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Finding aid written inEnglish. Finding aid based on DACS (Describing Archives: A Content Standard). University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections 0645 Green, Joshua, 1869-1975 Joshua Green papers 1924-1974 49.11 cubic feet (51 boxes and 1 oversize folder) Includes one microfilm reel and one audio tape reel Collection materials are inEnglish. Papers of a prominent Seattle banker and early businessman

Joshua Green, Sr. (1869-1975) was a prominent Seattle businessman whose family moved to the area from Mississippi in 1886. Green quickly entered the transportation industry through a job with the surveying crew of the Seattle, Lake Shore & Eastern Railway. His family was acquainted with Seattle mayor Bailey Gatzert, who helped open doors for Green in his early years. Committed to owning a business, Green and his partners purchased their first steamship fleet, called La Conner Trading and Transportation Company. This venture successfully turned a profit during the Klondike Gold Rush in the late 1890s with routes to Alaska.

In 1903, La Conner merged with the Alaska Steamship / Puget Sound Navigation Company. Green was president of that company until 1927, when he steered his career toward banking. Having purchased the Peoples Savings Bank in 1925, he proceeded with numerous other bank acquisitions, with prosperous results. Joshua Green, Jr. took on the role of president of Peoples Bank and Trust Company in 1949, but Green, Sr. remained active in the profession. The bank later became Peoples National Bank.

In 1969, just before his 100th birthday, Green declared that he wished to leave banking and return to work on the waterfront, citing his previous experience with steamships; one of his early positions in Seattle was purser on theHenry Bailey. Green was active in business and leisure until his death at age 105 in 1975. Several news articles spotlighted the man and his wife, Laura, for their longevity and consistent community involvement; Mrs. Green was a founding member of the Sunset Club, a Seattle women's association that sponsored annual debutante balls. The Greens were also admired for their elegant home at 1204 Minor Ave., now part of the Washington Trust for Historic Preservation.

Sources: Historylink.org and the Joshua Green biography file in UW Special Collections Division.

Arranged in three accessions: Accession No. 0645-001, Joshua Green ship manifest, 1888-1889 Accession No. 0645-002, Joshua Green oral history interview and correspondence, 1961-1971 Accession No. 0645-003, Joshua Green papers, circa 1903-1976

The bulk of this collection consists of Joshua Green's business-related papers: correspondence, subject files, financial records, photographs, and artifacts. See Scope and Content notes of individual accessions below for more detailed description.

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Some material stored offsite; advance notice required for use.

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Joshua Green's library of books was removed for separate evaluation and cataloging; unwanted titles were returned to the Joshua Green Foundation.

Green, Joshua, 1869-1975--Archives Peoples Bank and Trust Company Henry Bailey (Steamer) Personal Papers/Corporate Records (University of Washington) Economics and Banking Businesses and Corporations Photographs Railroads Mines and Mineral Resources Fisheries and Wildlife

Accession No. 0645-001: Joshua Green ship manifest, 1888-1889 1 volume and 1 microfilm reel

Scope and Content: Manifest of steamer "Henry Bailey" (Oct 1888-Nov 1889), of which Green was the purser; one microfilm reel (negative) of the manifest.

Restrictions on Access: Access restricted: For terms of access, contact Special Collections.

Restrictions on Use: Creator's literary rights not transferred to the University of Washington Libraries.

Acquisition Info: Source: Joshua Green, Sr.

Accession No. 0645-002: Joshua Green oral history interview and correspondence, 1961-1971 .21 cubic feet (1 box)

Scope and Content: Typescript and reel of tape for interview conducted by Robert Hitchman and Richard Berner on 17 Mar 1971; 2 letters, 1961.

Restrictions on Access: Access restricted: For terms of access, contact Special Collections.

Restrictions on Use: Creator's literary rights not transferred to the University of Washington Libraries.

Acquisition Info: Source: Joshua Green, 3/17/1961.

