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Anton C. Van Soelen photograph collection, 1930-1960
Overview of the Collection
- Collector
- Van Soelen, Anton C. (Anton Charles), 1891-
- Title
- Anton C. Van Soelen photograph collection
- Dates
- 1930-1960 (inclusive)19301960
- Quantity
- 5 photographic prints
- Collection Number
- PH0605
- Summary
- Photographs of Seattle city attorney Anton Van Soelen and various city employees.
- 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
Collection is open to the public.
- Additional Reference Guides
These photographs form part of the Anton C. Van Soelen Papers; a finding aid to the papers is available in the repository.
- Languages
- English
- Sponsor
- Funding for encoding this finding aid was partially provided through a grant awarded by the National Endowment for the Humanities.
Biographical NoteReturn to Top
Anton C. Van Soelen was born in New York in 1891 and came to Seattle in 1903, where he attended law school at the University of Washington, graduating in 1915. He was admitted to the bar of the Supreme Court of the United States in 1928. Van Soelen worked as law clerk for the Seattle Law Department and later as corporation counsel for the City of Seattle. Van Soelen was president of the National Institute of Municipal Law Officers in 1954 and received that organization's annual award for distinguished public service in 1957. Anton Van Soelen retired in 1964 and died in Seattle in 1968.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
The collection contains five photographs of Anton Van Soelen and City of Seattle employees who held positions in engineering and transportation.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Folder | item | ||
| 1 | 1 | Group of
men Judge J.T. Ronald, Anton C. Van Soelen, Robert E. Harlin, William
Hickman Moore, D.W. McMorris, J. D. Ross, and J.L. Kennedy.
|
1930 |
| 1 | 2 |
Group of employees
and officials in front of bus Smith, Loren (photographer)
Don Yates, Prof. A.V. Eastman, A.E. Pierce, J.C. Davis, G.E.
Moyer, E.S. Van Stone, Anton C. Van Soelen, W.C. Thomas, Ray Johnson, Evro
Becket, Earl Copper, Col. M.D. Mills, Carl Knull, Joe Terry, R.C. Adams, and
L.E. Haas.
|
|
| 1 | 3 | Closing of Puget Sound Power & Light sale to city | |
| 1 | 4 |
Anton C. Van
Soelen Kennell-Ellis (photographer)
|
1960 |
| 1 | 5 | Swearing-in ceremony for Seattle mayor Gordon S. Clinton | 1960 |
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- City attorneys--Washington (State)--Seattle--Photographs
- Lawyers--Washington (State)--Seattle--Photographs
- Municipal officials and employees--Washington (State)--Seattle--Photographs
- Visual Materials Collections (University of Washington)
Personal Names
- Van Soelen, Anton C. (Anton Charles), 1891- --Photographs
Geographical Names
- Seattle (Wash.)--Officials and employees--Photographs
