Museum of History & Industry, Sophie Frye Bass Library
5933 6th Avenue South
Seattle, WA 98108
Phone: 206-324-1126
URL: http://www.mohai.org
1993.43
Frederick & Nelson
Frederick & Nelson Records
1901-1991
48 boxes
42 linear feet
plus oversize materials
Papers, photographs, scrapbooks, recordings and audio-visual materials from the
Frederick & Nelson department store, primarily from the flagship store in Seattle. Photographs includes images of
early Frederick & Nelson stores, the downtown Seattle store, and a large number of photographs of Frederick &
Nelson window and store displays, including World War II related displays and the annual Santa Claus window.
14a.1.10
14a.2.2-10
14a.3.2-8
14a.3.10
5A.3.3 and .5 (16 mm films) Collection materials are in
English.
Historical Note:
Frederick & Nelson was one of Seattle’s foremost department stores and was considered by many to be a
Seattle institution. Founded by partners D.E. Frederick and Nels Nelson in 1890 as a second hand furniture store on
Seattle’s Front Street, the store expanded steadily in its early years, starting with the sale of new furniture after
the acquisition of the Queen City Furniture Co. in 1891. Early on, the store provided home delivery service, using its
fleet of horse drawn delivery wagons. Among the store’s early customers were the local Native Americans, prospectors
heading to the Yukon and the new hotels which had sprung up to accommodate the prospectors.
The store moved into the Rialto building at 2nd and Madison in 1897; the business gradually developed into a
department store under the partners’ philosophy that their store should provide whatever merchandise their customers
ask for. By 1906, Frederick & Nelson had annexed more space in the Rialto building, opened its first tearoom and
introduced ready-to-wear men’s and women’s fashions, a novel alternative to fine clothing made-to-order.
Founder Nels Nelson fell ill and died on a New York bound steamer in 1907. Under the leadership of D.E.
Frederick, Frederick & Nelson continued to grow, and by 1914, D.E. decided to build a six-story store at 5th Avenue
and Pine Street. Though detractors referred to the decision to build outside of the city’s retail district as
“Frederick’s folly,” the store, designed by architect John Graham, was an instant success. The new store included a
tearoom, beauty salon, post office, auditorium, nursery and a fully equipped medical facility. The store also hosted
many events, such as the weekly fashion shows staged each Wednesday in the tearoom.
In 1929, at age 69, D.E. Frederick decided to retire, selling the store to Marshall Field & Co. for six
million dollars. In spite of the initial concern of its customers about Frederick & Nelson becoming part of a vast
retail system, the store continued to grow both as a business and as a Seattle tradition. Marshall Fields executive
William Street was hired to run Frederick & Nelson in 1938, and he guided the store through its successful period
from the recovery after the Great Depression, through the World War II period, the post-war boom and the store
expansion and growth of the 1950s. For example, Frederick & Nelson became involved in the war effort in the 1940s,
opening a temporary branch store on the grounds of the Boeing’s No. 2 plant and winning a special merit award for its
promotion of war bonds and stamps in the war loan drive. Later, as people began moving to the suburbs after the war,
the first of the suburban branches opened in the Bellevue Shopping Square in 1946. After a major renovation, the
flagship Seattle store reopened with 10 floors above ground and 12 shopping levels.
Over the years, Frederick & Nelson had supported the local community, for example by promoting the Seattle
Symphony with special display windows and its black tie “Symphoneve” benefits. Its auditorium was also used by art
groups as well as by civic organizations.
Though the tradition of in-store Christmas caroling by staff began as early as1918, the store tradition of the
Santa Claus window at 6th and Pine began in 1943, with children posing with Santa for a holiday photograph.
Business eventually began to decline as discount retailers attracted customers and increasing control by the
Marshall Fields inhibited local decision-making. In 1982, Batus, Inc. bought Marshall Fields & Co. and Frederick
& Nelson became part of Batus’ retail division. Continuing to lose money, Frederick & Nelson was sold in 1989
to local investors who sought to restore the store’s reputation. Losses continued to mount, however, and the store
filed for bankruptcy in 1991, finally closing its doors on May 31, 1992. The building was sold to Nordstrom, which
reopened the building as its flagship store in 1998.
The collection is comprised of textual materials, photographs, scrapbooks and audio-visual materials from the
Frederick & Nelson department store, primarily the Seattle store. The bulk of the collection seems to have
originated from the Sales Promotion department, though the collection also includes materials from the Human Resources
and Training departments, Food Service department, and Display and Sign department.
Sales Promotion materials include catalogs and mailers, and files about special events at the store such as
autograph parties, fashion shows and other promotional events. This series also contains historical materials about the
store which seem to have been collected for use in promotional and anniversary publications over the years, and
specifically for use in the Frederick & Nelson centennial book “More than a Store” by Robert Specter. These
materials include clippings, memos and ephemera such as menus and event programs.
Food service materials include a collection of menus from the various Frederick & Nelson eating
establishments, such as the Tea Room and the Men’s Grill. Human Resources materials include over 70 years of the staff
newsletter “Between Ourselves”, and training manuals and sales procedure guides, which illustrate the detailed
attention that Frederick & Nelson paid to customer relations.
The Photographs series parallels the textual materials, containing photographs of in-store events such as book
signings and fashion shows, and store anniversary events. Historical photos include images of store founders D.E.
Frederick and Nels Nelson, and store executives, managers and staff over the years. Other photographs document the
early Frederick & Nelson store, including the store in the Rialto building, and horse drawn delivery carts and
delivery trucks from the early 1900s. Later store photos document the downtown Seattle flagship store as well as the
several branch stores, including store openings and the remodel of the Seattle store in the early 1950s. The
photographs also document interior store displays and window displays between 1939 and 1977, including the annual
Christmas display and Santa Claus windows, and special displays such as the many war bonds promotional displays of the
mid-1940s.
Audio-visual materials include recordings of radio and television ads, videotapes of fashion shows and films
of Uncle Mistletoe puppet shows at the store in the 1960s.
The collection is arranged into the following series and subseries. Many subseries are further arranged into
subdivisions in the complete inventory. Materials within series and subseries are arranged roughly chronologically.
- Series 1: Human Resources and Training Department
- Subseries A: Staff newsletters
- Subseries B: Staff training manuals
- Subseries C: Other staff manuals and employment related papers
- Series 2: Food Service
- Subseries A: Menus
- Subseries B: Other materials
- Series 3: Marketing and Sales Promotion Department
- Subseries A: Advertising
- Subseries B: Marketing
- Subseries C: Special Events
- Subseries D: Miscellaneous publicity files
- Subseries E: Historical Materials
- Series 4: Display and Sign Departments
- Series 5: Photographs
- Subseries A: Historical photographs
- Subseries B: Publicity photographs
- Subseries C: "Between Ourselves" photographs
- Subseries D: Centennial Book
- Subseries E: Display
- Series 6: Audiovisual materials
- Subseries A: Videotape
- Subseries B: Audiotape
- Subseries C: Film (16mm)
- Subseries D: Phonograph records
- Series 7: Scrapbooks
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The collection is open to the public by appointment.
