University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections5115 (Accession No. 5115-001)Stimson, Emma BaillargeonEmma Baillargeon Stimson papers1888-196465.38 cubic feet (69 boxes)Collection materials are in
English.Papers of a
Seattle cultural leader documenting her active and influential life as a
society matron, and wife and widow of a Seattle business leaderEmma Baillargeon Stimson, native of Seattle, was born on July 14, 1887
to Joseph A. and Abby Collins Baillargeon. Through birth and marriage, Stimson
was well connected to the most influential business and political leadership of
the city. Her father established the J. A. Baillargeon Department Store in
Seattle in 1889 and her maternal grandfather was John Collins, the first mayor
of Seattle. Stimson graduated from Trinity College in Washington, D. C., and in
1914 married Thomas Douglas Stimson II (1884-1931), heir to a business empire
that included lumbering, transportation, hotel, real estate and investment
interests. In addition to her family responsibilities, Stimson founded, guided
or influenced many of Seattle's charitable and cultural institutions,
particularly the Seattle Art Museum. She served continuously on its Board from
1934-1954 and was acting Director of the museum when its director, Dr. Richard
E. Fuller, was called to active duty during World War II. She was re-elected to
the museum Board in 1961. She also contributed many modern works of art to the
museum by painters Morris Graves and Mark Tobey. Emma Stimson died in Seattle
on August 12, 1963.
Correspondence, biographical features, photographs, open reel film,
post cards, publications, sheet music, maps, clippings, scrapbooks, textiles,
funeral memorabilia and film of family scenes.
Arranged in 7 series.
- Series 1, Correspondence
- Series 2, Photographic Materials
- Series 3, Publications
- Series 4, Manuscript Materials
- Series 5, Ephemera
- Series 6, Art and Graphics
- Series 7, Collections
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Donated by Stimson-Bayley family, 9/14/1998.
Personal Papers/Corporate Records (University of Washington)Stimson, Emma Baillargeon--ArchivesStimson, Emma Baillargeon--Family--ArchivesStimson, Emma Baillargeon--Art patronage--History--SourcesStimson, Thomas DouglasStimson, Harriet, 1862-1939Stimson, Charles DouglasBaillargeon, Joseph ArthurStimson familyBaillargeon familyWomen--Washington (State)--Seattle--Social life and customs--ArchivesArt patrons--Washington (State)--Seattle--ArchivesSeattle Art Museum--History--SourcesRecords (Documents)EphemeraCommemorative worksPhotographsVideo recordingsNotated musicMapsBiographiesMoving ImagesSeattleCivic ActivismPhotographsScrapbooksMaps
Series 1Correspondence Subseries 1Incoming Letters from Family1/1Adams, Henrietta1925-1942½Baillargeon, Abbie Ann Collins1895-19141/3Baillargeon, Charles J.19521/4Baillargeon, Henri J.1950-19591/5-8Baillargeon, Cebert J.1917-19591/9-17Baillargeon, John A.1914-19281/18-57Baillargeon, Joseph Arthur (J. A.)1901-19292/1-2Baillargeon, Joseph Arthur (J. A.)1931-19322/3-13Bayley, Frances Ann Stimson1933-19442/14-15Bayley, Frank1944-19582/16Bullitt, Charles Stimsonundated2/17-21Bullitt, Dorothy F. And A. Scott1910-19492/22Clark, Charles1940-19492/23-37Clark, Emma Eleanor Stimson (Nona)1929-19412/38Collins, A.19182/39-43Collins, E. Bertrand1937-19573/1Downey, Emma Collins1929-19323/2Gravel, Lucille19583/3Noonan, Catherine Baillargeon1956-19583/4Lindgren, Mary S. Noonan, Catherine
