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Thompson Coit Elliott Papers, 1903-1937
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Elliott, T. C. (Thompson Coit), 1862-1943
- Title
- Thompson Coit Elliott Papers
- Dates
- 1903-1937 (inclusive)19031937
- Quantity
- 2.5 cubic feet (5 document cases)
- Collection Number
- Mss231
- Summary
- Papers of historian Thompson Coit Elliott who came west to Walla Walla, Washington in 1886. Includes correspondence, notes, copies of historical documents, speeches, published articles, and publication manuscripts on subjects relating to early exploration and trade in Inland Empire of the Pacific Northwest and the Oregon coast.
- Repository
-
Oregon Historical Society Research Library
1200 SW Park Avenue
Portland, OR
97205
Telephone: 503-306-5240
Fax: 503-219-2040
libreference@ohs.org - Access Restrictions
-
The collection is open to the public.
- Languages
- English
- Sponsor
- Funding for encoding this finding aid was provided through a grant awarded by the National Endowment for the Humanities. Additional support provided by a Preservation Assistance Grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities.
Historical NoteReturn to Top
Thompson Coit Elliott resided in Walla Walla, Washington, from 1886 until his death in 1943 at the age of 80. Born in Newington, Connecticut and educated at Amherst College in Massachusetts, Elliott traveled west and made his living as an investment banker. He married Anna A. Baker in Walla Walla in 1890.
T. C. Elliott's passion for history is revealed by an outpouring of historical publications, mostly in the Oregon Historical Quarterly and the Washington Historical Quarterly, and in his years of service on the board of directors of both the Oregon Historical Society and the Washington State Historical Society. Elliott was also an active member in the American Historical Association. He received honorary degrees from the University of Oregon and Amherst College, and an honorary membership from the British Columbia Historical Society. Elliot was also elected Fellow of the Royal Historical Society.
T. C. Elliott wrote widely on subjects relating to Pacific Northwest history. Much of his work focused on the early fur trade and explorations of the Inland Empire, with later work devoted to early contact along the Oregon coast. Although he principally wrote for historical publications, he did for a time pen a column in the Oregonian under the pseudonym C. T. Johnson. Elliott gave numerous public addresses and participated enthusiastically in community events celebrating local history. He was a member of the First Congregational Church, and a supporter of the Walla Walla public library and Whitman College.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
This collection includes correspondence between T. C. Elliott and members of the historical profession, as well as other individuals with knowledge of historical events in his area of interest. Also included are Elliott's notes and copies of historical documents used in his research. Other correspondence relates to Elliott's book purchases for his extensive library, and to his involvement in history organizations and activities. A number of speeches, publication manuscripts, and published articles are also found in the historical subject files.
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Restrictions on Use
The Oregon Historical Society is the owner of the materials in the Research Library and makes available reproductions for research, publication, and other uses. Written permission must be obtained from the Research Library before any publication use. The Society does not necessarily hold copyright to all of the materials in the collections. In some cases, permission for use may require seeking additional authorization from the copyright owners.
Preferred Citation
Thompson Coit Elliott Papers, MSS 231, Oregon Historical Society Research Library
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Arrangement
The collection is arranged into the following series:
- Series A: Historical Subject Files, 1765-1936 and undated
- Series B: Correspondence, 1908-1937
- Series C: Ephemera, 1909, 1921, and undated
Acquisition Information
Gift of Thompson Coit Elliott, 1947. Library Accessions 229-319
Processing Note
Subject files are largely those recorded in the accessions record and assumed to be those created by Mr. Elliott, although a few new subject files have been added. Where appropriate, correspondence and materials previously filed as "miscellaneous" was redistributed to subject files.
Bibliography
"Biography- Elliott, T. C.," Vertical File, Oregon Historical Society Research Library, Portland. Howay, F. W., "Thomson Coit Elliott, 1862-1943: A Tribute," Oregon Historical Quarterly 44: 228-31. Powers, Alfred. History of Oregon Literature. Portland, OR: Metropolitan Press, 1935, pp. 550-52.Related Materials
Davies, Barbara Coit Elliott . Interview by Charles Digregorio of Mrs. David Lloyd Davies. Portland, OR, 18 June 1976. SR 9372, Oregon Historical Society Research Library, Portland.
Elliott, T. C. Historical Papers and Addresses. Walla Walla, WA: T. C. Elliott, 1933.
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
Series A: Historical Subject Files., 1765-1936 and undatedReturn to Top
90
folders
Historical research, copies of documents, and writings, and related correspondence to and from T. C. Elliott. Folders are Aarranged alphabetically by subject. Subject-related correspondence within each folder is arranged chronologically.
List of Correspondents in Historical Subject Files:
- Amory, Copley
- Austin, John T.
- Bagley, C. B.
- Ballou, Howard M.
- Barrett, C. A.
- Barry, J. Neilson
- Baxter, P. L.
- Benoist, Theo.
- Benton, John H.
- Bridge, William D.
