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Stephen James Chadwick papers, 1910-1932
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Chadwick, Stephen J. (Stephen James), 1863-1931
- Title
- Stephen James Chadwick papers
- Dates
- 1910-1932 (inclusive)19101932
- Quantity
- .63 cubic feet (2 boxes)
- Collection Number
- 0071 (Accession No. 0071-001)
- Summary
- Papers of a Washington State judge and civic leader.
- 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 papers are open to all users
- 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
Stephen James Chadwick, civic leader and judge, was born in Roseberg, Oregon, in 1863, moving to Colfax, Washington, in approximately 1885. Chadwick was a judge of the Superior Court of Whitman County from 1900 to 1908; judge of the Supreme Court of the State of Washington from 1908 to 1919; and chief justice in 1918 and 1919. He ran in the Washington Democratic gubernatorial primary in 1926 but lost to A. Scott Bullitt. Judge Chadwick then resumed the practice of law in Seattle in partnership with his son, Stephen Fowler Chadwick. Judge Chadwick was also an active member of the Freemasons. He died on November 19, 1931.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
The collection consists largely of Chadwick's correspondence, speeches, and writings. The speeches comprise three folders of Masonic addresses and nine folders of general speeches, circa 1910-1931, and include tributes to individuals and addresses given before the Freemasons.
The correspondence series includes 172 outgoing letters and 38 incoming letters with 12 enclosures. Many of the letters are concerned with Chadwick's contest with A. Scott Bullitt for the Democratic nomination for governor of Washington in 1926. The letters, written in 1931, are retrospective in nature. See particularly the letters from Chadwick to the following individuals:
- Collier, Harry H.
- Falconer, Fred W.
- Hanna, John W.
- Kizer, B. H.
- Maloney, J. J.
- McCroskey, William E.
- Morgan, F. L.
- Stephenson, George
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Restrictions on Use
The creator's literary rights have not been transferred to the University of Washington Libraries.
Preferred Citation
Stephen James Chadwick papers. Special Collections, University of Washington Libraries, Seattle, Washington.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Arrangement
The collection has been arranged into 5 series:
- Biographical information
- Correspondence
- Clippings
- Ephemera
- Speeches and writings
Acquisition Information
Gift of Stephen Fowler Chadwick, son of Stephen J. Chadwick. Donated in several parts between 1958 and 1962.
Processing Note
This collection is a merger of materials from Accession No. 0014-001, sometimes referred to as Part I (material separated from Stephen Fowler Chadwick papers received November 24, 1958); Accession No. 0071, sometimes referred to as Part II, (received January 5, 1960); Accession No. 0343-001 (received May 27, 1963), and approximately 24 items of ephemera received on October 20, 1969.
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
Biographical informationReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Box/Folder | ||
| 1/1 | "Reminiscences" by Stephen James Chadwick
Published in
Pacific Northwest Quarterly, July
1964.
|
circa 1964 |
| 1/2 | Biographical material 2 items
|
CorrespondenceReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
Incoming
correspondence |
||
| Box/Folder | ||
| 1/3 | Canfield, H. W.
1 item with 3 enclosures.
|
1928 |
| 1/4 | Dill, Clarence C. 5 items
|
1926-1928 |
| 1/5 | Jones, Wesley L. 4 items
|
1926 |
| 1/6 | Washington State Bar
Association
1 item with 4 enclosures.
|
1931 |
Miscellaneous
One letter from each correspondent unless otherwise
indicated.
|
||
| Box/Folder | ||
| 1/7 | Chadwick, Stephen
Fowler |
1928 |
| 1/7 | Ettinger |
undated |
| 1/7 | Faulkner, L. B.
1 item with 2 enclosures.
|
1931 |
| 1/7 | Fisk, T. P. |
1932 |
| 1/8 | Geraghty, J. M. |
1926 |
| 1/8 | Gilbert Brothers
(firm) |
1919 |
| 1/8 | Gillies, John F. |
1919 |
| 1/8 | Gray, Ella C. 3 items
|
1919 |
| 1/8 | Gray Brothers
(firm} 2 items
|
1919 |
| 1/8 | [Gwydir?], R. D. |
1919 |
| 1/8 | Haberlin, William
J. |
1919 |
| 1/8 | Hastings and Stedman
(firm) |
1919 |
| 1/8 | Horn, R. R. |
1919 |
| 1/8 | Lee, George A. |
undated |
| 1/9 | McKeehen, O. D. |
1927 |
| 1/9 | Mitchell, John R. |
1919 |
| 1/9 | Olympia Light and Power
Company |
1919 |
| 1/9 | The 100 Percent
Club |
1919 |
| 1/9 | Patterson, I. L. |
1926 |
| 1/9 | Ratliff, S. E. |
1926 |
| 1/9 | Redington, J. W. |
1931 |
| 1/9 | Ritchie, Albert
C. |
1926 |
| 1/9 | Rogers, Hugh M. |
1926 |
| 1/10 | Smith, Sydney |
1917 |
| 1/10 | Spangler, J. W. |
1926 |
| 1/10 | Walsh, Thomas J. |
1926 |
| 1/10 | Washington Voter |
1917 |
Outgoing
correspondence
One letter per correspondent unless otherwise indicated.