The Museum of History & Industry is the owner of the materials in the Sophie Frye Bass Library and makes
available reproductions for research, publication, and other uses. Written permission must be obtained from MOHAI
before any reproduction use. The museum does not necessarily hold copyright to all of the materials in the collections.
In some cases, permission for use may require seeking additional authorization from the copyright owners.
Frederick & Nelson Records, Museum of History & Industry, Seattle
Donated by the Sabey Companies in 1993
Processed by Jackie Lawson in 1994, Jennifer Evans in 1996, and Jody Hendrickson in 2006.
At the time of the final processing of the collection, it was not clear how much of the arrangement was the
result of original order and how much had been imposed during previous processing. Materials were arranged according to
department of origin, to the extent that this could be discerned.
Three items donated by Robert Spector in 2014 (Accession 2014.55) were added to the collection in 2015. Robert
Spector is the author of the Frederick & Nelson centennial book "More than a store: Frederick & Nelson, 1890 to
1990."
These materials are part of a donation that also included a number of artifacts. These artifacts are cataloged
and stored separately by MOHAI's Collections Department.
Specter, Robert. More than a store: Frederick & Nelson, 1890 to 1990.
Bellevue, Wash. Documentary Book Publishers Corp., 1990.
Frederick, Donald E.
Nelson, Nels B., 1854-1907
Marshall Field & Company
Seattle (Wash.)
Photographic prints
Employees--Washington (State)--Seattle
Department store Santas--Washington (State)--Seattle
Department stores--Washington (State)--Seattle
Shopping--Washington (State)--Seattle
Advertising and Marketing
Business, Industry and
Labor
Photographs
Retail Trade
Seattle
Series 1
Human Resources and Training Departments
Subseries A
Staff newsletters
The Frederick & Nelson monthly staff newsletter "Between Ourselves" changed its name to "First" in
1986.
1
1-12
"Between Ourselves"
1918-1978
2
1-2
"Between Ourselves"
1979-1986
2
3-5
"First"
1986-1991
2
6-7
Correspondence about "First" and proofs
1986-1991
Subseries B
Staff training manuals
2
8
"Store Procedure" booklets
1929-1942
2
9-10
"System book" booklets (called "Floor Audit System Book" after 1960)
1929-1972
2
11
Pamphlets on selling principles and standards
undated
2
12
Merchandise directory; store information for summer visitors
1933-1935
2
13
Employee manuals by department
1938-1969
4"x6" booklets for each employee position with directions about personal and departmental appearance,
customer contact and descriptions of general responsibilities and particular duties.
2
14
The Frederick and Nelson Way (general
employee manual)
1943-1990
2
15
Frederick and Nelson and You
circa 1944
2
16
Guide to writing business letters
circa 1945
2
18
Manual for Secretaries and Stenographers
1946
2
19
Manual of Sales Promotion Policies and Procedures guidelines for Sales
Associate productivity reviews
1951
undated
3
1
Recruitment manual "Your career at Frederick and Nelson"
before 1965
3
2
Guide to Good Leadership; leadership
review
1948
1965
3
3
Procedure for Catalog Orders
1970 October
3
4-6
Electronic Sales Register System Book
1979
3
7-10
Personnel policies and procedures
circa 1980s
3
11
"Welcome to Frederick & Nelson," new employee brochure
1985 September
3
12-15
Selling floor procedures
circa 1987
3
16
Associate training packet
circa 1990
3
17
"Professional Representative of Service Training"
1990
3
18
"Training for our Future" training program
1990
3
19-22
Management training program
1990
3
23
"Reshaping the Present: Assessing our most valuable asset"
1991 February
3
24
Holiday guide for staff
1991
3
25
The Leadership Corps
1991
3
26
Preparing for the next step: job strategies that
work from Outplacement services
1991
Subseries C
Other staff manuals and employment related papers
3
27
Frederick & Nelson telephone directories
1972-1981
3
28
Frederick & Nelson management and organization directories
1969-1988
3
29
Daycare and Preschool Policies and Procedures Handbook
undated
3
30
Employee insurance plan descriptions
1978-1981
3
31
Metro pass subsidy program correspondence and brochure
1981
3
32
Labor agreement
1984
3
33
Miscellaneous memos to staff from personnel office
1989
3
34
"Certification of Appreciation & Empowerment"
circa 1990
3
35
Frederick & Nelson Employee Survey
results prepared by Elway Research
1990 March
3
36
Miscellaneous employee and administrative papers
undated
48
Employee poster "The Creation of Value"
Series 2
Food Service
Subseries A
Menus
Menus by establishment
4
1
Arcade Café
1982-1983
4
2
The Azalea Room (Aurora Village store)
circa 1960s
4
3
Café Fredericks
1976
4
4
Caffetto Café
1980s
4
5
Deli Buffet
1985
4
6
Frango Restaurant
1980s
4
7-11
Frederick and Nelson Restaurant
1970-1983
4
12
Garden Room
circa 1969
4
13
The Greenery
1983; 1895;
undated
4
14
The Grill
1986
4
15
L'Express
1982-1990
4
16
Men's Grill
1963;undated
4
17-19, 21-26
Paul Bunyan Room
1940
1970s
4
27
Perkins Pub (Portland, Oregon)
1985
4
28-39
Tea Room and Grill
1927-1969
46
Oversize menus
Menus by type
4
40
Beverage
undated
4
41
Breakfast/brunch
1970s-1980s
4
42
Children's
undated
4
43
Dessert
undated
4
20
Fountain
1940s
4
44
Specials
1969-1972
undated
Themed menus
undated
4
45
Fruit festivals
4
46-47
Holiday menus
4
48-51
National and regional menus
4
52
"Seafare" menu
Subseries B
Other materials
4
53
Paul Bunyan Room non-menu item list; preparation guidelines
1974-1980
4
54-55
Tea Room special events programs
1947-1957
4
56
Tea Room pamphlet
circa 1952
4
57
Frederick and Nelson Restaurant discount card
undated
4
58-65
Rene Ferterer's menu planning files containing menus with notes
undated
Series 3
Marketing & Sales Promotion Department
Subseries A
Advertising
5
Frederick & Nelson catalogs
1940-1972
6
Frederick & Nelson catalogs
1973-1979
7
Frederick & Nelson catalogs
1980-1982
8
Frederick & Nelson catalogs
1983-1985
9
Frederick & Nelson catalogs
1986-1991
10
1-2
Frederick & Nelson catalogs
undated
10
3-5
Advertisements
1913-1990
Mostly newspaper clippings of Frederick and Nelson advertisements. Includes theater programs and a
typewritten description of Frederick and Nelson newspaper ad campaigns between 1892-1918.
