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Information: The first column shows data points from Gilbert, Elon James, 1897-1978 in red. The third column shows data points from Gilbert, John Alma, 1897-1975. in blue. Any data they share in common is displayed as purple boxes in the middle "Shared" column.

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Gilbert, Elon James, 1897-1978

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Gilbert, John Alma, 1897-1975.

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Gilbert, Elon James, 1897-1978

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Gilbert, Elon J.

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Gilbert, John Alma, 1897-1975.

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Elon James Gilbert was born at Genesco, Illinois, in 1897--one of seven children--to Horace M. and Marion Richey Gilbert. The Gilbert family moved to Yakima from Illinois in the late 1890s. There Gilbert developed a diversified series of businesses based in the fruit industry. The Gilberts soon became one of the prominent families in Yakima, figuring largely in both social and civic affairs. As a boy Elon Gilbert formed a close friendship with William O. Douglas, which he maintained throughout his life.

Gilbert received his B.A. from the University of Washington in 1920 and his M.B.A. from Harvard Business School in 1923. After his graduation from Harvard, he was given a position in one of his father's businesses--the Richey & Gilbert Company, a fruit brokerage house--and quickly became a successful businessman in his own right. The Gilberts were hit hard by the Great Depression, as were most growers in Yakima. By the time of Gilbert's death in 1934, the family business had acquired substantial debts. This was due in part to large investments in capital goods and commodities with little liquidity, e.g., orchards, equipment and warehouses. In these circumstances Elon and Curtis Gilbert set out to recover their losses. The Depression years were very difficult for the Gilbert brothers. When Curtis died in 1947 Elon became the principal owner of a still debt-plagued business.

During the mid and late 1950s, Gilbert began to sell and subdivide many of his orchard-land properties. During these years, he developed three subdivisions: Viewmont, Hilltop and the Uplands, all of which became part of Yakima proper. While in his early sixties, Gilbert invested in Charolais cattle, Arabian horse and Welsh ponies, and he settled into a life not unlike that of a country gentleman on his "Snow Mountain Ranch" on Cowychee Creek. His love for animals and for the outdoor life--shared with Justice Douglas -- continued up to the time of his death in 1978.

From the guide to the Elon James Gilbert Papers, 1890-1977, (Washington State University Libraries Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections)

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Gilbert, Elon James, 1897-1978

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An economic survey of the Poso Land & Products Company, December 1928 : typescript, 1928.

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Gilbert, Elon J. An economic survey of the Poso Land & Products Company, December 1928 : typescript, 1928.

Title: An economic survey of the Poso Land & Products Company, December 1928 : typescript, 1928.

Relates to profitability of the Hoover Farm in Kern County, California, owned by Herbert Hoover, and operated by the Poso Land and Products Company.

ArchivalResource: 1 item (ii, 48 p.) (1 folder)

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Gilbert, Elon James, 1897-1978

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William O. Douglas Papers 1801-1980 (bulk 1923-1975)

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William O. Douglas Papers, 1801-1980, (bulk 1923-1975)

Title: William O. Douglas Papers 1801-1980 (bulk 1923-1975)

Associate justice of the United States Supreme Court, chairman of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission, and professor of law. Correspondence, speeches and writings, subject files, Supreme Court files, financial records, family papers and genealogy, printed matter, photographs, and other papers documenting Douglas's legal and judicial career, government service, concern for the environment, and other interests.

ArchivalResource: 634,875 items; 1,787 containers plus 1 classified and 7 oversize; 716.8 linear feet

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Gilbert, Elon James, 1897-1978

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Elon James Gilbert Papers 1890-1977

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Elon James Gilbert Papers, 1890-1977

Title: Elon James Gilbert Papers 1890-1977

Personal and business correspondence, financial records, photographs, and other papers relating to Richey and Gilbert Company, land subdivision, ranching and other ventures; includes some correspondence with William O. Douglas.

ArchivalResource: 11 containers.; 7 linear feet of shelf space.; 7300 items.

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Gilbert, Elon James, 1897-1978

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Elon J. Gilbert typescript : An economic survey of the Poso Land & Products Company, December 1928

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Elon J. Gilbert typescript : An economic survey of the Poso Land & Products Company, December 1928

Title: Elon J. Gilbert typescript : An economic survey of the Poso Land & Products Company, December 1928

Relates to profitability of the Hoover Farm in Kern County, California, owned by Herbert Hoover, and operated by the Poso Land and Products Company.

ArchivalResource: 1 item (ii, 48 p.) (1 folder); (0.1 linear feet)

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Gilbert, John Alma, 1897-1975.

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Life stories of John Alma Gilbert and wife, Geneva Frost Gilbert 1921-1984

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Life stories of John Alma Gilbert and wife, Geneva Frost Gilbert, 1921-1984

Title: Life stories of John Alma Gilbert and wife, Geneva Frost Gilbert 1921-1984

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Gilbert, John Alma, 1897-1975.

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Life stories of John Alma Gilbert and wife, Geneva Frost Gilbert, 1921-1984.

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Gilbert, Geneva Frost, 1904-. Life stories of John Alma Gilbert and wife, Geneva Frost Gilbert, 1921-1984.

Title: Life stories of John Alma Gilbert and wife, Geneva Frost Gilbert, 1921-1984.

Photocopies of typewritten and handwritten family histories, certificates, correspondence, and genealogical group sheets. The items relate to the families of John Alma and Geneva Frost Gilbert. Also included are histories and genealogies of the Gilbert and Frost families.

ArchivalResource: 2 linear inches.

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Gilbert, Elon James, 1897-1978

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Douglas, William O. (William Orville), 1898-1980.

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Douglas, William O. (William Orville), 1898-1980.
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Gilbert, Elon James, 1897-1978

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Gilbert, Joan Mrs. waps

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Gilbert, Joan Mrs. waps
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Gilbert, Elon James, 1897-1978

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Hoover, Herbert, 1874-1964.

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Hoover, Herbert, 1874-1964.
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Gilbert, Elon James, 1897-1978

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Poso Land and Products Company.

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Poso Land and Products Company.
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Gilbert, Elon James, 1897-1978

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Richey and Gilbert Company

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Richey and Gilbert Company
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Gilbert, John Alma, 1897-1975.

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Gilbert, Geneva Frost, 1904-

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Gilbert, Geneva Frost, 1904-
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Gilbert, Elon James, 1897-1978

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Gilbert, John Alma, 1897-1975.

Gilbert, Elon James, 1897-1978

Gilbert, Elon J.

Gilbert, John Alma, 1897-1975.

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