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Caroline Kline Galland Center records, 1917-2015

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Caroline Kline Galland Center (Seattle, Wash.)
Title
Caroline Kline Galland Center records
Dates
1917-2015 (inclusive)
Quantity
9.3 cubic feet (19 boxes)
3 vertical files
Collection Number
2288
Summary
Records of several Jewish senior facilities
Repository
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

Open to all users

Request at UW

Languages
English
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Biographical Note

Born in Bavaria, Germany in 1841, Caroline Rosenberg Kline Galland became an early and important Seattle Jewish philanthropist. It was said that she never turned down a request for help. Individuals and charitable organizations of many faiths, particularly those concerned with the care of the elderly and infirm, benefitted from her generosity.

Her first marriage was to Louis (Lazarus) Kline, a partner in a Seattle clothing firm. He died April 15, 1884. Her second marriage was to Bonham Galland, a retired merchant from San Francisco. Bonham was a Seattle pioneer and well-known Jewish philanthropist whose will established a trust for the construction and maintenance of an orphanage for homeless Jewish children known as the Galland Nursery School. Caroline had no children and devoted her considerable energy and wealth to serving the poor of Seattle.

Caroline died February 13th, 1907, at the age of 65. In her last will and testament, in which she bequeathed a million and a half dollars to various charities, including a tuberculosis hospital. Caroline wrote, "It is my desire that the Caroline Kline Galland Home for the Aged be so constructed and managed that it may bring to the lives of the aged men and women who shall be domiciled therein the greatest degree of contentment and happiness in their declining years."

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Historical Background

The Caroline Kline Galland Home for the Aged was constructed on the Wildwood property in Seward Park on the shores of Lake Washington. It opened in 1914 as a Jewish nursing facility and old age home. The original Caroline Kline Galland Home occupied what had been the Dutton residence. The capacity was seven residents, and the home had a waiting list before it even opened. The will provided funds for expansion, and an architect drew up plans in 1922, but the city of Seattle refused to modify zoning ordinances to permit construction. In 1930, after a lengthy legal battle regarding Seattle zoning laws, a new facility was constructed to accommodate 25 residents. A second wing was constructed in 1939, allowing for resident capacity of 35.

Additions were made until 1964 when the state determined the building was antiquated and unable to adequately meet the needs of its residents. Under the fundraising leadership of Sol Esfeld, $1.1 million was raised to build a new facility with residential capacity for 75 residents and it was dedicated in 1967. The name was formally changed to Caroline Kline Galland Home in 1975. In 1976, a two-story addition, costing $2.7 million and designed by Joyce, Copeland, Vaughan & Nordfors, substantially expanded the available square footage. The main building would be used for mentally impaired residents and include a therapy room and resident lounge. The addition also allowed for a dining room on each floor and an additional 57 rooms in the facility, doubling the overall capacity to 140.

By 2010, the Caroline Kline Galland Home was a 205-bed nursing facility providing medical services, enhanced social, religious and cultural programs, strictly kosher meals, and a Jewish environment. Caroline's vision and compassion still prevail at Kline Galland, a not-for-profit, mission-based organization within the Seattle Jewish community.

The Kline Galland Center and Affiliates is the umbrella organization that includes the Caroline Kline Galland Home, Mary Schmitz Summit, and Benaroya Community Services.

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Content Description

Correspondence, minutes, registers, speeches, committee files, medical reports, case files, bulletins, memorial booklet, newsletters, and other organizational materials.

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Other Descriptive Information

Forms part of Washington State Jewish Archives

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Use of the Collection

Restrictions on Use

Restrictions may exist on copying, quotation, or publication. Contact Special Collections, University of Washington Libraries for details.

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Administrative Information

Arrangement

Organized into 6 accessions.

  • Accession No. 2288-001, Caroline Kline Galland Home for the Aged records, 1917-1979
  • Accession No. 2288-004, Caroline Kline Galland Home for the Aged bulletins, 1960-1961
  • Accession No. 2288-006, Caroline Kline Galland Home for the Aged records, 1990
  • Accession No. 2288-007, Caroline Kline Galland Home for the Aged records, 1949-1967
  • Accession No. 2288-008, Caroline Kline Galland Home for the Aged records, 1947-1976
  • Accession No. 2288-009, Caroline Kline Galland Center records, 1970-2012

Separated Materials

Material Described Separately:

Kline Galland Center Photograph Collection, PH Collection 854

Related Materials

The Caroline Kline Galland Home website has been regularly captured by the Internet Archive Wayback Machine since 2014 . The snapshots can be viewed here https://wayback.archive-it.org/4224/*/http://www.klinegalland.org/

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Detailed Description of the Collection

 

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Subject Terms

  • Jews--Washington (State)--Seattle
  • Nursing homes--Washington (State)--Seattle
  • Personal Papers/Corporate Records (University of Washington)

Personal Names

  • Calvo, Mark Solomon, 1910-1980
  • Esfeld, Sol
  • Friedman, Harry J
  • Galland, Bonham

Corporate Names

  • Caroline Kline Galland Center (Seattle, Wash.)--Archives
  • Caroline Kline Galland Home for the Aged (Seattle, Wash.)

Titles within the Collection

  • Kline-Galland Courier

Other Creators

  • Personal Names

    • Gortler, Joshua H., 1936-
    • Huntley, Jane
    • Levy, Eugene

    Corporate Names

    • Cooper-Levy (Firm : Seattle, Wash.)
    • Jewish Family and Child Service (Seattle, Wash.)
    • University of Washington. School of Social Work
    • Washington State Jewish Archives (University of Washington)


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