Baillargeon19513/5Pherton, _ _ _1926-19423/6Quainton, Eden19403/7Quainton, Tony19583/8Ruhm, Edana Collins1924-19623/9-17Slattery, John J.1925-19633/18-56Slattery, Marie Baillargeon1914-19383/57-62Slattery, Paul1920-19633/63-67Slattery, Thomas1920-19633/68Sontag, Mary19573/69Stimson, Abbie Ann1925-19293/70Stimson, Anna Marie19433/71Stimson, Annie Waters19483/72-73Stimson, Charles W.1935-19524/1-16Stimson, Douglas Joseph1928-19634/17-18Stimson, Herold1925-19274/19-37Stimson, Harriet Overton and Charles
Douglas1919-19364/38-51Stimson, David T.1936-19595/1-51Stimson, Thomas Douglas1913-19256/1-27Stimson, Thomas Douglas1926-19316/28Stimson, Virginia1937Subseries 2Incoming Letters from Non-Family6/29Agen, Stuart1929-19346/30Atwood, Eugenia Fuller1950-19596/31Aubler, John19586/32Backus Family19576/33Ballinger, Alma19296/34Biglow, Maudundated6/35Benson, Amy19266/36Blandy, Kitty1941-19566/37Boeing, Bertha19506/38Boettiger, Anna Roosevelt19396/39Buck, Pearl S.19406/40Burwell, Elizabeth19576/41Callahan, Kenneth1953-19576/42Caneros, Basilundated6/43Clark, Nellundated6/44Clarke, Charles H.1917-19416/45-47Conway, John and Dorothy19586/48Coulton, Anne and George19466/49Crysler, Sidney and Bettyundated6/50Dally, Agnes19286/51Donval, Yvesundated6/52Eckstein, Joanna19566/53Enthoven, Alain1956-19636/54Fellows, Mrs. Carl19506/55Fitzgerald, Esther1926-19576/56-57Fuller, Margaret1930-19496/58-68Fuller, Richard E.1934-19596/69Furth, Lucy A.19236/70Garrell, Jessie E. S.19226/71Glennan, Keith T.1920-19596/72Gould, Carl Frelinghuysenundated6/73Graves, Morris19496/74Green, Jackson19556/75Greenwood, Mrs. George1935-19626/76Haggerty, Louis C.19106/77Haig-Brown, Addy19406/78Hark, Kate L.undated6/79Hepler, Carolynundated6/80Hinds, Hazel19626/81Hoffman, Julie and Harry19486/82Howell, John and Rebeccaundated6/83Hughes, Emma J. de Hart1921-19226/84Hughes, Rita C.19586/85Jones, Florence Williams19206/86Julie, Sister19186/87Kidel, Dru and George1939-19406/88Laurence, Bill and Betty19566/89-90Lee, Ruth and Sherman1950-19626/91Littell, Norman M.19416/92Madeline, Sister1918-19196/93Mathieu, Anais19216/94McAllister, Charlotte Huessy19576/95McBurney, Wallace A.1950-19597/1-16McCrown, Albert1930-19537/17McIntyre, Helen1949-19527/18Meyer, Harvey K.19377/19Millard, Florence Agen19577/20Mitchell, Harry and Vivianundated7/21Moores, Hazel Pat19567/22Miya, _ _ _19407/23Oakes, Mildred19577/24Ohata, Toyo19407/25Olmsted, Everett W.19407/26Olson, _ _ _19187/27Paton, Agatha and Noel1940-19567/28Payson, Dorothy Terry Bullitt1917-19627/29Platt, Mrs. Charles 19337/30Politzer, Caesar19567/31Power, John and Mary1936-19407/32Radford, colinundated7/33Reinhold, Rev. H. A.19567/34Reybold, Mrs. Eugene19627/35Roberts, Gwladys19597/36Robinson, Mrs. Dwight Edwards19577/37Rockwood, Louis and Charley19577/38Sharples, Caspar W.1920-19227/39Somervell, Helen1937-19597/40Swanson, Ada19627/41Terry, Jane1927-19427/42Thomas, Ed19577/43Thurber, Murielundated7/44Tobey, Mark1952-9577/45Trimble, Glen Kerry19547/46Van Ogle, Louise19407/47Visele, Desiree19377/48Ward, Inez and Georgeundated7/49Webb, Mabel1934-19577/50Weyerhaeuser, Helen19577/51Willis, Elizabeth Bayley19527/52Wilson, Dorothy Dennis19567/53Witter, Mrs. Dean19577/54Yamanaka and Company, Osaka19417/55Younger, Helen and Cole19557/56-59Miscellaneous A-Z1915-19627/60Christmas Telegrams, Various Authors10297/61unidentified932-19407/62Outgoing Letters to Collins, Emma and A. Collins
(Grandmother)1899-19017/63Outgoing Letter to Landis (Miss)18967/64Outgoing Letter to Miller, A. S.1894Subseries 3Stimson, Thomas Douglas7/65Incoming Letter from Abbie Ann (Niece)Undated7/66Incoming Letter from Baillargeon, J. A1915-19297/67Incoming Letter from Brown, George H.19187/68Incoming Letter from Bullitt, Dorothy Frances and A.
