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SPC
017-0732
Seedorf, Martin F.
Martin F. Seedorf papers
1880-2007
5.1 linear feet
The collection is in English.
The Martin F. Seedorf Papers consists of research files pertaining to the history of eastern Washington, with a particular focus on Grant and Douglas Counties. Much of this collection was created to support Seedorf's teaching and research as an instructor of history at Big Bend Community College in Moses Lake, Washington.
Biographical Note
Martin Frederick Seedorf graduated from the University of Washington with a PhD in History in 1974 with an emphasis on British history. He went on to teach history at Big Bend Community College in Moses Lake, Washington. In 1989, he was hired by Eastern Washington University (EWU), where he taught history until his retirement in 2009. In addition to his work on British history, Seedorf published articles about the Moses Lake area and land reclamation efforts in that region.
The Martin F. Seedorf Papers consists of research materials gathered for instruction and publication on the history of eastern Washington with a heavy emphasis on the history of Grant and Douglas counties. Topics covered include the economic development of the region, local geography, early settlements by Euro Americans, and notable events, such as the eruption of Mount Saint Helens. The collection contains many files on the use of the Columbia River both for land reclamation through irrigation and for electricity through the construction of dams, such as the Grand Coulee Dam. Collection materials consist of clippings, photographs, newspapers, publications about the history and development of the Big Bend region, and Seedorf's notes taken from books, articles, and other publications. The collection also contains manuscripts and oral histories used in Memories of Grant County, a periodical published by the Grant County Historical Society.
The Martin F. Seedorf Papers is arranged into four series:
Series 1: Subject files, 1889-2000 (2.1 linear feet)
Series 2: Materials by media type and genre, 1880-circa 1985 (0.2 linear feet)
Series 3: Local geography and town newspapers, 1891-2007 (1.8 linear feet)
Series 4: Publications, 1908-circa 1991 (1.0 linear feet)
Series 1-3 largely reflect Seedorf's original order. Series 4 is in alphabetical order by file title.
Collection is open to the public.
Use of this collection is subject to the rules concerning access to archival and manuscript
collections at Eastern Washington University. For more information, see:
http://www.ewu.edu/Library/Services/Archives.xml
Copyright restrictions may apply. For more information or permission to publish, contact
Eastern Washington University Libraries, Archives & Special Collections at (509)
359-2475, or archives@ewu.edu.
Martin F. Seedorf Papers; SPC 017-0732; box number; folder number;
Archives & Special Collections, Eastern Washington University.
This collection was donated by Martin Seedorf in 2017 (SPC 017-0732).
This collection was processed by Steven Bingo in 2017
Several unannotated publications were removed from this collection and added to Eastern Washington University Libraries' circulation collections or to Archives and Special Collections body of published materials on regional history. These titles include:
Rural Electrification Sourcebook, by National Rural Electrification Cooperative Association (1990)
The Story of the Columbia Basin Project, by United States Bureau of Reclamation (1964)
Rails across the Cascades, by Eva Anderson (1989)
Columbia Basin Water Withdrawal Environmental Review, by United States Army Corps of Engineers (1979)
The World of the World: From Frontier to Community, 1905-1980, by Charles C. Kerr (1980)
Beginnings, Waterville, Douglas Co., WA (1989)
Northern Columbia Plateau Landscapes: Narrative and Field Guide, by Michael M. Folsom (1984)
Moses Lake Clean Lake Project: 1985 Annual Report, by Richard C. Bain
Moses Lake Clean Lake Project: Summary Report Stage 2
Eastern Washington University (EWU) Libraries Archives and Special Collections also holds a collection of Seedorf's papers as a professor at EWU, Martin F. Seedorf Papers (SPC 998-0502).
This collection is indexed under the following headings in the online catalog. Researchers
desiring materials about related topics, persons, or places should search the catalog using
these headings.
Seedorf, Martin F. -- Archives
Grant County (Wash.) -- History
Douglas County (Wash.) -- History
Columbia Basin Project (U.S.) -- History
Photographs
Newspapers
Agriculture
Washington
(State)
Land Use
Pioneers
Water and Water Rights
Series 1
Subject files
1889-2000
2.1 linear feet
The subject files consist of information gathered by Seedorf about various topics on the history of eastern Washington. Files are arranged in a rough chronological order based on the economic and social development of the region. For example, files on ferry boats precedes files on automobiles to reflect the fact that ferries pre-date automobiles in the region. In addition to files on specific topics, this series contains oral histories, manuscripts, and notes for Memories of Grant County, a periodical published by the Grant County Historical Society. This series also contains a file on the Matthews family, the topic of Rita Seedorf's article "Early Days in Waterville with I.W. Matthews."
