Heister Dean Guie papers [manuscript], 1890-1977.

Wilbur, James Harvey, 1811-1887

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James Harvey Wilbur (1811-1887) was a pioneer Methodist missionary and educator. In 1846 he was appointed a missionary to Oregon and sailed from New York to Oregon where he arrived in Oregon City in 1847. He worked in Portland for some time as preacher and in 1851 he established the Portland Academy and Female Seminary. In 1853 he moved Umpqua County where he founded the Umpqua Academy in 1854. He was appointed the superintendent of Education on the Yakima Indian Reservation in 1860. He was an I...

Olney, Ben

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Lerwill, Leonard L.

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Culverwell, Albert

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Clark, Donald H., 1890-1965

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Obtained Ph. D. in forestry, University of Washington, 1952. Chief forester, Yakima Indian Reservation, ca. 1930-1935. From the description of Yakima Agency, Records, 1878-1934. (Washington State University). WorldCat record id: 36732673 ...

Holmes, Hal

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Scholl, Louis, 1829-1911.

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Scholl worked for the Army in the Pacific Northwest in various capacities from 1856 to 1861, including that of supervising architect of Fort Dalles. From the description of Plan of Fort Dalles, O.T. [Oregon Territory]. [ca. 1857] (Oregon Historical Society Research Library). WorldCat record id: 36306002 Louis Scholl, a native of Germany, was the architect for Fort Dalles, Fort Walla Walla, Fort Simcoe, and Fort Colville. He explored for new immigrant roads from the Salt Lake...

Guie, Heister Dean

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Heister Dean Guie (1896-1978) was an editor and author. From the guide to the Heister Dean Guie papers, 1890-1977, (Oregon Historical Society Research Library) Heister Dean Guie (1896-1978) was an editor and author. He wrote "Bugles in the Valley", "Tribal Days of the Yakimas", "Coyote Stories", etc. From the description of Heister Dean Guie papers [manuscript], 1890-1977. (Oregon Historical Society Research Library). WorldCat record id: ...

Swanstrom, Mary Ethel Semple

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Archer, John J., 1805-1889.

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Joseph, Nez Percé chief, 1840-1904

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Sheller, Roscoe

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Author, Sunnyside, Wash. From the description of Papers, 1953-1958. (Washington State University). WorldCat record id: 29854028 Roscoe Sheller was a regional writer and businessman from the Yakima Valley of Washington State. He was born in Lanark, Illinois, in 1890 to John and Leafy (Ustic) Sheller. His parents moved to Sunnyside, Washington in 1899 to farm the newly irrigated lands west of the Cascade Mountains. He attended the Acme School at Sunnyside during his early chil...

Haller, Granville O. (Granville Owen), 1820-1897

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United States Army officer, Washington State pioneer and businessman, Granville Owen Haller (1819-1897) was born in York, Pennsylvania, the last of five children. Haller served in the Seminole War and the Mexican War, and attained the rank of captain before he was stationed in the Pacific Northwest, where he actively fought Native Americans in the 1854 campaign against the Snake Indians and the 1855 Winnass Expedition. He also participated in the occupation of San Juan Island during the boundary...

Garnett, Robert S. (Robert Selden), 1819-1861

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Robert Selden Garnett (1819-1861), served in the Mexican War, in Texas, and as commandant of cadets at West Point. In 1855, he was commissioned Major and sent to the Northwest where he commanded the Puget Sound and Yakima Expeditions. He resigned and joined the Confederate Army. From the description of Letter : to Major Gilmore Hays / by Robert Selden Garnett, 1856 Apr 13. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 702127583 Robert Selden Garnett (1819-1861), aide-de-camp to General Tay...

Peeler, Ruth, 1896-1986

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Activist for state parks and historic sites; served as vice-chair of Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission (1947-1953), during which time 32 parks and historical sites were orbained and dedicated by the Commission. From the description of Ruth Peeler papers, 1948-1979. (Washington State Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 71130188 ...