Magnolia Community Club records, 1921-2011
Table of Contents
- Overview of the Collection
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Historical Note
- Content Description
- Use of the Collection
- Administrative Information
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Detailed Description of the Collection
- Accession No. 4331-001: Magnolia Community Club records, circa 1969-1990
- Accession No. 4331-002: Magnolia Community Club records, 1976-1992
- Accession No. 4331-003: Magnolia Community Club records, circa 1979-1992
- Accession No. 4331-004: Magnolia Community Club records, 1927-1995 (bulk 1988-1995)
- Accession No. 4331-005: Magnolia Community Club records 1985-1993, 1985-1993 (bulk 1985-1991)
- Names and Subjects
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Magnolia Community Club (Seattle, Wash.)
- Title
- Magnolia Community Club records
- Dates
- 1921-2011 (inclusive)19272004
- Quantity
- approximately 19.81 cubic feet (16 boxes)
- Collection Number
- 4331
- Summary
- Administrative records of a neighborhood organization, Seattle, Washington which served as a public awareness entity attempting to provide support and a forum for Magnolians
- Repository
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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
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Open to all users
Some material stored offsite; advance notice required for use.
- Languages
- English
Historical Note
Magnolia Community Club is a neighborhood organization founded in 1924. It serves as a public awareness entity that attempts to provide support and a forum for Magnolians who wish to address current local, county, state and federal issues that impact our neighborhood. The club also maintains an archives and writes articles.
The legal files were created by Joe Haggard, an attorney for the club.
Content Description
Correspondence, minutes, agenda, history of the Magnolia area in Seattle, reports, speeches, membership lists, environmental impact statements, clippings, financial records, bylaws, memorabilia, and other records. Also includes records of predecessor groups.
Use of the Collection
Restrictions on Use
Literary rights of representatives of the records-creating organization transferred to the University of Washington Libraries
Administrative Information
Arrangement
Organized into 6 accessions.
- Accession No. 4331-001, Magnolia Community Club records, circa 1969-1990
- Accession No. 4331-002, Magnolia Community Club records, 1976-1992
- Accession No. 4331-003, Magnolia Community Club records, circa 1979-1992
- Accession No. 4331-004, Magnolia Community Club records, 1927-1995
- Accession No. 4331-005, Magnolia Community Club records 1985-1993, 1985-1993
- Accession No. 4331-006, Magnolia Community Club records, 1921-2004
- Accession No. 4331-007, Magnolia Community Club records, 1934-2011
Related Materials
The Magnolia Community Club website has been regularly captured by the Internet Archive Wayback Machine since 2014 . The snapshots can be viewed here https://wayback.archive-it.org/4224/*/http://magnoliacommunityclub.org/
Detailed Description of the Collection
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Description: Accession No. 4331-001: Magnolia Community Club records, circa 1969-19906.67 cubic feet
Scope and Content: Minutes, correspondence, subject series, financial records, other related records.
Restrictions on Access: Open to all users.
Restrictions on Use: Literary rights of representatives of the records-creating organization transferred to the University of Washington Libraries.
Acquisition Info: Donated by Magnolia Community Club, 12/13/1991.
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Description: Accession No. 4331-002: Magnolia Community Club records, 1976-19921 box
Scope and Content: Correspondence, minutes, agenda, history of the Magnolia area in Seattle, reports, speeches, membership lists, environmental impact statements, clippings..
Restrictions on Access: Open to all users.
Restrictions on Use: Literary rights of representatives of the records-creating organization transferred to the University of Washington Libraries.
Acquisition Info: Donated by Ursula Judkins, 10/7/1992.
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Description: Accession No. 4331-003: Magnolia Community Club records, circa 1979-19925 boxes
Scope and Content: Minutes, 1988; minutes and agenda items, 1991-1992; reports, legal case files, ca. 1979-1983. Legal files document zoning issues and conflicts with the Port of Seattle over redevelopment of Pier 91 on the Seattle waterfront.
