Alfred Shemanski photograph collection

Alfred Shemanski photograph collection, 1860-1965

Overview of the Collection

Collector: Shemanski, Alfred, 1874 or 5-1966
Title: Alfred Shemanski photograph collection
Dates: 1860-1965 (inclusive)
18601965
Quantity: 304 photographic prints (2 boxes and 1 oversized folder) ; sizes vary
Collection Number: PH0913
Summary: Photographs of a prominent Jewish businessman and philanthropist in Seattle, Alfred Shemanski and his friends and family members
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: The collection is open to the public.
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Languages: English

Biographical NoteReturn to Top

Alfred Shemanski was a prominent businessman and philanthropist is Seattle, Washington. He was born in Poland in 1875. He came to Seattle in 1900 and established a clothing store which became the Eastern Outfitting Company. He was one of the founders of the Community Chest of Seattle and served on the University of Washington's Board of Regents for 13 years. In 1953, with his wife Tillie, he set up a trust called the Alfred and Tillie Shemanski Fund for charitable purposes. Alfred Shemanski died in 1966.

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

Includes photographs of Alfred Shemanski and his family, friends and prominent members of the Seattle Jewish community. It also includes views of the Eastern Outfitting Company and an album of photographs of a testimonial dinner in honor of Alfred Shemanski given by the Northwest Region of the National Conference on Christians and Jews.

Use of the CollectionReturn to Top

Restrictions on Use

Restrictions may exist on reproduction, quotation, or publication. Contact Special Collections, University of Washington Libraries for details.

Administrative InformationReturn to Top

Custodial History

Collected by the Washington State Jewish Historical Society.

Acquisition Information

Donor: Alfred Shemanski and Herbert Lipman, January 3, 1970; August 1974; November 1974; June 1986; 1987; March 1993.

Processing Note

Processed by Emily Bailey; 2011.

Photos were transferred from the Alfred Shemanski Papers, MSS Coll. No. 1313, in 1978, 1981, 1983, 1986,1988, 1993.

Separated Materials

Material Described Separately:

