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Cull A. White Papers, 1885-1970

Overview of the Collection

Creator
White, Cull A., 1889-1964.
Title
Cull A. White Papers
Dates
1885-1970 (inclusive)
Quantity
2 Linear feet of shelf space, (4 Boxes)
Collection Number
Cage 203 (collection)
Summary
Correspondence, clippings, transcripts of tape recordings, donor file, and other papers mostly related to Native American and pioneer history in central Washington State.
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
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Biographical Note

Cull A. White was born on December 17, 1889 in Omaha, Nebraska. He later attended Miami University, in Ohio. White moved to Washington in 1909. Other than a brief time in military service during the first world war, White made this state his lifetime home. He was associated with the Coffin Brothers Sheep Company of Yakima from 1918 to 1936. White also worked for the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation as an inspector at Grand Coulee Dam. He died on August 21, 1964 at his home in Elmer City. Throughout the 1950s and early 1960s White researched and wrote about the history of the peoples of north-central Washington. He focussed on the lives of Indians, especially the descendants of Chief Moses and Chief Kamiakin, and the lives of whites who inhabited the region in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.

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Content Description

The papers of Cull A. White consist of manuscripts and notes by White and others on the history of Indians and whites who lived in north-central Washington in the late nineteenth century. They include White's incoming and outgoing correspondence on this subject, and the personal correspondence of other parties.

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Use of the Collection

Restrictions on Use

Copyright restrictions may apply.

Preferred Citation

[Item description]

Cull A. White Papers, 1885-1970 (Cage 203)

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

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Administrative Information

Arrangement

The papers were received with no particular filing arrangement in use. Subsequently, Library staff arranged the papers into six series, arranged alphabetically within each: Series 1. Notes and Manuscripts by White; Series 2. Manuscripts and published material by other authors; Series 3. Incoming correspondence, correspondence of others; Series 4. Newspaper clippings; Series 5. White's notepads and horn; Series 6. Miscellaneous correspondence, manuscripts, and newspaper clippings

Acquisition Information

In the 1950s Cull A. White donated his papers and photographs to the WSU Libraries. Katherine Hartley of Freeland, Washington donated an addition to the collection in June 1983 (MS83-22).

Processing Note

In 1991, Ling Jinqi and Robert W. Hadlow reprocessed the Cull A White Papers, at which time the photographs were separated into a distinct collection, PC 86.

Separated Materials

Cull A. White Photographs and Negatives, 1861-1950 (PC 86)

Related Materials

Lucullus Virgil McWhorter Papers, 1848-1945 (Cage 55)

Frank S. Matsura Photographs, 1907-1913 (PC 35)

Nez Perce Photographs, circa 1877-1905 (PC 83)

Lucullus Virgil McWhorter Photographs, circa 1868-1950 (PC 85)

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Detailed Description of the Collection

Finding aid prepared by Ling Jinqi and Robert W. Hadlow
2021

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