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J.J. Donovan Papers, 1872-1941
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Donovan, J. J. -- (John Joseph), -- 1858-1937.; Donovan, Clara, -- 1858-1936 -- Correspondence.; Bennett, Nelson -- Correspondence.; Donovan family -- Archives.; Donovan family -- Correspondence.
- Title
- J.J. Donovan Papers
- Dates
- 1872-1941 (inclusive)18721941
- Quantity
- 20 linear ft.
- Collection Number
- XOE_CPNWS0348
- Summary
- The collection consists of the personal, family and business papers of early-Bellingham developer and civic leader John Joseph (J.J.) Donovan.
- Repository
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Western Washington University, Center for Pacific Northwest Studies
Goltz-Murray Archives Building
808 25th St.
Bellingham, WA
98225
Telephone: (360) 650-7534
cpnws@wwu.edu - Access Restrictions
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The collection is open to the public.
- Languages
- English
Historical NoteReturn to Top
John Joseph (J.J.) Donovan (1858-1937) was born in Rumney, New Hampshire to Patrick and Julia (O'Sullivan) Donovan on September 8, 1858. J.J. attended Plymouth Normal School where he met his future wife, Clara Nichols (1858-1936). Both J.J. and Clara graduated in 1877 and passed their teaching examinations, although neither would continue teaching for very long. Clara became a piano teacher and J.J. enrolled in Worcester Polytechnic Institute's civil engineering program, where he graduated as Valedictorian in 1882.
Shortly after graduating, J.J. was hired by the Northern Pacific Railway Company to survey, plan and eventually supervise the building of roadbeds and bridges during construction of Northern Pacific's transcontinental system. This appointment brought him west to Montana and eventually Washington State, where he worked on a number of Northern Pacific's Cascade Division projects for the next several years. By the late-1880s, J.J.'s engineering achievements were well known and his services were sought by various commercial interests then being developed on Bellingham Bay in Washington State. These attracted J.J. and Clara to Western Washington, and they arrived in Fairhaven (which later became part of Bellingham) in 1888.
J.J. quickly became involved in real estate and other business ventures, often in partnership with other well-known area businessmen including Nelson Bennett, C.X. Larrabee, Julius H. Bloedel, and Peter Larson. Over the course of his career, J.J. served as Chief Engineer for the Fairhaven Land Company, the Skagit Coal & Transportation Company, the Fairhaven & Southern Railway Company, the Tideland Appraisers, the Blue Canyon Coal Mining Company, the Bellingham Bay & Eastern Railway Company, and the Bellingham Bay & British Columbia Railway Company. He later gave his attention to the lumber business, building and managing the Lake Whatcom Logging Company, Larson Lumber Company, and Bloedel-Donovan Lumber Mills.
J.J. was active in civic life, serving on the Fairhaven City Council, the Board of Trustees of the Whatcom Normal School (now Western Washington University), and sitting as president of several other cultural and professional associations. He helped raise funds for the construction of St. Joseph's Hospital and Assumption Catholic Church, and publicly spoke out against the Ku Klux Klan. J.J. and Clara built a home on McKenzie Avenue in Fairhaven and had three children: Helen Donovan Craven, J.N. "Jack" Donovan, and Philip Donovan.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
The J.J. Donovan Papers consist of Correspondence (1874-1942); Journals, Diaries, and Notebooks (1872-1933); School and College Materials (1875-1982); Business and Financial Records (1873-1942); Writings and Speeches (1882-1924); Images and Film (1920s); Ephemera and Artifacts (1882-1923); and Published Materials (1894-1937).
Correspondence (1874-1942) includes letters between J.J. Donovan and family members, including Clara (Nichols) Donovan, children Helen and John Donovan, and J.J.'s siblings. There is also correspondence that was separated and organized topically by local historians Brian Griffin and Gayle Helgoe, prior to the transfer of records to archival custody. In addition to letters, some of these files may also include photographs, newspapers clippings, and manuscript materials.
