WAUShemanskiAlfredPHColl913.xml Guide to the Alfred Shemanski Photograph Collection 1860-1965 Shemanski (Alfred) Photograph Collection Special Collections, University of Washington Libraries © 2011 (Last modified: 4/14/2020)
Seattle, WA 98195
Finding aid written in English. Finding aid based on DACS (Describing Archives: A Content Standard). University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections PH0913 Shemanski, Alfred, 1874 or 5-1966 Alfred Shemanski photograph collection 1860-1965 304 photographic prints (2 boxes and 1 oversized folder) ; sizes vary Collection materials are in English. Photographs of a prominent Jewish businessman and philanthropist in Seattle, Alfred Shemanski and his friends and family members

Alfred Shemanski was a prominent businessman and philanthropist is Seattle, Washington. He was born in Poland in 1875. He came to Seattle in 1900 and established a clothing store which became the Eastern Outfitting Company. He was one of the founders of the Community Chest of Seattle and served on the University of Washington's Board of Regents for 13 years. In 1953, with his wife Tillie, he set up a trust called the Alfred and Tillie Shemanski Fund for charitable purposes. Alfred Shemanski died in 1966.

Includes photographs of Alfred Shemanski and his family, friends and prominent members of the Seattle Jewish community. It also includes views of the Eastern Outfitting Company and an album of photographs of a testimonial dinner in honor of Alfred Shemanski given by the Northwest Region of the National Conference on Christians and Jews.

The collection is open to the public.

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Collected by the Washington State Jewish Historical Society.

Donor: Alfred Shemanski and Herbert Lipman, January 3, 1970; August 1974; November 1974; June 1986; 1987; March 1993.

Processed by Emily Bailey; 2011.

Photos were transferred from the Alfred Shemanski Papers, MSS Coll. No. 1313, in 1978, 1981, 1983, 1986,1988, 1993.

Material Described Separately:

Alfred Shemanski papers, Collection No. 1313

 Visual Materials Collections (University of Washington) Shemanski, Alfred, 1874 or 5-1966--Photographs Jewish Americans Businesses and Corporations Photographs Home and Family

 

