Scrapbook concerning Indians of the Pacific Northwest, 1846-1878.

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Scrapbook concerning Indians of the Pacific Northwest, 1846-1878.

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Manuscripts and newspaper clippings. Two letters, May 24 and Sept. 19, 1862, from George F. Whitworth, Chief Clerk, Washington Superintendency, U.S. Office of Indian Affairs, to Hubert Howe Bancroft, giving information about Indian tribes and treaties and enclosing a list of the agents and salaries, included.

Originals : 25 p. in a box.Copies : partial microfilm reel (16 exposures) : negative (Rich. 107:10) and positive.

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United States. Office of Indians Affairs. Washington Superintendency.

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Whitworth, George Frederick, 1816-1907

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In 1853 George Whitworth, a minister in the Ohio Valley, set off for the Western frontier to establish a college that would provide a “good English education and a thorough religious training.” Fifty families joined his mission trek to the Northwest. By the time they reached Oregon, only Whitworth’s family had persisted. It was 30 years before he was able to revive his dream of establishing a college. “In 1883, in the village of Sumner, in Washington Territory, George Whitworth founded Sumner Ac...