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Isaac Chase Libby Papers, 1876 - 1923

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Libby, Isaac Chase
Title
Isaac Chase Libby Papers
Dates
1876 - 1923 (inclusive)
Quantity
5 ft., (5 boxes)
Collection Number
Ms 18
Summary
Issac Libby served as president of Spokane College and as the minister of the First Methodist Church. In 1884 Libby and his wife opened the Spokane English and Classical School. From 1887 to 1891 he served as superintendent of schools for Spokane County. In 1896 Libby became a full-time teacher of Latin and Greek at Spokane High School, and head of the classics department in 1902. The collection contains carbon letter copying books of correspondence and files containing materials relating to Libby’s various professional positions and his real estate and farming ventures.
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

Described in: A Guide to the Manuscript Collections in the Eastern Washington State Historical Society / Edward W. Nolan (1987), entry 172.

Languages
English.
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Biographical Note

Issac Libby came to Spokane Falls in 1882. He served as president of Spokane College, the first institution of higher education in the city. That same year he also became minister of the First Methodist Church. In 1884 Libby and his wife opened the Spokane English and Classical School. From 1887 to 1891 he served as superintendent of schools for Spokane County. In 1896 Libby became a full-time teacher of Latin and Greek at Spokane High School, and head of the classics department in 1902.

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Content Description

The collection contains carbon letter copying books of Libby’s outgoing correspondence, 1882-1887, 1889-1903, and incoming correspondence, often with carbons of letters sent, 1876-1923. The correspondence covers a range of topics, including Libby’s work on education, his position as a Methodist minister, Spokane College, the Spokane English and Classical School, the Archaeological Institute of America, and his real estate and farming ventures. Also included are ephemeral materials relating to Libby’s various interests and miscellaneous materials pertaining to other family members.

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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

Isaac Chase Libby Papers (Ms 18), Eastern Washington State Historical Society/Northwest Museum of Arts & Culture, Spokane, WA.

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Administrative Information

Arrangement

The files are arranged into two series: Introductory and Family-related materials and Isaac Chase Libby's files. Within the series the files are arranged alphabetically.

Custodial History

Donated by Edith Traver, 1957 (610.135).

Related Materials

See also:

  • William Emsley Jackson Papers (MsSC 180)
  • Pearl Hutton Shrader Papers (MsSC 151)

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Detailed Description of the Collection

The following section contains a detailed listing of the materials in the collection.

