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            <titleproper encodinganalog="title">Guide to the Homestead Certificate Collection  <date encodinganalog="date" normal="1869/1911" type="inclusive">1869-1911</date>
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            <author encodinganalog="creator">Updated by Rayana Weller</author>
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            <publisher encodinganalog="publisher">Whitman College and Northwest Archives</publisher>
            <date encodinganalog="date" calendar="gregorian" era="ce">2011, 2019</date>
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               <addressline>345 Boyer Avenue</addressline>
               <addressline>Walla Walla, WA 99362</addressline>
               <addressline>Archives@whitman.edu</addressline>
               <addressline>https://library.whitman.edu/archives/</addressline>
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         <creation>This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on <date>2019-06-18</date>.</creation>
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         <descrules>Finding aid based on
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          Edition.</descrules>
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            <date>2019</date>
            <item>Edited by Rayana Weller for compliance with DACS and WCNA Required Elements for Archival Description.</item>
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               <addressline>345 Boyer Avenue</addressline>
               <addressline>Walla Walla, WA 99362</addressline>
               <addressline>Archives@whitman.edu</addressline>
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            <extent encodinganalog="300$a">1 linear feet</extent>
            <extent encodinganalog="300$a">1 flat box</extent>
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         <abstract encodinganalog="5203_">The Homestead Certificate Collection consists of certificates of titles to land in Idaho, Oregon, Washington Territory, and Washington. </abstract>
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         <p>Collection is open for research.</p>  
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         <p>Previous Archives staff removed Homestead Certificates from their original collections. For more information on the provenance of a specific certificate, contact the Whitman College and Northwest Archives.</p>  
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         <p>The Homestead Certificate Collection consists of materials related to the granting of title to land as specified by the provisions of the Homestead Act of 1862. This collection, which dates from 1869 to 1911, contains certificates of titles to land in Idaho, Oregon, Washington Territory, and Washington.</p>  
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