Rose and Tom Morris Collection of HiYu Coulee Hiking Club
Scope and Contents
This collection contains photographs, songbooks, and memorabilia of the HiYu Coulee Hiking Club and its Seattle University alumni members. Also included: selected memorabilia of Fr. Frank Logan, SJ (1902-2004), his letters to friends, his homilies, testimonials to Logan, photographs of Logan and events honoring him such as birthdays (99th, 100th, 101th); the 65th HiYu reunion (2004); the dedication of Logan Field at Seattle University; a Seattle Times news article "Seattle U's Father Frank Logan" (July 14, 1996); his obituary, funeral program and homily (2004). This collection also includes the four foot carved, wood totem mascot affectionately called "HiYu."
Dates
- Creation: 1912-2004
Creator
- Morris, Thomas (Person)
- Morris, Rose (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open for research.
Biographical / Historical
Tom and Rose Morris, Seattle University alumni and long-time leaders of the HiYu Hiking Club, were also life-long friends to the beloved Father Frank Logan, SJ who founded the club and led the first hike to Three Tree Point on February 22, 1939. Father Logan was an avid athlete and lifelong baseball player and fan who earned the nickname "Coach" during the years he taught and coached for Seattle's Catholic schools. Entering the Society of Jesus in 1918, Logan had the distinction of being the longest serving Jesuit in the United States and perhaps the world when he died in 2004. In addition to memorabilia on Logan, this collection of photographs and songbooks celebrates the HiYu Coulee day hikes in the Pacific Northwest from the 1950's to the 1960's. This collection also includes the four foot tall carved totem mascot, dubbed "HiYu" which Tom transferred to the Seattle University Library in 2010. According to Logan's story, during a winter hike, "the six-foot wooden totem pole, was discovered...sticking up out of the snow." The name HiYu Coulee is Chinook jargon for "lots of running." A more appropriate name would have been "HiYu Klatawa" meaning "lots of hiking," but the name HiYu Coulee remained. For decades the HiYu mascot has been present among the HiYu alums at its meetings, reunions, picnics, birthdays, weddings, and funerals.
Extent
5 Linear Feet (2 half boxes, and 1 artifact measuring 4' x 2' x 7" (H x W x D))
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
This collection contains photographs, songbooks, and memorabilia of the HiYu Coulee Hiking Club and its Seattle University alumni members; also included: selected memorabilia of Fr. Frank Logan, SJ (1902-2004).
Subject
- Seattle University--Societies, etc. (Organization)
- Seattle University--Students (Organization)
- Seattle University. Associated Students of Seattle University (Organization)
- Morris, Thomas (Person)
- Morris, Rose (Person)
- Jesuits (Organization)
- HiYu Coulee Hiking Club (Organization)
- Seattle University--Mascots (Organization)
- Logan, Francis A., SJ (Person)
- Title
- Guide to the Rose and Tom Morris Collection of HiYu Coulee Hiking Club
- Author
- Mary Linden Sepulveda
- Date
- 2012
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
- Language of description note
- English
- Sponsor
- Funding for preparing the finding aid was provided through a grant awarded by the National Historical Publications and Records Commission.
Repository Details
Part of the Seattle University, Lemieux Library and McGoldrick Learning Commons, Special Collections Repository