Papers, 1971-1979.

Hutton, May Arkwright

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May Arkwright Hutton operated a boarding house in the Coeur d’Alene mining district. She and her husband, Levi, invested in the Hercules Mine, and when it struck silver ore in 1901 they found themselves suddenly very wealthy. They moved to Spokane in 1906 and attended their investments, while May identified herself with politics, especially the women’s suffrage movement. She wrote and lectured tirelessly, organizing and campaigning towards the state election of 1910, which brought the ballot to ...

Crescent (Firm)

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Drury, Clifford Merrill, 1897-1984

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Historian and biographer of the Protestant missionaries to Oregon. From the description of Papers, 1932-1958. (Washington State University). WorldCat record id: 29852284 Historian, Presbyterian minister. Ph. D. University of Edinburgh (1932). Professor Church History at San Francisco Theological Seminary (1938-1964). Published many works on church history, including: "Marcus and Narcissa Whitman and the Opening of Old Oregon"; "Diary of Elkanah Walker" (1976); and "Chief Law...

Montgomery, James W., Rev., 1909-1986.

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James Montgomery graduated from Stanford University in 1931. He taught in junior high and senior high schools for several years before entering the pacific School of Religion in Berkeley, CA. He graduated in 1949 and came to Spokane in 1954. Montgomery served at various Congregational churches in the Spokane area until his retirement in 1978. Rev. Montgomery was interested in history and wrote two books: "Liberated Woman: A Life of May Arkwright Hutton" (1974), and "The Men of the Crescent" (197...