Archives West Finding Aid
Table of Contents
- Overview of the Collection
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Historical Note
- Content Description
- Use of the Collection
- Administrative Information
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Detailed Description of the Collection
- Accession No. 4331-001: Magnolia Community Club records, circa 1969-1990
- Accession No. 4331-002: Magnolia Community Club records, 1976-1992
- Accession No. 4331-003: Magnolia Community Club records, circa 1979-1992
- Accession No. 4331-004: Magnolia Community Club records, 1927-1995 (bulk 1988-1995)
- Accession No. 4331-005: Magnolia Community Club records 1985-1993, 1985-1993 (bulk 1985-1991)
- Accession No. 4331-006: Magnolia Community Club records, 1921-2004
- Names and Subjects
Magnolia Community Club records, 1927-2004
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Magnolia Community Club (Seattle, Wash.)
- Title
- Magnolia Community Club records
- Dates
- 1927-2004 (inclusive)19272004
- Quantity
- circa 19.09 cubic feet (including 14 boxes)
- Collection Number
- 4331
- Summary
- Administrative records of a neighborhood organization, Seattle, Washington which served as a public awareness entity attempting to provide support and a forum for Magnolians
- 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
Some material stored offsite; advance notice required for use.
- Languages
- English
Historical NoteReturn to Top
Magnolia Community Club is a neighborhood organization founded in 1924. It serves as a public awareness entity that attempts to provide support and a forum for Magnolians who wish to address current local, county, state and federal issues that impact our neighborhood. The club also maintains an archives and writes articles.
The legal files were created by Joe Haggard, an attorney for the club.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
Correspondence, minutes, agenda, history of the Magnolia area in Seattle, reports, speeches, membership lists, environmental impact statements, clippings, financial records, bylaws, memorabilia, and other records. Also includes records of predecessor groups.
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Restrictions on Use
Literary rights of representatives of the records-creating organization transferred to the University of Washington Libraries
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Arrangement
Organized into 6 accessions.
- Accession No. 4331-001, Magnolia Community Club records, circa 1969-1990
- Accession No. 4331-002, Magnolia Community Club records, 1976-1992
- Accession No. 4331-003, Magnolia Community Club records, circa 1979-1992
- Accession No. 4331-004, Magnolia Community Club records, 1927-1995
- Accession No. 4331-005, Magnolia Community Club records 1985-1993, 1985-1993
- Accession No. 4331-006, Magnolia Community Club records, 1921-2004
Related Materials
The Magnolia Community Club website has been regularly captured by the Internet Archive Wayback Machine since 2014 . The snapshots can be viewed here https://wayback.archive-it.org/4224/*/http://magnoliacommunityclub.org/
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
Accession No. 4331-001: Magnolia Community Club records, circa 1969-1990Return to Top
Scope and Content: Minutes, correspondence, subject series, financial records, other related records.
Restrictions on Access: Open to all users.
Restrictions on Use: Literary rights of representatives of the records-creating organization transferred to the University of Washington Libraries.
Acquisition Info: Donated by Magnolia Community Club, 12/13/1991.
Accession No. 4331-002: Magnolia Community Club records, 1976-1992Return to Top
Scope and Content: Correspondence, minutes, agenda, history of the Magnolia area in Seattle, reports, speeches, membership lists, environmental impact statements, clippings..
Restrictions on Access: Open to all users.
Restrictions on Use: Literary rights of representatives of the records-creating organization transferred to the University of Washington Libraries.
Acquisition Info: Donated by Ursula Judkins, 10/7/1992.
Accession No. 4331-003: Magnolia Community Club records, circa 1979-1992Return to Top
Scope and Content: Minutes, 1988; minutes and agenda items, 1991-1992; reports, legal case files, ca. 1979-1983. Legal files document zoning issues and conflicts with the Port of Seattle over redevelopment of Pier 91 on the Seattle waterfront.
Restrictions on Access: Open to all users.
Restrictions on Use: Literary rights of representatives of the records-creating organization transferred to the University of Washington Libraries.
Accession No. 4331-004: Magnolia Community Club records, 1927-1995 (bulk 1988-1995)Return to Top
Scope and Content: Historical features, minutes, letters, reports, and related records. A major issue documented is the West Point sewage treatment facility of METRO.
Restrictions on Access: Open to all users.
Restrictions on Use: Literary rights of representatives of the records-creating organization transferred to the University of Washington Libraries.
Acquisition Info: Donated by Magnolia Community Club, 5/23/1996.
Accession No. 4331-005: Magnolia Community Club records 1985-1993, 1985-1993 (bulk 1985-1991)Return to Top
Scope and Content: Minutes, correspondence, bylaws, membership list, subject series, and memorabilia primarily related to neighborhood impact of the West Point Secondary Treatment Facility, Terminal 91, and Elliott Bay Small Craft Harbor.
Restrictions on Access: Open to all users.
Restrictions on Use: Literary rights of representatives of the records-creating organization transferred to the University of Washington Libraries.
Acquisition Info: Donated by Magnolia Community Club, 6/26/1996.