10
6
Advertising proofs
1958-1969
10
7
Correspondence and proofs for advertising in University of Washington
publications
1961-1966
10
8
Original artwork and paste ups for Christmas and Easter advertising
undated
10
9
Press release about Milkmaid Beauty Clinic
undated
10
10-12
Catalog costs and sales figures
1951-1965
10
13
Christmas catalog-blank vendor agreement and copy information forms
1958
10
14
Sales figures for "Uncle Mistletoe" flyer figures
1958
10
15
Advertising copy for High School Shop mailer and Back-to-School Booklet
circa 1960s
10
16
Timber Operator magazine ad for book by
Stewart Holbrook
1961
10
17
World's Fair campaign
1962
10
18
Quotes for printing services for mailers and catalogs
1963-1968
11
1
Correspondence on production of "January Beauty Buys" advertising
mailer
1962-1964
11
2
Correspondence on production of "Sale of sales" advertising
mailer
1963
11
3
New Yorker magazine ads
1963
11
4
White Sale catalog
1963-1970
Correspondence on production of the annual White Sale catalog. Also includes sales figures and sales
estimates.
11
5
Correspondence and proofs: Christmas catalog
1964-1965
11
6
Correspondence and proofs: Pre-Christmas mailers and enclosures
1964-1967
11
7
Correspondence on Christmas postcards
1964-1967
11
8
Ski School brochures
1965-1978
11
9
Correspondence on lending library book jackets
1966
11
10
Advertisements in American Camping Association camp directory
1966-1968
Correspondences and copies of directories
11
11
Christmas catalogs
1964-1969
Correspondence, production schedule, estimates
11
12
Direct mail information, including correspondence and receipts for bulk
mailings using permit imprint
1964-1970
11
13
Direct mail costs, sales figures, advertising records and analyses of
performance
1981-1986
11
14
Correspondence and proofs: television warranty
1970
11
15
"Cookin' in Style" sales campaign
1982
11
16
Examples of packaging from Frango products
1986 March
11
17
Miscellaneous correspondence and price lists
1965-1970
11
18
Internal sales promotion
1981 December
11
19
92nd anniversary advertising strategy
1982
11
20
"Downtown Seattle" volume of downtown store advertisements
1988
11
21
Christmas catalog sales analysis by Manus Direct Response Marketing
1989
11
22
"Uncle Mistletoe" and "Fearless Freddy" characters, original artwork
and proofs for ads
undated
11
23
"Freddy Bear" promotion
1987-1988
Press releases, correspondence, schedules, public relations plan
11
24
Direct mail samples and miscellaneous fliers
1980s-1991
11
25
"Focus," weekly department newsletter
1990 April
46
Layout and negative for Frango ad
undated
oversize
48
Artwork for ad with Husky football team and Uncle Mistletoe
undated
48
Posters
undated
Fur Care Program, "You're First," holiday meal service, Christmas, Frango, Santa photos, Junior
Seahawks Club, Garden Gazebo, Frederick & Nelson's credit card and the Frederick & Nelson Dick Tracy Look-alike
contest.
48
Stand-up advertisement for fur coats
undated
Subseries B
Marketing
11
26
Marketing reports
circa 1980s
Competitive analyses, market analyses and income and spending estimates; recommendations for Oregon
store
11
27
Marketing reports
1980-1983
Tri-cities Market Analysis, Western Washington shopping Center comparisons, Seattle downtown Shoppers'
survey summary; Batus, Inc.1983 Annual Report; data on store opening dates and square footage
11
28
Marketing report prepared by Komo/Katu Market Audits
1991 March
Subseries C
Special Events
1946-1980
Folders include press releases, plans and clippings as well as promotional materials and publicity
photographs received by Frederick & Nelson for the event. Photographs documenting many of these events are in the
"Historical materials" subseries of the "Photographs" series under "Events and Promotions."
12
1
DuBarry Success School
1946 June
12
2
Esther Dorothy show
1946 August
12
3
Northwest Watercolor Society Exhibition
1954-1961
12
4
Navy Exhibit and Luncheon during August open house
1957-1969
12
5
Miss America fashion shows
1957-1968
12
6
Easter Bunny breakfasts
1957-1963
12
7
J.O.G. Fashion show
1957-1967
12
8
Boeing's dinner and fashion show
1957 September
7
12
9
Armed Forces Exhibition
1958 August 1-11
12
10
Kobe Children's Art Festival
1958 August 13-23
12
11
Home Economics teachers' dessert
1958 September
29
12
12
Victor Borge personal appearance
1959 March 21
12
13
"Pappy" Boyington autograph party
1959 May 27
12
14
Shirley Temple personal visit
1960 March 26
12
15
Personal appearance of two Seattle Rainier ballplayers
1960 August 15
12
16
Murray Morgan autograph party
1960, 1962,
1967
12
17
Boeing week, featuring Western airlines' 707 jets
1960 May-June
12
18
Cake decorating contest as part of Boeing week
1960 May 25-28
12
19
Automated broadcast KGMJ-FM, Window #3
1961 February
20-27
12
20
Pacific Northwest Writers" Conference Book Fair & Tea
1958-1961
12
21
Navy Yard sketch trip paintings
1961 July 28-August 7
12
22
Annual Spring teenage charm course
1962
12
23
Richard Nixon autograph party
1962 August 10
12
24
"For More Than Bread" exhibit
1963 May 23-June
8
12
25
Puget Soundings magazine
1964
12
26
James Michener autograph party
1965 September
12
27
Champagne opening of the art gallery
1965 September
1965
12
28
Marguerite Henry autograph party
1965 November
5-6
12
29
Revised plan for Lena Horne autograph party
1966 February
12
30
The Wonderful World of Celanese
1962; 1966
12
31
Champagne brunch and fashion show in honor of the Boeing Company's 50th
anniversary
1966 July 16
12
32
Southcenter opening ceremonies
1968 July
30-31
12
33
Ruth Kirk autograph Part
1968 June
15-16
12
34
Seattle fashion group shows
1969 February
13
12
35
Ikenobo School flower arrangement
1969 April
11-12
12
36
Gift advisory shop opening
1970 November
27
12
37
Henry Gallery benefit
1971 March 3
12
38
Walter Hickel autograph party
1971 November
5
12
39
Julia Child autograph parties and cooking demonstrations
1971 November
16
1974 March 15
12
40
Museum of History & Industry fashion show
1971 December
10
12
41
Children's Orthopedic Hospital designer shows
1971-1973
12
42
Seattle Art Museum benefit
1972 March 9
12
43
Campfire Girls Horizon Club fashion show
1972 May 13
12
44
Oswald Jacoby personal appearance
1973 May 14
12
45
Victor Steinbrueck autograph party
1973 December
5
12
46
Puget Sound group of Northwest painters
1974 July 1-31
12
47
George Newell autograph party
1974 August 12
12
48
James Beard autograph party and cooking demonstration
1972 October
21
12
49
The Good Cooking School at F & N
1974
September-October
12
50
Justice William O. Douglas autograph party
1974 September
26
12
51
Buster Brown memorabilia exhibit
1975 January
12
52
Bob Hope autograph party
