Shirley Cunningham Nopp papers, 1868-1906
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Overview of the Collection
- Title
- Shirley Cunningham Nopp papers
- Dates
- 1868-1906 (inclusive)18681906
- Quantity
- .5 linear feet, (1 document box)
- Collection Number
- WCMss.759
- Summary
- The Shirley Cunningham Nopp papers consist of correspondence sent to Rose Alinde Sauvé Riel and her husband, Francis Riel. The couple, originally from southwestern Quebec, migrated from Polk County, Minnesota to Moxee, Washington in 1896. Materials date from 1868 to 1906.
- Repository
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Whitman College and Northwest Archives
Whitman College and Northwest Archives
Penrose Library, Room 130
345 Boyer Avenue
Walla Walla, WA
99362
Telephone: 5095275922
Fax: 5095264785
archives@whitman.edu - Access Restrictions
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Collection is open for research.
- Languages
- French
Historical Note
During the 1870s, tens of thousands of French Canadians migrated from Canada to the United States, establishing French 'colonies' as they settled. Polk County, Minnesota was one such 'colony,' home to the towns of Gentilly and Crookston. It is in Gentilly that Francis Riel, originally from Saint-Michel-de-Napierville, met and married Rose Alinde Sauvé, a Bergevin/Langevin from St-Timothée, Beauharnois, Quebec, in 1888. In January 1896, Francis and Rose joined Rose's great-great uncle Sylvain Langevin and ten other family members in migrating to Yakima Valley, Washington. The group settled around the soon-to-be-established town of Moxee, which quickly grew into a small but thriving French Canadian community.
Content Description
The Shirley Cunningham Nopp papers consist of correspondence sent to Rose Alinde Sauvé Riel and her husband, Francis Riel. Materials date from 1868 to 1906.
Administrative Information
Acquisition Information
The Shirley Cunningham Nopp papers were donated to the Whitman College and Northwest Archives in 2013, in connection with related accessions (numbers 2013-080, 2013-009, 2013-010, and 2013-013) and the work of Professor Sarah Hurlburt. No deed of gift was found for this collection.
Processing Note
The materials in this collection were stored with other collections related to Sarah Hurlburt's work in the French-Canadian and Métis communities of Eastern Washington/Northeastern Oregon, and were not processed until 2023-2024. Conversations with Sarah Hurlburt, Anya Millard, and River Freemont helped to clarify the origins of and connections between the materials.
Materials in this collection were rehoused in acid-free folders.
Bibliography
Hurlburt, Sarah. "French-Canadian Kin Networks and Secondary Migration: From Minnesota to Washington." In Déploiements canadiens-français et métis en Amérique du Nord (18e-20e siècle), edited by Yves Frenette, Marc St-Hilaire and Marie-Ève Harton, 93-117. Ottawa: University of Ottawa Press, 2023.
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Subject Terms
- French Americans
