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Homer B. Splawn Papers, 1860-2007 (bulk 1880s-1980s)
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Splawn family
- Title
- Homer B. Splawn Papers
- Dates
- 1860-2007 (bulk 1880s-1980s) (inclusive)18602007
- Quantity
- 11 cubic feet, (24 boxes: 10 half legal-sized manuscript boxes; 1 half letter-sized manuscript box; 1 legal-sized manuscript box; 5 oversized newspaper boxes; 3 small boxes; 1 flat box; 2 record boxes) : Fair, though aging to newspapers and manuscripts
- Collection Number
- MS10
- Summary
- The Homer B. Splawn Papers contain newspaper clippings, business and genealogical records, correspondence and writings created by the Splawns, a prominent pioneering family in Yakima, WA, 1860-2007.
- Repository
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Central Washington University, Archives and Special Collections
Archives and Special Collections
Central Washington University
400 E University Way
Ellensburg, WA 98926
Telephone: 509-963-1023
Fax: 509-963-3684
archive@cwu.edu - Access Restrictions
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Open to the public for educational research.
- Languages
- English
Biographical NoteReturn to Top
Andrew Jackson (A.J. or Jack) Splawn was a cowboy, ranch owner, and politician in the early years of settlement in Yakima, WA. Born in 1845 in Helm County, Missouri, Splawn spent much of his childhood in Linn County, Oregon, before following his older brother Charles to eastern Washington. At sixteen years of age, he hired out as cowboy for Major John Thorp and soon participated in his first cattle drive to Fort Kamloops, British Columbia. He subsequently took part in a variety of cattle drives to British Columbia, Idaho, Montana, and eastern Oregon. During this time, he encountered bandits and hostile Indians, as well as other perils. In 1870 he established Robber’s Roost, a trading post unique to central Washington. Indeed, given the importance of the trading post, Robber’s Roost served as the name for the present town of Ellensburg until 1875, when John Shoudy named the site for his wife, Ellen. In the 1880s, Splawn purchased Springdale Ranch in Cowiche Valley and imported the first Hereford cattle to the Northwest. Later he exported his prize-winning Herefords to Alaska, Hawaii, and China. Splawn promoted the first packing house in the Pacific Northwest and served as outside partner of Frye and Co. of Seattle.
In 1903, A.J. Splawn stepped away from ranching to take part in politics. He served as Washington state senator from 1903-1905, Democratic candidate for governor in 1905, and mayor of North Yakima in 1911. As mayor, he was called on to rid Yakima of prostitution and the Chinese opium trade.
Splawn served as first president of the Tieton Water Users’ Association in the early 1900s. He was also co-founder and first president of the Yakima Valley Transportation Co. He was an early member of the Yakima County Horticultural Union, livestock agent for the Great Northern Railroad, organizer and first president of the Pacific International Livestock Exposition in Portland, leader in the Washington Livestock Association, and organizer and early president of the Washington State Fair.
A.J. Splawn died in March, 1917, of a disease contracted from a parrot at a pet store. He was survived by his wife, Margaret Larsen Splawn.
Margaret Cecilian Larsen was born April 28, 1873, in Independence, Kansas, to John H. Larsen and Hester Elvina Tilton Larsen. In 1878 the family traveled to Tillamook, Oregon, where John Larsen established a trading post. Later they moved to Garibaldi, where Margaret’s mother became postmistress, and then the Dalles, where her father established shipping yards for grain, wool, hides, furs, and pelts. Margaret attended St. Mary’s Academy at the Dalles, graduating in 1891. She taught school in Washington and Montana for seven years and married A.J. Splawn in 1897. Together they had three children: Andrew J. Splawn, Jr., Homer B. Splawn, and Lallooh Splawn Carpenter. Only Homer and Lallooh survived to later adulthood.
