Leopold Hotel records, 1901-1984
Table of Contents
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Leopold Hotel (Bellingham, Wash.)
- Title
- Leopold Hotel records
- Dates
- 1901-1984 (inclusive)19011984
- Quantity
- 9 linear ft.
- Collection Number
- XOE_CPNWS0182LeopoldRecords (collection)
- Summary
- The collection comprises the corporate, financial, and personnel records from the Leopold Hotel (formerly the Byron Hotel), dating from the early-1900s to the 1980s. There are materials related to early bond- and stockholders, as well as a wealth of information about two of the hotels' managers: John C. Pierce (1936-1960) and George Knowles (1960-1979).
- Repository
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Western Washington University, Center for Pacific Northwest Studies
Goltz-Murray Archives Building
808 25th St.
Bellingham, WA
98225
Telephone: (360) 650-7534
cpnws@wwu.edu - Access Restrictions
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Some restrictions apply - contact repository for details.
- Languages
- English
Historical Note
The Leopold Hotel in Bellingham, Washington, was originally called the Byron Hotel but was renamed in honor of Leopold Schmidt, financial backer and heaviest stockholder in the Byron Hotel.
Content Description
The Leopold Hotel records include corporate, financial, personnel records, architectural drawing and photographs dating between 1902-1984. There is early bondholder and stockholder information for the 1920s, as well as a wealth of information about two of the hotels managers: John C. Pierce (1936-1960) and George Knowles (1960-1979).
Unfortunately, the records are fragmented and in no way cover the long life of the hotel.
Use of the Collection
Preferred Citation
Leopold Hotel records, Center for Pacific Northwest Studies, Western Libraries Archives & Special Collections, Western Washington University, Bellingham WA 98225-9123.
Administrative Information
Arrangement
The Leopold Hotel records are organized according to the following series arrangment:
- Series I. Corporate Records 1902-1980
- Series II. Financial Records 1909-1984
- Series III. Personnel Records 1950-1983
- Series IV. Architectural Drawings undated
- Series V. Photographs circa 1901-1978
Acquisition Information
Materials donated by George Knowles, date unknown.
Processing Note
Photographs were initially separate and then merged with the collection during processing in April 2011.
Processing Note
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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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Series I: Corporate Records, 1902-1980
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Articles of Incorporation, 1902, 1952, 1979
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Description: Bylaws of the Byron HotelDates: 1902Container: Box/Folder 1/1
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Description: Name change from Byron Hotel to Leopold HotelDates: 1952Container: Box/Folder 1/2
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Description: Articles and Papers of DissolutionDates: 1979Container: Box/Folder 1/3
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Board of Trustees, 1902-1929
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Description: Oath of OfficeDates: 1902Container: Box/Folder 1/4
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Description: First MeetingDates: 1902Container: Box/Folder 1/5
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Description: Meeting Minutes (including By-laws)Dates: 1903; 1912; 1918; 1920Container: Box/Folder 1/6
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Description: Ledger – Important Papers of the Byron hotel (original copy)Dates: 1902-1929Container: Box/Folder 1/7
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Description: Ledger – Important Papers of the Byron Hotel (not original)Dates: 1902-1929Container: Box/Folder 1/8
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Stock/Share Holders, 1904-1978
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Description: Meeting Minutes (includes information on name change)Dates: 1950-1952Container: Box/Folder 1/9
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Description: Meeting MinutesDates: 1952-1960Container: Box/Folder 1/10
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Description: Meeting MinutesDates: 1961-1962Container: Box/Folder 1/11
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Description: Meeting MinutesDates: 1963-1964Container: Box/Folder 1/12
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Description: Annual Stockholders Meeting MinutesDates: 1967-1970Container: Box/Folder 1/13
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Description: Meeting MinutesDates: 1975-1978Container: Box/Folder 1/14
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Description: Proxy Notices (regarding shareholders meetings)Dates: 1958-1959; 1962-1964; 1967-1968; 1970-1971; 1975; 1977Container: Box/Folder 1/15
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Description: CorrespondenceDates: 1904; 1912-1966Container: Box/Folder 1/16
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Directors Meeting Minutes, 1949-1978
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Description: MinutesDates: 1949; 1951-1960Container: Box/Folder 1/17
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Description: MinutesDates: 1961-1964Container: Box/Folder 1/18
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Description: MinutesDates: 1967-1969Container: Box/Folder 1/19
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Description: MinutesDates: 1970; 1971; 1975-1978Container: Box/Folder 1/20
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Manager's General Information, 1936-1980
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Description: General CorrespondenceDates: 1936-1980Container: Box/Folder 1/21
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Description: Western Hotels International Managers MeetingsDates: 1955; 1957; 1960-1961; 1964-1965Container: Box/Folder 1/22
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Description: Western Hotels International – Management Agreement TerminationDates: 1966-1975Container: Box/Folder 1/23
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Series II: Financial Records, 1909-1984
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Financial Statements, 1939-1979
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Description: StatementsDates: 1939-1959Container: Box/Folder 1/24
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Description: StatementsDates: 1960-1973Container: Box/Folder 1/25
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Description: StatementsDates: 1974Container: Box/Folder 1/26
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Description: StatementsDates: 1975Container: Box/Folder 1/27
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Description: StatementsDates: 1976Container: Box/Folder 1/28
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Description: StatementsDates: 1977Container: Box/Folder 1/29
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Description: StatementsDates: 1978Container: Box/Folder 1/30
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Description: StatementsDates: 1979Container: Box/Folder 1/31
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Description: General JournalDates: 1967-1971Container: Box 2
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Description: General JournalDates: 1973-1977; 1979Container: Box 3
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General Ledger, 1928-1956
Folders 4/1 - 4/12 are parts of a general ledger that was originally a bound volume.
