Patricia Pierce Erikson papers, 1994-1995

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Erikson, Patricia Pierce, 1962-
Title
Patricia Pierce Erikson papers
Dates
1994-1995 (inclusive)
Quantity
.21 cu. ft. (1 box); 9 sound cassettes; Transcripts: ca. 100 pages
Collection Number
2696-110 (Accession No. 2696-110-01)
Summary
Research materials of an Anthropologist used for the dissertation "Encounters in the Nation's Attic: Native American Community Museums, the Smithsonian Institution, and the Politics of Knowledge-Making"
Repository
University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections
Special Collections
University of Washington Libraries
Box 352900
Seattle, WA
98195-2900
Telephone: 2065431929
Fax: 2065431931
speccoll@uw.edu
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Languages
English

Biographical NoteReturn to Top

Patricia Pierce Erikson holds a Ph.D. in Cultural Anthropology and Native American Studies from UC Davis. Their research interests include identity and representation, material culture, indigenous self-determination movements, and the anthropology of museums. Erikson’s JRF-funded project offers a historic, ethnographic and theoretical analysis on the relationship between Native American material culture/knowledge and national heritage/property by methodologically balancing locally centered (Neah Bay) and nationally centered (D.C.) theoretical lenses.

Historical BackgroundReturn to Top

Established in 1979, the Makah Cultural and Research Center in Neah Bay, Washington is comprised of the world-renowned Makah Museum, as well as the Museum store, Makah Language Program, Archives and Library Department, Makah Education Department, and Tribal Historic Preservation Office. The center focuses on protecting and preserving the linguistic, cultural and archaeological resources of the Makah Indian Nation; providing policy direction in the area of archaeological, linguistic, and cultural management to the Makah Tribal Council, Makah Tribal Departments and other interested organizations; educating tribal members and the public in the culture, heritage, and language of the Makah Indian Nation; stimulating, supporting and carrying out research which will benefit the Makah Nation and the academic community, and providing a comprehensive center for Makah oriented research. (Source: Makah Museum: Mission Statement. Web. Date Accessed: 02/23/23)

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

Oral history tapes, transcripts, and interview notes; 1994-1995. Research materials are related to Erikson’s dissertation, "Encounters in the Nation's Attic: Native American Community Museums, the Smithsonian Institution, and the Politics of Knowledge-Making". These cultural anthropological documents relate to the history of the Makah community, its museum, and the history of the Ozette archeological excavation. The multi-locale project was based primarily out of the Makah Reservation at Neah Bay, Washington and the Smithsonian Institution in Washington D.C. Researcher conducted both formally recorded oral history interviews and more informal (non-recorded) interviews with Makah elders, Ozette archeologists, anthropologists and designers involved in the establishment of the MCRC, and tribal museum training personnel.

Interviews (recorded and non-recorded) with the following individuals are represented in the collection: Isabel Ides, Ruth Clapanhoo, Festus “Batch” LaChester, Donna Wilkie, Steve Brown, Kirk Wachendorf, Jean Jacques Andre, Mary Lou Denney, Richard Daugherty, Edward Clapanhoo, Gary Wessen, Minerva “Muzzie” Clapanhoo, Meredith Heilman, Margaret Allabush Irving, Sadie Johnson, Shirley Ward Johnson, Ted Noel, Irene Hunter Ward, Helma Swan Ward, Miriam “Mimi” Washburn Curtis.

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Container(s) Description Dates
Box
1 Interview with Kirk Wachendorf
audio cassette
Makah cultural and research center (MCRC) history
November 1994
1 Interview with Ed Clapanhoo
audio cassette
Ozette and Makah cultural and research center (MCRC) history
December 1994
1 Interview with Richard Daughtery
audio cassette
Makah cultural and research center (MCRC) history
May 5, 1995
1 Interview with Steve Brown (Tape 1 of 2)
audio cassette
Makah cultural and research center (MCRC) history
July 1995
1 Interview with Steve Brown (Tape 2 of 2)
audio cassette
Makah cultural and research center (MCRC) history
July 1995
1 Interview with Mary Lou Denney (Tape 1 of 2)
audio cassette
Makah cultural and research center (MCRC) history
July 1995
1 Interview with Mary Lou Denney (Tape 2 of 2)
audio cassette
Makah cultural and research center (MCRC) history
July 1995
1 Interview with Gary Wessen
audio cassette
Makah cultural and research center (MCRC) history
August 23, 1995
1 Interview with Jean André
audio cassette
Makah cultural and research center (MCRC) history
October 1995
Box/Folder
1/1 List of interviews, notes, and transcripts
1/2 Interview transcripts (recorded on tape)
1/3 Interview notes (non-recorded)

Names and SubjectsReturn to Top

Subject Terms

  • Personal Papers/Corporate Records (University of Washington)

Other Creators

  • Personal Names
    • Erikson, Patricia Pierce, 1962- (creator)
    Corporate Names
    • Jacobs Research Funds (creator)