Austin E. Griffiths papers, 1891-1952 (bulk 1904-1920).

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Austin E. Griffiths papers, 1891-1952 (bulk 1904-1920).

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Correspondence, speeches, writings, financial records, clippings, ephemera, and scrapbooks relating to Griffiths's career in law, his public life, and his involvement in progressive causes. Also included is one reel of microfilm containing an unpublished manuscript and other materials. Organizations represented include the Republican Party, the Progressive Party, the Cascade Tunnel Association, and the Seattle YMCA. Major correspondents include the Grays Harbor Commercial Company, John P. Hartman, J.A. Hutcheson, the International Law Association, Mark A. Matthews, Merrill and Ring Lumber Company, the Pacific Coast Lumber Manufacturers' Association, the Playground and Recreation Association of America, Miles Poindexter, Polson Logging Company, First Presbyterian Church (Seattle), the Charity Organization Society of Seattle, the Metropolitan Building Company, the Northwestern Lumber Company, the Russell Sage Foundation, a number of Seattle mayors, and the Washington Development Co. (Tacoma).

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