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Beaver totem pole in front of home in Wrangell, Alaska, ca. 1899

Pillsbury, Arthur C. (Arthur Clarence)

Identifier: spl_ap_00074

Date: 1899

Mountains and snowy forest, ca. 1899

Pillsbury, Arthur C. (Arthur Clarence); Pillsbury and Cleveland

Location is likely Alaska, British Columbia or Yukon Territory based on other photographs in the collection but the exact location is unknown.

Identifier: spl_ap_00048

Date: 1899

Roland Trafton Interview, 1986

Roland Trafton (1920-2005) was CEO of Safeco Corporation and a leading figure in local philanthropic efforts. Trafton was born in Venice, California and his family moved to Washington when he was young. He attended the University of Washington, leaving during World War II to serve in the Army Air Corps. Upon his return to the University after the war, he earned his law degree. Trafton married his wife Rose Marie in 1943 and together the couple had five children. In 1952, Trafton began working at Safeco where he held a number of positions before becoming CEO in 1979. During his time with the company he created the Safeco Art Collection which became home to works from many Pacific Northwest artists. Trafton retired from Safeco in 1979. He was heavily involved in charitable projects, fundraising for many local organizations such as the Pacific Science Center, Seattle Art Museum, Children¡¯s Hospital and the 5th Avenue Theatre. His interests also extended to the outdoors where he was an experienced mountaineer and marathon runner.

Identifier: spl_ds_rtrafton_01

Date: 1986

Robert J. Block Interview, July 30, 1987

Robert Block (1922-1996) was a managing partner of the accounting firm Laventhal and Horvath and an active civic leader in Seattle. Block grew up in Chicago and attended the University of Illinois. He served in the Navy during World War II and was stationed in Seattle which was where he met and married his wife, Marian Friedman. Over the course of his accounting career, Block acted as president of the Washington State Board of Accountancy, the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy and the Washington Society of CPA¡¯s. Block was also active in his community, serving as president of Temple De Hirsh and vice president of the Seattle Opera.

Identifier: spl_ds_rblock_01

Date: 1987-07-30

Kenneth Callahan Interview, 1984

Kenneth Callahan (1905-1986) was a noted Washington artist, known for his work in painting and sculpture. Together with Mark Tobey, Guy Anderson and Morris Graves, Callahan was part of the ¡°Northwest Mystics¡± or ¡°Northwest School¡± a group of artists formed during the 1930s who embraced Asian aesthetics and the natural environment of the Puget Sound. Callahan was born in Spokane, Washington and raised in Glasgow, Montana. His family moved to Raymond, Washington in 1918 and then Seattle in 1920. Callahan attended Broadway High School and, briefly, the University of Washington. He moved to San Francisco where he had his first one-man show and worked as a ship¡¯s steward before returning to Seattle in 1930. In the same year, he married Margaret Bundy. The couple¡¯s home quickly became a meeting point for many figures in Seattle¡¯s art scene. During the Great Depression, Callahan worked as an artist for the Federal Arts Project. In 1933, Callahan¡¯s work was included in the First Biennial Exhibition of Contemporary Art at the Whitney Museum and Callahan began working as a curator at the Seattle Art Museum, a role he continued until 1953. In 1954 he won a fellowship from the Guggenheim. He traveled extensively through Europe and South America and focused on his painting. In 1961 Margaret passed away after a battle with cancer. Callahan remarried Beth Inge Gotfredsen in 1964 and the couple moved to Long Beach, Washington. Callahan returned to Seattle in 1984, shortly before his 1986 passing. Callahan¡¯s work is included in the collections of several prominent museums including the Seattle Art Museum, the Guggenheim, the Museum of Modern Art, the Metropolitan Museum, the Hirshhorn Museum and the Chicago Art Institute.