1:1 Physical geography 1942-1989
1:2 Geography of Grant County, Washington, by Elbert Ernest Miller 1947
1:3 Early Reports on the Big Bend undated
1:4 Place names undated
1:5 Indians and Indian contact 1974-1980
1:6 Here Are My People, by Arthur J. Burks 1934
1:7 German-Russians (general) 1953-1985
1:8 Women - pioneer foods 1903-1981
1:9 Pioneers and homesteads 1887-1982
1:10 Pioneer trails and roads 1896-1980
1:11 Memories of Grant County 1979-1981
1:12 Memories of Grant County 1967-1982
2:1 Memories of Grant County 1983-1985
2:2 Memories of Grant County manuscripts and notes 1983-1985
2:3 Memories of Grant County manuscripts and notes 1976-1980
2:4 Memories of Grant County manuscripts and notes 1977-1981
2:5-6 Stock raising 1904-1991
3:1 Lord Blythe 1980-1989
3:2 Sheep undated
3:3 Early mining undated
3:4 Oil 1981
3:5 Land titles and migration 1941-1972
3:6 Ferry boating on the Columbia 1990
3:7 Medicine 1982
3:8 Early medicine and doctors 1979
3:9 Water transportation - steam undated
3:10 Railroads and immigrant cars 1894-1981
3:11 Outlaws and law enforcement 1967-1981
3:12 Attitudes and values, churches, prohibition 1965-1979
3:13 Entertainments - Fairs, rodeos, dances, picnics 1963-1980
3:14 Wildlife and game 1975-1979
3:15 Schools in old days country and city 1980-1982
3:16 Education - Public schools 1963-1990
3:17 Auto roads and highways and ferries 1963-1987
3:18 Dryland farming 1896-1982
3:19 Early wheat farming 1893-1966
3:20 Transformation of agriculture 1979
3:21 Politics of fusion to 1902 1889-1976
3:22 World War I undated
3:23 Politics 1904-1928 1904-1966
3:24 Politics of the New Deal, 1930s to present 1936-1983
4:1 Early irrigation schemes 1909-1974
4:2 Drought and depression - 1920s and 1930s 1979
4:3 Matthews famliy 1927-1977
4:4 James O'Sullivan papers 1903-1956
4:5 The Struggle for the Grand Coulee Dam, by James O'Sullivan 1942
4:6 James O'Sullivan 1934-1942
4:7 The Struggle for Grand Coulee Dam to 1933 1927-1970
4:8 Grand Coulee Dam and hydroelectricity, 1938-1980s 1933-1990
4:9 Columbia Basin Reclamation Project 1903-1944
5:1-2 Columbia Basin Reclamation Project (cont.) 1903-1944
5:3 Radar staions 1966-1977
5:4 World War II, air bases, military 1965-1984
5:5 Public Utility District scandal articles by Dave Johnson 1965-1966, 1983
5:6 Grant County Public Utility District 1931-1995
5:7 Moses Lake - late 20th century 1979-1991
5:8 Moses Lake and Columbia Basin - late 20th century 1982-2000
6:1 Chicano history in Basin 1977-1993
6:2 Mt. St. Helens ash fall 1980
6:3 Oxborrow swindle / Moses Lake 1984-1985
Series 2
Materials by media type and genre
1880-circa 1985
0.2 linear feet
This series contains brochures for recreation areas impacted by the Columbia Basin Project, materials created by the Grant County Historical Society, maps of Washington and the Big Bend region, and photographs.
6:4 Brochures 1974-1978
6:5 Grant County Historical Society 1980-1984
6:6 Maps 1880-circa 1985
6:7 Poems 1912-1918
6:8 Photographs from History of Douglas County (photocopies) undated
11:1-2 Columbia Basin photographs 1939-1950
Series 3
Local geography and town newspapers
1891-2007
1.8 linear feet
This series contains files on specific towns and consists primarily of photocopies of newspaper articles and book excerpts, copies of newspapers summarizing local history or the year of local news in review, and notes by Seedorf. The file for the Columbia Basin Herald consists largely of retrospective issues of the paper, while the miscellaneous titles consist of 1-5 clippings or issues from the following titles: Cheney Free Press, Daily Idahoan, Grand Coulee Dam Visitor's Guide, the Inlander, the Othello Outlook (retrospective issue), the Quincy Valley Post Register (retrospective issue), the Ritzville-Adams County Journal (retrospective issue), the Spokesman Review, and the Star (Grand Coulee, retrospective issue). Many of the clippings relate to Grand Coulee Dam.
