Eastern Washington University Archives and Special Collections purchased manuscript collection

Eastern Washington University Archives and Special Collections purchased manuscript collection, 1853-1960

Overview of the Collection

Creator: Eastern Washington University. Library
Title: Eastern Washington University Archives and Special Collections purchased manuscript collection
Dates: 1853-1960 (inclusive)
18531955
Quantity: 2.0 linear feet
Collection Number: SPC-019-0763
Summary: The Eastern Washington University Archives and Special Collections Purchased Manuscript Collection consists of maps, prints, and periodical pages on the history of the Pacific Northwest.
Repository: Eastern Washington University
Archives & Special Collections
Eastern Washington University Libraries
320 Media Lane - 100 LIB
Cheney, WA
99004-2453
Telephone: 5093592475
archives@ewu.edu
Access Restrictions: Collection is open to the public.
Languages: English

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

The Eastern Washington University Archives and Special Collections Purchased Manuscript Collection consists of maps, prints, and documents on the history of the Pacific Northwest. The maps consist of state and territorial maps of Washington and Oregon, maps of various sections of the Columbia River, and topographic maps. The prints consist of lithographs and etchings of buildings and landscapes located. Documents consists of pages from periodicals and pamphlets and postcards.

Use of the CollectionReturn to Top

Restrictions on Use

Use of this collection is subject to the rules concerning access to archival and manuscript collections at Eastern Washington University. For more information, see: http://www.ewu.edu/Library/Services/Archives.xml

Copyright restrictions may apply. For more information or permission to publish, contact Eastern Washington University Libraries, Archives and Special Collections at (509) 359-2475, or archives@ewu.edu.

Preferred Citation

Eastern Washington University Archives and Special Collections purchased manuscript collection; SPC 019-0763; Archives and Special Collections, Eastern Washington University.

Administrative InformationReturn to Top

Arrangement

The collection has been organized into five series and five subseries.

Series 1: Eastern Washington, 1855-1960. This series is divided into five sub-series: Central Washington, General Eastern Washington, Lincoln, Spokane, and Whitman Counties, Northern Washington, Southeast Washington.

Series 2: Western Washington, 1853-1918.

Series 3: Washington state and Oregon, 1855-1955.

Series 4: Depictions of Native Americans, 1873-1898.

Series 5: Miscellaneous West, 1857-circa 1892.

Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top

Series 1: Eastern Washington, 1855-1960Return to Top

This series consists of maps, prints, and documents on regions of Washington state that extend east of the Cascade Mountains. This series is divided into five series according to geographic region within eastern Washington.