Restrictions on Access: Open to all users.
Restrictions on Use: Literary rights of representatives of the records-creating organization transferred to the University of Washington Libraries.
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Description: Accession No. 4331-004: Magnolia Community Club records, 1927-1995 (bulk 1988-1995)1.00 cubic foot (1 box)
Scope and Content: Historical features, minutes, letters, reports, and related records. A major issue documented is the West Point sewage treatment facility of METRO.
Restrictions on Access: Open to all users.
Restrictions on Use: Literary rights of representatives of the records-creating organization transferred to the University of Washington Libraries.
Acquisition Info: Donated by Magnolia Community Club, 5/23/1996.
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Description: Accession No. 4331-005: Magnolia Community Club records 1985-1993, 1985-1993 (bulk 1985-1991)1.42 cubic feet (2 boxes)
Scope and Content: Minutes, correspondence, bylaws, membership list, subject series, and memorabilia primarily related to neighborhood impact of the West Point Secondary Treatment Facility, Terminal 91, and Elliott Bay Small Craft Harbor.
Restrictions on Access: Open to all users.
Restrictions on Use: Literary rights of representatives of the records-creating organization transferred to the University of Washington Libraries.
Acquisition Info: Donated by Magnolia Community Club, 6/26/1996.
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Accession No. 4331-006: Magnolia Community Club records, 1921-2004
5 cubic feet (5 boxes)Biographical/Historical Note: The Carleton Park Improvement Club was founded on March 25, 1924. The organization's October 11, 1932 meeting minutes note it "held its last meeting under that name." The next entry in the record book notes, "The first meeting of the reorganized Magnolia Community Club was held at the Magnolia School Tuesday evening Nov. 8th 1932." The exact relation of the Magnolia Bluff Improvement Club to the CPIC/MCC is unknown, but a January 7, 1926 Seattle Times article notes that the MBIC and CPIC selected a site on which to build a joint clubhouse.
Scope and Content: Minutes, correspondence, and other records of the Magnolia Community Club and its predecessor groups Carleton Park Improvement Club and Magnolia Bluff Improvement Club. MCC newsletters, 1990s-2000s. Copies of 1976 MCC publication "Magnolia: Yesterday and Today" and related documents. Project files for civic issues addressed by Club.
Restrictions on Access: Open to all users.
Accession 4331-006 is stored offsite; advance notice required for use.
Restrictions on Use: Literary rights of representatives of the records-creating organization transferred to the University of Washington Libraries.
Acquisition Info: Donated by Magnolia Historical Society, 8/15/2002.
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Series 1, Magnolia Bluff Improvement Club
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Description: Correspondence and documentsDates: 1921-1928, 1943Container: Box/Folder 1/1, Accession 4331-006
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Description: Record books
Scope and Content: Handwritten meeting minutes
Dates: 1921-1926Container: Box/Folder 1/2, Accession 4331-006
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Series 2, Carleton Park Improvement Club
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Description: Correspondence, resolutions, and reportsDates: 1924, 1926, 1930, 1932Container: Box/Folder 1/3, Accession 4331-006
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Description: Record book
Scope and Content: Meeting minutes and various documents. The minutes of the November 8, 1932 on page 168 reflect the organization's new name: the Magnolia Community Club.
Dates: 1924-1933Container: Box/Folder 1/4, Accession 4331-006
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Series 3, Magnolia Community Club
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Subseries A, Record books
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Description: Magnolia Community Club History Records, 1924-1954
Scope and Content: Foreword:
"The purpose of this volume is to preserve records and correspondence that supplement the secretarial records of Magnolia Community Club from its beginning March 1924 as Carlton [sic] Park Improvement Club. In 1932 the club enlarged its boundaries and re-organized under the name of Magnolia Community Club. Hence these records, together with books of minutes of meetings, cover the first thirty years through the Spring of 1954. E. McD." [Mrs. Esther McDowell]
Subject categories: Improvements--Zoning & Restrictions, Transportation, Miscellaneous Correspondence, Fire Station, Playfield--Field House--Junior High School, Library, Welfare--Red Cross & War Activities, Finance Records
Dates: 1954Container: Box/Folder 1/5, Accession 4331-006 -
Description: Record book
Scope and Content: Meeting minutes, proposed constitution and bylaw amendments, officer lists, and other documents.
