Eastern Washington State Historical Society (Northwest
Museum of Arts & Culture), Joel E. Ferris Research Library and Archives
2316 W. First Avenue
Spokane, WA 99201
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Email: archives@northwestmuseum.org
MsSC 27
Jones, William, of Wilbur,
Wash.
William Jones Papers
1884-1908
.25 in.
Businessman, of Wilbur, Wash. Correspondence (1890-1898),
chiefly concerning Jones's harness and hardware store in Wilbur, Wash.; advertising
broadsides for bicycles and hardware; warrants; deeds and property documents for Weed
County, Colo., properties; bills for goods sold; and dues stamps (1908) from Western
Federation of Miners.
English
Biographical Note
William Jones operated a harness and hardware establishment in Wilbur, through the first
decade of the twentieth century.
The collection consists of correspondence, largely concerning Mr. Jones’ harness and
hardware store in Wilbur, WA, 1890-1898; advertising broadsides for bicycles and hardware;
warrants, deeds and property documents for Weed County, CO properties; bills for goods sold;
and “dues stamps” from the Western Federation of Miners, 1908.
Collection is not restricted.
Publication Rights
Copyright has not been assigned to the Eastern Washington State Historical Society. All
requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to
the Museum Archivist. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the Eastern
Washington State Historical Society as the owner of the physical items and is not intended
to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained by the
researcher
William Jones Papers (MsSC 27), Eastern Washington State Historical Society/Northwest
Museum of Arts & Culture, Spokane, WA.
Nolan, Edward W.
A Guide to the Manuscript Collections in the
Eastern Washington State Historical Society (Spokane, WA: Eastern Washington State
Historical Society, 1987).
This collection is indexed under the following headings in the Online Computer Library
Center (OCLC) WorldCat database. Researchers desiring materials about related topics,
persons, or places should search WorldCat using these headings.
Jones, William, of Wilbur,
Wash.--Archives
Hardware stores--Washington
(State)
Harness making and
trade--Washington (State)
Bicycles--Marketing
Hardware--Marketing
Real
property-Colorado
Miners--West (U.S.)
Miners--Labor unions
Labor unions--West
(U.S.)
West (U.S.)--Mines, mining, and
mineral resources
Washington (State)--Business,
industries, and trades--Hardware
Washington (State)--Business,
industries, and trades--Harnesses
Wilbur (Wash.)
Colorado--Land
records
Weed County (Colo.)--Land
records
West (U.S.)--Labor
Deeds
Advertisements
Broadsides
Warrants
Small manuscript collections
Correspondence
Businessmen--Washington (State)
Washington
(State)
Retail
Trade
Mines and Mineral
Resources
Labor
Unions