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From the desk of Judy Pitchford Volume 5, # 2 - November 2010 Historical Newspapers in Washington The Puget Sound Argus of Port Townsend (1882-1883) has been added to Washington State Library's Online Historic Newspapers, available at http://www.sos.wa.gov/history/newspapers_detail.aspx?t=44. The collection now includes approximately nine years of Port Townsend newspapers, ranging from 1875 to 1883. The collection also contains newspapers from ten other Washington cities. Additional newspapers will be added as soon as indexing is completed. Our volunteer indexers are currently hard at work on the Walla Walla Statesman (1873-1884) and Seattle's Puget Sound Dispatch (1871-1880). To see our entire Online Historic Newspaper collection, go to http://www.sos.wa.gov/history/newspapers.aspx. Classics on Washington History Under Military History, Pioneer Life, Territorial and State Government Correspondence of William Pickering, 1862-1864. This is a collection of correspondence to and from William Pickering from 1862 to 1864 while he served as governor of Washington Territory. It is organized into folders of incoming and outgoing letters. http://www.sos.wa.gov/history/publications_detail.aspx?p=164 Under Pioneer Life and Territorial and State Government Correspondence of Fayette McMullin, 1857-1858 This collection consists of some original correspondence of the Washington Territorial Governor Fayette McMullin. It contains 18 letters of incoming and outgoing correspondence pertaining to Territorial governmental matters. One letter is written to Gov. McMullin from Wm. M. Morrow, requesting that he not grant a reprieve to Chief Leschi for his involvement in the Indian Wars in Washington Territory. Mr. Morrow was the Representative in the Territorial Legislature for Sawamish County in 1855. There are also two copies of letters from Captain George Pickett describing relations with local Indian tribes in northwest Washington. http://www.sos.wa.gov/history/publications_detail.aspx?p=148 Under County and Regional History Olympia by Hazard Stevens There was a report by Hazard Stevens to the trustees of the bondholders of the Olympia Light and Power Company dated Nov. 20, 1891, Boston, Mass. in which Stevens submitted the report following a recent trip to Olympia and examination of the charter, property, franchises, and business, both present and prospective of the Olympia Light and Power Company, as affording security for proposed issue of bonds. That report of 1891 included a section of information and financial statements of the Olympia Light and Power Company. This edition seems to be an abbreviated edition with information only about the city of Olympia, WA. It does not include any information about Olympia Light and Power Co. It is unclear whether this was published separately earlier or later; however, it is the same text as the 1891 ed. http://www.sos.wa.gov/history/publications_detail.aspx?p=154 Under Washington Voters Pamphlets [New Subject] 1914 Voters pamphlet Contents - Initiatives : Statewide Prohibition; Blue Sky Incorporation; Abolishing Bureau of Inspection and Supervision of Public Offices; Abolishing Employment Offices; First Aid to Injured; Convict Labor Road; Eight Hour Measure. Referendums : Teachers' Retirement Fund; Quincy Valley Irrigation Proposed Amendment to State Constitution : Alien Land Law http://www.sos.wa.gov/history/publications_detail.aspx?p=155 1916 Voters pamphlet Contents - Initiatives : Breweries; Hotelmen's Liquor Referendums : Initiative and Referendum; Recall of Public Officers; Political Conventions; Picketing; Public Service Utilities; Port District; Public Budget Proposed Amendment to the State Constitution : Qualification of Voters http://www.sos.wa.gov/history/publications_detail.aspx?p=156 1918 Voters Pamphlet Contents - Referendum : Bone Dry Law House Joint Resolution : Question of calling a Constitutional Convention http://www.sos.wa.gov/history/publications_detail.aspx?p=157 1920 Voters pamphlet Contents - Referendums : State System Trunk Line Highways; Soldier's Equalized Compensation Proposed Amendments to the State Constitution : Eminent Domain; Duties and Salaries of Officers http://www.sos.wa.gov/history/publications_detail.aspx?p=158 1922 Voters pamphlet Contents - Initiatives : Collection of a Poll Tax; School Funds Referendums : Public Service Properties and Utilities; Education and Public Schools; Primary Nominations and Voter Registration; Nomination of Candidates; Party Conventions; Precinct Committeemen Proposed Amendments to the State Constitution : Rights of Accused Persons; State Treasury Expenditures; Compensation of members of the State Legislature http://www.sos.wa.gov/history/publications_detail.aspx?p=159 1924 Voters pamphlet Contents - Initiatives : School Attendance; Taxation of Real and Personal Property; Purchase of Electric Current by Cities and Towns Referendums : Sale of Electric Energy by Cities and Towns; Milk Products Proposed Amendments to the State Consitution : County Officers; Harbors and Harbor Areas http://www.sos.wa.gov/history/publications_detail.aspx?p=160 1926 Voters pamphlet Contents - Proposed Amendments to the State Constitution : Compensation of members