Guide to the Marion E. Hay Papers
1909-1916

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Table of Contents
  Overview of the Collection
   
  Biographical Note
   
  Content Description
   
Use of the Collection
   
Administrative Information
   
Detailed Description of the Collection

 

Introduction and Inventory

 

Inventory and Guide Index from Washington State Archives

 

Biography – Newspaper Clippings

 

Washington State’s First Lady – Lizzie Muir Hay

 

Memorabilia

 

Family Photographs

 

Banks – Annual Statements

 

Genealogy – Correspondence and Family Records

 

Family Correspondence

 

Family Correspondence

 

Letters to Lizzie L. Muir Hay

 

Correspondence with Relatives

 

Correspondence

 

Correspondence, Personal

 

General Correspondence

 

Manual, WA Legislature

 

Miscellaneous Material

  Subjects

Overview of the Collection

Creator: Hay, Marion E., 1865-1933
Title: Marion E. Hay Papers
Dates: 1905-1928 ( inclusive )
1909-1916 ( bulk )
Quantity: 7 linear ft
Collection Number: Ms 5
Summary: Businessman, lieutenant governor, and governor of Washington State; d. 1933. Collection includes personal and business correspondence during his term as governor, and private business papers.
Repository: Eastern Washington State Historical Society/Northwest Museum of Arts & Culture
Joel E. Ferris Research Library and Archives

2316 W. First Avenue
Spokane, WA 99201
Phone: (509) 363-5313
Fax: (509) 363-5303
Email: archives@northwestmuseum.org

Languages: Materials are in English 
Sponsor: Funding for encoding this finding aid was provided through a grant awarded by the National Endowment for the Humanities.

Biographical Note

Marion Hay (1965-1933) came to Davenport, WA in 1888 and established a mercantile business. In 1899 he moved to Wilbur, WA and opened the M.E. & E.T. Hay Department Store. Hay was mayor of Wilbur and chairman of the Lincoln County Republican Central Committee, 1898-1902. In 1908 he was elected lieutenant governor of Washington, and after Governor Cosgrove’s resignation because of ill health, Hay became governor in 1909. During his administration the Workman’s Compensation law and women’s suffrage were enacted. He was an advocate of governmental reform according to business models and instituted a Bureau of Inspection of Public Offices, later called the Efficiency Department. Hay served one term, after which he devoted himself to his mercantile enterprise and real estate investment.

Content Description

The collection includes personal and business correspondence of Hay during his term as governor, 1909-1913. The papers include incoming and outgoing letters, memos, speeches, reports, and scrapbooks of clippings and ephemera. Included is material related to the conversation policies of the Ballinger-Pinchot controversy. Private business papers include correspondence and records of the National Real Estate Company and the Big Bend Land Company, 1909-1916.

Use of the Collection

Restrictions on Access :  

Collection is not restricted.

Restrictions on Use :  

Collection is open for use.

Preferred Citation :  

Marion E. Hay Papers (Ms 5), Eastern Washington State Historical Society/Northwest Museum of Arts & Culture, Spokane, WA.

Administrative Information

Acquisition Information :  

Donated by Mrs. Frank P. (Margaret Hay) Weaver, 1951 (Accession # 1368.16).

Processing Note :  

Processed to the file folder level.

Additional Reference Guides :  

Nolan, Edward W. A Guide to the Manuscript Collections in the Eastern Washington State Historical Society (Spokane, WA: Eastern Washington State Historical Society, 1987).

Related Materials :  

M.E. Hay Club, Spokane County, Records.

Detailed Description of the Collection

The following section contains a detailed listing of the materials in the collection.

