Archives West Finding Aid
Table of Contents
- Overview of the Collection
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Historical Note
- Content Description
- Administrative Information
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Detailed Description of the Collection
- Constitution and By-Laws of the Association
- Stock Certificate Stubs, Nos. 1-39 inc.
- Minute Book
- Ledger
- Membership Dues Receipt Book
- Washington Department of Labor and Industries
- Work Orders
- Erb Hardware, Lewiston, account
- Graybar Electric Company, Spokane, account
- Lewiston Grange Supply, account
- Schaefer-Hitchcock Supply Co, Sandpoint, Idaho, account
- Telephone Engineering Co., Simpson, Pennsylvania, account
- Miscellaneous Receipts
- Correspondence
- Asotin County Personal Property Detail List
- State Bank of Clarkston, [Clarkston Branch of the National Bank of Commerce of Seattle from July 1956]
- Clarkston Branch of the National Bank of Commerce of Seattle
- Rubber Stamp, "Clarkston Heights Telephone Assn."
- Names and Subjects
Clarkston Heights Telephone Association Records, 1917-1970
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Clarkston Heights Telephone Association
- Title
- Clarkston Heights Telephone Association Records
- Dates
- 1917-1970 (inclusive)19171970
- Quantity
- 1 container., (.5 linear feet of shelf space.)
- Collection Number
- Cage 611
- Summary
- Corporate documents, minutes of annual meetings, business records, and correspondence with suppliers, all pertaining to the operation of a subscriber-owned telephone company operating adjacent to Clarkston, Washington.
- Repository
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Washington State University Libraries' Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections (MASC)
Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections
Terrell Library Suite 12
Pullman, WA
99164-5610
Telephone: 509-335-6691
mascref@wsu.edu - Access Restrictions
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This collection is open for research use.
- Languages
- English
- Sponsor
- Funding for encoding this finding aid was provided through a grant awarded by the National Endowment for the Humanities.
Historical NoteReturn to Top
The Clarkston Heights Telephone Association was chartered on 29 December 1917 by a group of rural residents who desired a local telephone system. The association functioned for over fifty years on assessments from members. In January 1969, amid discovery that the telephone system was in great disrepair, members voted to dissolve the association and join the Pacific Northwest Bell company. By January 1970, a committee of former members completed the association's dissolution by dividing residual cash among the members-at-large.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
The Clarkston Heights Telephone Association records include several types of documents. These include the original copy of its constitution, signed by the charter members, and its by-laws. A minute book chronicles annual meetings of the membership from 1917 to 1970. Much of the remainder of the collection includes treasurer's files from 1953 to 1966. These include canceled checks and monthly bank statements, paperwork required by the Washington Department of Labor and Industries, and account receipts from various vendors. Almost all of the records were kept by Emmett Johnson, a charter member of the association and its secretary-treasurer from 1918 to 1970.
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Preferred Citation
[Item Description]. Cage 611, Clarkston Heights Telephone Association Records. Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections, Washington State University Libraries, Pullman, WA.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
The following section contains a detailed listing of the materials in the collection.
Constitution and By-Laws of the Association, 1917Return to Top
Container(s): Folder 1
Stock Certificate Stubs, Nos. 1-39 inc., 1941-1943Return to Top
Container(s): Folder 2
Minute Book, 1917-1970Return to Top
Container(s): Folder 3
Ledger, 1917-1952Return to Top
Container(s): Folder 4
Membership Dues Receipt BookReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Folder | ||
| 5 | 1954-1956 | |
| 6 | 1956 | |
| 7 | 1960; 1962 | |
| 8 | 1961-1962 | |
| 9 | 1962-1964 |
Washington Department of Labor and IndustriesReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Folder | ||
| 10 | Account Balance |
1953-1959 |
| 11 | Rate Notices |
1952-1956; 1962-1965 |
| 12 | Employer's Quarterly Report of
Payroll |
1959-64 |
Work OrdersReturn to Top
Container(s): Folder 13
Erb Hardware, Lewiston, accountReturn to Top
Container(s): Folder 14
Graybar Electric Company, Spokane, accountReturn to Top
Container(s): Folder 15
Lewiston Grange Supply, accountReturn to Top
Container(s): Folder 16
Schaefer-Hitchcock Supply Co, Sandpoint, Idaho, accountReturn to Top
Container(s): Folder 17
Telephone Engineering Co., Simpson, Pennsylvania, accountReturn to Top
Container(s): Folder 18
Miscellaneous ReceiptsReturn to Top
Container(s): Folder 19
CorrespondenceReturn to Top
Container(s): Folder 20
Asotin County Personal Property Detail List, 1951-1952Return to Top
Container(s): Folder 21
State Bank of Clarkston, [Clarkston Branch of the National Bank of Commerce of Seattle from July 1956]Return to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Folder | ||
| 22 | Monthly Account
Statement |
1953-1959 |
| 23 | Cancelled Checks |
1954-1959 |
Clarkston Branch of the National Bank of Commerce of SeattleReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Folder | ||
| 24 | Monthly Account
Statement |
1960-1966; 1966 |
| 25 | Cancelled Checks |
1960-1966 |
Rubber Stamp, "Clarkston Heights Telephone Assn."Return to Top
Container(s): Folder 26
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Telephone companies--Washington (State)--Clarkston--Records and correspondence
Corporate Names
- Clarkston Heights Telephone Association --Archives (creator)
Finding aid prepared by Robert W.
Hadlow
2012
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