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Thomas Neill Papers, 1892-1937
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Thomas Neill
- Title
- Thomas Neill Papers
- Dates
- 1892-1937 (inclusive)18921937
- Quantity
- 3 containers, (1.5 linear feet of shelf space)
- Collection Number
- Cage 624
- Summary
- The collection consists primarily of speeches given by Judge Neill to various civic and fraternal groups.
- 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 and available for research use. Copyright restrictions apply.
- Languages
- Sponsor
- Funding for encoding this finding aid was provided through a grant awarded by the National Endowment for the Humanities.
Historical NoteReturn to Top
Thomas Neill (1861-1938) was born in Ireland and emigrated to the United States in 1879. He worked first as a laborer in various jobs, and then studied law in Indiana, where he was admitted to the bar. In 1886 Neill married Ada Marion Allen, after meeting her in the Dakota Territory where he was involved in a newspaper venture. They had three children: Roscoe, Ruth, and Royal.
The Neills relocated to Pullman in 1888. Neill established the Pullman Herald newspaper in the same year. He was very active in the newly incorporated town, becoming particularly involved in supporting civic improvements and establishing educational institutions, including what is now Washington State University. Neill Hall on the WSU Pullman campus is named in his honor.
He served as Superior Court judge for Whitman County from 1910 to 1912.
Judge Neill was interested in documenting the early history of Pullman, and published a pamphlet, Incidents in the Early History of Pullman and the State College of Washington, in 1922. A later edition of the pamphlet, published in 1977, includes a brief biography of Neill written by Lawrence R. Stark.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
The collection consists primarily of speeches given by Judge Neill to various civic and fraternal groups. There are also other speeches of Neill, some speeches given by others, pamphlets on various topics (some related to topics of speeches in the collection), and a small number of photographs and miscellaneous items.
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Preferred Citation
The suggested citation for the collection is:
[Item Description] Thomas Neill Papers, 1892-1934 Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections, Washington State University Libraries, Pullman, WA.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Arrangement
The collection has been arranged in three series:
Series 1: Speeches and supporting documentation, 1890s-1935. Groups of speeches given to particular organizations have been kept together. The remainder have been arranged in a rough alphabetical sequence.
Series 2: Miscellaneous papers, 1892-1936. Includes a small number of photographs, financial records, manuscripts, and a variety of other items.
Series 3: Pamphlets, 1918-1937. This series was given a rough topical arrangement during processing.
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
1: Series 1: Speeches and supporting documentation , 1890s-1935Return to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Box | Folder | ||
| 1 | 1 | Armistice Day, Palouse (WA) |
1925 |
| 1 | 2 | City park promotion, Colfax (WA) |
circa 1920s |
| 1 | 3 | "Founders Day 1925," Washington State College |
1925 |
Addresses to Kiwanis Clubs
|
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| Box | Folder | ||
| 1 | 4 | "Kiwanis" |