- Brosnan, Cornelius J.
- Brown, William C.
- Budd, Ralph
- Burgunder, Benjamin
- Burpee, Lawrence J.
- Campbell, John V.
- Cannon, Miles
- Coates, Grace Stone
- Coburn, C. P.
- Coyne, James H.
- Derr, A. R.
- Douglas, Walter B.
- Draper, Sarah Ogden
- Drumm, Stella M.
- Dye, Eva Emery
- Edwards, Charles A.
- Eels, Edwin
- Emmons, G. T.
- Ermatinger, C. O.
- Fisher, S. G.
- Fry, M. M.
- Hall, R. H.
- Hamilton, Gavin
- Harrison, J. Scott
- Hewen, H. W. B.
- Himes, George H.
- Hodder, Frank Heywood
- Holman, Frederick V.
- Howay, Frederic William
- Howell, J. A.
- Huston, S. B.
- Ivy, M. M.
- Jameson, J. Franklin
- Laut, Agnes C.
- Leeper, Robert D.
- Lengby, J. A.
- Lewis, William S.
- Lindenborn, W. E.
- Loomis, L. E.
- Macdonald, Duncan
- MacFarland, R.
- McIntyre, Annie E.
- Marshall, W. J.
- Martin, Archer
- Meany, Edmund S.
- Meyers, Jacob A.
- Minthorne, Richard
- Morice, A. G.
- Nichols, M. Leona
- Norman, Ben
- Ogden, Gerturde G.
- Ogden, Morris Meredith
- Parker, Will D.
- Parry, J. F.
- Partoll, Albert J.
- Pipes, Nellie B.
- Prosch, Thomas W.
- Pullman, John W.
- Redway, Jacques W.
- Reeder, George K.
- Rogers, Mary Cochrane
- Ryman, James H. T.
- Scholefield, E. O. S.
- Shaw, Albert
- Shaw, Frederick J.
- Shippee, S. B.
- Shoemaker, A. H.
- Siders, Walter R.
- Smith, E. D.
- Smith, Luther Ely
- Stenger, Eeliza
- Strong, James Clark
- Thompson, Francis A.
- Tiedt, W. J.
- Tombo, Rudolph, Jr.
- Tyler, Lyon G.
- Tyrell, J. B.
- Van Alstyene, Lawrence
- Watson, Robert
- Whealdon, Isaac H.
- Whiting, J. S.
- Winchester, Benjamin S.
- Young, Frederick G.
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Box/Folder | ||
| 1/1 | Barlow Road |
1913 |
| 1/2 | Bourbon
Handscript memo on the name Bourbon and the Fort, Lake, and
River "Bourbon."
|
undated |
| 1/3 | Columbia River
Typed notes on the discovery and mapping of the Columbia
River.
|
undated |
| 1/4 | Craig, William
Documents and correspondence regarding William Craig and his
land claim. (See also Ward Massacre file.)
|
1855; 1874; 1908; and 1918 |
| 1/5 | Crooks, Ramsey
Notes on Ramsey Crooks' Letterbook. Crooks led the
reorganized American Fur Company.
|
undated |
| 1/6 | Day, John
Notes and correspondence concerning the estate of John Day,
hunter for the Pacific Fur Company and American Fur Company.
|
1914-1917 and undated |
| 1/7 | Douglas, Sir James and Alice
Douglas
Excerpt from the life of Sir James Douglas, Hudson's Bay
Company Chief Factor and Governor of Vancouver Island and the Crown Colony of
British Columbia. Correspondence re:garding his daughter Alice Douglas's
elopement. Poem, " Chief Douglass Daughter" with letters regarding concerning
its authorship.
Excerpt from the life of Sir James Douglas.
|
1909 and undated |
| 1/8 | Duniway, Abigail
Scott
Early writings of Oregon pioneer, publisher, and suffragette
Abigail Scott Duniway. Journal of Crossing the Plains in
1852 of the family of John Tucker Scott (4 pages typescript).
Journal of a Trip to Oregon, 1852 (102 pages typescript), written from
notes taken on the journey (microfilmed as MSS 242).
|
1852; 1956; and undated |
| 1/9 | Emmons, George F.
Letters from G. T. Emmons to T. C. Elliott regarding George
F. Emmons, a member of the U. S. Exploring Expedition, 1838-1842.
George Emmons sailed aboard the Peacock, from which he surveyed and described Pacific
harbors visited by the expedition.
|
1925-1926 |
| 1/10 | Ermatinger, Edward and
Francis
Copies of documents, notes, and research correspondence
regarding Edward and Francis Ermatinger of the Hudson's Bay Company Columbia
District. Includes copies of Edward Ermatinger's correspondence, primarily from
John McLoughlin, John Work, and Archibald McDonald. Correspondence related to
the Ermatinger papers in the hands of the County of Elgin.
|
1828-1859; 1912-1935 and undated |
| 1/11 | Farnam, Russel
Manuscript excerpt regarding fur trader Russel Farnam.