Dates: 1939-1946Container: Box/Folder 1/6, Accession 4331-006
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Subseries B, Chronological files
Scope and Content: Agendas, minutes, correspondence, officer lists, news clippings, and other documents. Pre-1973 files reflect the June-May MCC business year.
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Description: MCC chronological fileDates: 1939, 1944, 1945, 1949Container: Box/Folder 1/7, Accession 4331-006
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Description: MCC chronological filesDates: 1954-1963Container: Box/Folder 1/8-14, Accession 4331-006
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Description: MCC chronological filesDates: 1963-1972, 1977-1986, 1989-2001Container: Box/Folder 2/1-12, Accession 4331-006
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Subseries C, Historical features and Miscellaneous
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Description: Historical features
Scope and Content: Timelines of MCC highlights.
Dates: circa 1980s-1990sContainer: Box/Folder 2/13, Accession 4331-006 -
Description: MiscellaneousDates: undatedContainer: Box/Folder 2/14, Accession 4331-006
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Description: Newspaper clippings -- miscellaneousDates: circa 1960s-2000sContainer: Box/Folder 3/1, Accession 4331-006
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Subseries D, Project files
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Description: Air noiseDates: 1995-2001Container: Box/Folder 3/2-3, Accession 4331-006
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Description: Add-A-RentalDates: 1981-1982Container: Box/Folder 3/4, Accession 4331-006
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Description: Chittenden Locks -- Anniversary
Scope and Content: Includes 50th anniversary commemorative coin dated July 4, 1967.
Dates: circa 1960s-1992Container: Box/Folder 3/5, Accession 4331-006 -
Description: Discovery ParkDates: 1968-2002Container: Box/Folder 3/6, Accession 4331-006
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Description: Discovery Park -- Friends of Discovery ParkDates: 2001-2004Container: Box/Folder 3/7, Accession 4331-006
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Description: Discovery Park -- Landmarks BoardDates: 1980sContainer: Box/Folder 3/8, Accession 4331-006
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Description: Discovery Park -- South Gate hoursDates: 1992-1995Container: Box/Folder 3/9, Accession 4331-006
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Description: Discovery Park -- United Indians of All Tribes's People's Lodge proposalDates: 1970s-2003Container: Box/Folder 3/10, Accession 4331-006
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Description: Elliott Bay MarinaDates: 1980s-1990sContainer: Box/Folder 3/11, Accession 4331-006
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Description: Fort Lawton -- Building preservationDates: 1983-2002Container: Box/Folder 3/12, Accession 4331-006
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Description: Fort Lawton -- Collected reportsDates: 1983-2004Container: Box/Folder 3/13-15, Accession 4331-006
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Description: Fort Lawton -- Korean War 50th AnniversaryDates: 2000Container: Box/Folder 3/16, Accession 4331-006
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Description: Fort Lawton -- Navy Reserve relocationDates: 1993-1996Container: Box/Folder 3/17, Accession 4331-006
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Description: InterbayDates: 1990sContainer: Box/Folder 3/18, Accession 4331-006
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Description: Interbay golf courseDates: 1963, 1992-1994Container: Box/Folder 3/19, Accession 4331-006
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Description: Kiwanis Ravine Wildlife Corridor & Great Blue Heron Colony
Scope and Content: Includes photographs.