Alfred Shemanski's friends and family 1/1 Shemanski family in Poland 1860-1895 1/2 USS Indiana during the Spanish American War, Triumphal Arch on July 4, 1899 1898-1899 1/3 Esther Lipman, Tillie Shemanski's father, Wilma Moxley and other possible Shemanski family members between 1900 and 1909?-1920s 1/4 Portraits of young Alfred Shemanski circa 1898-1900s 1/5 Alfred Shemanski near a large house, Shemanski home on Boston street in Seattle between 1920 and 1939? 1/6 Alfred Shemanski at a fourth of July parade, Two men at the Armour and Company U.S. Yards packing plant in Chicago 1910? 1/7 Alfred Shemanski with friends and family near an automobile 1916? 1/8 Interior and exterior of the the Eastern Outfitting Company and dance given by S. Sherman between 1900 and 1917? XD4 Meeting at the Eastern Outfitting Company between 1900 and 1909? 2/1 Mariam Lipman, Alfred Sherman, Al Rosenberg 1919?, undated 1/9 Shemanski's friends and family, Al Hoffman and the Los Angeles Ostrich Farm between 1920 and 1929? 1/10 Portraits of Harry and Victoria Kerr between 1920 and 1929? 1/11 Sherman family between 1920 and 1949? 1/12 Beatrice E. Freiberg, as an infant, with her parents 1910-1929? 1/13 Peter Paulay, Alfred Shemanski's grand nephew between 1940 and 1959? 1/14 Alfred Sherman, Alfred Shemanski's nephew 1929 1/15 Portraits of David Samuel between 1935 and 1938? 1/16 Alfred and Tillie Shemanski in Long Beach, California; Olympic Hot Springs; circa 1927-1938 1/17 Alfred Shemanski, Joseph Shemanski, Oscar Shemanski, Max Shemanski circa 1935-1956 2/5 Portraits of Alfred Shemanski circa 1930s-1950s 1/18 Alfred Shemanski in a cap and gown at the University of Washington circa 1944 1/19 Alfred Shemanski circa 1930s-1954 1/20 Alfred and Tillie Shemanski with friends in San Francisco, the Panama-Pacific International Exposition, Richmond Park, Italy circa 1909-1955 1/21 Adrienne Shemanski Fulop, A. Asher, Phil Shemanski, Jerry and Murray Regensberger, wedding in California, Joseph and Roma Shemanski 1912-1952 1/22 Alfred Shemanski with friends, family, and colleagues circa 1900-1956 1/23 Shemanski family's trip to Switzerland 1948-1957 1/24 Alfred and Tillie Shemanski on vacation and in Palm Springs, California circa 1949 1/25 Signed portrait of R. Levine, Alfred Shemanski breaking ground at a new school, Alfred Shemanski receiving a plaque on 85th birthday circa 1960 1/26 The Shemanski's 50th Wedding Anniversary in the Spanish Ball Room at the Olympic Hotel, Alfred Shemanski's 82nd and 90th birthdays circa 1950's-1960 1/27 Tillie Shemanski circa 1890-1960 2/4 Portraits of Tillie Shemanski undated 1/28 Alfred and Tillie Shemanski with friends and family in Biel and Wengen, Switzerland circa 1935-1962 1/29 Alfred Shemanski at various events with Henry Broderick, Morton L. Scwabacher, Cliff Winkler, Irv Anches, Gordon Clinton, R. Singer circa 1964 1/30 Alfred and Tillie Shemanski at Christmas and with friends and family circa 1959-1967 1/31 Margie and Ed Stricker, Tillie Shemanski and friends circa 1890's-1969 1/32 Alfred Shemanski at various award ceremonies and events circa 1954-1960s

Ten photographs.

 1/33 Alfred and Joseph Shemanski; three men--Adolph Sieroty, Isadore Shemanski and Henry Sieroty undated 2/2 Alfred Shemanski's friends and family undated 2/3 Alfred Shemanski's friends and family undated Alfred Shemanski Testimonial Dinner Album

Album containing photographs of a Testimonial Dinner in honor of Alfred Shemanski sponsored by the Northwest Region of the National Conference of Christians and Jews.

 2 1-2 Invitation and program from the Testimonial Dinner in honor of Alfred Shemanski April 8, 1954 2 3-4 Alfred Shemanski accepting award from William F. Devin and Major General William F. Dean April 8, 1954 2 5 Photograph missing April 8, 1954 2 6 Alfred Shemanski with Morton L. Scwabacher, Judge James W. Hodson and William F. Devin April 8, 1954 2 7 Alfred Shemanski with the chairmen of the dinner: Nat S. Rogers, Larry E. Karrer, John H. Perry and Bernard Reiter April 8, 1954 2 8 View of the head table at the National Conference Citation Dinner in the Spanish Ball Room at the Olympic Hotel April 8, 1954 2 9 View of 14 women at the ladies table including Mrs. Thomas D. Stimson and Tillie Shemanski April 8, 1954 2 10 View of the head table at National Conference Citation Dinner April 8, 1954 2 11 View of the Spanish Ball Room during the National Conference Citation Dinner honoring Alfred Shemanski April 8, 1954 2 12-13 Major General William F. Dean giving a speach at the National Conference Citation Dinner honoring Alfred Shemanski April 8, 1954 2 14 Major General William F. Dean, Nat S. Rogers and George M. Dean April 8, 1954 2 15 Alfred Shemanski showing his plaque to Major General William F. Dean and William F. Devin. April 8, 1954 2 16-18 Seattle Times and the Seattle Post Intelligencer articles describing Alfred Shemanski and the National Conference Citation Dinner April 8, 1954 2 19 Seating list fro the National Conference Citation Dinner April 8, 1954