Eastern Washington State Historical Society (Northwest
Museum of Arts & Culture), Joel E. Ferris Research Library and Archives
2316 W. First Avenue
Spokane, WA 99201
Phone: (509) 363-5342
Email: archives@northwestmuseum.org
MsSC 132
Wolf, Fred L.,
1877-1957
Fred L. Wolf Papers
1921-1957
5 in.
Journalist and publisher, of Newport, Wash. Correspondence,
printed material, and clippings, chiefly relating to construction of the Pend Oreille River
bridge near Newport, Wash., and Albeni Falls Dam.
English
Biographical Note
Fred L. Wolf published the
Newport Miner newspaper in Newport, Pend Oreille
County, WA, 1908-1945. In 1911 he succeeded in getting legislation passed that created Pend
Oreille County out of a portion of Stevens County. Wolf successfully lobbied for the
construction of the Pend Oreille River bridge near Newport, WA, 1927, and the Albeni Falls
dam on the Pend Oreille River, 1955.
The bulk of the collection concerns the construction of the Pend Oreille River bridge and
the Albeni Falls dam, and includes correspondence, 1925-1927, 1948-1957; printed material;
and newspaper clippings.
Collection is not restricted.
Publication Rights
Copyright has not been assigned to the Eastern Washington State Historical Society. All
requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to
the Museum Archivist. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the Eastern
Washington State Historical Society as the owner of the physical items and is not intended
to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained by the
researcher
Fred L. Wolf Papers (MsSC 132), Eastern Washington State Historical Society/Northwest
Museum of Arts & Culture, Spokane, WA.
Donated by Fred L. Wolf.
Nolan, Edward W.
A Guide to the Manuscript Collections in the
Eastern Washington State Historical Society (Spokane, WA: Eastern Washington State
Historical Society, 1987).
This collection is indexed under the following headings in the Online Computer Library
Center (OCLC) WorldCat database. Researchers desiring materials about related topics,
persons, or places should search WorldCat using these headings.
Wolf, Fred L.,
1877-1957---Archives
Steptoe, Edward Jenner,
1816-1865--Monuments--Washington (State)
Daughters of the American
Revolution
American newspapers--Washington
(State)
Newspaper publishing--Washington
(State)
Publishers and publishing--Washington
(State)
Bridges--Washington (State)
Bridges--Design and construction
Dams--Design and construction
Dams--Idaho
Pend Oreille
River--Bridges
Albeni Falls Dam
(Idaho)
Idaho--Dams
Washington
(State)--Transportation--Bridges
Washington (State)--Newspapers,
periodicals, and journalism
Newport (Wash.)
Stevens County
(Wash.)--History
Pend Oreille County
(Wash.)--History
Washington (State)--History,
Local
Journalists--Washington (State)
Newport miner (Newport, Wash. : Newspaper)
Washington
(State)
Publishers and
Publishing