Leopold Hotel records,

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1 Overview of the Collection Creator Title Dates Quantity Collection Number Summary Repository Access Restrictions Languages Leopold Hotel (Bellingham, Wash.) Leopold Hotel records (inclusive) linear ft. XOE_CPNWS0182LeopoldRecords (collection) The collection comprises the corporate, financial, and personnel records from the Leopold Hotel (formerly the Byron Hotel), dating from the early-1900s to the 1980s. There are materials related to early bond- and stockholders, as well as a wealth of information about two of the hotels' managers: John C. Pierce ( ) and George Knowles ( ). Western Washington University, Center for Pacific Northwest Studies Goltz-Murray Archives Building th St. Bellingham, WA Telephone: cpnws@wwu.edu Some restrictions apply - contact repository for details. English Historical Note The Leopold Hotel in Bellingham, Washington, was originally called the Byron Hotel but was renamed in honor of Leopold Schmidt, financial backer and heaviest stockholder in the Byron Hotel. Content Description The Leopold Hotel records include corporate, financial, personnel records, architectural drawing and photographs dating between There is early bondholder and stockholder information for the 1920s, as well as a wealth of information about two of the hotels managers: John C. Pierce ( ) and George Knowles ( ). Unfortunately, the records are fragmented and in no way cover the long life of the hotel. Use of the Collection Preferred Citation 1

2 Leopold Hotel records, Center for Pacific Northwest Studies, Heritage Resources, Western Washington University, Bellingham WA Administrative Information Arrangement The Leopold Hotel records are organized according to the following series arrangment: Series I. Corporate Records Series II. Financial Records Series III. Personnel Records Series IV. Architectural Drawings undated Series V. Photographs circa Acquisition Information Materials donated by George Knowles, date unknown. Processing Note Photographs were initially separate and then merged with the collection during processing in April Detailed Description of the Collection The following section contains a detailed listing of the materials in the collection. Series I: Corporate Records, Container(s) Description Dates Articles of Incorporation 1902; 1952; /1 Bylaws of the Byron Hotel /2 Name change from Byron Hotel to Leopold Hotel /3 Articles and Papers of Dissolution 1979 Board of Trustees

3 1/4 Oath of Office /5 First Meeting /6 Meeting Minutes (including By-laws) 1903; 1912; 1918; /7 Ledger Important Papers of the Byron hotel (original copy) /8 Ledger Important Papers of the Byron Hotel (not original) Stock/Share Holders /9 Meeting Minutes (includes information on name change) /10 Meeting Minutes /11 Meeting Minutes /12 Meeting Minutes /13 Annual Stockholders Meeting Minutes /14 Meeting Minutes /15 Proxy Notices (regarding shareholders meetings) ; ; ; ; 1975; /16 Correspondence 1904; Directors Meeting Minutes /17 Minutes 1949; /18 Minutes

4 1/19 Minutes /20 Minutes 1970; 1971; Manager's General Information /21 General Correspondence /22 Western Hotels International Managers Meetings 1955; 1957; ; /23 Western Hotels International Management Agreement Termination Series II: Financial Records, Container(s) Description Dates Financial Statements /24 Statements /25 Statements /26 Statements /27 Statements /28 Statements /29 Statements /30 Statements /31 Statements

5 Box 2 General Journal General Journal ; 1979 Folders 4/1-4/12 are parts of a general ledger that was /1 A File Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Accrued Interest Payable/Receivable, Accrued Payroll, Accrued Subrents, Accrued Taxes, Accrued Telephone, Administrative Expense, Advertising, Auto Club of Washington 4/2 B File Bad Checks/Debts, Baggage Bank (General Payroll), Bellingham Bay Improvement Co. (BBIC), Beer Expense/ Services/ Sales/Wages, Bellingham Hotel, Beverage Issues/ Sales, Building Alterations and Improvements/ Finances, Building Tulip Room 4/3 C File Café (Alterations and Improvements/ Advertising and Printing/ Employee Meals/ Equipment/ Purchases/ Food Cost/ Entertainment/ General Expenses/ Heat/ Laundry/ Light and Power/ Maintenance/ Receipts/ Wages/ Water), Capital/ Common Stock, Carr Insurance Co., Sabine L. Case, Cash Over and Short, Cigar Counter Purchases/ Receipts, Commissions, Contract Payable, Coal, Custom Cleaners. 4/4 D File Deferred Expenses, Discount and Commission on Bonds, Dividends Payable, Donations, Due Stock Subscriptions 4/5 E, F, G, and H Files Employee Meals/ Rooms, Estimated Income, Exchange, Ferndale Power Association Bond, First National Bank, Foundation Salary, Furniture and Texture/ Laundry Operations, General Unapportioned Expense, E.A. Grant Co., Grill Expense, Group Life Insurance, Guest Charges, Heat/ Light/ Power and Refrigeration 4/6 I File Imprest Funds, Insurance, Interest, Inventory 5

