James G. Swan / Samuel Parker Correspondence, March 24, 1887-June 15, 1887
Table of Contents
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Parker, Samuel; Swan, James Gilchrist
- Title
- James G. Swan / Samuel Parker Correspondence
- Dates
- March 24, 1887-June 15, 1887 (inclusive)1887032418870615
- Quantity
- three letters in a single clamshell box
- Collection Number
- OLPb022PAR
- Summary
- A collection of three letters from Samuel Parker to James Swan that focus on questions about Haida ethnology.
- Repository
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Lewis & Clark College, Special Collections and Archives
Aubrey R. Watzek Library
615 S. Palatine Hill Rd.
Portland, OR
97219
Telephone: 5037687758
Fax: 5037687282
archives@lclark.edu - Access Restrictions
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This collection has no restrictions and is open for research.
- Languages
- English
Historical Note
Samuel J. Parker was the son of the Reverend Samuel Parker, a Presbyterian missionary who traveled extensively in the Oregon Country. Like his father Samuel J. Parker also traveled extensively, including stints in South America and the west coast of North America. Parker was an avid reader and scholar of Native American studies. As a result, he penned these three letters to James G. Swan on the Olympic Peninsula of Washington State. Swan was one of the author of several books, including contributions to the Smithsonian Institution's series of studies in ethnology.
Content Description
This collection includes three hand-written letters, and typed transcriptions of the letters.
Use of the Collection
Restrictions on Use
Permission to publish, exhibit, broadcast, or quote from materials in the Watzek Library Archives & Special Collections requires written permission of the Head of Archives & Special Collections.
Preferred Citation
The Swan/Parker Correspondence OLPb022PAR, Lewis & Clark College Aubrey Watzek Library Archives & Special Collections, Portland, Oregon.
Administrative Information
Arrangement
Arranged in a single series, chronologically, in a single box accompanied by typed transcriptions.
Location of Collection
Special CollectionsAcquisition Information
Purchased by Lewis & Clark College Special Collections.
Processing Note
Processed in February 2008.
Bibliography
The content of these letters directly correlates with James Swan's book: Swan, James G. The Haidah Indians of the Queen Charlottes Islands, British Columbia with a brief description of carvings, tatoo designs, etc. Smithsonian contributions to knowledge ; v. 21, no. 4.
Related Materials
The bulk of Samuel J. Parker's papers are held at Cornell University: http://rmc.library.cornell.edu/EAD/htmldocs/RMM02521.html
James Swan's papers can be found at the University of Washington: http://nwda-db.wsulibs.wsu.edu/findaid/ark:/80444/xv77646
Detailed Description of the Collection
The following section contains a detailed listing of the materials in the collection.
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OLPb022PAR: Three Letters: Samuel J. Perker to James Swan, March 24-1887-June 15, 1887
Container: Box 1 of 1
one small book-sized box-
Description: Letter from Samuel Parker to James SwanDates: March 24, 1887
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Description: Letter from Samuel Parker to James SwanDates: May 9, 1887
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Description: Letter from Samuel Parker to James SwanDates: June 15, 1887
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Description: trascriptions of Swan letters
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