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Manson Franklin Backus papers, 1855-1935
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Backus, Manson Franklin, 1853-1935
- Title
- Manson Franklin Backus papers
- Dates
- 1855-1935 (inclusive)18551935
- Quantity
- 2.27 cubic feet (5 boxes, 1 tube, and 99 items)
- Collection Number
- 0221
- Summary
- Papers of a banker 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 NoteReturn to Top
Manson Backus (1853-1935) was born in New York state. He was educated in the public schools of New York, and after completing his education he became cashier in his fathers bank, First National Bank at Union Springs, New York. He then studied law and in 1889 was admitted to the bar at Buffalo, N.Y. Later that year he moved to Seattle, and with Mr. Edward O. Graves, organized the Washington National Bank of Seattle, of which he became president in 1900. A long and successful career in banking and in the financial institutions of Seattle followed. Besides banking and financial concerns, Backus was a regent of the University of Washington, 1909; he served as president of the Washington Society of the Sons of the Revolution, 1917; he was a member of the Rainier Club, and its president in 1922. He supported the Fine Arts Association, was a trustee of the Seattle Chamber of Commerce, and on the advisory board of Children's Orthopedic Hospital.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
Business and family letters, pocket diaries, pioneer correspondence, documents, account books
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Restrictions on Use
Restrictions may exist on copying, quotation, or publication. Contact Special Collections, University of Washington Libraries for details.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Arrangement
Organized into 3 accessions.
- Accession No. 0221-001, Manson Franklin Backus account books and correspondence, 1912-1934
- Accession No. 0221-002, Manson Franklin Backus documents and correspondence, 1855-1917
- Accession No. 0221-003, Manson Franklin Backus papers, 1871-1935
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
Accession No. 0221-001: Manson Franklin Backus account books and correspondence, 1912-1934Return to Top
Scope and Content: Account books, 1912-1920; letters to Backus, 1932, 1934.
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 Mr. F. Backus.
Accession No. 0221-002: Manson Franklin Backus documents and correspondence, 1855-1917Return to Top
Scope and Content: Pioneer correspondence, documents.
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 L.M. Backus, Jr., 1955 and 1957.
Accession No. 0221-003: Manson Franklin Backus papers, 1871-1935Return to Top
Scope and Content: Business and family letters, pocket diaries, and other items related to Backus's banking and commercial interests in Seattle and Washington State, to personal and family matters, and to his son LeRoy's commercial interests. Includes correspondence of Lue Adams Backus, Manson's second wife, and a European travel diary she kept.
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 Manson and Frances A. Backus, 7/11/1996.
Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
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Series 1: Personal Papers |
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Box/Folder | Accession | ||
1/1 | 0221-003 | Joseph C. Anderson incoming letters |
1881 |
1/2-4 | 0221-003 | Lue Adams Backus incoming letters |
1889-1897 |
1/5 | 0221-003 | A. N. Banks incoming letters |
1916-1917 |
1/6 | 0221-003 | Alvin Coburn incoming letters |
1889 |
1/7 | 0221-003 | E. B. Fellows incoming letters |
1917 |
1/8 | 0221-003 | George B. Goodbury incoming letters |
1871 |
1/9 | 0221-003 | Otis Harlan incoming letters |
1917 |
1/10 | 0221-003 | Ralle M. Harlan incoming letters |
1893 |
1/11 | 0221-003 | H. Kabis and P. Kabis incoming letters |
1896 |
1/12 | 0221-003 | Charles O'Brien incoming letters |
1886 |
1/13 | 0221-003 | Anna A. Putti incoming letters |
1898 |
1/13 | 0221-003 | Elise Putti incoming letters |
1897 |
1/14 | 0221-003 | G. D. Russell incoming letters |
1917 |
1/15 | 0221-003 | Incoming letters re: death of his wife |
1901 |
1/16 | 0221-003 | Incoming letters re: resignation |
1911 |
1/17 | 0221-003 | Outgoing Letters |
1917 |
1/18-2/3 | 0221-003 | Diaries |
1907-1934 |
2/4 | 0221-003 | Photographs |
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2/5 | 0221-003 | Calling Cards |
1901 |
2/6 | 0221-003 | Clippings |
1889 |
6/1 | 0221-003 | Certificate |
1935 |
Series 2: Leroy Backus |
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Box/Folder | Accession | ||
2/7 | 0221-003 | Manson Backus incoming letters |
1917 |
2/8 | 0221-003 | Lake Chelan Land Company incoming letters |
1916-1918 |
2/9 | 0221-003 | A. L. Sheldon incoming letters |
1916-1917 |
2/10 | 0221-003 | A. G. Spalding and Brothers (San Francisco, Ca.)
