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      <titlestmt>
        <titleproper encodinganalog="title">Guide to the Keystone Harbor Association Records<date calendar="gregorian" era="ce" normal="1935/1941" type="inclusive">1935-1941</date></titleproper>
        <titleproper type="filing" altrender="nodisplay">Keystone Harbor Association
          Records</titleproper>
        <author encodinganalog="creator">Finding aid prepared by Megan Garbett-Styger</author>
      </titlestmt>
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        <publisher encodinganalog="publisher">Center for Pacific Northwest Studies</publisher>
        <date encodinganalog="date" calendar="gregorian" era="ce" normal="2013">© 2013</date>
        <address>
          <addressline>Goltz-Murray Building</addressline>
          <addressline>808 25th St</addressline>
          <addressline>Bellingham 98225-9123</addressline>
          <addressline>cpnws@wwu.edu</addressline>
          <addressline>https://library.wwu.edu/center-pacific-northwest-studies</addressline>
        </address>
      </publicationstmt>
    </filedesc>
    <profiledesc>
      <creation>This finding aid was produced by CPNWS staff on <date>2024-11-26</date>.</creation>
      <langusage>Finding aid written in <language langcode="eng" encodinganalog="language" scriptcode="latn">English.</language></langusage>
      <descrules>Finding aid based on DACS (Describing Archives: A Content Standard), 2nd
        Edition.</descrules>
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        <corpname encodinganalog="852$a">Center for Pacific Northwest Studies</corpname>
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      <unittitle encodinganalog="245$a">Keystone Harbor Association Records</unittitle>
      <origination>
        <corpname source="lcnaf" encodinganalog="110">Keystone Harbor Association.</corpname>
      </origination>
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      <physdesc>
        <extent encodinganalog="300$a">0.5 linear feet</extent>
        <extent encodinganalog="300$a">1 box</extent>
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      <unitdate calendar="gregorian" era="ce" normal="1935/1941" type="inclusive" encodinganalog="245$f">approximately 1935-1941</unitdate>
      <abstract encodinganalog="5203_">The Keystone Harbor Association was established in 1936 for
        the purpose of securing the construction of a year-round ferry harbor at Fort Casey on
        Whidbey Island. This collection documents the establishment and activities of the
        Association. The papers include the group's correspondence with government and military
        officials as well as chambers of commerce in the region, supporting statistics in the form
        of annual reports of other ferry companies in the region, annual traffic flow on Whidbey
        Island, maps of the area and region, and images.</abstract>
      <langmaterial><language langcode="eng" encodinganalog="546">English</language> .
      </langmaterial>
    </did>
    <prefercite encodinganalog="524">
      <p>[item/date], Keystone Harbor Association Records, Center for Pacific Northwest Studies,
        Archives &amp; Special Collections, Western Washington University, Bellingham WA
        98225-9123.</p>
    </prefercite>
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      <p>The Keystone Harbor Association was established in 1936 for the purpose of securing the
        construction of a ferry harbor near Fort Casey on Whidbey Island in Washington state. Mr.
        Luther Weedin served as president of the association and Mr. L.A. Wanamaker was the
        secretary. The goal was to provide a year round inland harbor that would accommodate
        ferries, tug boats, and other crafts, particularly the ferry running from Port Townsend to
        Keystone. The members of the association and their supporters saw the establishment of a
        harbor at Keystone as an important project in developing traffic between the North Puget
        Sound counties and British Columbia. </p>
      <p>The Association garnered support from associations, clubs and businesses throughout the
        region such as the State Federation of Commercial Clubs, the State Good Roads Association,
        and the State River and Harbor association, as well as U.S. Senator Lewis B. Schwellenbach,
        who was instrumental in bringing the Association's proposals and research to the attention
        of the War Department. In 1938 the War Department corps of engineers concluded that the cost
        outweighed the benefits of a harbor at Keystone and ruled unfavorably in support of the
        project. The Keystone Harbor Association gathered more research supporting their project and
        tried for a War Department board of review hearing in 1940. Again the War Department ruled
        unfavorably. Despite these setbacks the Keystone Harbor was constructed by the U.S.
