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Charles S. Hubbell collection, 1791, 1865-1949
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Hubbell, C. S. (Charles S.)
- Title
- Charles S. Hubbell collection
- Dates
- 1791, 1865-1949 (inclusive)18651949
- Quantity
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2.10 cu. ft. (5 boxes)
1 reel microfilm. Positive. 35mm. - Collection Number
- 4496 (Accession No. 4496-001)
- Summary
- Diaries, letterpress books, writings, correspondence including both Mr. Hubbell's personal papers and a collection of materials relevant to 19th-Century Alaska and British Columbia and the Western Union Telegraph Expedition (1866-1867)
- 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
Biographical NoteReturn to Top
Charles Sumner Hubbell was born on March 3, 1860 in Knox County, Illinois, to Mary Maxey and Jonathan Hubbell. By 1907, he had become a deputy U. S. Mineral Surveyor. Hubbell married Marie Blanche Hollingshead on January 14, 1910. In 1920, Hubbell and Harold H. Waller founded the Hubbell & Waller Engineering Corporation, which surveyed homestead and mineral claims, trade and manufacturing sites, and salmon cannery sites. In 1942, Hubbell, then 80 years old, sold his share of Hubbell & Waller to Waller, who then became president. Hubbell died on December 21, 1957.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
Diaries, letterpress books, writings, correspondence, 1791, 1865-1949.
Includes both Mr. Hubbell's personal papers and a collection of materials relevant to 19th-Century Alaska and British Columbia. Inluded are six volumes of letterpress books (1878-1879) of Callbreath, Grant, and Cook (a general store with outlets in Telegraph Creek, B.C., Dease Creek, B.C.,Wrangell, Alaska); a diary kept by John Callbreath (19 volumes, 1880-1905); diaries of George R. Adams and F.M. Smith, members of the Western Union Telegraph Expedition (1866-1867); of Stephen M. Ushin (translated from Russian language originals at the Library of Congress.) and miscellaneous other writings, diaries and business records. Subjects include commerce in Alaska and British Columbia and trade relations with Russia, mining in British Columbia, surveying and telegraph communication in Alaska, reindeer herds and relations with the native population.
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Alternative Forms Available
Microfilm copies available through U.W. Special Collections: Letterpress books of Callbreath, Grant and Cook also available on microfilm as Callbreath Grant and Cook, accesion number 4497. May be borrowed through interlibrary loan. Diaries of Western Union Telegraph Expedition (Adams and Smith) also available on microfilm as part of this accession. May be borrowed through interlibrary loan. Diaries of John C. Callbreath have been reproduced on negative microfilm. Users may purchase a positive copy.
A microfilm copy (one reel) of the Western Union Telegraph Expedition Diaries, (F. M. Smith, Stephen M. Ushin and one unidentified other writer) is also available in the U.W. Libraries' Microforms and Newspapers Division (# A447)
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Acquisition Information
C. S. Hubbell., 1/1/1954
Separated Materials
Material Described Separately:Charles S. Hubbell Photograph Collection (PH Collection 1154) .
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Personal Names
- Hubbell, C. S. (Charles S.)--Archives
Corporate Names
- Western Union Telegraph Expedition (1865-1867)
Other Creators
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Personal Names
- Adams, George R. (George Russell), 1845-1938 (creator)
- Callbreath, John C (creator)
- McBride, John Rogers, 1832-1904 (creator)
- Smith, F. M (creator)
- Timbers, Lawrence, 1897- (creator)
- Ushin, Stephen M (creator)
Corporate Names
- Callbreath, Grant and Cook (Firm) (creator)
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Personal Papers/Corporate Records (University of Washington)