Accession No. 4331-006: Magnolia Community Club records, 1921-2004Return to Top
Biographical/Historical Note: The Carleton Park Improvement Club was founded on March 25, 1924. The organization's October 11, 1932 meeting minutes note it "held its last meeting under that name." The next entry in the record book notes, "The first meeting of the reorganized Magnolia Community Club was held at the Magnolia School Tuesday evening Nov. 8th 1932." The exact relation of the Magnolia Bluff Improvement Club to the CPIC/MCC is unknown, but a January 7, 1926 Seattle Times article notes that the MBIC and CPIC selected a site on which to build a joint clubhouse.
Scope and Content: Minutes, correspondence, and other records of the Magnolia Community Club and its predecessor groups Carleton Park Improvement Club and Magnolia Bluff Improvement Club. MCC newsletters, 1990s-2000s. Copies of 1976 MCC publication "Magnolia: Yesterday and Today" and related documents. Project files for civic issues addressed by Club.
Restrictions on Access: Open to all users.
Accession 4331-006 is stored offsite; advance notice required for use.
Restrictions on Use: Literary rights of representatives of the records-creating organization transferred to the University of Washington Libraries.
Acquisition Info: Donated by Magnolia Historical Society, 8/15/2002.
| Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
Magnolia Bluff Improvement Club |
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| Box/Folder | Accession | ||
| 1/1 | 4331-006 | Correspondence and documents |
1921-1928, 1943 |
| 1/2 | 4331-006 | Record books
Scope and Content: Handwritten meeting minutes
|
1921-1926 |
Carleton Park Improvement Club |
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| Box/Folder | Accession | ||
| 1/3 | 4331-006 | Correspondence, resolutions, and reports |
1924, 1926, 1930, 1932 |
| 1/4 | 4331-006 | Record book
Scope and Content: Meeting minutes and various documents. The minutes of the
November 8, 1932 on page 168 reflect the organization's new name: the Magnolia
Community Club.
|
1924-1933 |
Magnolia Community Club |
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Record books |
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| Box/Folder | Accession | ||
| 1/5 | 4331-006 | Magnolia Community Club History Records,
1924-1954
Scope and Content: Foreword:"The purpose of this volume is to preserve records and
correspondence that supplement the secretarial records of Magnolia Community
Club from its beginning March 1924 as Carlton [sic] Park Improvement Club. In
1932 the club enlarged its boundaries and re-organized under the name of
Magnolia Community Club. Hence these records, together with books of minutes of
meetings, cover the first thirty years through the Spring of 1954. E. McD."
[Mrs. Esther McDowell]Subject categories: Improvements--Zoning & Restrictions,
Transportation, Miscellaneous Correspondence, Fire Station, Playfield--Field
House--Junior High School, Library, Welfare--Red Cross & War Activities,
Finance Records
|
1954 |
| 1/6 | 4331-006 | Record book
Scope and Content: Meeting minutes, proposed constitution and bylaw amendments,
officer lists, and other documents.
|
1939-1946 |
Chronological files
Scope and Content: Agendas, minutes, correspondence, officer lists, news
clippings, and other documents. Pre-1973 files reflect the June-May MCC
business year.
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| Box/Folder | Accession | ||
| 1/7 | 4331-006 | MCC chronological file |
1939, 1944, 1945, 1949 |
| 1/8-14 | 4331-006 | MCC chronological files |
1954-1963 |
| 2/1-6 | 4331-006 | MCC chronological files |
1963-1972 |
| 2/7-8 | 4331-006 | MCC chronological files |
1977-1986 |
| 2/9-12 | 4331-006 | MCC chronological files |
1989-2001 |
| Box/Folder | Accession | ||
| 2/13 | 4331-006 | Historical features
Scope and Content: Timelines of MCC highlights.
|
circa 1980s-1990s |
| 2/14 | 4331-006 | Miscellaneous |
undated |
| 3/1 | 4331-006 | Newspaper clippings -- miscellaneous |
circa 1960s-2000s |
Project files |
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| Box/Folder | Accession | ||
| 3/2-3 | 4331-006 | Air noise |
1995-2001 |
| 3/4 | 4331-006 | Add-A-Rental |
1981-1982 |
| 3/5 | 4331-006 | Chittenden Locks -- Anniversary
Scope and Content: Includes 50th anniversary commemorative coin dated July 4,
1967.
|
circa 1960s-1992 |
| 3/6 | 4331-006 | Discovery Park |
1968-2002 |
| 3/7 | 4331-006 | Discovery Park -- Friends of Discovery
Park |
2001-2004 |
| 3/8 | 4331-006 | Discovery Park -- Landmarks Board |
1980s |
| 3/9 | 4331-006 | Discovery Park -- South Gate hours |
1992-1995 |
| 3/10 | 4331-006 | Discovery Park -- United Indians of All Tribes's
People's Lodge proposal |
1970s-2003 |
| 3/11 | 4331-006 | Elliott Bay Marina |
1980s-1990s |
| 3/12 | 4331-006 | Fort Lawton -- Building preservation |
1983-2002 |
| 3/13-15 | 4331-006 | Fort Lawton -- Collected reports |
1983-2004 |
| 3/16 | 4331-006 | Fort Lawton -- Korean War 50th
Anniversary |
2000 |
| 3/17 | 4331-006 | Fort Lawton -- Navy Reserve relocation |
1993-1996 |
| 3/18 | 4331-006 | Interbay |
1990s |
| 3/19 | 4331-006 | Interbay golf course |
1963, 1992-1994 |
| 3/20 | 4331-006 | Kiwanis Ravine Wildlife Corridor & Great Blue
Heron Colony
Scope and Content: Includes photographs.
