Charles Crofut papers, 1888-1936

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Crofut, Charles H
Title
Charles Crofut papers
Dates
1888-1936 (inclusive)
Quantity
57 p.
Collection Number
5301 (Accession No. 5301-001)
Summary
Letters to family, recollection of Seattle fire of 1889 by a Seattle restaurant worker
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

Open to all users.

Languages
English

Biographical NoteReturn to Top

Seattle restaurant worker. Crofut, a Vermont native, described his train journey from Vermont to Seattle and his work as a cook in Seattle at the age of 22 as well as his jobs clearing land in Whatcom County in 1889. In June of 1889 as he was about to leave Seattle to return to Vermont, Seattle burst into flames with widespread destruction of the downtown area. Crofut recalled that day in a 1936 memoir.

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

Letters (transcripts) from Seattle to his family in Vermont, 1888-1889; recollection of the Seattle fire of 1889 (transcript), 1936

Use of the CollectionReturn to Top

Restrictions on Use

Creator's literary rights transferred to the University of Washington Libraries.

Administrative InformationReturn to Top

Acquisition Information

Donated by Georgia Birkett, 1/14/2002

Names and SubjectsReturn to Top

Personal Names

  • Crofut, Charles H.--Archives

Names and SubjectsReturn to Top

Subject Terms

  • Personal Papers/Corporate Records (University of Washington)