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John L. Mattson papers, 1916-2009
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Mattson, John L.
- Title
- John L. Mattson papers
- Dates
- 1916-2009 (inclusive)19162009
- Quantity
- 6.31 cubic feet (8 boxes and 2 vertical files)
- Collection Number
- 5535
- Summary
- Papers of John Mattson, a forest archaeologist in Chugach National Forest
- 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
-
Open to all users.
- Languages
- English
Biographical NoteReturn to Top
Dr. John Lyle Mattson (1939- ) served as a forest archaeologist with the U.S. Forest Service in Chugach National Forest in Alaska from 1977-1995. Mattson was involved with various studies in the area and the clean-up of the Exxon Valdez oil spill in 1989. He conducted extensive research into genealogy relating to his ancestors, especially the Livingstons, Ackermans, and Kikendalls, as well as the history of Snohomish county. The Livingstons (one of whom may have written the poem "'Twas the Night Before Christmas") were from Scotland originally and emigrated to Massachussetts in 1675. Frederick Thomas Livingston married Harriet Lettie Kikendall, whose daughter Rhoda Esther Livingston married Wilfred Isaac Ackerman; their daughter, Waneta Ruth Ackerman, married Lyle Arley Mattson, the father of John L. Mattson. John Mattson and his family were from the Snohomish county area, with ties to the Pioneer Girls and Boys Association of Snohomish, and to the local paper mill through his father. A relation through the Livingston family was involved with the Pioneer Girls and Boys Association of Snohomish, which accounts for their inclusion in the John L. Mattson Family Genealogical papers.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
The collection consists of family papers, clippings, writings, research files, ephemera, photographs, correspondence, minutes, awards, and other materials relating to John L. Mattson, his activities and genealogy. See scope and content notes of individual accessions below for further detail.
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Restrictions on Use
Creator's literary rights not transferred to the University of Washington Libraries.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Arrangement
Arranged into two accessions:
- Accession No. 5535-001, John L. Mattson personal papers, 1957-2008
- Accession No. 5535-002, John L. Mattson family genealogical collection, 1916-2009
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
Accession No. 5535-001: John L. Mattson personal papers, 1957-2008Return to Top
Scope and Content: The John L. Mattson personal papers consist of various materials documenting his personal life, his United States military experience, and his career as a forest archeologist in the U.S. Forest Service in Alaska and Washington. These include printed ephemera, clippings, writings, awards, and research files relating to Dr. Mattson, the Chugach National Forest in Alaska, and the Exxon Valdez oil spill.
Restrictions on Access: Open to all users.
| Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Box | Accession | ||
| 1 | 5535-001 | Awards, certificates, diplomas, related
correspondence |
1957-1991 |
| 1 | 5535-001 | Awards, related correspondence: Exxon Valdez oil
spill |
1991 |
| 1 | 5535-001 | Printed ephemera: Bibliography listing of works by
Mattson |
1991 |
| 1 | 5535-001 | Career-related documents |
1992-1995 |
| 1 | 5535-001 | Clippings |
1993-1994 |
| 1 | 5535-001 | Military records |
circa 1963 |
| 1 | 5535-001 | Printed ephemera:
Federal
Registernewsletter |
1995 |
| 1 | 5535-001 | Printed ephemera |
1979; 1995 |
| 1 | 5535-001 | Research files: Chugach National Forest Wild and Scenic
River Study Plan |
1995 |
| 1 | 5535-001 | Writings:
The Significance of the
Russian River Campground Skull(PhD dissertation) |
1982 |
| 1 | 5535-001 | Writings:
" Cultural Resources
Overview of the Chugach National Forest" report |
1987 |
| 1 | 5535-001 | Writings:
" Exxon Valdez Oil
Spill Restoration Project 95007B Final Report" by Linda Finn
Yarborough |
1997 |
| 1 | 5535-001 | Writings: "58th Drive NE Site, 45SNII" |
2008 |
| 2 | 5535-001 | Ephemeral object: Technology Transfer Excellence Award,
U.S. Forest Service |
1991 |
| 2 | 5535-001 | Ephemeral object: Chugach National Forest Service
Award |
1995 |
| VF:oversize | |||
| VF | 5535-001 | Certificates, diplomas: University of North Carolina,
Chapel Hill |
1985-1990 |
Accession No. 5535-002: John L. Mattson family genealogical collection, 1916-2009Return to Top
- Pioneer Girls and Boys Association of Snohomish records
- Family papers facsimiles
Scope and Content: The John L. Mattson Family Genealogical Collection consists of material documenting the history of his ancestors, and the Pioneer Girls and Boys Association of Snohomish. Clippings, minutes, correspondence and photographs document the activities of the Pioneer Girls and Boys Association of Snohomish between around 1916-1987. Secondly, bound facsimiles of various family papers that include diaries, land ownership records, and photographs, including the diaries of his father, Lyle A. Mattson, and grandmother, Rhoda Ackerman. Of note is a signed photograph of Earl Torgeson ("The Earl of Snohomish").