Introduction and Inventory
Container(s)
box-folder
1/1

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Inventory and Guide Index from Washington State Archives
Container(s)
box-folder
1/2

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Biography – Newspaper Clippings
Container(s)
box-folder
1/3

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Washington State’s First Lady – Lizzie Muir Hay
Container(s)
box-folder
1/4

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Memorabilia
Container(s)
box-folder
1/5

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Family Photographs
Container(s)
box-folder
1/6

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Banks – Annual Statements
Container(s)
box-folder
1/7

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Genealogy – Correspondence and Family Records
Container(s)
box-folder
1/8

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Family Correspondence, 1910-1913
Container(s)
box-folder
1/9

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Family Correspondence, 1910-1925
Container(s)
box-folder
1/10

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Letters to Lizzie L. Muir Hay, 1924-1928
Container(s)
box-folder
1/11

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Correspondence with Relatives, 1909-1913
Container(s)
box-folder
1/12

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Correspondence
Container(s)
Description
Dates
Box/Folder
1/13 Brunot Hall 1913 March 22
1/14 Purchase of Yacht 1910-1911
1/15 Requests for Biographical Materials and Photographs 1909-1910
1/16 Spokane Residence – Furnishings – Sale 1908-1909
1/17 St. Mary’s Hall 1909-1915
1/18 Shattuck School 1908-1914
1/19 Rufus Walton 1908
1/20 Williams College 1910-1914

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Correspondence, Personal
Container(s)
Description
Dates
Box/Folder
1/21 A-F 1909
1/22 G-M 1909
1/23 N-R 1909
1/24 S-Z 1909
1/25 A-F 1910
1/26 G-M 1910
1/27 N-S 1910
1/28 T-Z 1910
1/29 A-C 1911
1/30 D-L 1911
1/31 N-O 1911
1/32 P-S 1911
1/33 T-Z 1911
1/34 A-M 1912
1/35 N-Z 1912
1/36 A-M 1913
1/37 N-Z 1913
1/38 A-Z 1914
1/39 Finances 1909-1913
1/40 Finances: Frank Owen 1909
1/41 Finances: M.T. and E.T. May 1910
1/42 Finances 1911
1/43 Finances