After A.J. Splawn passed away in 1917, Margaret Splawn continued to operate the ranch. She was also active in the General Federation of Women’s Clubs, the Twentieth Century Club, the Yakima County Pioneer Association, the Yakima Valley Historical Society, the Oregon Historical Society, the Daughters of the American Revolution, and the Columbia River Archaeological Society. In the 1940s, she helped to edit and republish A.J. Splawn’s Kamiakin, his account of Native Americans in the Pacific Northwest and his experiences driving cattle. Margaret Splawn passed away on December 13, 1954.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
This collection comprises manuscripts, notes, newspaper clippings, select photos, and printing plates collected by Homer B. Splawn relating to Splawn family history, with particular emphasis on the 1880s to the 1980s. The collection includes research notes, poems, and stories written by Margaret Splawn in her capacity as editor of her husband’s book Kamiakin and as leader in the Yakima Valley Historical Society. Also included is correspondence initiated or received by Homer B. Splawn as he researched Splawn and Larsen family genealogy. The collection includes limited business records of A.J. Splawn’s ranch and the subsequent Margaret C. Splawn estate, including awards earned by Splawns’ Hereford cattle, property deeds, and an expense ledger. In addition, the collection includes meeting minutes and notes of the Yakima Sons of the American Revolution and the Yakima Valley Historical Society—groups in which Margaret and A.J. Splawn led and participated. Published manuscripts included in this collection are Kamiakin, by A.J. Splawn, and Story of Margaret Larsen Splawn, by Homer B. Splawn and Lalloh Splawn Carpenter.
Please note that, while organizing A.J. Splawn's book Kamiakin, Margaret Splawn gathered together and edited her husband's notes. Some materials in Series II: Margaret (Larsen) Splawn may, therefore, have been written by A.J. Splawn and edited posthumously by his wife.
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Preferred Citation
[Name of document or photograph number]. MS10, Homer B. Splawn Papers. Archives and Special Collections, Brooks Library, Central Washington University.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Arrangement
Arranged in eleven series: Series I: A.J. Splawn; Series II: Margaret (Larsen) Splawn; Series III: Splawn family business records; Series IV: Larsen family genealogy; Series V: Splawn family genealogy; Series VI: Yakima Valley history; Series VII: Oversized; Series VIII: Photos and printing plates; Series IX: Published manuscripts; Series X: 3-D objects; Series XI: Audiovisual materials. Within series, folders are arranged alphabetically.
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
I: A.J. SplawnReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Box/Folder | ||
| 1-1 | Article—“History of Washington" (photocopy) |
circa 1933 |
| 1-2 | Biography by Homer B. Splawn |
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| 1-3 | Business cards |
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| 1-4 | Cemetery deeds |
1898 |
| 1-5 | Manuscript—“Cowboy Song" |
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| 1-6 | Manuscript—Untitled |
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| 1-7 | Manuscript—Untitled poem |
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| 1-8 | Mayoral election |
1914 |
| 1-9 | Newspaper clippings |
circa 1944-1960 |
| 1-10 | Obituaries |
1917 |
| 1-11 | Organization membership—Washington Cattlemen’s Association |
1947-1990 |
| 1-12 | Pamphlets—“Hall of Great Westerners" |
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| 1-13 | Personal correspondence |
1913-1917 |
| 1-14 | Professional correspondence—“Letter to the Editor of the Yakima Republic" |
