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Kline Galland Center architectural drawing and photograph collection, approximately 1880-1999
Overview of the Collection
- Title
- Kline Galland Center architectural drawing and photograph collection
- Dates
- approximately 1880-1999 (inclusive)18801999
approximately 1913-1976 (bulk)19131976 - Quantity
- 211 photographic prints, 10 negatives (1 box, 7 folders) ; various sizes
- Collection Number
- PH0854
- Summary
- Photographs of the Kline Galland retirement home for Jewish residents
- 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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The collection is open to the public.
- Languages
- English
Biographical NoteReturn to Top
Born in Bavaria, Germany in 1841, Caroline Rosenberg Kline Galland became an early and important Seattle Jewish philanthropist. It was said that she never turned down a request for help. Individuals and charitable organizations of many faiths, particularly those concerned with the care of the elderly and infirm, benefitted from her generosity.
Her first marriage was to Louis (Lazarus) Kline, a partner in a Seattle clothing firm. He died April 15, 1884. Her second marriage was to Bonham Galland, a retired merchant from San Francisco. Bonham was a Seattle pioneer and well-known Jewish philanthropist whose will established a trust for the construction and maintenance of an orphanage for homeless Jewish children known as the Galland Nursery School. Caroline had no children, and devoted her considerable energy and wealth to serving the poor of Seattle.
Caroline died February 13th, 1907, at the age of 65. In her last will and testament, in which she bequeathed a million and a half dollars to various charities, including a tuberculosis hospital. Caroline wrote, "It is my desire that the Caroline Kline Galland Home for the Aged be so constructed and managed that it may bring to the lives of the aged men and women who shall be domiciled therein the greatest degree of contentment and happiness in their declining years."
Historical BackgroundReturn to Top
The Caroline Kline Galland Home for the Aged was constructed on the Wildwood property in Seward Park on the shores of Lake Washington. It opened in 1914 as a Jewish nursing facility and old age home. The original Caroline Kline Galland Home occupied what had been the Dutton residence. The capacity was seven residents, and the home had a waiting list before it even opened. The will provided funds for expansion, and an architect drew up plans in 1922, but the city of Seattle refused to modify zoning ordinances to permit construction. In 1930, after a lengthy legal battle regarding Seattle zoning laws, a new facility was constructed to accommodate 25 residents. A second wing was constructed in 1939, allowing for resident capacity of 35.
Additions were made until 1964 when the state determined the building was antiquated and unable to adquately meet the needs of its residents. Under the fundraising leadership of Sol Esfeld, $1.1 million was raised to build a new facility with residential capacity for 75 residents and it was dedicated in 1967. The name was formally changed to Caroline Kline Galland Home in 1975. In 1976, a two-story addition, costing $2.7 million and designed by Joyce, Copeland, Vaughan & Nordfors, substantially expanded the available square footage. The main building would be used for mentally impaired residents and include a therapy room and resident lounge. The addition also allowed for a dining room on each floor and an additional 57 rooms in the facility, doubling the overall capacity to 140.
Today, the Caroline Kline Galland Home is a 205-bed nursing facility providing medical services, enhanced social, religious and cultural programs, strictly kosher meals, and a Jewish environment. Caroline's vision and compassion still prevail at Kline Galland, a not-for-profit, mission-based organization within the Seattle Jewish community.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
Photographs of the Kline Galland home and occupants from the first building in 1914 through the 1976 addition and the 1999 groundbreaking for The Summit at First Hill. Includes several rounds of construction, residents, events, and staff members.
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Alternative Forms Available
View selections from the collection in digital format
Restrictions on Use
Restrictions may exist on reproduction, quotation, or publication. Contact Special Collections, University of Washington Libraries for details.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Custodial History
Collected by the Washington State Jewish Historical Society.
Acquisition Information
Donor: Caroline Kline Galland Home for the Aged, June 1979; Kline Galland Center, 1999.
Processing Note
Processed by Megan Churchwell 2010; processing completed in 2010 by Christy Hansen.
