947-1974 |
| 10 | 0645-003 | Correspondence K |
1925-1970 |
| 11 | 0645-003 | Correspondence K |
1971-1974 |
| 11 | 0645-003 | Correspondence L |
1925-1974 |
| 11 | 0645-003 | Correspondence M |
1925-1940 |
| 12 | 0645-003 | Correspondence M |
1940-1962 |
| 13 | 0645-003 | Correspondence M |
1963-1974 |
| 13 | 0645-003 | Correspondence N |
1925-1961 |
| 14 | 0645-003 | Correspondence N |
1962-1974 |
| 14 | 0645-003 | Correspondence O |
1925-1958 |
| 15 | 0645-003 | Correspondence O |
1944-1974 |
| 15 | 0645-003 | Correspondence P |
1925-1960 |
| 15 | 0645-003 | Correspondence P/Q |
1961-1969 |
| 16 | 0645-003 | Correspondence P/Q |
1970-1974 |
| 16 | 0645-003 | Correspondence Q |
1934-1959 |
| 16 | 0645-003 | Correspondence R |
1925-1974 |
| 16 | 0645-003 | Correspondence S |
1925-1934 |
| 24 | 0645-003 | Correspondence S |
1929-1933 |
| 17 | 0645-003 | Correspondence S |
1936-1953 |
| 18 | 0645-003 | Correspondence S |
1952-1964 |
| 19 | 0645-003 | Correspondence S |
1965-1974 |
| 19 | 0645-003 | Correspondence - Seattle Chamber of Commerce |
1927-1949 |
| 20 | 0645-003 | Correspondence T |
1925-1974 |
| 21 | 0645-003 | Correspondence U |
1925-1974 |
| 21 | 0645-003 | Correspondence V |
1925-1974 |
| 21 | 0645-003 | Correspondence W |
1925-1951 |
| 22 | 0645-003 | Correspondence W |
1951-1974 |
| 23 | 0645-003 | Correspondence X-Z |
1925-1974 |
| 24 | 0645-003 | Correspondence - miscellaneous
Scope and Content:
Includes statements and other financial documents from 1936-1945.
|
1926-1957 |
| 25 | 0645-003 | Correspondence - miscellaneous |
1926 - 1949 |
| 26 | 0645-003 | Correspondence - miscellaneous
Scope and Content:
The correspondence files also include financial documents. This box also includes seven folders of loose materials (photographs, correspondence, business card, pamphlet, etc.) that were found inside some of Joshua Green's books.
|
1949 - 1961 |
| folder:oversize | Accession | ||
| Oversize folder | 0645-003 | Miscellaneous materials
Scope and Content:
Included with oversize materials are a 1926 panoramic photograph of the Metropolitan Theatre Junior-League Follies, a 1956 birthday card for Green from "the main office business family," and a poem commemorating Green's hundredth birthday, from "The Collins Triumvirate" (Josiah Collins VII, Charles Stimson Collins and William Bullitt Collins).
|
1926-1969 |
Subject files
Arrangement:
Arranged as received.
|
1903-1976; 1924-1974 | ||
| Box | Accession | ||
| 27 | 0645-003 | Railroads, oil, and mining
Scope and Content:
Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul, & Pacific Railroad Company; Sunshine Mining (1951-1954); Selburn Oil (1952)
|
1927 - 1959 |
| 28 | 0645-003 | Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul, & Pacific Railroad Company |
1928 - 1970 |
| 29 | 0645-003 | Railroads and oil
Scope and Content:
This box includes files on Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul, & Pacific Railroad Company (1940-1946); Cowlitz & Chehalis (1929-1935); Canadian Pacific (1927-1942); Pacific Northwest Oriental line (1938-1941); miscellaneous railroad companies (1920s-1940s); miscellaneous oil companies (1927-1942); and miscellaneous publications
|
1927 - 1946 |
| 30 | 0645-003 | Local and national oil companies, files on miscellaneous individuals |
1929 - 1973 |
| 31 | 0645-003 | Nicolai Placer Mines, Dan Creek, miscellaneous |
1922 - 1976 |
| 32 | 0645-003 | Chugach Goldmine, Rock Island Township |
1930 - 1937 |
| 33 | 0645-003 | Sunshine Mining Company, Chugach Goldmines, Dan Creek Placer Mines |
1931 - 1959 |
| 34 | 0645-003 | Dan Creek, Nicolai Mines
Scope and Content:
This box includes a scrapbook and photographs.
|
1938 - 1988 |
| 35 | 0645-003 | Waterfront related files
Scope and Content:
This box includes files on Puget Sound Navigation Company, Puget Sound Maritime Historical Society, Port Townsend and Bellingham; it also includes photographs.
|
1927 -1971 |
| 36 | 0645-003 | Alaska related: fisheries, agriculture, timber
Scope and Content:
This box includes files on Pacific American Fisheries, miscellaneous fisheries; Josiah Collins Ranch, Holton (Swansey Ranch), Lake Chelan Cattle Co.; Thomas Quinn; Chelan Orchards; Grant County / Columbia Basin; and Gray's Harbor.
|
1920s-1970s |
| 37 | 0645-003 | Epcon, Pacific Coast Company, parks and rivers, miscellaneous |
1928 - 1970 |
| 38 | 0645-003 | Carnation Company, Peoples Bank, and miscellaneous companies |
1927 - 1974 |
| 39 | 0645-003 | Peoples Bank; Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul, & Pacific Railroad Company |
1929 - 1972 |
| 40 | 0645-003 | Peoples Bank and miscellaneous banks
Scope and Content:
This box includes photographs.
|
1924 - 1957 |
| 41 | 0645-003 | Chase and miscellaneous banks; securities, trusts |
1921 - 1976 |
| 42 | 0645-003 | Securities and trusts, stocks and investments, charities, Ambulance Fund, educational institutions, and hospitals/clinics |
1921 - 1971 |
| 43 | 0645-003 | Hospitals/clinics, Stratford Hall, and St. Mark's Cathedral |
1928 - 1973 |
| 44 | 0645-003 | St. Mark's Cathedral, Puget Sound Power & Light, Seattle Gas Company, and miscellaneous "local community" files |
1926 - 1971 |
| 45 | 0645-003 | Politics (miscellaneous), Chamber of Commerce, Century 21 Exposition, and Community Income Tax Commission |
1925 - 1973 |
| 46 | 0645-003 | Community Income Tax Commission, Who's Who, and Sons of the Revolution |
1940s - 1971 |
| 47 | 0645-003 | Pioneers Association, Washington State Historical Society, Safeco, and General Insurance Co. |
1928 - 1972 |
| 48 | 0645-003 | General Insurance Co., Northern Life, miscellaneous insurance companies and miscellaneous publications
Scope and Content:
This box also includes artifacts: Derusto metal coating sample, the label from a plaque presented to Joshua Green (1969) and an Optimist International pin.
|
1927 - 1969 |
| 49 | 0645-003 | Newspaper clippings and purchase journals
Scope and Content:
This box includes photographs.
|
1930s - 1976 |
| 50 | 0645-003 | Newspaper clippings, birthday correspondence, and miscellaneous |
1903 - 1974 |
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Personal Papers/Corporate Records (University of Washington)
Personal Names
- Green, Joshua, 1869-1975--Archives
Corporate Names
- Henry Bailey (Steamer)
- Peoples Bank and Trust Company