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| 1-15 | Professional correspondence—Incoming |
circa 1903-1916 |
| 1-16 | Response to Kamiakin
|
1956 |
| 1-17 | Response to Kamiakin
|
1959 |
| 1-18 | Response to Kamiakin
|
circa 2004 |
| 1-19 | Response to Kamiakin (article) |
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| 1-20 | Speech—First draft on Northern Pacific irrigation bill |
1903 |
| 1-21 | Will |
1917-1929 |
II: Margaret (Larsen) SplawnReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Box/Folder | ||
| 2-1 | Biography—Story of Margaret Larsen Splawn, by Homer B. Splawn and Lallooh Splawn Carpenter |
1989 |
| 2-2 | Biography—by Homer B. Splawn |
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| 2-3 | Biography—Book research by Homer Splawn |
circa 1887-1888 |
| 2-4 | Cemetery deeds |
1918-1928 |
| 2-5 | Correspondence—Dolph Barnett to Margaret Splawn |
1940 |
| 2-6 | Correspondence—Binsford and Mort, Publishers, to Margaret Splawn |
1948 |
| 2-7 | Correspondence—Clarence Dill to Margaret Splawn |
1928-1934 |
| 2-8 | Correspondence—Evan Estep to Margaret Splawn |
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| 2-9 | Correspondence—Funk and Wagnalls Company to Margaret Splawn |
1919 |
| 2-10 | Correspondence—General Federation of Women’s Clubs, Division of Indian Welfare, to Margaret Splawn |
1931 |
| 2-11 | Correspondence—Indian Rights Association to Margaret Splawn |
1928 |
| 2-12 | Correspondence—King Resolution |
1927-1930 |
| 2-13 | Correspondence—Margaret Splawn on behalf of St. Mary’s Alumnae Association |
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| 2-14 | Correspondence—Margaret Splawn to Mrs. Joseph Lindon Smith (fragment) |
1929 |
| 2-15 | Correspondence—Hazard Stevens to Margaret Splawn |
1918 |
| 2-16 | Correspondence—Fred Wilson to Margaret Splawn |
1941 |
| 2-17 | Essays and valedictory address |
circa 1891 |
| 2-18 | Manuscript—“Alexander Ross" edit (text by A.J. Splawn? editing by Margaret Splawn) |
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| 2-19 | Manuscript—Edit of “Burial grounds" (text by A.J. Splawn? editing by Margaret Splawn, fragment) |
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| 2-20 | Manuscript—“But a few hoary heads remain" |
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| 2-21 | Manuscript—“Centennial Hall" |
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| 2-22 | Manuscript—“David Thompson" |
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| 2-23 | Manuscript—“A dream" |
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| 2-24 | Manuscript—“Fire at the Dalles" |
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| 3-1 | Manuscript—“The Indian in his primitive condition" (text by A.J. Splawn, editing by Margaret Splawn) |
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| 3-2 | Manuscript—“An Indian name I planted there" |
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| 3-3 | Manuscript—“Ipaya: An Indian Legend" |
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| 3-4 | Manuscript—“A June day" |
1924 |
| 3-5 | Manuscript—“Kamiakin’s Garden" |
1918 |
| 3-6 | Manuscript—“Keeping the Watch" |
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| 3-7 | Manuscript—“The Keystone of the Hearthstone" |
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| 3-8 | Manuscript—“My Tree" |
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| 3-9 | Manuscript—“Ne Sitka Klat-a Wa Nan-lah Til-li-cums (We Go to See Our Friends)" |
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| 3-10 | Manuscript—“Notes of Trip over Cariboo Trail" |
1953 |
| 3-11 | Manuscript—“Now and Then" |
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| 3-12 | Manuscript—“Old Times Were Good Times" |
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| 3-13 | Manuscript—“On the Threshold" |
