Collection: Seattle General Relief Committee Scrapbook

Scope and Contents note

Correspondence and telegrams relating to donations and relief work following the Great Fire of 1889. Includes brief narrative on relief and introductory letter by Thomas W. Prosch. Prosch compiled this volume in 1914.

Dates

Creation: 1889-1914

Creator

Seattle General Relief Committee (Seattle, Wash.) (Organization)

Conditions Governing Access note

Records are open to the public.

Historical Note

The Relief Committee was appointed by Mayor Robert Moran following the Great Fire of 1889. The Committee was responsible for receiving, managing, and disbursing aid donated by communities, organizations, and individuals for the general relief of the City. Over 100,000 dollars in money and goods was received. Committee members were Joseph R. Lewis, Elisha P. Ferry, John Leary, George H. Heilbron, and Griffith Davies.