George Kip Scrapbook, 1896-1907
Table of Contents
- Overview of the Collection
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Biographical Note
- Content Description
- Use of the Collection
- Administrative Information
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Detailed Description of the Collection
- Itineraries and passenger lists, 1896
- Miscellaneous, 1896
- Northern Pacific Railroad "Wonderland", 1896
- Yellowstone National Park, 1896
- Utah, 1896
- Colorado, 1896
- Oregon (Portland), 1896
- Washington (Tacoma), 1896
- Alaska, 1896
- Alaska, 1896
- Miscellaneous, 1904
- Miscellaneous, 1905
- Columbia River Railroad, 1905
- Lewis and Clark Exposition (Portland), 1905
- Miscellaneous, 1906
- Yellowstone National Park, 1906
- Colorado, 1906
- SS Spokane Alaska Excursion, 1906
- Alaska, 1906
- Miscellaneous, 1907
- Yellowstone National Park, 1907
- Seattle, 1907
- Northwestern Washington, 1907
- Names and Subjects
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Kip, George G.
- Title
- George Kip Scrapbook
- Dates
- 1896-1907 (inclusive)18961907
- Quantity
- 0.74 cubic feet (2 boxes)
- Collection Number
- 6386 (Accession No. 6386-001)
- Summary
- Scrapbook of travels through the Western United States and Alaska
- 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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No restrictions on access.
The scrapbook is unbound and items are individually sleeved.
- Languages
- English
Biographical Note
George G Kip, born approximately 1845, was a general practice lawyer from New York and Morristown, New Jersey, who traveled extensively during the late 19th and earlty 20th century.
Content Description
Scrapbook of George Kip of trips to the far West and Alaska. Includes several publications, including from Seattle, Alaska, Yellowstone National Park, Utah, Colorado, Tacoma, and Portland. Also includes pamphlets, maps, illustrations, brochures, and miscellaneous trip itineraries and letters.
Use of the Collection
Restrictions on Use
Creator's copyrights transferred to the University of Washington Libraries Special Collections.
Administrative Information
Detailed Description of the Collection
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Description: Itineraries and passenger listsDates: 1896Container: Box/Folder 1/1
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Description: Miscellaneous
A note, advertisement for Christ Church St. Paul, and card about a cabin restaurant along the Oregon Railway managed by Grandma Munra
Dates: 1896Container: Box/Folder 1/2 -
Description: Northern Pacific Railroad "Wonderland"
Wonderland '96 by Olin Dunbar Wheeler (1896) and Sketches of Wonderland by Olin Dunbar Wheeler (1895)
Dates: 1896Container: Box/Folder 1/3 -
Description: Yellowstone National Park
Wonderland Junior by Northern Pacific Railroad Company (1895), Yellowstone Park and How it was Named by William Tod Helmuth (1892), The Yellowstone National Park via the Northern Pacific Railroad…the Yellowstone Park route to Puget Sound and Alaska by Northern Pacific Railroad Company (1893), and The Yellowstone National Park via the Northern Pacific Railroad by Northern Pacific Railroad Company (1895)
Dates: 1896Container: Box/Folder 1/4 -
Description: Utah
Salt Lake City, Utah, illustrated by Knutsford Hotel (1896) and Utah Revealed by Edward F Colborn (1895)
Dates: 1896Container: Box/Folder 1/5 -
Description: Colorado
The Manitou Grand Caverns (1890-1910?), Pike's Peak by Rail by Manitou and Pike's Peak Railway (1903), Panoramic Views along the Line of the Denver and Rio Grande Railroad by Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company (1894), and The Colorado The Kissingen of America, Glenwood Springs, Colorado, in the Heart of the Rocky Mountains (1895)
Dates: 1896Container: Box/Folder 1/6 -
Description: Oregon (Portland)
The Hotel Portland by H.C. Bowers (1908)
Dates: 1896Container: Box/Folder 1/7 -
Description: Washington (Tacoma)
Tacoma Hotel by H.C. Bowers
Dates: 1896Container: Box/Folder 1/8 -
Description: Alaska
A Series of Summer and Autumn Tours to Alaska, Colorado, Utah, and the Yellowstone National Park, the Pacific Northwest and California by Raymond-Whitcomb, Inc. (1896) and Alaska, land of the Gold and Glacier (1896)
Dates: 1896Container: Box/Folder 1/9 -
Description: Alaska
Alaska: its History and Resources, Gold Fields, Routes and Scenery (with map) by Miner Wait Bruce (1895) and Four Thousand miles North and South from San Francisco, covering coast travel from Mexico to Alaska by Pacific Coast Steamship Company (1896)
Dates: 1896Container: Box/Folder 1/10 -
Description: Miscellaneous
The Moffat Road by Denver, Northwestern and Pacific Railway (1904), three copies
Dates: 1904Container: Box/Folder 2/1 -
Description: Miscellaneous
Includes club cards, calling cards, introduction letters, notes, telegram, correspondence, and leaftlet for St. Stephen's Episcopal Church, Oregon
Dates: 1905Container: Box/Folder 2/2 -
Description: Columbia River Railroad
The Columbia River: through the Cascade Mountains to the Pacific Ocean by Oregon-Washington Railroad and Navigation Company (1906), two copies, and Restful Recreation resorts of the Pacific Northwest by Rinaldo M Hall (1905)
Dates: 1905Container: Box/Folder 2/3 -
Description: Lewis and Clark Exposition (Portland)
Official Guide to the Lewis and Clark Centennial Exposition, Portland, Oregon June 1 to October 15, 1905 company by Lawson G. Bradley by Portland, Oregon Lewis and Clark Centennial Exposition (1905)
Dates: 1905Container: Box/Folder 2/4 -
Description: Miscellaneous
Includes notes, correspondence, clipping, club cards, Red Alaska Salmon label, The Argentine Central Ry. Co. time table and advertisement
Dates: 1906Container: Box/Folder 2/5 -
Description: Yellowstone National Park
Eastward through the storied northwest by Olin D. Wheeler (1906) and Wonderland by Olin D. Wheeler (1906)
Dates: 1906Container: Box/Folder 2/6 -
Description: Colorado
Gray's Peak route by Argentine Central Railway Company (1908)
Dates: 1906Container: Box/Folder 2/7 -
Description: SS Spokane Alaska ExcursionDates: 1906Container: Box/Folder 2/8
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Description: Alaska
Alaska via totem pole route by Pacific Coast Steamship Company (1904), White Pass and Yukon Route through line, Skaguay [sic] to Dawson by White Pass and Yukon Route (1905), A Tour through the Land of Nightless Days Alaska and the Canadian Yukon by White Pass and Yukon Route (1904)
Dates: 1906Container: Box/Folder 2/9 -
Description: Miscellaneous
Includes letters of introduction
Dates: 1907Container: Box/Folder 2/10 -
Description: Yellowstone National Park
The Land of Geysers, a little booklet telling about Yellowstone National Park, wonderland of the world by Northern Pacific Railway company (1907)
Dates: 1907Container: Box/Folder 2/11 -
Description: Seattle
Seeing Seattle: observation car service by Seattle Electric Company Benson-Morris Co. (1906)
Dates: 1907Container: Box/Folder 2/12 -
Description: Northwestern Washington
Bellingham and Northwest Washington (1907) published by the Bellingham Chamber of Commerce
Dates: 1907Container: Box/Folder 2/13
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Personal Papers/Corporate Records (University of Washington)
