Jarvis family papers, 1917-1981.

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Jarvis family papers, 1917-1981.

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Papers of Annie Jarvis Howell include a ms. relating to her father; a history of the Jarvis family; a typed letter giving information on teachers' salaries during the years she taught school (ca. 1918-1962); and a letter (1981) giving the history of a wedding dress she donated to the Jefferson County Historical Society. Papers of Norman Donald Jarvis include a personal logbook (1917-1919) relating to his World War I service as a pharmacist's mate with the U.S. Navy Hospital Corps; and a scrapbook relating to his work with the Dept. of the Interior for which he traveled widely in supervising the construction and improvement of American foreign fisheries. He made four trips to Peru, where he helped that country's government establish its present fishery facilities and made frequent journeys to other European countries. He lived in Port Townsend, Wash., before World War I and attended the First United Presbyterian Church. He also belonged to the Boy Scouts in the area. The scrapbook contains memorabilia and photographs from his time in Port Townsend as well as correspondence and photographs relating to his time in Peru.

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Jefferson County Historical Society

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James W. Jarvis was a shipping commissioner and the father of school teacher Annie Jarvis Howell (1896-1987) and Norman Donald Jarvis (b. 1899), a member of the the U.S. Navy Hospital Corps during World War I and later a fishery technologist with the U.S. Dept. of the Interior. From the description of Jarvis family papers, 1917-1981. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 700467327 ...