Container(s)		Description	Dates
		Subseries 1: Central Washington This subseries consists of materials on Chelan, Kittitas, Douglas, Grant, and Yakima counties. They include profiles of Ellensburg, maps of rapids along the Columbia River, and documents on Grand Coulee Dam and Yakima. Items are organized according to name of locale depicted.	1886-1960
Box	Folder
OS	1	Ellensburg, Washington print, from Northwest Magazine	April 1889
OS	1	General View of Ellensburg, color print from Northwest Magazine	April 1889
1	2	Views in Ellensburg, Washington Territory	undated
1	2	Views in Ellensburg, Washington Territory	undated
1	2	Residence of John Nash, Ellensburg, Washington Territory	undated
1	2	Ranch of John L. Vaughn, near Ellensburg, Washington Territory	undated
Map Drawer		Entiat rapids	1895
1	5	Grand Coulee Dam brochure	circa 1938
1	5	Grand Coulee Dam the eighth wonder of the world	undated
1	2	Grand Coulee postcards	1938
OS	1	Washington map, Hanford quadrangle	1924
OS	1	Methow quadrangle, 1901 reprint	1934
Map Drawer		Methow quadrangle, 1901 reprint	1945
OS	1	Malaga quadrangle	1914
1	2	Rock Island rapids	1892
1	2	Rock Island rapids	undated
Map Drawer		Rocky Reach rapids	1894
Booklet		Yakima diamond jubilee celebration	1960
OS	1	Yakima basin	undated
1	2	Yakima postcards	circa 1930
Map Drawer		Yakima Region, Washington Territory	1886
OS	1	Geologic and topographic map of the Northern Pacific Route, Yakima Valley	1915
1	2	Headquarters of Moxie county, Yakima Washington Territory	undated
1	2	Interior of Allen and Chapman's drug store North Yakima, Washington Territory	undated
		Subseries 2: General Eastern Washington This subseries consists of maps and documents on unspecified locales in eastern Washington or areas that encompass broad swaths of the region.	circa 1875-1949
Box	Folder
1	5	Columbian Basin Project brochure	1949
1	5	Diagram of grades through Eastern Washington	circa 1875
Map Drawer		Eastern part of Washington - map	undated
OS	1	Salmon fishing by machine, Harper's Weekly	October 1899
OS	1	Salmon wheel, Harper's Weekly	March 1883
Map Drawer		Eastern part of Washington map	1897
OS	1	Upper Columbia river survey map	1895
Map Drawer		Chart of upper Columbia River	1894
		Subseries 3: Lincoln, Spokane, and Whitman counties This subseries consists of prints, documents, and maps related to locations in Lincoln, Spokane, and Whitman counties. The prints feature buildings and natural features and include John Mix Stanley prints from the United States railroad survey conducted by Isaac Stevens. The documents include articles about the 1890 Spokane Falls Exposition. These items are arranged according to locale or nearest town.	1855-1950
Box	Folder
1	2	Almota House, H.H. Spaulding, Property, Almota Washington Territory	undated
1	2	Chemakane Mission	1855
1	2	Chemakane Mission, lithograph	1855
1	2	Chemakane Mission, lithograph	1855
1	2	Residence of H.S. Hollingsworth, Colfax, Washington	undated
1	2	W.J. Hamilton's Drug Store, Colfax, Washington Territory	undated
OS	1	In the Palouse Country: Colfax, the Capital of Whitman County and the old trade Center of the Palouse, from Northwest Magazine	October 1892
1	2	Peluse Falls, John Mix Stanley lithograph	circa 1855
1	2	J.A. Cochran's Residence near Pullman, Washington Territory	undated
1	2	Flouring mill of S.H. Havemale and Son, Spokane Falls, Washington Territory	undated
1	2	Indian camp, Spokane River, halftone	1909
1	2	Mr. J.A. Perkin's Residence, Colfax, Washington Territory	undated
OS	1	Spokane Falls sketch in Northwest Magazine	October 1887
OS	1	Spokane Falls and Its Exposition, Harper's Weekly	September 6, 1890
OS	1	Spokane Falls and its Exposition Harper's Weekly	1890
OS	1	The Fire at Spokane Falls, from Harper's Weekly	1889
1	5	Tourist guide brochure - "Spokane Vacationland"	1950
1	2	Spokane manufacturing district	1904
1	2	Business street of Spokane, engraving	1903
OS	1	Washington - Idaho, Spokane Quadrangle, with land classification	1898
OS	1	Washington - Idaho Spokane Quadrangle	1907
1	2	Fall of the Spokane, United States Railroad survey lithograph	1860
1	2	J.H. Shields' lumber yard Sprague, Washington Territory	undated
1	2	First National Bank Sprague, Washington Territory	undated
1	2	E.M. Kinnear General Mercantile, Sprague, Washington Territory lithograph	undated
1	2	First National Bank, Sprague, Washington Territory	undated
OS	1	Wilbur, Washington, Northwest Magazine	May 1890
		Subseries 4: Northern Washington This subseries consists of John Mix Stanley prints from the United States railroad survey conducted by Isaac Stevens. The prints are in Okanogan and Stevens counties.	1855-1860
Box	Folder
1	2	Kettle Falls, Columbia River, John Mix Stanley lithograph	1855
1	2	Kettle Falls, Columbia River, lithograph	1855
1	2	Fort Okinakane, John Mix Stanley lithograph	1860
		Subseries 5: Southeast Washington This subseries consists largely of prints from Columbia, Garfield, and Walla counties. The items are arranged according to county.	1855-1911
Box	Folder
OS	1	Northwest Magazine illustration of Dayton, Washington	October 1889
1	2	Farm residences Columbia County, Washington Territory	undated
1	2	Farm residences Columbia county, Washington Territory	undated
1	2	Tucannon, Columbia County, Washington Territory lithographs	circa 1880
1	2	Businesses in Pomeroy, Garfield County Washington Territory	undated
1	2	Farm residences Rigsby, Garfield County, Washington Territory	undated
OS	1	Buildings in Walla Walla, Washington, prints from Northwest Magazine	October 1889
1	2	Old Fort Walla Walla, John Mix Stanley lithograph	1855
1	2	Military post and city of Walla-Walla, Washington Territory, lithograph	1862
1	2	Walla Walla commercial club ad	1911
1	2	J. Betz brewery Walla Walla, Washington Territory	undated
1	2	Farm residence of H.S Copeland Walla Walla Valley, Washington Territory	undated
1	2	Farm residences Walla Walla County, Washington Territory	undated
1	2	Farm of C. Maier Walla Walla County, Washington Territory	undated
1	2	Farm residence of Alfred Thomas Walla Walla County, Washington Territory	undated
1	2	"Sunny bank" farm residence of C.N. Babcock Walla Walla, Washington Territory	undated
1	2	Farm residence of James W. Foster Walla Walla County, Washington Territory	undated
1	2	Brewery and residence of Mrs. J.H. Stahl Walla Walla, Washington Territory	undated
1	2	Farm residences Walla Walla County, Washington Territory	undated
1	2	Farm residence of Orley Hull Walla Walla City and Valley, Washington Territory	undated
1	2	Farm residence of H.S Copeland Walla Walla Valley, Washington Territory	undated

