Shafer family papers, 1892-1982
Table of Contents
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Shafer family
- Title
- Shafer family papers
- Dates
- 1892-1982 (inclusive)18921982
- Quantity
- 2.07 cubic feet (3 boxes)
- Collection Number
- 3408
- Summary
- Papers of Jewish immigrant retail clothiers and landowners of Seattle, Washington
- 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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Open to all users.
- Languages
- English
Biographical Note
Brothers Julius (1873-1951) and Isadore “Izzie” (1874-1952) Shafer were born in Russia, the children of Abraham Schofowitch (shortened to Shafer) and Sarah Jacobs. Julius and Izzie Shafer immigrated to the United States in the 1880s. Together they owned and operated the Shafer Brothers, a retail clothing and men’s furnishing company, as well as working as auctioneers and pawnbrokers. Together they also partnered as property owners, with a real estate portfolio that included the Arcade Building (built in 1906), Columbia Theatre and Mutual Life Building. In 1923, the Shafer Brothers developed the Shafer Building at Sixth Avenue and Pine Street in Downtown Seattle, which is on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places. The former Shafer family home at 907 14th Avenue East is currently a bed and breakfast known as the Shafer Baillie Mansion.
Content Description
Correspondence, copies of business records, family history, minutes, bylaws, financial records, business ledgers, film, photographs, clippings, and ephemera.
Other Descriptive Information
Forms part of the Washington State Jewish Archives
Use of the Collection
Restrictions on Use
Restrictions may exist on copying, quotation, or publication. Contact Special Collections, University of Washington Libraries for details.
Administrative Information
Arrangement
Organized into 2 accessions.
- Accession No. 3408-001, Shafer family papers, 1892-1952
- Accession No. 3408-002, Shafer family papers, circa 1920-1982
Separated Materials
Shafer family photograph collection, PH1084
Related Materials
Detailed Description of the Collection
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Accession No. 3408-001: Shafer family papers, 1892-1952 (bulk 1906-1937)
0.42 cubic feet (1 box)Scope and Content: Letters, business records (mainly Xerox copies).
Restrictions on Access: Open to all users.
Restrictions on Use: Creator's literary rights not transferred to the University of Washington Libraries.
Acquisition Info: Donated by Harriet Katz and Norton Shafer, 6/30/1982.
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Series 1: Shafer, Julius
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Description: Incoming LettersDates: 1916Container: Box/Folder 1/1, Accession 3408-001
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Description: Personal PapersDates: 1919-1941Container: Box/Folder 1/2, Accession 3408-001
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Description: Speeches and WritingsDates: 1916Container: Box/Folder 1/3, Accession 3408-001
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Description: ReceiptsDates: 1911-1916Container: Box/Folder 1/4, Accession 3408-001
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Description: PhotographsDates: undatedContainer: Box/Folder 1/5, Accession 3408-001
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Description: B'nai B'rith Grand Lodge No. 4 General CorrespondenceDates: 1916-1917Container: Box/Folder 1/6, Accession 3408-001
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Description: B'nai B'rith Grand Lodge No. 4 ReportsDates: 1916Container: Box/Folder 1/7, Accession 3408-001
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Description: B'nai B'rith Grand Lodge No. 4 ProgramDates: 1917Container: Box/Folder 1/8, Accession 3408-001
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Series 2: Shafer Brothers
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Description: Incoming LettersDates: 1910-1927Container: Box/Folder 1/9, Accession 3408-001
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Description: Outgoing LettersDates: 1910-1952Container: Box/Folder 1/10, Accession 3408-001
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Description: Minutes of Stockholders' Meetings and Board of TrusteesDates: 1914-1937Container: Box/Folder 1/11-12, Accession 3408-001
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Description: Financial records - Accounting LedgerDates: 1909-1913Container: Box/Folder 1/13, Accession 3408-001
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Description: Legal Documents, ContractsDates: 1892-1910Container: Box/Folder 1/14, Accession 3408-001
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Description: Inventories of PropertyDates: 1906-1927Container: Box/Folder 1/15, Accession 3408-001
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Accession No. 3408-002: Shafer family papers, circa 1920-1982
1.65 cubic feet (2 boxes plus 1 film reel)Scope and Content: Family history 1982; Shaffer Brothers minutes, 1937-1963; bylaws, financial records, business ledgers, clippings, ephemera, 1920s-1969.
Bulk of the accession is files of Shafer Brothers Land Company but also includes a family history of the Julius Cohen family of Seattle, which includes Julius Shafer and Izzie Shafer and materials relating to the Women's Division of the Federated Jewish Fund.
Restrictions on Access: Open to all users.
Restrictions on Use: Creator's literary rights transferred to the University of Washington Libraries.
Acquisition Info: Donated by Malcolm Katz, 10/21/1990.
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Description: Sketch of the history of the Julius Cohen family compiled by Joseph CohenDates: 1982Container: Box 1, Accession 3408-002
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Description: The Kahanski Family: the descendants of Rabbi Judah Hakohen
General Notes: Compiled by Dorothy D. Kahanski and prepared by Benjamin H. Cohen on the occasion of the first family reunion held Sunday July 4, 1982
Dates: 1982Container: Box 1, Accession 3408-002 -
Description: Women's Division of the Federated Jewish Fund campaign materialsDates: 1959-1960Container: Box 1, Accession 3408-002
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Description: Women's Division of the Federated Jewish Fund campaign reportsDates: 1959Container: Box 1, Accession 3408-002
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Description: This is...B'nai B'rith: a story of service , 10th edition
General Notes: Edited by Maurice Bisgyer, published by Supreme Lodge of B'nai B'rith, Washington, D.C.
Dates: 1951?Container: Box 1, Accession 3408-002 -
Description: Seattle B'nai B'rith: a century of service , 10th editionDates: 1983Container: Box 1, Accession 3408-002
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Description: Shafer Bros. Land Co. stock certificatesDates: 1914-1961Container: Box 1, Accession 3408-002
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Description: Shafer Bros. Land Co. financial information
Scope and Content: Includes 6 bound ledgers and loose papers including tax returns, receipts, financial statements and other materials.
Dates: 1951-1964Container: Box 2, Accession 3408-002 -
Temple Choir: Tercentenary 300th Anniversary of Jews in America, 1954
Container: Reel Reel 1, Accession 3408-002
Scope and Content: A speech by Eric Johnston, a member of the Eisenhower Administration, about the role Jews have played in America; the choir and congregation sing "God Bless America."
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Description: Original1 reel : 16mm, sound, Black and White (800 feet)
General Notes: Viewing copy: VC102, 1 videodisc, DVD, sound, black and white (28 minutes 15 seconds)
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Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Personal Papers/Corporate Records (University of Washington)
Personal Names
- Cohen, Dov
- Cohen, Samuel
- Katsman, Louis
- Katsman, Marian
- Shafer family--Archives
- Shafer, Izzie
- Shafer, Julius
Corporate Names
- Washington State Jewish Archives (University of Washington)
Other Creators
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Personal Names
- Cohen, Joseph, 1904-
- Emanuel, Sol (creator)
Corporate Names
- B'nai B'rith. District Grand Lodge No. 4 (creator)
- Shaffer Brothers Land Company
