Colin Tweddell collection on Native Americans, 1950 -1979
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Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Tweddell, Colin E., -- 1899-
- Title
- Colin Tweddell collection on Native Americans
- Dates
- 1950 -1979 (inclusive)19501979
- Quantity
- 10 linear feet
- Collection Number
- XOE_CPNWS0248Tweddell
- Summary
- This is a collection of research material on Asian and Native American culture and linguistics compiled by a Western Washington State College anthropology professor. Materials include ethnographic field notes, research notes, linguistic analyses, vocabularies, phonetic and morphologic files, correspondence and publications.
- Repository
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Western Washington University, Center for Pacific Northwest Studies
Goltz-Murray Archives Building
808 25th St.
Bellingham, WA
98225
Telephone: (360) 650-7534
cpnws@wwu.edu - Access Restrictions
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Some restrictions may apply - contact repository for details.
- Languages
- English
Content Description
This is a collection of research material on Asian and Native American culture and linguistics compiled by a Western Washington State College anthropology professor. Materials include ethnographic field notes, research notes, linguistic analyses, vocabularies, phonetic and morphologic files, correspondence and publications. There are also copies of audio recordings (from the Melville Jacobs Collection at University of Washington) of interviews with Mrs. William (Ruth) and Mrs. Elizabeth Shelton of the Tulalip Tribes.
Use of the Collection
Preferred Citation
Colin Tweddell collection on Native Americans, Center for Pacific Northwest Studies, Archives & Special Collections, Western Washington University, Bellingham WA 98225-9123.
Administrative Information
Acquisition Information
Donated by Colin Tweddell in 1991.
Related Materials
The Northwest Ethnohistory collection is also housed at the Center for Pacific Northwest Studies.
Processing Note
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Detailed Description of the Collection
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Description: Notes and film related to Iraya vocabulary (language of the Mangyans in the province of Mindoro in the Philippines)Dates: circa 1970sContainer: Box 1
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Description: Notes and film related to Iraya vocabulary (language of the Mangyans in the province of Mindoro in the Philippines)Dates: circa 1970sContainer: Box 2
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Description: Notes, correspondence, journals and publications re. Mindoro province in the PhilippinesDates: undatedContainer: Box 3
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Description: Alfred Roe materials including PhD dissertation and research notes related to banking in MinnesotaDates: undatedContainer: Box 4
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Description: Correspondence between Roe family membersDates: undatedContainer: Box 4
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Description: Old checks, and photographsDates: circa 1960sContainer: Box 4
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Description: Articles and other materials on the Philippines and other Asian nationsDates: undatedContainer: Box 5
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Description: Notes and documents on Tibetan languageDates: undatedContainer: Box 5
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Description: Parcels (probably containing books) sent from ChinaDates: circa 1950sContainer: Box 5
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Description: Chinese newspapersDates: circa 1950s-1970sContainer: Box 5
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Description: Notes and research materials on Tuli people of Southwest ChinaDates: circa 1960sContainer: Box 6
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Description: One folder labeled "Indians of Wash."Dates: undatedContainer: Box 6
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Description: Chinese newspapersDates: circa 19580s-1970sContainer: Box 7
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Description: Tweddell political papersDates: undatedContainer: Box 7
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Description: Abstracts of votesDates: circa 1940sContainer: Box 7
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Description: Academic/faculty papers and talks on Northwest IndiansDates: undatedContainer: Box 7
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Description: Alagan word slipsDates: undatedContainer: Box 8
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Description: Tuli vocabulary materialsDates: undatedContainer: Box 8
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Description: Publications in Asian (Tuli?) languageDates: undatedContainer: Box 8
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Description: Materials on Southwest China and Tuli peopleDates: circa 1970sContainer: Box 9
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Description: Materials on tribal land claims in WashingtonDates: circa 1950sContainer: Box 10A
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Description: Pamphlets for classes from International Correspondence School, Scranton, PADates: circa 1950sContainer: Box 10A
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Description: Correspondence and reports on Indian land claim casesDates: circa 1950sContainer: Box 10A
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Description: Other materials related to Washington tribesDates: undatedContainer: Box 10A
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Description: Snohomish enthnology / land claims notesDates: approximately 1950s-1970sContainer: Box 10A
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Description: Various publications on electricity/electronics from the International Textbook CompanyDates: 1950sContainer: Box 10A
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Description: Snoqualmie field notes and translationsDates: undatedContainer: Box 10B, Folder 1-2
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Description: Lane, Barbara - "Identity, Treaty Status & Fisheries of the Tulalip Tribe of Indians"Dates: 1975 June 15Container: Box 10B, Folder 3
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Description: Fishing rights - Tulalip and QuinaltDates: approximately 1960s-1970sContainer: Box 10B, Folder 4
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Description: Informant interviews [with WA residents?]Dates: 1952-1953Container: Box 10B, Folder 5
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Description: Notebooks containing Snohomish field notesDates: 1952Container: Box 10B, Folder 6
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Description: Interviews with William Shelton, Ruth Sheome Shelton, and Elizabeth SheltonDates: 1953 JulyContainer: Box 10B, Folder 7
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Ethnology--China, Southwest--History--Sources.
- Ethnology--Phillippines--Mindoro--History--Sources.
- Indians of North America--Washington (State)--History--Sources.
Personal Names
- Shelton, Elizabeth--(Tulalip Indian)--Interviews.
- Shelton, Ruth Sehome,--1857-1958--Interviews.
- Tweddell, Colin E.,--1899- --Archives.
Geographical Names
- Northwest, Pacific--History--Sources.
Form or Genre Terms
- Interviews.
- Personal correspondence.
- Records (Documents)
