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Jesse Simmons papers, circa 1889-1951

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Simmons, Jesse, 1875-
Title
Jesse Simmons papers
Dates
circa 1889-1951 (inclusive)
Quantity
20.73 cubic feet, (19 boxes, 1 oversize folder)
Collection Number
0918
Summary
Papers of a lawyer and civil servant who worked in the Carnation/Tolt, Washington area until the mid-20th century
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.

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Languages
Collection materials are in English.
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Historical Note

Jessie Simmons was born in 1875. He graduated from the Northern Indiana Normal School, Valpraiso, in 1896; and from the University of Michigan Law School in 1905. Simmons practiced law at Carnation, Washington. He was licensed to practice law in Nevada, 1907; Washington, 1913; Oregon; and California. He was postmaster at Tolt, Washington, 1922-1926; and Carnation, Washington, 1926-?. Simmons was also an agent for different insurance companies.

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Content Description

Correspondence, case files, photos, scrapbooks, etc.

Correspondence, financial records, blueprints, and photographs relative to Simmons' career as an insurance agent, attorney, and postmaster at Tolt/Carnation, Washington.

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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

Acquisition Information

Purchased from Shorey's Book Store, 5/23/1968.

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Detailed Description of the Collection

  • Description: Correspondence (Business)
    Dates: approximately 1912-1920
    Container: 0918-001 Box 1
  • Description: Correspondence (Business)
    Dates: approximately 1913-1942
    Container: 0918-001 Box 2
  • Description: Correspondence (Business)
    Dates: approximately 1912-1957
    Container: 0918-001 Box 3, Folder 1-9
  • Description: Miscellany: Business
    Container: 0918-001 Box 3, Folder 10
  • Description: Correspondence Regarding Postmastership (Carnation)
    Container: 0918-001 Box 3, Folder 11-12
  • Description: Correspondence: Personal
    Container: 0918-001 Box 3, Folder 13-17
  • Description: Directory: Law Class of 1905: University of Michigan
    Container: 0918-001 Box 3, Folder 18
  • Description: Ephemera
    Container: 0918-001 Box 3, Folder 19
  • Description: Legal Documents (Personal)
    Container: 0918-001 Box 3, Folder 20
  • Description: Miscellany
    Container: 0918-001 Box 3, Folder 21-23
  • Description: Thesis: University of Michigan
    Dates: 1905
    Container: 0918-001 Box 3, Folder 24
  • Description: Plot Maps: Snoqualmie Area
  • Description: Financial Records
    Container: 0918-001 Box 4
  • Description: Blue Prints, Rolled Documents, etcetera
    Container: 0918-001 Box 5
  • Description: Photographs
    Container: 0918-001 Box 6
  • Description: Ajax Packing Company Records
    Dates: 1915
    Container: 0918-001 Box 7
  • Description: Notarial Record Book
    Dates: 1909-1910
    Container: 0918-001 Box 7
  • Description: The Lawyers Common Place Book
    Container: 0918-001 Box 7
  • Description: Stock Certificate Book
    Dates: 1915
    Container: 0918-001 Box 7
  • Description: Combined Record Book
    Dates: 1913-1921
    Container: 0918-001 Box 7
  • Description: Mrs. Simmons Scrapbook
    Dates: 1931-1932
    Container: 0918-001 Box 7
  • Description: Letter Copying Book
    Dates: 1889
    Container: 0918-001 Box 7
  • Description: Travel Log and Expense Book
    Dates: 1913
    Container: 0918-001 Box 7
  • Description: Docket Book
    Dates: 1913-1921
    Container: 0918-001 Box 7
  • Description: Lesson Books
    Dates: 1904, undated
    Container: 0918-001 Box 7
  • Description: Minute Book: Bob Canson Mining Company
    Dates: 1931-1936
    Container: 0918-001 Box 7
  • Description: Scrapbook
    Container: 0918-001 Box 7
  • Description: Notebook
    Dates: undated
    Container: 0918-001 Box 8
  • Description: Legal Notes
    Dates: 1909, undated
    Container: 0918-001 Box 8
  • Description: Minute Book, Hockert and Brumbaugh, Incorporated
    Container: 0918-001 Box 8
  • Description: Photograph Albums
    Container: 0918-001 Box 8
  • Description: Journal
    Dates: 1920
    Container: 0918-001 Box 8
  • Description: Address Book
    Container: 0918-001 Box 8
  • Description: Bank Deposit Book
    Dates: 1946-1952
    Container: 0918-001 Box 8
  • Description: Attorneys' Docket
    Dates: 1931-1932
    Container: 0918-001 Box 8
  • Description: Date Books
    Dates: 1906, 1911, 1944, 1946-1959
    Container: 0918-001 Box 8
  • Description: S. E. Ledger
    Dates: 1938-1950
    Container: 0918-001 Box 8
  • Description: Note Books
    Container: 0918-001 Box 8
  • Description: Ledger (Bees)
    Dates: 1940-1947
    Container: 0918-001 Box 8
  • Description: Ledger
    Dates: 1899, 1909, 1909-1922
    Container: 0918-001 Box 8
  • Description: Case Files
    Container: 0918-001 Box 9
  • Description: Case Files
    Container: 0918-001 Box 10
  • Description: Case Files
    Container: 0918-001 Box 11
  • Description: Case Files
    Container: 0918-001 Box 12
  • Description: Case Files
    Container: 0918-001 Box 13
  • Description: Case Files
    Container: 0918-001 Box 14
  • Description: Case Files
    Container: 0918-001 Box 15
  • Description: Case Files
    Container: 0918-001 Box 16
  • Description: Case Files
    Container: 0918-001 Box 17
  • Description: Case Files
    Container: 0918-001 Box 18
  • Description: Case Files
    Container: 0918-001 Box 19
  • Description: Case Files
    Container: 0918-001 Box 20
  • Description: Map, Documents, Certificates, etcetera
    Container: Oversize Folder 0918-001

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Subject Terms

  • Insurance agents--United States
  • Lawyers--Washington (State)--Carnation
  • Personal Papers/Corporate Records (University of Washington)
  • Postmasters--Washington (State)--Carnation
  • Postmasters--Washington (State)--Tolt

Other Creators

  • Personal Names

    • Simmons, Jesse, 1875- --Archives

    Corporate Names

    • University of Michigan--Alumni and alumnae
    • University of Michigan. Law School--Alumni and alumnae (creator)
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