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Seattle Union Record business records, 1903-1928

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Seattle Union Record (Seattle, Wash. : 1918)
Title
Seattle Union Record business records
Dates
1903-1928 (inclusive)
1918-1928 (bulk)
Quantity
6.17 cubic feet, (8 boxes)
Collection Number
4312
Summary
Cashbooks, subscription records and other business records related to the Union
Repository
University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections
Special Collections
University of Washington Libraries
Box 352900
Seattle, WA
98195-2900
Telephone: 2065431929
Fax: 2065431931
speccoll@uw.edu
Access Restrictions

Open to all users.

Records stored offsite; advance notice required for use.

Request at UW

Languages
Collection materials are in English.
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Historical Note

The Seattle Union Record was a labor newspaper published from 1899 to 1928. For most of its life it was published by the Central Labor Council of Seattle; Harry Ault was the paper's editor from 1912 to 1928. The paper was published weekly from 1899 until 1918, when it became a daily. The paper played an important role in the Seattle General Strike of 1919.

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Content Description

Ledgers, stockholder records, subscription lists and other financial records of the paper. The bulk of the records date from the period when the Seattle Union Record published as a daily, 1918-1928.

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Use of the Collection

Restrictions on Use

Creator's literary rights not transferred to the University of Washington Libraries.

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Administrative Information

Preservation Note

Records stored offsite; advance notice required for use.

Acquisition Information

Mrs. Harry E.B. Ault, 1956.

Related Materials

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Detailed Description of the Collection

