NTE2cg884.xml Howard Chase Papers 1912-1942 Chase (Howard) Papers James Feller Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections, Washington State University Libraries 2018
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This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2018-04-05. English Finding aid based on DACS 2nd Edition ( Describing Archives: A Content Standard). English Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections, Washington State University Libraries
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Howard Chase Papers Cage.884 0.25 linear feet 1 box. 1912-1942 This collection of materials from Howard Chase, the manager of an iron works in Colfax, WA, consists of documents related to the company, as well as research about coal that he conducted during his time at Washington State College, and a small amount of local history material.

Howard Chase, a resident of Colfax, WA, graduated from Washington State College in 1913 with a degree in Mechanical Engineering. By 1926, Chase was the manager of the Colfax Iron Works, a company which manufactured and sold metal products for surrounding farms, as well as specialty machining.

This collection consists of assorted papers, mainly relating to a research study about coal varieties, as well as a small reference notebook with information about products and materials supplied by the Colfax Iron Works. The collection also contains a small folder of Whitman County Defense Council newsletters dating from 1942. The collection also contains designs and sales brochures for the Allen Dense Air Ice Machines.

This collection is open and available for research use.

James Feller processed this collection in 2018.

George W. von Arb donated this collection to the Washington State University Libraries in 1988 (MS.1988.30).

[Item Description] Howard Chase Papers, 1912-1942 Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections Washington State University Libraries Pullman, WA

 Whitman County (Wash.)--History--Sources Iron foundries--Whitman County (Wash.)--History--Sources Colfax (Wash.)--History--Sources. Washington (State)