Benjamin Franklin Manring papers, circa 1908-1921
Table of Contents
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Manring, Benjamin Franklin, 1866-1946
- Title
- Benjamin Franklin Manring papers
- Dates
- circa 1908-1921 (inclusive)19081921
1908-1912 (inclusive)19081912 - Quantity
- 2.5" linear (circa 100 items)
- Collection Number
- 2677 (Accession No. 2677-001)
- Summary
- Correspondence of a political activist and author regarding research on his book. The correspondence is with descendants of the campaign, against the 'northern Indians' in 1858, for source materials.
- Repository
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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 - Access Restrictions
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Open to all users.
Records stored offsite; advance notice required for use.
- Languages
- English
Biographical Note
Political activist and author.
Benjamin Franklin Manring was born in 1866. He was elected as Whitman County clerk in 1914, and he was active in the Washington State Historical Society. Manring authored the book "The Conquest of the Coeur d'Alenes, Spokanes and Palouses: The Expeditions of E.J. Steptoe and George Wright Against the 'Northern Indians' in 1858," published in 1912. He died in 1946.
Content Description
Correspondence mainly regarding research on his book; other regarding Washington Historical Society and politics, ca. 1908-1921 (bulk 1908-1912).
The correspondence is with descendants of the campaign, against the 'northern Indians' in 1858, for source materials.
Use of the Collection
Restrictions on Use
Creator's literary rights not transferred to the University of Washington Libraries.
