According to a historylink.org article on Thomas W. Prosch "this chronological history of Seattle from 1850-1897...was still unpublished when he died. The manuscript of this book was typed and the typescript bound as a Works Progress Administration...
From foreword of document: "The following report summarizes a three months study of the content of comic books available for purchase in the State of Washington during the first quarter of 1954. The study was initiated by the Washington State...
Cookbook for newlywed Seattle women, featuring numerous advertisements. "Seattle Brides Cook Book was published locally by the Union Advertising Company around 1911, and The Brides' Cook Book had the imprint of San Francisco's Pacific Coast...
Histories of Seattle area churches, arranged by denomination. The author, Ida Grace Corey, was a former society editor of the Seattle Times and donated the book to the Seattle Public Library in 1940. The Seattle Times reported on the donation:...
A study of population trends and demographic characteristics of Seattle. The author, Calvin F. Schmid, was a University of Washington sociology professor.
Social Surveys--Washington (State)--Bremerton;
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Social Values--Washington (State)--Seattle;
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Motion Picture Theaters--Washington (State)--Seattle;
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Cover title: "Summary of findings: laws and ordinances ... courts ... local institutions ... City detention hospital ... county jail ... movies ...dance halls and cabarets ... women in industry"--Leaves 5-6. Statement of Responsibility: compiled...
Typescript of memoir written by Jesse Jackson, the "mayor"of Seattle's Hooverville, a homeless encampment which stood from 1931 to 1941 at the site of the former Skinner and Eddy Shipyard in Seattle's industrical district. This typescript was...
Seattle Public Schools history textbook. The author, James Willis Sayre, "was a longtime resident of Seattle -- a journalist, arts promoter, and local historian whose work spanned more than five decades during the city's most explosive period of...