Journals, Diaries, and Notebooks (1872-1933) include daily private notes written by J.J. as well as accounts from his travel and some of his work. There are also travel diaries by Clara Donovan, and journals and notebooks kept by the Donovan children.
School and College Materials (1875-1982) comprise items created by J.J. during his time as a student, including essays and papers, grade sheets, notebooks, as well as a brief sketch of J.J.'s early life written by former classmate and childhood friend J.Q. Barlow.
Business and Financial Records (1873-1942) include some professional correspondence, banking and cashbooks, bills and receipts, tax and insurance information, stock certificates and reports from J.J.'s commercial interests, as well as materials from trade and industry conferences.
Writings and Speeches (1882-1924) include love poems, children's poetry, J.J.'s public address re: the Ku Klux Klan, and various other speeches.
Images and Film (1920s) are comprised of mostly unidentified negatives and prints of Donovan family members, as well as some images from Whatcom County/Mount Baker wilderness area and various travels. There are also digital copies of three 16mm films documenting family gatherings, and scenes from the Mt. Baker Lodge, Bellingham waterfront, and surrounding area.
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Preferred Citation
J.J. Donovan Papers, Center for Pacific Northwest Studies, Western Libraries Archives & Special Collections, Western Washington University, Bellingham, WA 98225-9123
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Arrangement
The J. J. Donovan Papers are organized according to the following series arrangement:
- Series I. Correspondence, 1874-1942
- Series II. Journals, Diaries and Notebooks, 1872-1933
- Series III. School and College Materials, 1875-1932
- Series IV. Business and Financial Records, 1873-1929
- Series V. Writings and Speeches, 1882-1924
- Series VI. Images and Film, 1920s
- Series VII. Ephemera and Artifacts, 1882-1928
- Series VIII. Published Materials, 1894-1930
Acquisition Information
The bulk of the collection was originally transferred by Brian Griffin in 2013 (with subsequent transfers from the Whatcom Museum), with formal donation made by Al and Kathy Riggs. Additional materials were donated by Lucile Palifka.
Separated Materials
Some items have been temporarily separated from the collection and will be re-partriated once additional preservations measures have been taken. Contact repository for details.
Processing Note
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Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
Series I: Correspondence , 1874-1942 Return to Top
Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
---|---|---|---|
Personal and Family Correspondence |
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Box | Folder | ||
C1 | 1-6 | J.J. Donovan and Clara Nichols/Donovan |
1876-1885 |
C2 | 1-5 | J.J. Donovan and Clara Nichols/Donovan |
1886-1887 |
C3 | 1-5 | J.J. Donovan and Clara Nichols/Donovan |
1887-1888 |
C4 | 1-6 | J.J. Donovan and Clara Nichols/Donovan |
1888 |
C5 | 1-5 | J.J. Donovan and Clara Nichols/Donovan |
1889-1906 |
C5 | 6 | J.J. Donovan and Clara Nichols/Donovan |
undated |
C5 | 7 | J.J. Donovan and Clara Nichols/Donovan to children |