1975 February
24
12
53
Intermediate sewing classes
1975 September
12
54
Tom Robbins autograph party
1976 April
12
55
Peter Schickele autograph party
1976 June 7
12
56
Joan Roberts Taylor Guild of the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
fashion show
1976 November
13
12
57
Bob and Ira Spring autograph party
1976 December
10
12
58
Easter Fashion for Children
1977 March
12
59
"Meet the author" Willard R. Espy "Oysterville" autograph party
1977 May 3
12
60
Mama D's autographing and cooking demonstration
1977 November
19
12
61
Boehm porcelain King Tutankhamen collection
1977 December
12
62
Preliminary plan, International fashion show benefit for Pacific
Northwest Ballet League
1978 February
21
12
63
Easter Bunny breakfasts
1978 March
12
64
Bill Speidel autograph party
1978 October
30
12
65
Charlton Heston "Meet the Author"
1978 November
30
12
66
Cinnamon Bear
1979 May
12
67
Women painters of Washington
1978
12
68
Imagination celebration
1979 May
114-20
12
69
Fifth annual downtown Seattle bed race
1979 August 25
12
70
"Focus on Oregon", OMSI benefit opening, downtown Portland store
1979 September
19
12
71
Third floor opening
1979 October
10
12
72
Capital (Olympia) Mall grand opening
1980 March
12
73
Preliminary plan for Tacoma Art Museum benefit fashion show
1980 March 25
12
74
Allessandro personal appearance, designer of Baker furniture
1980
March-April
12
75
Preliminary plan for International fashion show benefit preview,
Pacific Northwest Dance Ballet League
1980 March 3
12
76
Easter Bunny breakfasts
1980
March-April
12
77
Artists in action
1980 April
12
78
"Celebrity Tables," Pacific Northwest Ballet
1980 May
12
79
Everett Mall grand opening
1980 August 1
12
80
Penhaligon's Fragrance Promotion
1980 September
12
81
Merv Griffin personal appearance
1980 October
12
82
Robert Goulet personal appearance
1980 November
25
13
1
"The Heart Beats" jump rope demonstration, Everett
1981 January
24
13
2
Seattle Art Museum benefit
1981 March 2
13
3
Seattle Repertory Theatre
1981 March 20
13
4
Seattle Symphony Fundathon
1981 March
20-22
13
5
Seattle Opera Makeup Artists Demonstration ("Ring of the Nibelung"
promotion)
1981 June
13
6
Best of Britain
1981 October
13
7
Children's Orthopedic Hospital Benefit
1982 February
22
13
7b
Special events schedule for Washington stores
1982 February 22 - March
13
13
8
New Bellevue Square store
1982 Fall
13
9
Strawberry celebration
1983 June
13
10
Strawberry celebration slides
1983 June 18
13
11
American Tourister Gorilla
1983 November
16
13
12
Easter Bunny breakfast
1985 March,
April
13
13
Bridal event
1986
13
14
Expo 86
1986
13
15
August Fashion workshop
1989 August
13
16-17
Goodwill games
1990
13
18
Textiles presentation
1991
Subseries D
Other publicity files
14
1
Wedding Embassy Yearbook, guide to
wedding planning published by Frederick & Nelson
1952; 1968
14
2
Wedding planning guides and "Bridal Fair" programs
1988-1992
14
3-8
Fashion show programs
1955-1990
14
9
Fashion show invitations and announcements
circa 1970-1990
14
10
Frango fan club membership information and newsletters
1986
14
11
Press kits about Bellevue store and Arcade openings
1981-1983
14
12-13
Samples of corporate letterhead, envelopes and forms
15
"Memories" campaign
1986
Eight folders of letters sent to Frederick & Nelson from customers as part of the "Memories"
advertising campaign. The store received over 2500 responses to its request for letters about customers' Frederick
& Nelson memories. The campaign took place before Christmas in the first year that the Store was back under local
ownership.
Subseries E
Historical Materials
Historical materials appear to have been held by the Sales Promotion Department for use in promotional
publications and anniversary materials. Many of the materials in this subseries appear to have been collected or
solicited in preparation for the Store's 100th anniversary events and for potential use in the Frederick & Nelson
centennial book, written by Robert Spector, More Than a Store.
Photographs found with the historical materials were separated and arranged into a subseries in the
"Photographs" series.
16
1
Miscellaneous: catalogs, guides, training manuals, merchandise coupons,
correspondence and other materials
1901-1948; 1963; 1979;
1988
16
2
Ledger book
circa 1907-1933
Record of purchases and sales of horses, wagons, harnesses, whips, automobiles, motorcycles and
trunks.
16
3
Programs for long time service dinners
1918-1922
16
4
Marshall Fields & Company employee manual
1927
16
5
Newspaper clippings
1933-1968
16
6
Clippings about store expansion
1946-1949
16
7
Postcards
16
8
Financial statements for sales to Norris Safe Lock Co.
1904-1914
16
9
Frederick & Nelson Choral Society
1919-1931
16
10
Buyer's manual
1930 October
16
11
50th anniversary: memos, banquet program, speeches and other materials
1940
16
12
Letter to Seattle Times editor from James G. Mecham clarifying
historical information
1940 April 16
16
13
Marshall Fields & Co.
1940s
Historical article and clippings
16
14
Standard Oil Co. presentation of scenic photographs
1941 May
16
15
War Bonds promotion
1944
16
16
Booklet "On Being a Supervisor" from a group of talks given by Reginald
H. Biggs
1945
16
17
Retirement dinner programs
1946
16
18
Store expansion
1946
Press releases, clippings and other material
16
18b
Correspondence about electrical sign for Bellevue store
1946
16
19
Thirty Year group
1948-1961
Luncheon programs, member lists
16
20
Symphoneve programs
1950-1951
16
21
60th anniversary: plans, programs, clippings and promotional materials
1950
16
22
Bell Telephone publication on telephone shopping
1950s
16
23
Parking garage
1950s
Memos, plans, blueprints and publicity
16
24
Grand opening
1952 August
Store guidebooks and directories
17
Town and Country magazine Frederick & Nelson edition
1952 August
16
25
Christmas play scripts
1954; undated
46
Certificate from National Association of Radio and Television
broadcasters for sponsorship of Frederick & Nelson Concert Hour
1956
16
26
Fliers and pamphlet for Seattle World's Fair
1962
16
27
Aurora Village groundbreaking and store opening
1962-1963
16
28
Opening of Bellevue store
1964
Clippings and floor plans
16
29
75th Anniversary
1965
Notes and clippings
16
30
"Between Ourselves" materials
1940-1978
16
31
"Between Ourselves" materials
1980-1982
16
32
Annual Northwest Suppliers Breakfast plans and programs
1952-1982
16
33
Tukwila Distribution Center
1968-1969
Memos, clippings and other materials
16
34
Letters to Santa
1975-1976
16
34b
Marshall Field & Co. annual report
1975
16
35
Executive background materials
1968-1970
16
36
Press releases regarding G. Arthur Henkens, C.E.O.