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General Correspondence
Container(s)
Description
Dates
Box/Folder
2/1 A 1909 January 27-1909 December 24
2/2 B 1909 January 30-1909 December 1
2/3 C 1909 February 22-1910 January 31
2/4 D 1909 January 3-1909 December 15
2/5 E 1909 May 9-1909 October 6
2/6 F 1909 March 18-1909 August 12
2/7 G 1909 February 8-1909 September 21
2/8 H 1909 January 22-1909 December 10
2/9 I-J 1909 January 5-1909 November 20
2/10 K 1909 March 11-1909 December 3
2/11 L 1909 March 28-1909 November 22
2/12 M 1909 January 26-1909 December 15
2/13 N-O 1909 March 1-1909 June 30
2/14 P 1909 January 28-1909 December 3
2/15 R 1909 January 25-1909 November 24
2/16 S 1909 March 4-1909 December 17
2/17 T 1909 January 30-1909 November 27
2/18 V-Y 1909 January 3-1909 December 17
2/19 Joe L. Ashlock 1909 March 1-1909 December 20
2/20 Philip Carbary 1909 May 8-1909 December 16
2/21 Endorsements 1909 January 1-1909 December 29
2/22 E.L. Farnsworth 1909 April 3-1909 September 24
2/23 Governor’s Office: Position of Secretary 1909
2/24 David. T. Ham 1909 April 3-1909 December 2
2/25 F.A. Hazeltine 1909 May 9-1909 December 3
2/26 Hotel Inspector Recommendations 1909
2/27 Initiative - Referendum 1909-1910
2/28 Wesley T. Jones 1909 March 12-1909 October 14
2/29 Albert E. Mead 1909 January 11-1909 August 24
2/30 Seabury Merritt 1909 March 4-1909 November 27
2/31 National Real Estate Co., Mexico City 1909
2/32 Panta Pantois Case – Judge Webster Connection 1909 August-1909 December
2/33 W. Paulhamus 1909 March 29-1909 December 17
2/34 Gifford Pinchot – Conservation 1909-1912
2/35 Miles Poindexter 1909 March 15-1909 December 20
2/36 Fred. C. Pugh 1909 April 27-1909 December 1
2/37 A 1910 January 12-1910 December 16
2/38 B 1910 January 6-1910 December 26
2/39 C 1910 January 3-1910 December 31
2/40 D 1910 January 13-1910 December 24
2/41 E-G 1910 January 31-1910 December 23
2/42 H 1909 December 31-1910 December 31
2/43 I-J 1910 January 4-1910 November 10
2/44 K-L 1910 January 10-1910 December 12
2/45 M 1910 January 6-1910 December 2
2/46 N 1910 February 10-1910 November 8
2/47 O 1910 January 31-1910 November 28
2/48 P 1910 January 5-1910 December 17
2/49 R 1910 January 12-1910 December 5
2/50 S 1910 January 6-1910 December 13
2/51 T 1910 January 5-1910 November 21
2/52 V-Y 1910 January 19-1910 December 31
2/53 A. W. Anderson 1910 February 16-1910 October 6
2/54 Joe E. Ashlock 1910 January 5-1910 December 21
2/55 R.A. Ballinger 1910 January 10-1910 September 26
2/56 John L. Blair 1910 January 10-1910 August 30
2/57 Erastus Brainerd 1910 May 14-1910 November 11
2/58 Philip Carbary 1910 January 6-1910 October 14
2/59 Charles R. Case 1910 January 11-1910 September 20
2/60 Frank M. Collins 1910 March 17-1910 August 23
2/61 W.H. Cowles 1910 August 25-1910 October 19
2/62 D. H. Cox 1910 February 8-1910 November 16
2/63 J.J. Donovan 1910 March 26-1910 October 19
2/64 Boyd P. Doty 1910 January 22-1910 December 29
2/65 E.L. Farnsworth 1910 January 7-1910 December 18
2/66 H.O. Fishback 1910 January 26-1910 December 10
3/1 Good Roads Convention 1909 December-1910 February
3/2 David T. Ham 1910 March 18-1910 July 29
3/3 F.A. Hazeltine 1910 January 31-1910 December 5
3/4 William E. Humphrey 1909 December 5-1910 December 21
3/5 Wesley S. Jones 1910
3/6 Letters of Introduction 1910
3/7 Ralph Metcalf 1910 March 16-1910 November 12
3/8 National Conservation Congress: A-J 1910
3/9 National Conservation Congress: L-W 1910
3/10 National Conservation Congress: Documents 1910
3/11 National Conservation Congress: Speeches 1910
3/12 National Conservation Congress: With Western Governors 1910
3/13 W.H. Paulson 1910 March 10-1910 December 30
3/14 Supreme Court, Non-Partisan Election 1910
3/15 Whithworth College re: Acting as Trustee 1910
3/16 A-B 1911 January 2-1911 December 30
3/17 C 1911 January 11-1911 December 29
3/18 D-E 1911 January 14-1911 December 8
3/19 F-G 1911 March 4-1911 December 30
3/20 H 1911 January 2-1911 December 14
3/21 I-J 1911 January 6-1911 December 8
3/22 K-L 1911 February 6-1911 December 8
3/23 M 1910 December 31-1911 December 9
3/24 N-O 1911 January 23-1912 January 5
3/25 P 1911 January 4-1911 October 16
3/26 R 1911 January 27-1911 December 27
3/27 S 1911 January 16-1911 December 18
3/28 T 1911 January 25-1911 December 9
3/29 V-W 1911 January 9-1911 December 4
3/30 Adjutant General 1911
3/31 Barber’s Board 1911
3/32 Bellingham Normal School 1911
3/33 Fair Commission 1911
3/34 Fire Warden 1911
3/35 Fish Commission 1911
3/36 F. A. Hazeltine 1911 January 20-1911 December 26
3/37 Samuel Hill 1911 January 9-1911 December 8
3/38 Highway Commissioner 1911
3/39 W.E. Humphrey 1910 December 31-1911 December 28
3/40 Industrial Insurance Commission 1911
