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William D. Vincent Papers and Bookplate Collection, 1863-1933 (papers)

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Vincent, William D.
Title
William D. Vincent Papers and Bookplate Collection
Dates
1863-1933 (papers) (inclusive)
Undated (bookplatess) (inclusive)
Quantity
2 containers., (1.5 linear feet of shelf space.)
Collection Number
Cage 263
Summary
Letters, manuscripts, maps, photographs, clippings, pamphlets, and bookplates collected by Vincent, mostly about Pacific Northwest history and the fur trade.
Repository
Washington State University Libraries' Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections (MASC)
Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections
Terrell Library Suite 12
Pullman, WA
99164-5610
Telephone: 509-335-6691
mascref@wsu.edu
Access Restrictions

This collection is open for research use.

Languages
English
Sponsor
Funding for encoding this finding aid was provided through a grant awarded by the National Endowment for the Humanities.
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Biographical Note

W.D. (William) Vincent (1866-1935) was a collector of books and bookplates, and also an amateur historian with a particular interest in Pacific Northwest history. Professionally, Vincent was a Spokane, Washington banker and a prominent member of the community. His long career with the Old National Bank of Spokane culminated in service as its president (1920-1933).

Enoch A. Bryan, faculty member and former president of Washington State University, wrote of Vincent:

"The successful business man who is endowed with historical sense and a passion for research has a unique opportunity, not possessed by the recluse, of contributing to regional history. The wide range of the business man's contacts, possessed as he is of the means for collecting and preserving rare books, manuscripts and illustrative material, and even of travel throughout the region for the verification and classification of historical data, enables him to give a broad, accurate, and common sense interpretation to the history of the men and things of an earlier day.

"Mr. Vincent has for many years been a student of Northwest history and an intelligent expositor of its earlier phases... "

From Bryan's "Prefatory Statement" in W.D. Vincent, The Northwest Company (Pullman: State College of Washington, 1927).

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Content Description

The papers of W.D. Vincent include correspondence, pamphlets, clippings, stories, articles, speeches, and photographs, primarily related to Pacific Northwest history and the fur trade. The original arrangement is unknown; the current arrangement is generally by document type. Some of the papers have been separated by correspondent name or subject. Several of Vincent's printed essays were removed from the collection for separate individual cataloging.

Vincent's bookplate and graphic art collection is contained in three scrapbook volumes. The bookplates appear in the order listed below; other graphic art items not listed are also contained in these volumes. In some cases, there are additional or variant bookplates for the names listed.

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Use of the Collection

Preferred Citation

[Item Description]. Cage 263, William D. Vincent Papers and Bookplate Collection . Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections, Washington State University Libraries, Pullman, WA.

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Administrative Information

Arrangement

The collection is arranged in two series:

Series 1: Papers, 1863-1933. The original arrangement of W.D. Vincent's papers is unknown; the current arrangement is generally by document type. Some of the papers have been separated by correspondent name or subject.

Series 2: Bookplates, undated. The bookplates appear in the order listed below; other graphic art items not listed are also contained in these volumes. In some cases, there are additional or variant bookplates for the names listed.

Acquisition Information

The papers and bookplate collection of William D. Vincent were acquired separately by the WSU Libraries at an unknown date.

Processing Note

The papers and bookplate collection were merged and reprocessed in 2005 by Cheryl Gunselman, Manuscripts Librarian.

Separated Materials

Several of Vincent's printed essays were removed from the collection for separate individual cataloging.

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Detailed Description of the Collection

The following section contains a detailed listing of the materials in the collection.

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Subject Terms

  • Fur trade -- Northwest, Pacific -- History

Personal Names

  • Vincent, W. D. (William D.)--Archives (creator)

Corporate Names

  • Lewis and Clark Expedition (1804-1806)

Geographical Names

  • Northwest, Pacific -- History

Form or Genre Terms

  • Bookplates

Finding aid prepared by Cheryl Gunselman
2005

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