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Louis Smith Livingston Papers, 1926-1983

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Livingston, Louis Smith
Title
Louis Smith Livingston Papers
Dates
1926-1983 (inclusive)
Quantity
4 ft.
Collection Number
Ms 43
Summary
Teacher, school superintendent, and historian, of Spokane, Wash. Correspondence with Livingston's wife, Margery Livingston, family members, and friends, concerning personal affairs, historical research, and his work as superintendent of schools for American dependents in Seoul, Korea (1946-1948); student evaluations, comments from parents, and school committee reports, documenting Livingston's teaching career, chiefly at Lewis & Clark High School, Spokane, Wash.; reminiscences of pioneers, documents, articles, clippings, and ephemera, relating to his activities as director (1966-1968) and continued member of Eastern Washington State Historical Society; and diary recording a world trip (1933) containing political and cultural observations.
Repository
Eastern Washington State Historical Society (Northwest Museum of Arts and Culture)
2316 W. First Avenue
Spokane, WA 99201
archives@northwestmuseum.org
Access Restrictions

Collection is not restricted.

Additional Reference Guides

Nolan, Edward W. A Guide to the Manuscript Collections in the Eastern Washington State Historical Society (Spokane, WA: Eastern Washington State Historical Society, 1987).

Languages
English
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Biographical Note

A native of Michigan, Louis Livingston first came to Spokane in 1924 to teach history at McKinley Junior High School. He joined the faculty at Lewis and Clark High School in 1925 and was appointed vice-principal by Henry Hart in 1928. Livingston earned a Master of Arts degree from the University of Washington in 1932. In 1946 he served as superintendent of schools for American dependants in Seoul, Korea. Livingston retired from teaching in 1966 and assumed directorship of the Eastern Washington State Historical Society. He remained in that position until 1968 and continued to have an active interest in the society.

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Content Description

The collection consists of personal correspondence, 1926-1983, from friends, former students, and family. There is also some correspondence related to Livingston’s research in history. Also included is correspondence from Livingston to his wife, documenting his work in Korea, 1946-1948. There are student evaluations from his history classes at Lewis & Clark High School, comments from parents, and various school committee reports, all documenting Livingston’s teaching career. Historical documents include clippings; documents and ephemeral items; extracts form articles; and various pioneer reminiscences. Livingston’s diary from a 1933 world trip contains political and cultural observations.

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Use of the Collection

Restrictions on Use

Publication Rights

Copyright has not been assigned to the Eastern Washington State Historical Society. All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Museum Archivist. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the Eastern Washington State Historical Society as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained by the researcher

Preferred Citation

Louis Smith Livingston Papers (Ms 43), Eastern Washington State Historical Society/Northwest Museum of Arts & Culture, Spokane, WA.

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Administrative Information

Arrangement

The collection is arranged into 1 series: "General"

Acquisition Information

Donated by Louis Smith Livingston.

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Detailed Description of the Collection

