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Hutton, May Arkwright
| Last Name: | Hutton |
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| First Name: | May Arkwright |
| Dates: |
1860 - 1917 (Life/Active Dates)
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| Biography/History: | May Arkwright Hutton operated a boarding house in the Coeur d’Alene mining district. She and her husband, Levi, invested in the Hercules Mine, and when it struck silver ore in 1901 they found themselves suddenly very wealthy. They moved to Spokane in 1906 and attended their investments, while May identified herself with politics, especially the women’s suffrage movement. She wrote and lectured tirelessly, organizing and campaigning towards the state election of 1910, which brought the ballot to Washington women. While she was outspoken and colorful in expression, she was nevertheless astute in shunning radical activity, preferring to plan strategies and tactics. Source: Nolan, Edward W. A Guide to the Manuscript Collections in the Eastern Washington State Historical Society (Spokane, WA: Eastern Washington State Historical Society, 1987). |
| Related Objects: |
MsSC55 (May Arkwright Hutton Papers, 1908 - 1912)
MsSC55.1.12.003 (Letter, Letter, May Arkwright Hutton to Mrs. W.H. Melrose, March 1, 1912, March 1, 1912)
MsSC55.1.13.001 (Certificate, May Arkwright Hutton's National American Woman Suffrage Association Membership Certificate, Unknown)
MsSC55.1.3.007 (Letter, Letter, May Arkwright Hutton to Mrs. Etta Davis, November 16, 1908, November 16, 1908)
MsSC55.2.10.015 (Clipping, Newspaper, "Spokane Sends First Women Delegates to a State Convention in Washington," Spokesman-Review, Unknown)
MsSC55.2.10.020 (Clipping, Newspaper, "Mrs. Hutton Talks: Gives Her Ideas on Political Topics in Long Letter Made Public Today. Denies That the Women's Democratic League Has Been Disbanded Here." Spokesman-Review, Unknown)
MsSC55.3.1 (Scrapbook, Scrapbook #1, Unknown)
MsSC55.3.1.043 (Scrapbook; Clipping, Newspaper, Scrapbook #1, Page 42, Unknown)
MsSC55.3.1.091 (Scrapbook; Clipping, Newspaper, Scrapbook #1, Page 90, Unknown)
MsSC55.3.2 (Scrapbook, Scrapbook #2, Unknown)
MsSC55.3.2.094 (Scrapbook; Clipping, Newspaper; Cartoon, Scrapbook #2, Page 90, circa 1910)
MsSC55.3.3 (Scrapbook, Scrapbook #3, Unknown)
MsSC55.3.3.012 (Scrapbook; Clipping, Newspaper; Cartoon, Scrapbook #3, Page 8)
MsSC55.4.1 (Scrapbook, Scrapbook #4, Unknown)
MsSC55.4.1.005 (Scrapbook; Clipping, Newspaper, Scrapbook #4, Page 4, Unknown)
MsSC55.4.2 (Scrapbook, Scrapbook #5, Unknown)
MsSC55.4.2.065 (Scrapbook; Advertisement, Scrapbook #5, Page 69, Unknown)
MsSC55.4.2.070 (Scrapbook; Clipping, Newspaper, Scrapbook #5, Page 73, Unknown)
MsSC55.4.3 (Scrapbook, Scrapbook #6, Unknown)
MsSC55.4.3.017 (Scrapbook; Clipping, Newspaper, Scrapbook #6, Page 13, October 6, 1915)
MsSC55.4.3.022 (Scrapbook; Clipping, Newspaper, Scrapbook #6, Page 18, October 7, 1915)
MsSC55.4.5.036-041 (Music, Sheet, "The Song of the Soldier Boy" by May Arkwright Hutton, 1915, 1915)
PER (Article, "May Arkwright Hutton", April 1966)
PER (Article, "May Arkwright Hutton and the battle for women's suffrage", March 6-12, 2008)
RARE 979.6 H979c (Book, The Coeur d'Alenes, or A tale of the modern inquisition in Idaho, 1900)
RARE 979.615 H979s 1900 (Book, Scenes in the Coeur d'Alenes: during the reign of martial law in 1899 and 1900, [1900?])
RARE Eph811 H979p (Pamphlet, Prospector Tim [a poem])
RESC573 (Correspondence, Photocopies of correspondence from MsSC 55)
RESC574 (Photocopies May Arkwright Hutton's will and related material)
RESC576 (Miscellaneous photocopies from newspapers and magazines related to May Arkwright Hutton)
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