|
2001-2003 |
| 4/1 | 4331-006 | Library |
circa 1963-1964 |
| 4/2 | 4331-006 | Madrona tree restoration |
1991-1995 |
| 4/3 | 4331-006 | Magnolia Bridge Project |
2001-2003 |
| 4/4 | 4331-006 | Magnolia Village Plan |
2002 |
| 4/5 | 4331-006 | Maps |
circa 1990s |
| 4/6 | 4331-006 | Maps -- Zoning |
1980s |
| 4/7 | 4331-006 | Neighborhood Budget Process -- City of
Seattle |
1992-1994 |
| 4/8 | 4331-006 | Neighborhood Defense Coalition |
1983-1984 |
| 4/9 | 4331-006 | Non-Park Uses of Park Property |
1994-1995 |
| 4/10 | 4331-006 | Park on Perkins Lane |
1965-1966 |
| 4/11 | 4331-006 | Pool |
1956-1974 |
| 4/12-13 | 4331-006 | Pool
Scope and Content: Folder 13 includes photographs.
|
1991-2002 |
| 4/14 | 4331-006 | Post office |
1981-1985 |
| 4/15-16 | 4331-006 | Rail Noise Mitigation Committee |
1992-1996 |
| 4/17 | 4331-006 | School closures |
1982-1984 |
| 4/18 | 4331-006 | Seattle Commons |
1993-1995 |
| 4/19 | 4331-006 | Terminal 91 |
1980s-1990s |
| 4/20 | 4331-006 | Tidelands Esplanade |
1992-1994 |
| 4/21 | 4331-006 | Transportation -- Mercer Corridor |
1980s |
| 4/22 | 4331-006 | Transportation -- Seattle Comprehensive
Transportation Program |
1980s |
| 4/23 | 4331-006 | Triangle parking lot condominium project |
1985-2001 |
| 5/1 | 4331-006 | West Point -- Beach closure |
1995 |
| 5/2 | 4331-006 | West Point -- Citizens Advisory
Committee |
1988-1989 |
| 5/3 | 4331-006 | West Point -- Citizens/Director
Committee |
1992-1996 |
| 5/4 | 4331-006 | West Point -- Collected reports |
1990-1997 |
| 5/5 | 4331-006 | West Point -- Conditions |
1989-1994 |
| 5/6 | 4331-006 | West Point -- Consent decree |
1991 |
| 5/7 | 4331-006 | West Point -- Construction issues |
1988-1991 |
| 5/8 | 4331-006 | West Point -- Construction truck counts |
1991-1995 |
| 5/9 | 4331-006 | West Point -- HPO Basin noise
Scope and Content: Includes photographs.
|
1990-1997 |
| 5/10 | 4331-006 | West Point -- Metro updates and notes |
1989-1996 |
| 5/11 | 4331-006 | West Point -- Miscellaneous letters |
1988-1996 |
| 5/12 | 4331-006 | West Point -- Riprap |
1989-1996 |
| 5/13 | 4331-006 | West Point -- Shoreline Park Improvement
Fund |
1986-1991 |
| 5/14 | 4331-006 | West Point -- Traffic Management Team |
1988-1994 |
| 5/15 | 4331-006 | West Point -- Waste treatment plant |
1960-1995 |
| 5/16 | 4331-006 | West Point -- Waste treatment plant --
Correspondence |
1986-1989 |
| 5/17 | 4331-006 | West Point -- Waste treatment plant --
PCL/SMI |
1988-1997 |
| 5/18 | 4331-006 | West Point -- Waste treatment plant --
Report |
1992-1993 |
Publications |
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| Box/Folder | Accession | ||
| 5/19 | 4331-006 |
Magnolia: Yesterday and
Today
Scope and Content: Includes three copies of the bound 1976 edition, and a
coverless, unbound set of interior pages (including the update pages) from the
1992 reprint.
|
1976, 1992 |
| 5/20 | 4331-006 |
Magnolia: Yesterday and
Today-- Sales information |
1992-1995 |
| Box/Folder | Accession | ||
| 5/21 | 4331-006 | Telephone and street address directory |
circa 1975 |
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Personal Papers/Corporate Records (University of Washington)
Corporate Names
- Magnolia Community Club (Seattle, Wash.)--Archives
- Pier 91 (Seattle, Wash.)
- Port of Seattle
Geographical Names
- Discovery Park (Seattle, Wash.)
- Fort Lawton (Seattle, Wash.)
- Magnolia (Seattle, Wash.)
Other Creators
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Personal Names
- Haggard, Joel E
Corporate Names
- Seattle (Wash.). Department of Community Development (creator)