  • Series: General

    • Description: Inventory Biography
      Container: Box 1, Folder 1
      Location: Series: General
    • Description: Boy Scouts of America
      Container: Box 1, Folder 2
      Location: Series: General
    • Description: Champlain Society
      Container: Box 1, Folder 3
      Location: Series: General
    • Description: Champlain Society Annual Reports
      Dates: 1967-1982
      Container: Box 1, Folder 4
      Location: Series: General
    • Description: Church - St. John the Evangelist
      Container: Box 1, Folder 5
      Location: Series: General
    • Description: Church - St. John the Evangelist - Fiance
      Container: Box 1, Folder 6
      Location: Series: General
    • Description: Correspondence - Adams, James, W.R.
      Dates: 1958-
      Container: Box 1, Folder 7
      Location: Series: General
    • Description: Correspondence - Bartlett, Don & Burdine, Dick & Cloninger, Dale & Warner, Murray P
      Container: Box 1, Folder 8
      Location: Series: General
    • Description: Correspondence from Bishop Cecil Cooper
      Dates: 1947-1964
      Container: Box 1, Folder 9
      Location: Series: General
    • Description: Correspondence to E.WS.H.S.
      Dates: 1966-1978
      Container: Box 1, Folder 10
      Location: Series: General
    • Description: Correspondence - Fay, Harry B III
      Dates: 1956-1980
      Container: Box 1, Folder 11
      Location: Series: General
    • Description: Correspondence - Former Students
      Dates: 1942-1968
      Container: Box 1, Folder 12
      Location: Series: General
    • Description: Correspondence - To LSL from Former Students - World War II
      Dates: 1942-1953
      Container: Box 1, Folder 13
      Location: Series: General
    • Description: Correspondence - from "History People"
      Container: Box 1, Folder 14
      Location: Series: General
    • Description: Correspondence - Home Room Letters
      Dates: 1956
      Container: Box 1, Folder 15
      Location: Series: General
    • Description: Correspondence - from Rev. Charles Hunt
      Dates: 1947-1950
      Container: Box 1, Folder 16
      Location: Series: General
    • Description: Correspondence - Kaplen, James
      Container: Box 1, Folder 17
      Location: Series: General
    • Description: Correspondence - Seoul American School Students etc.
      Container: Box 1, Folder 18
      Location: Series: General
    • Description: Diary, European Trip
      Dates: 1933
      Container: Box 1, Folder 19
      Location: Series: General
    • Description: Diary, United States Trip
      Dates: 1930
      Container: Box 1, Folder 20
      Location: Series: General
    • Description: Korean Correspondence
      Dates: 1946-1948
      Container: Box 1, Folder 21
      Location: Series: General
    • Description: Correspondence - U.S. Army School for Dependents, Dorea
      Dates: 1947
      Container: Box 1, Folder 22
      Location: Series: General
    • Description: Correspondence - Henry Druse
      Dates: 1965-1982
      Container: Box 1, Folder 23
      Location: Series: General
    • Description: Correspondence - LSL to Mrs. Louis B. Livingston (mother)
      Dates: 1933, 1953, 1967, 1981
      Container: Box 1, Folder 24
      Location: Series: General
    • Description: Correspondence - LSL to ML
      Dates: 1946
      Container: Box 1, Folder 25
      Location: Series: General
    • Description: Correspondence - LSL to ML
      Dates: January 3, 1947-April 30, 1947
      Container: Box 1, Folder 26
      Location: Series: General
    • Description: Correspondence - LSL to ML
      Dates: May 1, 1947-August 10, 1947
      Container: Box 1, Folder 27
      Location: Series: General
    • Description: Correspondence - Miscellaneous
      Dates: 1929, 1933, 1946, 1947, 1951
      Container: Box 1, Folder 28
      Location: Series: General
    • Description: Correspondence - Miscellaneous
      Dates: 1954-1974
      Container: Box 1, Folder 29
      Location: Series: General
    • Description: Correspondence - Miscellaneous
      Container: Box 1, Folder 30
      Location: Series: General
    • Description: Correspondence - Rader, Gary
      Dates: 1973-1983
      Container: Box 1, Folder 31
      Location: Series: General
    • Description: Correspondence - Underwood. Horace Family
      Dates: 1949-1982
      Container: Box 1, Folder 32
      Location: Series: General
    • Description: Correspondence - Rowley, Robert E.
      Container: Box 1, Folder 33
      Location: Series: General
    • Description: Correspondence - South Africa
      Dates: 1970, 1973, 1978, 1979
      Container: Box 1, Folder 34
      Location: Series: General
    • Description: Correspondence - Tchang - Benoit, C.
      Dates: 1948-
      Container: Box 1, Folder 35
      Location: Series: General
