WAUVanNessElmerE3663.xml Guide to the Elmer E. Van Ness Papers 1959-1982 Van Ness (Elmer E.) Papers Special Collections, University of Washington Libraries ©2007 (Last modified: 4/19/2018)
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This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2026-09-22. Finding aid written inEnglish. Finding aid based on DACS (Describing Archives: A Content Standard). Special Collections, University of Washington Libraries Elmer E. Van Ness papers Van Ness, Elmer E 3663 25.6 cubic feet 20 boxes 1939-1983 1959-1982 Papers of a Seattle electrical engineer who promoted the retention of electric trolleys by the City of Seattle Collection materials are inEnglish.

Seattle electrical engineer who promoted the retention of electric trolleys by the City of Seattle.

Correspondence, clippings, engineering studies and reports, 1939-1983 (bulk 1959-1982).

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Records stored offsite; advance notice required for use

Request at UW

Van Ness' rights transferred to the Libraries

Donated by Ruth Van Ness, 5/2/1985

Minimally processed, includes unsorted materials.

 Van Ness, Elmer E.--Archives Washington Society of Professional Engineers. Civic Affairs Committee Committee on Modernization of Electric Transportation Municipality of Metropolitan Seattle Seattle Transit System Seattle Personal Papers/Corporate Records (University of Washington) Technology Transportation Public Utilities Correspondence, color snapshot of E.E. Van Ness, color snapshots of trolleys, letterheads, Benson memo 3663-001 Box 1 Reports, mainly Seattle Transit System and consultants' reports 3663-001 Box 2 Reports, mainly Seattle Transit System and consultants' reports 3663-001 Box 3 Reports 3663-001 Box 4 Mainly reports, but some correspondence and photocopied clippings 3663-001 Box 5 Reports, clippings 3663-001 Box 6 Labelled ring binders of newspaper clippings 3663-001 Box 7 Labelled ring binders of newspaper clippings 3663-001 Box 8 Labelled ring binders of newspaper clippings 3663-001 Box 9 Notebooks 3663-001 Box 10 Notebooks 3663-001 Box 11 Notebooks 3663-001 Box 12 Notebooks 3663-001 Box 13 Notebooks, reports, and unsorted materials 3663-001 Box 14 Newsletters and publications, Seattle Transit System graphs 3663-001 Box 15 Reports, Transit Plan color slides, transparencies for COMET 3663-001 Box 16 Unsorted and unfoldered materials 3663-001 Box 17

Includes correspondence, clippings, and reports

 Unsorted and unfoldered materials 3663-001 Box 18

Includes correspondence, clippings, and reports

 Unsorted and unfoldered materials 3663-001 Box 19

Includes correspondence, clippings, and reports

 Unsorted and unfoldered materials 3663-001 Box 20

Includes correspondence, clippings, and reports