Provenance

The Stimpson Family Papers were donated to the Center for Pacific Northwest Studies by Edward W. Stimpson, Catharine R. Stimpson, Mary S. Rivkin, Susan Trimingham, Jane Bremner, Caroline MacDonald, and John K. Stimpson after the death of their mother, Catharine C. “Kitty” Stimpson. The records, originally housed in the Stimpson home, were transferred to the Center over the summer of 1998.

 

Processing
The collection was processed by Megan Sibbert for the Center for Pacific Northwest Studies, 2001.Additions integrated by Rainbow Koehl, May 2007.

 

Restrictions on Access

At the request of the donors, the following access and publication restrictions apply to the collection: 

1. The pre-1945 material is open to qualified researchers.
2. The post-1945 material is closed pending further notice.
3. All material about Arthur and Margaret Watts remains closed until their deaths.
4. All researchers must obtain permission from the family donor committee to quote from any portion of the collection until 2022.
5. Access to the collection is limited to qualified researchers for the purpose of scholarship. Access to the collection for non-academic research must be approved by a committee of donors.