Overview of the Collection
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Repository Name:
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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
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Collection Number:
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Ms 13
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Creator:
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Kehoe, Agnes M., 1875-1959
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Title:
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Agnes M. Kehoe Papers
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Dates:
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1918-1959 (inclusive)
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Quantity:
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3 linear ft.
2 boxes
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Languages:
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Materials are
in English.
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Summary:
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Businesswoman, state legislator, and
civic leader, of Hillyard, Wash. Correspondence (1937-1959) and records of
community organizations in which Kehoe was involved, including Hillyard
Commercial Club (1953-1959), Hillyard Community Club (1937-1941), and Spokane
Visiting Nurses Association (1942-1958), which she helped organize in 1942.
Includes material relating to Kehoe Hardware Company, Spokane, Wash., owned by
Kehoe and her husband, Thomas E. Kehoe.
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Biographical Note
Agnes M. Kehoe
The wife of Thomas E. Kehoe, Agnes M. Kehoe was born on a farm near
Mason City, Iowa, March 26, c. 1875. As a resident of Hillyard and Spokane, for
57 years Mrs. Kehoe was noted for her activities in social welfare. She earned
the nickname “Mrs. Hillyard.”
In 1938 she filed for the legislature of Washington State on the
Democratic ticket. She was elected three times by her district, each time
without conducting a political campaign.
Mrs. Kehoe was a member of the Board of Regents of Holy Names College.
In 1951 she was awarded its Marian award for “significant contributions” to her
community. She was a former president and life member of the Spokane Visiting
Nurses Association, which she helped organize in 1942. She also was a life
member of the Washington State Tuberculosis League and a regent of the Catholic
Daughters of America. She gained recognition for her efforts on behalf of the
business community of Hillyard as a member of the Hillyard Commercial Club,
and, for a time, the Hillyard Community Club. The annual Hillyard Hi-Jinks
Festival attracted the “movers and shakers” of Spokane.
The Kehoes had two children, one of which, Eileen Mary, died in
infancy. The surviving daughter Ethyl was married to Earl Peasley. Agnes Kehoe
passed away on November 17, 1959.
Thomas E. Kehoe
In the spring of 1902 Thomas E. Kehoe, born November 19, 1865, arrived
in Spokane, Washington, to begin a new life. His prior business was located in
Minneapolis, Minnesota. His stable and carriage painting business failed
because of an epidemic of glanders among his horses.
In 1907 Kehoe constructed a brick building in Hillyard, Washington,
and opened a hardware store in it in January of 1915. He passed away in June of
1946. The business was carried on by his wife Agnes, daughter Ethyl, Earl
Peasley and long-time employee Francis Mihm.
The Kehoe family also owned and operated the Kehoe Apartments and
Hotel on the premises, a place where many employees of the Great Northern
Railroad stayed between road trips.
Content Description
The collection includes correspondence, 1937-1959; fragmentary records
of the Hillyard Commercial Club, 1953-1959; the Hillyard Community Club,
1937-1941; and the Spokane Visiting Nurses Association, 1942-1958. There is
some fragmentary material relating to the Kehoe Hardware Company. Additionally,
there are many photographs which illustrate family life and the times in which
the Kehoes lived.
Administrative Information
Acquisition Information Donated by Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Stussi, 1986 (L86-1459).
Processing Note Processed to the file folder level.
Use of the Collection
Restrictions on Access Collection is not restricted.
Restrictions on Use Collection is open for use.
Preferred Citation Agnes M. Kehoe Papers (Ms 13), Eastern Washington State Historical
Society/Northwest Museum of Arts & Culture, Spokane, WA.
Related Information
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).
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.