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| 3-14 | Manuscript—“Rehabiliment of the Dead" (text by A.J. Splawn, editing by Margaret Splawn) |
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| 3-15 | Manuscript—“Reminiscences" |
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| 3-16 | Manuscript—“The Return in After Years" |
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| 3-17 | Manuscript—“The Smoke from a Lone Teepee" |
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| 3-18 | Manuscript—“St. Mary’s" |
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| 3-19 | Manuscript—“Stained Glass Windows for the Spokane Hall of Fame" |
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| 3-20 | Manuscript—“A Summary" |
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| 3-21 | Manuscript—“Twentieth C. Club" |
1915 |
| 4-1 | Manuscript—“Voters of Washington, I greet you" |
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| 4-2 | Manuscript—“The Yakima Indians of Washington" |
circa 1931 |
| 4-3 | Manuscript—Untitled, on women (fragment) |
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| 4-4 | Newspaper clippings |
circa 1940s |
| 4-5 | Notebook—Native American vocabulary and culture |
circa 1877-1930 |
| 4-6 | Notebook—Yakima Valley history |
1882 |
| 4-7 | Notebook |
1903 |
| 4-8 | Notes—Early Pacific Northwest settlers |
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| 4-9 | Notes—“Margaret C. Splawn" |
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| 4-10 | Notes—Native American vocabulary |
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| 4-11 | Notes—Native American vocabulary |
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| 4-12 | Notes—Nez Perces, Klickitats, Spokanes |
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| 4-13 | Notes—The object of education |
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| 4-14 | Notes—on clubs |
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| 4-15 | Notes—on Native American history |
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| 4-16 | Notes—on Native American legends |
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| 4-17 | Notes—“The watches of the night" |
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| 4-18 | Notes |
circa 1927 |
| 4-19 | Notes, miscellaneous |
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| 5-1 | Notes (fragmentary) |
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| 5-2 | Program—“An Historic Pageant of Kittitas Valley" |
1916 |
| 5-3 | Program—“Talk of Long Ago" |
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| 5-4 | Research—Garibaldi Post Office |
1946 |
| 5-5 | Research—Newspaper clippings and catalog |
circa 1944-1953 |
| 5-6 | Speech—“Address Anniversary" to Twentieth Century Club |
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| 5-7 | Speech—“Klahowya tillicums" |
circa 1940 |
| 5-8 | Speech—on behalf of Pioneers Association |
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| 5-9 | Speech?—on pioneer women |
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| 5-10 | Speech?—to clubwomen |
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| 5-11 | Speech—St. Mary’s valedictory address? “To the archbishop" |
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| 5-12 | Teachers’ certificates |
III: Splawn family business recordsReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Box/Folder | ||
| 5-13 | Splawn ranch—Deed (photocopy) |
1898 |
| 5-14 | Splawn ranch—Legal and financial ledger |
circa 1882-1890 |
| 5-15 | Splawn ranch—Livestock interests—American Hereford Record certificates of pedigree |
1876-1907 |
| 5-16 | Splawn ranch—Livestock interests—Committee on Dairy and Life Stock recommendation |
1903 |
| 5-17 | Splawn ranch—Livestock interests—Indiana Blooded Stock Company pedigree certificates |