  • Introductory and Family Materials

  • Isaac Chase Libby

    • Description: Account book: Apple business
      Dates: 1881
      Container: Box 1, Folder 11
      Location: Isaac Chase Libby
    • Description: Account book: Horse enterprise
      Dates: 1885 [?]
      Location: Isaac Chase Libby
    • Description: Account book: Dairy herd
      Dates: 1891 - 1892
      Location: Isaac Chase Libby
    • Description: Addresses of people
      Container: Box 1, Folder 12
      Location: Isaac Chase Libby
    • Description: Address of people: Book (P.O. addresses)
      Container: Box 1, Folder 13
      Location: Isaac Chase Libby
    • Description: Admission tickets: Spokane Industrial Exposition
      Dates: Oct. 3 - 7, 1899
      Container: Box 1, Folder 14
      Location: Isaac Chase Libby
    • Description: Admission tickets: Pioneer Day
      Dates: July 9, 1914
      Location: Isaac Chase Libby
    • Description: Archeological Institute of America - Correspondence
      Dates: Dec. 22, 1904 - Dec. 23, 1908
      Container: Box 1, Folder 15
      Location: Isaac Chase Libby
    • Description: Archeological Institute of America - Correspondence
      Dates: Jan. 2 - Dec. 30, 1909
      Container: Box 1, Folder 16
      Location: Isaac Chase Libby
    • Description: Archeological Institute of America - Correspondence
      Dates: Jan. 31 - Dec. 21, 1910
      Container: Box 1, Folder 17
      Location: Isaac Chase Libby
    • Description: Archeological Institute of America - Correspondence
      Dates: Jan. 2, 1911 - Feb. 28, 1921
      Container: Box 1, Folder 18
      Location: Isaac Chase Libby
    • Description: Assignment in Teachers and Program of the Spokane City Teachers' Institute
      Dates: 1912 -1915
      Container: Box 1, Folder 19
      Location: Isaac Chase Libby
    • Description: Bank checks and pass
      Dates: 1882 - 1925
      Container: Box 1, Folder 20
      Location: Isaac Chase Libby
    • Description: Certificate of attendance as Sunday school teacher
      Dates: Jan. 1, 1901
      Container: Box 1, Folder 21
      Location: Isaac Chase Libby
    • Description: Calling cards
      Container: Box 1, Folder 22
      Location: Isaac Chase Libby
    • Description: Classical Association of Pacific States - General meetings
      Dates: Dec. 29, 1920 - Nov. 25, 1921
      Container: Box 1, Folder 23
      Location: Isaac Chase Libby
    • Description: Contributions to causes
      Container: Box 1, Folder 24
      Location: Isaac Chase Libby
    • Description: Contributions - Spokane Teachers' Retirement Fund
      Dates: 1870 - 1871
      Container: Box 1, Folder 25
      Location: Isaac Chase Libby
    • Description: Correspondence - Methodist Episcoal Church, Columbia conference
      Dates: 1910 - 1917
      Container: Box 1, Folder 26
      Location: Isaac Chase Libby
    • Description: Correspondence received
      Dates: 1876 - 1890
      Container: Box 1, Folder 27
      Location: Isaac Chase Libby
    • Description: Correspondence received
      Dates: 1891 - 1893
      Container: Box 1, Folder 28
      Location: Isaac Chase Libby
    • Description: Correspondence received
      Dates: 1896 - 1899
      Container: Box 1, Folder 29
      Location: Isaac Chase Libby
    • Description: Correspondence received
      Dates: 1900 - 1903
      Container: Box 1, Folder 30
      Location: Isaac Chase Libby
    • Description: Correspondence received and sent
      Dates: 1904
      Container: Box 1, Folder 31
      Location: Isaac Chase Libby
    • Description: Correspondence received and sent
      Dates: 1905
      Container: Box 1, Folder 32
      Location: Isaac Chase Libby
    • Description: Correspondence received and sent
      Dates: 1906
      Container: Box 1, Folder 33
      Location: Isaac Chase Libby
    • Description: Corrrespondence recieved and sent
      Dates: 1907
      Container: Box 1, Folder 34
      Location: Isaac Chase Libby
    • Description: Correspondence received and sent
      Dates: Jan. - June 1908
