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Schwabacher Bros. & Company records, 1866-1980
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Schwabacher Bros. & Company (Seattle, Wash.)
- Title
- Schwabacher Bros. & Company records
- Dates
- 1866-1980 (inclusive)18661980
1879-1951 (bulk)18791951 - Quantity
- 6 boxes and 1 oversize folder
- Collection Number
- 1403 (Accession No. 1403-006)
- Summary
- Business records of a pioneer Seattle merchandising business
- 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.
- Additional Reference Guides
- Languages
- English
Historical NoteReturn to Top
Schwabacher Brothers & Company was founded in 1869. It sold groceries, clothing, hardware and building materials, and was the outfitter for many prospectors during the Alaska gold rush. Schwabacher Hardware Company was incorporated as a separate business in 1888. Gatzert-Schwabacher Land Company owned property in Seattle (primarily), Anacortes, and Pierce, and in Skagit and Jefferson Counties.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
Correspondence, deeds, abstracts of title, proxies, stock and land certificates, financial records, legal documents, bills of sale, advertisements, agreements, minutes, clippings and ephemera.
Bulk relates to the family's land investment companies, Gatzert-Schwabacher Land Company and Schwabacher Realty Company. The remaining relates to the Seattle general merchandise business and family.
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
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Restrictions on Use
Literary rights of representatives of the records-creating organization transferred to the University of Washington Libraries.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Personal Papers/Corporate Records (University of Washington)
Corporate Names
- Schwabacher Bros. & Company (Seattle, Wash.)--Archives
- Schwabacher Hardware Co. (Seattle, Wash.)
Other Creators
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Personal Names
- Aronson, Sigismund (creator)
- Eckstein, Nathan, 1873-1945 (creator)
- Gatzert, Bailey, 1829-1893 (creator)
- Preston, Howard Hall (creator)
- Schwabacher family (creator)
- Schwabacher, Morton L. (Morton Leo) (creator)
Corporate Names
- Gatzert-Schwabacher Land Company (creator)
- Schwabacher Realty Company (Seattle, Wash.) (creator)
- Washington State Jewish Archives (University of Washington)