6 4/7 J, K, and L Files C.C. Jerstedt, J.M. Kenney, Kitchen Equipment, Lamps, Laundry, Legal Expenses, Light and Power, Linen Store Rooms, Liquor, Lowery and Miscellaneous Garage 4/8 M and N Files Maintenance, Malta Thurston Hotels Inc., Malted Milk Shop, Misc. Income, Mitchell Hotel, Mortgage, Mount Baker Development, Mt. Vernon Hotel Co., New Building, New Governor Hotel, New Washington Hotel, Notes Payable, Mable Armstrong, W.G. Melne 4/9 O, P, and Q Files Occupational Disease Tax, Officers Salaries, Old Age Employee Benefits, Olympian Hotel, Organization Expense, Pacific Coast Investment Co., Pacific Coast Paper Mills Stock, Pacific Telephone and Telegraphy Co., Payroll Distribution, Pay Collections, George Pierce Barber Shop, Pierce Bros. Inc., Porters, Preferred Stock Subscription, Prepaid Insurance, Prepaid License, Prepaid Mortgage Expense, Prepaid Sign Rent, Prepaid Taxes, Profit and Loss 4/10 R File Real Estate, Rent, Reserve for Taxes, Restaurant Expenses, Restaurant Receipts, Returned Checks, Rodmans, Room Earnings and Expenses 4/11 S and T Files Salaries, Sample Room Expense/ Earnings, San Juan Pulp and Paper Mill Stock, Sanitarium Baths, Peter G. Schmidt/ Schmidt Estate Inc., Henry Schupp, Seattle First National Bank, Stationary and Printing, N.J. Stevens and Co., Store and Other Rentals, Storeroom, Sublease Deposit/ Rents, Sundry Assets, Supervision, Surplus, Special Suspense, Taxes, Tacoma Hotel Stock, Telephone and Telegraph, S.W. Thruston, Paul F. Tiffany, Traveling Expense, Tulip Room Rentals 4/12 U, V, X, W, Y, and Z Files Unclaimed Dividend, Unemployment Insurance, U.S. Collector Internal Revenue, Victory Tax, War Bonds, Washington Hotel Co. Stock, Washington Mutual Savings, Washington State Sales Tax, Washington State Unemployment Insurance, Water, Western Hotels International, Western Union, With-holding Tax, Wood Fuel, Yellow Cat Company Folders 4/13-4/19 are parts of a general ledger that was

7 4/13 Liabilities /14 Accounts Payable /15 Rooms, Food, Beverage, and Telephone Departments /16 Administrative and General, Advertisement and Business Promotion, Payroll Taxes and Employee Relations, Heating Lighting and Power, Repairs and Maintenance, Rent, Taxes and Insurance, Misc. Income, Store Rentals, Federal Income Tax, Depreciations Interest, Payroll Distribution /17 Current Assets, Fixed Assets, Prepayments, and Other Assets /18 Liabilities, Capital, and Income /19 Operating Costs and Expenses 1962 Folder 4/20 was /20 Profit and Loss Folders 4/21-4/24 are parts of a general ledger that was /21 Profit and Loss 4/22 Rooms Department, Food Department, Beverage Department, Telephone Department, Administrative and General, Advertising and Promotion 4/23 Payroll Taxes and Employee Relations, Heating Lights and Power, Repairs and Maintenance, Rent Municipal Taxes and Insurance, Store Rentals 4/24 Depreciation and Payroll Distribution

8 Folder 4/25 was 4/25 Profit and Loss Folders 5/1-5/5 are parts of a general ledger that was /1 Assets 5/2 Liabilities 5/3 Operating 5/4 Food and Beverage Combined and Overhead 5/5 Payroll Taxes, Employee Relations, and Total Labor Cost Folders 5/6-5/10 are parts of a general ledger that was /6 Assets Cash, Accounts Receivable, Inventories, Prepaid Expenses, Other Current Assets, Investments, Deposits, Furniture Fixtures and Equipment, Reserve for Duplication and Amortization, Land, Other Assets 5/7 Liabilities Accounts Payable, Accrued Expenditures, Accounts Payable, Western International Hotels, Federal Taxes on Income, Other, Notes Contracts and Mortgages Non-Affiliates, Net Worth, Profit and Loss 5/8 Operating Rooms, Food Department, Beverage Department, Telephone, Cigar Stand, Other 5/9 Overhead Administrative and General, Advertising and Promotion, Heat Light and Power, Repair and Maintenance, Payroll Taxes and Employee Relations 8