undated |
| 1 | 5 | "Kiwanis International" |
undated |
| 1 | 6 | "Kiwanis History" |
circa 1920s |
| 1 | 7 | "Colfax Club Charter" |
3 June 1922 |
| 1 | 8 | "Constitution" |
17 September 1923 |
| 1 | 9 | Untitled address to Colfax (WA) Kiwanis Club |
6 and 11 February 1924 |
| 1 | 10 | Untitled address to Lewiston (ID) Kiwanis Club |
23 January 1931 |
| 1 | 11 | Untitled address to Moscow (ID) Kiwanis Club |
21 June 1926 |
| 1 | 12 | Untitled address to Kellogg (ID) Kiwanis Club |
1927 |
| 1 | 13 | Untitled addresses |
undated |
| 1 | 14 | "Let Us Have Peace" by Enoch A. Bryan, Armistice Day |
1929 |
Addresses to the Knights of Pythias
|
|||
| Box | Folder | ||
| 1 | 15 | "Cardinal Virtues of the Order" |
undated |
| 1 | 16 | "Memorial to Brother Simpson" |
undated |
| 1 | 17 | "Memorial Tribute to Dr. Mosier, Tekoa" |
undated |
| 1 | 18 | "Pythianism Must Have a Social Program" |
undated |
| 1 | 19 | "Goal Setting for Local Lodge" |
undated |
| 1 | 20 | "Pythianism for Lodges" |
undated |
| 1 | 21 | "Welcome of Royal Order of Moose" |
undated |
| 1 | 22 | "Pythianism" |
undated |
| 1 | 23 | History of the order |
undated |
| 1 | 24 | "Pythian Friendship" |
undated |
| 1 | 25 | "Pythianism," address at Rosalia |
8 January 1920 |
| 1 | 26 | Untitled address at Pomeroy (WA) |
17 February 1921 |
| 1 | 26 | Untitled address at Spokane |
29 February 1921 |
| 1 | 27 | Memorial to deceased brothers, address at Pullman (WA) |
12 June 1922 |
| 1 | 28 | Untitled address, Diamond Jubilee at Garfield (WA) |
20 February 1924 |
| 1 | 29 | Untitled address, Walla Walla |
18 May 1935 |
| 1 | 30 | Addresses of E. V. Kuykendall |
18 May 1911, 22 May 1919 |
| 1 | 31 | Knights of Pythias, miscellaneous |
1924-1928, undated |
Independent Order of Odd Fellows (IOOF) addresses
|
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| Box | Folder | ||
| 1 | 32 | "Pullman Lodge History" |
undated |
| 1 | 33 | Odd Fellowship history |
undated |
| 1 | 34 | "I.O.O.F. Anniversary 1907 at Endicott" |
undated |
| 1 | 35 | Untitled address |
circa 1916 |
| 1 | 36 | Untitled address at Colfax |
16 November 1917 |
| 1 | 37 | Odd Fellowship history, address at Colfax (WA) |
26 April 1920 |
| 1 | 38 | "[Amalgamation?] of Foreign Born" |
16 January 1920 |
| 1 | 38 | "Anniversary of [Washington] Statehood, 1917," at Washington State College |
1917 |
| 1 | 38 | "Child Labor Law" |
undated |
| 1 | 38 | "The Church and Civilization" |
18 July 1925 |
| 1 | 38 | "The Code of Hammurabi" |
undated |
| 1 | 39 | Commencement address, preparatory class, Washington State College |
1918 |
| 1 | 40 | "The Constitution and Democracy" |
undated |
| 1 | 40 | "Crime and Criminals" |
undated |
| 1 | 40 | "Decoration Day," Farmington (WA) |
30 May 1921 |
| 1 | 41 | Dedication of Stevens Hall, Washington State College |
circa 1890s |
| 1 | 42 | "Economic Determinism" |
undated |
| 1 | 42 | "Education" |
undated |
| 1 | 42 | "Federated Church" |
15 February 1919 |
| 1 | 42 | "The Standard of American Federated Church" |
29 February 1920 |
| 1 | 42 | "Forum" [about criminal law] |
3 March 1935 |
| 1 | 43 | "Golden Rule" |
undated |
| 1 | 43 | "Judge [William] Inman" |
undated |
| 1 | 43 | "Industrial Democracy" |
undated |
| 1 | 43 | "Ireland" |
undated |
| 1 | 43 | "Legislation of Interest to Mothers" |
undated |
| 1 | 44 | "Marriage and Divorce" |
February 1925, undated |
| 1 | 44 | Memorial to P. W. Cox |
undated |
| 1 | 44 | Memorial to Governor Ernest Lister |
undated |
| 1 | 44 | "Memorial Day," Tekoa (WA) |
30 May 1918 |
| 1 | 44 | "Origin of the Family" |