  • Description: Accounts payable ledger (part 1 of 5)
    Dates: 1922-1924
    Container: Box 4312-001 Box 1, Folder 1
  • Description: Accounts payable ledger (part 2 of 5)
    Dates: 1922-1924
    Container: Box 4312-001 Box 1, Folder 2
  • Description: Accounts payable ledger (part 3 of 5)
    Dates: 1922-1924
    Container: Box 4312-001 Box 1, Folder 3
  • Description: Accounts payable ledger (part 4 of 5)
    Dates: 1922-1924
    Container: Box 4312-001 Box 1, Folder 4
  • Description: Accounts payable ledger (part 5 of 5)
    Dates: 1922-1924
    Container: Box 4312-001 Box 1, Folder 5
  • Description: Accounts payable ledger (part 1 of 4)
    Dates: 1925-1927
    Container: Box 4312-001 Box 1, Folder 6
  • Description: Accounts payable ledger (part 2 of 4)
    Dates: 1925-1927
    Container: Box 4312-001 Box 1, Folder 7
  • Description: Accounts payable ledger (part 3 of 4)
    Dates: 1925-1927
    Container: Box 4312-001 Box 1, Folder 8
  • Description: Accounts payable ledger (part 4 of 4)
    Dates: 1925-1927
    Container: Box 4312-001 Box 1, Folder 9
  • Description: Accounts payable ledger
    Dates: 1928
    Container: Box 4312-001 Box 1, Folder 10
  • Description: Ledger (part 1 of 9)
    Dates: 1918-1928
    Container: Box 4312-001 Box 1, Folder 11
  • Description: Ledger (part 2 of 9)
    Dates: 1918-1928
    Container: Box 4312-001 Box 1, Folder 12
  • Description: Ledger (part 3 of 9)
    Dates: 1918-1928
    Container: Box 4312-001 Box 1, Folder 13
  • Description: Ledger (part 4 of 9)
    Dates: 1918-1928
    Container: Box 4312-001 Box 1, Folder 14
  • Description: Ledger (part 5 of 9)
    Dates: 1918-1928
    Container: Box 4312-001 Box 1, Folder 15
  • Description: Ledger (part 6 of 9)
    Dates: 1918-1928
    Container: Box 4312-001 Box 1, Folder 16
  • Description: Ledger (part 7 of 9)
    Dates: 1918-1928
    Container: Box 4312-001 Box 1, Folder 17
  • Description: Ledger (part 8 of 9)
    Dates: 1918-1928
    Container: Box 4312-001 Box 1, Folder 18
  • Description: Ledger (part 9 of 9)
    Dates: 1918-1928
    Container: Box 4312-001 Box 1, Folder 19
  • Description: Cash book
    Dates: 1903-1907
    Container: Box 4312-001 Box 2, Folder 1
  • Description: Subscription List (alphabetical)
    Dates: 1903-1904
    Container: Box 4312-001 Box 2, Folder 2
  • Description: Organizational records (per capita contributions)
    Dates: 1922
    Container: Box 4312-001 Box 2, Folder 3
  • Description: Weekly financial statements
    Dates: 1925-1927
    Container: Box 4312-001 Box 2, Folder 4
  • Description: Daily sales report
    Dates: 1920-1922
    Container: Box 4312-001 Box 2, Folder 5
  • Description: Journal entries and summaries
    Dates: 1918-1922
    Container: Box 4312-001 Box 2, Folder 6
  • Description: Miscellaneous journal
    Dates: 1922-1924
    Container: Box 4312-001 Box 2, Folder 7
  • Description: Receipt book (alphabetical)
    Dates: 1921-1922
    Container: Box 4312-001 Box 2, Folder 8
  • Description: Union Record expansion fund
    Dates: 1919-1921
    Container: Box 4312-001 Box 2, Folder 9
  • Description: Roll book - alphabetical record of stockholders
    Dates: undated
    Container: Box 4312-001 Box 2, Folder 10
  • Description: Ledger
    Dates: 1903-1905
    Container: Box 4312-001 Box 2, Folder 11
  • Description: Advertising earnings
    Dates: 1920-1927
    Container: Box 4312-001 Box 2, Folder 12
  • Description: Appraisal record
    Dates: 1921
    Container: Box 4312-001 Box 2, Folder 13
  • Description: Appraisal record
    Dates: 1925
    Container: Box 4312-001 Box 2, Folder 14
  • Description: Record of stock issued
    Dates: 1918-1923
    Container: Box 4312-001 Box 3, Folder 1
  • Description: Cash book (Union Record accounts)
    Dates: 1919
    Container: Box 4312-001 Box 3, Folder 2
  • Description: Cash book (circulation)
    Dates: 1919
    Container: Box 4312-001 Box 3, Folder 3
  • Description: Cash book (daily accounts)
    Dates: 1919
    Container: Box 4312-001 Box 4, Folder 1
  • Description: Cash book (daily cash)
    Dates: 1918-1919
    Container: Box 4312-001 Box 4, Folder 2
  • Description: Cash book (1 of 2)
    Dates: 1918
    Container: Box 4312-001 Box 4, Folder 3
  • Description: Cash book (2 of 2)
    Dates: 1918
    Container: Box 4312-001 Box 4, Folder 4
  • Description: Cash book (weekly cash)
    Dates: 1917-1918
    Container: Box 4312-001 Box 5, Folder 1
  • Description: Cash book (equipment fund)
    Dates: 1917-1920
    Container: Box 4312-001 Box 5, Folder 2
  • Description: Cash book (weekly cash)
    Dates: 1916-1917
    Container: Box 4312-001 Box 5, Folder 3
  • Description: Cash book
    Dates: 1915-1916
    Container: Box 4312-001 Box 5, Folder 4
  • Description: Cash book (including 1913 erratum)
    Dates: 1914-1915
    Container: Box 4312-001 Box 6, Folder 1
  • Description: Cash book (disbursement expense ledger)
    Dates: 1924-1926
    Container: Box 4312-001 Box 6, Folder 2
  • Description: Cash book / cash receipt journal
    Dates: 1919-1924
    Container: Box 4312-001 Box 6, Folder 3
  • Description: Cash Book
    Dates: 1920-1922
    Container: Box 4312-001 Box 7, Folder 1
  • Description: Cash Book
    Dates: 1919-1920
    Container: Box 4312-001 Box 7, Folder 2
  • Description: Bank record
    Dates: 1914-1915
    Container: Box 4312-001 Box 7, Folder 3
  • Description: Expense ledger
    Dates: 1920-1924
    Container: Box 4312-001 Box 8, Folder 1
  • Description: Cash book (circulation)
    Dates: 1919-1921
    Container: Box 4312-001 Box 8, Folder 2
  • Description: Subscription record
    Dates: 1919
    Container: Box 4312-001 Box 8, Folder 3
  • Description: Account record
    Dates: 1922-1924
    Container: Box 4312-001 Box 8, Folder 4

Names and Subjects

Subject Terms

  • American newspapers--Washington (State)--Seattle
  • Labor journalism--Washington (State)--Seattle
  • Labor unions--Washington (State)
  • Labor unions--Washington (State)--Seattle
  • Personal Papers/Corporate Records (University of Washington)

Corporate Names

  • Labor Archives of Washington (University of Washington)

Geographical Names

  • Seattle
  • Seattle (Wash.)--Newspapers

Titles within the Collection

  • Seattle Union Record (Seattle, Wash. : 1901)
  • Seattle Union Record (Seattle, Wash. : 1918)

Other Creators

  • Corporate Names

    • Central Labor Council of Seattle and Vicinity


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