|
||
| Box/Folder | ||
| 1/11 | Agatz, Fred W. |
undated |
| 1/11 | Allen, Clay |
undated |
| 1/11 | American Trust
Company |
undated |
| 1/11 | Archer, Finch R. |
undated |
| 1/11 | Bounds, Irving |
undated |
| 1/11 | Brown, E. J. |
undated |
| 1/11 | Brown, Nat U. |
undated |
| 1/12 | Calderhead, S. C. |
undated |
| 1/12 | Carroll, E. A. |
undated |
| 1/12 | Chadwick, Pitzer F. |
undated |
| 1/12 | Cleland, H. H. |
undated |
| 1/12 | Collier, H. H. |
undated |
| 1/12 | Desmond, G. E. |
undated |
| 1/12 | Dill, Clarence C. |
undated |
| 1/12 | Eldridge,. A. S. |
undated |
| 1/12 | Erickson, Oliver T. |
undated |
| 1/12 | Erickson, Mrs.
Robert |
undated |
| 1/12 | Erickson, Robert |
undated |
| 1/12 | Ettinger, U. |
undated |
| 1/13 | Foster, H. E. |
undated |
| 1/13 | Frazier, Fannie B. |
undated |
| 1/13 | Friese, A. J. |
undated |
| 1/13 | Fullerton, Mark A. |
undated |
| 1/13 | Fullerton, Mrs. Mark
A. |
undated |
| 1/13 | Falconer, Fred |
undated |
| 1/14 | Gatch, Honorable
Claude |
undated |
| 1/14 | Girl Scout
Headquarters |
undated |
| 1/14 | Gibbs, John T. |
undated |
| 1/14 | Gose, M. F. |
undated |
| 1/15 | Haines, A. F. |
undated |
| 1/15 | Hall, Lewis |
undated |
| 1/15 | Hanna, John W. |
undated |
| 1/15 | Hayden, Miller B. |
undated |
| 1/15 | Hendricks, R. J. |
undated |
| 1/15 | Herman, Henry |
undated |
| 1/15 | Holmes, E. H. |
undated |
| 1/15 | Hoover, Herbert |
undated |
| 1/15 | Howard |
undated |
| 1/15 | Huyette, William |
undated |
| 1/15 | Jerguson, O. A. |
undated |
| 1/15 | Johnson, Dr. Robert
Underwood |
undated |
| 1/16 | Kern, F. A. |
undated |
| 1/16 | King, W. B. |
undated |
| 1/16 | Kizer, B. H. |
undated |
| 1/16 | Klepper, William V. |
undated |
| 1/16 | Lancaster, Charles
D. |
undated |
| 1/16 | Larson, A. E. |
undated |
| 1/16 | Lawrence, John C. |
undated |
| 1/16 | Lewis, James
Hamilton |
undated |
| 1/16 | Linklater, W. A. |
undated |
| 1/16 | Lowman, Will H. |
undated |
| 1/17 | McCarty, M. W. |
undated |
| 1/17 | McClure, Mrs. Henry |
undated |
| 1/17 | McCroskey, Will 3 items
|
undated |
| 1/17 | McElroy, H. B. |
undated |
| 1/17 | McKeehen, O. D. 3 items
|
undated |
| 1/17 | McLean, Mrs. Alice |
undated |
| 1/17 | Maloney, J. J. |
undated |
| 1/17 | Maury, Matthew
Fontaine 2 items
|
undated |
| 1/17 | Martin, Nan |
undated |
| 1/17 | Matthews, Dr. |
undated |
| 1/18 | Merrick, Ivan |
undated |
| 1/18 | Millar, Ronald |
undated |
| 1/18 | Millard, William J. 3 items
|
undated |
| 1/18 | Miller, Ella |
undated |
| 1/18 | Mills, Jesse |
undated |
| 1/18 | Morgan, G. T. |
undated |
| 1/18 | Motoyama, Hikoichi |
undated |
| 1/18 | Mraz, Henry |
undated |
| 1/18 | Mount Adams Lodge,
Treasurer |
undated |
| 1/18 | Mumaw, W. C. 2 items
|
undated |
| 1/18 | Myers, Carrie T. |
undated |
| 1/19 | Odlin, Reno |
undated |
| 1/19 | O'Sullivan, James |
undated |
| 1/19 | Owens, Rose M. |
undated |
| 1/19 | Parsons, Reginald
H. |
undated |
| 1/19 | Penroese, Dr. |
undated |
| 1/19 | Perkins, San |
undated |
| 1/19 | Perkins, S. A. |
undated |
| 1/19 | Phillips, Mrs. Lila |
undated |
| 1/19 | Pickrell, J. N. |
undated |
| 1/19 | Plechner, Mrs. Ceil |
undated |
| 1/19 | Plummer, Dr. Samuel
Craig |
undated |
| 1/19 | Puget Mill Company |
undated |
| 1/19 | Redington, Colonel J.