1978-1981
16
37
Press releases regarding Wayne Badovinus, C.E.O. and Badovinus' first
monthly meeting notes
1981
16
38
Press releases regarding executives
1979-1990
16
39
Lipmans Store acquisition
1979
Clippings and memos
16
40
Third Floor opening
1979 November
Clippings, menus and press releases
16
41
Batus/Marshall Field and Co. merger
1982
Clippings and press releases
17
1
97th Anniversary
1987
Chronology, history, fact sheets
17
2
Lakewood Mall store opening
1989
Blueprint, publicity, menus
17
3-4
100th anniversary celebration.
1990
Memos, clippings and correspondence regarding memorabilia collected for Centennial
17
5
Correspondence about opportunities for commemorative merchandise
1990
17
6
100th anniversary exhibits.
1990
Inventories and correspondence
17
7
Materials gathered in preparation for 100th anniversary
1903-1970s
Clippings, letters, previous anniversary materials
17
8
Memorabilia collected for centennial
1990
17
9
100th anniversary event memorabilia
1990
17
10
Store history narratives
1940s-1980s
17
11
Correspondence about book More than a
Store by Robert Spector
1990
17
12
Clippings
1990
17
13
Definitions of Chapter 11 proceedings terms and sequence of events
1992
17
14
"Greetings from Seattle," picture booklet for business associates of
Frederick and Nelson
17
15-16
Wanda Ashley files.
2 folders of memorabilia which seem to have been saved by Training manager (?) Wanda Ashley. Includes
Ashley's long-time service and other awards and personalized luncheon programs among other materials. Photographs were
removed and placed in the "Photographs" series.
17
Washington State Centennial Cookbook
1989
Sponsored by Frederick & Nelson
17
Animal Alphabet
Sponsored by Frederick & Nelson
18
Box of unsorted newspaper clippings from Public Relations office
1910s-1990
Series 4
Display and Sign Departments
19
1
Correspondence of Joe Sjursen, Display Director
1946-1948
19
2
Correspondence of Joe Sjursen, Display Director, with the International
Association of Display.
1946-1947
19
3-6
Correspondence, memos, bulletins and plans regarding exhibits
1946
19
7
Christmas display plans
1946
19
8
Window schedule for store opening
1952
19
9
Christmas display plans
1952
Photographs and blueprint
19
10-13
Merchandise presentation standards and guidelines
undated
19
14
Signing standards and guidelines
undated
19
15
Examples of signatures of Frederick & Nelson executives
undated
19
16
Announcement of appointment of Douglas Lemens Vie as President of Visual
Presentation
1990
19
17
Miscellaneous papers
circa 1950s
unboxed
Plans and renderings of display racks and showcases
oversize
46
Modern Display annual awards issue
1955
19
18
Examples of Frederick & Nelson trademarks
1950s
19
19
Sign shop
circa 1951
Artwork for signs
19
20
Christmas
1954
Artwork and proofs
19
21
October promotions
1954
19
22
Christmas
1956
19
23
Easter
circa 1950
Artwork and proofs
19
24
Type proofs from Printasign Company
1954
19
25-28
Sign samples
circa 1950s-1980s
19
29
Photographs mounted on cardboard with stand up foldout for display
Harold Mansfield, John Edwards of ABC, the University of Washington crew team and student portraits
Series 5
Photographs
Subseries A
Historical Photos
People
Executives
20
1
Founders D.E. Frederick and Nels Nelson.
late 19th
century-1927
Includes photograph of D.E. Frederick with store owners at 1927 meeting of Retail Research
Association.
45
William St. Clair
circa 1925
20
2
William Street
1930s
20
3
William Street with others
1949-1950s
20
4
Hector Escobosa
1938;
undated
20
5
Stanley Field
1949
20
6
Jasper Utz
undated
20
7
Cornelius Byrne
1950s-1960s
20
8
Executives
Eric Krogh, David Davidson, Myron Law
20
8b
James Palmer
undated
20
9
Robert L. Paterson
1970s
20
10
G. Arthur Henken
1978;
undated
20
11
Wayne L. Badovinus
1981
20
12
Richard Ray
circa 1980
20
13
Donald Midkiff
circa 1985
20
14
David Sabey
circa 1989
20
15
Executives with Marshall Field & Co. Board of Directors at
first board meeting in Seattle
1949
20
16
Executives at Annual Northwest Suppliers' Breakfast
1969;
undated
20
17
Executives at events.
circa 1940s-1960s
Photographs which prominently feature executives at meetings, banquets, awards ceremonies, ribbon
cuttings and other events
unboxed
Black and white portraits of executives mounted on plywood for
display: Cornelius Byrne, Myron Law, Roy Leighton, Mr. Ross, M.L. "Len" Storhow, William Street, Jack Utz
oversize
Managers
20
18
Roy Leighton, personnel manager
circa 1950s-1960s
20
19
Lex McAtee, advertising manager
circa 1950s
20
20
Anita McAtee, merchandise manager
circa 1950s
20
21
Anita McAtee with Hubert Givenchy at airport
20
22
Joseph Sjursen, display manager
1957; 1972;
undated
20
23
Managers
1950s
15 photographs of store managers mounted on cardboard and labeled with name and title
Staff
20
24
Staff
early 1900s
20
25
Sidney H. Clemens.
1940s, undated
Clemens ("Clem") is thought to be Frederick & Nelson's first employee.
47
William Street and Governor Langlie with Sidney H.
Clemens
undated
20
26
Staff sports teams
1904-1960s
20
27
Elevator operators
undated
20
28
Frederick & Nelson chorus
circa 1940s-1950s
20
29
Various employees receiving "Shipshape Week" award
1956; 1978
20
30
Operators taking "telephone shopping" orders
circa 1950s
20
31
Staff at work
circa 1950s-1960s
Individuals and groups of staff members at work in various non-sales jobs, such as food service
staff, switchboard operators, printers, seamstresses and warehouse staff.
20
32
Staff
circa 1930s-1960s
Miscellaneous photos probably of staff. Includes large groups, meetings, training sessions and
awards presentation.
20
33
Staff members
circa 1970s-1980s
Some individuals identified on verso; others are probably staff but not identified as such
20
34
Staff working in store
1981 February
5
10 contact sheets
20
35
Staff making chocolates
1984-1985
Color snapshots
20
36
Staff identification cards
20
37
Wanda Ashley photographs
1940s-1960s
Photographs removed from box of materials collected by Wanda Ashley of the Training Department.
