The Bench and the Bar of Washington manuscript and photographs, circa 1971.

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The Bench and the Bar of Washington manuscript and photographs, circa 1971.

This collection consists of the unpublished manuscript and photographs of the Bench and the Bar of Washington by Arthur S. Beardsley. The manuscript including edits is reproduced from typewritten copy. The photographs are black and white 5 x 7 inch reproductions of portraits from the book. The collection also contains the black & white negatives for the portraits of prominent judges and lawyers of Washington State. The photocopy of the manuscript was microfilmed by the Washington State Library (WSL) in 1964.

2 lineal feet (4 boxes)

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Beardsley, Arthurs S. (Arthur Sydney), 1889-1950.

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Arthur Beardsley was the head law librarian at the University of Washington School of Law from 1922 to 1944. Dr. Beardsley was a lawyer, a librarian, and an historian. In 1939, Arthur Beardsley and Judge Donald A. McDonald began collecting newspaper clippings and photographs of Washington State lawyers and judges in an attempt to compile a history of Washington State's legal community. Dr. Beardsley used the detailed research to write a manuscript about Washington's legal history. The result of ...

Beardsley, Arthur S. (Arthur Sydney), 1889-1950

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Washington State Library

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Maud P. Mitchell was born about 1883 in Oregon. She married Chas. R. Mitchell and by 1920 they were living in Chehalis, WA. Charles was an assistant cashier at the bank. Charles had become a banker by 1930. Between 1957 & 1958 Charles passed away. And Maud passed away on 29 May 1960 in Chehalis, WA. From the description of Washington State Library's collection of Maud Mitchell's history of Chehalis and Lewis counties, 1845-1858. (Washington State Library, Office of Secretary of S...