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George Kip Scrapbook, 1896-1907

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Kip, George G.
Title
George Kip Scrapbook
Dates
1896-1907 (inclusive)
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
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

No restrictions on access.

The scrapbook is unbound and items are individually sleeved.

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Languages
English
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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.

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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.

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Use of the Collection

Restrictions on Use

Creator's copyrights transferred to the University of Washington Libraries Special Collections.

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Administrative Information

Preservation Note

The scrapbook is unbound and items are individually sleeved.

Acquisition Information

Purchased by an unknown vendor at an unknown date.

Related Materials

Kip, George G. Lewis & Clark Exposition. 1905.

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Detailed Description of the Collection

 

  • Description: Itineraries and passenger lists
    Dates: 1896
    Container: Box/Folder 1/1
  • 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: 1896
    Container: 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: 1896
    Container: 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: 1896
    Container: Box/Folder 1/4
  • Description: Utah

    Salt Lake City, Utah, illustrated by Knutsford Hotel (1896) and Utah Revealed by Edward F Colborn (1895)

    Dates: 1896
    Container: 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: 1896
    Container: Box/Folder 1/6
  • Description: Oregon (Portland)

    The Hotel Portland by H.C. Bowers (1908)

    Dates: 1896
    Container: Box/Folder 1/7
  • Description: Washington (Tacoma)

    Tacoma Hotel by H.C. Bowers

    Dates: 1896
    Container: 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: 1896
    Container: 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: 1896
    Container: Box/Folder 1/10
  • Description: Miscellaneous

    The Moffat Road by Denver, Northwestern and Pacific Railway (1904), three copies

    Dates: 1904
    Container: 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: 1905
    Container: 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: 1905
    Container: 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: 1905
    Container: 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: 1906
    Container: 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: 1906
    Container: Box/Folder 2/6
  • Description: Colorado

    Gray's Peak route by Argentine Central Railway Company (1908)

    Dates: 1906
    Container: Box/Folder 2/7
  • Description: SS Spokane Alaska Excursion
    Dates: 1906
    Container: Box/Folder 2/8
  • 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: 1906
    Container: Box/Folder 2/9
  • Description: Miscellaneous

    Includes letters of introduction

    Dates: 1907
    Container: 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: 1907
    Container: Box/Folder 2/11
  • Description: Seattle

    Seeing Seattle: observation car service by Seattle Electric Company Benson-Morris Co. (1906)

    Dates: 1907
    Container: Box/Folder 2/12
  • Description: Northwestern Washington

    Bellingham and Northwest Washington (1907) published by the Bellingham Chamber of Commerce

    Dates: 1907
    Container: Box/Folder 2/13

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Subject Terms

  • Personal Papers/Corporate Records (University of Washington)
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