      Container: Box 1, Folder 35
      Location: Isaac Chase Libby
    • Description: Correspondence received and sent
      Dates: July - Dec. 1908
      Container: Box 1, Folder 36
      Location: Isaac Chase Libby
    • Description: Correspondence received and sent
      Dates: Jan. - June 1909
      Container: Box 1, Folder 37
      Location: Isaac Chase Libby
    • Description: Correspondence received and sent
      Dates: July - Dec. 1909
      Container: Box 1, Folder 38
      Location: Isaac Chase Libby
    • Description: Correspondence recieved and sent
      Dates: Jan. - June 1910
      Container: Box 1, Folder 39
      Location: Isaac Chase Libby
    • Description: Correspondence received and sent
      Dates: July - Dec. 1910
      Container: Box 1, Folder 40
      Location: Isaac Chase Libby
    • Description: Correspondence received and sent
      Dates: Jan. - June 1911
      Container: Box 2, Folder 1
      Location: Isaac Chase Libby
    • Description: Correspondence received and sent
      Dates: July - Dec. 1911
      Container: Box 2, Folder 2
      Location: Isaac Chase Libby
    • Description: Correspondence received and sent
      Dates: 1912
      Container: Box 2, Folder 3
      Location: Isaac Chase Libby
    • Description: Correspondence received and sent
      Dates: 1913
      Container: Box 2, Folder 4
      Location: Isaac Chase Libby
    • Description: Correspondence received and sent
      Dates: 1914
      Container: Box 2, Folder 5
      Location: Isaac Chase Libby
    • Description: Correspondence received and sent
      Dates: 1915
      Container: Box 2, Folder 6
      Location: Isaac Chase Libby
    • Description: Correspondence received and sent
      Dates: Jan. - June 1916
      Container: Box 2, Folder 7
      Location: Isaac Chase Libby
    • Description: Correspondence received and sent
      Dates: July - Dec. 1916
      Container: Box 2, Folder 8
      Location: Isaac Chase Libby
    • Description: Correspondence received and sent
      Dates: 1917
      Container: Box 2, Folder 9
      Location: Isaac Chase Libby
    • Description: Correspondence received and sent
      Dates: 1918
      Container: Box 2, Folder 10
      Location: Isaac Chase Libby
    • Description: Correspondence received and sent
      Dates: 1919
      Container: Box 2, Folder 11
      Location: Isaac Chase Libby
    • Description: Correspondence received and sent
      Dates: 1920
      Container: Box 2, Folder 12
      Location: Isaac Chase Libby
    • Description: Correspondence received and sent
      Dates: 1921
      Container: Box 2, Folder 13
      Location: Isaac Chase Libby
    • Description: Correspondence received and sent
      Dates: 1922
      Container: Box 2, Folder 14
      Location: Isaac Chase Libby
    • Description: Correspondence received and sent
      Dates: 1923
      Container: Box 2, Folder 15
      Location: Isaac Chase Libby
    • Description: Delegate: General Conference of Methodist Church, pp. 5 & 90
      Dates: 1896
      Container: Box 2, Folder 16
      Location: Isaac Chase Libby
    • Description: Directory: Spokane Public Schools
      Dates: 1909 - 1911, 1913, 1922
      Container: Box 2, Folder 17
      Location: Isaac Chase Libby
    • Description: Diaries
      Dates: 1891 - 1892, 1892 - 1896
      Container: Box 2, Folder 18
      Location: Isaac Chase Libby
    • Description: Drawings satirizing people
      Container: Box 2, Folder 19
      Location: Isaac Chase Libby
    • Description: Educational records: Wesleyan University Catalogue, p. 10
      Dates: 1874 - 1875
      Container: Box 2, Folder 20
      Location: Isaac Chase Libby
    • Description: Educational records: Wesleyan University Catalogue, p. 43
      Dates: 1875 - 1876
      Location: Isaac Chase Libby
    • Description: Educational records: List of graduates of Wesleyan University, p. 31
      Dates: 1883 - 1889
      Container: Box 2, Folder 21
      Location: Isaac Chase Libby
    • Description: Educational records: Phi Nu Theta, Catalog of the Eclectic Society, p. 74
