Eastern Washington State Historical Society (Northwest
Museum of Arts & Culture), Joel E. Ferris Research Library and Archives
2316 W. First Avenue
Spokane, WA 99201
Phone: (509) 363-5342
Email: archives@northwestmuseum.org
MsSC
6
Colver, R. Belle, 1880-1974
R. Belle Colver Papers
1938-1965
.75 in.
Poet, playwright, and reporter for Spokesman-Review, of
Spokane, Wash. Typescripts and mss. of articles and stories, a play, Waiilatpu
Days, and volume of poetry, Nature's Wondrous Ways
(1966).
Materials are in English
Biographical Note
R. Belle Colver graduated from Simpson College in Indianola, IA. She came to Spokane in
1907 with her parents. Her brother, J. Newton Colver, was a sports writer and political
observer for the
Spokesman-Review, and she went to work for the newspaper as
club news editor. She was a member of many professional organizations, including the
National League of American Pen Women and the American Poetry League. Colver wrote several
plays and texts for pageants, and a volume of poems, Nature’s Wondrous Ways,
1966.
The collection contains typescripts and manuscripts of articles and stories; a play,
Waiilatpu Days; and a volume of poetry, Nature's Wondrous
Ways, 1966. The bulk of the material is undated.
Collection is not restricted.
Publication Rights
Copyright has not been assigned to the Eastern Washington State Historical Society. All
requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to
the Museum Archivist. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the Eastern
Washington State Historical Society as the owner of the physical items and is not intended
to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained by the
researcher
R. Belle Colver Papers (MsSC 6), Eastern Washington State Historical Society/Northwest
Museum of Arts & Culture, Spokane, WA.
No donor information.
Processed to the file folder level.
Nolan, Edward W.
A Guide to the Manuscript Collections in the
Eastern Washington State Historical Society (Spokane, WA: Eastern Washington State
Historical Society, 1987).
This collection is indexed under the following headings in the Online Computer Library
Center (OCLC) WorldCat database. Researchers desiring materials about related topics,
persons, or places should search WorldCat using these headings.
Colver, R. Belle,
1880-1974--Archives
Colver, R. Belle,
1880-1974--Waiilatpu days
Colver, R. Belle,
1880-1974--Nature's wondrous ways
American newspapers--Washington
(State)
Spokane (Wash.)--Cultural
affairs--Literature
Spokane
(Wash.)--Newspapers, periodicals, and journalism
Washington
(State)--Cultural affairs--Literature
Washington
(State)--Newspapers, periodicals, and journalism
Fiction
Poems
Scripts
Spokesman-review (Spokane, Wash. :
Newspaper)
Waiilatpu days
Nature's wondrous days
Dramatists, American--Washington (State)
Journalists--Washington (State)
Poets, American--Washington (State)
Women dramatists, American--Washington
(State)
Women journalists--Washington (State)
Women poets, American--Washington (State)
Washington
(State)
Spokane
Literature
Media and
Communication
Performing
Arts