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Nathan Eckstein papers, 1857-1943
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Eckstein, Nathan, 1873-1945
- Title
- Nathan Eckstein papers
- Dates
- 1857-1943 (inclusive)18571943
- Quantity
- .42 cubic feet (1 box)
- Collection Number
- 0109 (Accession No. 0109-001)
- Summary
- Personal correspondence, memorabilia, clippings and other materials documenting Eckstein's activities and interests. Nathan Eckstein (1873-1945) was a Seattle Jewish civic and business leader.
- 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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Open to all users.
- Additional Reference Guides
- Languages
- English
Biographical NoteReturn to Top
Nathan Eckstein was born on January 10, 1873, in Bavaria, Germany. In 1888, he came to New York and worked in the wholesale grocery business. He married Mina Schwabacher in 1902 and the two moved to Seattle, where Eckstein entered into business with his Schwabacher in-laws and eventually succeeded Bailey Gatzert as president of Schwabacher Bros. & Co.
Eckstein was a member of the Seattle Chamber of Commerce, the Seattle School Board (twice serving as president), and many other civic and cultural organizations. Also active in Seattle's Jewish Community, Eckstein served on the board of congregation Temple De Hirsch and was its second president.
Nathan Eckstein's long record of service to the civic, social, and cultural life of Seattle earned him the title "Seattle's most useful citizen" in 1926.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
The collection contains Eckstein's personal correspondence, memorabilia, clippings and other materials documenting his activities and interests. It also includes Schwabacher Bros. & Co. financial and other documents.
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Restrictions on Use
Some restrictions exist on duplication, quotation, or publication. Contact the repository for details.
Preferred Citation
[Title of item], [date of item if known], [box/folder number], [Nathan Eckstein Papers], [Accession No. 0109-001], University of Washington Libraries.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Arrangement
Arranged into two series:
- Personal Papers
- Schwabacher Bros. & Co. Records
Acquisition Information
Gift of Joanna Eckstein.
Processing Note
The collection is a merger of two accessions: 0109-001 and 0109-002. Accession 0109-002 contained photocopies of newpaper clippings and has been interfiled with accession 0109-001.
11 Photographs were relocated to PH Coll 749 in Special Collections, University of Washington Libraries, in 1982.
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
Personal PapersReturn to Top
Container(s) | Description | Dates |
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Correspondence
Letters are arranged chronologically.
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Box/Folder | ||
1/1 | Correspondence 1910-1926
Correspondents include the Seattle Carnival Association, Henry
Suzzallo, Washington State Governor Louis F. Hart, and Quartermaster General W.
H. Hart.
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1910-1926 |
1/2 | Correspondence 1927-1929
Correspondents include Washington State Governor Roland H.
Hartley, Seattle Mayor Bertha K. Landes, and the Bibliophile Society.
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1927-1929 |
1/3 | Correspondence 1932-1943
Correspondents include E.O. Holland, Washington State
Governors Clarence D. Martin and Arthur B. Langlie, and Seattle Mayor Earl
Millikan. The file also includes the first ticket issued by the Chicago,
Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway, with accompanying letter.
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1932-1943 |
1/4 | Letters to Bailey Gatzert
Includes letter regarding dispute between Northern Pacific
Railway and the Seattle community.
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1880-1889 |
1/5 | Annual new year greeting card from Henty Yesler,
Bailey Gatzert, and M.R. Maddocks. |
1882-1890 |
1/6 | Collected correspondence
Includes letters to Lieutenant John Hayes of the Iowa
infantry, apparently collected by Eckstein.
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1862-1870 |
Stock certificates
Contains stock certificates for many regional companies,
including certificate for Seattle and Walla Walla Railroad and Transportation
Co. signed by president A.A. Denny.
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Box/Folder | ||
1/7 | Stock certificates issued to Bailey
Gatzert |
1870-1889 |
1/8 | Stock certificates |
1898-1920 |
1/9 | Stock certificates |
1922-1942 |
Other papers and memorabilia |
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Box/Folder | ||
1/10 | Notes and writings
Includes handwritten music and lyrics for "Happy Are We
Tonight Boys"
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1/11 | Memorabilia
Includes invitation cards, an unused Alaska-Yukon-Pacific
Exposition ticket, a labor relations brochure, and a Department of State issued
certificate for free passage.
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1/12 | Ticket to impeachment of Andrew Johnson
Ticket is framed.
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1868 |
1/13 | Banquet menus |
1879, 1905 |
1/14 | William Seward speech (reprint) on freedom in
Kansas |
1858 |
1/15 | Ephemera
Includes German propaganda leaflet from WWI and a Seattle Art
Museum membership solicitation.
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1/16 | Newspaper clippings (accession 109-002) |
1921-1933 |
1/17 | Miscellaneous publications
Includes a history of the Bank of Manhatten Company and a play
script for "The Colonel and his Friends."
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1/18 | Abstract of Title for lots on Capitol Hill
Contains records of real estate transactions for lots on
Capitol Hill, Seattle
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Schwabacher Bros. & Co. recordsReturn to Top
Container(s) | Description | Dates |
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Financial documents |
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Box/Folder | ||
1/19 | Invoices and promissory notes |
1857-1874 |
1/20 | Invoices and promissory notes |
1876-1880 |
1/21 | Invoices and promissory notes |
1881-1884 |
1/22 | Invoices and promissory notes |
1886-1915 |
Other records |
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1/23 | Price list catalog |
April 15, 1894 |
1/24 | Federal license to import and distribute green
coffee |
1918 |
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Jews
Personal Names
- Eckstein, Nathan, 1873-1945--Archives
- Gatzert, Bailey, 1829-1893
Corporate Names
- Schwabacher Bros. & Company (Seattle, Wash.)
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Personal Papers/Corporate Records (University of Washington)