Seattle Union Record business records, 1903-1928

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Seattle Union Record (Seattle, Wash. : 1918)
Title
Seattle Union Record business records
Dates
1903-1928 (inclusive)
1918-1928 (bulk)
Quantity
6.17 cubic feet (8 boxes)
Collection Number
4312 (Accession No. 4312-001)
Summary
Cashbooks, subscription records and other business records related to the Union
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

Open to all users.

Records stored offsite; advance notice required for use.

Languages
English

Historical NoteReturn to Top

The Seattle Union Record was a labor newspaper published from 1899 to 1928. For most of its life it was published by the Central Labor Council of Seattle; Harry Ault was the paper's editor from 1912 to 1928. The paper was published weekly from 1899 until 1918, when it became a daily. The paper played an important role in the Seattle General Strike of 1919.

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

Ledgers, stockholder records, subscription lists and other financial records of the paper. The bulk of the records date from the period when the Seattle Union Record published as a daily, 1918-1928.

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

Preservation Note

Records stored offsite; advance notice required for use.

Acquisition Information

Mrs. Harry E.B. Ault, 1956.

Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top

 

SERIES 1:  SEATTLE UNION RECORD BUSINESS RECORDS, 1903-1928Return to Top

Container(s): Box-folder 1/1 - 8/4

Container(s) Description Dates
Box/Folder
1/1
Accounts payable ledger (part 1 of 5)
1922-1924
1/2
Accounts payable ledger (part 2 of 5)
1922-1924
1/3
Accounts payable ledger (part 3 of 5)
1922-1924
1/4
Accounts payable ledger (part 4 of 5)
1922-1924
1/5
Accounts payable ledger (part 5 of 5)
1922-1924
1/6
Accounts payable ledger (part 1 of 4)
1925-1927
1/7
Accounts payable ledger (part 2 of 4)
1925-1927
1/8
Accounts payable ledger (part 3 of 4)
1925-1927
1/9
Accounts payable ledger (part 4 of 4)
1925-1927
1/10
Accounts payable ledger
1928
1/11
Ledger (part 1 of 9)
1918-1928
1/12
Ledger (part 2 of 9)
1918-1928
1/13
Ledger (part 3 of 9)
1918-1928
1/14
Ledger (part 4 of 9)
1918-1928
1/15
Ledger (part 5 of 9)
1918-1928
1/16
Ledger (part 6 of 9)
1918-1928
1/17
Ledger (part 7 of 9)
1918-1928
1/18
Ledger (part 8 of 9)
1918-1928
1/19
Ledger (part 9 of 9)
1918-1928
2/1
Cash book
1903-1907
2/2
Subscription List (alphabetical)
1903-1904
2/3
Organizational records (per capita contributions)
1922
2/4
Weekly financial statements
1925-1927
2/5
Daily sales report
1920-1922
2/6
Journal entries and summaries
1918-1922
2/7
Miscellaneous journal
1922-1924
2/8
Receipt book (alphabetical)
1921-1922
2/9
Union Record expansion fund
1919-1921
2/10
Roll book - alphabetical record of stockholders
undated
2/11
Ledger
1903-1905
2/12
Advertising earnings
1920-1927
2/13
Appraisal record
1921
2/14
Appraisal record
1925
3/1
Record of stock issued
1918-1923
3/2
Cash book (Union Record accounts)
1919
3/3
Cash book (circulation)
1919
4/1
Cash book (daily accounts)
1919
4/2
Cash book (daily cash)
1918-1919
4/3
Cash book (1 of 2)
1918
4/4
Cash book (2 of 2)
1918
5/1
Cash book (weekly cash)
1917-1918
5/2
Cash book (equipment fund)
1917-1920
5/3
Cash book (weekly cash)
1916-1917
5/4
Cash book
1915-1916
6/1
Cash book (including 1913 erratum)
1914-1915
6/2
Cash book (disbursement expense ledger)
1924-1926
6/3
Cash book / cash receipt journal
1919-1924
7/1
Cash Book
1920-1922
7/2
Cash Book
1919-1920
7/3
Bank record
1914-1915
8/1
Expense ledger
1920-1924
8/2
Cash book (circulation)
1919-1921
8/3
Subscription record
1919
8/4
Account record
1922-1924

Names and SubjectsReturn to Top

Subject Terms

  • American newspapers--Washington (State)--Seattle
  • Labor journalism--Washington (State)--Seattle
  • Labor unions--Washington (State)
  • Labor unions--Washington (State)--Seattle
  • Personal Papers/Corporate Records (University of Washington)

Corporate Names

  • Central Labor Council of Seattle and Vicinity

Geographical Names

  • Seattle (Wash.)--Newspapers

Titles within the Collection

  • Seattle Union Record (Seattle, Wash. : 1901)
  • Seattle Union Record (Seattle, Wash. : 1918)

Other Creators

  • Corporate Names
    • Labor Archives of Washington (University of Washington) (creator)