Scott19187/69Incoming Letter from McLaren, Archibald19307/70Incoming Letter from Mooney, Carl19307/71Incoming Letter from Overton, W. E.1901-19057/72Incoming Letter from Stimson, Charles Douglas and
Harriet Overtonundated7/73-74Incoming Letter from Stimson Emma
Baillargeon19297/75Incoming Letter from Frances Ann19297/76Incoming Letter from Uihlein, Rober A.19187/77-78Outgoing Letter to Overton, W. E.1901-19067/79Ships Log of Waco1928Subseries 4Stimson, Harriet Overton and Charles Douglas
Stimson7/80Incoming Letters from Stimson, Charles
Douglas19177/81-88Incoming Letters from Stimson, Emma
Baillargeon1915-19188/1-55Incoming Letters from Stimson, Emma
Baillargeon1919-19318/56Incoming Letters from Stimson, David1925-19318/57Incoming Letters from Stimson, Frances Ann1923-19318/58Incoming Letters from Stimson, Nona1926-19318/59-76Incoming Letters from Stimson, Thomas
Douglas1889-19019/1-50Incoming Letters from Stimson, Thomas
Douglas1902-191810/1-51Incoming Letters from Stimson, Thomas
Douglas1919-193110/52Outgoing Letters to Downey, Emma and
ArchieundatedSubseries 5Baillargeon, Joseph Arthur (J. A.)10/53Incoming Letters from Baillargeon, Abbie
Ann189410/54-64Incoming Letters from Baillargeon, Emma1896-190411/1-24Incoming Letters from Baillargeon, Emma1905-191011/25Incoming Letters from Baillargeon, T. X.189211/26Miscellaneous1888-189511/27Outgoing Letters to Baillargeon, Abbie Ann189411/28-29Outgoing Letters to Baillargeon, J. Cebert1907-193711/30Outgoing Letters to Baillargeon, Marie1907Subseries 6Stimson, Dorothy Frances (Bullitt)12/1Incoming Letters from Stimson, Thomas
Douglas1900-190112/2Outgoing Letters to Stimson, Frances Ann1920Subseries 7Collins, Edana12/3Incoming Letters from Baillargeon, J. A.1900-190112/4-5Incoming Letters from Collins, John1899-190112/6Incoming Letters from Henderson, E.190812/7-8Incoming Letters from Stimson, Emma
BaillargeonundatedSubseries 8Collins, Abbie Ann12/9Incoming Letters from Manger, Julie189512/10Outgoing Letters to John Collins1882Subseries 9Stimson Family12/11Correspondence of Purcell, Abbie Ann Baillargeon to
Emma Eleanor Stimson Clark 195812/12Correspondence of Slattery, Paul to Emma Eleanor
Stimson Clark192612/13Correspondence of Stimson, T. David to Clarence
Hulford. 1933Subseries 10Baillargeon Family12/14Correspondence to Miss L__ to Paul
Baillargeon1899Series 2Photographic Materials13Album: Thomas Douglas Stimson1913-192013Loose Photos: Biographicalundated14A-Smedchildsundated15Stimson-Zundated16Album: Frances Ann Stimson192817Reel Film: KING-TVSeptember,
1963Eulogy to EBS, gifts to Seattle Art Museum. Polyester base,
transferred to VHS Tape #1.
18Reel Film: August 14, 1923, Frances Anne, David, Eleanor
at Playhouse (Highlands)1923,
1925Frances Anne, David Eleanor at Playhouse (highlands). 1925:
Highlands picnic. 1925: Highlands school play. All are on triacetate film
stock, transferred from cellulose nitrate originals. Transferred to VHS Tape #2
(VHS transfer completed September 1994).
19Reel Film: 1925, Yacht WandaOctober 5,
1925Inscribed to C. W. from TDS. 1926: Children in garden. 1929:
children with bear cubs. Undated: Garden Club of America at TDS Highlands home.
