Stevens Treaty Council of 1855 Centennial Collection, 1954-1956.

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Stevens Treaty Council of 1855 Centennial Collection, 1954-1956.

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The collection contains not only the program for the weekend long event, but also a collection of the speeches delivered during the commemoration. Speakers included a representative of the Bureau of Indian Affairs and Nez Perce, Yakima, and Confederated Tribes representatives. A draft and final copy of Bill Gulick's pageant script and a transcript of a witness's narrative of the 1855 Walla Walla Council are also housed in this collection. The Correspondence file consists primarily of invitations to and responses from dignitaries invited to attend the event. Correspondence and memos from event planners may be found in the Miscellaneous, Luce Memorandum, and Supporters and Tribal Organizations files. Newspaper clippings about the event and the publicity file provide information about the dissemination of information about the event and its reception. A file on the "Sacajawea of 1955" contest rounds out the collection.

0.8 linear feet (2 boxes)

Whitman College, Penrose Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7957909

Whitman College, Penrose Library

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Gulick, Bill, 1916-

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Grover Cleveland "Bill" Gulick was born in Kansas City, Missouri and educated at the University of Oklahoma. He was a prolific writer of western stories and novels. From the guide to the Grover Cleveland (Bill) Gulick papers, 1916-1986, (Special Collections and University Archives, University of Oregon Libraries) Grover C. “Bill” Gulick was born on February 22, 1916, in Kansas City, Missouri. After a series of jobs during the Great Depression, in 1940 Gulick enr...

Roberts, A. B. (Alvin Brown), 1832-1922.

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Luce, Charles F. (Charles Franklin), 1917-2008

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Walla Walla Chamber of Commerce (Walla Walla, Wash.)

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In May and June 1855, a treaty among representatives of the Nez Perce, Yakima, Cayuse, Walla Walla, and Umatilla tribes and the United States government was negotiated on the present day site of Whitman College in Walla Walla, Washington. Isaac Ingalls Stevens, Washington Territorial Governer, and Joel Palmer, Oregon Superintendent of Indian Affairs, represented the interests of the United States government. Native American participants included Lawyer, Timothy, and Joseph (Nez Perce), Kamiakin ...