1878 |
| 5-18 | Splawn ranch—Livestock interests—Parker ranch pamphlet |
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| 5-19 | Splawn ranch—Livestock interests—Pedigree charts |
circa 1899-1903 |
| 5-20 | Splawn ranch—Publicity—American Hereford Journal |
1911-1958 |
| 5-21 | Splawn ranch—Publicity—Coulee City Review on Splawn Herefords |
1902 |
| 5-22 | Splawn ranch—A.J. Splawn stock certificates |
1904 |
| 5-23 | Splawn ranch—Tax receipt |
|
| 5-24 | Splawn ranch—Tieton Water Users Association records |
1902-1923 |
| 6-1 | Margaret C. Splawn Estate—Deeds |
1944-1957 |
| 6-2 | Margaret C. Splawn Estate—Expense report |
1943 |
| 6-3 | Margaret C. Splawn Estate—JB&S Mill |
circa 1945 |
| 6-4 | Margaret C. Splawn Estate—Loudon stock certificates |
1945-1962 |
| 6-5 | Margaret C. Splawn Estate—Margaret Splawn stock certificates |
1904-1945 |
| 6-6 | Margaret C. Splawn Estate---Newspaper clippings |
IV: Larsen family genealogyReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Box/Folder | ||
| 6-7 | Correspondence—Mrs. Jonathan Blumhagen to Homer Splawn |
1954-1955 |
| 6-8 | Correspondence—Sarah Burr to Margaret Splawn |
1949 |
| 6-9 | Correspondence—Minnie to Heather Larsen |
1928 |
| 6-10 | Family tree |
1930 |
| 6-11 | Birton T. Larsen |
1956 |
| 6-12 | Lawrence Larsen |
1910-1928 |
| 6-13 | Minnie Larsen Loudon |
1908 |
| 6-14 | Minnie Larsen Loudon application for membership in Daughters of the American Revolution |
1910 |
| 6-15 | Loudons—Article (fragment, photocopy) |
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| 6-16 | Miscellaneous notes |
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| 6-17 | Margaret Splawn application for membership in Daughters of the American Revolution |
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| 6-18 | Peden family |
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| 6-19 | Tilton family |
1982 |
V: Splawn family genealogyReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Box/Folder | ||
| 6-20 | Article—“The Splawn Brothers and Grandma Rice" |
1976 |
| 6-21 | Correspondence—Reba Blakely to Homer Splawn |
1974 |
| 6-22 | Correspondence—Norma Corey and Homer Splawn |
1979 |
| 6-23 | Correspondence—Paul Elvig and Homer Splawn |
1998 |
| 6-24 | Correspondence—Diana Enz to Homer Splawn |
1995 |
| 6-25 | Correspondence—Mrs. Harold G. Griep to Margaret Splawn |
1978 |
| 6-26 | Correspondence—Sherry Horton and Homer Splawn |
1995-1997 |
| 7-1 | Correspondence—Henry Hudson to Loudon |
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| 7-2 | Correspondence—Homer Splawn and Vivian Johnson |
1979 |
| 7-3 | Correspondence—Effie Jones Littlefield to Homer Splawn |
1959-1960 |
| 7-4 | Correspondence—Splawn and Mrs. Gordon McCormick |
1974-1975 |
| 7-5 | Correspondence—Fred McDowell to Margaret Splawn |
1933 |
| 7-6 | Correspondence—McGinnis-Splawn-Carpenter genealogy |
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| 7-7 | Correspondence—Katherine Milligan to Homer Splawn |
1975 |
| 7-8 | Correspondence—Mortensens and Homer Splawn |
1979-1999 |
| 7-9 | Correspondence—Richard Moseley to Homer Splawn |
1976 |
| 7-10 | Correspondence—Charles F. Myers and Homer Splawn |
1983-1984 |
| 7-11 | Correspondence—Jan Rasmussen to Homer Splawn |
1983 |
| 7-12 | Correspondence—Ida Robinson to Margaret Splawn |
1935 |
| 7-13 | Correspondence—Minnie Sibbets and Homer Splawn |
1955-1957 |
| 7-14 | Correspondence—Mary Inglis Sims and Homer Splawn |
1987 |
| 7-15 | Correspondence—David Smith to Homer Splawn |
1990 |
| 7-16 | Correspondence—Andrew Newton Splawn to Margaret Splawn |
1948 |
| 7-17 | Correspondence—Bill Splawn to Homer Splawn |
1970 |
| 7-18 | Correspondence—Edward Splawn and Homer Splawn |
1981 |
| 7-19 | Correspondence—Johnny Splawn to Homer Splawn |
1978 |
| 7-20 | Correspondence—Leon Splawn to Homer Splawn |
