Friends of Northwest History records, 1895-1969, bulk: 1946-1966.

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Friends of Northwest History records, 1895-1969, bulk: 1946-1966.

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Organizational and collected manuscripts of the Friends of Northwest History. The group, which met and toured to study the history of the Northwest, collected their talks given to the group. Collection includes meeting minutes, printed articles, unpublished manuscripts and a small amount of correspondence.

2 boxes (1 linear ft.)

Spokane Public Library, Downtown Branch

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SNAC Resource ID: 8121958

Spokane Public Library, Downtown Branch

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Via, Anthony P.

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Friends of Northwest History.

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The Friends of Northwest History formed in 1946 as the Students of Northwest History by Oscar M. Waddell and Fay M. Orton. Waddell was the director of the Eastern Washington State Historical Society. They wanted to create an organization to "encourage public interest in the gallant background of the Evergreen state and the Inland Empire." They gathered to hear the stories of pioneers and go on field trips. The name was changed to Friends of Northwest History in 1957. In 1966, they changed their ...

Students of Northwest History.

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Eells, Ida M.

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Cushing Eells was born at Blandford, Massachusetts on February 16, 1810. He graduated from East Windsor Theological Institute in Connecticut in 1837 although he had been licensed to preach on December 14, 1836. The American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions sent him to the Oregon Territory as a missionary. Rev. Eells married Myra Fairbanks on March 5, 1838 in Massachusetts. On March 6, 1838 the couple headed west as missionaries of the Indians of old Oregon. They arrived with three oth...

Eells, Myra Fairbanks, 1805-1878

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Myra Fairbanks Eells was the wife of Cushing Eells, a pioneer missionary and teacher. From the description of Journal, 1838. (Oregon Historical Society Research Library). WorldCat record id: 31371068 ...

Lewis, William S. (William Stanley), 1876-1941

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William Lewis came to Spokane Falls with his parents in 1884. He studied law at Stanford University and after graduating returned to Spokane to practice. Lewis was one of the founders of the Eastern Washington State Historical Society and served for a time as corresponding secretary. He published many articles on the early history of the Pacific Northwest and Inland Empire. With Naojiro Murakami, he co-edited and annotated "Ranald McDonald" in 1923. From the description of Papers, 19...