Photographs were relocated from the Caroline Kline Galland Home for the Aged Records, Accession No. 2288, including parts of 2288-001, 2288-05, and 2288-007, April 3, 1986; April 22, 2009.
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
The Caroline Kline Galland Home BuildingReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
Original Caroline Kline Galland Home for the
Aged
The original Caroline Kline Galland Home for the Aged opened
in 1914 and occupied what had been the Orison Dutton property in Seward
Park.
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| Box/Folder | item | ||
| 1/1 | 1 |
Portrait of Caroline Kline
Galland
No print, copy negative only. Neg #UW 33359
|
circa 1880-1907 |
| 1/1 | 2-3 | circa 1910-1914 | |
| 1/1 | 4 | Orison Dutton holding baby Orison Marshall Dutton III
outside Dutton home
Penned on verso, "Orison I + Orison III Wildwood 1910” and
“Sold Property for $23,000 in 1914.”
|
1910 |
| 1/1 | 5-8 |
Dutton Home
The Dutton Home was sold to Kline Galland in 1914, becoming
the original Kline Galland Home.
|
circa 1910-1914 |
| 1/1 | 9-13 |
View of wooded Dutton property
Note on verso of #10 says "A View at Wildwood" and "Virginia
Dutton," although no people are seen in the image. She was the daughter of
Orison Dutton, and was born in 1910.
|
circa 1910-1914 |
| 1/1 | 14-15 | circa 1914-1930 | |
Construction of New Building, 1967 |
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| Box/Folder | item | ||
| ½ | 16 |
Architectural rendering of the new Caroline Kline
Galland Home building
Earle Duff
John Graham and Company Architects-Engineers, Seattle/New York
(Artist)
|
circa 1965-1966 |
| ½ | 17-18 | 1966 | |
| ½ | 19-21 | Construction of new Kline Galland Home
Color photos.
|
1966 |
| box-folder:oversize | |||
| OS5 | 22 | Collage titled “Constructing the Kline Galland Home
1966”
Contains 7 color photographs.
|
1966 |
| Box/Folder | |||
| 1/3 | 23-34 | 1966-1967 | |
| 1/3 | 35-44 | Construction on Kline Galland Home
#35 has caption on verso: "Part of rear of new Galland Home
7500 Seward Park Ave."
|
May 1967 |
Dedication Ceremony For New Building |
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| Box/Folder | item | ||
| 1/4 | 45 |
Raphael Levine speaking through microphone at
dedication ceremony
Heib (Seattle, Washington)
(Photographer)
Rabbi Raphael Harry Levine (1901-1985). Chief rabbi and
rabbi emeritus at the Temple de Hirsch in Seattle for 42 years. Although he
officially retired in 1969, Rabbi Levine continued to act as a prominent
community leader.
|
1967 |
| 1/4 | 46 |
Edward Starin speaking through microphone at
dedication ceremony
Heib (Seattle, Washington)
(Photographer)
Edward Starin (1902-1980) was a lawyer.
|
1967 |
| 1/4 | 47 |
Sol Esfeld speaking through microphone at dedication
ceremony
Heib, Seattle
(Photographer)
Sol Esfeld (1899-1983). Business leader and Jewish
fundraiser active in B’nai B’rith, Federated Jewish Fund, Jewish Federation of
Greater Seattle, and Zionist Organization of America, among other
organizations. He became involved with the Kline Galland Home after his mother
lived there, and directed two major fund-raising campaigns for the Home as well
as serving on the Board of Trustees.
|
1967 |
| 1/4 | 48 |
Group of people surrounding man speaking through
microphone at dedication ceremony
Heib (Seattle, Washington)
(Photographer)
On verso: far rt. Sephardic woman: Mrs. Wm. Cordova
|
1967 |
| 1/4 | 49 | Group at dedication ceremony
Heib (Seattle, Washington)
(Photographer)
On verso: Rabbi Corson (conservative rabbi), Ben Bridge,
Raphael Levine, Sholom Rivkin, Norton Shafer in left bkgr.
|
1967 |
Construction of 1975-1976 Addition for Kline Galland
Home
The final subseries describes a partial set of architectural
drawings for the 1976 addition.