9 5/10 Payroll Taxes and Total Labor Costs Sub-Rental Income, Local Taxes and Insurance, Interest Expense, Depreciation Amortization, Federal and State Income Tax Expenses Folders 5/11-5/16 are parts of a general ledger that was /11 Assets - Cash, Accounts Receivable, Inventories, Paid Expenses, Other, Investments, Deposits 5/12 Work in Progress and Liabilities 5/13 Operating Rooms, Food and Beverage Depts 5/14 Food and Beverage Combined 5/15 Overhead 5/16 Payroll Taxes, Employee Relations Exhibit, and Total Labor Costs Exhibit Folders 5/17-5/19 are parts of a general ledger that was /17 Assets and Liabilities 5/18 Operating 5/19 Food and Beverage Combined, Overhead, Payroll Taxes, Employee Relations Exhibit, and Total Labor Costs Exhibit Folders 6/1-6/3 are parts of a general ledger that was

10 6/1 Assets and Liabilities 6/2 Operating Rooms, Food, Beverage, Telephone, and Other 6/3 Overhead, Payroll Taxes/Employee Relations Exhibit Folders 6/4-6/6 are parts of a general ledger that was /4 Assets and Liabilities 6/5 Operating - Rooms, Food, Beverage, Telephone, and Other 6/6 Overhead, Payroll Taxes/ Employee Relations Exhibit Folders 6/7-6/9 are parts of a general ledger that was /7 Assets and Liabilities 6/8 Assets and Liabilities 6/9 Overhead and Payroll Taxes/ Employee Relations Exhibit Folders 6/10-6/14 are parts of a general ledger that was /10 Assets and Liabilities 6/11 Operating Food 6/12 Operating Beverage, Food, and Other 6/13 Overhead 10

11 6/14 Payroll Taxes and Employee Relations Charged to Departments Folders 6/15-6/16 are parts of a general ledger that was /15 Assets and Liabilities 6/16 Operations and Overhead 6/ / Stock /1 Stockholder s Ledger /2 Preferred Stock Certificates # /3 Preferred Stock Certificates # (missing 152 and 157) /4 Common Stock Certificates # /5 Common Stock Certificates # /6 Correspondence Governor, Capital and Olympian Hotels (includes financial statements and reports) 7/7 Option Agreements between Byron/Leopold Hotel and Pacific Coast Investment Company or Maltby Thurston Company or Western Hotels International (details purchase of Capital and Olympian Hotel Stock by John C. Pierce) /8 Voting Trust Certificates 1949 Agreements

12 7/9 Property Agreements and Warranty Deeds 1910; 1912; 1915; 1925; 1928; 1947; /10 Mortgages 1915; 1920; 1930; 1947; 1954; 1955; /11 Insurance Contracts /12 Corporate Licenses 1952; 1953; 1955; 1956; /13 Management Agreement with Western Hotels International (includes mortgage information) 7/14 Legal (Pacific Northwest Bell litigation about termination charges) /15 Loans with Seattle First National Bank Appraisals 1935; 1972; /16 Appraisals (includes photos and blue prints) /17 Appraisals /18 Appraisals 1977 Taxes /19 Personal Property and Real Estate

13 7/20 Personal Property and Real Estate /21 Excise /22 Income Tax Returns /23 Income Tax Returns /24 Income Tax Returns /1 Income Tax Returns /2 Income Tax Returns /3 Income Tax Returns /4 Income Tax Returns /5 Income Tax Returns /6 FICA Quarterly Reports /7 FICA Quarterly Reports /8 FICA Quarterly Reports /9 Miscellaneous Finance and Expense File /10 Accounts Payable on Loans /11 Miscellaneous Financial Papers Series III: Personnel Records, Some restrictions apply - contact repository for details. Container(s) Description Dates Box 9 Employee Information Index Cards 1950s-1970s 13

14 10/1 Labor Distribution Undated 10/2 Corporate Pension Plan /3 Culinary Workers & Bartenders Local No. 451 Contract ; /4 Culinary Workers & Bartenders Local No. 451 Benefit Programs 1969; 1972; 1977; 1978 Box 11 Payroll Journal Payroll Journal Payroll Journal Payroll Journal /1 Payroll Journal January, June /2 Payroll Account (closed) 1979 Series IV: Architectural Drawings, Undated Container(s) Description Dates Box 15 Rolled Copy of Leopold Hotel Blue Prints Undated Series V: Photographs,

15 Volume Volume 1 Photographs of the Leopold Hotel and its Employees circa Box Volume 2 Photographs of the Leopold Hotel and its Employees circa Names and Subjects Subject Terms : Business enterprises--washington (State)--Bellingham--History--Sources Hotels--Washington (State)--Bellingham--History--Sources Corporate Names : Leopold Hotel (Bellingham, Wash.) Byron Hotel (Bellingham, Wash.) Geographical Names : Bellingham (Wash.)--History--Sources Finding aid prepared by Joseph Shay