incoming letters |
1916 |
2/11 | 0221-003 | Panama-Pacific International Exposition incoming
letters |
1916-1917 |
2/12 | 0221-003 | H. H. Pile incoming letters |
1917-1918 |
2/13-14 | 0221-003 | A-Z incoming letters |
1906-1918 |
2/15 | 0221-003 | Manson Backus incoming telegrams |
1916-1917 |
2/16 | 0221-003 | A-Z incoming telegrams |
1916-1917 |
2/17-18 | 0221-003 | Outgoing Letters |
1909-1918 |
2/19 | 0221-003 | Outgoing Telegrams |
1916-1917 |
2/20 | 0221-003 | Safe Harbor at Neah Bay: William E. Humphrey incoming
letters |
1909-1911 |
2/21 | 0221-003 | Safe Harbor at Neah Bay: Puget Sound Navigation
Company incoming letters |
1910 |
2/22 | 0221-003 | Safe Harbor at Neah Bay: A-Z incoming
letters |
1909-1911 |
2/23 | 0221-003 | Safe Harbor at Neah Bay: Outgoing Letters |
1910-1911 |
2/24 | 0221-003 | Safe Harbor at Neah Bay: General
Correspondence |
1909-1911 |
2/25 | 0221-003 | Safe Harbor at Neah Bay: Statistics |
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3/1 | 0221-003 | Financial Records |
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3/2 | 0221-003 | Legal Documents |
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3/3 | 0221-003 | School Records |
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Series 3: Lue Adams Backus |
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Box/Folder | Accession | ||
3/4 | 0221-003 | Sarah A. Adams incoming letters |
1897 |
3/5-4/12 | 0221-003 | Manson F. Backus incoming letters |
1886-1898 |
4/13 | 0221-003 | N. E. Backus incoming letters |
1891-1897 |
4/14 | 0221-003 | Amos M. Clark incoming letters |
1897 |
4/15 | 0221-003 | Irene B. Harlan incoming letters |
1899-1900 |
4/16 | 0221-003 | H. A. Hughitt incoming letters |
1888 |
4/17 | 0221-003 | Sarah Mills incoming letters |
1893 |
4/18 | 0221-003 | Josephine Root incoming letters |
1886, 1889 |
4/19 | 0221-003 | S. Sheppard incoming letters |
1889 |
4/20 | 0221-003 | Gertrude Tidball incoming letters |
1893 |
4/21 | 0221-003 | Augusta incoming letters |
1897 |
4/22 | 0221-003 | Diaries |
1885, 1896 |
Series 4: Washington National Bank (National Bank of
Commerce) |
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Box/Folder | Accession | ||
5/1 | 0221-003 | Incoming Letters |
1905-1912 |
5/2 | 0221-003 | Incoming Letters to Manson Backus |
1906-1917 |
5/3 | 0221-003 | Capitol National Bank incoming letters to Leroy
Backus |
1906-1912 |
5/4 | 0221-003 | Kerr and McCord incoming letters to Leroy
Backus |
1907-1912 |
5/5 | 0221-003 | Rothchild, Golden, and Rothchild incoming letters to
Leroy Backus |
1909-1913 |
5/6 | 0221-003 | A-Z incoming letters to Leroy Backus |
1906-1917 |
5/7 | 0221-003 | Outgoing Letters |
1905-1918 |
5/8 | 0221-003 | General Correspondence |
1906-1917 |
5/9 | 0221-003 | Interoffice Correspondence |
1916-1917 |
5/10 | 0221-003 | Agreements |
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5/11 | 0221-003 | Clippings |
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5/12 | 0221-003 | Miscellaneous |
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5/13 | 0221-003 | Reference Index |
undated |
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Personal Papers/Corporate Records (University of Washington)
Personal Names
- Backus, Manson Franklin, 1853-1935--Archives
- Humphrey, William E. (William Ewart), 1862-1934
Corporate Names
- Puget Sound Navigation Company
Other Creators
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Personal Names
- Adams, Sarah A (creator)
- Ames, Edwin Gardner, 1856-1935 (creator)
- Anderson, Joseph C (creator)
- Backus, LeRoy M., 1880?-1948 (creator)
- Backus, Lue Adams (creator)
- Backus, N. E (creator)
- Ballinger, Richard Achilles, 1858-1922 (creator)
- Banks, A. N (creator)
- Bryan, William Jennings, 1860-1925 (creator)
- Clark, Amos M (creator)
- Coburn, Alvin (creator)
- Donworth, George (creator)
- Evans, Elwood, 1828-1898 (creator)
- Fellows, E. B (creator)
- Ferry, Elisha P. (Elisha Peyre), 1825-1895 (creator)
- Goodbury, George B (creator)
- Harlan, Irene B (creator)
- Harlan, Otis (creator)
- Harlan, Ralle M (creator)
- Hughitt, H. A (creator)
- Johnson, Hiram, 1866-1945 (creator)
- Kabis, H (creator)
- Kabis, P (creator)
- Lister, Ernest, 1870-1919 (creator)
- Mason, Charles H., 1830-1859 (creator)
- McMullin, Fayette, 1805-1880 (creator)
- Mills, Sarah (creator)
- O'Brien, Charles (creator)
- Pickering, William T., 1798-1873 (creator)
- Pile, H. H (creator)
- Putti, Anna A (creator)
- Putti, Elise (creator)
- Roosevelt, Franklin D. (Franklin Delano), 1882-1945 (creator)
- Root, Josephine (creator)
- Russell, G. D (creator)
- Semple, Eugene, 1840-1908 (creator)
- Seward, William H (creator)
- Sheldon, A. L (creator)
- Sheppard, S (creator)
- Shiels, Archie W. (Archibald Williamson), b. 1878 (creator)
- Squire, Watson C. (Watson Carvosso), 1838-1926 (creator)
- Sulzer, William, 1863-1941 (creator)
- Tidball, Augusta (creator)
- Tidball, Gertrude (creator)
- Walsh, Thomas James, 1895-1933 (creator)
- Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924 (creator)
Corporate Names
- A. D. Spalding and Brothers (San Francisco, Calif.) (creator)
- Lake Chelan Land Company (creator)
- National Bank of Commerce (Seattle, Wash.) (creator)
- New York (State). Panama-Pacific Exposition Commission (creator)
- Seattle (Wash.). City Clerk
- Washington National Bank (Seattle, Wash.) (creator)