Includes images of Ashley with others at long-term service luncheons, at a Sponsors' breakfast and posed with other
staff in store.
Stores
Historic background and early stores
1872-1930s
20
38
Historical Seattle photographs
1872-early 1900s
Aftermath of great fire; retail district on Second Avenue in 1914; and parades, including Fourth
of July parade in 1872
45
Historical Seattle photographs
1917
Eddie Hubbard and plane for first international air mail flight.
Early stores
20
39
Frederick, Nelson & Munro float in Seattle parade
1890
20
39
D.E. Frederick and others in front of City Furniture building
1891
20
39
D.E. Frederick and Nels Nelson in front of store
1892
20
39
Frederick & Nelson in the Rialto building
circa 1900-1918
45
Frederick & Nelson store in Rialto building, decorated for
Potlatch celebration
1912
45
Frederick & Nelson store in Rialto building, furniture
department
circa 1910
45
Frederick & Nelson store in Rialto building, fur
department
ca. 1900
47
Tea room staff
1919
47
20
40
Frederick & Nelson store exteriors
1890-1918;
1983
35mm slides
Horse drawn delivery carts and early delivery trucks
early 1900s-1930s
20
41
Driver William Jones with horse drawn cart
early 1900s
20
41
Driver William Jones with delivery truck
1916
20
41
D.E. Frederick driving horse-drawn delivery cart
early 1900s
20
41
Pat Brennan delivering packages in Hoquiam during 1933 flood
1933
20
41
"The Club Stable" where horse and wagon teams were kept
early 1900s
20
41
Early delivery truck: "Frederick & Nelson Furniture--Dry
Goods"
early 1900s
20
41
Horse team "Bess and Bell," driven by William Edward
Jones
early 1900s
47
Four horse team and cart
early 1900s
20
42
Men posed near delivery truck outside 5th and Pine store on moving
day.
1918
Frederick & Nelson employees moved all the merchandise from the Rialto building store to the
new store at 5th and Pine.
45
Frederick & Nelson trucks making deliveries after Aberdeen
flood
1933
4 photographs
20
43
Wrecking of the Rialto building
undated
Store buildings
1952-1980s
20
44
Downtown Seattle building at 5th and Pine
before
1952
20
45
Remodel of building at 5th and Pine
1950-1952
20
46
Exterior of downtown Seattle building after 1952 remodel
1950s-1980s
20
47
Bellevue store exteriors
circa 1946-1960s
45
Aerial views of various store
circa 1946-1960s
16 photographs
20
48
Bellevue store interiors
undated
20
49
Parking garage
1950s
20
50
Roof garden for staff members
1950s
20
51
Café Frederick patio
circa 1962
20
52
Streets and buildings near downtown store and parking garage
circa 1952
20
53
William Street presenting plans for new Bellevue Square store
circa 1955
20
54
Aurora Village store
1963
20
55
Southcenter store
circa 1968
20
56
Distribution Center in Tukwila
circa 1970s
20
57
Service buildings
circa 1950-1960
20
58
Loading area with roll up doors
undated
20
59-60
Branch store exteriors
circa 1960s-1980s
Aurora Village, Capital Mall, Southcenter, Bellevue Square, Everett Mall, Villa Plaza,
Distribution Center, Tacoma Mall.
Includes some color transparencies and drawings.
45
Branch store exteriors
circa 1960s-1980s
20
61
Telephone shopping service storefront in Bellingham
undated
20
62
Other department store exteriors
undated
Halle Bros., The Crescent, Marshall Field & Co.
Store openings
20
63
Bellevue store opening
1946
20
64
Downtown store opening after remodel
1952 August 4
20
65
Bellevue store opening
1956 August
20
66
Aurora Village store groundbreaking and opening
1962; 1963
July
20
67
Bellevue store opening after remodel
1964 July
20
68
Southcenter store opening
1968
Interiors and display
Photographs of store interiors, particular store displays and store windows. These photographs are
similar in type to the photographs in the “Display” subseries. Photographs which were stamped with the date on verso
were integrated with the “Display” subseries photographs, all of which are also stamped with dates.
21
1
Store interiors
1940s and earlier
21
2-3
Store interiors
circa 1940s-1980s
21
4
Soda shop
circa 1940s-1950s
21
5
Medical office
circa 1940s-1950s
21
6
Tea Room
circa 1940s-1950s
21
7
"Dog Bar" at Bellevue store
1956 August
21
8
The Arcade
circa 1980
Gourmet stores, restaurants, bookstore and other spaces in the basement of downtown Seattle
store.
21
9
Store displays
circa 1940s-1980s
Photographs of merchandise on display inside store
45
Store displays
circa 1940s-1980s
21
10
Store displays
1980s
Color photographs and Polaroids
21
11
Christmas themed store displays and interior trim, store windows and
exterior decoration
1930s-1960s
21
12
Live animals in Christmas displays
circa 1950s
21
13-14
Store window displays
circa 1940s-1960s
21
15
Crowds looking at store window displays
circa 1940s
21
16
50th Anniversary display windows
1940
21
17
"Milkmaid Beauty Clinic" window and store displays
1946
21
18
Army Corps of Engineers window display
1946
21
19
"Daffodils" window displays
circa 1950s
21
20
Food Festival display in Exhibition Hall
undated
21
21
"Round the World in Toys and Books" display
undated
5x7 black & white negatives and contact prints
Events and promotions
21
22
Luncheons and banquet events
1919-1975
Long time service luncheons, retirement luncheons, "Between Ourselves" luncheons, buyers' banquets,
Sponsor's Breakfast and other banquet events
21
23
50th anniversary celebrations
1940
21
24
Installation of first escalators
1946
21
25
Montreal World's Fair "Expo 67" themed exhibit and events
1967
21
26-28
Fashion shows
circa 1940s-1960s
21
29
War Bonds promotions
1940s
Displays in store, store windows and exterior of store building promoting the purchase of war
bonds
21
30
Santa photographs
1940s-1980s
Portraits of children sitting in Santa's lap in the Frederick & Nelson's window. Includes
several photographs in Frederick & Nelson holiday card mats.
21
31
60th anniversary celebrations
1950
21
32
Christmas events
circa 1940s-1960s
Santa in window, "Uncle Mistletoe" and "Aunt Holly", minstrels, choir and other Christmas events
21
33
Men holding two calves on leads outside store
circa 1940s
21
34
Seattle Symphony
1950
21
35
Women ("Seafair queens") on Frederick & Nelson parade float
circa 1950s
45
KING radio personalities
circa 1950s
3 photographs
Photographs of Bill O'Mara, Warren Saunders and Harry Jordan.
