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John E. Boyer papers, 1860-1944

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Boyer, John E.,  1866-1961
Title
John E. Boyer papers
Dates
1860-1944 (inclusive)
Quantity
6 cubic feet (12 boxes)
Collection Number
0138 (Accession No. 0138-001)
Summary
Lawyer, businessman, army officer
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
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Languages
English
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Biographical Note

Lawyer, businessman, army officer.

Although active in the real estate business in Seattle, John Edward Boyer (1866-1961), was a lawyer and businessman born in Walla Walla, Washington who also was engaged in agricultural financing and other family concerns in eastern Washington, principally the Baker-Boyer National Bank. It was Boyer's father, John F. Boyer (1824-1857), who, in 1870, had co-founded the bank, which grew out of a general store in Walla Walla that he ran initially for business partner, D.S. Baker. Although he was the youngest of the five Boyer sons, it was John E. who oversaw most of the Boyer family businesses and finances in Washington State. In 1898, he volunteered for service in the Spanish-American War, becoming a Commissioned Officer in Company M of the First Washington Infantry, U.S.V. (United States Volunteers). Boyer kept a diary of his time in the Philippines. After the war, he lived in Seattle for many years, managing several properties as the president of the Interlaken Land Company (approximately 1907-1934). Boyer Avenue East in the Capitol Hill neighborhood of Seattle is named after his family.

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Content Description

The John E. Boyer papers mainly contain business and Boyer family correspondence. Notable items include the 1899 diary kept by Boyer during the Philippine Insurrection (1899) and several copies of a log of a trip to Alaska (1912), the original of which is illustrated with contemporary picture postcards and photographs.

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Other Descriptive Information

Cite As: John E. Boyer papers, Manuscript collection 0138. Special Collections, University of Washington Libraries, Seattle, Washington.

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Use of the Collection

Restrictions on Use

Creator's literary rights not transferred to the University of Washington Libraries.

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Administrative Information

Acquisition Information

Purchased from Shorey's Bookstore, 11/30/1960.

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Detailed Description of the Collection

 

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Subject Terms

  • Agricultural credit--Washington (State), Eastern
  • Bankers--Washington (State)--Archives
  • Banks and banking--Washington (State)
  • Banks and banking--Washington (State)--Walla Walla
  • Businessmen--Washington (State)--Archives
  • Lawyers--Washington (State)--Archives
  • Personal Papers/Corporate Records (University of Washington)
  • Real estate developers--Washington (State)--Archives
  • Real estate development--Washington (State)--Seattle

Personal Names

  • Boyer family--Correspondence
  • Boyer, John E.--Archives

Corporate Names

  • Baker-Boyer National Bank (Walla Walla, Wash.)
  • Interlaken Land Co., Seattle

Geographical Names

  • Philippines--History--Philippine American War, 1899-1902--Personal narratives

Form or Genre Terms

  • Correspondence
  • Diaries
  • Photographs
  • Picture postcards

Other Creators

  • Personal Names

    • Boyer, Arthur A (creator)
    • Corbin, Henry Clark, 1842-1909 (creator)
    • Garrecht, Francis A (creator)
    • Smith, B. Frank (creator)


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