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Guy Peter Halferty papers, 1923-1957
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Halferty, Guy Peter, 1882-1960
- Title
- Guy Peter Halferty papers
- Dates
- 1923-1957 (inclusive)19231957
- Quantity
- .83 cubic ft
- Collection Number
- 0133 (Accession No. 0133-001)
- Summary
- Business records and audit reports of various fish canneries in Seattle and Oregon related to a Fisheries executive
- 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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Access restricted: For terms of access, contact Special Collections
Material stored offsite; advance notice required for use.
- Additional Reference Guides
- Languages
- English
Biographical NoteReturn to Top
Fisheries executive.
Guy Halferty was born in 1882. He was president of the Fisheries Educational Association. This was an organization created in 1933 to counter the efforts of Washington sportmen to prohibit all forms of mechanical fishing gear - purse seines, traps, etc. The sportsmen's bill was Initiative 77, which primarily concerned the canned salmon industry. Halferty died in 1960.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
Business records and audit reports of various fish canneries in Seattle, Washington, and Oregon, 1923-1957; together with organizational materials minutes, reports and promotional materials of the Fisheries Educational Association's 1937 campaign against Initiative 77, concerning mechanical fishing gear.
There are three volumes in this group. They contain organizational materials, some minutes, reports, and promotional materials, e.g. letters mailed to various individuals and groups to be affected by such legislation.
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Restrictions on Use
Creator's literary rights not transferred to the University of Washington Libraries.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
Biographical Features, undatedReturn to Top
Container(s): Box 1
General Correspondence, 1937-1957Return to Top
Container(s): Box 1
Agreements, undatedReturn to Top
Container(s): Box 1
Photographs & Drawings, undatedReturn to Top
Container(s): Box 1
Includes Pioneer Minced Sea Clams albums
Clippings, undatedReturn to Top
Container(s): Box 1
Scrapbook, undatedReturn to Top
Container(s): Box 1
Minutes - Pacific Marine Fisheries Commission, 1954Return to Top
Container(s): Box 1
Notebooks, undatedReturn to Top
Container(s): Box 1-2
Contains agreements, correspondence, estimates, lists, experiements, etc.
Audit ReportsReturn to Top
Container(s): Box 2
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Box | ||
| 2 | Elliot, F.C., Salem |
1944 |
| 2 | Halferty, G.P. and Co. |
1941-1947 |
| 2 | Halferty Corp. |
1945-1947 |
| 2 | McConaghy, Frank Co. |
1942-1945 |
| 2 | Pacific Packers |
1944 |
| 2 | Pioneer Canneris |
1947 |
| 2 | West Coast Packers |
1948 |
| 2 | Whiz Fish Products Co. |
1956 |
Fisheries Education Association, circa 1933-1934Return to Top
Container(s): Box 3
3 volumes which include promotional material, correspondence, ephemera, clippings, etc.
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Personal Papers/Corporate Records (University of Washington)
Personal Names
- Halferty, Guy Peter, 1882-1960--Archives
Other Creators
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Corporate Names
- Fisheries Educational Association (creator)
- Frank McConaghy Co., Inc. (Seattle, Wash) (creator)
- G. P. Halferty & Co. (Seattle, Wash) (creator)
- Halferty Corporation (Seattle, Wash.) (creator)
- Pacific Packers (Seattle, Wash.) (creator)
- Pioneer Canneries (Seattle, Wash.) (creator)
- West Coast Packers, Inc. (Seattle, Wash.) (creator)
- Whiz Fish Products Co. (Seattle, Wash.) (creator)
