Erastus Brainerd papers, 1868-1898.

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Erastus Brainerd papers, 1868-1898.

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Fourteen volumes containing a collection of correspondence, steamship schedules, flyers, maps, and newspaper advertisments and columns, compiled by Brainerd while secretary of the Chamber of Commerce Information Bureau, Seattle, Wash. Papers relate primarily to the promotion of Seattle's role in Alaskan trade and in the gold rush of 1897, including materials on Alaska, the Klondike, mining equipment and supplies available in Seattle, and routes to mining areas north of Seattle. Includes a copy of the first issue of a handwritten newspaper, The Sitka times, 19 Sept. 1868.

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Brainerd, Erastus, 1855-1922

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Author, editor, publicist, and public official from Washington (State) From the description of Erastus Brainerd papers, 1868-1898. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 83271975 ...

Seattle Chamber of Commerce

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Established in 1882, the Seattle Chamber of Commerce was responsible for establishing railroad terminals in Seattle and developing the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, the Pasco-Kennewick Bridge, and the commerce of the Columbia River Basin. The chamber addressed its goals through committees that focused on areas such as Alaska, city affairs, county affairs, foreign and domestic affairs, logged-off lands and irrigation, mercantile issues, rivers and harbors, state affairs and legislation, and transpo...