undated |
| 1 | 45 | "Patriotism" |
undated |
| 1 | 45 | "Penology" |
undated |
| 1 | 45 | "Plum Plan" |
undated |
| 1 | 45 | "Registration Day" [about draft registration] |
undated |
| 1 | 45 | "The Single Tax" |
undated |
| 1 | 46 | "Social Dynamatics" |
undated |
| 1 | 46 | "Soldiers' Reunion Pullman" |
1908 |
| 1 | 46 | "The Spirit of Americanism" |
undated |
| 1 | 46 | "Story of Nash" |
undated |
| 1 | 46 | "Taxation" |
undated |
| 1 | 46 | "Thanksgiving Day" |
1924 |
| 1 | 46 | "Theosophy" |
undated |
| 1 | 46 | "Training the Child for Civic Life or Citizenship," Mothers' Club, Pullman |
21 September 1910 |
| 2 | 47 | Untitled Independence Day address |
undated |
| 2 | 47 | Untitled Independence Day address, Farmington (WA) |
1915 |
| 2 | 47 | Untitled addresses about "Americanism" |
undated |
| 2 | 47 | Untitled address about the Constitution |
undated |
| 2 | 47 | Untitled address about contracts |
undated |
| 2 | 48 | Untitled address about Steptoe War of 1858 |
undated |
| 2 | 48 | Untitled address about fraternalism |
undated |
| 2 | 48 | Untitled address about freedom of speech |
undated |
| 2 | 48 | Untitled address about the International Court of Justice |
undated |
| 2 | 48 | Untitled address about lawyers |
undated |
| 2 | 49 | Untitled address about leadership |
undated |
| 2 | 49 | Untitled address about National Recovery Administration |
circa 1930s |
| 2 | 49 | Untitled address about poverty and social problems |
undated |
| 2 | 49 | Untitled address about public schools |
undated |
| 2 | 50 | Untitled address about religion |
undated |
| 2 | 50 | Untitled address about Russia |
circa 1920s |
| 2 | 50 | Untitled address about Socialism |
undated |
| 2 | 50 | Untitled address about "The Spirit of Americanism," Endicott (WA) |
July 1916 |
| 2 | 50 | Untitled address to Moscow (ID) Chamber of Commerce |
14 July 1926 |
| 2 | 50 | Untitled address given at Almota (WA) |
17 September 1919 |
| 2 | 51 | Untitled address given at Palouse (WA) |
2 September 1918 |
| 2 | 51 | Untitled address to "veteran friends" |
undated |
| 2 | 51 | Untitled notes and drafts about crime |
undated |
| 2 | 51 | Untitled notes about England |
undated |
| 2 | 51 | Untitled notes about real estate |
undated |
| 2 | 51 | Untitled notes about rent |
undated |
| 2 | 52 | Unidentified notes and fragments |
undated |
| 2 | 53 | "Washington's Birthday" |
1920 |
| 2 | 53 | "What Is Democracy?" Men's Club, Congregational Church |
26 February 1918 |
| 2 | 53 | "What Is 100 per cent American?" |
March 1926 |
| 2 | 53 | "Women's Legal Status" |
undated |
| 2 | 53 | "Woodrow Wilson" |
undated |
| 2 | 53 | "Woodrow Wilson Memorial Address at Colfax" |
circa 1924 |
| 2 | 53 | "World Court" |
undated |
| 2 | 54 | "Judge George Turner," memorial address by Frank H. Graves |
20 February 1932 |
| 2 | 54 | "Elwood Hughes," memorial address by Frederick Bausman |
31 July 1919 |
| 2 | 54 | "Abraham Lincoln," memorial address by Will H. Thompson |
12 February 1913 |
| 2 | 55 | Radio addresses |
|
| 2 | 55 | "Our Moral Responsibility to Criminals" (script) |
13 May 1925 |
| 2 | 55 | "Tribute to Pullman, Washington" (script) |
7 February 1933 |
| 2 | 55 | "Early Pullman History" (script) |
1937 |
2: Series 2: Miscellaneous papers , 1892-1936Return to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Box | Folder | ||
| 2 | 56 | Correspondence |
1918, 1924, undated |
Pullman history
|
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| Box | Folder | ||
| 2 | 57 |
Incidents in the Early History of Pullman and the State College of Washington (Published by the Pullman Herald) |
