Eastern Washington State Historical Society (Northwest Museum of Arts & Culture), Joel E. Ferris Research Library and Archives
2316 W. First Avenue
Spokane, WA 99201
Phone: (509) 363-5342
Email: archives@northwestmuseum.org
Ms
28
Walter C.
Sivyer and Son (Spokane, Wash.)
Walter C. Sivyer and Son
Records
1894-1962
9.5 ft.
Inland Empire Company was organized in
1894 by Walter C. Sivyer, who was in the real estate and title insurance
business; in 1912 became Walter C. Sivyer and Son, Company, and later Walter C.
Sivyer and Son; invested in eastern Washington, northeastern Oregon, and
northern Idaho electrical utilities. Includes records of King County Title
Company, Seattle, Wash. (1926-1927); Puget Sound Title, Seattle, Wash.
(1927-1962); Deschutes Power Company (1920-1926); Bend Light and Power Company
(1912-1927); Enterprise Electric Company (1920-1926); Grangeville Power &
Light (1925-1926); and Joseph Light & Power Company (1926).
English
Historical Note
Walter C. Sivyer (1862-1945) came to Spokane Falls in 1889 and entered
the real estate and title insurance business. In 1894 he organized the Inland
Empire Company, which in 1912 became Walter C. Sivyer and Son Company. The firm
invested extensively in eastern Washington, northeastern Oregon, and northern
Idaho electrical utilities, including Grangeville Electric Light and Power
Company, Enterprise Electric Company, and the Deschutes Power Company.
The collection includes records of the King County Title Company,
1926-1927; Puget Sound Title, 1927-1962; Deschutes Power Company, 1920-1926;
Bend Light & Power Company, 1912-1927; Enterprise Electric Company,
1920-1926; Grangeville Power & Light, 1925-1926; Joseph Light & Power
Company, 1926; and Walter C. Sivyer and Son Company, 1894-1947.
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
Walter C. Sivyer and Son Records (Ms 28), 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.
Sivyer,
Walter C., 1862-1945
Walter C.
Sivyer and Son (Spokane, Wash.)--Archives
King
County Title Company (Seattle, Wash.)
Puget
Sound Title (Firm : Seattle, Wash.)
Deschutes
Power Company
Bend Light
& Power Company
Enterprise
Electric Company
Grangeville Power & Light
Joseph
Light & Power Company
Electric
utilities--Washington (State)
Electric
utilities--Oregon
Electric
utilities--Idaho
Investments--Northwest,
Pacific
Real estate
business--Washington (State)
Title companies--Washington
(State)
Oregon--Public utilities--Electricity
Washington
(State)--Public utilities--Electricity
Idaho--Public utilities--Electricity
Enterprise
(Or.)--Public utilities--Electricity
Bend
(Or.)--Public utilities--Electricity
Deschutes
County (Or.)--Public utilities--Electricity
Joseph
(Or.)--Public utilities--Electricity
Grangeville
(Idaho)--Public utilities--Electricity
Spokane
(Wash.)--Business, industries, and trades--Real estate
Washington
(State)--Business, industries, and trades--Real estate
Seattle
(Wash.)--Business, industries, and trades--Title companies
Washington
(State)--Business, industries, and trades--Title companies
Washington (State)
Spokane
Seattle
Oregon
Bend
Idaho
Public Utilities