Louis A. Wasmer Papers 1930-1967

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Louis A. Wasmer Papers 1930-1967

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Owner of radio stations in Seattle and Spokane, Wash., and politician, of Spokane, Wash. Chiefly material relating to Wasmer's gubernatorial nomination campaign (1944), including printed publicity (newspaper and broadsides), drafts of Louis Jackson's political commentaries on radio station KHQ, Spokane, Wash. (owned by Wasmer), letters, and petitions of support; together with papers concerning Wasmer's real estate developments, certificates, memorabilia, and transcripts of speeches (1940) by gubernatorial candidate Arthur B. Langlie.

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Eastern Washington State Historical Society/Northwest Museum of Arts and Culture Joel E. Ferris Research Library and Archives

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Jackson, Louis

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Wasmer, Louis A., 1892-1967

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Louis Wasmer was a pioneer in radio broadcasting in Washington State. He built an experimental radio station in Seattle in 1907 and in 1925 came to Spokane where he began a long and successful career as a radio and television entrepreneur. His Spokane radio station holdings included KHQ, KREM, KGA, KSPO, and KFIO. He founded KREM television in Spokane. Wasmer was active in Republican politics and unsuccessfully sought the Republican gubernatorial nomination in 1944. From...

KHQ (Radio station : Spokane, Wash.)

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Langlie, Arthur B. (Arthur Bernard), 1900-1966

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Lawyer, Republican politician, and business executive of Seattle who served one term as mayor of Seattle and three as governor of Washington. Arthur Langlie served as mayor of Seattle from 1938 to 1940, and led the effort to rehabilitate Seattle after the Great Depression. He was the Republican gubernatorial nominee in 1940, and won, thanks largely to a deeply divided Democratic party. During his time as governor, he was involved in the proposed Columbia Valley Administr...