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Roblee, Robert,. Robert Roblee collection of William N. Bell family materials, ca. 1850s-1910 (bulk 1870-1897).

Title: Robert Roblee collection of William N. Bell family materials, ca. 1850s-1910 (bulk 1870-1897).

Legal and business documents, correspondence, and ephemera related to the Seattle pioneer Bell family, together with photographs of early Seattle. The collection includes photographs of early Seattle; a number of land deeds and plat maps, particularly pertaining to lands owned by the Bell, Denny, and Boren families, including the original plat of Belltown, and the land deed transferring property from Carson Boren to William Bell for the residence on the site of the Hoge Building. The collection also includes tax statements and receipts and other legal documents; ephemera, including a number of calling cards and invitations collected by the Bell family; materials on the Bellevue Hotel (built by William Bell in 1890) and on President Harrison's visit to Seattle in 1891; and a biography of William N. Bell and a family genealogy, written by Bell's daughter Mary Virginia Bell Hall.

ArchivalResource: 5 boxes (2.13 cubic ft.)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/676980054 View

Robert Roblee Collection of William N. Bell family materials, circa 1850s-1910, 1870-1897

Title: Robert Roblee Collection of William N. Bell family materials circa 1850s-1910 1870-1897

Legal and business documents, correspondence and ephemera related to Seattle pioneer family, plus photographs of early Seattle

ArchivalResource: 2.13 cubic feet; 5 boxes

http://nwda.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv40124 View