        Government in 1948.</p>
    </bioghist>
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      <p>The Keystone Harbor Association was established in 1936 for the purpose of securing the
        construction of a ferry harbor near Fort Casey on Whidbey Island in Washington state.The
        collection includes meeting minutes regarding planning and progress of the project,
        correspondence between the association and supporters such as Senator Lewis B. Schwellenbach
        and Foster McGovern, the manager at the State Development Department as well as
        correspondence with government and military offices such as the Washington State Good Roads
        Association, the United States Engineer Office of the War Department, and the State River
        and Harbor Association. It includes supporting statistics in the form of annual reports of
        the ferry companies in the region, annual traffic flow on Whidbey Island and the Port
        Townsend-Keystone ferry route, maps of the area and region, and images.</p>
    </scopecontent>
    <accessrestrict encodinganalog="506">
      <p>Collection is open to the public.</p>
    </accessrestrict>
    <acqinfo encodinganalog="541">
      <p>The collection was transferred to the Center for Pacific Northwest Studies from the
        Washington State Archives Northwest Branch in 2013.</p>
    </acqinfo>
    <processinfo>
      <head>About Harmful Language and Content</head>
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    <controlaccess>
      <controlaccess>
        <corpname source="lcnaf" encodinganalog="610">Keystone Harbor
          Association--Archives.</corpname>
        <corpname source="lcnaf" encodinganalog="610">Washington State
          Ferries--History--Sources.</corpname>
      </controlaccess>
      <controlaccess>
        <geogname source="lcsh" encodinganalog="651">Keystone Harbor
          (Wash.)--History--Sources.</geogname>
        <geogname source="lcsh" encodinganalog="651">Whidbey Island
          (Wash.)--History--Sources.</geogname>
        <geogname source="lcsh" encodinganalog="651">Washington
          (State)--History--Sources.</geogname>
      </controlaccess>
      <controlaccess>
        <subject source="lcsh" encodinganalog="650">Harbors--Washington (State)--Whidbey
          Island--History--Sources.</subject>
        <subject source="local" encodinganalog="650">Washington (State)</subject>
      </controlaccess>
      <controlaccess>
        <genreform source="lcgft" encodinganalog="655">Records (Documents)</genreform>
      </controlaccess>
      <controlaccess>
        <subject source="archiveswest" encodinganalog="690" altrender="nodisplay">Ships and Shipping.</subject>
        <subject source="archiveswest" encodinganalog="690" altrender="nodisplay">Washington (State)</subject>
      </controlaccess>
    </controlaccess>
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      <c01 level="file">
        <did>
          <unittitle encodinganalog="245$a">Constitution and Bylaws</unittitle>
          <unitdate normal="1936/1936" type="inclusive" encodinganalog="245$f">1936 August
            28</unitdate>
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          <container type="folder">7</container>
        </did>
      </c01>
      <c01 level="file">
        <did>
          <unittitle encodinganalog="245$a">Meeting Minutes</unittitle>
          <unitdate normal="1938/1940" type="inclusive" encodinganalog="245$f">1938,1940</unitdate>
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        </did>
      </c01>
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        <did>
          <unittitle encodinganalog="245$a">Correspondence</unittitle>
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        </did>
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          <unittitle encodinganalog="245$a">Correspondence</unittitle>
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      </c01>
      <c01 level="file">
        <did>
          <unittitle encodinganalog="245$a">Miscellaneous Correspondence, Endorsements, Annual
            Reports</unittitle>
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        </did>
      </c01>
      <c01 level="file">
        <did>
          <unittitle encodinganalog="245$a">Maps, Drawings, Artistic Renderings</unittitle>
          <unitdate>undated</unitdate>
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