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



Guide to the Marion E. Hay Papers, 1909-1916


Ms 5





Finding aid prepared by Edward W. Nolan

Finding aid encoded by Kyna Herzinger, 2006
Funding for encoding this finding aid was provided through a grant awarded by the National Endowment for the Humanities.


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


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