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Ted C. Hinckley Papers, 1830-1987

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Hinckley, Ted C.
Title
Ted C. Hinckley Papers
Dates
1830-1987 (inclusive)
Quantity
30.5 linear feet
Collection Number
XOE_CPNWS0063hinckley (collection)
Summary
The Ted C. Hinckley Papers consist primarily of the research and reference materials used by Hinckley during his professional career as a historian. While some original manuscript material is represented in the collection, the bulk of the material is comprised of duplicate copies and transcriptions from primary sources.
Repository
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

The collection is open to the public.

Languages
English.
Sponsor
Funding for preparing this finding aid was provided through a grant awarded by the National Historical Publications and Records Commission. Funding for encoding the finding aid was awarded by the National Endowment for the Humanities.
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Biographical Note

Ted C. Hinckley was born in New York City in 1925 and received his public school education in Pasadena, CA. He fought with the United States Navy’s Torpedo Squadron 6 during World War II. Hinckley received his BA from Claremont McKenna College, graduating in its first four-year class in 1950. While there he married Scripps student Caryl Chesmore to whom he remained happily devoted for over fifty years. Hinckley later received a BS from Northwest Missouri State University and then an MA from the University of Missouri at Kansas City. Hinckley was awarded a PhD in History from Indiana University in 1961. Hinckley taught History at San Jose State University for thirty-one years. During and after his tenure at the university, Hinckley traveled the globe with teaching assignments in Europe, Latin America, Alaska, Micronesia, and as a Fulbright lecturer at the University of Gadja Mada in Yogyakarta, Indonesia. Hinckley and his wife happily retired to Lake Whatcom near Bellingham, WA. During his retirement, he spent many years as a shipboard history teacher with United States Navy's PACE program. Among Hinckley's publications are diverse anthologies and three scholarly volumes on America's nineteenth century Alaskan frontier. He also wrote many scripts and screenplays, as well as a children’s book.

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Content Description

The Ted C. Hinckley Papers consist primarily of the research and reference materials used by Hinckley during his professional career. While some original manuscript material is represented in the collection, the bulk of the material is comprised of duplicate copies and transcriptions from primary sources. The series and sub-series arrangement reflects the original order of Hinckley’s files.

The Ted C. Hinckley Papers consist primarily of the research and reference materials used by Hinckley during his professional career. While some original manuscript material is represented in the collection, the bulk of the material is comprised of duplicate copies and transcriptions from primary sources. The series and sub-series arrangement reflects the original order of Hinckley’s files.

Hinckley's papers also contain research materials on Sheldon Jackson, a Presbyterian missionary to Alaska who was responsible in large part for developing the state's education system and advocating Natives rights and education. Hinckley contracted with Sheldon Jackson College in Sitka, Alaska, to write a biography of the man and history of the institution. The materials date from around 1867 to 1996 and consist of publications, biographical/historical materials, correspondence, and subject-based reference files. Hinckley also wrote and published a biography of John G. Brady, Territorial Governor of the state of Alaska from 1897 to 1906. Hinckley's papers contain research materials relating to Brady that span from 1867 to 1982. They consist of publications, biographical/historical materials, correspondence, and subject-based reference files.

Also contained within Hinckley's papers is a wealth of supplementary research information on various Alaskan themes that were relevant to his work. Dating from around 1867-1990, these materials consist of bibliographies and guides to sources about Alaska and subject-based reference files. There is also material relating to non-Alaskan themes that was relevant to Hinckley’s research. This information pertains to American Indians and missionaries in other areas of the world, as well as general United States history reference material.

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Use of the Collection

Preferred Citation

Ted C. Hinckley Papers, Center for Pacific Northwest Studies, Western Libraries Archives & Special Collections, Western Washington University, Bellingham WA 98225-9123.

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Administrative Information

Arrangement

are arranged in accordance with the following series and subseries arrangement

  • Series I: The Canoe Rocks files, circa 1857-1995
    • Subseries 1: Chapter-based reference material, circa 1954-1982
    • Subseries 2: Other Canoe Rocks Files by subject, circa 1868-1987
  • Series II: Sheldon Jackson files, circa 1789-1996
    • Subseries 1: Publications, circa 1870-1985
    • Subseries 2: Biographical/Historical, circa 1834-1996
    • Subseries 3: Correspondence, 1883-1909
    • Subseries 4: Subject files, 1789-1985
  • Series III: John G. Brady files, circa 1853-1982
    • Subseries 1: Publications and lectures about Brady, circa 1896-1982
    • Subseries 2: Historical/Biographical reference materials, circa 1848-1973
    • Subseries 3: Correspondence, 1887-1906
    • Subseries 4: Government and politics, circa 1879-1905
    • Subseries 5: Professional career, circa 1875-1918
    • Subseries 7: Subject files, 1853-1967
  • Series IV: Alaska subject files, circa 1867-1990
    • Subseries 1: Archival Collection Guides and Bibliographies, circa 1920-1976
    • Subseries 2: Alaska, General historical materials, circa 1850-1985
    • Subseries 3: Alaska Subject files, 1830-1987
  • Series V: Non-Alaska subject files, circa 1867-1975

Acquisition Information

Donated by Ted C. Hinckley in 1999.

Processing Note

Part of the collection was initially processed by Meggan Sibbert at the Center for Pacific Northwest Studies in 2002. Re-engineering of the collection and processing of 25 additional shoeboxes was conducted by Rozlind Koester at the Center for Pacific Northwest Studies in 2006.

Processing Note

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Bibliography

Hinckley, Ted C. The Canoe Rocks: Alaska's Tlingit and the Euramerican frontier, 1800-1912. Lanham, MD: University Press of America, 1996

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Detailed Description of the Collection

The following section contains a detailed listing of the materials in the collection.

Finding aid prepared by Roz Koester
2006

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