Indians of North America -- Washington (State)
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 5 Collections and/or Records:
Charles H. Mason Correspondence
Collection
Call Number: WA MSS 332
Scope and Contents:
The papers consist of thirty-four letters, seventy-seven pages in all,
written to and by Charles H. Mason. The majority of the letters relate to the
beginnings of Indian hostilities in 1855. Other letters concern Fayette
McMullin's attack on Mason's character in 1858.
Dates:
1855-1858
William Winlock Miller collection
Collection
Call Number: WA MSS S-1172
Overview:
The collection consists primarily of the papers of W. W. Miller, but it also includes the correspondence and writings of many northwestern pioneers. The papers document the organization and development of Washington Territory, and in particular, political affairs and local governement administration. Along with Miller's personal, business, and government papers, there are letters to Gov. Isaac Stevens and his writings.There are also photographs and financial, legal, and biographical...
Dates:
1845-1958
Franz R. and Kathryn M. Stenzel collection of western American art
Collection
Call Number: WA MSS S-2368
Overview:
The collection, which consists of approximately 1300 works of art, reflects the Stenzels' interest in visual imagery of the American Northwest of the 19th and early 20th centuries, and includes numerous or significant works by James Madison Alden, E. A. Burbank, James Montgomery Flagg, Joseph Kehoe, Hans Kleiber, William Forsyth McIlwraith, James Henry Moser, E. S. Paxson, Lute Pease, Cleveland Rockwell, James Everett Stuart, James Gilchrist Swan, Peter Peterson Toft, Daniel Winter, and Charles...
Dates:
1728-1966
Franz R. and Kathryn M. Stenzel Collection of Western American Art Addition
Collection
Call Number: WA MSS S-2601
Overview:
The Franz R. and Kathryn M. Stenzel Collection of Western American Art Addition consists of thirty-two works of art, twenty Native American artifacts, and various prints and manuscript items, which decorated the home of Kathryn M. Stenzel until her death in 2006 and which comprise the remainder of the art collection that was donated in 1997.
Dates:
1853-1962
Isaac Ingalls Stevens papers
Collection
Call Number: WA MSS 442-445
Overview:
The Stevens papers contain correspondence, reports, memoranda, and maps documenting the 1856 declaration of martial law in Washington Territory and Indian hostilities, relations with the Hudson's Bay Company and the Puget Sound Agricultural Company, and political events during Steven's administration (WA MSS 442-444). In 1857, Stevens prepared a map of the Washington and Nebraska territories for his report on the railroad survey with information on various Indian tribes, reservations,...
Dates:
1848-1859