Allan Pomeroy Records, 1906-1970
Table of Contents
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Pomeroy, Allan
- Title
- Allan Pomeroy Records
- Dates
- 1906-1970 (inclusive)19061970
1952-1956 (bulk)19521956 - Quantity
- 4.4 cubic feet, (11 boxes), (28 digital image files)
- Collection Number
- 5267-01
- Summary
- Official and personal records from Allan Pomeroy, mayor of Seattle from 1952 to 1956.
- Repository
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Seattle Municipal Archives
Seattle Municipal Archives
Office of the City Clerk
City of Seattle
PO Box 94728
98124-4728
Seattle, WA
Telephone: 2062337807
Fax: 2063869025
archives@seattle.gov - Languages
- English
Biographical Note
Allan Pomeroy was mayor of Seattle from 1952-1956. In 1948, he was defeated in his first mayoral bid by incumbent Mayor William F. Devin, and in 1956 was unsuccessful in a re-election campaign against Gordon S. Clinton. Pomeroy was a lawyer and judge, serving as Justice of the Peace in Kitsap County (1934-1936), acting Seattle municipal judge (1942), assistant United States Attorney for Western Washington (1942-1948), and King County Superior Court judge (1948). He graduated from the University of Washington School of Law in 1931. He was a member of several clubs and societies, including the Moose Lodge, Eagles, Kiwanis Club, and Alaska-Yukon Pioneers. He served as Exalted Ruler of the Seattle Elks. Pomeroy died on July 7, 1966, and was survived by his wife Loretta.
Content Description
Records date from 1906-1970, with the bulk of the materials coming from Pomeroy's 1952-1956 mayoral term. The records were donated by family members and do not represent a transfer directly from the Mayor's office. They include both official and personal items, evidencing the history and character of Allan Pomeroy beyond his elected term as Mayor. The earliest item, from 1906, is a handbook of induction ceremonies used by the Benevolent and Protective Order of the Elks. Pomeroy served as Exalted Ruler, and his ceremonial medallion and ribbon is among his personal artifacts.
City of Seattle records include materials from several committees, including the Mayor's Maritime Advisory Committee and one focused on Police Practices. Records also include the Mayor's speeches to visiting conventions and document his participation in the Japan-American Pacific Coast Mayors' Conference. Subject files and specialized reports include a proposed toll road between Tacoma, Seattle, and Everett.
Photographs in the collection include portraits and documentation of his participation in official events. View 5267-01 online
Records also include two boxes of newspapers and clippings.
Use of the Collection
Preferred Citation
[Item and date], Allan Pomeroy Records, Record Series 5267-01. Box [number], Folder [number]. Seattle Municipal Archives.
Administrative Information
Return to TopDetailed Description of the Collection
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General
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Description: Pomeroy Campaign MaterialsDates: circa 1952Container: Box/Folder 1/1
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Description: Certificate of ElectionDates: 1952Container: Box/Folder 1/2
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Description: Biographical InformationDates: circa 1952Container: Box/Folder 1/3
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Description: Annual Message to CouncilDates: 1953-1956Container: Box/Folder 1/4
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Description: Award, Military Order of the Purple HeartDates: 1956Container: Box/Folder 1/5
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Description: Guestbook of Mayor Allan PomeroyDates: 1954-1956Container: Box/Folder 1/6
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Description: EphemeraDates: 1950-1956Container: Box/Folder 1/7
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Description: News clippingsDates: 1954-1956Container: Box/Folder 1/8
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Description: Newspapers and ClippingsDates: circa 1954Container: Box/Folder 9/1
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Description: Newspapers and ClippingsDates: circa 1954Container: Box/Folder 10/1
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Description: Italian Honorary Award and Maritime Proclamation (oversize) - loc 14-4-3Dates: 1952-1956Container: Box/Folder 99/1
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Description: Audio recording, Mayors Devin and Pomeroy. On 2 oversize glass discsDates: 1948Container: Item TBA
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Mayoral Statements
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Description: Mayor Pomeroy StatementsDates: 1952Container: Box/Folder 1/9
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Description: Mayor Pomeroy StatementsDates: 1953Container: Box/Folder 1/10
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Description: Mayor William F. Devin StatementsDates: 1951Container: Box/Folder 1/11
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Description: Mayor William F. Devin StatementsDates: 1952Container: Box/Folder 1/12
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Description: Robert H. Harlin, Acting Mayor, StatementsDates: 1951-1952Container: Box/Folder 1/13
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Public Appearances
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Description: SpeechesDates: 1954Container: Box/Folder 1/14
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Description: Address to Richland Chamber of CommerceDates: 1954Container: Box/Folder 1/15