1907-1921 |
C6 | 1-4 | J.J. Donovan and Clara Nichols/Donovan to children |
1922-1933 |
C6 | 5 | J.J. Donovan and Clara Nichols/Donovan to children |
undated |
C6 | 6-8 | J.J. Donovan and siblings |
1876-1881 |
C7 | 1-6 | J.J. Donovan and siblings |
1882-1906 |
C8 | 1 | J.J. Donovan and siblings |
1913-1931 |
C8 | 2 | J.J. Donovan and siblings |
undated |
C8 | 3 | Clara Nichols/Donovan and children |
1901-1913 |
C8 | 4 | Clara Nichols/Donovan and children |
1930-1935 |
C8 | 5 | John Donovan |
1881-1889 |
C8 | 6 | Helen |
1927-1942 |
General Correspondence |
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Box | Folder | ||
C8 | 7-9 | General |
1852;; 1874-1881 |
C9 | 1-6 | General |
1882-1887 |
C10 | 1-6 | General |
1888-1889 |
C11 | 1-6 | General |
1889-1892 |
C12 | 1-7 | General |
1893-1901 |
C13 | 1-8 | General |
1901-1919 |
C14 | 1-7 | General |
1920-1930 |
C15 | 1-2 | General |
1931-1941 |
C15 | 3 | General |
undated |
C15 | 4 | Telegraph notebook |
circa 1906 |
Correspondence organized by subject |
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Box | Folder | ||
C15 | 5 | Baby Jack's death |
1919 |
C15 | 6-7 | Barlow, Billy |
1883-1924 |
C15 | 8 | BB BC Railroad |
1901-1904 |
C15 | 9 | Bellingham Bay and Eastern RR |
1901-1903 |
C15 | 10 | Bellingham Bay Improvement Co. |
1902-1924 |
C15 | 11 | Bellingham Publishing/Bellingham Herald |
1913 |
C15 | 12 | Bellingham School District |
1914-1931 |
C15 | 13 | Bennett, Nelson |
1888-1890 |
C15 | 14-15 | Bloedel Donovan Lumber Co. |
1914-1931 |
C15 | 16 | Bloedel Donovan Mill |
1931 |
C15 | 17 | Blue Canyon Mine |
1895-1905 |
C16 | 1 | Catholic Church |
1891-1929 |
C16 | 2 | Chamber of Commerce |
1907-1925 |
C16 | 3-4 | J.J.'s character and generosity |
1923-1930 |
C16 | 5 | City of Bellingham |
1910 |
C16 | 6 | City of Fairhaven |
1891-1897 |
C16 | 7 | City of New Whatcom |
1896 |
C16 | 8 | Clubs and societies |
1883-1915 |
C16 | 9 | Columbia Valley Lumber Co. |
1924 |
C16 | 10-11 | Craven, Helen D. |
1923-1930 |
C16 | 12 | Craven, Leslie |
1931 |
C16 | 13 | Daily Reveille |
1903 |
C16 | 14 | Donovan, Clara Nichols |
1906;; 1928 |
C16 | 15 | Donovan, Dan |
1895-1926 |
C16 | 16-17 | Donovan, Jack J.N. |
1902-1910 |
C17 | 1 | Donovan, Philip |
1915-1916 |
C17 | 2 | Faith/religious matters |
1891;; 1916 |
C17 | 3 | Fairhaven Land Co. |
1891-1898 |
C17 | 4 | Fairhaven Real Estate |
1897 |
C17 | 5 | Fairhaven and Southern Railway |
1891-1893 |
C17 | 6 | Family matters |
1930 |
C17 | 7 | First National Bank of Bellingham |
1911 |
C17 | 8 | Foreign trade |
1912-1930 |
C17 | 9 | Garden St. house |
1912 |
C17 | 10 | Good roads |
1921-1926 |
C17 | 11 | Great Northern Railway |
1897 |
C17 | 12 | Helen |
1895-1924 |
C17 | 13 | Helena, Montana (with accompanying notes from donor) |
1888 |
C17 | 14 | Herbert Hoover |
1928 |
C17 | 15 | House on McKenzie |
1893 |
C17 | 16 | Immigration |
1930 |
C17 | 17 | Irish question |
1920 |
C17 | 18 | Knights of Columbus |
1913-1927 |
C17 | 19 | Ku Klux Klan |
1923-1924 |
C17 | 20 | Lake Whatcom Logging Co. |
1911-1913 |
C17 | 21 | Larson Lumber Co. |
1903-1904 |
C17 | 22 | Larson Mill, Larson Lumber Co. |
1901-1907 |
C17 | 23 | Lumber-Logging Association |
1912-1915 |
C17 | 24 | Marsh, George |
1884-1929 |
