University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections
1889 (Accession No. 1889-001)
Smith, J. Allen (James Allen), 1860-1924
James Allen Smith papers
1894-1939
1900-1924
1.21 cubic feet (4 boxes)
Collection materials are in
English.
Papers relating to a professor of
political science and administrator at the University of Washington in Seattle,
Washington.
James Allen Smith (1860-1924) was a professor of political science
(1897-1924) and Dean of the Graduate School (1909-1920) at the University of
Washington in Seattle, Washington. Smith was born in Pleasant Hill, Missouri
and attended the University of Missouri. He married Doris J. Lehman in 1890 and
they had a daughter named Elfreda. Smith was a professor of economics and
sociology at Marietta College in Marietta, Ohio from 1895 to 1897. After moving
to Seattle in 1897, Smith frequently lectured at the Seattle Labor Temple on
topics of politics and government. Additionally, Smith wrote a number of books
including
The Multiple Money Standard,
The Spirit of American Government, and
The Growth and Decadence of Constitutional Government.
The Growth and Decadence of Constitutional Government was
published posthumously and edited by his daughter Elfreda.
Sources:
“J. Allen Smith, Noted Author, Dies at Home.”
Seattle Union Record. January 30, 1924.
Materials are arranged in the following order: correspondence, legal
documents, speeches and writings, scrapbooks, newspaper clippings, syllabi,
notes, and family papers.
The James Allen Smith Papers comprise of correspondence, legal
documents, speeches and writings, scrapbooks, newspaper clippings, syllabi, and
notes created by James Allen Smith. Also included is the correspondence of
Smith's wife, Doris Wilson Falconer, and daughter, Elfreda Allen Smith,
regarding James Allen Smith's posthumously published book
The Growth and Decadence of Constitutional Government.
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Creator's literary rights not transferred to the University of
Washington Libraries.
Materials were donated by Doris Wilson Falconer; manuscript of
The Spirit of American Government was donated by Elfreda
Allen Smith, 1931.
Smith, J. Allen (James Allen), 1860-1924--Archives
University of Washington. Department of Political Science
Personal Papers/Corporate Records (University of Washington)
Colleges and Universities
Politics and Politicians
Scrapbooks
1/1-6
Correspondence to and from James
Allen Smith
1894-1924
1/7
Contract between Smith and
Macmillan and Company for the publication of
The Spirit of American Government
1916
1
Speeches and writings
approximately
1895-1924
1
The Spirit of American Government
manuscript
approximately
1900-1907
2
Statistics about grades at the
University of Washington
1919-1921
2
Scrapbooks including newspaper
articles about Smith's death, his books, Seattle, WA politics, and the
University of Washington
approximately
1895-1924
2
Newspaper clippings about Smith's
professional career
approximately
1910-1924
2
Account with Macmillan and Company
regarding
The Spirit of American Government
1907
2
Syllabi for political science
courses
1920-1923
3
Collections of notes about various
political science topics
approximately
1895-1924
4
Correspondence to and from Doris
Wilson Falconer including letters of condolence following James Allen Smith's
death
1924-1939
4
List of James Allen Smith's books
donated to the University of Washington compiled by Doris Wilson
Falconer
1933
4
Correspondence to Elfreda Allen
Smith regarding James Allen Smith's book
The Growth and Decadence of Constitutional
Government
1930
Correspondents include Charles A. Beard, Peter H. Odegard, and
Vernan Louis Parrington