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Jobst family papers, 1880-1974

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Jobst family
Title
Jobst family papers
Dates
1880-1974 (inclusive)
Quantity
2.49 cubic feet (5 boxes)
Collection Number
6484 (Accession No. 6484-001)
Summary
Records for a local Seattle family
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
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Languages
English
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Historical Note

The Jobst family were German immigrants to Seattle in the late 1800s who became pioneers as Seattle professionals and whose children and grandchildren became integrated into established Seattle families. Frank Jobst was naturalized as a United States citizen in 1889 after immigrating to Seattle from Germany in 1873 with his wife, Charlotte “Lottie” Williams Jobst. Jobst worked as a wholesale produce merchant, opening his store, Jobst & Hibler Wholesale Groceries Bakery and Confectionery Goods on Western Avenue in 1891. He occupied the space for many years, becoming well known as a “commission man” and a “pioneer commission merchant”. He also was a well known fisherman and took part in an 1893 fishing expedition off Cape Flattery. Lottie was a member of The Pioneer Women of the State of Washington. Frank and Lottie had two daughters, Frances “Frankie” Jobst on September 30th, 1887, and Jessie “Tottie” Jobst on July 17th, 1899 who both attended the University of Washington during the 1910s. Frank passed away in 1939, and Lottie in 1942.

Frankie Jobst met George Lumbard during her time at the University of Washington. The two married in 1910 in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, had a daughter, Georgia Lumbard in 1912 and were separated by 1917. Frankie moved to California in the 1920s to pursue modeling and acting, while Georgia attended the Glendora Foot-Hills boarding school. Frankie was known as a socialite in both Seattle and California circles but had little popular success as a model or actress. George was employed at Ruffner Mines and was head of the George A. Lumbard company. He served in the Tank Corps in WWI and died from complications following a surgery in 1922. After George’s death, Frank Jobst was financially responsible for Georgia throughout her childhood.

Jessie Jobst traveled extensively in the United States and spent some time in Europe. At the University of Washington, she studied music under Prof. Carl Schwetfeger. In 1913 she married John J. Sullivan, “one of Seattle’s most distinguished attorneys”. The two were considered a popular couple and numbered their friends among the thousands at the time of their wedding. John J. Sullivan, born in 1885, was a leader in veteran affairs and involved in many fraternal organizations in the city. He attended law school at the University of Washington graduating in 1909. He was an assistant US Attorney and special assistant attorney General for the State of Washington and a partner at the Beeler & Sullivan law firm. He served as captain of Military Intelligence in the army by the end of WWI and was chief of the Intelligence and Security Division of the Transportation Corps in WWII and a lieutenant colonel at the time of his discharge. Jessie and John had two children, Jacquelyn, born in 1914, and John “Jack” Sullivan, born in 1923, who became particularly close to his older cousin, Georgia. John J. Died November 28, 1953, and Jessie died in April 1973

After attending the Glendora Foothills School, Georgia Lumbard attended the Collegiate and Cumnock Schools for girls in Los Angeles then studied Drama at the University of Washington and the Pasadena Playhouse. She married Lieutenant Leroy Russell Lemon in 1942, a theatre worker from Pasadena, in Port Townsend with her cousin, Jack Sullivan, giving her away. She later remarried Howard Wilson, who had formerly been married to actress Sue Carol, in 1945. Jacquelyn Sullivan married Victor Koosin and had three children, Mischeala (Mary Anne), Charmion, and Timothy. John “Jack” Sullivan, also referred to as John Jr. or “Little Jack” enlisted in the Air Force in 1943. He married Shirlee Leffler and had five children, Shirlee, John, Kathleen, Patricia, and Scott.

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Content Description

Jobst, and later Sullivan and Lumbard, family records, photos and photo albums, journals, and letters. Letters included in the collection were taken from Frances Jobst's safety deposit box and largely contain information about her, and her immediate family's life from her point of view.

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Use of the Collection

Restrictions on Use

Status of creator's copyrights is unknown; restrictions may exist on copying, quotation, or publication. Users are responsible for researching copyright status before use.

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Administrative Information

Arrangement

Arranged in 6 series.

  • Series 1, Jobst and Williams Families
  • Series 2, Correspondence
  • Series 3, France Lumbard Personal Documents
  • Series 4, Sullivan Family
  • Series 5, Georgia Lumbard
  • Series 5, Frances Lumbard Photos

Acquisition Information

Donated by Sherry Sullivan, on January 31, 2023

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Detailed Description of the Collection

 

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Subject Terms

  • Personal Papers/Corporate Records (University of Washington)


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