    • Description: Correspondence - From Yue C. Wong
      Dates: 1942-1948
      Container: Box 1, Folder 36
      Location: Series: General
    • Description: Eastern Washington State Historical Society
      Container: Box 1, Folder 37
      Location: Series: General
    • Description: Historical - E.W.S.H.S. Organization - G.W. Fuller
      Container: Box 1, Folder 38
      Location: Series: General
    • Description: Eastern Washington State Historical Society - Library Committee
      Dates: 1974-1979
      Container: Box 1, Folder 39
      Location: Series: General
    • Description: Historical - Andrews, Mrs. Alice. Nespelem
      Container: Box 1, Folder 40
      Location: Series: General
    • Description: Historical - Automobile Journeys
      Container: Box 1, Folder 41
      Location: Series: General
    • Description: Historical - Christmas Cards
      Container: Box 1, Folder 42
      Location: Series: General
    • Description: Historical - Colfax, WA. Centennial
      Dates: 1872-1972
      Container: Box 1, Folder 43
      Location: Series: General
    • Description: Historical - Dill, Clarence C. (and comments by students)
      Container: Box 1, Folder 44
      Location: Series: General
    • Description: Historical - Crosby, Harry Ronald
      Container: Box 1, Folder 45
      Location: Series: General
    • Description: Historical - Eastern Washington Sites
      Container: Box 1, Folder 46
      Location: Series: General
    • Description: Historical - Electric Railroad Brochures
      Dates: 1913
      Container: Box 1, Folder 47
      Location: Series: General
    • Description: Historical - Feise, Tony. Fenn, Zora (Mrs. Steve)
      Container: Box 1, Folder 48
      Location: Series: General
    • Description: Historical - Fernan, Mr. & Mrs. Arthur (Mrs. d-1968)
      Container: Box 1, Folder 49
      Location: Series: General
    • Description: Historical - Fernquist, Charles O.
      Container: Box 1, Folder 50
      Location: Series: General
    • Description: Historical - Gandy, Lloyd
      Container: Box 1, Folder 51
      Location: Series: General
    • Description: Historical - Glover, J.N.
      Container: Box 1, Folder 52
      Location: Series: General
    • Description: Historical - Goetz, Dutch Jake. Groesbeck. Mrs. Vina K
      Container: Box 1, Folder 53
      Location: Series: General
    • Description: Historical - Gramps, Roy
      Container: Box 1, Folder 54
      Location: Series: General
    • Description: Historical - Gunn, Luther C. (Letters)
      Dates: 1897-1898
      Container: Box 2, Folder 1
      Location: Series: General
    • Description: Historical - Gunn, Luther
      Container: Box 2, Folder 2
      Location: Series: General
    • Description: Historical - Gunn, Luther - Newspaper clippings
      Container: Box 2, Folder 3
      Location: Series: General
    • Description: Historical - Harrison, Fanny (Mrs. William)
      Container: Box 2, Folder 4
      Location: Series: General
    • Description: Historical - Heral, Mrs. Catherine
      Container: Box 2, Folder 5
      Location: Series: General
    • Description: Historical - Hughes, ED
      Container: Box 2, Folder 6
      Location: Series: General
    • Description: Historical - Indians
      Container: Box 2, Folder 7
      Location: Series: General
    • Description: Historical - Japan & The Next World War (Booklet)
      Dates: 1927
      Container: Box 2, Folder 8
      Location: Series: General
    • Description: Historical - Johnston, Eric A.
      Container: Box 2, Folder 9
      Location: Series: General
    • Description: Historical - Kizer, Ben
      Container: Box 2, Folder 10
      Location: Series: General
    • Description: Historical - Large Benjamen
      Container: Box 2, Folder 11
      Location: Series: General
    • Description: Historical - McCrea, Mrs. W.A. and Mrs. M.F. Mendenhall (Daughters of Henry Brooks, Washington Brick and Lime)
      Container: Box 2, Folder 12
      Location: Series: General
    • Description: Historical - Martin, Julia (Frederick Post)
      Container: Box 2, Folder 13
      Location: Series: General
    • Description: Historical - Martzen, Felix
      Container: Box 2, Folder 14
      Location: Series: General
    • Description: Historical - Moore, Mrs. Cushing
      Container: Box 2, Folder 15
      Location: Series: General
    • Description: Historical - Smith, Sydney
      Container: Box 2, Folder 16
      Location: Series: General
    • Description: Historical - Newspaper Clippings - Local
      Container: Box 2, Folder 17
      Location: Series: General
    • Description: Historical - Newspaper Clippings - Valley of the Sun
      Container: Box 2, Folder 18
      Location: Series: General
    • Description: Historical - Pioneer Recollections
      Dates: 1930-1931
      Container: Box 2, Folder 19
