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Addis Gutmann Photograph Collection, approximately 1898-1950

Overview of the Collection

Photographer & collector
Gutmann, Addis, 1901-1971
Title
Addis Gutmann Photograph Collection
Dates
approximately 1898-1950 (inclusive)
Quantity
approximately 1,175 prints (boxes 1-5)
approximately 107 negatives (boxes 6-7) [Closed]
4 pen and ink drawings and 1 painting (1 folder) ; sizes vary
Collection Number
PH0754
Summary
Photographs, negatives and albums of Addis Gutmann and friends and family, his activities at the University of Washington, the Hudson Fur Company, drawings and painting, and military photographs relating to World War II Europe and Addis Gutmann's role in the Oversees Supply Division.
Repository
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

Permission of the Visual Materials Curator is required to view original photographs. Contact Special Collections for more information.

Request at UW

Languages
English
Sponsor
Funding for encoding this finding aid was partially provided through a grant awarded by the King County 4Culture
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Biographical Note

Simon David Addis Gutmann was born was born January 6, 1901 in Victoria B.C. to Adelaide Rosetta and Mortiz Gutmann. Addis Gutmann attended the Moran School, the University of Washington and the Army Industrial College. He married Estelle Schlesinger from Denver, Colorado on June 15, 1927. His father Mortiz was a fur dealer with the Hudson Bay Fur Company. Around 1923 Addis Gutmann became a manager for the fur company and would eventually become Vice President in 1930 working alongside his father the president of the company. In 1932 Addis became president of the Hudson Bay fur company later known as the Alaska Fur Company. He would go on to become the Vice President and President of the Alaska Fur Company until 1950 and the president of the Alaska Jewelry Company from 1951 to 1959.

Gutmann was a second lieutenant in the Officer’s reserve Corps in 1925 and became a Major in 1928. Among other activities he was a consultant for the Armed Service on winter clothing and equipment. Addis Gutmann was called from the reserves on January 4, 1941 to serve in the Chief Oversees Supply Division in the Asiatic-Pacific and in Europe. In 1945 Addis Gutmann assisted in providing food supplies to Jewish refugees with the goal of transporting 800 Jews to a French port to board a ship bound for Palestine. He was discharged February 21, 1946 awarded with a bronze star medal and the rank of Colonel.

After the war Gutmann returned to the fur business and managed the Alaska Fur Company. He became a part of the National Jewish Welfare Board and attended meetings in regards to Veterans Administration hospital volunteer expansion. In 1951 he traveled to Washington D.C. to serve as a consultant to the military on winter clothing. He was president of numerous organizations including the National Sojourners, the Jewish Community Center, Retired Officers Association and was installed as the comander of the American Legion Seattle Post 1 in 1953. Gutmann became the president of the Franklin Savings and Loan Association, that opened September 22, 1960 at Broadway and East Pine Street, Seattle and was on the legislative committee of the United States Savings and Loan League. He was chairman of the King County Cancer Crusade April, 1968 and was elected the County Cancer Society's president the next year. He died October 30, 1971.

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Content Description

Photographs, negatives and albums of Addis Gutmann and friends and family, his activities at the University of Washington, the Hudson Fur Company, drawings and painting, and military photographs relating to World War II Europe and Addis Gutmann's role in the Oversees Supply Division.

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Use of the Collection

Restrictions on Use

Restrictions may exist on reproduction, quotation, or publication. Selections of collection available on digital site. Contact Special Collections, University of Washington Libraries for details.

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Administrative Information

Custodial History

Collected by the Washington State Jewish Historical Society.

Acquisition Information

Donor: Addis Gutmann and Addis Gutmann Jr., 1972, 1978, 1986.

Processing Note

Processed by Emily Bailey, 2011; Stefanie Terasaki, 2013. Processing completed in 2016.

Transferred from Addis Gutmann Papers, Accession No. 1902-005 on October 9, 2007. Accession 1902-005 is a merger of accessions 1863, 1902-001, 1902-002, 1902-003 and 1902-004.

Separated Materials

Material Described Separately:

Addis Gutmann Papers (Collection No. 1902)

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Detailed Description of the Collection

 

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Subject Terms

  • Businesspeople--Washington (State)--Seattle--Photographs
  • Civic leaders--Washington (State)--Seattle--Photographs
  • Executives--Washington (State)--Seattle--Photographs
  • Fur trade--Washington (State)--Photographs
  • Visual Materials Collections (University of Washington)

Personal Names

  • Gutmann, Addis, 1901-1971--Family--Photographs
  • Gutmann, Addis, 1901-1971--Friends and associates--Photographs
  • Gutmann, Addis, 1901-1971--Photographs

Corporate Names

  • Alaska Fur Company (Seattle, Wash.)--Photographs
  • Hudson Bay Fur Co. (Seattle, Wash.)--Photographs

Geographical Names

  • Fort George Wright (Wash.)--Photographs
  • United States--Armed Forces--Supplies and stores--Photographs
  • Vancouver Barracks (Wash.)--Photographs


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