Roland L. De Lorme Collection

Roland L. De Lorme Collection, 1920-2010

Overview of the Collection

Creator: De Lorme, Roland L. -- (Roland Lawrence), -- 1937-2010.
Title: Roland L. De Lorme Collection
Dates: 1920-2010 (inclusive)
19202010
Quantity: 1.6 linear ft. (4 boxes)
Collection Number: XOE_SC0060
Summary: Scholarly papers and other professional and personal materials related to Roland L. “Larry” De Lorme, historian of the Pacific Northwest and faculty member at Western Washington University from 1966 to 1999.
Repository: Western Washington University, Special Collections
Wilson Library 6th Floor
516 High Street MS9103
Bellingham WA
98225-9123
Telephone: (360) 650-3193
Fax: (360) 650-3044
speccoll@wwu.edu
Access Restrictions: The collection is open to the public.
Languages: English

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

Scholarly papers and other professional and personal materials related to Roland L. “Larry” De Lorme, historian of the Pacific Northwest and faculty member at Western Washington University from 1966 to 1999.

Biographical NoteReturn to Top

Roland L. “Larry” De Lorme was born in Aberdeen, Washington, in 1937. He earned a BA in Philosophy from the University of Puget Sound, an MA in American Civilization from the University of Pennsylvania, and a PhD in American History from the University of Colorado. He was a member of the faculty of Western Washington University from 1966 to 1999, serving as Professor of History, chair of the History Department, Associate Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, Provost and Vice President of Academic Affairs, and Acting President of the University. De Lorme was a scholar of the American West and Pacific Northwest, specializing in local history and frontier crime and law enforcement. He developed WWU’s programs in archives and records management, American Cultural Studies, and Canadian American Studies. In addition, he directed a renovation of the library, helped develop the library’s electronic catalog, and participated in forming a statewide library resource-sharing consortium. De Lorme died in Bellingham in 2010.

Use of the CollectionReturn to Top

Restrictions on Use

Some material in the collection may be subject to copyright restrictions. Contact repository for details.

Preferred Citation

Roland L. De Lorme Collection, Special Collections, Western Libraries Archives & Special Collections, Western Washington University, Bellingham, WA 98225-9103.

Administrative InformationReturn to Top

Acquisition Information

Donated by Marcia De Lorme in various installments between 2010 and 2013.

Processing Note

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Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top

Container(s)		Description	Dates
Box	Folder
1	1-8	Biographical materials	approximately 1955-2010
1	9-10	Newspaper articles by and about De Lorme	1954-1985
1	11	Other newspaper articles	1968-2010
1	12-14	Photographs of family and friends	approximately 1920-2010
1	15	Diplomas	1959, 1965
2	1-2	“American Vigilantism: Indigenous or Inherited?”	undated
2	3	“The Atlantic Frontier: European Practices and Traditions”	undated
2	4	“Rational Management Takes to the Woods: Frederick Weyerhaeuser and the Pacific Northwest Wood Products Industry”	undated
2	5	“America’s Turbulent Frontier, Revisited: Territorial Justice and the Vigilante Mythology”	1979
2	6	“The Liberal Arts Come to Bellingham: Charles H. Fisher’s Plan for the Liberally Educated Teacher”	undated
2	7	“The Oregon Country, 1905-1889”	undated
2	8	“The Long Arm of the Law: Crime and Federal Law Enforcement in the Northern Tier Territories”	1980
2	9	“A Slow Game: The Bellingham Bay Improvement Company and the Economic Development of Bellingham, 1889-1912”	undated
2	10	“Canadian Customs”	undated
2	11	“Edward Costigan and the Colorado Bar”	1967
2	12-13	“Colorado’s Progressive Coalition”	1968
2	14	“The Alaska Commercial Company and the U. S. Customs Bureau in Alaska”	1979
2	15	“Westward the Bureaucrats: American and British Colonial Officials on the Pacific Northwest Frontier”	1979
3	1	“Policing the Pacific Frontier: The United States Bureau of Customs in the North Pacific, 1849-1899”	1980
3	2	“Tracking Opium Smugglers in the Old West”	1982
3	3-6	“Smuggling in the North Pacific”	1982
3	7	“Revenuers in Paradise: The Advent of United States Customs Regulation of the Hawaiian Trade”	1982
3	8	“Crime and Punishment in the Pacific Northwest Territories: A Bibliographic Essay”	1983
3	9	“Crime and Punishment in the Pacific Northwest Territories: Probing a New Frontier”	1983
3	10	“Crime and Punishment in the Pacific Northwest Territories—Indian Style”	1983
3	11	“The Pressure Politics of Reform: A Study of Colorado Progressivism”	1983
3	12-13	“Reformist Pressure” (drafts)	1983
3	14	“Wishkah Valley Memories”	2010
3	15	“Keith Murray and the History Department”	2003
3	16	“Some ‘What Ifs’ in PNW History”	undated
3	17	“Liquor Smuggling in Alaska, 1867-1899,” Pacific Northwest Quarterly	1975
3	18	“Of Man, Time, and a River: The Skagit River, How Should it be Used?”	1977
3	19	“Customs in the Northern Pacific, 1849-1899,” Pacific Northwest Forum	1980-1981
3	20	“Westward the Bureaucrats: Government Officials on the Washington and Oregon Frontiers”	1980
4	1-2	Academic career at Western Washington University	1979-1991
4	3-6	Correspondence	approximately 1959-2010
4	7	Commencement speeches	1999-2000
4	8	Roland De Lorme oral history	2004

Names and SubjectsReturn to Top

Subject Terms

Historians -- Northwest, Pacific.
History teachers -- Washington (State) -- Bellingham.

Personal Names

De Lorme, Roland L. -- (Roland Lawrence), -- 1937-2010 -- Archives.

Geographical Names

Northwest, Pacific -- History.

Form or Genre Terms

Oral histories.
Personal correspondence.
Photographs.
Records (Documents)
Speeches.

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