Guide to the Marion E. Hay Papers 1909-1916

Overview of the Collection

	Repository Name:		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
	Collection Number:		Ms 5
	Creator:		Hay, Marion E., 1865-1933
	Title:		Marion E. Hay Papers
	Dates:		1905-1928 (inclusive) 1909-1916 (bulk)
	Quantity:		7 linear ft
	Languages:		Materials are in English
	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.

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.

Administrative Information

Acquisition Information

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

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

Marion E. Hay Papers (Ms 5), 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).

Related Materials

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

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.

Hay, Marion E., 1865-1933--Archives

Big Bend Land Company

National Real Estate Company

Washington (State)--Business, industries, and trade--Real estate

Washington (State)--Politics and government

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)

Detailed Description of the Collection

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

box/folder
1/1

Introduction and Inventory

box/folder
1/2

Inventory and Guide Index from Washington State Archives

box/folder
1/3

Biography – Newspaper Clippings

box/folder
1/4

Washington State’s First Lady – Lizzie Muir Hay

box/folder
1/5

Memorabilia

box/folder
1/6

Family Photographs

box/folder
1/7

Banks – Annual Statements

box/folder
1/8

Genealogy – Correspondence and Family Records

box/folder
1/9

Family Correspondence, 1910-1913

box/folder
1/10

Family Correspondence, 1910-1925

box/folder
1/11

Letters to Lizzie L. Muir Hay, 1924-1928

box/folder
1/12

Correspondence with Relatives, 1909-1913

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

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

General Correspondence

Container(s)

Description

Dates

box/folder
2/1

1909 January 27-1909 December 24

2/2

1909 January 30-1909 December 1

2/3

1909 February 22-1910 January 31

2/4

1909 January 3-1909 December 15

2/5

1909 May 9-1909 October 6

2/6

1909 March 18-1909 August 12

2/7

1909 February 8-1909 September 21

2/8

1909 January 22-1909 December 10

2/9

I-J

1909 January 5-1909 November 20

2/10

1909 March 11-1909 December 3

2/11

1909 March 28-1909 November 22

2/12

1909 January 26-1909 December 15

2/13

N-O

1909 March 1-1909 June 30

2/14

1909 January 28-1909 December 3

2/15

1909 January 25-1909 November 24

2/16

1909 March 4-1909 December 17

2/17

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

1910 January 12-1910 December 16

2/38

1910 January 6-1910 December 26

2/39

1910 January 3-1910 December 31

2/40

1910 January 13-1910 December 24

2/41

E-G

1910 January 31-1910 December 23

2/42

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

1910 January 6-1910 December 2

2/46

1910 February 10-1910 November 8

2/47

1910 January 31-1910 November 28

2/48

1910 January 5-1910 December 17

2/49

1910 January 12-1910 December 5

2/50

1910 January 6-1910 December 13

2/51

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

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

1911 January 2-1911 December 14

3/21

I-J

1911 January 6-1911 December 8

Overview of the Collection

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Summary:

Biographical Note

Content Description

Administrative Information

Use of the Collection

Related Information

Subjects

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, 1910-1913

Family Correspondence, 1910-1925

Letters to Lizzie L. Muir Hay, 1924-1928

Correspondence with Relatives, 1909-1913

Correspondence

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Correspondence, Personal

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General Correspondence

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