3/41 Wesley Jones 1911 January 5-1911 December 7
3/42 Labor Commissioner 1911 October-1911 December
3/43 Legislative Bills 1911
3/44 Legislative Bills 1911
3/45 Letters of Introduction 1911
3/46 W.H. Paulhamus 1911 April 25-1911 November 27
3/47 Pharmacy Board 1911
3/48 Public Service Commission 1911
3/49 Regents, University of Washington 1909-1911
3/50 Southwest Trip 1911
4/1 Pres. Taft’s Visit to Washington State 1911
4/2 W.H. Taft 1911 January 30-1912 January 6
4/3 Training School 1911
4/4 Veteran’s Home, Port Orchard 1911
4/5 A-K 1912 January 2-1913 January 11
4/6 L 1912 January 8-1912 December 31
4/7 Ma 1912 January 21-1912 December 21
4/8 Mc 1912 January 18-1912 November 22
4/9 Me-Mi 1912 January 2-1912 November 29
4/10 Mo-Mu 1912 January 20-1912 December 21
4/11 N 1912 February 8-1912 December 26
4/12 O 1912 January 4-1912 October 13
4/13 Pa-Pl 1912 January 11-1912 December 21
4/14 Po-Pu 1912
4/15 Q 1912
4/16 R 1912
4/17 Sa 1912
4/18 Sc 1912
4/19 Se-Sh 1912
4/20 Si-Sp 1912
4/21 St-Sw 1912
4/22 T 1912
4/23 U-V 1912
4/24 Wa 1912
4/25 We 1912
4/26 Wh 1912
4/27 Wi 1912
4/28 Wo-Wr 1912
4/29 Y-Z 1912
4/30 Labor Commissioner 1912 January 24-1912 June 10
4/31 M.A. Matthews 1912 January 3-1912 December 9
4/32 Taft Endorsement 1912
4/33 Paul Paulhamas 1912 January 16-1912 October 24
4/34 S.A. Perkins 1912
4/35 Public Service Commission 1912 January 4-1912 March 10
4/36 Anna S. Reed 1912
4/37 A.L. Rogers 1912
4/38 J.C. Round 1912
4/39 Werner A. Rupp 1912
4/40 Regents, Washington State College 1912
4/41 H. Sampson 1912
4/42 E.E. Sanderson 1912
4/43 A.C. Shaw 1912
4/44 Joe Smith 1912
4/45 F.L. Stewart 1912
4/46 William H. Taft, President of the U.S.A. 1912
4/47 W.B. Tuner 1912
4/48 Veteran’s Home, Port Orchard 1912
4/49 Fred L. Wolf 1912
4/50 Letters of Introduction 1913
4/51 Charles W. Wappenstien – Proposed Pardon 1913
4/52 Charles W. Wappenstien – Proposed Pardon 1913
4/53 A 1913-1914
4/54 B 1913-1914
4/55 C 1913-1914
5/1 D 1913-1914
5/2 E 1913-1914
5/3 F 1913-1914
5/4 G 1913-1914
5/5 H 1913-1914
5/6 J 1913-1914
5/7 K 1913-1914
5/8 L 1913-1914
5/9 M 1913-1914
5/10 Mc 1913-1914
5/11 N 1913-1914
5/12 O 1913-1914
5/13 P 1913-1914
5/14 R 1913-1914
5/15 S 1913-1914
5/16 T 1913-1914
5/17 U-V 1913-1914
5/18 W 1913-1914
5/19 Y 1913-1914
5/20 Pliny L. Allen 1913-1914
5/21 Wesley L. Jones 1913-1914
Correspondence, Business
Box/Folder
5/22 Big Bend Land Company 1907-1909
5/23 Big Bend Land Company 1919-1912
5/24 Big Bend Land Company 1910
5/25 Big Bend Land Company 1911-1912
5/26 Big Bend Land Company 1912-1914
5/27 Big Bend Land Company 1915 January-1915 February
5/28 Big Bend Land Company 1915 March
5/29 Big Bend Land Company 1915 April
5/30 Big Bend Land Company 1915 May
5/31 Big Bend Land Company 1915 June
5/32 Big Bend Land Company 1915 July
5/33 Big Bend Land Company 1915 August
5/34 Big Bend Land Company 1915 September
5/35 Big Bend Land Company 1915 October
5/36 National Real Estate Co., Mexico City 1910
5/37 National Real Estate Co., Mexico City 1912 January
5/38 National Real Estate Co., Mexico City 1912 February
5/39 National Real Estate Co., Mexico City 1912 March
5/40 National Real Estate Co., Mexico City 1912 April
5/41 National Real Estate Co., Mexico City 1912 May
5/42 National Real Estate Co., Mexico City 1912 June
5/43 National Real Estate Co., Mexico City 1912 July
5/44 National Real Estate Co., Mexico City 1912 August
5/45 National Real Estate Co., Mexico City 1912 September
5/46 National Real Estate Co., Mexico City 1912 October
5/47 National Real Estate Co., Mexico City 1912 November
5/48 National Real Estate Co., Mexico City 1912 December
5/49 National Real Estate Co., Mexico City 1913 January
5/50 National Real Estate Co., Mexico City 1913 February
5/51 National Real Estate Co., Mexico City 1913 March
5/52 National Real Estate Co., Mexico City 1913 May
5/53 National Real Estate Co., Mexico City 1913 June
5/54 National Real Estate Co., Mexico City 1913 July
5/55 National Real Estate Co., Mexico City 1913 August
5/56 National Real Estate Co., Mexico City 1913 September
5/57 National Real Estate Co., Mexico City 1913 October
6/1 National Real Estate Co., Mexico City 1913 November
6/2 National Real Estate Co., Mexico City 1913 December
6/3 National Real Estate Co., Mexico City 1914 January-1914 February
6/4 National Real Estate Co., Mexico City 1914 March-1914 April
6/5 National Real Estate Co., Mexico City 1914 May-1914 July
6/6 National Real Estate Co., Mexico City 1914 August
6/7 National Real Estate Co., Mexico City 1914 September-1914 October
6/8 National Real Estate Co., Mexico City 1914 October-1914 December
6/9 William H. Taft 1913-1914
6/10 A-Z 1915-1916
6/11 Miscellaneous and Pamphlets
6/12 Addresses – Public Statements 1910-1917
6/13 Addresses - Reports