|
undated |
| 1/12 | Flathead Indians
Corresondence regarding the Flathead Indian delegation to
St. Louis, Missouri, ca. 1831, and the Flathead Medicine Tree.
|
1908-1914 |
| 1/13 | Fort Hall
Notes, documents, and correspondence related to the original
site of Fort Hall.
|
1910-1918 and undated |
| 1/14 | Fort Walla Walla
Essay, poem, and correspondence regarding Hudson's Bay
Company post Fort Walla Walla from J. S. Whiting of Seattle.
|
1933-1934 |
| 1/15 | Fraser, Simon
Notes, document, and correspondence regarding fur trade
explorer Simon Fraser, his journal, and his descent of the Fraser River.
|
1808; 1924; and undated |
| 1/16 | Fur Trade
Correspondence, notes, and copies of documents regarding the
fur trade in the Pacific Northwest. Pamphlet, "The Fur Trade in the Columbia
River Basin Prior to 1811," address by T. C. Elliott, Pacific Coast Branch of
the American Historical Association, Seattle, May 21, 1914.
|
1871; 1912; and 1915 |
| 1/17 | Grant, Richard
Documents (typescript copies), research notes, and
correspondence regarding Richard Grant, his family, and Fort Hall. Autographed
typescript of "Richard 'Captain Johnny' Grant, and Fort Hall on the Oregon
Trail," by Frederick John Shaw, 1934. Two typed and hand annotated drafts of
"Richard Grant."
|
1834-1936 and undated |
| 1/18 | Gray, Captain
Robert
Correspondence regarding Captain Robert Gray. Pamphlet:
"Haswell's Log of Sloop Washington," introduction by T. C. Elliott.
|
1928-1929 and undated |
| 1/19 | Howes, Joseph
Correspondence and notes regarding Joseph Howes of the
Hudson's Bay Company, Rocky Mountain House, and the mapping of Flathead
Lake.
|
1925 and undated |
| 1/20 | Hulbert, Archer
Butler
Tentative outline of "Overland to the Pacific: A Narrative
and Documentary History of the Far West During the Great Half Century
1819-1869," edited by Archer Butler Hulbert (typescript carbon).
|
undated |
| 1/21 | Hunt, Wilson
Price
Correspondence regarding Wilson Price Hunt, leader of the
1812 overland Astorian expedition to the mouth of the Columbia River.
|
1912 |
| 1/22 | Indian Councils -- Walla
Walla -- I
Research notes and correspondence regarding the Walla Walla
Council of 1855 and related Indian treaties.
|
1930-1931 and undated |
| 1/23 | Indian Councils -- Walla
Walla -- II
Photostat and typescript copies of council proceedings,
treaties, and personal accounts and statements regarding the Walla Walla
Council and treaties. Includes excerpts from the journal of secretary James
Doty; statements of a Cayuse chief; the Nez Perce chief, Lawyer; Pe-pe-mox-mox;
Umatilla chief, Owhi; and Joel Palmer.
|
1855 and undated |
| 1/24 | Indian Councils -- Walla
Walla -- III
"A true copy of the Record of the Official Proceedings at
the Council in the Walla Walla Valley held jointly by Isaac I. Stevens Gov
& Supt. W. T. and Joel Palmer Supt. Ind affairs O. T. on the part of the
United States with the Tribes of Indians named in the Treaties made at that
Council June 9th and 11th 1855" (typescript).
|
1855 |
| 2/1 | Indian Wars -- Bannock Piute
War
Handscript article by M. FitzGerald, "'Spokane Jack'
Volunteers to Visit Camp of Hostiles to Dissuade Chief Egan from Going on the
War-path."
|
undated |
| 2/2 | Indian Wars -- Modoc
War
Correspondence regarding the Modoc War.
|
1917 |
| 2/3 | Indian Wars -- Nez Perce
War
Correspondence regarding the Nez Perce War. Statement of the
Nez Perce War by OWHI, 1919 (annotated typescript).
|
1917-1934 |
| 2/4 | Jeffrey, John
Letter from R. Douglas of the Geographic Board, Canada,
regarding Scottish botanist John Jeffrey.
|
1919-1920 |
| 2/5 |
Jenny and Ruby (ships) of
Bristol
Correspondence and notes regarding the ships
Jenny and Ruby of
Bristol, England. Typescript copy of ship Ruby's commercial journal by Chas.
Bishop, Commander, 1794-1795. Two typescript drafts of "The Jenny of Bristol:
1792-1794" by F. W. Howay and T. C. Elliott (published in the
Oregon Historical Quarterly 30 (1929) as "Voyages
of the "Jenny" to Oregon, 1792-94.")
|
1795; 1929; and undated |
| 2/6 | Kittson, William, and
family
Correspondence, notes, and typescript copies of documents
regarding William Kittson and his family.
