James G. Swan / Samuel Parker Correspondence March 24, 1887-June 15, 1887

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James G. Swan / Samuel Parker Correspondence March 24, 1887-June 15, 1887

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A collection of three letters from Samuel Parker to James Swan that focus on questions about Haida ethnology.

three letters in a single clamshell box

eng,

Lew s & Clark College Special Collections and Archives

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SNAC Resource ID: 6376075

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Swan, James G., 1818-1900

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James Swan was a lawyer who specialized in admiralty law. He immigrated to Washington Territory from Boston, Mass. in 1852 and developed an interest in Northwest Coast Indian culture that is reflected in many aspects of the records. Throughout his life at Neah Bay and Port Townsend he served as Notary Public and Judge, Pilot Commissioner, Hawaiian Consul, Collector of Customs, and Collector for the Smithsonian Institute and the U.S. Commission of Fish and Fisheries. From the descript...

Parker, Samuel

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Epithet: bookseller of 12 Argyll St London British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000862.0x00017b 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 s...