Series 2: Western Washington, 1853-1918Return to Top

This series consists of maps, prints, and documents on regions of Washington state that extend west of the Cascade Mountains.

Container(s)		Description	Dates
Box	Folder
OS	2	Centralia, Washington: The Progressive Trade Center of the Rich Chehalis Valley, from Northwest Magazine	November 1889
1	3	Residence of F.N. Goerig, Cowlitz County, Washington Territory	undated
OS	2	Gray's Harbor, Northwest Magazine	1890
OS	2	Hoquiam, Washington, Northwest Magazine	1890
1	3	Hudson Bay Mill, John Mix Stanley lithograph	1860
1	3	Hudson's Bay mill lithograph	1853
OS	2	Harper's Weekly illustrations of Puget Sound	November 17, 1883
OS	2	Summit of Mount Baker	1872
OS	2	Proposed new National Park at Mount Rainier	1893
1	3	Mount Rainier from near Steilacoom	1860
OS	2	North river, Washington. Showing obstructions to navigation	1895
OS	2	Samish Lake quadrangle	1918

Washington state and Oregon, 1884-1955Return to Top

This series consists of maps of Oregon or Washington state, as well as prints of geographic locales in Oregon and documents about Washington state. The arrangement of the series places documents about Oregon before maps containing both Washington and Oregon, followed by documents about Washington. Each of these sections is organized chronologically.

