XOE_CPNWS0248Tweddell Guide to the Colin Tweddell collection on Native Americans1950-1979 Tweddell (Colin) collection on Native Americans Finding aid prepared by CPNWS staff Center for Pacific Northwest Studies © 2012

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This finding aid was produced by CPNWS staff on 2025-01-16. Finding aid written in English. Finding aid based on DACS (Describing Archives: A Content Standard), 2nd Edition. Center for Pacific Northwest Studies Colin Tweddell collection on Native Americans Tweddell, Colin E., -- 1899- XOE_CPNWS0248Tweddell 10 linear feet 1950 -1979 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. English .

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.

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Colin Tweddell collection on Native Americans, Center for Pacific Northwest Studies, Archives & Special Collections, Western Washington University, Bellingham WA 98225-9123.

Donated by Colin Tweddell in 1991.

The Northwest Ethnohistory collection is also housed at the Center for Pacific Northwest Studies.

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Tweddell, Colin E.,--1899- --Archives. Shelton, Elizabeth--(Tulalip Indian)--Interviews. Shelton, Ruth Sehome,--1857-1958--Interviews. Northwest, Pacific--History--Sources. Indians of North America--Washington (State)--History--Sources. Ethnology--Phillippines--Mindoro--History--Sources. Ethnology--China, Southwest--History--Sources. Native Americans Washington (State) Interviews. Records (Documents) Personal correspondence. Notes and film related to Iraya vocabulary (language of the Mangyans in the province of Mindoro in the Philippines) circa 1970s English. 1 Notes and film related to Iraya vocabulary (language of the Mangyans in the province of Mindoro in the Philippines) circa 1970s English. 2 Notes, correspondence, journals and publications re. Mindoro province in the Philippines undated 3 Alfred Roe materials including PhD dissertation and research notes related to banking in Minnesota undated 4 Correspondence between Roe family members undated 4 Old checks, and photographs circa 1960s 4 Articles and other materials on the Philippines and other Asian nations undated 5 Notes and documents on Tibetan language undated 5 Parcels (probably containing books) sent from China circa 1950s 5 Chinese newspapers circa 1950s-1970s 5 Notes and research materials on Tuli people of Southwest China circa 1960s 6 One folder labeled "Indians of Wash." undated 6 Chinese newspapers circa 19580s-1970s 7 Tweddell political papers undated 7 Abstracts of votes circa 1940s 7 Academic/faculty papers and talks on Northwest Indians undated 7 Alagan word slips undated 8 Tuli vocabulary materials undated 8 Publications in Asian (Tuli?) language undated 8 Materials on Southwest China and Tuli people circa 1970s 9 Materials on tribal land claims in Washington circa 1950s 10A Pamphlets for classes from International Correspondence School, Scranton, PA circa 1950s 10A Correspondence and reports on Indian land claim cases circa 1950s 10A Other materials related to Washington tribes undated 10A Snohomish enthnology / land claims notes approximately 1950s-1970s 10A Various publications on electricity/electronics from the International Textbook Company 1950s 10A Snoqualmie field notes and translations undated 10B 1-2 Lane, Barbara - "Identity, Treaty Status & Fisheries of the Tulalip Tribe of Indians" 1975 June 15 10B 3 Fishing rights - Tulalip and Quinalt approximately 1960s-1970s 10B 4 Informant interviews [with WA residents?] 1952-1953 10B 5 Notebooks containing Snohomish field notes 1952 10B 6 Interviews with William Shelton, Ruth Sheome Shelton, and Elizabeth Shelton 1953 July 10B 7