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Description: A File – Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Accrued Interest Payable/Receivable, Accrued Payroll, Accrued Sub-rents, Accrued Taxes, Accrued Telephone, Administrative Expense, Advertising, Auto Club of WashingtonContainer: Box/Folder 4/1
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Description: B File – Bad Checks/Debts, Baggage Bank (General Payroll), Bellingham Bay Improvement Co. (BBIC), Beer Expense/ Services/ Sales/Wages, Bellingham Hotel, Beverage Issues/ Sales, Building Alterations and Improvements/ Finances, Building Tulip RoomContainer: Box/Folder 4/2
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Description: C File – Café (Alterations and Improvements/ Advertising and Printing/ Employee Meals/ Equipment/ Purchases/ Food Cost/ Entertainment/ General Expenses/ Heat/ Laundry/ Light and Power/ Maintenance/ Receipts/ Wages/ Water), Capital/ Common Stock, Carr Insurance Co., Sabine L. Case, Cash Over and Short, Cigar Counter Purchases/ Receipts, Commissions, Contract Payable, Coal, Custom Cleaners.Container: Box/Folder 4/3
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Description: D File – Deferred Expenses, Discount and Commission on Bonds, Dividends Payable, Donations, Due Stock SubscriptionsContainer: Box/Folder 4/4
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Description: E, F, G, and H Files – Employee Meals/ Rooms, Estimated Income, Exchange, Ferndale Power Association Bond, First National Bank, Foundation Salary, Furniture and Texture/ Laundry Operations, General Unapportioned Expense, E.A. Grant Co., Grill Expense, Group Life Insurance, Guest Charges, Heat/ Light/ Power and RefrigerationContainer: Box/Folder 4/5
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Description: I File – Imprest Funds, Insurance, Interest, InventoryContainer: Box/Folder 4/6
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Description: J, K, and L Files – C.C. Jerstedt, J.M. Kenney, Kitchen Equipment, Lamps, Laundry, Legal Expenses, Light and Power, Linen Store Rooms, Liquor, Lowery and Miscellaneous GarageContainer: Box/Folder 4/7
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Description: M and N Files – Maintenance, Malta Thurston Hotels Inc., Malted Milk Shop, Misc. Income, Mitchell Hotel, Mortgage, Mount Baker Development, Mt. Vernon Hotel Co., New Building, New Governor Hotel, New Washington Hotel, Notes Payable, Mable Armstrong, W.G. MelneContainer: Box/Folder 4/8
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Description: O, P, and Q Files – Occupational Disease Tax, Officers Salaries, Old Age Employee Benefits, Olympian Hotel, Organization Expense, Pacific Coast Investment Co., Pacific Coast Paper Mills Stock, Pacific Telephone and Telegraphy Co., Payroll Distribution, Pay Collections, George Pierce Barber Shop, Pierce Bros. Inc., Porters, Preferred Stock Subscription, Prepaid Insurance, Prepaid License, Prepaid Mortgage Expense, Prepaid Sign Rent, Prepaid Taxes, Profit and LossContainer: Box/Folder 4/9
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Description: R File – Real Estate, Rent, Reserve for Taxes, Restaurant Expenses, Restaurant Receipts, Returned Checks, Rodmans, Room Earnings and ExpensesContainer: Box/Folder 4/10
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Description: S and T Files – Salaries, Sample Room Expense/ Earnings, San Juan Pulp and Paper Mill Stock, Sanitarium Baths, Peter G. Schmidt/ Schmidt Estate Inc., Henry Schupp, Seattle First National Bank, Stationary and Printing, N.J. Stevens and Co., Store and Other Rentals, Storeroom, Sublease Deposit/ Rents, Sundry Assets, Supervision, Surplus, Special Suspense, Taxes, Tacoma Hotel Stock, Telephone and Telegraph, S.W. Thruston, Paul F. Tiffany, Traveling Expense, Tulip Room RentalsContainer: Box/Folder 4/11
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Description: U, V, X, W, Y, and Z Files – Unclaimed Dividend, Unemployment Insurance, U.S. Collector Internal Revenue, Victory Tax, War Bonds, Washington Hotel Co. Stock, Washington Mutual Savings, Washington State Sales Tax, Washington State Unemployment Insurance, Water, Western Hotels International, Western Union, With-holding Tax, Wood Fuel, Yellow Cat CompanyContainer: Box/Folder 4/12
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General Ledger, 1931-1962
Folders 4/13 - 4/19 are parts of a general ledger that was originally a bound volume.