C17 | 25 | Medical records (J.J.'s) |
1924-1927 |
C17 | 26 | Mining |
1895-1916 |
C17 | 27 | Miscellaneous professional correspondence |
1928 |
C17 | 28 | Montana investments |
1888 |
C17 | 29 | Montana days |
1883 |
C17 | 30 | Mt. Baker Lodge |
1929-1931 |
C17 | 31 | National Economic League |
1907-1927 |
C17 | 32 | New England Club |
1912 |
C17 | 33 | New Leopold Hotel |
1929 |
C18 | 1-4 | Normal School |
1909-1931 |
C18 | 5-6 | Northern Pacific Railroad |
1883-1890 |
C18 | 7 | Pacific Highway Association |
1910-1912 |
C18 | 8 | Politics |
1895-1924 |
C19 | 1 | Railroad history |
1888 |
C19 | 2 | Railroads, miscellaneous |
1887;; 1909-1929 |
C19 | 3 | Railroad to Spokane |
1916-1917 |
C19 | 4 | Real estate |
1910 |
C19 | 5 | Rotary Club |
1933 |
C19 | 6 | Spruce Matter |
1919 |
C19 | 7 | St. Joseph's Hospital |
1890-1933 |
C19 | 8 | Temperance |
1922;; undated |
C19 | 9 | Tidelands appraisers |
1892 |
C19 | 10 | Trade associations |
1914;; 1921 |
C19 | 11 | Wahl Department Store (Grand Theater) |
1912 |
C19 | 12-13 | Warren, Uncle Tim |
1882-1892 |
C19 | 14 | Washington State Recognition |
1905-1929 |
C19 | 15 | Worcester Polytechnic |
1882-1932 |
C19 | 16 | Youngman's Institute |
1895-1902 |
Series II: Journal, Diaries and Notebooks , 1872-1933 Return to Top
Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
---|---|---|---|
Box | Folder | ||
D1 | 1-7 | Diaries |
1872-1879 |
D2 | 1-4 | Diaries |
1880-1883 |
D2 | 5 | Diary: "Private Notes" |
1883-1884 |
D2 | 6-7 | Diaries |
1885-1886 |
D2 | 8 | Diary: "Private Notes" |
1886 |
D3 | 1-4 | Diaries |
1887;; 1892-1894 |
D3 | 5 | Diary: "Notes of trip across Washington, Account of State Road Commission, May 1894 and Trip to California, June 1896" |
1894;; 1896 |
D3 | 6-8 | Diaries |
1897-1899 |
D4 | 1-8 | Diaries |
1900;; 1903-1907;; 1909-1910 |
D4 | 9 | European Trip Travel Diary |
1911 |
D5 | 1 | European Trip Expenses Journal |
1911 |
D5 | 2-3 | Diaries |
1913;; 1917 |
D5 | 4 | Diary: Meetings of the Spruce Board and Lumbermen with the Military |
1919 |
D5 | 5 | Diary: "Feb-March Hawaiian Trip" |
1923 |
D5 | 6 | Travel Diaries |
1925;; 1929 |
D5 | 7-8 | Diary |
1933 |
D6 | 1-10 | Monthly diaries |
1923-1927 |
D7 | 1-13 | Monthly diaries |
1928-1932 |
D8 | 1-11 | Notebooks |
1881;; 1885-1897 |
D9 | 1-10 | Notebooks |
1899-1909 |
D10 | 1-6 | Notebooks |
1910-1917;; undated |
D10 | 7 | Engagements Book |
undated |
D10 | 8 | Address Book (notes re: Japan trip and blank notebook) |
undated |
D11 | 1-4 | Clara Donovan Travel Diaries |
undated;; 1911;; 1925;; 1929 |
D11 | 5 | Helen Elizabeth Donovan Diary |
1908-1912 |
D11 | 6 | Helen Elizabeth Donovan Travel Diary |
1911 |
D12 | 1 | Helen Elizabeth Donovan Diary |
1913 |
D12 | 2 | Philip Donovan Notebook |
undated |
D12 | 3 | Books of quotations (note: "B.G." or "Belonging to Helen Barrett) |
circa 1889 |
D12 | 4 | Quincy railroad notebook (author unknown) |
undated |
Series III: School College Materials , 1875-1982 , (bulk 1875-1932 ) Return to Top
Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
---|---|---|---|
Box | Folder | ||
S1 | 1 | Various school papers from time as a student |
1875-1881 |
S1 | 2 | Essays and grade sheets from time as a teacher |
undated |
S1 | 3 | Essays - Dancing, Could the War Have Been Averted, The Influence of Steam |
