White, Cull A., 1889-1964.

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Pioneer stockman and historian, Ephrata, Washington.

From the description of Papers, 1957-1966. (Washington State University). WorldCat record id: 29852476

Pioneer stockman and historian, Ephrata, Washington. White also worked for the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation as an inspector at Grand Coulee Dam. He died on August 21, 1964. Throughout the 1950s and early 1960s White researched and wrote about the history of the peoples of north-central Washington. He focused on the lives of Native Americans, especially the descendants of Chief Moses and Chief Kamiakin.

From the description of Photographs and Negatives, 1861-1950. (Washington State University). WorldCat record id: 68682640

Cull A. White was born on December 17, 1889 in Omaha, Nebraska. He later attended Miami University, in Ohio. White moved to Washington in 1909. Other than a brief time in military service during the first world war, White made this state his lifetime home. He was associated with the Coffin Brothers Sheep Company of Yakima from 1918 to 1936. White also worked for the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation as an inspector at Grand Coulee Dam. He died on August 21, 1964 at his home in Elmer City. Throughout the 1950s and early 1960s White researched and wrote about the history of the peoples of north-central Washington. He focussed on the lives of Indians, especially the descendants of Chief Moses and Chief Kamiakin, and the lives of whites who inhabited the region in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries

From the guide to the Cull A. White Papers, 1885-1970, (Washington State University Libraries Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections)

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creatorOf White, Cull A., 1889-1964. Photographs and Negatives, 1861-1950. Washington State University, Holland and Terrell Libraries
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Washington (State)
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Frontier and pioneer life
Frontier and pioneer life
Frontier and pioneer life
Indians of North America
Indians of North America
Indians of North America
Indians of North America
Native Americans
Pacific Northwest History
Washington (State)
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Birth 1889

Death 1964

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