Mark E. Reed papers 1918-1953.

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Mark E. Reed papers 1918-1953.

Correspondence 1918-1933 covering Reed's tenure as Speaker of the House and work as a presidential campaign manager, correspondence of Arthur B. Govey (vice-president of the Simpson Logging Company), records of the Simpson Logging Company from 1918-1941, records of Shelton's American Legion post from 1919-1922, and other financial records and legal documents. Major correspondents include G.W. Ingham, George L. Drake, William G. Reed, Arthur B. Govey, Anderson Estate Co., Lumbermen's Mercantile Co., Mud Bay Logging Co., Olympia Oyster Investment Co., Phoenix Logging Co., Reed Ingham Investment Co., Reed Mill Co., Shelton Hotel Co., Simpson Investment Co., and Simpson Logging Co.

6.78 cubic ft. (13 boxes)

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SNAC Resource ID: 7419626

University of Washington. Libraries

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Olympia Oyster Investment Company.

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Mud Bay Logging Company

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Reed, William G.

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Govey, Arthur B.

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Simpson Investment Company.

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Anderson Estate Company.

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Simpson Logging Company

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Republican Party (Wash.)

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Reed, Mark E. (Mark Edward), 1866-1933

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Lumberman, politician, financier, and Washington State Representative. Reed was hired to run the Simpson Logging Company's store in Shelton, Washington in 1897, and took over management of the company upon Sol Simpson's death in 1906. Reed expanded the firm, and strove to build a company that could survive the turbulent timber industry. He resisted the unionization of his labor force, but sought to reduce turnover by continually improving conditions in his logging camps....

Lumbermen's Mercantile Company.

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Reed Ingham Investment Company.

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Ingham, Gordon W.

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Shelton Hotel Company.

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Reed Mill Company.

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Drake, George L., 1923-

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Phoenix Logging Company

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