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 227
Favre, Eugene,
1882-1939
Eugene Favre Papers
1902-1918
5 in.
Banker, of Spokane, Wash. Letters from Favre to his mother
and sisters, written as a student at Stanford University, Palo Alto, Calif. (1902-1905),
reporter for the San Francisco Call and San Francisco Examiner (1906-1907), and investment
banker with brokerage firm Murphey, Favre & Co., Spokane, Wash. (1907-1918); together
with mineral preemption claims from Kansas and Colorado territories; and Favre family
papers, including genealogies and photos and material relating to his father, Eugene Favre,
Sr. (1827-1894). Subjects include the San Francisco earthquake and fire (1906).
Materials are in English
Biographical Note
Eugene Favre, a Stanford University graduate, came to Spokane in 1907. He had worked
briefly as a reporter for the San Francisco
Call and Examiner
before coming to the Northwest. Favre pursued a long and successful career in investment
banking in Spokane as a partner in Murphy, Favre & Company. He also served as a director
of the Spokane and Eastern Trust Company, Spokane Title Company, and Washington Savings and
Loan Association.
The collection consists of personal letters from Favre to his mother and sisters during his
student time at Stanford University, 1902-1905; as reporter for the San Francisco
Call and Examiner, 1906-1907; and as a business man in
Spokane, 1907-1918. Of particular interest are Favre’s letters written following the San
Francisco earthquake and fire, 1906. Also included are letters and mineral preemption claims
from Kansas and Colorado territories, and other materials relating to Eugene Favre, Sr.
(1827-1894), genealogical information on the Favre family, and family photographs.
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
Eugene Favre Papers (MsSC 227), Eastern Washington State Historical Society/Northwest
Museum of Arts & Culture, Spokane, WA.
Donated by Mrs. Margaret Andrews.
Processed to the file folder level.
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.
Favre, Eugene,
1882-1939--Archives
Favre family
Stanford
University--Students
Murphey, Favre & Co.
(Spokane, Wash.)
Universities and colleges--California
American newspapers--California
Reporters and reporting--California
Earthquakes--California
Fires--California
Natural disasters--California
Journalism--California
Mining claims--Colorado
Mining claims--Kansas
Banks and banking--Washington (State)
California--Education--Universities and colleges
Palo Alto
(Calif.)--Education--Universities and colleges
California--Newspapers,
periodicals, and journalism
San Francisco
(Calif.)--Newspapers, periodicals, and journalism
California--Disasters--Fires
California--Disasters--Earthquakes
San Francisco
(Calif.)--Disasters--Earthquake and fire, 1906
Washington
(State)--Genealogy
Spokane
(Wash.)--Genealogy
Washington
(State)--Family and personal papers--20th century
Washington
(State)--Business, industries, and trades--Stockbrokers
Spokane
(Wash.)--Business, industries, and trades--Stockbrokers
Colorado--Mines, mining,
and mineral resources
Kansas--Mines, mining,
and mineral resources
San Francisco call (San Francisco, Calif.
: Newspaper)
San Francisco examiner (San Francisco,
Calif. : Newspaper)
Genealogies
College students--California
Stockbrokers--Washington (State)
Washington
(State)
Spokane
California
Mines and Mineral
Resources
Colleges and
Universities
Journalism
Media and
Communication
Student
Life