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Washington Mill Company records, 1842-1942
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Washington Mill Company (Seabeck Wash.)
- Title
- Washington Mill Company records
- Dates
- 1842-1942 (inclusive)18571890
- Quantity
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8.80 cubic feet (15 boxes)
13 microfilm reels
1 vertical file
1 oversize package - Collection Number
- 1005, 3257
- Summary
- Records of the Company
- 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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Consult terms of access for each of the accessions listed below.
- Languages
- English
Historical NoteReturn to Top
Established 1857 at Seabeck, Washington Territory. Mill destroyed by fire, 1886.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
Consult the scope and content information for each of the accessions listed below.
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Restrictions on Use
Consult the restrictions governing reproduction and use for each of the accessions listed below.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Arrangement
Organized into 4 accessions.
- Accession No. 1005-001, Washington Mill Company records, 1857-1890
- Accession No. 1005-002, Washington Mill Company records, 1857-1890
- Accession No. 1005-003, Washington Mill Company records, 1842-1942
- Accession No. 3257-001, Washington Mill Company records, 1861-1884
Processing Note
A photograph and negative of the Hadlock Mill crew were transferred to Visual Materials on July 30, 1986.
Related Materials
Helms, A. A. (1999). The descendants of William James Adams and Cassandra Hills Adams: Including collateral families Babb, Best, Bray, Desin, Dudley, Easton, Kehrlein, Mayhew, Selby, Tainter, Ward, and Wood. Salinas, Calif.
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
Accession No. 1005-001: Washington Mill Company records, 1857-1890Return to Top
Scope and Content: Records, 1857-1888. Bills, 1858-1872; business records, 1857-1887, including accounts of individuals, balance sheets, cargo invoice records, cash book, day books, inventory books, journals, ledgers and other financial records; correspondence, 1857-1887, including letterpress copybooks; scrapbook; and other records of the company. Oversize is a map of Kitsap County with names of section owners, ca 1909(?).
Papers re will of Marshall Blinn, 1886, n.d. Two items, incomplete from California State Records. Added by Tom Gedosch, 3 August 1967.
Papers of W.J. Adams, Washington Mill Company, and related. (Xerox copies) ca. 75 items (Box 16). Added by Tom Gedosch 15 October 1968.
Restrictions on Access: Open to all users.
Restrictions on Use: Creator's literary rights not transferred to the University of Washington Libraries.
Acquisition Info: Gift of 4 independent donations: Manson F. Bacher, Clarence B. Bagley, Lawrence J. Colman, and Thomas W. Prosch. 1967-1968.
Accession No. 1005-002: Washington Mill Company records, 1857-1890Return to Top
Scope and Content: Correspondence, financial records, documents, private papers of Company executives, 1857-1890.
Restrictions on Access: Open to all users.
Restrictions on Use: Creator's literary rights not transferred to the University of Washington Libraries.
Acquisition Info: Filmed from originals at UW Libraries under 1965 NHPC grant.
Accession No. 1005-003: Washington Mill Company records, 1842-1942Return to Top
Scope and Content: Information about the dissolution of the W. J. Adams Estate Company, which included the property at Hadlock where the Washington Mill Company operated before the 1886 fire.
Restrictions on Access: Access restricted: For terms of access, contact Special Collections.
Restrictions on Use: Creator's literary rights transferred to the University of Washington Libraries.
Acquisition Info: Donor: Jane Adam Helms, February 25, 2013.
| Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Box/Folder | Accession | ||
| 1/1 | 1005-003 | Historical Background |
|
| 1/2 | 1005-003 | Correspondence related to the debts of W. J. Adams
Estate Company |
1941-1942 |
| 1/3 | 1005-003 | West Coast Lumber Company Correspondence |
1907 |
| 1/4 | 1005-003 | Financial Reports, tax returns, and easement/indenture
papers |
1907-1941 |
| 1/5 | 1005-003 | Logbook, checks, and receipts, all
handwritten |
1842-1910 |
Accession No. 3257-001: Washington Mill Company records, 1861-1884Return to Top
Scope and Content: Diary 1869[?], deed records, 1861-1884; two clippings.
Diary kept at Seabeck by an unidentified Washington Mill Company employee. Following diary entries is a record of deeds, presumably acquired by the firm, listed by county: Whatcom, 1878, 1882-83; Jefferson, 1861-1883; Kitsap, 1861-1884; Mason, 1861-1883.
Restrictions on Access: Open to all users.
Restrictions on Use: Creator's literary rights transferred to the University of Washington Libraries.
Acquisition Info: Donor: Robert Minnihan. Seattle, February 19, 1982.
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Corporate Names
- Washington Mill Company (Seabeck Wash.)--Archives
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Personal Papers/Corporate Records (University of Washington)
