Archives West Finding Aid
Table of Contents
Kozlowski family papers, circa 1870-1927
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Kozlowski family
- Title
- Kozlowski family papers
- Dates
- circa 1870-1927 (inclusive)18651930
- Quantity
- 1 box plus oversize certificates, (.42 cubic feet)
- Collection Number
- 2014.88 (accession)
- Summary
- Photographs and records from the family of Seattle pioneer residents William and Augusta Kozlowski
- 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
William Kozlowski (1841-1910) was born Wladyslaw Von Kozlowski in the German Kingdom of Prussia. Kozlowski immigrated to the Pacific Northwest in the early 1860s and became a U.S. citizen in 1875, returning to Prussia that same year to marry Augusta (Agnes) Spiegert (1846-1929). The couple moved to Seattle and had three children: Agnes (1877-1946) Pauline (1879-1929) and Victor (1882-1964).
William Kozlowsi was employed in the lumber trade, and Augusta Kozlowski was a member of the Pioneer Association of Washington and the Order of the Eastern Star. During the 1890s, the Kozlowski family resided at 523 Columbia Street in Seattle.
Agnes Kozlowski married William Mackenzie of Scotland, circa 1900. They resided in Seattle at 758 31st Avenue and had three children: Ruth, Victor and Donald. Pauline Kozlowski married Arthur Lang of Valdez, Alaska in 1908. Victor Kozlowski later changed his name to Victor G. Kay. In 1929, Augusta Kozlowski died at the Seattle home of her daughter, Agnes Mackenzie. Her son Victor, daughter Agnes, and three Mackenzie grandchildren survived her.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
The collection includes photographs of the Kozlowski family, in one photograph album, loose photographs cut from album pages, mounted studio portraits and small, informal snapshots. Seattle area subjects include parks, beaches, gardens, houses and social activities. A series of photographs taken near Valdez, Alaska in the late 1890s depicts shipping, towns and villages, wilderness scenery and outdoor recreation.
The Kozlowski family papers include legal documents such as an 1875 Prussian marriage certificate for William and Augusta Kozlowski, certificates of citizenship for William Kozlowski and William Mackenzie and Seattle baptismal certificates for Agnes and Pauline Kozlowski. Also included is an 1896 handwritten musical score for Agnes Kozlowski from Frank E. Plowman.
The correspondence consists of a recommendation from Henry Yesler in support of William Kozlowski, letters from James Colman and a personal note from Agnes Kozlowski to her father in 1887. Other items include an 1874 Prussian passport and a 1908 commemorative wedding book for Pauline Kozlowski and Arthur Lang.
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Alternative Forms Available
View selections from the collection in digital format by clicking on the camera icons in the inventory below.
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
Kozlowski Family Papers, Museum of History & Industry, Seattle
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
Photographs, circa 1890-1924Return to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Folder | ||
| 1 | 2014.88.1: William (Wladyslaw Von) Kozlowski
Studio portrait, hand-colored.
|
circa 1900 |
| 2 | 2014.88.2: Augusta Kozlowski
Studio portrait
|
circa 1910 |
| 3 | 1893 June 26 | |
| 4 | 2014.88.4: Augusta Kozlowski
Studio portrait
|
circa 1915 |
| 5 | 2014.88.5-.6: Augusta Kozlowski in a garden 2 photographs
|
1924 |
| 6 | 2014.88.7: Augusta Kozlowski with son and daughter seated in a garden |
circa 1900 |
| 7 | circa 1905 | |
| 8 | 2014.88.9: Augusta Kozlowski with daughters Pauline and Agnes |
circa 1890 |
| 9 | 2014.88.10: Agnes Kozlowski and William Wilson Mackenzie wedding portrait
LaRoche Studio , Seattle
|
circa 1900 |
| 10 | 2014.88.11: Donald, Victor and Ruth Mackenzie |
circa 1903 |
| 11 | 2014.88.12: Loose photographs cut from an album 42 photographs
Family groups, outdoor recreation, scenery, gardens, home interiors
|
circa 1900 |
| 20 | 2014.88.24: Loose photographs 7 photographs
Family groups and small portraits
|
circa 1920 |
| 21 | 2014.88.25: Loose album pages with photographs attached 15 photographs
Augusta Kozlowski portraits, various houses, outdoor scenery, President Harding visit to Seattle
|
circa 1900 |
| 22 | 2014.88.13: "Kodak" photograph album 63 photographs
Alaska and Washington state scenery, houses, towns, ships, coastlines and outdoor social activities
including snapshots of family groups.
|
circa 1890 |
Papers, 1871-1927Return to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Folder | ||
| 12 | 2014.88.14: Passport issued in Prussia to issued Anton? Von Kozlowski |
1874 June 5 |
| 13 | 2014.88.15: Wedding book for Pauline Kozlowski and Arthur Lang of Valdez, Alaska
|
1908 February 12 |
| 14 | 2014.88.16: Naturalization papers for Wladyslaw Kozlowski, New York |
1875 June 14 |
| 15 | 2014.88.17: Correspondence from James Colman, letter from Agnes Kozlowski to her
father 3 letters
|
1874; 1877 |
| 16 | 2014.88.18: City of Seattle Local Improvement Bonds issued to Felix
Arcorace 5 certificates
|
1927 January 17 |
| 17 | 2014.88.19: Naturalization papers for William Wilson Mackenzie of Scotland
|
1906 September 7 |
| 18 | 2014.88.20: Handwritten musical score for Agnes Kozlowski, by Frank
Plowman |
1896 November 12 |
| Oversize | 2014.88.21: Baptismal certificate for Lena Louise Kozlowski, Seattle,
Washington |
1880 December 25 |
| Oversize | 2014.88.22: Certificate of Citizenship for Wladyslaw Kozlowski, Washington
Territory |
1871 August 11 |
| 19 | 2014.88.23: Letter from Henry Yesler in support of Wladyslaw Kozlowski |
1876 June |
| Oversize | 2014.88.26: Prussian wedding certificate for Wladyslaw Kozlowski and Augusta
Spiegert |
1875 September 15 |
| Oversize | 2014.88.27: Baptismal certificate for Agnes Kozlowski, Seattle, Washington
|
1877 February 26 |
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Families--Washington State--Seattle
- Immigrants--Washington State--Seattle
- Prussians--United States
Personal Names
- Kozlowski, Victor (1882-1964)
- Lang, Pauline Kozlowski (1879-1929)
- MacKenzie, Agnes Koslowski (1877-1946)
Geographical Names
- Seattle (Wash.)
Form or Genre Terms
- Certificates
- Photograph albums
- Photographs
Other Creators
-
Personal Names
- Kozlowski, Augusta (1846-1929) (creator)
- Kozlowski, William (1841-1919) (creator)
Finding aid prepared by Sue Terrible
2015
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
