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Michael T. Powers papers, 1890-1925

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Powers, Michael T., 1863-
Title
Michael T. Powers papers
Dates
1890-1925 (inclusive)
Quantity
.63 cubic feet (2 boxes)
Collection Number
0598 (Accession No. 0598-001)
Summary
Papers of a police officer of Seattle, Washington
Repository
University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections
Special Collections
University of Washington Libraries
Box 352900
Seattle, WA
98195-2900
Telephone: 2065431929
Fax: 2065431931
speccoll@uw.edu
Access Restrictions

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Languages
English
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Biographical Note

Michael Powers was born in San Francisco in 1863. He came to Seattle in 1886, and served on the Seattle police force from 1890-1923. From 1908-1910 and 1911-1923, he was Captain of the Ballard Station. He was appointed a detective in 1897 and made sergeant in 1901. After retiring from the police force in 1923, he worked for The Seattle Times, but left because of ill health. He returned to San Francisco with his wife, where he received letters from a nephew in Seattle, Ralph English. Powers returned to Seattle in 1925 and died June 14, 1925.

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Content Description

Correspondence, regulations, daybook, report, writings, ephemera, newsletter, photographs.

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Use of the Collection

Restrictions on Use

Creator's literary rights not transferred to the University of Washington Libraries.

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Administrative Information

Acquisition Information

Purchased from Shorey's Book Store, 3/4/1966.

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Detailed Description of the Collection

 

  • Description: Biographical Features
    Dates: undated
    Container: Box/Folder 1/1
  • Description: Ralph M. English incoming correspondence
    Dates: 1924-1925
    Container: Box/Folder 1/2
  • Description: Miscellaneous incoming correspondence
    Dates: 1896-1924
    Container: Box/Folder 1/3
  • Description: Outgoing Correspondence
    Dates: 1904, 1915
    Container: Box/Folder 1/4
  • Description: Rules and Regulations - Police Department
    Dates: 1890-1922
    Container: Box/Folder 1/5
  • Description: Policeman's Daybook
    Dates: 1892
    Container: Box/Folder 1/6
  • Description: Police Report
    Dates: 1920
    Container: Box/Folder 1/7
  • Description: Examination Questions for Police Promotions
    Dates: 1908
    Container: Box/Folder 1/8
  • Description: Speech
    Dates: undated
    Container: Box/Folder 1/9
  • Description: Writings
    Dates: 1918
    Container: Box/Folder 1/10
  • Description: Legal Document
    Dates: 1905
    Container: Box/Folder 1/11
  • Description: Newsletters - Seattle Police Bulletin
    Dates: 1915, 1917-1919
    Container: Box/Folder 1/12-13
  • Description: Photographs
    Dates: 1897
    Container: Box/Folder 1/14
  • Description: Seattle Police Relief Association - Ball Program
    Dates: 1904-1922
    Container: Box/Folder 2/1
  • Description: Duplicates - Ball Program
    Dates: 1909-1922
    Container: Box/Folder 2/2
  • Description: Ephemera
    Dates: 1893-1913
    Container: Box/Folder 2/3
  • Description: Clippings
    Dates: undated
    Container: Box/Folder 2/4
  • Description: Powers, Ada: Ralph M. English incoming correspondence
    Dates: 1924-1925
    Container: Box/Folder 2/5-6
  • Description: Powers, Ada: Miscellaneous incoming correspondence
    Dates: 1924
    Container: Box/Folder 2/7

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Subject Terms

  • Personal Papers/Corporate Records (University of Washington)
  • Police--Washington (State)--Seattle

Personal Names

  • Powers, Michael T., 1863- --Archives

Corporate Names

  • Seattle (Wash.). Police Department

Other Creators

  • Personal Names

    • English, Ralph M (creator)
    • Powers, Ada (creator)
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