      Location: Series: General
    • Description: Historical - Pioneer Stories by Bob Emahiser
      Dates: 1925
      Container: Box 2, Folder 20
      Location: Series: General
    • Description: Historical - Ralston, James. Vancouver, B.C. Solicitor
      Container: Box 2, Folder 21
      Location: Series: General
    • Description: Historical - Sites East of Cheney
      Container: Box 2, Folder 22
      Location: Series: General
    • Description: Historical - Spokane, Brochures
      Container: Box 2, Folder 23
      Location: Series: General
    • Description: Historical - Spokane History
      Container: Box 2, Folder 24
      Location: Series: General
    • Description: Historical - Spokane House
      Container: Box 2, Folder 25
      Location: Series: General
    • Description: Historical - Spokane Pioneers: E.E. McCamant, Grace Patrick, Frank W. Schoenberger, Holand Stratton, Don A. Wilson
      Container: Box 2, Folder 26
      Location: Series: General
    • Description: Historical - Spokesman Review Quarterly
      Dates: July 1899
      Container: Box 2, Folder 27
      Location: Series: General
    • Description: Historical - Treqillus, Frederick (Barkerville, B.C.)
      Container: Box 2, Folder 28
      Location: Series: General
    • Description: Historical - Washburn, Frank R.
      Container: Box 2, Folder 29
      Location: Series: General
    • Description: Historical - Washington Territory Centennial
      Container: Box 2, Folder 30
      Location: Series: General
    • Description: Historical - Webb, Sam
      Container: Box 2, Folder 31
      Location: Series: General
    • Description: Historical - Williams, Charles Nespelem
      Container: Box 2, Folder 32
      Location: Series: General
    • Description: Key Clubs
      Container: Box 2, Folder 33
      Location: Series: General
    • Description: Kiwanis Club Rosters
      Dates: 1966-1982
      Container: Box 2, Folder 34
      Location: Series: General
    • Description: Korea - U.S. Army School for Dependents: Correspondence - Records
      Container: Box 2, Folder 35
      Location: Series: General
    • Description: School for Army Dependents - Korea
      Container: Box 2, Folder 36
      Location: Series: General
    • Description: Lee, Margery (Livingston) - Diploma, letters, newspaper clippings
      Dates: 1924-1937
      Container: Box 2, Folder 37
      Location: Series: General
    • Description: Lewis and Clark High School - Abstracts from Supt. Pratt
      Dates: 1937, 1938, 1940, 1942
      Container: Box 2, Folder 38
      Location: Series: General
    • Description: Lewis and Clark High School - Comments from Parents
      Dates: 1937, 1938, 1940, 1942
      Container: Box 2, Folder 39
      Location: Series: General
    • Description: Lewis and Clark High School - Committee of Ten Report
      Dates: 1938
      Container: Box 2, Folder 40
      Location: Series: General
    • Description: Lewis and Clark High School - "Office Buildings" (I)
      Container: Box 2, Folder 41
      Location: Series: General
    • Description: Lewis and Clark High School - "Office Buildings" (II)
      Container: Box 2, Folder 42
      Location: Series: General
    • Description: Lewis and Clark High School - Registration Data (I)
      Dates: 1934-1938
      Container: Box 2, Folder 43
      Location: Series: General
    • Description: Lewis and Clark High School - Registration Data (II)
      Dates: 1934-1938
      Container: Box 2, Folder 44
      Location: Series: General
    • Description: Lewis and Clark High School - Student Comments
      Container: Box 2, Folder 45
      Location: Series: General
    • Description: Lewis and Clark High School - Student Comments
      Dates: 1955
      Container: Box 2, Folder 46
      Location: Series: General
    • Description: Lewis and Clark High School - Student Comments
      Dates: June 1956
      Container: Box 2, Folder 47
      Location: Series: General
    • Description: Lewis and Clark High School - Student Comments
      Dates: 1956
      Container: Box 2, Folder 48
      Location: Series: General
    • Description: Lewis and Clark High School - Student Comments
      Dates: 1956-1957
      Container: Box 2, Folder 49
      Location: Series: General
    • Description: Lewis and Clark High School - Student Comments
      Dates: 1958
      Container: Box 2, Folder 50
      Location: Series: General
    • Description: Lewis and Clark High School - Student Comments (I)
      Dates: 1959
      Container: Box 2, Folder 51
      Location: Series: General
    • Description: Lewis and Clark High School - Student Comments (II)
      Dates: 1959
      Container: Box 2, Folder 52
      Location: Series: General

Finding aid prepared by Edward W. Nolan
1987

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