Container(s)		Description	Dates
Box	Folder
Map Drawer		Chart of canal near Cascades of the Columbia River in Oregon	1877
Map Drawer		Eastern part of Oregon, Portland, and San Francisco map	circa 1895
OS	2	Mount Hood lithograph	1873
OS	2	Mount Hood from the Columbia lithograph	1873
OS	2	Three Sisters lithograph	1873
1	3	Columbia River - Junction of Des Chutes, John Mix Stanley lithograph	1860
1	3	Cape Horn lithograph	1855
1	3	Cape Horn - Columbia River, John Mix Stanley lithograph	circa 1855
OS	2	The Mouth of the Columbia River, from Harper's Weekly (photocopy)	August 2, 1884
1	3	Cascades of the Columbia, lithograph	undated
OS	2	County and township map of Oregon and Washington	1884
OS	2	California, Nevada, Oregon, and Washington map	1885
OS	2	Oregon and Washington Territory map	1886
OS	2	Oregon and Washington map, Cram	1887
OS	2	Oregon and Washington map	1889
OS	2	Oregon and Washington map	circa 1905
OS	3	County and township map of Oregon and Washington	undated
OS	3	Harper's Weekly, Frontier Life in Washington Territory	August 1857
Map Drawer		Washington Territory map, Aster and Adams	1872
OS	3	Washington map	1882
OS	3	Washington map, Rand McNally	1884
OS	3	Washington map, Rand McNally	1887
OS	3	Washington map, Rail Road and Township Map	1887
OS	3	Washington map, Rand McNally	1888
OS	3	Washington map, Rand McNally	1889
1	3	Our Would Be States - Tacoma, Walla Walla	1889
OS	3	Washington map, Rail Road and County Map	1889
OS	3	Washington state map from Rand McNally and Co. atlas	1890
OS	3	Washington State map	1891
Map Drawer		Washington map	1892
OS	3	Washington, The Graphic	1893
OS	3	Frank Leslies Weekly with illustration of last spike on Northern Pacific Railway	February 16, 1893
Map Drawer		Washington map, Rand McNally	circa 1895
Map Drawer		Washington map, Rand McNally	circa 1895
Map Drawer		Washington map, Rand McNally	circa 1895
OS	3	Washington map Century Atlas	1897
OS	3	Washington State map showing distribution of Spruce	1898
Map Drawer		Washington map, Rand McNally	1900
OS	3	Idaho and Washington - map	circa 1900
OS	3	Washington map, Cram	1903
Map Drawer		Washington map, Rand McNally	1905
Map Drawer		Washington map, Cram	circa 1905
OS	3	Idaho and Washington map, Cram	1908
OS	3	Washington State map	1922
OS	3	Washington highway map, Rand McNally	1928
OS	3	Washington state and West Virginia map	1940
1	3	Postcards, greetings from Washington	1944
Map Drawer		Washington map, Rand McNally	1955

Series 4: Depictions of Native Americans, 1873-1898Return to Top

This series contains images and articles depicting Native Americans from the Pacific Northwest. The articles depict armed conflicts involving the Nez Perce and Bannock Indians. The images include prints and photographs of Native American individuals, groups, and caricatures.

Container(s)		Description	Dates
Box	Folder
OS	4	Recent Uprising Among the Bannock Indians, Frederick Remington drawing from Harper's Weekly	1898
OS	4	Bannock Indian color prints from Harper's Weekly	July 6, 1878
OS	4	Indians on the Columbia, lithograph, from Picturesque America	1873
OS	4	Nez Perce campaign color prints from Harper's Weekly	August 18, 1877
OS	4	Nez Perce campaign prints from Harper’s Weekly	1877
OS	4	End of Nez Perces War, Harper's Weekly	1877
OS	4	End of Nez Perces War, Harper's Weekly	November 17, 1877
1	4	Tomasket, Nez Perce Chief	1889
1	4	United States Census photograph of Chief Joseph, Nez Perce Indian	1889
OS	4	United States Census photographs of Native Americans near Colville Agency	1890
OS	4	Yakima Chief apple label	undated

Series 5: Miscellaneous West, 1857-circa 1892Return to Top

This series includes images, maps, and articles about portions of the west beyond Washington and Oregon.

Container(s)		Description	Dates
Box	Folder
1	3	"Niagara Falls of the West" - Great Shoshone Falls, color print from Harper's Weekly	April 17, 1869
2	1	Idaho Territory map	1886
2	5	Harper's Weekly illustrations, Coeur d'Alene Mining Troubles	circa 1892
Map Drawer		Frank Leslie's along the route of the Northern Pacific Railway	1883
Map Drawer		Crescent City, Klamath county lithograph	1857
Map Drawer		Leslie's Northern California and Southern Oregon	1887
Map Drawer		Harper's Weekly, The New El Dorado in British America	1858

Names and SubjectsReturn to Top

Subject Terms

Geology--Research--Washington (State)

Geographical Names

Cascade (Mont.)
Columbia River -- Maps
Columbia River -- Prints
Grand Coulee Dam (Wash.)
Indians of North America -- Northwest, Pacific
Oregon -- History
Oregon -- Maps
Oregon -- Prints
Spokane County (Wash.)
Spokane County (Wash.) -- Prints
Washington (State) -- History
Washington (State) -- Maps
Washington (State) -- Prints

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