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| Box/Folder | item | ||
| 1/5 | 50 | Architectural model of new facility seen from
above |
circa 1970-1975 |
| 1/5 | 51 | Contact sheet of 10 photos of architectural
model |
circa 1970-1971 |
| 1/5 | 52 | circa 1970-1971 | |
| 1/5 | 53 | Contact print of 7 strips of photos, including one
strip of an architectural model and 6 of several men giving
speeches
Ron Steinberg (Seattle, Washington)
(Photographer)
|
October 1975 |
| 1/5 | 54 | Contact print of 6 strips of photos depicting a woman
and man giving a speech
Ron Steinberg (Seattle, Washington)
(Photographer)
Appears to be same event as item #53
|
October 1975 |
| 1/5 | 54a-54b | Man and woman giving a speech
One print each from items #53 and #54.
Ron Steinberg (Seattle, Washington)
(Photographer)
|
October 1975 |
| 1/6 | 55 | Contact print of 4 strips of photos, some depicting
groundbreaking of Kline Galland Home addition in 1975, with residents of Kline
Galland Home
Ron Steinberg (Seattle, Washington)
(Photographer)
|
October 1975 |
| 1/6 | 55a-55b |
Residents of Kline Galland Home at groundbreaking for
addition
Both are prints from Item #55.
Ron Steinberg of Seattle
(Photographer)
|
October 1975 |
| 1/6 | 56 |
Older man in suit, possibly Kline Galland Home
resident, driving construction equipment
Possibly related to groundbreaking ceremonies at Kline
Galland Home.
|
Circa October 1975 |
Caroline Kline Galland Home Facilities |
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| Box/Folder | item | ||
| 1/7 | 57-72 |
Kitchen of Kline Galland Home
Color photos.
|
circa 1970s |
| 1/7 | 73-76 | Hallways of Kline Galland Home
Color photos.
|
circa 1970s |
| 1/7 | 77 |
Cafeteria of Kline Galland Home with tables,
chairs
Color photo.
|
circa 1970s |
| 1/7 | 78-81 | Storage room at Kline Galland Home with stacks of
boxes
Color photos.
|
circa 1970s |
Residents and Activities at the Caroline Kline Galland HomeReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
Tea and Garden Party Album
Party held at Residence of Dr. and Mrs. Harry J. Friedman in
honor of guests of the Caroline Kline Galland Home.
Photographs in folder 8 were originally contained in an
album.
|
June 30, 1949 | ||
| Box/Folder | item | ||
| 1/8 | 82 | Title Page |
June 30, 1949 |
| 1/8 | 83-97 | June 30, 1949 | |
Group Portraits of Kline Galland Home
Residents |
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| Box/Folder | item | ||
| 1/9 | 98-100 |
Group portrait of residents
Heib (Seattle, Washington)
(Photographer)
Penned on verso: "Jewish Community Center." This photo was
possibly taken at the Center, which opened in 1954.
|
1955 |
| 1/9 | 101 |
Group portrait of residents of Kline Galland Home
including Mrs. Estrea Almoslino
Seattle Times
(Photographer)
|
circa 1960s |
| 1/9 | 102 | circa 1960s-1970s | |
Kline Galland Home Residents, Events, and
Activities |
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| Box/Folder | item | ||
| 1/10 | 103-113 | circa 1950-1980 | |
| 1/10 | 114-117 | Kline Galland Home residents and visitors
Color photos.
|
circa 1963-1980 |
| 1/11 | 118-127 | circa 1950-1980 | |
| 1/12 | 128-130 |
Outdoor buffet with Kline Galland residents and staff
members
Heib (Seattle, Washington)
(Photographer)
Setting appears to be Caroline Kline Galland Home prior to
1967 construction.
