Walla Walla Fire Department Collection, 1868-1995
Table of Contents
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Whitman College. Whitman College and Northwest Archives
- Title
- Walla Walla Fire Department Collection
- Dates
- 1868-1995 (inclusive)18681995
- Quantity
- 3.7 linear feet, (2 manuscript boxes, 1 flat box)
- Collection Number
- WCMss.522
- Summary
- The Walla Walla Fire Department Records consists of a group photograph from 1995, department rules and regulations from the 1950s, membership badges from the Fireman's Association for the years 1896, 1897, and 1899. This collection, which dates from 1868 to 1995, also contains fire hydrant locations, correspondence, address lists, and mailers. This collection also contains letterheads, 1943 fire permits, minute books, payrolls, and an 1868 engine certificate.
- Repository
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Whitman College and Northwest Archives
Whitman College and Northwest Archives
Penrose Library, Room 130
345 Boyer Avenue
Walla Walla, WA
99362
Telephone: 5095275922
Fax: 5095264785
archives@whitman.edu - Access Restrictions
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Collection is open for research.
- Languages
- English
Historical Note
The earliest "fire suppression interest group" in Walla Walla, Washington was the Union Hook and Ladder Company, a volunteer group established in November of 1861. After a series of catastrophic fires in the city of Walla Walla around 1852, a local brewer named Joseph Hellmuth petitioned the city to form an organized fire department. By May of 1865, a fire department was technically founded by the city, but it wasn't until 1884 that a reliable, well-funded and well-organized fire department was established.
Content Description
The Walla Walla Fire Department contains organizational records of the Walla Walla Fire Department. This collection, which dates from 1868 to 1995, consists of a group photograph from 1995, department rules and regulations from the 1950s, membership badges from the Fireman's Association for the years 1896, 1897, and 1899, fire hydrant locations, correspondence, address lists, mailers, letterheads, 1943 fire permits, minute books, payrolls, and an 1868 engine certificate.
Administrative Information
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Fire fighters
Geographical Names
- Walla Walla (Wash.)
