Young Naturalists' Society records, 1875-1905
Table of Contents
- Overview of the Collection
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Historical Note
- Content Description
- Use of the Collection
- Administrative Information
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Detailed Description of the Collection
- Historical Features: Articles of Incorporation and By-laws, 1895
- Historical Features: Constitution, undated
- Historical Features: Constitution and By-laws, undated
- Historical Features: Attendance Records, 1897-1905
- Historical Features: Membership Records, 1894-1897
- Historical Features: Resolutions, 1895
- General Correspondence (including correspondence between members), 1885-1905
- Reports (including financial and committee reports, 1884-1895
- Speeches and Writings, 1880-1882
- Minutes, 1879-1900
- Financial Records: Ledgers and Checkbook, 1981-1899
- Financial Records: Cash Account, 1884-1904
- Financial Records: Other, 1884-1898
- Activities Records: Animal Analysis by J.E. Chilberg, 1883
- Activities Records: Ethnological and Ophiological records kept by L.M. Turner, 1894
- Activities Records: Ethnological, conchological and paleobotanical records kept by several members, undated
- Activities Records: Catalog of specimens collected by grandfather of Mary E. Kable, 1875-1878
- Activities Record: Mollusk Register, undated
- Activities Records: Results of Dredges, 1876-1899, undated
- Activities Records: Other lists of specimens, 1877-1899, undated
- Notes, 1889-1905, undated
- Photographs and Drawing, 1882-1899, undated
- Clippings, 1896
- Ephemera, 1895-1896
- Miscellany: Account book of Frank McCombs, teamster, 1888-1889
- Miscellany: Documentation of Young Naturalists' Society participation in the King County Industrial Association Exhibition, 1880
- Miscellany: Other, 1892-1896, undated
- Subject: Washington State Museum, 1904
- Subject: Washington State Museum, undated
- Subject Series: Washington Forestry Association, 1897
- Junior Young Naturalists, 1899
- Names and Subjects
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Young Naturalists' Society
- Title
- Young Naturalists' Society records
- Dates
- 1875-1905 (inclusive)18951900
Bulk dates 1895-1900 (bulk) - Quantity
- 2.31 cubic feet ( 4 boxes)
- Collection Number
- UW Resource No. 00010 (Accession No. 70-068)
- Summary
- Records of the Society
- Repository
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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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No restrictions on access.
- Languages
- English
Historical Note
The Young Naturalists' Society (1879-1905) was a hub of natural history work in the Northwest. The Society started in December 1879 when a group of young men with no formal education gathered to discuss their common interests. They collected an impressive cabinet of specimens and helped popularize science in Seattle by publishing newspaper articles, lectures, and public exhibits. The Young Naturalists' Society was the only source of science in the Northwest until the beginning of the twentieth century. The original membership included J.O. Young, P. Brooks Randolph, Charles L. Denny, and Edmond S. Meany.
Content Description
Correspondence, minutes, organizational materials, writings, etc., 1875-1905. Contents: Minute book, 1886-1900 (1 v.); Register of Species (Mollusca); Correspondence, 1895-1898; Miscellaneous business records; Essays on natural history by members; Ethnological and ophiological record (2 v.); Record of dredges (1 v.).
Use of the Collection
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Restrictions on Use
Creator's literary rights not transferred to the University of Washington Libraries.
Administrative Information
Return to TopDetailed Description of the Collection
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Description: Historical Features: Articles of Incorporation and By-lawsDates: 1895Container: Box/Folder 1/1
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Description: Historical Features: ConstitutionDates: undatedContainer: Box/Folder 1/2
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Description: Historical Features: Constitution and By-laws
see also folder 4-5
Dates: undatedContainer: Box/Folder 2/1 -
Description: Historical Features: Attendance RecordsDates: 1897-1905Container: Box/Folder 1/3
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Description: Historical Features: Membership RecordsDates: 1894-1897Container: Box/Folder 1/4
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Description: Historical Features: ResolutionsDates: 1895Container: Box/Folder 1/5
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Description: General Correspondence (including correspondence between members)
Includes Major Correspondents: Chilberg, John E., Denny, Charles L., Kincaid, Trevor, Landes, Henry, Johns, Orson Bo. Meany, Edmond S., Parker, Adele M., U.S. Smithsonian Institution, Washington. University
Dates: 1885-1905Container: Box/Folder 1/6-11 -
Description: Reports (including financial and committee reportsDates: 1884-1895Container: Box/Folder 1/12-13
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Description: Speeches and Writings
Essays on natural history by members of the Society. Folder 4-5 contains an additional copy of the Constitution and By-laws
Dates: 1880-1882Container: Box/Folder 4/5, 8 -
Description: MinutesDates: 1879-1900Container: Box/Folder 2/2-5
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Description: Financial Records: Ledgers and CheckbookDates: 1981-1899Container: Box/Folder 4/3-4, 6
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Description: Financial Records: Cash AccountDates: 1884-1904Container: Box/Folder 1/14
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Description: Financial Records: OtherDates: 1884-1898Container: Box/Folder 1/15
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Description: Activities Records: Animal Analysis by J.E. Chilberg
The main activities of the Young Naturalists' Society were collecting specimens and exchanging observations concerning biological and ethnological phenomena. See also: Folder 3-1
Dates: 1883Container: Box/Folder 3/4 -
Description: Activities Records: Ethnological and Ophiological records kept by L.M. TurnerDates: 1894Container: Box/Folder 3/5
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Description: Activities Records: Ethnological, conchological and paleobotanical records kept by several membersDates: undatedContainer: Box/Folder 3/6
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Description: Activities Records: Catalog of specimens collected by grandfather of Mary E. KableDates: 1875-1878Container: Box/Folder 4/2
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Description: Activities Record: Mollusk RegisterDates: undatedContainer: Box/Folder 4/7
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Description: Activities Records: Results of DredgesDates: 1876-1899, undatedContainer: Box/Folder 3/2-3
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Description: Activities Records: Other lists of specimensDates: 1877-1899, undatedContainer: Box/Folder 3/16-18
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Description: NotesDates: 1889-1905, undatedContainer: Box/Folder 1/19
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Description: Photographs and DrawingDates: 1882-1899, undatedContainer: Box/Folder 1/20
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Description: Clippings
Seattle Post Intelligencer Article mentions the Society
Dates: 1896Container: Box/Folder 1/21 -
Description: Ephemera
booklists
Dates: 1895-1896Container: Box/Folder 1/22 -
Description: Miscellany: Account book of Frank McCombs, teamsterDates: 1888-1889Container: Box/Folder 4/1
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Description: Miscellany: Documentation of Young Naturalists' Society participation in the King County Industrial Association ExhibitionDates: 1880Container: Box/Folder 1/23
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Description: Miscellany: OtherDates: 1892-1896, undatedContainer: Box/Folder 1/24
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Description: Subject: Washington State Museum
Includes Donation of Specimens
Dates: 1904Container: Box/Folder 1/25-27 -
Description: Subject: Washington State Museum
Includes Ethnological catalog
Dates: undatedContainer: Box/Folder 3/1 -
Description: Subject Series: Washington Forestry Association
Includes Publication of first annual meeting, Seattle, January 9, 1897
Dates: 1897Container: Box/Folder 1/28 -
Description: Junior Young Naturalists
See also: Folder 1-20 for a picture of the Junior Young Naturalists
Dates: 1899Container: Box/Folder 1/29
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- University Archives/Faculty Papers (University of Washington)
Other Creators
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Corporate Names
- University of Washington. University Archives