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Description: Welcome to His Majesty Haile Selassie I, Emperor of EthiopiaDates: 1954Container: Box/Folder 1/16
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Description: Reception, Haile SelassieDates: 1954Container: Box/Folder 1/17
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Description: Welcome, Trade FairDates: 1954Container: Box/Folder 1/18
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Description: Television Program, Oil Progress Week, Ethyl CorporationDates: 1954Container: Box/Folder 1/19
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Description: Notes on "Seattle 1970"Dates: 1954Container: Box/Folder 1/20
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Description: Speech at Olympia Kiwanis on the subject of Civil DefenseDates: 1954Container: Box/Folder 1/21
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Description: Welcome, American Water Works Association MeetingDates: 1954Container: Box/Folder 1/22
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Description: Massing of Colors Memorial CeremonyDates: 1954Container: Box/Folder 1/23
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Description: Address, American Bowling Congress TournamentDates: 1954Container: Box/Folder 1/24
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Description: Address, The Institute of Government, University of WashingtonDates: 1954Container: Box/Folder 1/25
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Description: Speeches, Reference Materials FileDates: 1954Container: Box/Folder 2/1
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Correspondence
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Description: Departmental Correspondence, Building DepartmentDates: 1952-1953Container: Box/Folder 2/2
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Description: Departmental Correspondence, Building Department, Frederick and Nelson Parking GarageDates: 1953Container: Box/Folder 2/3
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Description: Departmental Correspondence, Building Department, Seattle Pacific CollegeDates: 1953Container: Box/Folder 2/4
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Description: Departmental Correspondence, Legal, Spectators on the Viaduct during parades [4 photo prints of viaduct]Dates: 1954Container: Box/Folder 2/5
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Description: Departmental Correspondence Re: Civil Defense Program Radio and Television ShowsDates: 1954Container: Box/Folder 2/6
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Description: Departmental Correspondence, Assistant to the Mayor, W. R. HarrisonDates: 1956Container: Box/Folder 2/7
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Description: External Correspondence, Parking, EngineeringDates: 1953, 1956Container: Box/Folder 2/8
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Description: External Correspondence, U.S. Congress House Committee on Governement Operations, Subcommittee on Intergovernmental RelationsDates: 1956Container: Box/Folder 2/9
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Description: External Correspondence, including a thank you note from the Prince of Monaco for a wedding gift from the City of SeattleDates: 1955-1956Container: Box/Folder 2/10
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Description: Personal Correspondence (memberships, dues, invoices)Dates: 1955Container: Box/Folder 2/11
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Description: External Correspondence, Holiday CardDates: circa 1954Container: Box/Folder 2/12
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Description: External Correspondence, Seattle Hospitality Committee for Visiting NaviesDates: 1955-1956Container: Box/Folder 2/13
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Mayoral Committees and Councils
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Description: Mayor's Committee, I am an American DayDates: 1953-1955Container: Box/Folder 2/14
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Description: Mayor's Juvenile Advisory CommitteeDates: 1954Container: Box/Folder 2/15
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Description: Mayor's Juvenile Advisory CommitteeDates: 1954-1955Container: Box/Folder 2/16
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Description: Mayor's Committee, Juvenile DelinquencyDates: 1954Container: Box/Folder 2/17
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Description: Mayor's Maritime Advisory CommitteeDates: 1953Container: Box/Folder 2/18
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Description: Mayor's Maritime Advisory Committee, Publication, "The Marine Digest, Pacific Northwest Directory"Dates: 1953Container: Box/Folder 2/19
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Description: Mayor's Maritime Advisory Committee, U.S. Senate Committee Publication, "The Marine Cooks and Stewards Union, Staff Report"Dates: 1953Container: Box/Folder 2/20
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Description: Mayor's Maritime Advisory Committee, Testimony of Seattle Mayor Allan Pomeroy, Interstate and Foreign Commerce Committee, Subcommittee on Investigation of Interference in Free Flow of Commerce Through the Port of Seattle, April 8, 1953.Dates: 1953Container: Box/Folder 2/21
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Description: Mayor's Maritime Advisory Committee, Publication, U.S. Congress, "Hearings before the Special Subcommittee on Pacific Coast Maritime Matters, of the Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries"Dates: 1954Container: Box/Folder 2/22
