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Henry Broderick Papers, 1875-1904
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Broderick, Henry
- Title
- Henry Broderick Papers
- Dates
- 1875-1904 (inclusive)18751904
- Quantity
- 0.2 linear feet, (1 manuscript box)
- Collection Number
- WCMss.262
- Summary
- The Henry Broderick Papers contain ephemera related to Henry Broderick, a Northwest pioneer. It includes correpondence, samples of literary journals, and requests for historical materials. These papers, whcih date from 1875 through 1904, also consists of an application for membership as a fellow of the Society of Science Letters and Arts of London.
- Repository
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Whitman College and Northwest Archives
Whitman College and Northwest Archives
Penrose Library, Room 130
345 Boyer Avenue
Walla Walla, WA
99362
Telephone: 5095275922
Fax: 5095264785
archives@whitman.edu - Access Restrictions
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Collection is open for research.
- Languages
- English
Biographical NoteReturn to Top
Henry Broderick was born in 1847 in England to Yetta Broderick. He immigrated to Walla Walla, Washington, where he worked as a photographer. He married Amelia Broderick, with whom he had two children, David and Minnie Broderick.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
The Henry Broderick Papers consists of correspondence between Myron Eells and John Gill of the J. K. Gill Company regarding a Chinook dictionary, requests for historical material regarding Native American tribes and customs, and an order blank and prospectus for "Lamb's Biographical Dictionary of the United States." These papers, which span from 1875 through 1904, also include an application for membership as a Fellow of the Society of Science Letters and Art of London, samples of literary journals, and "A Story of the Northwest" by Mrs. L.A.M. Bosworth for "In Overland Monthly," January 1893.
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Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Personal Names
- Eells, Myron
