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Mattie C. McDonough collection on the Terminal Sales Building, circa 1923-1960
Overview of the Collection
- Collector
- McDonough, Mattie C.
- Title
- Mattie C. McDonough collection on the Terminal Sales Building
- Dates
- circa 1923-1960 (inclusive)19201062
1923-1943 (bulk)19231943 - Quantity
- 1 box, (.42 cubic feet)
- Collection Number
- 2008.45
- Summary
- Correspondence, promotional flyers, scrapbooks of newspaper clippings, financial forms and photographs relating to the Terminal Sales Buildings in Seattle and Portland, the Maritime Building in Seattle, as well as to the Pacific Warehouse Corporation, which owned the Seattle Terminal Sales Building and the Maritime Building in Seattle
- Repository
-
Museum of History & Industry, Sophie Frye Bass Library
P.O. Box 80816
Seattle, WA
98108
Telephone: 2063241126 x102
library@mohai.org - Access Restrictions
-
The collection is open to the public by appointment.
- Languages
- English.
Biographical NoteReturn to Top
Matilda C. (Mattie) McDonough (1897-1971) began working for the Pacific Warehouse Company around 1923, while she was still a student at the University of Washington. McDonough started as a stenographer before becoming secretary for general manager Stephen Hull; she worked for Hull at the company's Terminal Sales Building since its opening in 1923. In 1928, she served as manager of the Terminal Sales Building in the absence of general manager Stephen Hull, who traveled between the Seattle and Portland buildings. According to the city directories, McDonough continued to work for the Pacific Warehouse Company throughout the 1930s and 1940s. Sometime in the early 1950s McDonough seems to have begun her own insurance business, the McDonough Insurance Agency. The agency is listed is the city directory until shortly after McDonough's death in 1971.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
Four photographs, correspondence, promotional materials, scrapbooks of newspaper clippings, and financial forms relating to the Terminal Sales Buildings in Seattle and Portland, the Maritime Building in Seattle, as well as to the Pacific Warehouse Corporation, which owned the Seattle Terminal Sales Building and the Maritime Building in Seattle. Also includes papers related to Mattie McDonough's insurance business.
Historical BackgroundReturn to Top
The Terminal Sales Building, designed by architect Henry Bittman, was built by the Pacific Warehouse Corporation at the northeast corner of First Ave and Virginia beginning in October 1923. Along with the later Terminal Sales Building in Portland, Oregon, the building was designed to house offices and showrooms for wholesale goods companies. Pacific Warehouse Corporation also owned the Maritime Building, the Merchandise Mart, the 1925-29 Second Avenue building, and the 1935 Second Avenue building.
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Restrictions on Use
The Museum of History & Industry is the owner of the materials in the Sophie Frye Bass Library and makes available reproductions for research, publication, and other uses. Written permission must be obtained from MOHAI before any reproduction use. The museum does not necessarily hold copyright to all of the materials in the collections. In some cases, permission for use may require seeking additional authorization from the copyright owners.
Preferred Citation
Mattie C. McDonough collection on the Terminal Sales Building, Museum of History & Industry, Seattle
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
The following section contains a detailed listing of the materials in the collection.
PapersReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
Terminal Sales Building
construction bonds |
1923 | |
| Folder | ||
| 1 | 1: Agreement for Construction
Bond Issue |
1923 April 1 |
| 2 | 2: First Mortgage 6.5% Serial
Coupon Bond order reservation |
1923 April 1 |
| 2 | 3: State certificate of $1000
mortgage bond |
1923 April 1 |
| 2 | 4: State certificate of $500
mortgage bond |
1923 April 1 |
History and promotional
materials |
1944, undated | |
| Folder | ||
| 3 | 5: Typewritten history of the
Terminal Sales Building |
1944 October 25 |
| 4 | 6-11: Promotional materials for
Seattle Terminal Sales Building
Postcard, two flyers, address label and two promotional
letters, one signed by M.C. McDonough.
|
undated |
Promotional materials for the
Portland, Oregon Terminal Sales Building |
circa 1926 | |
| Folder | ||
| 5 | 12: Brochure |
circa 1926 |
| 5 | 13: Sales letter from manager of
Portland Terminal Sales Building to potential customer, includes floor plan of
building. |
1926 July 3 |
Publications |
1928-1930 | |
| Folder | ||
| 6 | 14-17:
Terminal Tales, complimentary
newsletter for merchants published by the Terminal Sales Buildings of Portland
and Seattle 4 issues
Issues for April, July, August and October 1928
|
1928 |
| 7 | 18: Issue of
Pacific Northwest Retailer
featuring the Terminal Sales Building |
1930 June |
Pacific Warehouse Corporation
materials |
circa 1930-1956 | |
| Folder | ||
| 8 | 19-24: Materials related to Pacific
Warehouse Corporation stocks
Includes blank stock certificates, promotional flyer and an
October 1939 dividends report.
|
circa 1930-1939 |
| 9 | 25: "Pacific Warehouse Co.
Thirty-Third Annual Report to Stockholders” |
1943 March 25 |
| 10 | 26: "Statement of Costs and
Earnings using 1942 income and expense figures from auditor’s annual
report" |
1943 May 31 |
| 11 | 27: “Appraisement of Pacific
Warehouse Corporation’s Maritime Building" |
1950 December 28 |
| 12 | 28: “Audited financial statements
and other financial information” |
1956 December 31 |
Scrapbooks |
1923-1946 | |
| Folder | ||
| 13 | 29: Stephen Hull's scrapbook of
clippings on the Terminal Sales Building
Inscribed inside front cover: Clippings on Terminal Sales Bldg
- Seattle, Wash. and kindred and contemporary events. Stephen A. Hull, Promoter
and Principal Owner & its manager.
|
circa 1923-1943 |
| 14 | 30: Scrapbook relating to business
climate in Seattle |
circa 1943-1946 |
Mattie C. McDonough
papers |
1952-1960 | |
| Folder | ||
| 15 | 31-32: Agency agreements between M.C.
McDonough Insurance Agency and other parties, signed by Mattie C.
McDonough 2 agreements
|
1952-1953 |
| 15 | 33: Letter from Pacific Warehouse
Co. of best wishes on ending business association with Mattie
McDonough |
1960 August 25 |
| Folder | ||
| 16 | 34: Ephemera
Brochure for the Securities Building at Third Avenue and Stewart
Street
|
undated |
Photographs, circa 1925-1945Return to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Folder | ||
| 17 | 35: Terminal Sales Building and Hotel
Oxford |
circa late 1920s |
| 18 | 36: Glaser Bros. building at 321
Occidental Avenue
Ben Wildman Photographic Studio
, Terminal Sales Building, Seattle
|
circa 1940s |
| 19 | 37: Street view of Admiral Electric
Co. on 2nd Avenue between Stewart and Virginia |
circa 1937 |
| 19 | 38: Back of Admiral Electric Co.
building with parked cars |
1937 January 19 |
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Business districts--Washington (State)--Seattle
- Commercial buildings--Washington (State)--Seattle
Corporate Names
- Terminal Sales Building (Seattle, Wash.)
- Pacific Warehouse Company
Geographical Names
- United States--Washington (State)--Seattle
Finding aid prepared by Jessica
Werner
2009
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