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| Kehoe, Agnes M., 1875-1959--Archives |
| Kehoe, Thomas E. |
| Kehoe Hardware Company (Spokane, Wash.) |
| Hillyard (Spokane, Wash.)--Societies, etc. |
| Spokane (Wash.)--Business, industries, and
trades--Hardware |
| Spokane (Wash.)--Medical affairs--Nurses and nursing |
| Spokane (Wash.)--Societies, etc. |
| Washington (State)--Business, industries, and trades |
| Washington (State)--Business, industries, and
trades--Hardware |
| Washington (State)--Medical affairs--Nurses and
nursing |
| Washington (State)--Societies, etc. |
| Boards of
trade--Washington (State) |
| Businesswomen--Washington (State) |
| Hardware
stores--Washington (State) |
| Home
nursing--Washington (State) |
| Trade and
professional associations--Washington (State) |
| Visiting
nurses--Washington (State) |
| Civic
leaders--Washington (State) |
| Women
civic leaders--Washington (State) |
| Other Creators : |
| Hillyard Commercial Club (Spokane, Wash.) |
| Hillyard Community Club (Spokane, Wash.) |
| Spokane Visiting Nurses Association |
Detailed Description of the Collection
The following section contains a detailed listing of the materials in
the collection.
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Introduction, Biography and
Inventory
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Thomas E. Kehoe:
Biography, 1955 November 17
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C.I.O. Political Action Committee:
A Woman’s Guide to Political Action.
New York: National Political Action Committee, 1965
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First National Bank, Hillyard
Branch:
Our Government, 1923 February 15
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Edith M. Davies: Receipts to Thomas
E. Kehoe on Note, 1933 March 14-1936 July 14
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Senator French et al: Senate Bill
366 relating to Sales Tax Exemption, 1953 February 18-1967 February 16
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Mayor M.H. Gordon: Poster:
“Attention Voters of Hillyard” (Franchise to Hillyard Water
Company), 1908 July 14
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Arthur Gri: Oral History: Kehoe
Family Mentioned, 1982 June 15
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Hillyard Community Center: Savings
Account, 1944 February 19-1954 February 23
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Italian Progressive Club: Sample
Ballot, circa 1938
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Ted B. Jones: Payments to Agnes
Kehoe on Montana Property, 1955 August 22-1958 January 22
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Agnes Kehoe
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Container(s)
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Description
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Dates
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P.O. Address Book and Other
Addresses
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circa 1925 |
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Awards
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Calling Cards: Business and
Personal
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Catholic Social Betterment
League: Parish Case Reports
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1935 |
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Certificate: Air Raid
Warden
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1943 May 6-1945 October 29 |
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Certificate: Election to
Washington State Legislature
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1938 November 8 |
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Legislature, State of
Washington
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1939 1951 |
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Charitable
Contributions
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1927 October 6-1956 January 6 |
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Charitable Contributions: Holy
Names College
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1945 March 6-1957 December 25 |
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Charitable Contributions: St.
Patrick’s Church
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1918-1955 November 19 |
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Committee Appointments:
Legislative
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1939 |
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Correspondence
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1920 January 31-1937 October 16 |
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Correspondence
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1938 May 2-1938 December 28 |
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Correspondence
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1939 February 10-1942 November 11 |
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Correspondence
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1943 January 11-1943 November 5 |
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Correspondence
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1944 January 4-1945 January 3 |
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Correspondence
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1945 February 1-1946 December 12 |
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Correspondence
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1948 January 10-1955 December 25 |
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Correspondence
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1956 February 20-1958 December 17 |
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Correspondence
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1959 January 17-1959 September 30 |
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Correspondence and Reports:
Family Counseling Service
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1944 February 17-1958 September 8 |
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Correspondence and Reports:
Family Society of Spokane
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1950 August 29-1955 September 2 |
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Correspondence and Reports:
Hillyard Commercial Club
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1953 December 7-1959 March 23 |
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Correspondence and Reports:
Hillyard Community Club
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1937 January 25-1941 May 13 |
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Correspondence and Reports:
Hillyard Hi-Jinks
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1941 August 30-1956 August 16 |
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Correspondence and Miscellaneous:
National Order of Women Legislators
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1947 January 21-1960 |
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Correspondence: Spokane Chamber
of Commerce
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1943 January 29-1952 January 29 |
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Correspondence: Spokane Social
Hygiene Association
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1948 September 27-1949 June 9 |
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Correspondence and Reports:
Spokane County T.B. League
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1939 December 1 1951-1959 |
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Correspondence and
Reports
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undated |
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Decadent Report: Lottie A.