Flathead Indians delegation to St. Louis, Missouri
|
1827-1829; 1912; and undated |
| 2/7 | Kootenai House
Correspondence and notes on the site of Kootenai House (also
New Fort Kootenay) and on David Thompson's itinerary (1809-1812). Address by
Basil G. Hamilton before the Wilmer Improvement Society, May 1912.
|
1912-1913; 1928; and undated |
| 2/8 | Kullyspell House
Correspondence and notes regarding Kullyspell House and
David Thompson. (see also file on Kootenai House) Typescript excerpts from
journal, attributed to Thompson (1809-1812). (See also Spokane House and David
Thompson files.)
|
1915-1928 and undated |
| 2/9 | Lewis, Meriwether
"Sketch of Captn. Lewis's Voyage to the Pacific Ocean by the
Missesourri [sic] & Columbia Rivers from the States of America," 1806
(typescript copy).
|
1806 |
| 2/10 | MacKenzie,
Alexander
Correspondence and memorial address (2 copies; draft and
possible final copy) regarding explorer Alexander MacKenzie. Documents relating
to Columbia, Fraser, and Lewis Rivers (1824-1825); extracts from 1825 journal
of Alexander McKenzie (photostat copies).
|
1824-1825; 1911-1915 and undated |
| 2/11 | MacKenzie, Donald
Correspondence, articles, and copy of document related to
fur trader Donald MacKenzie.
|
1822; 1912-1921; and undated |
| 2/12 | McDonald, Angus
Correspondence, copies of documents, and research notes
regarding Hudson's Bay Company chief trader Angus McDonald and family.
|
1838-1855; 1907-1930; and undated |
| 2/13 | McDonald, Archibald and
Ranald McDonald
Correspondence, notes, and documents (handscript,
typescript, and photostat copies) relating to Hudson's Bay Company chief factor
Archibald Mc Donald and his son Ranald McDonald. Reprint of "Archibald
McDonald: Biography and Genealogy" by William S. Lewis.
|
1830-1839; 1909-1919; and undated |
| 2/14 | McDonald, Finnan
Correspondence, notes, and typescript copies of documents
relating to Finnan McDonald of the Northwest Company and Hudson's Bay Company.
"'Finn McDonald' Explorer, Fur Trader and Legislator," by J. A. Meyers, 1922
(typescript). Handwritten and typewritten draft manuscripts of "The McDonalds
of Oregon: Big Finnan The Grand" by T. C. Elliott and John A. Chisolm.
|
1827-1836; 1922-1925; and undated |
| 2/15 | McDonald, John, of
Garth
Typescript copy of autobiography of John McDonald of Garth,
and correspondence regarding the document.
|
1859; 1923 |
| 2/16 | McKay, Alexander and Thomas
McKay
Correspondence and notes regarding Alexander McKay and his
son Thomas.
|
1934-1935 and undated |
| 2/17 | McKinlay,
Archibald
Document and correspondence regarding Archibald McKinlay,
chief trader of the Hudson's Bay Company post, Fort Walla Walla.
|
1846; 1882 |
| 2/18 | McLeod, John
Handscript and typescript copies of documents relating to
John McLeod, Sr., chief trader of the Hudson's Bay Company. Correspondence
regarding copies.
|
1825-1837; 1909 |
| 2/19 | McLoughlin, John and
Marguerite Wadin McKay McLoughlin
Correspondence to and from T. C. Elliott regarding the
McLoughlin and Wadin families, typescript copies of documents, and typescript
draft manuscripts by T. C. Elliott. John McLoughlin was chief factor of Fort
Vancouver and founder of Oregon City.
|
1803-1842; 1917; 1934-1935; and undated |
| 2/20 | Minthorne Family
Correspondence with Richard Minthorne regarding the
Minthorne [Minthorne] family of the Whitman Mission and Umatilla Indian
Reservation.
|
1919 |
| 2/21 | Miscellaneous Notes from
Conversations
Notes from T. C. Elliott's conversations with Barry
Burgunder, Charles Clark, and H. E. Johnson on assorted topics not addressed in
other subject research files.
|
1910-1920 and undated |
| 2/22 | Miscellaneous Notes from
Written Sources
T.C. Elliott's notes on topics not clearly related to those
of the subject files.
|
undated |
| 3/1 | Newell, Robert
Correspondence regarding Robert Newell, his land holdings,
and his work as Agent for the Nez Perce Indians.
|
1908 |
| 3/2 | Nisqually House
Journal of Occurrences at Nisqually
House, From May 30th, 1833, to April 25th, 1835 (87 page
typescript).
|
1833-1835 and undated |
| 3/3 | Ogden, Peter Skene --
Correspondence regarding
Letters to and from T. C. Elliott regarding Hudson's Bay
Company expedition leader and chief factor Peter Skene Ogden and his family.