21
36
Horse drawn cart outside store for 65th anniversary
1955
21
37
Christmas celebration
1960s
21
38
Joseph Sjursen and seller at 5th and Pine newsstand
1960
On verso: "Downtown beautification"
21
39-40
Autograph parties
1959-1980
Book signings and autograph events featuring authors, entertainers, sports figures and others :
James Selvidge, Peter Schickele, James Horan, Judie Geise, Victor Borge, Richard Nixon, Ralph Bushnell Potts, Alex
Comfort, Bob Hope, Marge Stav, Eugene Kozloff, Chrystie Jenner, Desi Arnaz, Judith Guest, Tom Stockley, Mary Martin,
Charleton Heston, Robert Goulet, Judy Hymes, Merv Griffin, Jim Davis, Erma Bombeck, and others.
21
41-42
Demonstrations, exhibits, performances and other in-store events
circa 1950s-1980s
21
43
Children
circa 1950s-1960s
Includes children's events such as Raggedy Ann event, Mickey Mouse birthday event and Easter bunny
breakfasts.
21
44
Photos for "Frederick & Nelson Story"
1950s-1970s
Photographs apparently collected for a publication titled "The Frederick & Nelson Story." Many
include typewritten captions probably intended for use in the publication. Includes images of the 1952 store remodel,
store exteriors, elevator control room, kitchen staff, disaster control center, fashion shows, events and displays.
21
45
Concert hall
circa 1960s
Concert hall hung with international flags being prepared for dinner event, possibly a Frederick
& Nelson sponsored benefit.
21
46
75th anniversary event
1965
21
47
Governor Dan Evans and wife at event
circa 1970
21
48
Christmas displays and events
1984; 1985
35 mm slides
21
49
Jane Russell photograph party
1985
35 mm slides
21
50
Slides for Centennial
1989-1990
35 mm slides
Images of staff working on mannequin displays and making chocolates, David Sabey at event, and a
Frango ice cream sundae. Several of these photographs appear in More Than a Store, the
Frederick & Nelson centennial book by Robert Spector.
Marshall Fields & Co.
21
51
Executives
undated
Marshall Field, Hughston McBain, Ralph Bowers
21
52
Store interiors
1900
45
Store interiors
1940s
Miscellaneous
21
53
Photographs from Life magazine Seattle
fashion issue
1946
21
54
Photographs of print and television ads
1902-1980s
21
55
Commercial photographs of products
undated
45
Frederick & Nelson float in parade
circa 1940s
47
Charities
undated
4 photographs
Four photographs of people from various social welfare organizations, possibly charities supported by
Frederick & Nelson: Theodora Home; Seattle Day Nursery; Washington Children's Home Society; Lighthouse for the
Blind.
21
56-57
Miscellaneous
undated
Subseries B
Publicity Photographs
These are largely negatives and transparencies found with the publicity files.
22
1
Copy negatives
Copy negatives of historic photographs and store photographs mostly prior to the 1950s, many of which
were used in the centennial book More Than a Store by Robert Spector.
22
2
Store displays; Christmas ornaments and gift basket
circa 1980s
Color transparencies
22
3
Holiday gift products
circa 1980s
Color transparencies
22
4
Merchandise: pots and pans; mattress; sofa
circa 1970s-1980s
Color transparencies
22
5
Clothing model; store interiors and exterior
circa 1970s-1980s
Color transparencies
22
6
Seattle Times ad; photo from 1931 Between
Ourselves
4x5 black & white negative
22
7
Model in pink coat
circa 1980s
Color transparencies
22
8
Santa with redheaded boy and girl
circa 1980s
Color transparencies
22
Webster and Stevens
Book: Pictorial Presentation of Frederick &
Nelson's Downstairs store
Subseries C
"Between Ourselves"
These appear to be photographs taken or collected for publication in the staff newsletter "Between
Ourselves". Many are duplicates of photos in the "Historical photographs" subseries, or document the same events and
people. This subseries includes many contact sheets.
22
9
Photos for winter issue
1960s
22
10
Photos for issue
circa 1968
22
11
Photos for issue
Summer 1969
22
12-15
Photos for issue
1978
22
16
Fashion show photographs
1978
22
17
Christmas
1978
22
18
Christmas
1979
22
19
Photos for issue
August 1980
22
20
Photos for issue
October 1980
22
21
Photos for issue
November 1980
22
22
Christmas
1980
22
23
Photos for issue
April 1981
22
24
Photos for issue
May 1981
22
25
Photos for issue
June 1981
22
26
Photos for issue
1981
22
27
Christmas
1981
22
28
Photos for issue
1981
22
29
Photos for issue
February 1982
22
30
Photos for issue
March 1982
22
31
"Cinnamon Bear"
Subseries D
Centennial Book
1990
This subseries consists of materials related to the production of the Frederick & Nelson history
More Than A Store, by Robert Spector, published for the store's centennial.
22
Centennial book materials
circa 1990
87 folders
These folders are organized in order by page number corresponding to the pages of the book. Each
folder contains graphic materials used on the corresponding page -- largely photographs, but also including images and
text from clippings, advertisements and letters.
Entries below represent only the portion of folders that include photographs that have been
digitized.
Page 4: Queen City Furniture Co.
circa 1891
Page 58: French gown shop
undated
Page 63: Store exterior decorated with flag for war bonds drive
circa 1943
Page 70: Toy department
circa 1948
Page 72: Woman with seafood and gift basket from Frederick &
Nelson
circa 1947
Page 76: Bernie Hall working in sporting goods department
circa 1948
Page 89: Workers installing escalators
1951
Page 91: 1951 Buick on display
circa 1951
Page 91: Shoppers on escalator
circa 1952
Page 92: Bird's-eye view of Seattle store
1952
22
More Than a Store: Frederick & Nelson
1890-1990 by Robert Spector.
1990
2014.55.1
22
Letter and speech from first Frederick & Nelson employee, Samuel H.
Clement
1940
2014.55.2
22
Frederick & Nelson guide to new store after expansion
circa
1950
2014.55.3
22
Robert Spector's research file on Frango candy
circa
1989
47
Oversize materials removed from folders
7 folders
Oversized photographs, a poster and an issue of Life magazine from May 13, 1946. Folders labeled by
page number.