1922 |
| 2 | 57 | Untitled draft about early Pullman history |
undated |
| 2 | 58 | Federated Church of Pullman |
undated |
| 2 | 59 | Program, "Registration Day" |
5 June 1917 |
| 2 | 59 | Program, "Columbus Day Celebration" (Dedication of Pullman public school building) |
21 October 1892 |
| 2 | 59 | "Handbook for Hotel Stock Salesmen" (pamphlet about proposed Pullman hotel) |
undated |
Financial records
|
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| Box | Folder | ||
| 2 | 60 | Cancelled checks, bank records |
1916-1919 |
| 2 | 61 | Personal budget |
1912-1913 |
| 2 | 62 | Receipts |
1917-1919 |
| 2 | 63 | Four Minute Men bulletins |
1917-1918 |
| 2 | 64 | "The Overproduction Perplexity" by F. W. Clower (typescript inscribed by author) |
undated |
| 2 | 65 | Poem, "Bar Meeting 1912" |
1912 |
| 2 | 66 | News clippings |
1914-1936 |
| 2 | 66 | Photographs |
|
| 2 | 67 | Allen family, Judge Neill |
|
| 2 | 67 | Pullman flood of 1910 (42 black and white postcards) |
1910 |
| 2 | 67 | Miscellaneous Pullman and Colfax photos |
circa 1900-1910 |
3: Series 3: Pamphlets , 1918-1937Return to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Box | Folder | ||
| 3 | 68 | Christianity |
|
| 3 | 68 |
Christianity and World Problems by Kirby Page (numbers 9 and 17) |
1925, 1929 |
| 3 | 68 |
Christianity and Industry by Sherwood Eddy (number 12) |
1927 |
| 3 | 69 | Crime |
|
| 3 | 69 |
The Crime Problem by E. R. Cass |
1928 |
| 3 | 69 |
Census of Prisoners: 1923, U.S. Dept. of Commerce |
circa 1923 |
| 3 | 70 | Economic issues |
|
| 3 | 70 |
Letter to the President on Foreign Trade by George N. Peek |
1934 |
| 3 | 70 |
The Non-production of Wealth by Harold Loeb |
circa 1934 |
| 3 | 71 | Industry |
|
| 3 | 71 |
Representation in Industry by John D. Rockefeller, Jr. |
1918 |
| 3 | 71 |
Report of the Employers' Industrial Commission of the United States Department of Labor on British Labor Problems, United States Dept. of Labor |
1919 |
| 3 | 71 | Selections from The Old Savage in the New Civilization by Raymond B. Fosdick |
1929 |
| 3 | 71 |
One Billion Wild Horses by Stuart Chase |
1930 |
| 3 | 71 |
Long-Range Planning for the Regularization of Industry published by The New Republic
|
1932 |
| 3 | 71 |
NRA Legislation by Henry I. Harriman |
1935 |
| 3 | 71 |
An Experiment in Industrial Democracy by William P. Hapgood (no. 13) |
undated |
| 3 | 71 | Industrial Recovery Act (S. 2445) |
undated |
| 3 | 72 | League of Nations (11 items) |
1919 |
| 3 | 73 | Politics |
|
| 3 | 73 |
The Demand for Philippine Independence by Frederick Starr |
circa 1920s |
| 3 | 73 | Platform and Constitution of the National Party |
circa 1918 |
| 3 | 73 |
An American's Appeal to the President for Justice to our War Associates and the Honor of the United States by Frederick W. Peabody |
1926 |
| 3 | 73 |
How the Tenth Amendment Affected the Fifth Article of the Constitution by Selden Bacon |
1930 |
| 3 | 74 | Prohibition, public health (6 items) |
1928-1937, undated |
| 3 | 75 | Railroads (9 items) |
1919-1937, undated |
| 3 | 76 | World Court (11 items) |
1925-1930 |
| 3 | 77 | Miscellaneous (3 items) |
1923, 1931 |
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Independent Order of Odd Fellows -- Washington (State) -- Pullman-- History.
- Kiwanis Club (Pullman, Wash.) -- History.
- Knights of Pythias -- History -- Washington (State) -- Pullman.
- Neill, Thomas, 1861-1938.
Finding aid prepared by Cheryl Gunselman
April 21, 2015
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