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Clarkston Heights Telephone Association Records, 1917-1970

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Clarkston Heights Telephone Association
Title
Clarkston Heights Telephone Association Records
Dates
1917-1970 (inclusive)
Quantity
1 container., (.5 linear feet of shelf space.)
Collection Number
Cage 611
Summary
Corporate documents, minutes of annual meetings, business records, and correspondence with suppliers, all pertaining to the operation of a subscriber-owned telephone company operating adjacent to Clarkston, Washington.
Repository
Washington State University Libraries' Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections (MASC)
Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections
Terrell Library Suite 12
Pullman, WA
99164-5610
Telephone: 509-335-6691
mascref@wsu.edu
Access Restrictions

This collection is open for research use.

Languages
English
Sponsor
Funding for encoding this finding aid was provided through a grant awarded by the National Endowment for the Humanities.
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Historical Note

The Clarkston Heights Telephone Association was chartered on 29 December 1917 by a group of rural residents who desired a local telephone system. The association functioned for over fifty years on assessments from members. In January 1969, amid discovery that the telephone system was in great disrepair, members voted to dissolve the association and join the Pacific Northwest Bell company. By January 1970, a committee of former members completed the association's dissolution by dividing residual cash among the members-at-large.

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Content Description

The Clarkston Heights Telephone Association records include several types of documents. These include the original copy of its constitution, signed by the charter members, and its by-laws. A minute book chronicles annual meetings of the membership from 1917 to 1970. Much of the remainder of the collection includes treasurer's files from 1953 to 1966. These include canceled checks and monthly bank statements, paperwork required by the Washington Department of Labor and Industries, and account receipts from various vendors. Almost all of the records were kept by Emmett Johnson, a charter member of the association and its secretary-treasurer from 1918 to 1970.

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Use of the Collection

Preferred Citation

[Item Description]. Cage 611, Clarkston Heights Telephone Association Records. Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections, Washington State University Libraries, Pullman, WA.

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Administrative Information

Acquisition Information

The Washington State University Libraries acquired the Clarkston Heights Telephone Association Records from Rich Olds in April 1991. They were accessioned as MS91-13.

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Detailed Description of the Collection

The following section contains a detailed listing of the materials in the collection.

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Subject Terms

  • Telephone companies--Washington (State)--Clarkston--Records and correspondence

Corporate Names

  • Clarkston Heights Telephone Association --Archives (creator)

Finding aid prepared by Robert W. Hadlow
2012

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