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Kozlowski family papers, circa 1870-1927

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Kozlowski family
Title
Kozlowski family papers
Dates
circa 1870-1927 (inclusive)
Quantity
1 box plus oversize certificates, (.42 cubic feet)
Collection Number
2014.88 (accession)
Summary
Photographs and records from the family of Seattle pioneer residents William and Augusta Kozlowski
Repository
Museum of History & Industry, Sophie Frye Bass Library

P.O. Box 80816
Seattle, WA
98108
Telephone: 2063241126 x102
library@mohai.org
Access Restrictions

The collection is open to the public by appointment.

Languages
English.
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Biographical Note

William Kozlowski (1841-1910) was born Wladyslaw Von Kozlowski in the German Kingdom of Prussia. Kozlowski immigrated to the Pacific Northwest in the early 1860s and became a U.S. citizen in 1875, returning to Prussia that same year to marry Augusta (Agnes) Spiegert (1846-1929). The couple moved to Seattle and had three children: Agnes (1877-1946) Pauline (1879-1929) and Victor (1882-1964).

William Kozlowsi was employed in the lumber trade, and Augusta Kozlowski was a member of the Pioneer Association of Washington and the Order of the Eastern Star. During the 1890s, the Kozlowski family resided at 523 Columbia Street in Seattle.

Agnes Kozlowski married William Mackenzie of Scotland, circa 1900. They resided in Seattle at 758 31st Avenue and had three children: Ruth, Victor and Donald. Pauline Kozlowski married Arthur Lang of Valdez, Alaska in 1908. Victor Kozlowski later changed his name to Victor G. Kay. In 1929, Augusta Kozlowski died at the Seattle home of her daughter, Agnes Mackenzie. Her son Victor, daughter Agnes, and three Mackenzie grandchildren survived her.

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Content Description

The collection includes photographs of the Kozlowski family, in one photograph album, loose photographs cut from album pages, mounted studio portraits and small, informal snapshots. Seattle area subjects include parks, beaches, gardens, houses and social activities. A series of photographs taken near Valdez, Alaska in the late 1890s depicts shipping, towns and villages, wilderness scenery and outdoor recreation.

The Kozlowski family papers include legal documents such as an 1875 Prussian marriage certificate for William and Augusta Kozlowski, certificates of citizenship for William Kozlowski and William Mackenzie and Seattle baptismal certificates for Agnes and Pauline Kozlowski. Also included is an 1896 handwritten musical score for Agnes Kozlowski from Frank E. Plowman.

The correspondence consists of a recommendation from Henry Yesler in support of William Kozlowski, letters from James Colman and a personal note from Agnes Kozlowski to her father in 1887. Other items include an 1874 Prussian passport and a 1908 commemorative wedding book for Pauline Kozlowski and Arthur Lang.

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Use of the Collection

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Restrictions on Use

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.

Preferred Citation

Kozlowski Family Papers, Museum of History & Industry, Seattle

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Administrative Information

Location of Collection

4a.1.4

Location of Collection

1a.4.9 (certificates)

Acquisition Information

Gift of Kathleen Ellis; received in 2014.

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Detailed Description of the Collection

  • Photographs, circa 1890-1924

  • Papers, 1871-1927

    • Description: 2014.88.14: Passport issued in Prussia to issued Anton? Von Kozlowski
      Dates: 1874 June 5
      Container: Folder 12
    • Description: 2014.88.15: Wedding book for Pauline Kozlowski and Arthur Lang of Valdez, Alaska
      Dates: 1908 February 12
      Container: Folder 13
    • Description: 2014.88.16: Naturalization papers for Wladyslaw Kozlowski, New York
      Dates: 1875 June 14
      Container: Folder 14
    • Description: 2014.88.17: Correspondence from James Colman, letter from Agnes Kozlowski to her father
      3 letters
      Dates: 1874; 1877
      Container: Folder 15
    • Description: 2014.88.18: City of Seattle Local Improvement Bonds issued to Felix Arcorace
      5 certificates
      Dates: 1927 January 17
      Container: Folder 16
    • Description: 2014.88.19: Naturalization papers for William Wilson Mackenzie of Scotland
      Dates: 1906 September 7
      Container: Folder 17
    • Description: 2014.88.20: Handwritten musical score for Agnes Kozlowski, by Frank Plowman
      Dates: 1896 November 12
      Container: Folder 18
    • Description: 2014.88.21: Baptismal certificate for Lena Louise Kozlowski, Seattle, Washington
      Dates: 1880 December 25
      Container: Folder Oversize
    • Description: 2014.88.22: Certificate of Citizenship for Wladyslaw Kozlowski, Washington Territory
      Dates: 1871 August 11
      Container: Folder Oversize
    • Description: 2014.88.23: Letter from Henry Yesler in support of Wladyslaw Kozlowski
      Dates: 1876 June
      Container: Folder 19
    • Description: 2014.88.26: Prussian wedding certificate for Wladyslaw Kozlowski and Augusta Spiegert
      Dates: 1875 September 15
      Container: Folder Oversize
    • Description: 2014.88.27: Baptismal certificate for Agnes Kozlowski, Seattle, Washington
      Dates: 1877 February 26
      Container: Folder Oversize

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Subject Terms

  • Families--Washington State--Seattle
  • Immigrants--Washington State--Seattle
  • Prussians--United States

Personal Names

  • Kozlowski, Victor (1882-1964)
  • Lang, Pauline Kozlowski (1879-1929)
  • MacKenzie, Agnes Koslowski (1877-1946)

Geographical Names

  • Seattle (Wash.)

Form or Genre Terms

  • Certificates
  • Photograph albums
  • Photographs

Other Creators

  • Personal Names

    • Kozlowski, Augusta (1846-1929) (creator)
    • Kozlowski, William (1841-1919) (creator)
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