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Washington Pioneers Project: Whatcom County materials, 1936-1937
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Washington Pioneers Project
- Title
- Washington Pioneers Project: Whatcom County materials
- Dates
- 1936-1937 (inclusive)19361937
- Quantity
- .25 linear feet
- Collection Number
- XOE_CPNWS0306WApioneerswhatcom (collection)
- Summary
- This is a collection of transcripts of interviews with early Whatcom County settlers. Interviewees include John Bennett, Annie (Judson) Ebey, Hugh Eldridge, George A. Jenkins, S.J. Kavanaugh, Charles A. McLennan, and Elizabeth Austin Roeder. There are also notes and personal histories collected during the interviews, as well as newspaper clippings and a short manuscript on Whatcom County history written by Lottie Roeder Roth.
- Repository
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Western Washington University, Center for Pacific Northwest Studies
Goltz-Murray Archives Building
808 25th St.
Bellingham, WA
98225
Telephone: (360) 650-7534
cpnws@wwu.edu - Access Restrictions
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The collection is open to the public.
- Languages
- English
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
This is a collection of transcripts of interviews with early Whatcom County settlers. Interviewees include John Bennett, Annie (Judson) Ebey, Hugh Eldridge, George A. Jenkins, S.J. Kavanaugh, Charles A. McLennan, and Elizabeth Austin Roeder. There are also notes and personal histories collected during the interviews, as well as newspaper clippings and a short manuscript on Whatcom County history written by Lottie Roeder Roth.
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Preferred Citation
Washington Pioneers Project: Whatcom County materials, Center for Pacific Northwest Studies, Western Libraries Archives & Special Collections, Western Washington University, Bellingham WA 98225-9123.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Processing Note
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Acquisition Information
Acquisition information is unknown.
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
The following section contains a detailed listing of the materials in the collection.
Container(s) | Description | Dates |
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Box/Folder | ||
1/1 | John Bennet interview | 1936 August 11 |
1/2 | Annie (Judson) Ebey personal history outline and reminiscences of Phoebe Judson (Annie’s mother) | Undated |
1/3 | Hugh Eldridge interview and family history supplement | 1936 June 19 |
1/4 | George A. Jenkins interview and supplement | Undated |
1/5 | S.J. Kavanaugh interview and diary exerpt | 1936 May 27 |
1/6 | Charles A. McLennan interview | Undated |
1/7 | Elizabeth Austin Roeder interview and monogram | 1936 |
1/8 | Lottie Roeder Roth’s short history of Whatcom County | undated |
1/9 | Miscellaneous materials relating to Whatcom County, mostly newspaper clippings | 1936-1937 |
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Cities and towns--Washington (State)--Whatcom County--History--Sources
- Frontier and pioneer life--Washington (State)--Whatcom County--Sources
- Pioneers--Washington (State)--Whatcom County--Interviews
Personal Names
- Bennett, John--Interviews
- Ebey, Annie (Judson)--Interviews
- Eldridge, Hugh--Interviews
- Jenkins, George A.--Interviews
- Kavanaugh, James--1826-1885--Interviews
- McLennan, Charles A.--Interviews
- Roeder, Elizabeth Austin--Interviews
Geographical Names
- Whatcom County (Wash.)--History--Sources
Other Creators
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Personal Names
- Roth (Lottie Roeder)--1864-1933 (author)