|
circa 1950-1967 |
| 1/12 | 131 |
Group of residents on stage for “Golden Memories"
event
Fleming Photographers (Seattle, Washington)
(Photographer)
|
1967 |
| 1/12 | 132-133 |
Backstage at “Golden Memories” event
Fleming Photographers (Seattle, Washington)
(Photographer)
|
1967 |
| 1/12 | 134-136 | Residents and performers indoors during an event,
possibly at Kline Galland Home |
circa 1960s-1970s |
| 1/12 | 137-140 |
Kline-Galland Home residents dancing
Howard Staples, for Seattle Post-Intelligencer
(Photographer)
|
September 11, 1975 |
| 1/13 | 141-144 | circa 1960-1980 | |
| 1/14 | 145-149 | circa 1970s | |
Staff of Kline Galland Home With Residents |
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| Box/Folder | item | ||
| 1/15 | 150 | Contact sheet of 5 images depicting man tending to a
plant and female staff member washing female resident’s hair |
circa 1960s or 1970s |
| 1/15 | 151 | Staff member washing female resident’s
hair |
circa 1960s or 1970s |
| 1/15 | 152 | circa 1960s or 1970s | |
| 1/15 | 153 | Contact sheet of 9 images depicting staff members
caring for residents
Nurse and physical therapy
|
circa 1960s or 1970s |
| 1/15 | 154 |
Female resident walking between parallel bars for
physical therapy with staff member assistance
George August, Seattle
(Photographer)
|
circa 1960s or 1970s |
| 1/15 | 155 | Female staff member walking alongside female resident
with walker |
circa 1960s or 1970s |
| 1/15 | 156 | circa 1960s or 1970s | |
| 1/15 | 157 | Nurse and man looking over patient’s medical
chart |
circa 1960s or 1970s |
MemorialsReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Box/Folder | item | ||
| 1/16 | 158-161 | undated | |
| 1/16 | 162 | undated | |
| 1/16 | 163 |
Bronze memorial plaque for Sol Esfeld
Phillip Levine (Seattle, Washington)
(Creator)
Memorial plaque, measuring 10 5/8” by 8 5/8”, for Sol Esfeld,
March 1899- September 1984.
Sol became active in his work for the Kline Galland Home when
his mother went to live there. Esfeld directed two major fund-raising campaigns
for the home, and served on the Home's Board of Trustees.
|
1985 |
Wedding Portraits and MiscellaneousReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Box/Folder | item | ||
| 1/17 | 164-167 |
Wedding portraits of unknown couple
The woman in the photo does not appear to be Caroline Kline
Galland.
Item165 has of handwritten on verso: "Mrs. Louis Jacobson 614
State [illegible] next door new hatchery Kent, Wn."
|
circa 1920s |
| 1/17 | 168 |
Portrait of woman standing near chair with book in
hand
Atelier Adela (Krakow, Poland)
(Photographer)
|
undated; after 1908 |
| 1/17 | 169 | circa 1910s-1920s | |
| 1/17 | 170 |
Portrait of Marie Simons
Elizabeth Blaine (Seattle, Washington)
(Photographer)
Back of photo lists 5 names and dates: 1959 Erna, 1964 Erich,
1965 Sophie, 1966 Dolph, 1967 Karl.
|
February, 1959 |
Groundbreaking for The Summit at First Hill, 1999Return to Top
The Kline Galland Center broke ground for their new facility in 1999. The Summit at First Hill, an independent and assisted-living senior community, opened in 2001.
The sequence of these photos does not match the numbers written on verso in ink.
| Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
Demolition of the Westlund Building and beginning
construction of The Summit at First Hill |
1999 | ||
| Box/Folder | item | ||
| 1/18 | 171-172 | The Westlund Building before demolition
The 7-story Westlund Building began as the Maynard Hospital
in 19xx. It later became Seattle General Hospital, then part of the Fred
Hutchinson Cancer Research Center until that center moved. Its last tenant was
a psychiatry office.
