HTMWCMss641.xml Guide to the Chester Anders Fee Papers 1873-1935 Fee (Chester Anders) Papers Katy Sassara Whitman College and Northwest Archives 2018
345 Boyer Avenue Walla Walla, WA 99362 Archives@whitman.edu https://library.whitman.edu/archives/
This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2020-04-13. Finding aid written in English. Finding aid based on DACS (Describing Archives: A Content Standard), 2nd Edition. English Whitman College and Northwest Archives
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Chester Anders Fee Papers Fee, Chester Anders WCMss.641 2.48 linear feet 1 manuscript box, 1 flat box 1873-1935 The Chester Anders Fee Papers houses manuscript material from Chester Anders Fee's book, "Chief Joseph: The Biography of a Great Indian", as well as artwork created by him, and a Nez Perce corn husk basket.

Collection is open for research.

Donated to the Whitman College and Nothwest Archives by Alice Tomkins Fee on December 6, 1973. Alice was Chester Anders Fee's sister-in-law. The accession number associated with this donation is retro-0291.

Chester Anders Fee was born and raised in Pendleton, Oregon, the son of Judge James Albert Fee and Rose Maney Fee. His book, "Chief Joseph: The Biography of a Great Indian" published in 1936, discusses the life of the Native American Chief Joseph, born in 1840 in the Wallowa Valley of Oregon, who was recognized for his leadership during the Nez Perce War of 1877.

The Chester Anders Fee Papers, which dates from 1873 to 1935, consists of artwork, photographs, hand drawn maps, research notes, and correspondence with editors and publishers, related to his manuscript "Chief Joseph: The Biography of a Great Indian."

 Joseph (Nez Percé Chief), 1840-1904