Subseries E
Display
Greneker Corp, NY; Dudley, Hardin & Yang; Roy M. Peak; Webster &
Stevens; Forde Photographers; Pete Liddell; Fred Milkie
Consists largely of photographs of Frederick & Nelson store window displays and interior displays of
merchandise. Folders arranged chronologically by month and year with separate folders for each year for Christmas
displays and for occasional special events. Includes some photos of building exteriors and events in and outside of the
store
23
Store windows and displays
1939-1943
24
Store windows and displays
1944-1945
25
Store windows and displays
1946-1947
26
Store windows and displays
1948-1949
Includes the image below, which is part of the
University of Washington Libraries Digital
Collections:
Frederick & Nelson exterior decorated with ribbon for
Christmas
1948
27
Store windows and displays
1950-1953
28
Store windows and displays
1954-1957
29
Store windows and displays
1958-1962
30
Store windows and displays
1963-1967
31
Store windows and displays
1968-1971;
1976
31
Undated store window and display photographs arranged by
photographer
24 folders
32-34
Store windows and store interiors
1971 May-1978 March
3x5 snapshots of store windows, arranged chronologically by month and year of processing as printed on
back of photograph. Includes undated Polaroids of store interiors arranged by store location: Bellevue, Aurora Village,
Southcenter, Tacoma Mall and Everett Mall
34
Joseph Charlton event
circa 1986
slides
34
Swatch Nefertiti ads
undated
slides
34
Expo 86 press conference
1986 June 4
slides
34
Father's Day events at store
1986 June
slides
34
Store exterior; renderings of Lakewood Mall store; store
interiors
1989
slides
34
Christmas display
1988
slides
34
"La France" themed displays
slides
35
Store windows
1972-1977
8" x 10" color photographs of window displays. Includes one folder of merchandise on display in
various departments.
22 folders arranged chronologically with three months per folder.
Series 6
Audiovisual materials
Subseries A
Videotape
36
Frederick & Nelson "Its History and Policies"
1976
U-Matic 3/4" videocassette
36
Frederick & Nelson "Its History and Policies"
1978
2 U-Matic 3/4" videocassettes
36
"Arcade"
1981 January
U-Matic 3/4" videocassette
36
Symphoneve fashion show on King TV
1982
U-Matic 3/4" videocassette
36
"1982 Preview"
1982 February
37
AMNW/Frederick & Nelson Show
1983 March 4
37
Spring Fashions
1984 March
Videocassette
36
Produced by
Merwin Productions
"Bridal Video" and revision
1987-1988
U-Matic 3/4" videocassette; 2 VHS videocassettes
36
Christmas Rally Tape
1987
U-Matic 3/4" videocassette; VHS videocassette
36
Employee videos
1989
U-Matic 3/4" videocassette; 2 VHS videocassettes
36
"Mattress"
U-Matic 3/4" videocassette
37
Television news stories about Frederick & Nelson
1987-1990
8 VHS videocassettes
37 & 38
Most produced by
Evans/Kraft
Television commercials advertising store sales
1987-1989
27 VHS videocassettes (30-60 seconds per cassette)
39
Collections of short television spots
12 1 inch videotape master and submaster tapes
4 Betacam videocassettes
37
Television ads
1991
2 Betacam videocassettes
37
Investor and vendor video
1989 January
VHS videocassettes
37
"What is Frederick & Nelson"
1989 October
37
"Video Conference"
1989
VHS videocassette
37
"What is Frederick & Nelson"
1989 October
Videocassette
37
"Teleconference"
1989 November
VHS videocassette
37
Birthday tapes
1900 April
3 Betacam videocassettes
37
International tape
1990
VHS videocassette
37
"Frederick & Nelson and You"
undated
VHS videocassette
37
"The Customer's Choice"
undated
VHS videocassette
Subseries B
Audiotape
40-41
"Broadcast tapes and commercials"
1988-1989
80 audio cassettes
39
TV spots, including the Frederick & Nelson Christmas theme
1988-1991
4 audiotapes
41
Santa breakfasts
1990
41
"Mini" Nutcracker, Olympic Ballet
undated
Subseries C
Films
16 mm films
Items 1993.43.12-.13 and 1993.43.15-.16 appear to be in good condition but have not been viewed .
Kling Studio Productions
1993.43.1-7
"Uncle Mistletoe"
circa 1960s
Seven black and white films on children's puppet shows performed at store. (Additional copies on VHS
and Beta videocassettes.)
1993.43.9
"Frederick Nelson Presents (Invitation to Quality)"
circa 1952
Color
Content identical to 1993.43.11
1993.43.10
"Private Wilbur Brown"
circa 1950s
Criterion Films, Seattle
1993.43.11
"Invitation to Quality"
circa 1953
Color
Footage of downtown Seattle, store renovation and store interiors. Preservation performed in March
2006
1993.43.12
"African Safari"
circa 1955
1993.43.13
"Boehm Birds"
circa 1965
1993.43.14
"Bing Crosby's Washington".
circa 1967
Preservation performed in March 2006
1993.43.15
"Where the Governor Lives"
circa 1978
Historical film about preservation and renovation of Executive Mansion in Olympia, Washington.
1993.43.16
"You Can Win Elections"
circa 1970s?
Subseries D
Phonograph Records
42
Anniversary disc
1939 December
29
43
CBS program "Meet the Missus" at the Orpheum Theater, Seattle
1946 April 12
2 discs
43
Reception for fashion celebrities at Olympic Hotel, Seattle
1946 April 12
2 discs
43
KIRO radio program on New Bellevue store
1955 January
31
43
Frederick & Nelson "Concert Hour"
1955 December
1
2 discs
43
"Seattle Speaks Program"
1956 January 27-1956
February 1
Frederick & Nelson Concert Hour, 25th Anniversary Program
43
"Seattle Speaks Program"
1956 January
27
43
"Pay the Price" by Earl Nightingale
circa 1956
43
"The Exit Interview"
undated
43
"Fashion Show Song"
undated
43
"Give the Lady What She Wants"
undated
43
"Interviewing the Potential Employee"
undated
43
"Songs of Helen Owen Hutchins"
undated
2 discs
43
The Shrimps
undated
43
"Your attitude is showing"
undated
2 discs
Series 7
Scrapbooks
44
Scrapbook
1910s
This scrapbook contains a variety of publicity for Frederick & Nelson, such as brochures, fliers,
cards and materials that feature a Frederick & Nelson ad. The second part of the album contains comparable
materials from other department stores, mostly from Filene's and Marshall Fields. Also includes blank forms related to
employment and customer service at the store.
Scrapbook was disassembled due to deterioration.
This scrapbook was a 12"x18" 400 page hardbound ledger book; materials were attached to 53 pages. These
pages were removed and placed individually in folders in their original order. Loose items were also foldered.
46
Beauty Forum scrapbook
1951
This scrapbook documents Frederick & Nelson's second annual Beauty Forum, February 12-16, 1951
unboxed
Supply Purchasing Department Scrapbook
undated
19"x 24" (oversize)
Packaging samples including boxes, bags and wrappers; also order forms, blank copies of business forms,
envelopes, stickers and tags.
unboxed
Scrapbook
1977
oversize
Documentation portfolio for Seventeen Magazine and Frederick & Nelson Road Show
Publicity Scrapbooks
16 ½"x18" (oversize)
Postcards, enclosures, invitations, mailings, fliers, and catalogs are organized within the scrapbooks
chronologically by month. Each item is labeled with the date and number of copies mailed.
Publicity scrapbook
1951-1952
Publicity scrapbook
1955
Publicity scrapbook
1959
Publicity scrapbook
1960
Publicity scrapbook
1961
Publicity scrapbook
1962-1964