Homer B. Splawn Papers 1860-2007 (bulk 1880s-1980s)

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Homer B. Splawn Papers 1860-2007 (bulk 1880s-1980s)

http://nwda.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv27120

The Homer B. Splawn Papers contain newspaper clippings, business and genealogical records, correspondence and writings created by the Splawns, a prominent pioneering family in Yakima, WA, 1860-2007.

11 cubic feet; 24 boxes: 10 half legal-sized manuscript boxes; 1 half letter-sized manuscript box; 1 legal-sized manuscript box; 5 oversized newspaper boxes; 3 small boxes; 1 flat box; 2 record boxes

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Central Washington University Archives and Special Collections

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SNAC Resource ID: 6368811

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Splawn, A. J.

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Splawn, Margaret C. (Larsen)

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Splawn, Homer B.

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Carpenter, Lallooh (Splawn)

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Splawn family

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Andrew Jackson (A.J. or Jack) Splawn was a cowboy, ranch owner, and politician in the early years of settlement in Yakima, WA. Born in 1845 in Helm County, Missouri, Splawn spent much of his childhood in Linn County, Oregon, before following his older brother Charles to eastern Washington. At sixteen years of age, he hired out as cowboy for MA.J.or John Thorp and soon participated in his first cattle drive to Fort Kamloops, British Columbia. He subsequently took part in a variety of...