Herman Sherman Bassett papers, 1953-1957.

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Herman Sherman Bassett papers, 1953-1957.

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Biographical material on the life of Herman Sherman Bassett collected by E. T. Becher. Includes a "Pioneer Interview with Herman Sherman Bassett" done by Becher (handwritten and typewritten notes), and a typewritten manuscript entitled "H. S. Bassett Recalls Stories Of Territorial Days For Liberty Grange." Also present is a manuscript entitled "Information as Written to Me" by Bertha Bassett Shissler (1953) and correspondence with Bassett's daughter, Florence Bassett. There is also a "Bassett Family Record" done by Becher.

1 box (.25 linear ft.)

Spokane Public Library, Downtown Branch

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SNAC Resource ID: 8112724

Spokane Public Library, Downtown Branch

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Becher, Edmund T.

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E. T. Becher, historian, taught at Rogers High School in Spokane from 1934 to 1967. In addition, he wrote many books and articles on the history of Spokane, including Spokane Corona: Eras and Empires. He was born in Iowa and graduated from the University of Idaho in 1927. He received his masters degree from the University of Washington in 1932 and began teaching at Rogers High School that year. He also served as social studies director for Spokane School District #81. He died in Spokane in 1994....

Bassett, Florence.

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Shissler, Bertha Bassett.

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Bassett, Herman S., 1869-1965.

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Herman S. Bassett, publisher, was two years old in 1871 when he arrived in Spokane with his parents. His father, Wilbur Fiske Bassett was a carpenter and millwright. The family moved to a farm near Granite Lake in 1872. Herman Bassett was owner and editor of the Harrington Citizen from 1907 to 1959. He was known as "The Sagebrush Bard" because of his poems about pioneer life. From the description of Herman Sherman Bassett papers, 1953-1957. (Spokane Public Library). WorldCat record i...