Restrictions on Access: Open to all users.
| Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
Pioneer Girls and Boys Association of Snohomish
records |
1916-1987 | ||
| Box | Accession | ||
| 1 | 5535-002 | Clippings |
|
| 1 | 5535-002 | Correspondence |
|
| 1 | 5535-002 | Notes |
|
| 1 | 5535-002 | Printed ephemera |
|
| 1 | 5535-002 | Photographs of Earl Torgeson
Scope and Content:
Historical note: Earl "Earl of Snohomish" Torgeson was a
professional baseball player from Snohomish from 1947-1961. One photograph is
autographed by Torgeson.
|
|
| 1 | 5535-002 | Photographs
Scope and Content:
Various group photographs of persons in the Snohomish area,
including the Women's Relief Corps, Snohomish Central School, and the Pioneer
Girls and Boys Association.
|
circa 1920s |
| 1 | 5535-002 |
" Minutes of
Pioneer Girls and Boys Association of Snohomish and Articles of
Incorporation"
|
1916-1966 |
| 1 | 5535-002 | Minutes of Pioneer Girls and Boys Association of
Snohomish |
1975-1978 |
| 1 | 5535-002 | Scrapbook:
" Publicity and
Register of Snohomish Pioneer Girls and Boys Association"
|
1916-1975 |
Family papers facsimiles
Scope and Content:
These materials consist of bound compliations of facsimiles
assembled by John L. Mattson. Except where authors are otherwise indicated, the
materials were complied by Mattson, and originals believed to be retained by
him.
|
1935-2008 | ||
| Box | Accession | ||
| 2 | 5535-002 | Facsimiles:
" The Lyle A.
Mattson Diary"
34 volumes
|
1947-1970 |
| 3 | 5535-002 | Facsimile:
" The Lyle A.
Mattson Diary"
|
1971-1983 |
| 4 | 5535-002 | Facsimile:
" The Lyle A.
Mattson Diary"
|
1983-1987 |
| 4 | 5535-002 |
" Index to the Lyle
A. Mattson Diary"
4 volumes
|
1947-1974 |
| 4 | 5535-002 | Facsimile:
Homestead,
pre-emption, and commutation proofs for the pioneer land patents of the
Livingston, Eddy, and Kikendall families, Snohomish County, Washington
Territory
|
|
| 4 | 5535-002 |
My Ephipanies or
Significant Emotional Eventsby John L. Mattson |
1995 |
| 4 | 5535-002 | Facsimiles: A Livingston Family Time Line in the
West |
2003 |
| 4 | 5535-002 | Facsimiles:
John D. and Phebe
(Cortright) Ackerman: (1804-1881)(1800-1879): their ancestors and descendants,
with allied families Wood, Allen, Crocker, Adams, and othersby Dolores
Dunn Ackerman |
1984 |
| 5 | 5535-002 | Facsimiles:
" The Rhoda E.
(Livingston) Ackerman Diary"
|
1938-1983 |
| 5 | 5535-002 |
" Index to The
Rhoda E. (Livingston) Ackerman Diary"
|
1938-1944 |
| 5 | 5535-002 | Facsimiles:
" Pilchuck Pioneer
Family Histories in Their Words and Their Peers', Vol. I"
|
2006 |
| 5 | 5535-002 | Facsimiles:
" A Pilchuck
Pioneer Legacy: Recollections of the Frederick T. and Harriet L. Livingston
Children, Vol. II"
|
2005 |
| 5 | 5535-002 | Facsimiles:
" Addendum; A
Pilchuck Pioneer Legacy: Vessels of the Livingston Brother's Maritime Careers
Under Sail, Steam, Diesel and Electric in Photographs and Documents with their
Families, Vol. III"
|
2007 |
| 5 | 5535-002 | Facsimiles:
Trip of a Lifetime:
the Record of a 7,170 Mile Road Trip in an Essex Terraplane Sixby
Lillie K. Maddox |
1935 |
| 5 | 5535-002 | Facsimiles:
" Pioneer Land
Patents in Snohomish County, Washington of the Livingston, Eddy and Kikendall
Families"
|
2003 |
| 5 | 5535-002 | Facsimiles:
" Post Cards of the
Mrs. Harriet (Hattie) L. Livingston and Miss Rhoda E. Livingston
Collections"
|
2006 |
| 5 | 5535-002 | Facsimiles:
" Post Cards of the
Lyle A. Mattson Collection and his Genealogy"
|
2006 |
| 5 | 5535-002 | Research files--Livingston ancestry |
2004-2007 |
| box:oversize | |||
| 6 | 5535-002 | Facsimiles:
" Ruth E.
(Livingston) Trafton's Family Photo Album"
|
2005 |
| 6 | 5535-002 | Facsimiles:
" A Pilchuck
Pioneer Legacy: Vessels of the Livingston Brother's Maritime Careers Under
Sail, Steam, Diesel and Electric in Photographs and Documents with Their
Families, Vol. III"
|
2007 |
| 6 | 5535-002 | Facsimiles:
" An Ackerman
family photo album: from the Dale S. and Dolores (Dunn) Ackerman
collection"
|
2002 |
| 6 | 5535-002 | Facsimiles:
" A
Kikendall/Livingston photo album: from the Dale S. and Dolores (Dunn) Ackerman
collection"
|
2002 |
| VF | |||
| 2822 | 5535-002 | Facsimiles:
" The Pilchuck
Pioneer Log Cabin (1875) of Civil War Veteran Charles M. Kikendall: by John L.
Mattson, Everett, Washington, March 16, 2009"
|
2009 |
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Personal Papers/Corporate Records (University of Washington)
Personal Names
- Mattson, John L.--Archives
- Mattson, John L.--Family
Family Names
- Mattson Family