Includes a handscript letter, reportedly from Peter Ogden, son of Peter Skene
Ogden, to William R. Smith of the Red River settlement, 1 September 1866.
|
1866; 1908-1931 and undated |
| 3/4 | Ogden, Peter Skene -- Article
by T. C. Elliott
Typescript draft with handwritten notations and published
reprint of "Peter Skene Ogden: Fur Trader" by T. C. Elliott, which was
published in the Oregon Historical Quarterly,
volume 11 (1910).
|
1910 and undated |
| 3/5 | Ogden, Peter Skene --
Research notes
Research notes and typescript and handscript copies of
documents pertaining to the life of Peter Skene Ogden. Includes some notes on
Ogden family genealogy and Ogden's estate.
|
1817-1909 and undated |
| 3/6 | "Oregon
Expedition"
Typescript copy of article appearing in the
Missouri Republican, 14 February 1832, on the
subject of a proposed expedition to send settlers to Oregon, then a politically
disputed territory.
|
1832 |
| 3/7 | Oregon -- Origin of Name --
Jonathan Carver
Correspondence and handscript copies of documents relating
to Jonathan Carver and the name "Oregon." Includes excerpts from
Journal of the Travels of Jonathan Carver in the Year
1766 and 1767 and Memoirs of John Fothergill,
M.D.&C. by John Coakley Lettsom, 1786.
|
1766-1786; 1921-1922 |
| 3/8 | Oregon -- Origin of Name --
Richard Rogers
Correpsondence and handscript and typescript copies of
documents relating to Richard Rogers and the name "Oregon." Includes Rogers'
Proposal and Petition
to the British king to seek a northwest passage through North America, and
"Instructions and Orders to James Stanley Goddard" 1766.
|
1765-1775; 1921-1929 and undated |
| 3/9 | Palmer, Joel
Typescript excerpts of Joel Palmer's journals of 1845-1846,
and of Peter H. Burnett's "Recollections and Opinions of an Old Pioneer."
|
1845-1846 and undated |
| 3/10 | Patterson, J. F.
(Fred)
Typescript and handscript copy of documents, correspondence,
notes, and newspaper clipping regarding the crimes and assassination of J. F.
(Fred) Patterson in Walla Walla, Washington, 1866.
|
1861-1866; 1929; and undated |
| 3/11 | Pelly, J. H.
Copy of a letter from J. H. Pelly, Governor of the Hudson's
Bay Company, to the Lords of the Committee of Privy Council for Trade, 7
February 1838 (12 page typescript).
|
1838; 1916 |
| 3/12 | Pendleton, Oregon
Recollections of Z. F. Moody, addressed to the President of
the Umatilla Historical Society, Pendleton (3 page typescript).
|
undated |
| 3/13 | Pike, Zebulon
Montgomery
Copy of letter from Zebulon Pike to Hugh M'Gillis, 6
February 1805 (5 page typescript).
|
1805 |
| 3/14 | Prevost, J. B.
Correspondence to and from T. C. Elliott, notes, and copies
of documents relating to United States Commissioner J. B. Prevost and the
surrender of the Fort George (Astoria) in 1818.
|
1813-1818; 1918; and undated |
| 3/15 | Red River
Settlement
Correspondence and notes regarding schools and religious
activity at the Red River Settlement.
|
1909 and undated |
| 3/16 | Revet, Francois
Correspondence and documents regarding fur trappers Francois
and Antoine Rivet and their families, and the estate and land holdings of
Francois Rivet. (Rivet is also spelled Rive, Rivet, Revais, and Reve.)
|
1838-1866; 1933 |
| 3/17 | Roads -- Washington
Territory
Correspondence regarding old roads in Washington Territory.
Copy of "Something about Fording Rivers in Pierce and Thurston Counties in
Washington Territory between 1850 and 1890" by E. Higgins, Ft. Nesqually, Aug.
1st, 1901 (3 page typescript).
|
1901; 1912 |
| 3/18 | Ross, Alexander
Typescript excerpts of explorer Alexander Ross's journal,
1824, and annotations and editorial notes by T. C. Elliott.
|
1824 and undated |
| 4/1 | Salish House
Correspondence concerning the Hudson's Bay Company outpost
Salish House, Thompson Falls, and environs.
|
1914; 1923 |
| 4/2 | Scarborough, James
Allan
Correspondence and notes regarding James Allan Scarborough,
Hudson's Bay Company employee on the Columbia and Puget Sound, his residence
and family.
|
1910 and undated |
| 4/3 | Simpson, Sir
George
Copies and excerpts of documents authored by Sir George
Simpson, Governor of the Hudson's Bay Company, including 24 June 1848 letter to
Archibald McKinlay. Correspondence to and from T. C. Elliott regarding Governor
Simpson and his family. Notes regarding Simpson family genealogy.
|
1847-1848; 1918-1930; and undated |
| 4/4 | Sinclair, James, and William
Sinclair
Correspondence to T. C. Elliott regarding James Sinclair,
Oregon Company clerk, and his brother, Chief Factor William Sinclair, both of
the Hudson's Bay Company. Excerpts from documents in the Hudson's Bay Company
archives, as well as Elliott's notes on the Sinclair brothers. Typescript copy
of "Across the Continent Sixty Years Ago Early Travels of James Sinclair,"
Manitoba Free Press, 1913. Frank H. Woody's
handscript "recollection regarding the abode of [William] Sinclair's in Hell
Gate", 1914.
|
1913-1936 and undated |
| 4/5 | Smith, Jedediah
S.
