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Nellie Mitchell Fick papers, approximately 1900-1953
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Fick, Nellie Mitchell
- Title
- Nellie Mitchell Fick papers
- Dates
- approximately
1900-1953 (inclusive)19001953
- Quantity
- 0.8 cubic feet (3 boxes)
- Collection Number
- 0123 (Accession No. 0123-001)
- Summary
- Scrapbooks, correspondence and clippings of a Suffragette leader 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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No restrictions on access.
- Languages
- English
Biographical NoteReturn to Top
Suffragette leader of Seattle, Washington.
Born ca.1881 - died 1960. Organizer and first president of the Seattle Suffrage Club. Helped organize League of Women Voters in Seattle and was state president in 1920.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
The Nellie Mitchell Fick papers document the political activism of Seattle, Washington women's suffrage movement organizer Nellie Mitchell Fick. Materials include correspondence, scrapbooks, newspaper clippings, fliers, pamphlets, and programs that document Fick's role in the Seattle Suffrage Club and the Seattle and Washington chapters of the League of Women Voters. Also included is a collection of theater programs and playbills.
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
ScrapbooksReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Box/Folder | ||
| 1 | Scrapbook of theater programs and playbills |
approximately 1920-1940 |
| 2 | Scrapbook about Nellie Mitchell Fick's political
career |
1900-1940 |
CorrespondenceReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Box/Folder | ||
| 3/1 | American Red Cross |
1943 |
| 3/2 | Boyle, Frank E. |
1917 |
| 3/3 | Johnson, Adelaide |
1936-1937 |
| 3/4 | Landes, Bertha regarding Landes' re-election campaign
for mayor |
approximately 1926-1928 |
| 3/5 | League of Women Voters |
1926 |
| 3/6 | Seattle Symphony Orchestra |
1938-1944 |
| 3/7 | Whitehead, Reah M. |
undated |
| 3/8 | Personal correspondence |
approximately 1910-1940 |
| 3/20 | National American Woman Suffrage Association |
1913-1916 |
Subject filesReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Box/Folder | ||
| 1 | Newspaper clippings about Nellie Mitchell
Fick |
1936 |
| 3/9 | Newspaper clippings about the League of Women
Voters |
1920-1953 |
| 3/10 | Newspaper clippings about the Mothers' Training School
in Seattle, Washington |
1913-1916 |
| 3/11 | Newspaper clippings about the Seattle Symphony
Orchestra |
1937-1943 |
| 3/12 | Newspaper clippings about women in military service
during World War II |
1942-1944 |
| 3/13-15 | Newspaper clippings about the women's suffrage movement
and other topics |
approximately 1910-1945 |
| 3/16 | Photograph of Nellie Mitchell Fick and other women's
suffrage organizers at reunion event and family photograph |
1930, undated |
| 3/17 | Issues of "The Women's Tribune" published in Washington
DC and Portland, Oregon |
1902, 1909 |
| 3/18 | Fliers, programs, and pamphlets about the women's
suffrage movement and various cultural events Fick attended |
1937-1939 |
| 3/19 | Fick's membership cards to various political and
cultural groups |
1930-1940 |
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Suffrage--Washington (State)--Seattle
- Women--Suffrage--Washington (State)--Seattle
Personal Names
- Fick, Nellie Mitchell--Archives
- Landes, Bertha Knight, 1868-1943
Corporate Names
- National American Woman Suffrage Association
- Seattle Suffrage Club
Other Creators
-
Personal Names
- Boyle, Frank E (creator)
- Johnson, Adelaide (creator)
- Whitehead, Reah M (creator)
Corporate Names
- American Red Cross (creator)
- League of Women Voters (U.S.) (creator)
- Seattle Symphony Orchestra (creator)
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Personal Papers/Corporate Records (University of Washington)