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Description: LiabilitiesDates: 1931-1962Container: Box/Folder 4/13
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Description: Accounts PayableDates: 1947-1961Container: Box/Folder 4/14
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Description: Rooms, Food, Beverage, and Telephone DepartmentsDates: 1961Container: Box/Folder 4/15
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Description: Administrative and General, Advertisement and Business Promotion, Payroll Taxes and Employee Relations, Heating Lighting and Power, Repairs and Maintenance, Rent, Taxes and Insurance, Misc. Income, Store Rentals, Federal Income Tax, Depreciations Interest, Payroll DistributionDates: 1961Container: Box/Folder 4/16
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Description: Current Assets, Fixed Assets, Prepayments, and Other AssetsDates: 1962Container: Box/Folder 4/17
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Description: Liabilities, Capital, and IncomeDates: 1962Container: Box/Folder 4/18
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Description: Operating Costs and ExpensesDates: 1962Container: Box/Folder 4/19
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General Ledger, 1953-1955
Folder 4/20 was originally a bound volume.
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Description: Profit and LossDates: 1953-1955Container: Box/Folder 4/20
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General Ledger, 1954-1959
Folders 4/21 - 4/24 are parts of a general ledger that was originally a bound volume.
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Description: Profit and LossContainer: Box/Folder 4/21
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Description: Rooms Department, Food Department, Beverage Department, Telephone Department, Administrative and General, Advertising and PromotionContainer: Box/Folder 4/22
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Description: Payroll Taxes and Employee Relations, Heating Lights and Power, Repairs and Maintenance, Rent Municipal Taxes and Insurance, Store RentalsContainer: Box/Folder 4/23
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Description: Depreciation and Payroll DistributionContainer: Box/Folder 4/24
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General Ledger, 1960
Folder 4/25 was originally a bound volume.
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Description: Profit and LossContainer: Box/Folder 4/25
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General Ledger, 1964-1965
Folders 5/1 - 5/5 are parts of a general ledger that was originally a bound volume.
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Description: AssetsContainer: Box/Folder 5/1
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Description: LiabilitiesContainer: Box/Folder 5/2
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Description: OperatingContainer: Box/Folder 5/3
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Description: Food and Beverage Combined and OverheadContainer: Box/Folder 5/4
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Description: Payroll Taxes, Employee Relations, and Total Labor CostContainer: Box/Folder 5/5
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General Ledger, 1966
Folders 5/6 - 5/10 are parts of a general ledger that was originally a bound volume.
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Description: Assets – Cash, Accounts Receivable, Inventories, Prepaid Expenses, Other Current Assets, Investments, Deposits, Furniture Fixtures and Equipment, Reserve for Duplication and Amortization, Land, Other AssetsContainer: Box/Folder 5/6
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Description: Liabilities – Accounts Payable, Accrued Expenditures, Accounts Payable, Western International Hotels, Federal Taxes on Income, Other, Notes Contracts and Mortgages Non-Affiliates, Net Worth, Profit and LossContainer: Box/Folder 5/7
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Description: Operating – Rooms, Food Department, Beverage Department, Telephone, Cigar Stand, OtherContainer: Box/Folder 5/8
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Description: Overhead – Administrative and General, Advertising and Promotion, Heat Light and Power, Repair and Maintenance, Payroll Taxes and Employee RelationsContainer: Box/Folder 5/9
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Description: Payroll Taxes and Total Labor Costs – Sub-Rental Income, Local Taxes and Insurance, Interest Expense, Depreciation Amortization, Federal and State Income Tax ExpensesContainer: Box/Folder 5/10
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General Ledger, 1967-1978
Folders 5/11 - 5/16 are parts of a general ledger that was originally a bound volume.