Dates: 2001-2003Container: Box/Folder 3/20, Accession 4331-006 -
Description: LibraryDates: circa 1963-1964Container: Box/Folder 4/1, Accession 4331-006
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Description: Madrona tree restorationDates: 1991-1995Container: Box/Folder 4/2, Accession 4331-006
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Description: Magnolia Bridge ProjectDates: 2001-2003Container: Box/Folder 4/3, Accession 4331-006
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Description: Magnolia Village PlanDates: 2002Container: Box/Folder 4/4, Accession 4331-006
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Description: MapsDates: circa 1990sContainer: Box/Folder 4/5, Accession 4331-006
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Description: Maps -- ZoningDates: 1980sContainer: Box/Folder 4/6, Accession 4331-006
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Description: Neighborhood Budget Process -- City of SeattleDates: 1992-1994Container: Box/Folder 4/7, Accession 4331-006
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Description: Neighborhood Defense CoalitionDates: 1983-1984Container: Box/Folder 4/8, Accession 4331-006
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Description: Non-Park Uses of Park PropertyDates: 1994-1995Container: Box/Folder 4/9, Accession 4331-006
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Description: Park on Perkins LaneDates: 1965-1966Container: Box/Folder 4/10, Accession 4331-006
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Description: PoolDates: 1956-1974Container: Box/Folder 4/11, Accession 4331-006
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Description: Pool
Scope and Content: Folder 13 includes photographs.
Dates: 1991-2002Container: Box/Folder 4/12-13, Accession 4331-006 -
Description: Post officeDates: 1981-1985Container: Box/Folder 4/14, Accession 4331-006
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Description: Rail Noise Mitigation CommitteeDates: 1992-1996Container: Box/Folder 4/15-16, Accession 4331-006
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Description: School closuresDates: 1982-1984Container: Box/Folder 4/17, Accession 4331-006
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Description: Seattle CommonsDates: 1993-1995Container: Box/Folder 4/18, Accession 4331-006
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Description: Terminal 91Dates: 1980s-1990sContainer: Box/Folder 4/19, Accession 4331-006
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Description: Tidelands EsplanadeDates: 1992-1994Container: Box/Folder 4/20, Accession 4331-006
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Description: Transportation -- Mercer CorridorDates: 1980sContainer: Box/Folder 4/21, Accession 4331-006
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Description: Transportation -- Seattle Comprehensive Transportation ProgramDates: 1980sContainer: Box/Folder 4/22, Accession 4331-006
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Description: Triangle parking lot condominium projectDates: 1985-2001Container: Box/Folder 4/23, Accession 4331-006
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Description: West Point -- Beach closureDates: 1995Container: Box/Folder 5/1, Accession 4331-006
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Description: West Point -- Citizens Advisory CommitteeDates: 1988-1989Container: Box/Folder 5/2, Accession 4331-006
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Description: West Point -- Citizens/Director CommitteeDates: 1992-1996Container: Box/Folder 5/3, Accession 4331-006
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Description: West Point -- Collected reportsDates: 1990-1997Container: Box/Folder 5/4, Accession 4331-006
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Description: West Point -- ConditionsDates: 1989-1994Container: Box/Folder 5/5, Accession 4331-006
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Description: West Point -- Consent decreeDates: 1991Container: Box/Folder 5/6, Accession 4331-006
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Description: West Point -- Construction issuesDates: 1988-1991Container: Box/Folder 5/7, Accession 4331-006
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Description: West Point -- Construction truck countsDates: 1991-1995Container: Box/Folder 5/8, Accession 4331-006
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Description: West Point -- HPO Basin noise
Scope and Content: Includes photographs.
