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Joseph Drumheller photograph collection, approximately 1864-1951
Overview of the Collection
- Collector
- Drumheller, Joseph, 1900-1970
- Title
- Joseph Drumheller photograph collection
- Dates
- approximately
1864-1951 (inclusive)18641951
- Quantity
- 35 photographic prints (1 box and 1 folder) ; various sizes
- Collection Number
- PH0686
- Summary
- Collection contains photographs of Joseph Drumheller, UW Regent and Spokane politician and businessman, and his family members
- 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 collection is open to the public.
- Additional Reference Guides
- Languages
- English
Biographical NoteReturn to Top
A member of a pioneering family of the Pacific Northwest, Joseph Drumheller was born in Spokane, Washington on September 25, 1900. His father was Daniel M. “Uncle Dan” Drumheller, who came overland from Missouri to California in 1854. The elder Drumheller was at various times a prospector, rider for the Pony Express, miner, packer, cattleman, rancher, banker, farmer and investor. The younger Drumheller’s mother was Eleanor (Powell) Drumheller, daughter of Leonard J. Powell, president of the University of Washington from 1882-1887. Joseph Drumheller was educated in Spokane public schools and then attended the University of Washington in Seattle. He graduated from the University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Chemical Engineering in 1923.
In 1924, Drumheller founded Drumheller Analytical Laboratories, a chemical manufacturing company in Spokane. He also married his first wife, Katharine Corbin in 1924. The couple had two children, Mary K. and Frederick C. The Drumhellers divorced in 1928, and in 1936, Drumheller married Dorothea Limacher. Twenty years later, he married Helen Elizabeth Chamberlain of Spokane. From 1935-1942, Drumheller served as a Democratic state senator representing the 7th District (Spokane County). Later, he served on the University of Washington Board of Regents from 1945-1950 and again from 1956-68. He was president of the Board of Regents in 1949-1950 and 1961-1962. Drumheller Fountain, in the center of Frosh Pond on the UW campus, was a gift from Regent Drumheller in honor of the University’s centennial celebration in 1961. Drumheller was also a regent at Gonzaga University in Spokane in the late 1950s. He was president of the Spokane Chamber of Commerce in 1948-1949. In addition, he was a director of Pacific Northwest Bell, Sunshine Mining Co., the First National Bank of Spokane and a number of other companies in the 1950s and 1960s. He was also a member of the Spokane City Council from 1960-1964. He died on April 18, 1970 in Spokane at the age of 69.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
The collection is comprised of photographs of Joseph Drumheller, UW Regent and Spokane politician and businessman, and his family members.
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
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Restrictions on Use
Restrictions may exist on reproduction, quotation, or publication. Contact Special Collections, University of Washington Libraries for details.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
Daniel M. DrumhellerReturn to Top
Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
---|---|---|---|
Box/Folder | item | ||
1/1 | 1 | 1864 | |
1/1 | 2 |
Daniel M. Drumheller
Gowman,
Spokane (photographer)
|
undated |
box-folder:oversize | |||
OS4 | 3 | Portrait of Daniel M.
Drumheller
Gowman,
Spokane (photographer)
|
undated |
Daniel M. Drumheller Jr. and Fred H. DrumhellerReturn to Top
Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
---|---|---|---|
Box/Folder | item | ||
1/2 | 4 |
Daniel M. Drumheller Jr. as a
child
Loryea,
Spokane (Photographer)
|
undated |
1/2 | 5 | Daniel M. Drumheller Jr. standing at
Nob Hill Mine at Republic, Washington |
undated |
1/2 | 6 | Mrs. Daniel M. Drumheller Jr. (Susan
Warren), first wife of Daniel |
undated |
1/2 | 7 | undated |
Joseph DrumhellerReturn to Top
Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
---|---|---|---|
Box/Folder | item | ||
1/3 | 8 | Joseph Drumheller as a child with his
sisters standing in a garden |
undated |
1/3 | 9 |
Joseph Drumheller
Nelson
(photographer)
|
undated |
FamilyReturn to Top
Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
---|---|---|---|
Box/Folder | item | ||
1/4 | 10 | Children, Mary K. and Frederick C.