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Description: Assets - Cash, Accounts Receivable, Inventories, Paid Expenses, Other, Investments, DepositsContainer: Box/Folder 5/11
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Description: Work in Progress and LiabilitiesContainer: Box/Folder 5/12
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Description: Operating – Rooms, Food and Beverage DeptsContainer: Box/Folder 5/13
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Description: Food and Beverage CombinedContainer: Box/Folder 5/14
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Description: OverheadContainer: Box/Folder 5/15
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Description: Payroll Taxes, Employee Relations Exhibit, and Total Labor Costs ExhibitContainer: Box/Folder 5/16
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General Ledger, 1969
Folders 5/17 - 5/19 are parts of a general ledger that was originally a bound volume.
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Description: Assets and LiabilitiesContainer: Box/Folder 5/17
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Description: OperatingContainer: Box/Folder 5/18
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Description: Food and Beverage Combined, Overhead, Payroll Taxes, Employee Relations Exhibit, and Total Labor Costs ExhibitContainer: Box/Folder 5/19
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General Ledger, 1970
Folders 6/1 - 6/3 are parts of a general ledger that was originally a bound volume.
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Description: Assets and LiabilitiesContainer: Box/Folder 6/1
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Description: Operating – Rooms, Food, Beverage, Telephone, and OtherContainer: Box/Folder 6/2
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Description: Overhead, Payroll Taxes/Employee Relations ExhibitContainer: Box/Folder 6/3
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General Ledger, 1971
Folders 6/4 - 6/6 are parts of a general ledger that was originally a bound volume.
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Description: Assets and LiabilitiesContainer: Box/Folder 6/4
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Description: Operating - Rooms, Food, Beverage, Telephone, and OtherContainer: Box/Folder 6/5
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Description: Overhead, Payroll Taxes/ Employee Relations ExhibitContainer: Box/Folder 6/6
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General Ledger, 1972
Folders 6/7 - 6/9 are parts of a general ledger that was originally a bound volume.
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Description: Assets and LiabilitiesContainer: Box/Folder 6/7
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Description: Assets and LiabilitiesContainer: Box/Folder 6/8
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Description: Overhead and Payroll Taxes/ Employee Relations ExhibitContainer: Box/Folder 6/9
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General Ledger, 1973-1975
Folders 6/10 - 6/14 are parts of a general ledger that was originally a bound volume.
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Description: Assets and LiabilitiesContainer: Box/Folder 6/10
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Description: Operating – FoodContainer: Box/Folder 6/11
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Description: Operating – Beverage, Food, and OtherContainer: Box/Folder 6/12
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Description: OverheadContainer: Box/Folder 6/13
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Description: Payroll Taxes and Employee Relations Charged to DepartmentsContainer: Box/Folder 6/14
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General Ledger, 1976-1978
Folders 6/15 - 6/16 are parts of a general ledger that was originally a bound volume.
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Description: Assets and LiabilitiesContainer: Box/Folder 6/15
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Description: Operations and OverheadContainer: Box/Folder 6/16
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Description: General LedgerDates: 1977Container: Box/Folder 6/17
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Description: General LedgerDates: 1978Container: Box/Folder 6/18
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Stock, 1928-1979
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Description: Stockholder’s LedgerDates: 1928-1979Container: Box/Folder 7/1
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Description: Preferred Stock Certificates #1-99Dates: 1928-1940Container: Box/Folder 7/2
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Description: Preferred Stock Certificates #101-168 (missing 152 and 157)Dates: 1941-1971Container: Box/Folder 7/3
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Description: Common Stock Certificates #1-100Dates: 1912-1964Container: Box/Folder 7/4
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Description: Common Stock Certificates #101-139Dates: 1964-1979Container: Box/Folder 7/5
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Description: Correspondence Governor, Capital and Olympian Hotels (includes financial statements and reports)Dates: 1949-1951Container: Box/Folder 7/6
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Description: Option Agreements between Byron/Leopold Hotel and Pacific Coast Investment Company or Maltby Thurston Company or Western Hotels International (details purchase of Capital and Olympian Hotel Stock by John C. Pierce)Dates: 1947-1953Container: Box/Folder 7/7
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Description: Voting Trust CertificatesDates: 1949Container: Box/Folder 7/8
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Agreements, 1910-1984
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Description: Property Agreements and Warranty DeedsDates: 1910; 1912; 1915; 1925; 1928; 1947; 1958-1960Container: Box/Folder 7/9