1992 |
| 7-21 | Correspondence—Marjorie Splawn and Homer Splawn |
1962 |
| 7-22 | Correspondence—Paul Splawn to Homer Splawn |
1987 |
| 7-23 | Correspondence—Sammy and Paul Splawn to Homer Splawn |
1991 |
| 7-24 | Correspondence—Walter MW Splawn to Margaret Splawn |
1935 |
| 7-25 | Correspondence—Louise Townsend and Homer Splawn |
1979 |
| 7-26 | Correspondence—George Whistler to Homer Splawn |
1952 |
| 7-27 | Correspondence—Jerry ? and Homer Splawn |
1998 |
| 7-28 | Correspondence—Herb and Ann ? to Homer Splawn |
1991 |
| 7-29 | Family record (certified by notary) |
1948 |
| 7-30 | McHaney family history |
1989-2004 |
| 8-1 | Notes |
|
| 8-2 | Sons of Veterans membership application |
1862-1866 |
| 8-3 | Andrew Jackson Splawn (1899-1957) |
1957 |
| 8-4 | Cecile O. Splawn |
1954 |
| 8-5 | Charles Splawn, George Splawn, Nancy Splawn Bond (photocopied newspaper clippings) |
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| 8-6 | Fawn Splawn Cooper |
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| 8-7 | Homer Splawn application for membership in Sons of the American Revolution |
1957 |
| 8-8 | Homer Splawn, career |
circa 1940s |
| 8-9 | John Splawn—South Carolina deed (photocopy) |
1765 |
| 8-10 | John Homer Splawn, Jr. |
1976 |
| 8-11 | John and Dink Splawn—Article—“Bribery Led to a Yakima City Shootout" (photocopy) |
1879 |
| 8-12 | Josie and Floyd Splawn—Business card |
|
| 8-13 | Lallooh Splawn?—Notes |
|
| 8-14 | Lottie Splawn |
1984-2001 |
| 8-15 | Moses Splawn—Article—“Moses Splawn: Discoverer of the Boise Basin Gold," by Sherry Horton |
|
| 8-16 | Moses Splawn—Article—“Pioneer days in Idaho county" (photocopy) |
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| 8-17 | Moses Splawn—Article—“Pioneer Portrait: Moses Splawn," by Sherry Horton |
1996 |
| 8-18 | Moses Splawn—Article |
|
| 8-19 | Moses Splawn—Newspaper clippings |
circa 1925 |
| 8-20 | Moses Splawn—Poetry (transcribed/edited by Margaret Splawn) |
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| 8-21 | Moses Splawn—Warranty deed (photocopy) |
1898 |
| 8-22 | Newton Splawn |
1967 |
| 8-23 | William L. Splawn |
|
| 8-24 | Splawns (1790-1850) |
1990 |
| 8-25 | Sterling family history |
1956 |
| 8-26 | Washington Pioneer Certificate application for A.J. Splawn |
1987 |
VI: Yakima Valley historyReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Box/Folder | ||
| 9-1 | Article—“Belinda Mulrooney Carbonneau" |
|
| 9-2 | Article—“Dodging the Road Agents" |
1970 |
| 9-3 | Article—The West |
1971 |
| 9-4 | Article—“Wild Old Days" |
1971 |
| 9-5 | Article—Yakima City |
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| 9-6 | Calendar—Ellensburg Bicentennial |
1976 |
| 9-7 | Historical Committee of Yakima Valley Pioneer Association—Notebook |
1915 |
| 9-8 | Manuscript—“Samples," by PJ Conrad |
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| 9-9 | Menu—Devonshire Hotel Dining Room |
1958 |
| 9-10 | Menu—Northern Pacific Railway |
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| 9-11 | Miscellaneous book excerpts |
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| 9-12 | Newsletter—“Klickitat Heritage" |
February 1975-August 1975 |
| 10-1 | Newsletter—“State of Washington Dept. of Highways News" |
September 1975 |
| 10-2 | Newspaper clippings |
circa 1944-1987 |
| 10-3 | Programs—Sarah Eva Dodd funeral |
|
| 10-4 | Programs—“Unveiling of Thorp Memorial Monument" |
1941 |
| 10-5 | Publications—“Archaeology of the Upper Columbia Region" |
September 1942 |
| 10-6 | Publications—Eastern Washington Historical Primer
|
1943 |
| 10-7 | Publications—“The Land of the Yakimas" |
1977 |
| 10-8 | Publications—Mid-America: An Historical Review
|
July 1949 |
| 10-9 | Publications—“History of the Yakima Valley Bench and Bar" |
2002 |
| 11-1 | Publications—“The Yakima Basin and Its Water |
|