Accession No. 0645-003: Joshua Green papers, circa 1903-1976 (bulk bulk 1924-1974) 48.9 cubic feet (50 boxes and one oversize folder)

Arrangement: Arranged in two series: Correspondence Subject files

Scope and Content: This accession is composed of Joshua Green Sr.'s extensive correspondence files, as well as subject files on his business and personal interests. These include banking; railroads; mining; oil; navigation; Alaskan fisheries; agriculture and timber; Green's philanthropic pursuits; societies, clubs, and associations that Green was involved with; the Century 21 Exposition of 1962; and Seattle Chamber of Commerce. A small quantity of photographs, scrapbooks, and artifacts are also included.

Physical/Technical Access: Records are stored offsite; advance notice is required for use.

Restrictions on Access: Open to all users.

Records are stored offsite; advance notice is required for use.

Restrictions on Use: The creators' literary rights have been transferred to the University of Washington Libraries.

Acquisition Info: Source: Joshua Green Foundation, 2008 January

Processing Info: Minimally processed by Greta Kuriger and Jeni Spamer in 2009. Only folders in very poor condition were replaced.

Correspondence 1925-1974

Arrangement: Arranged alphabetically, then chronologically, with original folder groupings maintained.

Scope and Content: This series contains Joshua Green, Sr.'s incoming and outgoing letters. Green kept carbon copies of his outgoing correspondence

1 0645-003 Correspondence A 1925-1974 1 0645-003 Correspondence B 1925-1949 2 0645-003 Correspondence B 1948-1965 3 0645-003 Correspondence B 1966-1974 3 0645-003 Correspondence C 1925-1953 4 0645-003 Correspondence C 1953-1974 4 0645-003 Correspondence D 1925-1933 5 0645-003 Correspondence D 1934-1968 6 0645-003 Correspondence D 1969-1974 6 0645-003 Correspondence E 1925-1974 6 0645-003 Correspondence F 1925-1949 7 0645-003 Correspondence F 1950-1974 7 0645-003 Correspondence G 1925-1953 8 0645-003 Correspondence G 1952-1974 8 0645-003 Correspondence H 1925-1950 9 0645-003 Correspondence H 1951-1974 9 0645-003 Correspondence I 1925-1972 9 0645-003 Correspondence J 1925-1952 10 0645-003 Correspondence J 1947-1974 10 0645-003 Correspondence K 1925-1970 11 0645-003 Correspondence K 1971-1974 11 0645-003 Correspondence L 1925-1974 11 0645-003 Correspondence M 1925-1940 12 0645-003 Correspondence M 1940-1962 13 0645-003 Correspondence M 1963-1974 13 0645-003 Correspondence N 1925-1961 14 0645-003 Correspondence N 1962-1974 14 0645-003 Correspondence O 1925-1958 15 0645-003 Correspondence O 1944-1974 15 0645-003 Correspondence P 1925-1960 15 0645-003 Correspondence P/Q 1961-1969 16 0645-003 Correspondence P/Q 1970-1974 16 0645-003 Correspondence Q 1934-1959 16 0645-003 Correspondence R 1925-1974 16 0645-003 Correspondence S 1925-1934 24 0645-003 Correspondence S 1929-1933 17 0645-003 Correspondence S 1936-1953 18 0645-003 Correspondence S 1952-1964 19 0645-003 Correspondence S 1965-1974 19 0645-003 Correspondence - Seattle Chamber of Commerce 1927-1949 20 0645-003 Correspondence T 1925-1974 21 0645-003 Correspondence U 1925-1974 21 0645-003 Correspondence V 1925-1974 21 0645-003 Correspondence W 1925-1951 22 0645-003 Correspondence W 1951-1974 23 0645-003 Correspondence X-Z 1925-1974 24 0645-003 Correspondence - miscellaneous 1926-1957

Scope and Content: Includes statements and other financial documents from 1936-1945.

25 0645-003 Correspondence - miscellaneous 1926 - 1949 26 0645-003 Correspondence - miscellaneous 1949 - 1961

Scope and Content: The correspondence files also include financial documents. This box also includes seven folders of loose materials (photographs, correspondence, business card, pamphlet, etc.) that were found inside some of Joshua Green's books.

