Lois Valliant Ryker Papers, 1963-1981

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Lois Valliant Ryker Papers, 1963-1981

1963-1981

http://archiveswest.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv69445

Research notes, correspondence, clippings, and photographs collected about the Okanogan author, Mourning Dove.

.25 linear feet of shelf space, (1 box)

eng, Latn

Washington State University, Holland and Terrell Libraries

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SNAC Resource ID: 7277967

Washington State University, Holland and Terrell Libraries

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Ryker, Lois Valliant

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Spokane author. From the description of Papers, 1963-1981. (Washington State University). WorldCat record id: 29853772 ...

Mourning Dove, 1888-1936

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Christine Quintasket or Hum-ishu-ma, better known by her author name Mourning Dove, was a Native American (Okanogan (Syilx), Arrow Lakes (Sinixt), and Colville) author best known for her 1927 novel Cogewea, the Half-Blood: A Depiction of the Great Montana Cattle Range and her 1933 work Coyote Stories. Cogewea was one of the first novels to be written by a Native American woman and to feature a female protagonist. She was born Christine Quintasket circa 1884 or at some time between 1884 and ...