W. |
undated |
| 1/19 | Reeves, Honorable
Belle 2 items
|
undated |
| 1/19 | Reinhart, C. S. |
undated |
| 1/19 | Remington, Arthur |
undated |
| 1/19 | Riely, Charles S. |
undated |
| 1/19 | Robert, J. H. |
undated |
| 1/19 | Rochford, J. A. |
undated |
| 1/19 | Rosete, Francisco |
undated |
| 1/19 | Rudkin, Frank H. |
undated |
| 1/20 | Saety, H. A. |
undated |
| 1/20 | Seattle Traffic and Safety
Council |
undated |
| 1/20 | Seller, L. L. |
undated |
| 1/20 | Severyns, W. D. |
undated |
| 1/20 | Shank, Corwin S. |
undated |
| 1/20 | Skaggs, T. E. |
undated |
| 1/20 | Slattery, Mrs. M.
B. |
undated |
| 1/20 | Southern Club, Pierce
County 2 items
|
undated |
| Box/Folder | ||
| 1/20 | Boland, M. D. |
undated |
| 1/20 | Southern Pacific
Company |
undated |
| 1/20 | Spencer, Lloyd |
undated |
| 1/20 | Sprague, C. A. 4 items
|
undated |
| 1/20 | Standard Furniture
Company |
undated |
| 1/20 | Stedman, L. B. |
undated |
| 1/20 | Stein, Fred W. |
undated |
| 1/20 | Stephenson, George |
undated |
| 1/20 | Stewart, F. H. |
undated |
| 1/20 | Stimson, Mrs. Thomas
M. |
undated |
| 1/20 | Stotler, F. L. |
undated |
| 1/21 | Tacoma Bar
Association |
undated |
| 1/21 | Teal, Henry |
undated |
| 1/21 | Trefethen, Daniel
B. |
undated |
| 1/21 | Tomlinson, O. A. |
undated |
| 1/21 | Tourney, George |
undated |
| 1/21 | Tucker, Hunter and
Dublin |
undated |
| 1/21 | Turner, George |
undated |
| 1/21 | United States Biological
Survey |
undated |
| 1/21 | United States Federal Trade
Commission |
undated |
| 1/22 | Walker, George |
undated |
| 1/22 | Washington Athletic
Club |
undated |
| 1/22 | Watt, Mrs. P. H. |
undated |
| 1/22 | Webster, Honorable J.
Stanley 2 items
|
undated |
| 1/22 | Williams, W. R. |
undated |
| 1/22 | Wilson, Fred 8 items
|
undated |
| 1/22 | Wisconsin Aquatic
Nurseries |
undated |
| 1/22 | Wood, James A. |
undated |
| 1/22 | Wright, Lias A. |
undated |
Ephemera, undatedReturn to Top
Container(s): Box-folder 1/24
Primarily publications of the Freemasons.
Speeches and writings, circa 1910-1931Return to Top
Container(s): Box-folder 1/25-30, 2
Most of these are undated, but from notations present, they seem to date between 1910 and 1931. Box 2 contains tributes to individuals and the Freemason speeches. The rest are general in nature.
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Fraternal organizations--Washington (State)
- Judges--Washington (State)--Archives
- Political candidates--Washington (State)--Archives
- Primaries--Washington (State)
Personal Names
- Chadwick, Stephen Fowler, 1894-1975
- Chadwick, Stephen J. (Stephen James), 1863-1931--Archives
- Chadwick, Stephen J. (Stephen James), 1863-1931--Freemasonry
Corporate Names
- Freemasons--Washington (State)
Geographical Names
- Washington (State)--Politics and government
Form or Genre Terms
- Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc
- Speeches, addresses, etc
- correspondence
- ephemera
- writings
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Personal Papers/Corporate Records (University of Washington)