Identifier: spl_ds_kcallahan_01

Date: 1984

Solomon Katz Interview, 1985

Solomon Katz (1909-1989) was a University of Washington professor, dean and provost and community patron of the arts. Katz was born in Buffalo, New York and attended Cornell University where he studied ancient history. In the 1930s, he taught Greek at the University of Oregon before moving to the University of Washington in 1936 where he taught Roman, Byzantine and medieval history. During World War II, Katz served as a major in the Army Air Force Intelligencer. Following the war, Katz returned to the University of Washington and became chair of the history department in 1954, dean of the College of Arts and Sciences in 1960 and Provost and Vice President of Academic Affairs in 1965. He retired from the University in 1979. Katz was part of many organizations including the Seattle Center Advisory Commission, the Lakeside School Board of Trustees, the board of the Seattle Repertory Theatre, the Seattle Arts Commission, the Seattle Art Museum, the Haas Foundation and Patrons of Northwest Civic, Cultural and Charitable Organizations (PONCHO).

Identifier: spl_ds_skatz_01

Date: 1985

Discovery City on Pine Creek, British Columbia, April 24, 1899

Pillsbury, Arthur C. (Arthur Clarence); Pillsbury and Cleveland

Discovery City was a short-lived settlement located halfway between Atlin and Surprise Lake. A gold rush began at Atlin in August 1898 and lasted through 1900.

Identifier: spl_ap_00050

Date: 1899-04-24

Ancil Payne Interview, January 19, 1988 and April 11, 1988

Ancil Payne (1921-2004) was the president and CEO of the KING Broadcasting Company. Payne was born in Mitchell, Oregon and attended both Willamette University and the University of Oregon. During World War II, Payne joined the Navy and served in the South Pacific. After returning from the war, he enrolled at the University of Washington. Following graduation, he was active in politics, becoming a top aide to Congressman Hugh B. Mitchell. In 1959 Payne began working at King Broadcasting, serving a number of roles including managing the company¡¯s stations in Portland, Oregon before returning to Seattle and becoming president of the company in 1972. Payne played an important role in reviving the company and supporting its expansion into new markets. During his time at the company, he increased employee diversity, hiring more minorities and women to major roles, and took stances on controversial topics, speaking out against the Vietnam War, homophobia and the gun lobby. Payne retired from his role in 1987 but remained active with organizations such as the ACLU. He also established the Ancil Payne Awards for Ethics in Journalism at the University of Oregon along with additional scholarships at Dalles High School and Willamette University.

Identifier: spl_ds_apayne_01

Date: 1988-01-19; 1988-04-11

Edith Williams Interview, March 30, 1988

Edith Williams was the granddaughter of Theodore Roosevelt and a champion of the Republican Party and environmental causes in the Pacific Northwest. She was born in New York and attended schools in New York and Switzerland. During the Great Depression, she worked at the American Museum of Natural History in Washington D.C. She married her husband Andrew Williams in 1941 and the couple moved to Seattle. Her children attended Lakeside School and the St. Nicholas School. Williams was heavily involved in campaigning and fundraising for the Republican party, representing King County on the state Republican Committee. She was also active with the Elizabeth Fischer Orthopedic Guild and St. Mark¡¯s Cathedral. She served as regent of the Washington State University from 1975 to 1981.

Identifier: spl_ds_ewilliams_01

Date: 1988-03-30

Roy Jackson Interview, April 5, 1988

Roy Jackson (1916-2000) was the deputy director of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and active in protecting salmon. He was born and raised in Juneau, Alaska. Jackson graduated from the University of Washington College of Fisheries in 1939 and studied salmon in the Fraser River. In 1948 he graduated from the University of British Columbia with a degree in civil engineering. Between 1938 and 1955, he held a variety of roles with the International Pacific Salmon Fisheries Commission including chief engineer and assistant director. In his time with the organization, he helped restore salmon spawning beds and establish fishways for salmon to travel, resulting in a dramatically more robust salmon population. In 1955 he accepted a role as the executive director of the International North Pacific Fisheries Commission which he held for several years before moving to Rome in 1964 to work for the United Nations. He became the deputy director of the U.N.¡¯s Food and Agricultural Organization in 1972. In 1979, he returned to Seattle and co-founded Natural Resources Consultants. He also held the role of chairman of the board for the International Center for Living Aquatic Resources.

Identifier: spl_ds_rjackson_01

Date: 1988-04-05