undated |
S1 | 4 | Poem: A Summer Sunset |
undated |
S1 | 5 | Worcester Free Institute Semi-Annual Examination |
1882 |
S1 | 6 | The Second Political Triumvirate |
1882 |
S1 | 7 | Various school notes, exams |
1875-1877 |
S1 | 8 | Chemistry Review |
undated |
S1 | 9 | Chemistry notebook |
1880 |
S1 | 10 | Physics notebook |
undated |
S2 | 1 | Math notebook |
undated |
S2 | 2 | German notebook |
undated |
S2 | 3 | Notebook - "Notes, 1880"; German lessons |
1880 |
S2 | 4 | Transit book |
1878 |
S2 | 5 | F.T.U.S.A. newspapers/newsletters |
1876-1878 |
S2 | 6 | The F.T.U.S.A. Newspaper |
1878 |
S2 | 7 | High school writing books |
undated |
S2 | 8 | School receipts and report cards |
1875-1882 |
S2 | 9 | Citation for honorary degree |
1932 |
S2 | 10 | "School Notes" |
1878 |
S2 | 11 | "Sketches of the early life of J.J. Donovan" by his classmate J.Q. Barlow (with accompanying notes from donor) |
undated |
Series IV: Business and Financial Records , 1873-1942 Return to Top
Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
---|---|---|---|
Box | Folder | ||
F1 | 1 | Professional correspondence |
1892-1919 |
F1 | 2 | Report to Nelson Bennett re: the feasibility of building a railroad line from Coal Mines in Township 35, Range 5 to tidewater |
1888 |
F1 | 3 | Cash accounts and financial notes |
1888-1909 |
F1 | 4 | Banking book |
1912 |
F1 | 5 | J.J. Donovan cash book, inlcudes weekly entries |
circa 1884-1887 |
F1 | 6 | Bellingham Civic League cash book |
circa 1921-1929 |
F1 | 7 | Nelson Bennett/Fairhaven Southern charge and expense account book |
undated |
F1 | 8 | Tax and insurance information re: Fairhaven land |
1912 |
F1 | 9 | Bloedel-Donovan Logging Mills papers |
1913 |
F1 | 10 | Bloedel-Donovan Lumber Mills printed photo journal |
1922 September 16 |
F1 | 11 | Bloedel-Donovan stock certificates issued to Helen Donovan Craven |
1942 |
F1 | 12 |
The Making of One Hundred and Fifty Million Feet of Fir, Cedar and Spruce lumber yearly, by the Bloedel Donovan Lumber
|
1913 |
F1 | 13 | Pacific Logging Congress |
1914 |
F1 | 14 | National Foreign Trade Council Conference |
1917 |
F1 | 15 | Cash book |
1876-1880 |
F1 | 16 | Bills and receipts |
1873-1914 |
F1 | 17 | Business and charitable activities |
circa 1910 |
Series V: Writings and Speeches , 1882-1924 Return to Top
Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
---|---|---|---|
Box | Folder | ||
W1 | 1 | Love poems to Clara |
1887-1906 |
W1 | 2 | Notebook of children's poetry (possibly written by Clara) |
undated |
W1 | 3 | Poetry |
1882-1888 |
W1 | 4 | Poetry booklet |
undated |
W1 | 5 | J.J.'s account of a trip to Asia |
undated |
W1 | 6 | Notes |
undated |
W1 | 7 | "The Catholic Citizen" - J.J. Donovan address re: the Ku Klux Klan (KKK) |
1924 |
W1 | 8-10 | Speeches |
1882-1924;; undated |
Series VI: Images and Film , 1920s Return to Top
Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
---|---|---|---|
Box | Folder | ||
P1 | 1 | Photo album: 'The West Indies and Panama" to Julia from John |
undated |
P1 | 2 | Photo album: 'Snap-Shots of Our Hawaiian Trip' to Sister Margaret from John and Clara |
1923 |
P1 | 3-4 | Family portraits (mostly identified) and scenery shots |
undated |
P2 | Glass plate negatives and steel printing plates - portraits of J.J. Donovan |