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Description: MortgagesDates: 1915; 1920; 1930; 1947; 1954; 1955; 1960Container: Box/Folder 7/10
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Description: Insurance ContractsDates: 1949Container: Box/Folder 7/11
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Description: Corporate LicensesDates: 1952; 1953; 1955; 1956; 1975-1979Container: Box/Folder 7/12
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Description: Management Agreement with Western Hotels International (includes mortgage information)Dates: 1960Container: Box/Folder 7/13
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Description: Legal (Pacific Northwest Bell litigation about termination charges)Dates: 1982-1984Container: Box/Folder 7/14
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Description: Loans with Seattle First National BankDates: 1954-1978Container: Box/Folder 7/15
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Appraisals, 1935, 1972, 1977
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Description: Appraisals (includes photos and blue prints)Dates: 1935Container: Box/Folder 7/16
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Description: AppraisalsDates: 1972Container: Box/Folder 7/17
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Description: AppraisalsDates: 1977Container: Box/Folder 7/18
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Taxes, 1909-1979
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Description: Personal Property and Real EstateDates: 1959-1963Container: Box/Folder 7/19
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Description: Personal Property and Real EstateDates: 1971-1979Container: Box/Folder 7/20
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Description: ExciseDates: 1975-1977Container: Box/Folder 7/21
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Description: Income Tax ReturnsDates: 1943-1949Container: Box/Folder 7/22
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Description: Income Tax ReturnsDates: 1950-1955Container: Box/Folder 7/23
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Description: Income Tax ReturnsDates: 1956-1957Container: Box/Folder 7/24
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Description: Income Tax ReturnsDates: 1958-1960Container: Box/Folder 8/1
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Description: Income Tax ReturnsDates: 1972-1976Container: Box/Folder 8/2
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Description: Income Tax ReturnsDates: 1977Container: Box/Folder 8/3
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Description: Income Tax ReturnsDates: 1978Container: Box/Folder 8/4
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Description: Income Tax ReturnsDates: 1979Container: Box/Folder 8/5
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Description: FICA Quarterly ReportsDates: 1974Container: Box/Folder 8/6
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Description: FICA Quarterly ReportsDates: 1978Container: Box/Folder 8/7
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Description: FICA Quarterly ReportsDates: 1979Container: Box/Folder 8/8
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Description: Miscellaneous Finance and Expense FileDates: 1909-1928Container: Box/Folder 8/9
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Description: Accounts Payable on LoansDates: 1947-1957Container: Box/Folder 8/10
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Description: Miscellaneous Financial PapersDates: 1955-1978Container: Box/Folder 8/11
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Series III: Personnel Records, 1950-1983
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Description: Employee Information Index CardsDates: 1950s-1970sContainer: Box 9
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Description: Labor DistributionDates: UndatedContainer: Box/Folder 10/1
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Description: Corporate Pension PlanDates: 1976-1983Container: Box/Folder 10/2
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Description: Culinary Workers & Bartenders Local No. 451 ContractDates: 1974-1976; 1976-1979Container: Box/Folder 10/3
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Description: Culinary Workers & Bartenders Local No. 451 Benefit ProgramsDates: 1969; 1972; 1977; 1978Container: Box/Folder 10/4
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Description: Payroll JournalDates: 1975Container: Box 11
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Description: Payroll JournalDates: 1976Container: Box 12
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Description: Payroll JournalDates: 1977Container: Box 13
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Description: Payroll JournalDates: 1978Container: Box 14
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Description: Payroll JournalDates: January, 1979-June 1979Container: Box/Folder 15/1
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Description: Payroll Account 35102-011(closed)Dates: 1979Container: Box/Folder 15/2
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Series IV: Architectural Drawings, Undated
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Description: Rolled Copy of Leopold Hotel Blue PrintsDates: UndatedContainer: Box 15
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Series V: Photographs, 1901-1978
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Description: Photographs of the Leopold Hotel and its EmployeesDates: circa 1913-1977Container: Volume Volume 1
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Description: Photographs of the Leopold Hotel and its EmployeesDates: circa 1901-1978Container: Box Volume 2
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Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Business enterprises--Washington (State)--Bellingham--History--Sources
- Hotels--Washington (State)--Bellingham--History--Sources
Corporate Names
- Leopold Hotel (Bellingham, Wash.)
- Byron Hotel (Bellingham, Wash.)
Geographical Names
- Bellingham (Wash.)--History--Sources
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