|
1999 |
| 1/18 | 173-179 | 1999 | |
| 1/18 | 180 | Backhoes breaking ground |
1999 |
| 1/18 | 181-187 | Beginning construction of the Summit on First
Hill |
1999 |
Groundbreaking Event |
July 11, 1999 | ||
| Box/Folder | item | ||
| 1/18 | 188 | Panorama of group at groundbreaking
From left to right: Doris Stiefel, Arva Gray, Michael Cohen,
Lilly DeJaen, Brian Quint, Alvin martin, Arthur Siegal, Mark Kane, Eli Genauer,
Joshua Gortler, David Benoliel, Samuel Stroum, Priscilla Collins, mayor Paul
Schell, Marlene Burns, Thomas Leavitt, Jeanie Alhadeff, Becky Benaroya, Robert
Sasanoff, Jack Benaroya, Orville Cohen, Bernice Stern, Paul Jassny, Eileen
Gilman, Lucy Pruzan, Althea Stroum, Olga Butler, jay Friedman, Irvin Karl,
Willima Hardman.
|
July 11, 1999 |
| 1/18 | 189 |
Group with shoves and hard hats at
groundbreaking
Group includes: Eli Genauer, Alvin Martin, Michael Cohen,
Arthur Siegal, Joshua Gortler, Robert Sasanoff, Mayor Paul Schell, Mark Kane,
Jeanie Alhadeff, Thomas Leavitt, Brian Quint, Orville Cohen, Irvin Karl,
Marlene Burns, Olga butler, Jay Friedman.
|
July 11, 1999 |
| 1/18 | 190 | Joshua Gortler, Mayor Paul Schell, David Benoliel,
Thomas Leavitt at groundbreaking
Josh Gortler was CEO of The Kline Galland Center and
Affiliates. Paul Schell was mayor of Seattle from January 1, 1998 until January
1, 2002. David Benoliel was Vice Chairman of the Kline Galland board. Thomas
Leavitt was Board Chairman.
|
July 11, 1999 |
| 1/18 | 191 | Arthur Siegal, Joshua Gortler, Paul Schell, and Jeanie
Alhadeff at groundbreaking
Jeanie Alhadeff was Kline Galland board Treasurer.
|
July 11, 1999 |
| 1/18 | 192 | July 11, 1999 | |
| 1/18 | 193 | Rabbi Jim Mirel speaking at groundbreaking
ceremony
Jim Mirel is rabbi at B'nai Torah temple.
|
July 11, 1999 |
| 1/18 | 194 | Josh Gortler speaking at groundbreaking
ceremony |
July 11, 1999 |
| 1/18 | 195 | Speaker at podium |
July 11, 1999 |
| 1/18 | 196-197 | July 11, 1999 | |
| 1/18 | 198-199 | Audience at groundbreaking event |
July 11, 1999 |
| 1/18 | 200 | July 11, 1999 | |
| 1/18 | 201 | July 11, 1999 | |
| 1/18 | 202 | July 11, 1999 | |
| 1/18 | 203 | July 11, 1999 | |
| 1/18 | 204 | Olga Butler and Dr. Eric Offenbacher at table with
trowels |
July 11, 1999 |
| 1/18 | 205 | People perusing brochures at information
table |
July 11, 1999 |
| 1/18 | 206 | Latte bar at groundbreaking event |
July 11, 1999 |
| 1/18 | 207 | People at buffet table |
July 11, 1999 |
Architectural drawings for the 1976 additionReturn to Top
Items 50-56 contain photographs of the groundbreaking ceremonies in 1975 and architectural models showing the new addition.
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| item | ||
| 208 | Caroline Kline Galland Home addition, 7500 Seward Park
Avenue South, Seattle, Washington 4 drawings : 4 diazotype reproduction on bond
Joyce, Copeland, Vaughan & Nordfors
(Architect)
Incomplete construction set includes drawings A-5 to A-8 showing
remodeling done to the Caroline Kline Galland Home in 1975. Drawings include a
lower floor plan, main floor plan, exterior elevations, and building sections.
|
March 3, 1975 |
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Nursing homes--Washington (State)--Seattle--Archives
- Visual Materials Collections (University of Washington)
Corporate Names
- Caroline Kline Galland Home (Seattle, Wash.)--Photographs