undated | |
Folder | |||
P3 | 1 | Photo: "J.J. Donovan 21 years old" |
undated |
P3 | 2 | Print: "Table Mt. Near Mt. Baker Lodge" by Bert Huntoon |
undated |
P3 | 3 | 7 negatives |
undated |
P3 | 4 | 6 envelopes full of negatives |
undated |
P3 | 5 | 1 envelope of negatives |
undated |
P3 | 6 | 2 envelopes of photos: "Recent Photos of the Children 9/24/24" and "Helen's Children and Mt. Baker 7/21-22" |
circa 1924 |
P3 | 7 | 15 family photos |
undated |
P3 | 8 | 47 photos |
undated |
P3 | 9 | 52 photos |
undated |
P3 | 10 | 95 photos |
undated |
P3 | 11 | 12 photos |
undated |
P3 | 12-13 | 15 prints and 285 negatives |
circa 1920s |
P3 | 14 | 3 photographs, papers re: Donovan dinner, railroad ticket, theater, etc. |
undated |
P3 | 15 | 15 prints and 10 negatives - papers re: South Bellingham Industrial Club |
undated |
P3 | 16 | Folder of papers: railroads, Bellingham Chamber of Commerce, National Foreign Trade Council Conference |
undated |
P3 | 17 | 3 mounted portraits, 40 prints and 8 negatives |
undated |
P3 | 18 | Photo album |
undated |
P3 | 19 | 45 small prints |
undated |
P3 | 20-21 | 17 mounted portraits, 13 prints |
undated |
P3 | 22-23 | 115 loose and 5 booklets of postcards |
undated |
P3 | 24 | 1 mounted portrait, 1 negative 5 prints |
undated |
P4 | P4 | Photographic prints - mostly family, unidentified, a small number of Mt. Baker/industry, postcard of Mt. Baker Lodge, some Roth Easter Egg Hunt |
undated |
P5 | P5 | Photographic prints - these prints, accompanied by notes from notes from Brian Griffin |
undated |
P6 | P6 | Photographic negatives - include family travel |
undated |
P7 | P7 | Photographic prints - portraits of family members, scenery photos, and loose pages once part of a photo album |
undated |
P8 | 1 | Photo album - Victoria, British Columbia |
undated |
P8 | 2 | Prints and negatives - banks, Tulip Parade, crows and participants at Battersby Park, California and Arizona, house and garden at St. Jo's (birth, John?) |
undated |
P8 | 3 | Prints - Roth Easter Egg Hunt |
undated |
P8 | 4 | Prints - scenic shots around Chuckanut Drive and Mt. Baker, including several B.W. Huntoon, also Clyde Banks images, Jacobsen image of bear in snow |
circa 1920s |
P8 | 5 | Prints - family images, Nooksack Falls, Mt. Baker area, Clallam County mining and logging operations |
circa 1920s |
P9 | Prints, negatives and tin type - travels (Santa Rosa Elementary), Mt. Baker, Ruby Beach on Olympic Peninsula, Gt. Northern Line (driving Golden Spike?), Japan, China, Mt. Baker Lodge, Mt. Baker, St. Joseph's Hospital, Clallam, Cargo Mill, Tulip Parade |
circa 1920s-1930s | |
item | |||
Film 1 | Family gathering |
undated | |
Film 2 | Mt. Baker Lodge, Bellingham waterfront, Larrabee Family home |
undated | |
Film 3 | Children playing |
undated |
Series VII: Ephemera and Artifacts , 1882-1923 Return to Top
Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
---|---|---|---|
Box | Folder | ||
E1 | 1 | Autograph book - "J.J. Donovan" |
circa 1882-1885 |
E1 | 2 | Badge - Fourth National Foreign Trade Delegation, Pittsburgh |
1917 January 25-27 |
E1 | 3 | Blank diaries |
undated |
E1 | 4 | Book plates - Elizabeth Colbourne |
1925 |
E1 | 5 | Business/calling cards |
undated |
E1 | 6 | Children's Christmas books |
1928 |