Letters to T. C. Elliott regarding American fur trapper and
brigade leader Jedediah S. Smith, the route of his travels up the Columbia
River and to California, and members of Smith's expeditions. Also discussed is
the naming of the Humboldt River.
|
1911-1916 |
| 4/6 | Smith, Samuel
DeWitt
Letters to and from John W. Pullman to T. C. Elliott,
including Pullman's handscript memoranda of the life of the Hon. Samuel DeWitt
Smith, member of the Washington Territorial Legislature. Typescript copy of
both is included. Notes from Lewis McNorris.
|
1908; 1919 |
| 4/7 | Spalding, Henry Harmon --
I
Letter from H. H. Spalding, Fort Vancouver, to Rev. David
Green, Boston, 20 September 1835 (handscript, photostat). Excerpts from H. H.
Spalding's journal, 1836 (handscript, photostat). Typescript copy of "Diary of
Mr. H. H. Spalding", 1838-1839, from the Whitman Museum.
|
1835-1839 |
| 4/8 | Spalding, Henry Harmon --
II
"Narrative of an Overland Journey to Fort Vancouver and
Lapwai in 1836 Together with an Account of the Beginning of the American
Protestant Missions Beyond the Rockies" by H. H. Spalding (typescript).
|
1836 |
| 4/9 | Spalding, Henry Harmon --
III
"History of Indian Affairs Among the Nez Perces. No. 1. From
Pacific May 25, 1865" (typescript copy). Lectures by Rev. H. H. Spalding,
"Early Oregon Missions -- Their Importance in Securing the Country to
Americans" (nos. 1-9, typescript).
|
1865 and undated |
| 4/10 | Spokane Garry
Correspondence to and from T. C. Elliott regarding Spokane
Garry, son of a Spokane chief, sent to Red River Settlement for education.
Photostat copy of letter from Cyrus H. Walker to Hon. Henry F. Ashurst,
Chairman of Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, 29 November 1917. "Indian
Account of the Settlement of Spokane County," Spokane Historical Society, 1916
(typescript). Excerpts from documents in the Hudson's Bay Company Archive on
the topic "Spokan Garry and the Church Missionary Society's School at Red River
Settlement"
|
1820-1832; 1914-1917; 1936 |
| 4/11 | Spokane House
Correspondence regarding the location of the fur trade post
Spokane House. Statements of James Mondahann, George Herron, and H. C. Burnett.
Hand drawn maps of proposed sites for Spokane House.
|
1911-1922 and undated |
| 4/12 | Stevens, Isaac
Ingalls
Materials regarding Isaac Stevens as governor of Washington
Territory. Typescript copies of documents from "Message of the Governor of
Washington Territory." "Transcripts and notations from Report of the Sec. of
War, Jefferson Davis, dated Dec. 1st, 1856, 34th Congress, 3rd Session, House
of Rep. Exec. Doc. No. 1 (Vol. II)" (typescript). Letter regarding copies.
|
1856-1857; 1919 |
| 4/13 | Thompson, David
Correspondence, notes, copies of documents and draft
manuscript regarding fur trade explorer David Thompson and his journeys through
the Spokane country. "Narrative of the Expedition to the Kootanae & Flat
Bow Indian Countries, on the Sources of the Columbia River, Pacific Ocean by D.
Thompson on behalf of the NW Company 1807" (typescript copy). Typescript
excerpts from "Journey to the Lake Indian Country 1808" and other Thompson
journals.
|
1807-1811; 1908-1928; and undated |
| 4/14 | Tolmie, William
Fraser
Correspondence and notes, and typescript copies of documents
relating to Dr. William Fraser Tolmie of the Hudson's Bay Company's Fort
Nesqually and Fort Victoria. Typescript excerpts from Dr. Tolmie's journal of
1832-1833, when he first arrived in the Pacific Northwest.
|
1832-1886; 1916; and undated |
| 4/15 |
U.S.S.
Ontario (ship)
Correspondence to and from T. C. Elliott and notes regarding
the ship Ontario, its log book, and journals of
Lieutenant J. H. Aulick and Lieutenant David Conner.
|
1874; 1918 |
| 4/16 | Vancouver's
Voyage
Correspondence, notes, and copies of documents relating to
George Vancouver's voyage to the Pacific Northwest with the ships
Discovery,Chatham, and
Daedalus. Typescript copies of related documents, including "Portions of
an Incomplete Journal" by Thomas Edgar, Master of the H.M.S.
Discovery"; "Log of
Captain of H. M. S. 'Chatham'"; "Captain George Vancouver's Narrative";
"Lieutenant Broughton's Account of Columbia River" (typescript copies).