| 11-2 | Sons of the American Revolution—Application for charter |
1914 |
| 11-3 | Sons of the American Revolution—Constitution and By-laws |
1914 |
| 11-4 | Sons of the American Revolution—Correspondence |
1913-1914 |
| 11-5 | Sons of the American Revolution—Correspondence |
1915 |
| 11-6 | Sons of the American Revolution—Correspondence |
1916 |
| 11-7 | Sons of the American Revolution—Correspondence |
1917 |
| 11-8 | Sons of the American Revolution—Correspondence |
1955 |
| 11-9 | Sons of the American Revolution—Expenses |
1916-1917 |
| 11-10 | Sons of the American Revolution—Meeting minutes |
1914-1917 |
| 11-11 | Sons of the American Revolution—Notes |
1956-1969 |
| 11-12 | Sons of the American Revolution—Program |
circa 1915 |
| 11-13 | Sons of the American Revolution—Roll |
1916-1917 |
| 11-14 | Yakima Valley Historical Society—Correspondence by members |
|
| 11-15 | Yakima Valley Historical Society—Correspondence on Indian trails |
1961-1964 |
| 11-16 | Yakima Valley Historical Society—Meeting minutes |
1917-1959 |
| 11-17 | Yakima Valley Historical Society—Notebook of JA Slavin |
1962 |
| 11-18 | Yakima Valley Historical Society—Notes, Ahtanum Mission |
circa 1962 |
| 11-19 | Yakima Valley Historical Society—Notes, Cowychee Telephone Company |
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| 11-20 | Yakima Valley Historical Society—Notes, Indian trails/Ahtanum Valley |
circa 1963 |
| 11-21 | Yakima Valley Historical Society—Notes, Konowac Pass (by Walter Purdin and Joe Slavin) |
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| 11-22 | Yakima Valley Historical Society—Notes, “Selamona" and “Tampico" |
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| 11-23 | Yakima Valley Historical Society—Notes and clippings, “Stage coach route" |
circa 1998 |
| 11-24 | Yakima Valley Historical Society—Pamphlets, “A Sagebrush Lawyer" |
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| 11-25 | Yakima Valley Historical Society—Pamphlets, “Washington at a Glance" |
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| 11-26 | Yakima Valley Historical Society—Papers, “Biography of DD Reynolds" |
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| 11-27 | Yakima Valley Historical Society—Papers, Daverin family history |
1972 |
| 11-28 | Yakima Valley Historical Society—Papers, “Fifty Golden Years" |
circa 1955 |
| 11-29 | Yakima Valley Historical Society—Papers, “The First White Child Born in Ahtanum" |
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| 11-30 | Yakima Valley Historical Society—Papers, “Fort Simcoe, Washington" |
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| 11-31 | Yakima Valley Historical Society—Papers, “Hannah Melvina Chappell" |
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| 11-32 | Yakima Valley Historical Society—Papers, “History of the Yakimas, 1860-1875" |
1977 |
| 11-33 | Yakima Valley Historical Society—Papers—“John Boe Nelson and Clarissa Janes Nelson Family" |
1957 |
| 11-34 | Yakima Valley Historical Society—Papers, “LeBree Quesnell: Fifty Happy Golden Years" |
circa 1957 |
| 11-35 | Yakima Valley Historical Society—Papers, “Oregon Trail," by Mrs. James G. Leed |
1924 |
| 11-36 | Yakima Valley Historical Society—Papers, “Story by Mrs. Charles Longmire" |
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| 11-37 | Yakima Valley Historical Society—Papers, “Traveling History of the Pioneers," by David Longmire |
1919 |
| 11-38 | Yakima Valley Historical Society—Papers presented in session, Ahtanum |
1918 |
| 11-39 | Yakima Valley Historical Society—Papers presented in session, “The Beginnings of Irrigation in the State of WA" |
1947 |
| 11-40 | Yakima Valley Historical Society—Papers presented in session, “Early French families, pioneers of Moxee" |
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| 11-41 | Yakima Valley Historical Society—Papers presented in session, “Father Boulet to Knights of Columbus" |