of the State Legislature; Forestation and Reforestation http://www.sos.wa.gov/history/publications_detail.aspx?p=161 1928 Voters pamphlet Contents - Proposed Amendment to the State Constitution : Revenue and Taxation http://www.sos.wa.gov/history/publications_detail.aspx?p=162 1930 Voters pamphlet Contents - Initiatives : Members of the House of Representatives; Establishment of Utility Districts Proposed Amendments to the State Constitution : Compensation of members of the State Legislature; Vacancies in the Legislature; Revenue and Taxation http://www.sos.wa.gov/history/publications_detail.aspx?p=163 Maps Map of the city of Everett, Washington [Everett, Wash.? : Everett Improvement Co., 1915] http://www.sos.wa.gov/history/maps_detail.aspx?m=164 Map of the Pioneer Way : Oregon Trail, Olympia to Kansas City, National Old Trails Road, Kansas City to Washington, D.C. : showing every city, town, village and hamlet throughout its entire length : proposed by the Pioneer Way Association, and also advocated by the National Highways Association, Washington, D.C., April, 1916 Washington, D.C. : National Highways Association, c1916 (Baltimore, Md. : A. Hoen & Co., Lith.) http://www.sos.wa.gov/history/maps_detail.aspx?m=165 Millroy & Egan's sectional map, Washington : showing new surveys; new post offices; railroads with distance marked between stations; locations of gold, silver, copper, coal and iron mines; wagon roads and distances; location of Indian and timber reservations; location of canneries; steamship routes and landings with distances; U.S. government forts Philada. : Lincoln Pub. Co., 1901 http://www.sos.wa.gov/history/maps_detail.aspx?m=168 Map of an exploring expedition to the Rocky Mountains in the year 1842 and to Oregon & North California in the years 1843-44 Baltimore : E. Weber & Co., [1845] http://www.sos.wa.gov/history/maps_detail.aspx?m=169 Railroad Commissioner's map of Washington, 1911 [Olympia, Wash.? : Railroad Commission of Washington?, 190-?]-1911 (Chicago : Rand, McNally & Co., engravers) http://www.sos.wa.gov/history/maps_detail.aspx?m=170 "A" diagram of a portion of Oregon Territory [Washington, D.C. : General Land Office], 1852 (Baltimore : A. Hoen & Co., lith.) http://www.sos.wa.gov/history/maps_detail.aspx?m=171 Map of public surveys in the Territory of Washington to accompany report of Surveyor General Olympia, [Wash.] : Surveyor General's Office, 1865 http://www.sos.wa.gov/history/maps_detail.aspx?m=173 Map of Wahkiakum County, Washington [S.l. : L.P. Ouellette?], 1898 http://www.sos.wa.gov/history/maps_detail.aspx?m=187 Map showing land grant of the Northern Pacific Railroad Co. in eastern Washington and northern Idaho (1887) Buffalo, N. Y. : Matthews, Northrup & Co. http://www.sos.wa.gov/history/maps_detail.aspx?m=189 Map showing land grant of the Northern Pacific Railroad Co. in eastern Washington and northern Idaho (1891) Buffalo, N.Y. : Matthews, Northrup & Co http://www.sos.wa.gov/history/maps_detail.aspx?m=188 Map of Kittitas County, Washington drawn by H.A. Murray Ellensburg, Wash. : County Engr., 1916 http://www.sos.wa.gov/history/maps_detail.aspx?m=178 Brewster : Okanogan Co. Wash., October 1909 New York : Sanborn Map Company, c1909 http://www.sos.wa.gov/history/maps_detail.aspx?m=173 Map of Cowlitz County Washington Kalama, [Wash.] : County Surveyor, [1895] http://www.sos.wa.gov/history/maps_detail.aspx?m=174 Anderson's map of Cowlitz County, Washington Seattle, Wash. : O.P. Anderson Map & Blue Print Company, Inc., c1897 http://www.sos.wa.gov/history/maps_detail.aspx?m=175 Road map of Douglas County, Washington : March 11, 1916 [Waterville, Wash.? : Douglas County Engineer, 1916] http://www.sos.wa.gov/history/maps_detail.aspx?m=176 A map of Ferry County election precincts [Republic, Wash.? : Ferry County?, 1915] http://www.sos.wa.gov/history/maps_detail.aspx?m=177 Map of Pend Oreille County Washington : compiled from official records Newport, WN. : [County Commissioners?, 1919] http://www.sos.wa.gov/history/maps_detail.aspx?m=179 Map of Pacific Co., Washington Portland, OR. : Schmidt L. & Lith. Co., c1894 http://www.sos.wa.gov/history/maps_detail.aspx?m=180 Map of the Spokane country Spokane, Wash. : Spokane & Inland Empire Railroad Co., [1915?] http://www.sos.wa.gov/history/maps_detail.aspx?m=181 Map of Lincoln County Washington [Davenport, Wash.? : County Engineer?], 1919 http://www.sos.wa.gov/history/maps_detail.aspx?m=182 Map of Skagit County Wash. : showing names, numbers and widths of roads Kroll's map of Mason Co. [Mount Vernon, Wash.?] : County Engineer, 1916 http://www.sos.wa.gov/history/maps_detail.aspx?m=183 Map of Mason County, Washington, 193-? Shelton, WA : Engineer's Office, Mason County, [1918]- http://www.sos.wa.gov/history/maps_detail.aspx?m=185 Map of Mason County Washington, 1941 Shelton, WA : Engineer's Office, Mason County, [1918]- http://www.sos.wa.gov/history/maps_detail.aspx?m=186 Map of Washington Territory west of the Cascade Mountains (as of 1870) Chehalis, Wash.? : E. C. Bechly?, 1951 http://www.sos.wa.gov/history/maps_detail.aspx?m=167 For more information about Washington State Library's Digital Historical Collections, contact Judy Pitchford, Digital Collections Librarian, at [email protected] or (360) 704-5254.