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        <titleproper encodinganalog="title">Guide to the Chester Township (Wash.) Records
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        <date calendar="gregorian" encodinganalog="date" normal="2014">© 2014</date>
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          <addressline>Pullman, WA 99164-5610 USA</addressline>
          <addressline>(509) 335-6691</addressline>
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          <addressline>Pullman, WA 99164-5610 USA</addressline>
          <addressline>(509) 335-6691</addressline>
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      <unittitle encodinganalog="245$a">Chester Township (Wash.)
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      <abstract encodinganalog="5203_">Chester Township (Wash.) minute book, 1909-1927, and voucher warrant record ledger, 1914-1942.<?xm-replace_text {Very brief summary of collection contents 
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      <p>Chester Township was organized in March 1909. It was in Spokane County, Washington State, in an area that is now south Spokane Valley.<?xm-replace_text {Text of biographical or historical note, in paragraphs; separate each with paragraph tags}?></p>
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      <p>This collection contains two bound volumes. The first volume consists of meeting minutes from the annual town meetings and monthly board meetings, as well as some correspondence. This volume contains records from 1909-1928. The second volume is a voucher warrant record ledger. It consists of warrant records for Chester Township from 1914-1942. This collection also includes some loose oath of office records from 1928. <?xm-replace_text {Text of the scope and content note, in paragraphs; separate each with 
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      <p>This collection is open and available for research use.</p>
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      <p>[Item Description]
	 		Chester Township Records, 1909-1942</p>
      <p>Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections, 
	 		Washington State University Libraries, Pullman, WA.</p>
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      <p>This collection was given to the Washington State University Libraries by Thor Swanson in 1976. <?xm-replace_text {Details concerning the immediate acquisition of the material by the repository }?></p>
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        <geogname role="subject" encodinganalog="651" rules="lcsh">Spokane County (Wash.) -- Politics and government.<?xm-replace_text {Place name}?></geogname>
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        <subject encodinganalog="650" source="lcsh">Local government -- Washington (State) -- Chester (Spokane County : Township)<?xm-replace_text {Subject term}?></subject>
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