1955 |
| 11-42 | Yakima Valley Historical Society—Speech, “Ernest and Grayce Laney" |
1961 |
| 11-43 | Yakima Valley Historical Society—Speech |
May 1961 |
| 11-44 | Yakima Valley Museum |
1976 |
VII: OversizedReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Box/Folder | ||
| 12-1 | A.J. Splawn—Senate resolution relating to death of Andrew Jackson Splawn |
1919 |
| 12-2 | Margaret Splawn—Biography—Register of persons examined (photocopy) |
1895-1914 |
| 12-3 | Margaret Splawn—Membership certificate, Daughters of the American Revolution |
1915 |
| 12-4 | Splawn family business records—Splawn ranch—Deed to Upper Ranch |
1875 |
| 12-5 | Splawn family business records—Splawn ranch—Deed to Upper Ranch |
1882 |
| 12-6 | Splawn family genealogy—Sons of Veterans Roster of Officers |
1895 |
| 12-7 | Western American history—Menus, Danville Hotel Restaurant |
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| 12-8 | Western American history—Booklet and images, Oregon Historical Society |
1968 |
| 12-9 | Yakima Valley history—Publications, The Fruit Grower’s Friend
|
1973 |
| 12-10 | Yakima Valley history—Yakima City map (photocopy) |
1984 |
| 13-1 | Map of Splawn property |
|
| 13-2 | Margaret Larsen diploma, St. Mary’s Academy |
1891 |
| 14-1 | Newspaper clippings—Pacific Northwest history |
1960-1963 |
| 14-2 | Newspaper clippings—A.J. Splawn |
1900-2007 |
| 15-1 | Newspaper clippings—Splawns |
1908 |
| 15-2 | Newspaper clippings—Yakima Valley history |
1882-1959 |
| 16-1 | Newspaper clippings—Yakima Valley history |
1960-2007 |
VIII: Photos and printing platesReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Box/Folder | ||
| 17-1 | Leah Jeffers Baker (classmate of Margaret Splawn at the Dalles) |
1888 |
| 17-2 | Fort Boisse |
|
| 17-3 | Lawrence Larsen |
circa 1921 |
| 17-4 | National Cowboy Hall of Fame (photos by Yvonne Willien?) |
circa 1990s |
| 17-5 | Old Block House |
|
| 17-6 | Old Yakima City |
circa 1885 |
| 17-7 | Pioneer Day at Old Mission (1923, reprint) |
2006 |
| 17-8 | A.J. Splawn |
circa 1873 |
| 17-9 | Charles Splawn |
prior to 1908 |
| 17-10 | Charles Splawn? (reprint) |
|
| 17-11 | Margaret Splawn? |
|
| 17-12 | Moses Splawn in his 90s (slide and reprints) |
2005 |
| 17-13 | Revisiting routes traveled by Moses Splawn |
1995 |
| 17-14 | Photos by Nancy Splawn of Edmonds, WA, and Homer and Mary Splawn |
2004 |
| 17-15 | Tieton Project Engineering Corps |
1903 |
| 18-1 | Printing plate—A.J. Splawn portrait |
|
| 19-1 | Printing plates—for A.J. Splawn’s Kamiakin
|
IX: Published manuscriptsReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Box/Folder | ||
| 20-1 | Copies of Kamiakin, by A.J. Splawn |
1944 |
| 21-1 | Copies of Kamiakin, by A.J. Splawn |
1944 |
| 22-1 | Galleys for “Story of Margaret Larsen Splawn,” by Homer Splawn and Lallooh Splawn Carpenter |
1989 |
X: 3-D objectsReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Box/Folder | ||
| 23-1 | A.J. Splawn—Wallet |
|
| 23-2 | Ribbons for Splawns’ Hereford cattle |
1904-1907 |
XI: Audiovisual materialsReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description |
|---|---|
| Box/Folder | |
| 24-1 | Magnetic tape—Historian John Beck, etc. |
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Indians of North America--West (U.S.)--History
- Ranching--West (U.S.)--History
- Women--West (U.S.)--History--20th century
- Yakima (Wash.)--History
Geographical Names
- Yakima River Valley (Wash.)
Other Creators
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Personal Names
- Carpenter, Lallooh (Splawn) (creator)
- Splawn, A. J. (creator)
- Splawn, Homer B. (creator)
- Splawn, Margaret C. (Larsen) (creator)
Family Names
- Splawn family (creator)
Finding aid prepared by Talea Anderson
2012
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