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Description: Mayor's Maritime Advisory CommitteeDates: 1954Container: Box/Folder 3/1
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Description: Mayor's Maritime Advisory Committee, Lumber StrikeDates: 1954Container: Box/Folder 3/2
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Description: Mayor's Maritime Advisory Committee, First Anniversary DinnerDates: 1954Container: Box/Folder 3/3
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Description: Mayor's Maritime Advisory CommitteeDates: 1955Container: Box/Folder 3/4
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Description: Mayor's Maritime Advisory Committee, Report by the Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce, Freight Rates to the Far East, Discrimination Against the Pacific CoastDates: 1955Container: Box/Folder 3/5
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Description: Mayor's Maritime Advisory CommitteeDates: 1956Container: Box/Folder 3/6
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Description: Mayor's Maritime Advisory Committee, Publication, "The Port and Its Publics" by the Port of SeattleDates: circa 1950Container: Box/Folder 3/7
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Description: Mayoral Committee, Minority EmploymentDates: 1954-1955Container: Box/Folder 3/8
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Description: Mayor's Advisory Committee on Police PracticesDates: 1955Container: Box/Folder 3/9
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Description: Mayor's Advisory Committee on Police Practices, Police Training in Relation to Minority GroupsDates: 1955Container: Box/Folder 3/10
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Description: Mayor's Advisory Committee on Police Practices, RosterDates: 1955Container: Box/Folder 3/11
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Description: Mayor's Advisory Committee on Police Practices, CorrespondenceDates: 1955Container: Box/Folder 3/12
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Description: Mayor's Advisory Committee on Police Practices, ReportDates: 1956Container: Box/Folder 3/13
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Description: Mayor's Advisory Committee on Police PracticesDates: 1956Container: Box/Folder 3/14
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Description: Mayoral Advisory Committee on Realty, Real EstateDates: 1953Container: Box/Folder 3/15
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Description: Mayoral Committee, Vehicle Safety, Annual ReportDates: 1953Container: Box/Folder 3/16
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Conferences and Travel
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Description: Second Japan-American Pacific Coast Mayors' Conference, Seattle, Program and HandbookDates: 1953Container: Box/Folder 4/1
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Description: Second Japan-American Pacific Coast Mayors' Conference, Seattle, CorrespondenceDates: 1952Container: Box/Folder 4/2
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Description: Second Japan-American Pacific Coast Mayors' Conference, Seattle, CorrespondenceDates: 1953Container: Box/Folder 4/3
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Description: Second Japan-American Pacific Coast Mayors' Conference, Seattle, CorrespondenceDates: 1953Container: Box/Folder 4/4
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Description: Second Japan-American Pacific Coast Mayors' Conference, Seattle, CorrespondenceDates: 1953Container: Box/Folder 4/5
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Description: Second Japan-American Pacific Coast Mayors' Conference, Seattle, CorrespondenceDates: 1953-1954Container: Box/Folder 4/6
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Description: Second Japan-American Pacific Coast Mayors' Conference, Seattle, Correspondence, Invitation ReponsesDates: 1953Container: Box/Folder 4/7
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Description: Second Japan-American Pacific Coast Mayors' Conference, Seattle, Committee MinutesDates: 1953Container: Box/Folder 4/8
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Description: Second Japan-American Pacific Coast Mayors' Conference, Seattle, ListsDates: 1953Container: Box/Folder 4/9
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Description: Second Japan-American Pacific Coast Mayors' Conference, Seattle, Program PlanningDates: 1953Container: Box/Folder 4/10
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Description: Second Japan-American Pacific Coast Mayors' Conference, Seattle, MiscellaneousDates: 1953Container: Box/Folder 4/11
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Description: Second Japan-American Pacific Coast Mayors' Conference, Seattle, CorrespondenceDates: 1954Container: Box/Folder 4/12
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Description: Second Japan-American Pacific Coast Mayors' Conference, Seattle, Report to the Ford FoundationDates: 1954Container: Box/Folder 4/13
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Description: Second Japan-American Pacific Coast Mayors' Conference, Seattle, CostsDates: 1954Container: Box/Folder 4/14
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Description: Third Japan-American Pacific Coast Mayors' Conference, Yokohama, Japan, Pomeroy RemarksDates: 1955Container: Box/Folder 4/15
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Description: Third Japan-American Pacific Coast Mayors' Conference, Yokohama, JapanDates: 1955-1956Container: Box/Folder 4/16
