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Processing Note

This collection has been renamed to reflect the transfer of rare book materials to Special Collections (and to more accurately describe the nature of the remaining materials). Previous collection titles: Bullitt collection on 18th century explorers; Lithographs and Charts of George Vancouver's Expeditions.

Processing Note

Objects in this collection include depictions of Indigenous Peoples that may be considered harmful or offensive, and also present a problematic narrative of European "discovery".To learn more about problematic content in our collections, collection description and teaching tools (including how to provide feedback or request dialogue on this topic), see the following Statement About Potentially Harmful Language and Content

Acquisition Information

Priscilla Collins and Harriet Bullitt, Dorothy Bullitt’s daughters, donated the collection in 1992.

Related Materials

The Guide to the Dorothy Stimson Bullitt papers can be found at the University of Washington Libraries Special Collections in Seattle.

Custodial History

The charts and lithographs described in this guide were part of a larger selection of rare books collected by Dorothy Stimson Bullitt (1892-1989) and donated to the Center for Pacific Northwest Studies by her daughters, Priscilla Collins and Harriet Bullitt, in 1992. Bullitt, founder of the founder of the King Broadcasting Company, is known for her pioneering work in radio and television, as well as involvement in civic matters and the arts. The original donation to the Center for Pacific Northwest Studies included a range of bound rare books and accounts of early eighteenth century exploration. The majority of these books have now been transferred to Western Libraries Special Collections and are part of its rare book collection. At least some of the remaining, oversize charts and lithographs are believed once to have been bound together.

Separated Materials

Bound journals documenting the expeditions of Captains John Byron, Samuel Wallis, Philip Carteret, James Cook, John Meares, Nathaniel Portlock and George Vancouver (originally donated alongside these charts and lithographs - and from which some of the described materials may have been separated), are now housed and available at Special Collections, Western Libraries Archives & Special Collections, Western Washington University.