E1 | 7 | Children's locks of hair - Helen (3 years old) and Jack |
1893 |
E1 | 8 | Negative album |
1916 |
E1 | 9 | Olive tree leaves |
undated |
E1 | 10 | Piano key letters |
undated |
E1 | 11 | Railroad passes |
undated |
E1 | 12 | Rotary pin |
undated |
E1 | 13 | Wallets and check holders |
undated |
E1 | 14 | Wallets and identification cards |
undated |
E1 | 15 | Assorted ephemera |
undated |
Series VIII: Published Materials , 1894-1937 Return to Top
Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
---|---|---|---|
Box | Folder | ||
M1 | 1 | American Forestry Association Annual Report |
1930 |
M1 | 2 | Bellingham Herald's Chronological Anecdotal and Biographical History of Northwestern Washington |
1910 |
M1 | 3 | J.J. Donovan's obituary in the Bellingham Herald |
1937 |
M1 | 4 | Bibles |
undated |
M1 | 5 | "Henck's Field Book for Engineers" |
undated |
M1 | 6 | Books |
circa 1890-1928 |
M1 | 7 | Catalogs |
1901 |
M1 | 8 | Declaration of Principles and By-Laws of the Manufacturers' and Employers' Association |
1911 |
M1 | 9 | Final Report of the Cascade State Road Commission of the State of Washington |
1894 |
M1 | 10 | Forest Club Quarterly (REMOVED) |
1925 |
M1 | 11 | History of Christ Church, Alexandria, VA |
1926 |
M1 | 12 | Instructions for Operating the Kodascope |
undated |
M1 | 13 |
Journal of Military Service Institution (REMOVED)
|
undated |
M1 | 14 | Map of Bellingham (C.M. Adams) |
1904 |
M2 | 1 |
The Gilded Age by Mark Twain |
circa 1910 |
M2 | 2 |
McClure's Magazine
|
1903 |
M2 | 3 | Miscellaneous articles |
undated |
M2 | 4 | Montana Society of Engineers directory |
1913 |
M2 | 5 | Newspaper clippings |
undated |
M2 | 6 | Northern Pacific Railway Company - Engineering Rules and Instructions |
1889 |
M2 | 7 | Pacific Highway by-laws pamphlet |
undated |
M2 | 8-10 | Assorted pamphlets |
1901-1904 |
M2 | 11 | Political flyers |
undated |
M2 | 12 | Pocket Dictionary with notation "A Souvenir of the SNS, given by Prof. H.O. Ladd" |
1876 |
M2 | 13 | Statement on prostitution by J.J. Donovan in the Bellingham Herald |
1910 |
M2 | 14 | Religious publications |
undated |
M2 | 15 | Life's Handicap by Rudyard Kipling |
1912 |
M2 | 16 | Speech of the Hon. William E. Humphrey, House of Representatives |
1908 May 18 |
M2 | 17 | Theater playbills |
circa 1930s |
M2 | 18 | Travel brochures and maps |
1924-1925 |
M2 | 19 | Whatcom County Auditor's Report |
1895 |
M2 | 20 |
Birch Bark Poems by Charles F. Lummis |
1882 |
M3 | Newspapers re: J.J. Donovan |
undated | |
oversize-box | |||
M4/1 | State of Washington Governor's Proclamation of Thankgiving Day |
1906 |
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Businessmen--Washington (State)--Bellingham--History--Sources.
- Civic leaders--Washington (State)--Bellingham--History--Sources.
- Logging--Washington (State)--History--Sources
- Railroads--Northwest, Pacific--History--Sources.
- Sawmills--Washington (State)--History--Sources
Personal Names
- Donovan, J. J.--(John Joseph),--1858-1937--Archives.
- Donovan, J. J.--(John Joseph),--1858-1937--Correspondence.
Corporate Names
- Bloedel-Donovan Lumber Mills (Seattle, Wash.)
- Larson Lumber Company.
- Worcester Polytechnic Institute.
Geographical Names
- Pacific Northwest
- Washington (State)
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