Albert S. Kerry collection of photographs and other material, circa 1880s-1974
Table of Contents
Overview of the Collection
- Collector
- Kerry, A.S. (Albert Sperry), 1866-1939
- Title
- Albert S. Kerry collection of photographs and other material
- Dates
- circa 1880s-1974 (inclusive)18801974
- Quantity
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2 boxes, including 79 photographs (.84 cubic feet)
2 glass positives
1 drawing - Collection Number
- PH2009-010
- Summary
- Photographs and papers of Northwest lumberman Albert S. Kerry and his family
- 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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The collection is open to the public.
- Languages
- English
Biographical Note
Albert S. Kerry (1866-1939) was a Northwest lumberman known for his business acumen and for his civil involvement, in both Washington and Oregon. Kerry was Vice-President of the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition (1909) and spearheaded the construction of the Olympic Hotel in downtown Seattle in 1924.
Content Description
Collection consists of photographs of Albert S. Kerry, his wife Katherine, and children Olive May, Albert S. Jr. and Lucy Glen. Other photos depict Kerry golfing and accepting a check from the first customer at the Olympic Hotel in Seattle. Also includes photographs of Kerry residences, including 2 summer homes built for Albert Jr. and Olive Kerry in the late 1930s, designed by modernist architect Paul Thiry. Papers document the Kerry Timber Company business and also include autobiographical writings by Kerry and documents related to the content of some of the photographs.
Use of the Collection
Restrictions on Use
Restrictions may exist on reproduction, quotation, or publication. Contact Special Collections, University of Washington Libraries for details.
Administrative Information
Return to TopDetailed Description of the Collection
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Photographs and drawings
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Albert S. Kerry
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Description: Portraits and group photo3 photographs1 pen and ink drawing
Include one photograph of Kerry near a rail car with business partner C.J. Smith and two others.
Dates: circa 1889-1915Container: Box/Folder 1/1 -
Description: Golf5 photograph (2 folders)
Photographs of Kerry and others at golfing events. Includes a photograph of Kerry's wife Katherine and 2 other women.
Dates: circa 1926-1936Container: Box/Folder 1/2-3 -
Olympic Hotel
1 photograph-
Description: Cornelius Vanderbilt, William B. Sevryns and A.S. Kerry
Vanderbilt was the first person to make a reservation at the new Olympic Hotel. Here he is shown handing a check to Kerry, who was president of the Community Hotel corporation.
Dates: June 1924Container: Box/Folder 1/4
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Family
Photographs of Kerry's second wife Katherine, his children Olive May, Albert Jr. and Lucy Glen, and 1 photograph of Katherine's mother.
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Description: Katherine Glen Kerry's motherDates: circa 1880sContainer: Box/Folder 1/5
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Description: Katherine Glen Kerry3 photographs
Kerry's second wife.
Includes one 1926 photograph of Katherine Kerry with other women, member of the Music and Art Foundation
Dates: circa 1890-1926Container: Box/Folder 1/6 -
Description: Irving Glen2 photographs
Irving Glen, Katherine Glen Kerry's brother, was Dean of Fine Arts at the University of Washington.
Dates: undatedContainer: Box/Folder 1/7 -
Description: Olive May Kerry4 photographs
Daughter of A.S. Kerry by his first wife, Mary Ellen Monroe, who died in 1901. Includes 2 small 1901 photographs, one a cyanotype, of Olive Kerry and others canoeing on Lake Washington.
Dates: circa 1900-1905Container: Box/Folder 1/8 -
Description: Albert S. Kerry Jr. and Lucy Glen Kerry15 photographs
Children of A.S. and Katherine Kerry.
Dates: circa 1903-1918Container: Box/Folder 1/9 -
Description: Albert S. Kerry Jr. and Olive Kerry1 photograph
Children of A.S. and Katherine Kerry.
Dates: circa 1905Container: Box/Folder 1/10 -
Description: Katherine Kerry with Albert Jr., Lucy Glen and/or Olive Kerry5 photographsDates: circa 1903-1918Container: Box/Folder 1/11
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Description: Albert S. Kerry Jr. and Audrey Legg Kerry with a Mark Tobey painting donated to the Seattle Art Museum1 photographDates: circa 1970sContainer: Box/Folder 1/12
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Others
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Description: Men at Community Hotel Corporation banquet
Caption on photo: Foreman, Contractors and Material Men, Community Hotel Corporation
Dates: December 4, 1924Container: Box/Folder 1/13
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Buildings
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Description: Kerry residence at 421 W. Highland DriveDates: undatedContainer: Box/Folder 1/14
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Description: Albert S. Kerry Jr. and Olive Kerry's summer homes, designed by Paul Thiry4 loose photographs6 mounted photographs in portfolio.
The houses were built for the Kerry's in the late 1930s.
Dates: undatedContainer: Box folder box 1/15/1 -
Description: Kerry's rental house in Clatskenie, OregonDates: undatedContainer: Box/Folder 1/16
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Description: Cannes Country Club, Mougin
Photo is inscribed on verso to Mrs. A.S. Kerry
Dates: undatedContainer: Box/Folder 1/16 -
Description: Formal gardens near house2 glass positivesDates: undatedContainer: Box/Folder 1/17
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Description: 1st Ave. block, SeattleDates: 1957; undatedContainer: Box/Folder 1/18
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Miscellaneous
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Description: Olive Kerry debut album11 photographs in 1 album
Photographs of the exterior of the Kerry home on W. Highland Drive, and of the interior decorated, apparently, for the debut of Olive Kerry on October 26, 1910.
Dates: 1910Container: Box 1 -
Description: Album of snapshots of mining in Alaska (?)7 photographsDates: circa 1940sContainer: Box/Folder 1/19
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Description: Papers1 box (.42 cubic feet)
Kerry Timber Co. meeting minutes and financial statements; clippings; correspondence; autobiographical writings; and subject files related to the photographs.
Dates: circa 1913-1974Container: Box 2 -
Ephemera
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Description: Baby book for Albert S. Kerry Jr.
Includes 6 loose photographs removed from book.
Dates: 1903 and laterContainer: Box/Folder 1/20-21 -
Description: Olympic Hotel ephemera4 itemsDates: 1924-1942Container: Box/Folder 1/22
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Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Visual Materials Collections (University of Washington)
Personal Names
- Kerry, A.S. (Albert Sperry), 1866-1939--Photographs
Form or Genre Terms
- Photographs