Dates: 1990-1997Container: Box/Folder 5/9, Accession 4331-006 -
Description: West Point -- Metro updates and notesDates: 1989-1996Container: Box/Folder 5/10, Accession 4331-006
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Description: West Point -- Miscellaneous lettersDates: 1988-1996Container: Box/Folder 5/11, Accession 4331-006
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Description: West Point -- RiprapDates: 1989-1996Container: Box/Folder 5/12, Accession 4331-006
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Description: West Point -- Shoreline Park Improvement FundDates: 1986-1991Container: Box/Folder 5/13, Accession 4331-006
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Description: West Point -- Traffic Management TeamDates: 1988-1994Container: Box/Folder 5/14, Accession 4331-006
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Description: West Point -- Waste treatment plantDates: 1960-1995Container: Box/Folder 5/15, Accession 4331-006
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Description: West Point -- Waste treatment plant -- CorrespondenceDates: 1986-1989Container: Box/Folder 5/16, Accession 4331-006
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Description: West Point -- Waste treatment plant -- PCL/SMIDates: 1988-1997Container: Box/Folder 5/17, Accession 4331-006
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Description: West Point -- Waste treatment plant -- ReportDates: 1992-1993Container: Box/Folder 5/18, Accession 4331-006
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Subseries E, Publications
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Description: Magnolia: Yesterday and Today
Scope and Content: Includes three copies of the bound 1976 edition, and a coverless, unbound set of interior pages (including the update pages) from the 1992 reprint.
Dates: 1976, 1992Container: Box/Folder 5/19, Accession 4331-006 -
Description: Magnolia: Yesterday and Today-- Sales informationDates: 1992-1995Container: Box/Folder 5/20, Accession 4331-006
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Description: Telephone and street address directoryDates: approximately 1975Container: Box/Folder 5/21, Accession 4331-006
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Accession No. 4331-007: Magnolia Community Club records, 1934-2011
0.72 cubic feet (2 boxes)Scope and Content: Box 1: Two bound books of Magnolia Community Club meeting minutes and related ephemera from 1934-1939 and 1946-1954, and one folder of meeting minutes and treasurer's reports from 1956-1957. Books are heavily annotated with sticky note flags which include notes marking significant events (possibly for inclusion in one of the Magnolia Historical Society's books) and content with racial prejudice, including a photograph containing blackface.
Box 2: Magnolia Community Club board meeting minutes and agendas from 1989-1999 and newsletters from 1995-2008. Treasurer's reports and related spreadsheets from 2009-2011 created by Rob Wilson.
Restrictions on Access: No restrictions on access.
Restrictions on Use: Creator's copyrights transferred to the University of Washington Libraries Special Collections.
Acquisition Info: Magnolia Historical Society, 2024
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Description: Meeting minutes books
Scope and Content: Meeting notes and photos. Book are heavily annotated with sticky note flags which include notes marking significant events (possibly for inclusion in one of the Magnolia Historical Society's books) and content with racial prejudice, including a photograph containing blackface
Dates: 1924-1954Container: Box/Folder 1/1-2, Accession 4331-007 -
Description: Meeting minutes and treasurers reportsDates: 1956-1957Container: Box/Folder 1/3, Accession 4331-007
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Description: Board meeting minutes and agendasDates: 1989-2009Container: Box/Folder 2/1, Accession 4331-007
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Description: NewslettersDates: 1993-2008Container: Box/Folder 2/2-11, Accession 4331-007
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Description: Treasurers report, spreadsheets, and financial statementsDates: 2009Container: Box/Folder 2/12, Accession 4331-007
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Description: Treasurer's reports amd spreadsheetsDates: 2009-2011Container: Box/Folder 2/13-21, Accession 4331-007
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Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Personal Papers/Corporate Records (University of Washington)
Corporate Names
- Magnolia Community Club (Seattle, Wash.)--Archives
- Pier 91 (Seattle, Wash.)
- Port of Seattle
Geographical Names
- Discovery Park (Seattle, Wash.)
- Fort Lawton (Seattle, Wash.)
- Magnolia (Seattle, Wash.)
Other Creators
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Personal Names
- Haggard, Joel E
Corporate Names
- Seattle (Wash.). Department of Community Development (creator)
