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Radcliffe Quine papers, 1878-1885

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Quine, Radcliffe
Title
Radcliffe Quine papers
Dates
1878-1885 (inclusive)
Quantity
1 vertical file, (12 letters; photostat, pos.)
Collection Number
0304
Summary
Letters to family members concerning pioneer life in British Columbia and Seattle
Repository
University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections
Special Collections
University of Washington Libraries
Box 352900
Seattle, WA
98195-2900
Telephone: 2065431929
Fax: 2065431931
speccoll@uw.edu
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Languages
Collection materials are in English.
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Biographical Note

Radcliffe Quine was born in German parish, Isle of Man on July 2, 1826. He migrated to the East Coast of the U.S. in 1844, moved to California in 1854 and to the Fraser River gold fields in 1858, after which he settled in Seattle.

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Content Description

Letters written at Victoria, British Columbia (1861), and Seattle (1878-85), addressed to family members on the Isle of Man, all generally concerning pioneer life in British Columbia and Seattle.

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Use of the Collection

Restrictions on Use

Quotations and references must acknowledge the originals in the Manx Musuem.

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Administrative Information

Acquisition Information

Copied from negatives at the British Library of Political Science and Economics with permission of the Manx Museum where the originals are housed., 1/18/1963.

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Detailed Description of the Collection

  • Description: Radcliffe Quine papers
    Container: 0304-001 VF 0187

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Subject Terms

  • Frontier and pioneer life--British Columbia--Personal narratives
  • Frontier and pioneer life--British Columbia--Sources
  • Frontier and pioneer life--Washington (State)--Seattle--Personal narratives
  • Frontier and pioneer life--Washington (State)--Seattle--Sources
  • Gold miners--British Columbia--Fraser River--History--Sources
  • Personal Papers/Corporate Records (University of Washington)

Form or Genre Terms

  • Personal correspondence

Other Creators

  • Personal Names

    • Quine, Radcliffe--Archives
    • Quine, Radcliffe--Family
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