Manuscript draft for publication on the log of the Chatham.
|
1788-1792; 1914-1915; and undated |
| 4/17 | Waldo, Daniel
Daniel Waldo's "Critiques," based on Hubert Howe Bancroft's
1878 interview of pioneer Waldo in Salem, Oregon (typescript copy from the
Bancroft Collection, University of California -- Berkeley).
|
1878; 1918 |
| 4/18 | Walker, Joel P.
"Narrative of Adventures thro. Alabama, Florida, New Mexico,
Oregon, California etc. by Joel P. Walker, A Pioneer of Pioneers dictated by
him to R. A. Thompson, Esq. of Sta. Rosa. Bancroft Library 1878" (typescript
copy). Account includes Walker's 1840 visit to Oregon.
|
1878 |
| 4/19 | Ward Massacre
Recollection of the 1854 massacre of Alexander Ward emigrant
party, by an unnamed son-in-law of John Ward (typescript copy).
|
undated |
| 4/20 | Whitman, Marcus
Letter from Marcus Whitman to James M. Porter, regarding
Whitman's views on the importance of the Oregon Territory (handscript,
photostat).
|
undated |
| 4/21 | Whitman, Perrin
Beza
"Perrin B. Whitman. A Stirring Recital by Dr. Whitman's
Nephew and Son." (typescript copy; author unknown).
|
undated |
| 5/1 | Whitman Controversy --
Correspondence
Letters to and from T. C. Elliott regarding the historical
contribution of missionaries Marcus and Narcissa Whitman and the transcription
of Whitman documents for Mr. Elliott.
|
1888-1922 and undated |
| 5/2 | Whitman Controversy --
William I. Marshall -- I
Chapter 26, "Oregon," from Building
the Nation by Charles Carleton Coffin, 1882. Handscript annotations in
margins, by Marshall.
|
1882 and undated |
| 5/3 | Whitman Controversy --
William I. Marshall -- II
Works by William I. Marshall on Marcus Whitman. "The
Authorship and Value of the Account of the Migration of 1843 to Oregon Which
Was Published as Part Two of George Wilkes' 'History of Oregon' New York, 1845"
1893 (typescript carbon copy). Manuscript draft refuting S. B. L. Penrose's
defense of Marcus Whitman's place in Oregon history, as well as Appendices 3
and 6 to "The Whitman Saved Oregon Humbug" and Appendix to Chapter IX. (All
documents are typescript carbon or mimeograph copies, some with the author's
handwritten notation).
|
1893-1901 |
| 5/4 | Whitman Controversy --
William I. Marshall -- III
More works by William I. Marshall on Marcus Whitman. "Review
of "Marcus Whitman and the Early Days of Oregon' by W. A. Mowry" 1902. "Is the
Proper Basis of History 'Atmosphere' and 'Tradition' or the Study of
Contemporaneous Documents? In Re Marcus Whitman"
1903. "Why His Search (?) for the Truth of History Was a Failure. Being a
Review of Rev. Myron Eells' 'Reply to Prof. Bourne" 1903. Letter to General
John W. Foster. (All documents are typescript carbon or mimeograph copies, some
with the author's handwritten notation).
|
1901-1903 and undated |
| 5/5 | Whitman Controversy -- Other
documents
Notes and copies of documents regarding Marcus Whitman.
Works by other historians, including "Dr. Marcus Whitman. An Estimate of the
Services Rendered to Oregon by the Pioneer and Martyr," Frances Fuller Victor,
1884 (typescript), "Heroes and Heroines of the Long Ago" (typescript mimeograph
signed C. G.), and "Undeveloped Factors in the Life of Marcus Whitman" by
Archer Butler Hulbert (typescript carbon). Undated draft of speech by T. C.
Elliott to the Narcissa Prentiss Chapter of the DAR in Walla Walla.
|
1838-1888 and undated |
Series B: Correspondence, 1908-1937Return to Top
10
folders.
Letters to and from T. C. Elliott, on matters not treated in the subject files. Topics include publications, research, professional activities, and miscellaneous historical subjects. Also includes some draft manuscripts sent to Mr. Elliott by their authors. Arranged alphabetically by last or corporate name, and chronologically for each author. Many of the correspondents are booksellers, librarians, or other historians.
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Box/Folder | ||
| 5/6 | A-E
American Historical Association, James M. Ashton, James E.
Babb, C. B. Bagley, J. Herbert Bainton, T. L. Ball, William S. Bell, John H.
Benton, R. B. Berks, J. Q. A. Bowlby, Albert Britnell, J. B. Brooks, W. H.
Brooks, Cornelius Brosnan, Burrelle's Press Clipping Bureau, Canadian Pacific
Railway Company, Rev. William H. Clagett, C. P. Coburn, Katharine Coman, Neil
S. Coventry, Department of the Interior [Canada], Asa Don Dickinson, Stella M.
Drumm, and Allen B. Eaton.
|
1908-1924 |
| 5/7 | Bancroft Library
Correspondence with Frederick J. Teggart and James R.
