Cage 309 Guide to the Neal Randolph Fosseen Papers 1938-1968 Fosseen (Neal R.) Papers Finding aid prepared by Terry Abraham and Lawrence R. Stark Funding for encoding this finding aid was provided through a grant awarded by the National Endowment for the Humanities. Washington State University Libraries Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections © 2012
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Finding aid encoded by Mark O'English 2003 Finding aid written in English. Washington State University Libraries, Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections
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Cage 309 Fosseen, Neal Randolph Neal Randolph Fosseen Papers 1938-1968 7 containers. 3.5 linear feet of shelf space. 2600 items. Correspondence, memoranda, notes, publicity releases, brochures and other printed material re: military service, business and civic enterprises, campaign for mayor and regency of Gonzaga University. Added Expo-74 papers in 1973. Collection materials are in English

Neal Randolph Fosseen was born in Yakima, Washington, November 27, 1908, son of Arthur and Florence Fosseen. He graduated from the University of Washington in 1930 and married Helen Witherspoon September 26, 1936; the couple had two sons. He was a laborer, vice-president and president of Washington Brick, Lime and Sewer Company, 1923-1938. He served as Lieutenant Colonel in the Marine Corps during World War II. He was active in business and civic activities in Spokane, Washington as revealed in these papers, most of which are dated 1958-1961.

He was a vice-president and director of the Old National Bank, Spokane and was a stockholder or director or otherwise affiliated with a wide variety of business enterprises; including Spokane Industrial Park, Securities Intermountain, Cascade Capital Corporation, Franco Railroad Contracting Company, Inland Empire Industrial Research, Manufacturers Acceptance Corporation, Spokane Enterprises, Inc., and Trent Avenue Machinery. His civic activities include Mayor of Spokane, Past-President and member of the Advisory Board of the Association of Washington Industries, President of the Executive Board of the Inland Empire Council of the Boy Scouts of America, Member of the Spokane Chamber of Commerce Calling Committee, Regent for Gonzaga University, Regional County vice-president of the Inland Empire Waterways Association, Field Advisor, Region XIII for the Small Business Administration, member of the Board of Directors of the Spokane Lilac Festival Association, as well as being active in the United Crusade of Spokane County.

This collection is open for research use.

[Item Description]. Cage 309, Neal Randolph Fosseen Papers . Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections, Washington State University Libraries, Pullman, WA.

The civic and business papers of Mr. Fosseen, businessman, banker and Mayor of Spokane, Washington, were a gift from Mr. Fosseen, July, 1972. Additional papers dealing with the 1974 Spokane Exposition were given by Mr. Fosseen in May of 1973.

This collection is indexed under the following headings in the online catalog. Researchers desiring materials about related topics, persons, or places should search the catalog using these headings.

Fosseen, Neal Randolph, 1908- --Archives Gonzaga University. Regents Expo '74 (Spokane, Wash.) Spokane (Wash.)--Politics and government Business, Industry, and Labor Washington (State) Mayors--Washington (State)--Spokane--Correspondence

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

Initial Accession 1 1 Military service. 1938-1959 2 items. 2 2 Ackenhausen, Robert E. Job seeker. 1960 2 items. 2 3 American City Bureau. Correspondence, brochures and pamphlets from a fund raising firm seeking cathedral funding job. 1960 5 items. 2 4 Association of Washington Industries. Correspondence, newsletters and pamphlets. Member: Advisory Board. 1960-1961 100 items. 2 5 Boy Scouts of America. Correspondence and other papers. President Executive Board Inland Empire Council. 1956-1961 2 items. 2 6 Boise Cascade. Correspondence and notes re: sale of Evertru Products, Inc. 1959 3 items. 2 7 Cascade Capital Corporation. Correspondence and notes. Investor. 1961 4 items. 2 8 Chamber of Commerce. Correspondence, brochures, newsletters. C of C Calling Committee. 1960-1961 20 items. 2 9 Columbia Basin. Correspondence, pamphlets, photographs on the Columbia Basin Project and Tri-Cities area. 1959-1960 14 items. 2 10 Country Gardens, Inc. Correspondence, notes, NP magazine on status of stockholders. 1961 4 items. 2 11 Franco Railroad Contracting Company. Correspondence. Vice President and Board member. 1960-1961 4 items. 2 12 Gonzaga University. Correspondence, handbooks, brochures, notes and newsletters. Chairman, Board of Regents. 1959-1961 3 items. 3 13 Government information. Correspondence, pamphlets & brochures. 1961 11 items. 3 14 Hutton Settlement. Correspondence. 1961 2 items. 3 15 Inland Empire Industrial Research. Correspondence, mostly incoming carbons. Member, Board of Directors. 1959-1961 25 items. 3 16 Inland Empire Waterways Association. Correspondence, publications and other papers, Regional County Vice-President. 1959-1960 20 items. 3 17 Kreager, H. DeWayne. Correspondence. 1959-1961 50 items. 3 18 Manufacturers Acceptance Corporation. Correspondence. Secretary-Treasurer. 1960 4 items. 3 19 Marine Corps. Correspondence with Corps and Marine job seeker. 1960 10 items. 3 20 Miscellaneous memos & information. Mostly ONB business. 1956-1968 50 items. 3 21 Okinawa Plywood Corporation. Report and accounts. 1960 2 items. 3 22 Politics. Mayoralty campaign corres. and letters of congratulation. 1960-1961 2 items. 3 23 Potosi. Correspondence and notes re: construction corporation in Mexico. 1960 4 items. 3 24 Rosellini, Albert D. Correspondence and speeches of Rosellini with comments by Fosseen re: labor. 1959-1960 7 items. 3 25 Securities Intermountain, Inc. Correspondence. Stockholder, member Board of Directors. 1960-1961 6 items. 3 26 Small Business Administration. Correspondence, brochures and other papers. Field advisor, Region XIII. 1959-1961 50 items. 4 27 Spokane Enterprises, Inc. Correspondence, minutes. Director, at least shareholder. 1960 30 items. 4 28 Spokane Industrial Park, Inc. Correspondence, brochures, and other papers. Treasurer. 1959-1961 75 items. 4 29 Spokane Lilac Festival. Announcements and notices. Member, Board of Directors. 1961 10 items. 4 30 Spokane Progress Committee. Correspondence, announcements of meetings. Member, Board of Directors. 1960-1961 10 items. 4 31 Spokane Unlimited, Inc. Correspondence, announcements of meetings, minutes, proposals for the development of downtown Spokane and other papers. Member of the Board. 1959-1961 50 items. 4 32 Trent Avenue Machinery. Correspondence, balance sheets and stationary. Stockholder. 1960 6 items. 4 33 United Crusade of Spokane County. Minutes and announcements of meetings, correspondence. 1960-1961 25 items. 4 34 University of Washington. Letters from Pres. Odegaard, minutes and biennial report. 1960-1961 5 items. 4 35 Wall, Howard W. Correspondence, brochures, clippings and other papers re: Portco Corporation, Pabco Co. and Hooker Chemical Co. re; a wood flour plant for Spokane. 1960-1961 14 items. Addition: Expo '74 Papers. 1971-1972 Vice Chairman and Executive Committee member, Spokane International Exposition. Correspondence, minutes of meetings, reports, memoranda and publicity relative to planning for Expo-74. 700 items. 5 1971 6-7 1972 7 Washington State Commission on Expo-74. Correspondence, minutes, reports, memoranda related to Fosseen's service on the commission established by the state legislature to aid the Spokane exposition. 1971-72 100 items.