Eastern Washington State Historical Society (Northwest
Museum of Arts & Culture), Joel E. Ferris Research Library and Archives
2316 W. First Avenue
Spokane, WA 99201
Phone: (509) 363-5342
Email: archives@northwestmuseum.org
MsSC 157
Wasmer, Louis A.,
1892-1967
Louis A. Wasmer Papers
1930-1967
5 in.
Owner of radio stations in Seattle and Spokane, Wash., and
politician, of Spokane, Wash. Chiefly material relating to Wasmer's gubernatorial nomination
campaign (1944), including printed publicity (newspaper and broadsides), drafts of Louis
Jackson's political commentaries on radio station KHQ, Spokane, Wash. (owned by Wasmer),
letters, and petitions of support; together with papers concerning Wasmer's real estate
developments, certificates, memorabilia, and transcripts of speeches (1940) by gubernatorial
candidate Arthur B. Langlie.
English
Biographical Note
Louis Wasmer was a pioneer in radio broadcasting in Washington State. He built an
experimental radio station in Seattle in 1907 and in 1925 came to Spokane where he began a
long and successful career as a radio and television entrepreneur. His Spokane radio station
holdings included KHQ, KREM, KGA, KSPO, and KFIO. He founded KREM television in Spokane.
Wasmer was active in Republican politics and unsuccessfully sought the Republican
gubernatorial nomination in 1944.
The bulk of the collection consists of materials relating to Wasmer’s 1944 gubernatorial
nomination campaign, and includes printed publicity (newspaper and broadsides), original
drafts of Louis Jackson’s political commentaries on radio station KHQ, and letters and
petitions of support. Also included are transcripts of gubernatorial candidate Arthur B.
Langlie’s speeches, 1940. There are a few odd items concerning Wasmer’s real estate
developments and a variety of certificates and other memorabilia.
Collection is not restricted.
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
Louis A. Wasmer Papers (MsSC 157), Eastern Washington State Historical Society/Northwest
Museum of Arts & Culture, Spokane, WA.
Donated by the Florence Wasmer Estate.
Nolan, Edward W.
A Guide to the Manuscript Collections in the
Eastern Washington State Historical Society (Spokane, WA: Eastern Washington State
Historical Society, 1987).
This collection is indexed under the following headings in the Online Computer Library
Center (OCLC) WorldCat database. Researchers desiring materials about related topics,
persons, or places should search WorldCat using these headings.
Wasmer, Louis A.,
1892-1967--Archives
Jackson, Louis
Langlie, Arthur B. (Arthur
Bernard), 1900-1966
KHQ (Radio station : Spokane,
Wash.)
Governors--Washington (State)
Governors--Nomination
Nominations for office--Washington
(State)
Elections--Washington (State)
Radio in politics--Washington (State)
Broadcast journalism--Washington
(State)
Radio broadcasting--Washington (State)
Radio stations--Washington (State)
Radio journalists--Washington (State)
Journalism--Political aspects
Journalism--Washington (State)
Real property--Washington (State)
Washington (State)--Politics and
government--1889-1950
Washington
(State)--Land
Washington (State)--Radio and
television broadcasting
Spokane (Wash.)--Radio and
television broadcasting
Seattle (Wash.)--Radio and
television broadcasting
Speeches
Broadsides
Transcripts
Petitions
Businessmen--Washington (State)
Politicians--Washington (State)
Washington
(State)
Spokane
Seattle
Political
Campaigns
Journalism
Media and
Communication