Cornelius Holgate Hanford papers, 1889-1921

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Hanford, C. H. (Cornelius Holgate), 1849-1926
Title
Cornelius Holgate Hanford papers
Dates
1889-1921 (inclusive)
1898-1912 (bulk)
Quantity
1.15 cubic feet (3 boxes plus 1 oversize package and 1 oversize folder)
Collection Number
1512 (Accession No. 1512-001)
Summary
Court records and correspondence concerning the legal career of this pioneer, lawyer, judge, and public official of Seattle, Washington
Repository
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

No restrictions on access.

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Languages
English

Biographical NoteReturn to Top

Cornelius Hanford was born in 1849 in Winchester, Iowa. He migrated to the Pacific Northwest with his parents in 1853. From 1861-67 he lived in San Francisco and attended commercial college. He then took up a pre-emption claim in Walla Walla, but was forced to give it up due to health failure. In 1872 he returned to Seattle where he studied law in the office of George N. McConaha. He was appointed to the Territorial Legislative Council, 1877-1878. In 1878-1880 he formed a law partnership with Colonel Charles H. Larrabee. Hanford was appointed Assistant U.S. Attornery for Washington in 1881. In 1883 he was elected city attorney of Seattle, and re-elected in 1884 and 1885. He served as chairman of the Republican Central Committee in 1888. Hanford was appointed Chief Justice of Washington Territory in 1889. He was the last Chief Justice of the territory and its first federal judge after statehood. He died in 1926.

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

Correspondence and speeches, relating to Hanford's career, together with bound vols. of decisions he made as U.S. district judge (1898-1912), rules of practice in Federal Court, and material relating to the Board of Trustees of Whitman College (Walla Walla, Wash.). Includes correspondence and ephemera concerning the Philippine Insurrection (1899-1901). Correspondents include Stephen B.L. Penrose, William Howard Taft, and League to Enforce Peace.

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

Acquisition Information

Donated by UW Law Library: 1/71, 4/74, 7/80; Lucile Hanford Showalter. Dayton, Ohio: 7/74, 1/1/1971

Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top

 

Container(s) Description Dates
Box/Folder
1/1 Biographical Features 1889
1/2 Incoming Letters 1899-1921
1/3 Outgoing Letters 1911-1921
1/4 General Correspondence 1916-1921
1/5-10 Speeches and Writings 1878-1919
Box
2-3 Decisions
9 bound volumes and index
1898-1912
Box/Folder
1/11 Ruling; U.S. v. Munday et al. 1913
1/12, 3/1 Rules of Court Procedure 1890, 1907
1/13 Legislation undated
1/14 Patent 1903
1/15 List
1/16 Clippings 1899-1915
1/17 Ephemera
1/18 Whitman College, Trustees Board Organizational Features undated
1/19 Whitman College, Trustees Board Incoming Letters 1904-1910
1/20 Whitman College, Trustees Board - Writing undated
Box
OS Commissioning Paper

Names and SubjectsReturn to Top

Subject Terms

  • Personal Papers/Corporate Records (University of Washington)

Personal Names

  • Hanford, C. H. (Cornelius Holgate), 1849-1926--Archives

Corporate Names

  • League of Nations
  • Pacific Highway Association
  • United States. District Court (Washington : Western District)

Other Creators

  • Personal Names
    • Neterer, Jeremiah, 1862-1943 (creator)
    • Penrose, Stephen Beasley Linnard, 1864-1947 (creator)
    • Taft, William Howard (creator)
    Corporate Names
    • League to Enforce Peace (creator)
    • Whitman College. Board of Trustees (creator)