Thompson, Housekeeper
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1949 January 15 |
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Diary
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1936 November 16-1936 November 30 |
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Ephemera
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Esmeralda-Green Street: Bridge
Dedications Committees
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1957 July |
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Fortune Teller’s
Analysis
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Gaelic Club: Minutes
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1928 March 16-1932 March 24 |
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Get-Well Cards
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House Journal: Extraordinary
Session, 28th Legislature
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1944 February 28-1944 March 4 |
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Insurance
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1947 February-1957 October 11 |
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Interview: “Hillyard Christmas
Express”
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1941 December 23 |
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Investments
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1949-1953 |
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Invitations:
Political
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1931 March 6-1958 September 18 |
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Legislative Manuals
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1939 1941 1943 1945 |
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Legislature: Standing Committees
and Individual Assignments
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1941 1943 1945 |
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Legislature: Telephone
Directories
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1939 1941 1943 1945 |
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Letterhead
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M.S.’s: Radio
Addresses
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circa 1943 |
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Memberships
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Memberships: Spokane Lady
Lions
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1953-1958 |
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News from the Press Club.
Spokane, Wash., Vol. 1. No. 16.
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1946 April 25 |
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Newsletter:
Yukon Whispers, Mt. Village,
AK
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1958-1959 1944-1957 |
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Newspaper Clippings
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Newspaper Clippings: Pictures of
Legislators, 28th Session
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1942 |
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Photographs
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Photograph: Album
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Radio Promotions: Candidates for
Office
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1939 |
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Roll Call of House: Sample
Ballot
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Roster: Members of Extraordinary
Session of 28th Legislature
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1944 February 28 |
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Rules of Legislature
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1939 1940 1949 |
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Sale of Property, Ravalli County,
MT
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1951 November |
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Scrapbook
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1936-1945 |
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Scrapbook
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1940 August 6 |
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Senate Bill No. 1
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1944 February 28 |
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Social Security Claim
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1953 May 26 |
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Spokane Social Service Bureau:
Receipts
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1914 November 29-1915 May 1 |
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State Legislative Friends:
Signatures
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Taxes
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1935-1954 |
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Agnes & Ethyl Kehoe: Condolence
Cards on Death of Thomas E. Kehoe, 1946 July
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Eileen Louise Kehoe: Baby Book,
Obituary & Photograph, 1905 July 23-1907 August
16
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Ethyl M. Kehoe
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Container(s)
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Description
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Dates
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Correspondence
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1943 March
11 |
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Photographs
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Thomas E. Kehoe
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Container(s)
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Description
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Dates
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Charitable Contributions: St.
Patrick’s Parish
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1921-1943 |
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Correspondence
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1946 February 15 |
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Ephemera
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Estate: Balance Sheet
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1946 June 22 |
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Inventory and Appraisal of
Estate
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1946 November 19 |
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Photographs
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Satisfaction of
Mortgage
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1926 March 16 |
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Taxes
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1946-1947 |
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Kehoe Apartments and
Hotel
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Container(s)
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Description
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Dates
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Improvements
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1956 July 11-1956 July 30 |
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Income and Expenses
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1916 November-1921 February 30 |
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Income and Expenses
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1921 August 1-1927 October 20 |
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Income and Expenses
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1955-1957 January |
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Inspection Reports
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1952 September 13-1968 October 24 |
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Licenses
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1927 1950-1951 1953 1959 1968 |
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Photographs
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Statement: Income and
Expense
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Tax Assessment
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1956 |
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Kehoe Hardware
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Container(s)
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Description
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Dates
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Advertising
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Financial Statements
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1947 |
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Financial Statements
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1948 |
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Financial Statements
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1949 |
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Financial Statements
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1950 |
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Financial Statements
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1951 |
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Financial Statements
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1952 |
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Financial Statements
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1953 |
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Financial Statements
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1954 |
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Financial Statements
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1955 |
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Financial Statements
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1956 |
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Financial Statements
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1957 |
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Financial Statements
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1958 |
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Financial Statements
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1959 |
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Insurance
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1947 April 30 |
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Newspaper Clippings
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1956 |
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Photographs
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“Questionable
Accounts”
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1956 April 12 |
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Receipt: Sample
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1950s |
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Renovation
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1947 |
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Legislative Bureau of Federated
Industries of Washington
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Container(s)
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Description
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Dates
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Digest and Analysis of Bills
Introduced, Legislative Session: House Bills
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1939 |
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Digest and Analysis of Bills
Introduced, Legislative Session: Senate
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1939 |
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