Papers of Jacob A. Meyers, 1893-1917.

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Papers of Jacob A. Meyers, 1893-1917.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/122354186

The collection consists of typewritten copies of correspondence of Jacob A. Meyers with Thompson C. Elliott, Joseph B. Tyrrell, and William S. Lewis, authors of historical works about the Northwest. There are also three letters from Malcolm Macleod to Ranald McDonald and information regarding the areas surrounding Fort Colville, Washington.

106 pieces.1 case.

Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens

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SNAC Resource ID: 6687808

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Lewis, William S. (William Stanley), 1876-1941

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William Lewis came to Spokane Falls with his parents in 1884. He studied law at Stanford University and after graduating returned to Spokane to practice. Lewis was one of the founders of the Eastern Washington State Historical Society and served for a time as corresponding secretary. He published many articles on the early history of the Pacific Northwest and Inland Empire. With Naojiro Murakami, he co-edited and annotated "Ranald McDonald" in 1923. From the description of Papers, 19...

Macleod, Malcolm, fl. 1893.

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McDonald, Ranald.

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Elliott, T. C. (Thompson Coit), 1862-1943

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Thompson Coit Elliott resided in Walla Walla, Washington, from 1886 until his death in 1943 at the age of 80. Born in Newington, Connecticut and educated at Amherst College in Massachusetts, Elliott traveled west and made his living as an investment banker. He married Anna A. Baker in Walla Walla in 1890. His passion for history is revealed by an outpouring of historical publications, mostly in the Oregon Historical Quarterly and the Washington Historical Quarterly, and in his years...

Tyrrell, Joseph Burr, 1858-1957

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Joseph Burr Tyrrell was a Canadian geologist, explorer, surveyor, engineer and mining consultant. From the description of Joseph Burr Tyrrell Papers 1870-1957. 1870-1957. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 222526535 ...

Meyers, Jacob A.

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Jacob A. Meyers, of Myers Falls, Washington, was interested for many years in collecting information concerning the history of Washington and Oregon. He became a trustee of the Spokane (Washington) Historical Society in 1916. From the description of Papers of Jacob A. Meyers, 1893-1917. (Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens). WorldCat record id: 122354186 ...