Robertson concerning the York manuscript and other matters of interest to Mr.
Elliott's research.
|
1908-1910 |
| 5/8 | Book Purchases
Correspondence with booksellers regarding book
purchases.
|
1909-1919 |
| 5/9 | G-M
W. H. Gilstrap, W. B. Godfrey, R. E. Gosnell, Caroline
Hathaway, Idress Head, Frederick V. Holman, Hensley R. Holmden, Franklin F.
Hopper, A. L. Kirkpatrick, Henry H. Kohlhauff, Katharine B. Judson, H. T.
Lockyer, M. S. McDonald, B. F. Manring, E. J. C. Markgraf, Sr., Archer Martin,
Cornelia Marvin, Edmond S. Meany, A. G. Morice, Hugh Munro
|
1908-1921 |
| 5/10 | Howay, F. W.
Correspondence between F. W. Howay and T. C. Elliott,
research notes, and manuscript, "The Lengthy Voyage of the Jefferson,
1791-1795," by F. W. Howay. Other letters from Howay to Elliott appear in the
historical research subject files. The two historians collaborated on a number
of projects.
|
1930; 1934 and undated |
| 5/11 | Inland Empire Historical
Society |
1909 |
| 5/12 | Meyers, Jacob A.
Letters to T. C. Elliott from Jacob A. Meyers, some
including Mr. Meyers's research notes on topics relating to the exploration of
the Pacific Northwest. Other letters from Meyers to T. C. Elliott appear
elsewhere in the collection.
|
1908-1917 |
| 5/13 | Northwest Indian
Congress
Correspondence regarding the annual parade of the Northwest
Indian Congress in Spokane, Washington. T. C. Elliott was secretary of the
Walla Walla Committee and Chairman of the Float Committee for Walla Walla.
|
1925 |
| 5/14 | N-Y
National Americana Society, North British and Mercantile
Insurance Company, W. Y. Pemberton, S. H. Piles, Nellie B. Pipes, Wilbur F.
Prock, Thomas W. Prosch, Mr. Root, P. H. W. Ross, E. O. S. Scholefield, Joseph
Shafer, Smithsonian Institution, Omar C. Spencer, Gen. James Clark Strong,
Benjamin Sulte, Reuben G. Thwaites, Henry L. Tolkington, J. B. Tyrell, United
States Geographic Board, United States Geological Survey, L. Van Alstyne, F. P.
Wagner, John T. Walbran, Mrs. C. M. Waters, J. R. Wilson, F. G. Young
|
1908-1937 |
| 5/15 | Oregon Historical
Society
Correspondence relating to business of the Oregon Historical
Society Board.
|
1908-1922 |
Series C: Ephemera, 1909, 1921, and undatedReturn to Top
2
folders
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Box/Folder | ||
| 5/16 | Association membership
certificates |
1921 and undated |
| 5/17 | Senate Bill 133, Washington
State |
1909 |
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Bannock Indians -- Wars, 1878
- Exploration and Discovery
- Fur Trade
- Indian councils -- Washington (State)
- Indians of North America - Cayuse Indians
- Indians of North America - Kalispel Indians
- Indians of North America - Nez Percé Indians
- Indians of North America - Salish Indians
- Indians of North America -- Oregon -- Wars
- Modoc Indians - Wars, 1873.
- Names, Geographical - Oregon
- Nez Percé Indians Wars, 1877
- Overland journeys to the Pacific.
- Ships - Jenny of Bristol
- Whitman Massacre, 1847
Personal Names
- Elliott, T. C. (Thompson Coit), 1862-1943 - Correspondence (creator)
- Ermatinger, Edward, 1797-1876.
- Ermatinger, Francis, 1798-1858.
- Grant, Richard, 1794-1862.
- Howay, Frederic William, 1867-1943 - Correspondence
- Marshall, William I. (William Isaac), 1840-1906.
- Meyers, Jacob A.
- Newell, Robert, 1807-1869.
- Ogden, Peter Skene, 1790-1854.
- Simpson, George, Sir, 1786 or 7-1860.
- Spalding, Henry Harmon, 1803-1874.
- Thompson, David, 1770-1857.
- Vancouver, George, 1757-1798.
- Whitman, Marcus, 1802-1847.
Corporate Names
- Hudson's Bay Company.
- Inland Empire Historical Society
- North West Company.
- Oregon Historical Society.
- United States. General Land Office
- United States. Office of Indian Affairs
- United States. Office of Indian Affairs. Oregon Superintendency
- United States. Office of Indian Affairs. Washington Superintendency
Geographical Names
- Columbia River - History
- Idaho - History
- Oregon - History
- Spokane House (Wash.)
- Walla Walla (Wash.) - History
- Washington (State) - History
Form or Genre Terms
- Correspondence
- Manuscripts for Publication
- Notes
- Printed Ephemera
- Publications
- Speeches
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