Undated: Douglas Stimson's 9th birthday. Undated: President Franklin Roosevelt
at Grand Coulee Dam. Transferred to VHS Tape #2
20Reel Film: 1930, highlands Beach1930Transferred to VHS Tape #2; February 14, 1931, SOYP club at Mt.
Rainier; 1930, Snow scene on lawn transferred to VHS #3.
21Reel Film: April 25, 1931, TDS and Robert Brinkly at
start of flight to Spokane. April 25,
1931Transferred to VHS Tape #3
22Reel Film: 1933, David Stimson on cruise ship leaving
for Budapest Jamboree; August 1933, voyage on the Flying Fish and Frances Ann
Stimson debut tea. 1933Transferred to VHS Tape #3
23Reel Film: 1935, the Highlands, commercial film, surfing
at Waikiki Beach, Hood Canal boat trip, home and CWS swimming pool, and Orcas
Island and Virginia 1935Transferred to VHS Tape #3
24Reel Film: 1936, European tour with children, 1937-1938,
Skiing at Mt. Rainier; 1936, summer parties and Christmas at
Norcliffe.1936-1938Transferred to VHS Tape #3
25Reel Film: 1938-1939, Lake Placid; 1939, trip to
California; 1938, Skiing at Mt. Rainer, April, 1941, the Highlands and Nona and
Douglas sailing. 1938-1939Transferred to VHS Tape #3
26Reel Film: June 1942, M Lazy V. Ranch, Montana;
1943-1946, Douglas' leave, Tommy and Franky Bayley, David and Nona
Stimson1942-1946Transferred to VHS Tape #8
27Album: 1934 Tour of Japanese Historic and Cultural
Sites; Photographer Richard E. Fuller (Trip by REF, Margaret Fuller, EBS to
purchase artifacts for Seattle Art Museum).1934Transferred to VHS Tape #9
27Album: Emma Baillargeon and Thomas D.
Stimson1911-191828Album: C. D. Stimson1908-191829Album: Douglas Joseph Stimson1926-193129Album: Emma Baillargeon; European Tour190729Album: Emma Baillargeon; Loreto Abbey, Toronto.
1904-190730Album: Thomas Douglas and Emma Baillargeon Stimson;
children's portraits1927-192931Album Contents: Portraits of Thomas Douglas Stimson,
Emma Baillargeon Stimson, and Familyundated32Album: Thomas Douglas Stimson; Cascadillia School,
Cornell University, Highlands190433Album: created by C. D. And T. D. Stimson1904-191834Oversize portraits of family and friendsundatedOversize flat gallery box: oversize portraits, family and
friends including Baillargeon, Bullitt, Collins, Fuller, McCown, Slattery, and
Stimson families.
35Album, snapshot: Emma B. Stimson's
grandchildrenundatedAlbum created by Charles Mosley Clark: A Day in the Life of a
Museum Board Member J. G. (Thomas A. Clarke).
36Loose photos, by subject: Documentation (alphabetical)
of sites and homes; Travel (alphabetical) by countriesundated37Glass plates and lantern slides: Baillargeon
family19105 x 7 picture broken into four piecesThomas Douglas Stimson seated at grotto
38Studio Portraits: Emma Baillargeon Stimson1912-193139Studio Portraits: Thomas Douglas Stimson1904-193140Studio and Publicity Portraits: Charles Douglas Stimson,
Harriet Overton Stimson, and Dorothy Frances Stimson1905-192741Studio Portraits: Thomas David Stimson, Stimson brothers
and sisters, family friends. 1933Includes and photo of Mark Tobey portrait sketch and photo
portrait by George Mentor (signed).
42Studio Portraits in portfolios: Stimson and Bullitt
children 1922-193543Framed Portraits and framed materials of Thomas David
Stimson, John Baillargeon, Paul Baillargeon, and Emma Baillargeon
Stimson1904-193043Unidentified PhotosundatedThis box will be transferred after family members have had an
opportunity to view and identify the images
44Photographic materials deposited by TSB Norcliffe
documentary and family photos.undated45Douglas C. Bayley photographic materialundatedSeries 3Publications46General SubjectsundatedGeneral subjects in alphabetical order. Includes Tour guides,
programs, booklets, and reviews of architecture and design, travel, fine arts,
and music.