Drumheller
Erica Bert Aslson
(photographer)
|
undated |
1/4 | 11 | Frederick C. Drumheller in a military
uniform |
1951 |
1/4 | 12 | Joseph Drumheller, his wife (possibly
Dorothea Limacher), and Frederick C. Drumheller in a military
uniform |
1951 |
1/4 | 13 | Frederick C. Drumheller sitting on a
sofa |
undated |
1/4 | 14 | Dorothea Limacher (possibly), Mary K.
Drumheller, and a man (possibly her husband) |
undated |
1/4 | 15 | Joseph Drumheller, Dorothea Limacher
(possibly) and two people |
undated |
1/4 | 16 | Helen Elizabeth Chamberlain
(possibly) |
undated |
1/4 | 17 | undated |
Grand Coulee Dam Return to Top
Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
---|---|---|---|
Box/Folder | item | ||
1/5 | 18 |
Joseph Drumheller looking at a picture
of Grand Coulee Dam with Richard Downing
The picture of Grand Coulee Dam was going to presented to
President Truman by Joseph Drumheller.
|
1948 |
Miss SpokaneReturn to Top
Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
---|---|---|---|
Box/Folder | item | ||
1/6 | 19-20 | 1948 |
Golden Jubilee LuncheonReturn to Top
Luncheon celebrating the fifth anniversary of the Spokane Chamber of Commerce
Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
---|---|---|---|
Box/Folder | item | ||
1/7 | 21-22 | Golden Jubilee Luncheon
Libby
(photographer)
|
July 20, 1948 |
1/7 | 23 |
Joseph Drumheller cutting a cake in
Golden Jubilee Luncheon
Libby
(photographer)
|
July 20, 1948 |
Other eventsReturn to Top
Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
---|---|---|---|
Box/Folder | item | ||
1/8 | 24 | Two officers shaking hands |
undated |
1/8 | 25 |
Joseph Drumheller, representing the
Spokane Chamber of Commerce, welcoming two Generals at Spokane Air
Force
U.S. Air Force
(photographer)
|
September 1948 |
1/8 | 26 | Joseph Drumheller with three men
Two of them possibly are Colonel Frank D. Hackett and City
Commissioner Willard (Duke) Taft.
|
undated |
1/8 | 27 | Officers welcoming Joseph Drumheller
and visitors getting off a Navy airplane
Possibly related to a Marine Corps Recruit Depot diploma
|
undated |
1/8 | 28 | Joseph Drumheller with group in front
of United States Marines plane
Possibly related to a Marine Corps Recruit Depot diploma
|
undated |
1/8 | 29 | undated |
Possibly family or friendsReturn to Top
Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
---|---|---|---|
Box/Folder | item | ||
1/9 | 30 | A baby sitting on the grass |
October 8 |
1/9 | 31 | Two boys standing in front of a
house |
undated |
1/9 | 32 | Two boys standing on a
beach |
undated |
1/9 | 33 |
Joseph Drumheller and his family member
(possibly wife) at a game
Seattle Times
(photographer)
|
undated |
1/9 | 34 | Joseph Drumheller and three men,
possibly family members |
undated |
1/9 | 35 | Three men in an athletic field,
probably at the University of Washington
James O. Snedden,
University of Washington (photographer)
|
undated |
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Civic leaders--Washington (State)--Spokane--Photographs
- Visual Materials Collections (University of Washington)
Personal Names
- Drumheller, Dan, 1840-1925--Photographs
- Drumheller, Joseph, 1900-1970--Family--Photographs
- Drumheller, Joseph, 1900-1970--Friends and associates--Photographs
- Drumheller, Joseph, 1900-1970--Photographs
Corporate Names
- Spokane Chamber of Commerce