Alfred Shemanski papers, Collection No. 1313

Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top

Alfred Shemanski's friends and familyReturn to Top

Container(s)	Description	Dates
Box/Folder
1/1	Shemanski family in Poland	1860-1895
1/2	USS Indiana during the Spanish American War, Triumphal Arch on July 4, 1899	1898-1899
1/3	Esther Lipman, Tillie Shemanski's father, Wilma Moxley and other possible Shemanski family members	between 1900 and 1909?-1920s
1/4	Portraits of young Alfred Shemanski	circa 1898-1900s
1/5	Alfred Shemanski near a large house, Shemanski home on Boston street in Seattle	between 1920 and 1939?
1/6	Alfred Shemanski at a fourth of July parade, Two men at the Armour and Company U.S. Yards packing plant in Chicago	1910?
1/7	Alfred Shemanski with friends and family near an automobile	1916?
1/8	Interior and exterior of the the Eastern Outfitting Company and dance given by S. Sherman	between 1900 and 1917?
box-folder:oversize
XD4	Meeting at the Eastern Outfitting Company	between 1900 and 1909?
2/1	Mariam Lipman, Alfred Sherman, Al Rosenberg	1919?, undated
Box/Folder
1/9	Shemanski's friends and family, Al Hoffman and the Los Angeles Ostrich Farm	between 1920 and 1929?
1/10	Portraits of Harry and Victoria Kerr	between 1920 and 1929?
1/11	Sherman family	between 1920 and 1949?
1/12	Beatrice E. Freiberg, as an infant, with her parents	1910-1929?
1/13	Peter Paulay, Alfred Shemanski's grand nephew	between 1940 and 1959?
1/14	Alfred Sherman, Alfred Shemanski's nephew	1929
1/15	Portraits of David Samuel	between 1935 and 1938?
1/16	Alfred and Tillie Shemanski in Long Beach, California; Olympic Hot Springs;	circa 1927-1938
1/17	Alfred Shemanski, Joseph Shemanski, Oscar Shemanski, Max Shemanski	circa 1935-1956
box-folder:oversize
2/5	Portraits of Alfred Shemanski	circa 1930s-1950s
Box/Folder
1/18	Alfred Shemanski in a cap and gown at the University of Washington	circa 1944
1/19	Alfred Shemanski	circa 1930s-1954
1/20	Alfred and Tillie Shemanski with friends in San Francisco, the Panama-Pacific International Exposition, Richmond Park, Italy	circa 1909-1955
1/21	Adrienne Shemanski Fulop, A. Asher, Phil Shemanski, Jerry and Murray Regensberger, wedding in California, Joseph and Roma Shemanski	1912-1952
1/22	Alfred Shemanski with friends, family, and colleagues	circa 1900-1956
1/23	Shemanski family's trip to Switzerland	1948-1957
1/24	Alfred and Tillie Shemanski on vacation and in Palm Springs, California	circa 1949
1/25	Signed portrait of R. Levine, Alfred Shemanski breaking ground at a new school, Alfred Shemanski receiving a plaque on 85th birthday	circa 1960
1/26	The Shemanski's 50th Wedding Anniversary in the Spanish Ball Room at the Olympic Hotel, Alfred Shemanski's 82nd and 90th birthdays	circa 1950's-1960
1/27	Tillie Shemanski	circa 1890-1960
box-folder:oversize
2/4	Portraits of Tillie Shemanski	undated
Box/Folder
1/28	Alfred and Tillie Shemanski with friends and family in Biel and Wengen, Switzerland	circa 1935-1962
1/29	Alfred Shemanski at various events with Henry Broderick, Morton L. Scwabacher, Cliff Winkler, Irv Anches, Gordon Clinton, R. Singer	circa 1964
1/30	Alfred and Tillie Shemanski at Christmas and with friends and family	circa 1959-1967
1/31	Margie and Ed Stricker, Tillie Shemanski and friends	circa 1890's-1969
1/32	Alfred Shemanski at various award ceremonies and events Ten photographs.	circa 1954-1960s
1/33	Alfred and Joseph Shemanski; three men--Adolph Sieroty, Isadore Shemanski and Henry Sieroty	undated
box-folder:oversize
2/2	Alfred Shemanski's friends and family	undated
2/3	Alfred Shemanski's friends and family	undated

Alfred Shemanski Testimonial Dinner AlbumReturn to Top

Album containing photographs of a Testimonial Dinner in honor of Alfred Shemanski sponsored by the Northwest Region of the National Conference of Christians and Jews.

Container(s)		Description	Dates
Box	item
2	1-2	Invitation and program from the Testimonial Dinner in honor of Alfred Shemanski	April 8, 1954
2	3-4	Alfred Shemanski accepting award from William F. Devin and Major General William F. Dean	April 8, 1954
2	5	Photograph missing	April 8, 1954
2	6	Alfred Shemanski with Morton L. Scwabacher, Judge James W. Hodson and William F. Devin	April 8, 1954
2	7	Alfred Shemanski with the chairmen of the dinner: Nat S. Rogers, Larry E. Karrer, John H. Perry and Bernard Reiter	April 8, 1954
2	8	View of the head table at the National Conference Citation Dinner in the Spanish Ball Room at the Olympic Hotel	April 8, 1954
2	9	View of 14 women at the ladies table including Mrs. Thomas D. Stimson and Tillie Shemanski	April 8, 1954
2	10	View of the head table at National Conference Citation Dinner	April 8, 1954
2	11	View of the Spanish Ball Room during the National Conference Citation Dinner honoring Alfred Shemanski	April 8, 1954
2	12-13	Major General William F. Dean giving a speach at the National Conference Citation Dinner honoring Alfred Shemanski	April 8, 1954
2	14	Major General William F. Dean, Nat S. Rogers and George M. Dean	April 8, 1954
2	15	Alfred Shemanski showing his plaque to Major General William F. Dean and William F. Devin.	April 8, 1954
2	16-18	Seattle Times and the Seattle Post Intelligencer articles describing Alfred Shemanski and the National Conference Citation Dinner	April 8, 1954
2	19	Seating list fro the National Conference Citation Dinner	April 8, 1954

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