Collection on the Ackerman Homestead

Collection on the Ackerman Homestead, 1975

Overview of the Collection

Title: Collection on the Ackerman Homestead
Dates: 1975 (inclusive)
19751975
Quantity: 3 linear feet of shelf space, (2 folders)
Collection Number: Cage 5083 (collection)
Summary: Photographs, drawings, and description of the Ackerman homestead near Asotin, Washington, produced in 1975 by University of Idaho professor and archaeologist David G. Rice and two graduate students, Karl Roenke and Robert Weaver.
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 and available for research use.
Languages: English.

Biographical NoteReturn to Top

Paul Ackerman, a German immigrant, arrived in Washington in 1879 and developed a homestead on the Snake River near Asotin, Washington. He built a cabin of stone and concrete surrounded by a stone wall. The cabin stood until at least 1975, when the documentation in this collection was created.

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

This collection consists of documentation of the site of the Paul Ackerman homestead near Asotin, Washington. It includes drawings of the Ackerman cabin and site by University of Idaho graduate student Karl Roenke, photographs of the structure and site taken by David Rice, and a description (4 page typescript) by Roenke. They conducted their study as part of the Historic American Buildings Survey. Dr. Rice had previously surveyed the site in 1964 in conjunction with a proposed dam on the Snake River. The dam was not constructed.

Use of the CollectionReturn to Top

Restrictions on Use

Preferred Citation

[Item Description] Collection on the Ackerman Homestead, 1975

Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections, Washington State University Libraries, Pullman, WA.

Administrative InformationReturn to Top

Location of Collection

(MASC Staff Use) Drawings stored in map case.

Acquisition Information

In 2016, David G. Rice donated a portion of this collection to the Washington State University Libraries, and additional drawings were transferred from the WSU Museum of Anthropology in the same year (MS.2016.27).

Processing Note

Cheryl Gunselman processed this collection in 2016.

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