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Description: Japan-American Pacific Coast Mayors' Conference, Toyko 1951 (in 1955 reference file)Dates: 1951Container: Box/Folder 4/17
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Description: 45th Annual State Government Conference, SeattleDates: 1953Container: Box/Folder 5/1
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Description: Middle East Mayors' Tour, American Municipal AssociationDates: 1953Container: Box/Folder 5/2
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Description: Middle East Mayors' Tour, American Municipal AssociationDates: 1953Container: Box/Folder 5/3
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Description: Middle East Mayors' Tour, American Municipal Association, Post-Trip CorrespondenceDates: 1953Container: Box/Folder 5/4
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Description: Mayor's Commentary on Far Eastern TripDates: 1954Container: Box/Folder 5/5
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Description: Middle East Mayors' Tour, "Guide for Official Visitors to Damascus" prepared by American EmbassyDates: 1953-1954Container: Box/Folder 5/6
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Description: Middle East, Reference FileDates: 1954-1955Container: Box/Folder 5/7
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Description: Second White House Mayors' ConferenceDates: 1954Container: Box/Folder 5/8
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Description: Las Vegas Atomic Bomb Test, Operation Cue, Site VisitDates: 1955Container: Box/Folder 5/9
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Description: Las Vegas Atomic Bomb Test, Publication, "We Will - A Do It Yourself Manual for Survival in the Atomic Age"Dates: 1954Container: Box/Folder 5/10
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Description: Puget Sound Mayors' MeetingsDates: 1953-1955Container: Box/Folder 5/11
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Reports
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Description: Reports. City Planning Commission, Report on a North Seattle Municipal Administrative Center, September 1Dates: 1955Container: Box/Folder 5/12
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Description: Report. Puget Sound Utilities Council. "Power Program for the Puget Sound - Cascadia Region"Dates: 1955Container: Box/Folder 5/13
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Subject Files
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Description: Subject File - Lists - Democratic Precinct CommitteemenDates: 1952Container: Box/Folder 6/1
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Description: Subject File - Lists - Japan Society of SeattleDates: 1954-1955Container: Box/Folder 6/2
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Description: Subject File - Lists - Newspapers, State and LocalDates: 1954Container: Box/Folder 6/3
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Description: Subject File - Lists - Seattle Chamber of CommerceDates: 1955Container: Box/Folder 6/4
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Description: Subject File - Lists - Seattle Clubs and Committees, MembershipDates: 1954Container: Box/Folder 6/5
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Description: Subject File - Lists - Secretary of State, Active Corporations, Washington StateDates: 1954Container: Box/Folder 6/6
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Description: Subject File - Directories - Bartender's Union Guide, Official YearbookDates: circa 1945Container: Box/Folder 6/7
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Description: Subject File - Directories - Seattle Federal Business AssociationDates: 1956Container: Box/Folder 6/8
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Description: Subject File - Alaska, StatehoodDates: 1954Container: Box/Folder 6/9
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Description: Subject File - Eagle Gorge Dam, Green RiverDates: 1954Container: Box/Folder 6/10
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Description: Subject File - Municipal League, NewsletterDates: 1955Container: Box/Folder 6/11
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Description: Subject File - Municipal League, NewsletterDates: 1956Container: Box/Folder 6/12
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Description: Subject File - Municipal League, CorrespondenceDates: 1955Container: Box/Folder 6/13
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Description: Subject File - Olympia NewsletterDates: 1955Container: Box/Folder 6/14
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Description: Subject File - Olympia NewsletterDates: 1956Container: Box/Folder 6/15
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Description: Subject File - Police, Police Brutality ComplaintsDates: 1955Container: Box/Folder 6/16
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Description: Subject File - Police, Report on Death of Frank Woodrow OlsenDates: 1955Container: Box/Folder 6/17
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Description: Subject File - Seafair, BrochureDates: 1955Container: Box/Folder 7/1
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Description: Subject File - TacomaDates: 1953Container: Box/Folder 7/2
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Description: Subject File - Tacoma-Seattle-Everett Toll RoadDates: 1954Container: Box/Folder 7/3
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Description: Subject File - Tacoma-Seattle-Everett Toll Road, Preliminary ReportDates: 1954Container: Box/Folder 7/4