47J. A. Baillargeon's sheet-music portfolio. undated48Postcard album of the historic sites of Japan with
insert of Historical Sketch of the Art of Japan by Richard E.
Fuller193448Postcard album of the historical and cultural views of
Japan193449Clippings and newspaper sections related to family and
local history.1911-196227 itemsIncludes J. A. Baillargeon business and personal history.
50Pamphlets: The Metropolitan [Building Company] Bulletin;
Travel guides of European sites.1923-193651Oversize Travel DocumentationundatedMaps (Firenze, Nice), menu (Munich), and publication with
botanical specimens (Jerusalem).
Series 4Manuscript Materials 52Memorials to Emma Baillargeon Stimson1963-1964Includes acknowledgment of letters and memorial gifts.
52Five original manuscript musical
compositionsundatedFour of the five compositions are inscribed by composers to J.
A. Baillargeon, one is written by Dorothy S. Bullitt.
52Leather cover of Memorial Album of Thomas Douglas
Stimson 1931-193252Memorials to Harriet Overton Stimson193653Memorials to Emma Baillargeon Stimson 196354Memorials to Thomas Douglas Stimson1931-193255Biographical and Historical materials of Stimson and
Baillargeon familiesundatedBiographical and historical materials related to Stimson and
Baillargeon families, businesses, poetry and writings. Biographical is
alphabetical by surname. Includes family Year End Summaries. Historical is
alphabetical by subject. Poetry is alphabetical by author surname.
56Biographical materials of Emma Baillargeon
Stimson1934Letter from the American Embassy in Tokyo for permission to
visit the Imperial Treasure House at Nara.
57Clubs and OrganizationsundatedIncludes notices, correspondence of clubs and organizations of
which Emma B. Stimson was Trustee or Benefactor.
58Biographical information of Thomas Douglas
Stimsonundated59Documentation of Asian art objects owned by Emma
Baillargeon Stimson with records of distributionundated60Oversize significant mementos of Emma Baillargeon
Stimson1921-1939Includes marriage certificate, marriage license, audience with
the Pope, children's height and weight charts, patron certificates of New York
World's Fair in 1939, and the Smithsonian.
61Educational Materials of Emma B. Stimson: Trinity
College and continuing education1906-1955Series 5Ephemera Ephemeral materials are those created for one-time use or limited
distribution, and in this collection are related to all lifetime activities of
Stimson and Baillargeon family members. Newspaper clippings serrated from the
page are filed here, while newspaper sections and full pages are with
publications. Scrapbooks are included here.
62Scrapbook of biographical materialsundatedScrapbook contents loose and in alphabetical by surname,
Baillargeon-Skoog. Historical materials alphabetical by subject,
aviation-Seattle.
63Scrapbook of documentations of Seattle Art Museum, M. E.
And R. E. Fuller, associates and family from newspapers and articles
undatedScrapbook created by Emma Baillargeon Stimson.
63Scrapbook recording World War II European and Pacific
Theaters, local reactions, and family wartime newsundatedScrapbook created by Thomas David Stimson
64Scrapbook of autobiographical materials and articles
relating to friends and familyundatedScrapbook created by Emma Baillargeon Stimson. Includes Frances
Ann Stimson wedding to frank Bayley and full biographies.
65Scrapbook of social life in Seattle1908-1911Scrapbook created by Thomas Douglas Stimson.
66Scrapbook of Scout Jamboree in Hungary, Homes scenes,
and Thomas David Stimson's father's grave. 1929-1931Scrapbook created by Thomas Douglas Stimson.
66Clippings and Memorials to Thomas Douglas
Stimson193167Scrapbook of Cascadilliana 1902-1904Scrapbook created by Thomas Douglas Stimson.
Series 6Art and Graphics68Plans, illustrations and mapsundatedIncludes architectural drawings for an apartment, ink sketch and
poster color sketch by Jackson Greene.
Series 7CollectionsCollections are assemblages created prior to the establishment of
the archives, which have an internal relationship and are not intended to be
separated.
69Stimson Building Cornerstone Contents1925Created by Metropolitan Building Company, opened by Dorothy
Stimson Bullitt in 1970. Some items are missing from the inventory and were
distributed by Dorothy Stimson Bullitt after 1970.