6:9 Grant County division (1909) 1909-1958
6:10 County origins in Washington 1926-circa 1978
6:11 Grant County since (1909) - Government 1942-1966
6:12 Towns - general 1976
6:13 Newspaper and ads 1896 and 1964
6:14-15 Neppel and Moses Lake to 1938 1925-1991
6:16 History of Moses Lake since 1938 1963-1991
7:1 History of Moses Lake since 1938 (cont.) 1963-1991
7:2 Columbia Basin Herald - Moses Lake 1950-1956
7:3 Ephrata 1942-2007
7:4 Grant County Journal (Ephrata) 1917-1920
7:5 Wahluke Slope 1977-1991
7:6 Royal Slope 1967-1987
7:7 George 1978-1987
7:8 Warden 1967-1986
7:9 Coulee City 1926-1974
7:10 Hartline 1929-1978
7:11 Wheeler undated
7:12 Ruff 1973-1980
7:13 Adrian, Trinidad, and Winchester undated
7:14 Quincy 1904-1987
7:15 Soap Lake 1952-1987
7:16 Stratford, Wilson Creek, and Krupp (Marlin) 1902-1986
7:17 Grand Coulee Dam area 1935-1983
7:18 Douglas County 1964-1979
7:19 Waterville 1894-1979
8:01 Waterville papers 1908-1932
8:02 Baird and Saint Andrews undated
8:03 Withrow and Orrondo 1897-1974
8:04 East Wenatchee and Wenatchee 1935-1948
8:05 Bridgeport 1891-1979
8:06 Chelan Falls Leader 1891-1919
8:07 Lincoln County - people, stories, and notes 1925 and undated
8:08 Odessa 1973-1996
8:09 Ritzville 1900-circa 1980
8:10-11 Ritzville papers 1899-1950
8:12 Davenport papers 1900-1918
8:13 Adams County - people, stories, and notes undated
8:14 Othello 1969-1989
8:15 Franklin County - people, stories, and notes undated
8:16 Wilbur papers 1918-1944
8:17 Brewster Herald-Reporter 1942-1964
8:18 Okanogan Independent 1918-1919
12 Colubmia Basin Herald 1963, 1979-1995
12 Wenatchee Daily World special publications by Bruce Mitchell 1965-1968
12 Miscellaneous newspaper titles 1982-2007
Series 4:
Publications
1908-circa 1991
1.0 linear foot
This series consists of photocopies of specific publications on the history of the Moses Lake region and files of articles and ephemera on specific topics
8:19 The Andrew Jantz Family Record 1967
9:1 The Agricultural Metropolis and Recreation Paradise of the Sun Basin 1967
9:2 Agriculture 1915-1981
9:3 Big Bend Country Heritage 1974
9:4 A Century of Research Progress (Washington State University) 1990
9:5 Climate and Precipitation undated
9:6 The Coast, volume 16, number 3 September-1908
9:7 Columbia Basin Project 1972-1978
9:8 Columbia Basin Project and reclamation publications 1983 and undated
9:9-10 Columbia River dams 1957-1990
9:11 Corps of Engineers 1969-1988
9:12 Economic Development of the Columbia Basin Project Compared with a Neighboring Dryland Area 1966
9:13 Electrification 1958-1990
9:14 Emigration and early settlement 1945-1990
10:1-2 Family Memories of Wilson Creek Area 1978
10:3 Geogrpaphy of Grant County Washington, by Elbert Miller 1947
10:4 Grant County Public Utility District 1967-1990
10:5 Grant County: Progress and Opportunity 1989
10:6 Histories of Grant County 1948-1981
10:7 History of School Districts and Intermediate School Districts in Washington State and the Nation 1986
10:8 Natches Pass Study Guide 1987
10:9 Picture Album: Neppel / Moses Lake and early Wheeler circa 1991
10:10 Reflections: Images of Our Past, chapter 4 Living on the Land (Wenatchee) 1990
10:11 Salem Lutheran Church: 75 Years 1978
10:12 The Spirit of the Big Bend 1955