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Description: Subject File - Tacoma-Seattle-Everett Toll Road, Civil Engineering ReportDates: 1955Container: Box/Folder 7/5
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Description: Subject File - Tacoma-Seattle-Everett Toll RoadDates: 1955-1956Container: Box/Folder 7/6
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Description: Subject File - Toledo Mayor's OfficeDates: 1952Container: Box/Folder 7/7
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Description: Subject File - Seattle Chamber of Commerce, Industrial Committee Publication, "Industrial Horizons Unlimited"Dates: circa 1947Container: Box/Folder 7/8
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Description: Subject File - State Director of Highways, Map, Marion Street Terminal and TidelandsDates: 1959Container: Box/Folder 7/9
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Description: Subject File - Washington State Liaison Service, SchedulesDates: 1956Container: Box/Folder 7/10
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Description: Subject File - Waterfront and Maritime IssuesDates: 1952Container: Box/Folder 7/11
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Personal
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Description: Personal - Publication, Induction Ceremony Handbook, Ritual Part 2 of the Benevolent and Protective Order of the ElksDates: 1906Container: Box/Folder 7/12
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Description: Personal, CorrespondenceDates: circa 1930Container: Box/Folder 7/13
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Description: Personal, West Seattle High School Yearbook [owned by Loretta Tyler, wife of Allan Pomeroy]Dates: 1930Container: Box/Folder 7/14
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Description: Personal, Campaign Materials for Frank T. BellDates: 1940Container: Box/Folder 7/15
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Description: Personal, American Federation of Labor, Convention Program, 61st Annual Convention, held in SeattleDates: 1941Container: Box/Folder 7/16
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Description: Personal, Work Product, Career as Lawyer and JudgeDates: 1940-1949Container: Box/Folder 7/17
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Description: Personal, Certificate of Appointment, Judge of the Superior Court of the State of WashingtonDates: 1948Container: Box/Folder 7/18
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Description: Personal, Attorney Work FileDates: 1949Container: Box/Folder 8/1
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Description: Personal, Newsletter, Seattle 92 Elkgram, AprilDates: 1950Container: Box/Folder 8/2
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Description: Personal, Progress Report, Filipino-American Community ServiceDates: 1959Container: Box/Folder 8/3
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Description: Personal, Autobiography of Henry BroderickDates: 1963Container: Box/Folder 8/4
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Description: Personal, Program for the Inaugural Ball of Mayor UhlmanDates: 1970Container: Box/Folder 8/5
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Description: Personal, Artifact, Metal Card - Life Membership, the Brooklyn Boys Social ClubDates: undatedContainer: Box/Folder 8/6
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Description: Personal, Artifact, Wooden Nameplate for DeskDates: 1952-1956Container: Box/Folder 8/7
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Description: Personal, Artifact, Metal, Ballard 827 Elks Lodge Ceremonial KeyDates: undatedContainer: Box/Folder 8/8
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Description: Personal, Artifact, Metal Medallion and Fabric Ribbon, Order of the Elks, Exalted RulerDates: undatedContainer: Box/Folder 8/9
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Description: Personal, Artifact, Metal, Ceremonial Key to the City of SeattleDates: 1952-1956Container: Box/Folder 8/10
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Photographs, 1952-1956
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Description: Photographs, Pomeroy PortraitsDates: 1952-1956Container: Box/Folder 11/1
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Description: Photographs, Events, Allied Cleaners Contest [?]Dates: 1952Container: Box/Folder 11/2
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Description: Photographs, Palm Springs Mayors ConferenceDates: 1953Container: Box/Folder 11/3
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Description: Photographs, Second Japan American Pacific Coast Mayors ConferenceDates: 1953Container: Box/Folder 11/4
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Description: Photographs, AAA Pedestrian Safety AwardDates: 1954Container: Box/Folder 11/5
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Description: Photographs, Master Brewers MeetingDates: Fall 1954Container: Box/Folder 11/6
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Description: Photographs, National Conference on Government, University of WashingtonDates: 1955Container: Box/Folder 11/7
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Description: Photographs, Unidentified EventsDates: undatedContainer: Box/Folder 11/8
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Description: Photographs, Personal, Unidentifed Wedding ToastDates: undatedContainer: Box/Folder 11/9
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Description: Photographs, Personal, FamilyDates: undatedContainer: Box/Folder 11/10
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