Oversize folder 0645-003 Miscellaneous materials 1926-1969

Scope and Content: Included with oversize materials are a 1926 panoramic photograph of the Metropolitan Theatre Junior-League Follies, a 1956 birthday card for Green from "the main office business family," and a poem commemorating Green's hundredth birthday, from "The Collins Triumvirate" (Josiah Collins VII, Charles Stimson Collins and William Bullitt Collins).

Subject files 1903-1976 1924-1974

Arrangement: Arranged as received.

27 0645-003 Railroads, oil, and mining 1927 - 1959

Scope and Content: Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul, & Pacific Railroad Company; Sunshine Mining (1951-1954); Selburn Oil (1952)

28 0645-003 Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul, & Pacific Railroad Company 1928 - 1970 29 0645-003 Railroads and oil 1927 - 1946

Scope and Content: This box includes files on Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul, & Pacific Railroad Company (1940-1946); Cowlitz & Chehalis (1929-1935); Canadian Pacific (1927-1942); Pacific Northwest Oriental line (1938-1941); miscellaneous railroad companies (1920s-1940s); miscellaneous oil companies (1927-1942); and miscellaneous publications

30 0645-003 Local and national oil companies, files on miscellaneous individuals 1929 - 1973 31 0645-003 Nicolai Placer Mines, Dan Creek, miscellaneous 1922 - 1976 32 0645-003 Chugach Goldmine, Rock Island Township 1930 - 1937 33 0645-003 Sunshine Mining Company, Chugach Goldmines, Dan Creek Placer Mines 1931 - 1959 34 0645-003 Dan Creek, Nicolai Mines 1938 - 1988

Scope and Content: This box includes a scrapbook and photographs.

35 0645-003 Waterfront related files 1927 -1971

Scope and Content: This box includes files on Puget Sound Navigation Company, Puget Sound Maritime Historical Society, Port Townsend and Bellingham; it also includes photographs.

36 0645-003 Alaska related: fisheries, agriculture, timber 1920s-1970s

Scope and Content: This box includes files on Pacific American Fisheries, miscellaneous fisheries; Josiah Collins Ranch, Holton (Swansey Ranch), Lake Chelan Cattle Co.; Thomas Quinn; Chelan Orchards; Grant County / Columbia Basin; and Gray's Harbor.

37 0645-003 Epcon, Pacific Coast Company, parks and rivers, miscellaneous 1928 - 1970 38 0645-003 Carnation Company, Peoples Bank, and miscellaneous companies 1927 - 1974 39 0645-003 Peoples Bank; Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul, & Pacific Railroad Company 1929 - 1972 40 0645-003 Peoples Bank and miscellaneous banks 1924 - 1957

Scope and Content: This box includes photographs.

41 0645-003 Chase and miscellaneous banks; securities, trusts 1921 - 1976 42 0645-003 Securities and trusts, stocks and investments, charities, Ambulance Fund, educational institutions, and hospitals/clinics 1921 - 1971 43 0645-003 Hospitals/clinics, Stratford Hall, and St. Mark's Cathedral 1928 - 1973 44 0645-003 St. Mark's Cathedral, Puget Sound Power & Light, Seattle Gas Company, and miscellaneous "local community" files 1926 - 1971 45 0645-003 Politics (miscellaneous), Chamber of Commerce, Century 21 Exposition, and Community Income Tax Commission 1925 - 1973 46 0645-003 Community Income Tax Commission, Who's Who, and Sons of the Revolution 1940s - 1971 47 0645-003 Pioneers Association, Washington State Historical Society, Safeco, and General Insurance Co. 1928 - 1972 48 0645-003 General Insurance Co., Northern Life, miscellaneous insurance companies and miscellaneous publications 1927 - 1969

Scope and Content: This box also includes artifacts: Derusto metal coating sample, the label from a plaque presented to Joshua Green (1969) and an Optimist International pin.

49 0645-003 Newspaper clippings and purchase journals 1930s - 1976

Scope and Content: This box includes photographs.

50 0645-003 Newspaper clippings, birthday correspondence, and miscellaneous 1903 - 1974