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Manual, WA Legislature, 1905-1907, 1909
Container(s)
box-folder
6/14

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Miscellaneous Material
Container(s)
Description
Dates
Box/Folder
6/15 Hay Campaign 1912
6/16 Political Elections and Campaigns – Dewey and Dillon
6/17 State Politics and Elections
6/18 Political Elections and Campaigns – Arkwright and Arthur 1912
6/19 Political Elections and Campaigns – Baldwin and Belmont
6/20 Political Elections and Campaigns – Cannon and Conklin
6/21 Political Elections and Campaigns – Drumheller
6/22 Reports on Development of Oil Lands in Mexico
6/23 State Documents 1908-1916
6/24 State Documents 1908-1916
6/25 State Documents 1908-1916
6/26 National Campaign Books of the Republican Party 1900,; 1902
6/27 National Campaign Books of the Democratic and Republican Parties 1902,; 1906
6/28 National Campaign Book of the Republican Party 1906,; 1908
6/29 National Campaign Book of the Republican Party: Extracts from the Congressional Record 1912,; 1854-1908
6/30 Addresses, Articles, Newspaper Clippings 1910-1916
6/31 Newspaper Clippings 1909 April-1911
7/1 Newspaper Clippings 1911 May-1911 September
7/2 Newspaper Clippings 1911 October-1911 November
7/3 Newspaper Clippings 1912-1915
7/4 Newspaper Clippings 1913-1917
7/5 Newspaper Lists by Counties 1912
7/6 Scrapbook No. 1 1908 April-1908 October
7/7 Scrapbook No. 2 1908 September-1908 December
7/8 Scrapbook No. 3 1909 January-1909 June
7/9 Scrapbook No. 4 1909 February-1909 March
7/10 Scrapbook No. 5 1909 June-1909 September
7/11 Scrapbook 1912 June-1912 August
7/12 Scrapbook 1916
7/13 Speeches and Drafts
7/14 Speeches in Congress by Washington Members

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Subjects

This collection is indexed under the following headings in the Online Computer Library Center (OCLC) WorldCat database. Researchers desiring materials about related topics, persons, or places should search WorldCat using these headings.

  • Personal Names :
  • Hay, Marion E., 1865-1933--Archives
  • Corporate Names :
  • Big Bend Land Company
  • National Real Estate Company
  • Geographical Names :
  • Washington (State)--Business, industries, and trade--Real estate
  • Washington (State)--Politics and government
  • Subject Terms :
  • Conservation of natural resources--Washington (State)
  • Governors--United States
  • Governors--Washington (State)
  • Land companies--Washington (State)
  • Real estate business--Washington (State)
  • Women--Suffrage--Washington (State)
  • Workers' compensation--Washington (State)

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      Finding aid prepared by Edward W. Nolan
      © 1987