      Dates: 1837 - 1909
      Container: Box 2, Folder 22
      Location: Isaac Chase Libby
    • Description: Educational records: Phi Beta Kappa, Catalog of the Gamma of Connecticut
      Dates: 1845 - 1906
      Container: Box 2, Folder 23
      Location: Isaac Chase Libby
    • Description: Educational records: Misc.
      Container: Box 2, Folder 24
      Location: Isaac Chase Libby
    • Description: Election, teacher in School District 81, Spokane
      Dates: May 22,1907
      Container: Box 2, Folder 25
      Location: Isaac Chase Libby
    • Description: Farmers' Alliance, correspondence and ritual
      Dates: June 15, 1891 - Jan. 26, 1872
      Container: Box 2, Folder 26
      Location: Isaac Chase Libby
    • Description: Financial records, misc.
      Dates: c. 1886 - 1920
      Container: Box 2, Folder 27
      Location: Isaac Chase Libby
    • Description: High School Directory, State of Washington, p. 36
      Dates: June 30, 1909
      Container: Box 2, Folder 28
      Location: Isaac Chase Libby
    • Description: High school songs
      Container: Box 2, Folder 29
      Location: Isaac Chase Libby
    • Description: Inland Empire Teachers' Association, membership
      Dates: 1917
      Container: Box 2, Folder 30
      Location: Isaac Chase Libby
    • Description: Judging: Debate and oratorial contests
      Dates: 1904 - 1912
      Container: Box 2, Folder 31
      Location: Isaac Chase Libby
    • Description: Land claims
      Dates: 1891 - 1922
      Container: Box 2, Folder 32
      Location: Isaac Chase Libby
    • Description: Legal documents
      Dates: 1890 - 1913
      Container: Box 2, Folder 33
      Location: Isaac Chase Libby
    • Description: Letter copying books
      Dates: Dec. 5, 1882 - Oct. 9, 1883; Oct. 20, 1883 - July 27, 1887
      Container: Box 2, Folder 34
      Location: Isaac Chase Libby
    • Description: Letter copying books
      Dates: Dec. 27, 1882 - Jan. 28, 1886
      Container: Box 2, Folder 35
      Location: Isaac Chase Libby
    • Description: Letter copying books
      Dates: Dec. 31, 1889 - Mar. 24, 1896
      Container: Box 2, Folder 36
      Location: Isaac Chase Libby
    • Description: Letter copying books
      Dates: 1897 - 1898; Feb. 26, 1898 - Apr. 15, 1899
      Container: Box 3, Folder 1
      Location: Isaac Chase Libby
    • Description: Letter copying books
      Dates: Apr. 16, 1889 - Apr. 3, 1900; Apr. 12, 1900 - Jan. 14, 1902
      Container: Box 3, Folder 2
      Location: Isaac Chase Libby
    • Description: Letter copying books
      Dates: Jan. 20, 1902 - Jan. 24, 1903; Jan. 25 - Dec. 2, 1903
      Container: Box 3, Folder 3
      Location: Isaac Chase Libby
    • Description: Lewis and Clark Journal
      Dates: Jan. 1917
      Container: Box 3, Folder 4
      Location: Isaac Chase Libby
    • Description: Memberships and correspondence
      Container: Box 3, Folder 5
      Location: Isaac Chase Libby
    • Description: Memorabilia
      Container: Box 3, Folder 6
      Location: Isaac Chase Libby
    • Description: Memorandum books
      Dates: 1882, 1888-1891, 1889-1891
      Container: Box 3, Folder 7
      Location: Isaac Chase Libby
    • Description: Photographs
      Container: Box 3, Folder 8
      Location: Isaac Chase Libby
    • Description: Photographs of classes taught
      Container: Box 3, Folder 9
      Location: Isaac Chase Libby
    • Description: Photographs in Souvenir of General Conference of Methodist Episcopal Church, p. 13
      Dates: May 1896
      Container: Box 3, Folder 10
      Location: Isaac Chase Libby
    • Description: Poems
      Container: Box 3, Folder 11
      Location: Isaac Chase Libby
    • Description: Poem: "The Traveling Man - Aeneas"
      Dates: 1922
      Container: Box 3, Folder 12
      Location: Isaac Chase Libby
    • Description: Political Involvement
      Dates: 1909 - 1911
      Container: Box 3, Folder 13
      Location: Isaac Chase Libby
    • Description: Real estate correspondence, Thompson, ID site
