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 137
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Creator:
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Allen, Harriet Klein
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Title:
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Harriet Klein Allen Papers
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Dates:
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1887-1989 (inclusive)
1925-1946 (bulk)
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Quantity:
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1.5 linear ft.
3 boxes
Generally in good condition; oldest
scrapbook is fragile.
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Languages:
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The collection is in
English.
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Summary:
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Harriet Klein Allen recieved a degree in
Home Economics from Washington State College in 1926. She worked as a dietitian
and was active in civic affairs. Much of the collection deals with the St.
John's Cathedral Soldiers and Sailors Club; a smaller portion pertains to her
career, and the remainder is materal pertaining to other organizations and
family papers.
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Biographical Note
Harriet Klein Allen attended Lewis and Clark High School and
Washington State College, from which she graduated in 1926 with a degree in
Home Economics. On April 19, 1928 she married Clyde D. Allen. She was employed
as the Oasis Dessert restaurant's dietitian and was the known as the only
profession dietitian for a hotel restaurant in the West (excluding San
Francisco). She spoke from the Spokane Chronicle's electric cooking school and
was later employed as an assistant home economist in the Spokesman-Review's
Homemakers Department. Harriet was active in civic affairs in Spokane for many
years, serving on the board of the YWCA and volunteering for various
philanthropic causes. She was honored in 1958 for her work with service men.
She organized and managed the USO service center at St. John's Cathedral in
1940.
Content Description
A substantial portion of the collection deals with the St. John's
Cathedral Soldiers and Sailors Club. A lesser portion pertains to Harriet's
career as a dietitian and in home economics. The remainder of the collection
contains materials pertaining to her work with other organizations, and family
papers.
Arrangement
The collection is arranged into five series: materials related to the
Oasis Dessert Hotel, materials related to St. John's Cathedral Soldiers &
Sailors Club, family papers, an addendum of miscellaneous material, and
oversize materials.
Administrative Information
Acquisition Information Gift of Ted Allen, 1994 (L94-70).
Separated Materials Items relocated to Periodicals, OS, WWII Posters, and Collections: see
folders 1/32, 1/33, and 1/36 for details.
Use of the Collection
Restrictions on Access The collection is not restricted.
Restrictions on Use The collection is open for use.
Preferred Citation Harriet Klein Allen Papers (Ms 137), Eastern Washington State
Historical Society/Northwest Museum of Arts & Culture, Spokane, WA.
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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| Allen, Harriet Klein, Mrs.--Family |
| Allen family |
| Klein family |
| Manito Study Club (Spokane, Wash.) |
| Oasis Desert Hotel (Spokane, Wash.) |
| Priest Lake (Idaho) |
| Spokane (Wash.)--History |
| Diaries--Washington (State) |
| Genealogy |
| Scrapbooks |
| United
Service Organizations (U.S.)--Washington (State)--Spokane |
| Photograph
albums |
| Photographic prints |
| Small manuscript
collections |
Detailed Description of the Collection
The following section contains a detailed listing of the materials in
the collection.
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Introduction and Inventory
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Oasis Dessert Hotel
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Container(s)
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Description
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Dates
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Correspondence: to Harriet Klein,
Oasis Dessert Hotel
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1927 |
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Brochures: food and food
preparation
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Menus & Recipes
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St. John's Cathedral Soldiers &
Sailors Club
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Container(s)
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Description
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Dates
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Correspondence: to Harriet
Klein
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1942 - 1943 |
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Correspondence: to Harriet
Klein
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1944 |
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Correspondence: to Harriet
Klein
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1945 |
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Guest book
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1942 |
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Guest book
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1943 |
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Guest book
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1944 - 1945 |
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Guest book
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1945 |
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Hostess book
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Scrapbook
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1942 - 1943 |
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Family Papers
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Container(s)
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Description
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Dates
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Correspondence: miscellaneous
personal
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1921 - 1951 |
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Correspondence: postcards:
announcement of Richard Eugene Klein's birth
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Correspondence: postcards:
Spokane & Inland Empire related
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Correspondence: postcards:
miscellaneous
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Correspondence: to Fred "Ted"
Allen, son of Harriet
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Correspondence: to Bertha
Rosenburg Allen (Mrs. D.D. Allen), Harriet's mother-in-law
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Miscellaneous items relating to
Bertha Allen
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Photograph, Eugene Klein (see Ms
127 Klein Family)
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Brochure: Washington State
College football schedule
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1931 |
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Brochure: Women's Work of the
First Presbyterian Church
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Brochures:
miscellaneous
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Flyer: War Recreation &
Welfare Coordinating Council, "Spokane Activities for Service Men &
Women"
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Calendar: Lullaby
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1910 |
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Diary: David E. Allen
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Ephemera: Third Presbyterian
Church, Wheeling, West Virgina
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Programs & Constituion of the
Manito Study Club
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Miscellaneous unidentified
items
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Scrapbook: courtship of Lydia
Partington & Hector Arlington
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1896 |
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Magazines: The Spokesman-Review
Quarterly, July 1899; Fashion of the Hour, Autumn 1925, Christmas 1925, January
1926
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1899 - 1926 |
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Removed, relocated in Periodicals.
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Maps: M.S. McCrea, Spokane;
Metsker's Spokane County; Metsker's Stevens County
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Removed, relocated in Maps.
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Posters: Beardmore's Auto Stage
to Priest Lake
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Removed, relocated in OS Ephemera.
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The Cathedral's Soldiers &
Sailors Club
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Removed, relocated in WWII Posters.
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Program: Mayor's Inaugural Ball,
James E. Chase
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Jan. 22,
1982 |
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World War II Pillow
Cover
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Removed to Collections Curator.
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Addendum
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Container(s)
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Description
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Dates
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Autograph album,
family
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1891 - 1893 |
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Correspondence, miscellaneous,
personal
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Ephemera
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Newspaper Clippings re: football,
Priest Lake
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1984 - 1987 |
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Army aviation engineers
airpstrip: newspaper clippings
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Nov. 13,
1984 |
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Correspondence re: land
trade
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1983 - 1984 |
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Community Church
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1983 |
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Newspaper clippings,
general
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1983 - 1987 |
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Newspaper clippings re: land
trade
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1983 -
1984 |
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Newspaper clippings re:
museum
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1983 - 1989 |
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Scrapbooks
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Snapshots and snapshot
albums
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Snapshot album
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1900 - c.1938 |
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Vacation home
snapshots
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1981 - 1986 and undated |
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Spokane history: newspaper
clippings
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1972 |
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Oversize
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Container(s)
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Description
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Dates
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Scrapbook compiled by Edith
Susanna Slee & Edith Slee Klein
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1890 - 1962 |
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Scrapbook compiled by Harriet
Klein Allen
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Contains materials
dated 1887 - 1919 |
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