Robert Moran papers 1889-1925

Tiffany and Company

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Tiffany and Company was was founded in 1837 by the jeweler Charles Lewis Tiffany. It started as a stationary and fine goods store and named "Tiffany, Young and Ellis" for its three founders. It changed its name in 1853 when Charles Tiffany took control and established the firm's emphasis on jewelry. In addition to jewelry, Tiffany supplied the Union Army with swords, flags and surgical implements during the Civil War and designed the "Tiffany Cross" Medal of Honor in 1919....

Struve, Haines and McMicken (Seattle, Wash.)

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University of Washington. College of Engineering

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King County (Wash.). Commissioners

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Fire Underwriters Inspection Bureau

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Minnesota and Dakota Fire Underwriters organized 1894; in 1903 name changed to Minnesota and North Dakota Fire Underwriters; in 1909 to General Inspection Company; in 1923 to General Inspection Bureau; in 1933 to Fire Underwriters Inspection Bureau; reorganized as Insurance Services Office of Minnesota in 1972. From the description of North Dakota fire insurance maps, 1920s-1965 (bulk 1950-1965). (State Historical Society of North Dakota State Archives). WorldCat record id: 688637860...

Moran, Robert, 1857-1943

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Shipbuilder and mayor of Seattle, Washington Born 1857 in New York City, Robert Moran served as mayor of Seattle and acquired a large estate on Orcas Island, much of which he donated to be turned into a state park. Moran was mayor from 1888 to 1890, during the great fire that destroyed much of the city. In 1904 he retired to his Rosario estate on Orcas Island. Before his death in 1933, Moran deeded much of his land to the state, which turned it into Moran State Park. ...

H. R. Worthington Hydraulic Works

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Meany, Edmond S. (Edmond Stephen), 1862-1935

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Edmond S. Meany was a historian, writer and collector. From the guide to the Edmond S. Meany letter to T. C. Elliott, 1920 July 7, (Oregon Historical Society Research Library) University of Washington professor of history, politician, editor and author, Edmond S. Meany was born in Michigan in 1862, but came to Washington Territory with his family in 1877. He enrolled in the University of Washington in 1880. His academic career was postponed by his father's death, but he grad...

Committee for the International Exposition of 1892

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Great Britain. Consulate (San Francisco, Calif.)

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Seattle (Wash.). Mayor

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Norman B. Rice was born 4 May 1943. He received his college education at the University of Washington, earning a bachelor's degree in communications and a Masters of Public Administration. Rice holds honorary degrees from Seattle University, the University of Puget Sound, and Whitman College. Before entering city government, he worked as a reporter at KOMO-TV News and KIXI Radio, served as assistant director of the Seattle Urban League, was executive assistant and director of government services...

Cowles, William Barnum, 1855-

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Seattle (Wash.). Police Dept.

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City's first charter established the marshall as the local peace officer; in 1883 the position of chief of police was established; city charter of 1890 created the Board of Police Commissioners which administered the department and appointed officers; following allegations of corruption, the commission was abolished by the new charter of the 1896; in 1962 the department assumed authority for policing the harborfront, formerly a function of the Harbor Department. From the description ...

Washington (State). Highway Division

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Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission

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B.F. Goodrich Company

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Akron, OH. From the description of Trade catalogs, ca.1915. (College of Physicians of Philadelphia). WorldCat record id: 122579155 The B.F. Goodrich Company began in 1870. Originally called Goodrich, Tew and Company, the organization was founded by Benjamin Franklin Goodrich, Harvey W. Tew, Henry S. Sanderson, Robert Newland, and David N. Marvin. Their partnership was intended to make rubber and because of their choice of location in Akron, Goodrich, Tew and Company (GTC) be...

American Forestry Association.

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