      Dates: Feb. 2 - Dec. 23, 1905
      Container: Box 3, Folder 14
      Location: Isaac Chase Libby
    • Description: Real estate correspondence, Thompson, ID site
      Dates: Jan. 24 - Dec. 21, 1906
      Container: Box 3, Folder 15
      Location: Isaac Chase Libby
    • Description: Real estate correspondence, Thompson, ID site
      Dates: Jan. 3 - Dec. 19, 1907
      Container: Box 3, Folder 16
      Location: Isaac Chase Libby
    • Description: Real estate correspondence, Thompson, ID site
      Dates: Jan. 2 - Dec. 17, 1908
      Container: Box 3, Folder 17
      Location: Isaac Chase Libby
    • Description: Real estate correspondence, Thompson, ID site
      Dates: Jan. 5 - Nov. 18, 1909
      Container: Box 3, Folder 18
      Location: Isaac Chase Libby
    • Description: Real estate correspondence, Thompson, ID site
      Dates: Mar. 2 - Dec. 29, 1910
      Container: Box 3, Folder 19
      Location: Isaac Chase Libby
    • Description: Real estate correspondence, Thompson, ID site
      Dates: Jan. 16, 1911 - Mar. 26, 1916
      Container: Box 3, Folder 20
      Location: Isaac Chase Libby
    • Description: Sermons (notes)
      Container: Box 3, Folder 21
      Location: Isaac Chase Libby
    • Description: Sermons - Funeral
      Container: Box 3, Folder 22
      Location: Isaac Chase Libby
    • Description: Spokane College - First president: Accounts and exam questions
      Dates: 1882 - 1884
      Container: Box 3, Folder 23
      Location: Isaac Chase Libby
    • Description: Spokane English and Classical School: Exhibition program
      Dates: Mar. 24, 1885
      Container: Box 3, Folder 24
      Location: Isaac Chase Libby
    • Description: Spokane English and Classical School: Class records
      Dates: 1882 - 1884
      Container: Box 3, Folder 25
      Location: Isaac Chase Libby
    • Description: Spokane High School - Commencement programs involving Libby children
      Dates: 1899, 1905 - 1907
      Container: Box 3, Folder 26
      Location: Isaac Chase Libby
    • Description: Spokane High School - Language department
      Dates: 1904
      Container: Box 3, Folder 27
      Location: Isaac Chase Libby
    • Description: Spokane High School - Faculty minutes
      Dates: 1989 - Jan. 20, 1905
      Container: Box 3, Folder 28
      Location: Isaac Chase Libby
    • Description: Spokane High School - Faculty minutes
      Dates: Jan - May 1905
      Container: Box 3, Folder 29
      Location: Isaac Chase Libby
    • Description: Spokane High School - Programs involving Libby family
      Container: Box 3, Folder 30
      Location: Isaac Chase Libby
    • Description: Spokane Improvement Club - President
      Dates: June 21, 1907 - Apr. 25, 1910
      Container: Box 3, Folder 31
      Location: Isaac Chase Libby
    • Description: Spokane Section of Social and Moral Hygiene - Membership
      Dates: Oct. 20, 1908 - Feb. 19, 1912
      Container: Box 3, Folder 32
      Location: Isaac Chase Libby
    • Description: Teachers' Retirement Fund - Correspondence
      Dates: Oct. 7 - 21, 1918
      Container: Box 3, Folder 33
      Location: Isaac Chase Libby
    • Description: Union Park Methodist Church - Correspondence
      Dates: Apr. 3, 1901 - Feb. 27, 1920
      Container: Box 3, Folder 34
      Location: Isaac Chase Libby
    • Description: Union Park Methodist Church - Directories and programs
      Dates: 1900 - 1915
      Container: Box 3, Folder 35
      Location: Isaac Chase Libby
    • Description: Voter registration
      Dates: 1891 - 1892
      Container: Box 3, Folder 36
      Location: Isaac Chase Libby
    • Description: Photo Album - Wesleyan University
      Dates: 1875
      Container: Box 4, Folder 1
      Location: Isaac Chase Libby
    • Description: Miscellaneous unprocessed materials
      Container: Box 5
      Location: Isaac Chase Libby

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Personal Names

  • Libby, Isaac Chase--Archives

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