Plateau Center for American Indian Studies

Finding American Indian Collections at WSU

 

William Compton Brown (1869-1963). Papers, 1830-1963.

 

Department Location at WSU

WSU Libraries
Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections
Terrell Library
Pullman, WA 99164-5610
http://www.wsulibs.wsu.edu/holland/masc/masc.htm

Description

Correspondence, diaries, notebooks, certificates, photographs, pictures, clippings, memoranda, printed matter, manuscripts of Brown's writings for newspapers, books and pamphlets, and other papers. Correspondence chiefly concerns the annual Okanogan rodeo, Brown's historical research and the publication of his writings about the pioneer Pacific Northwest and the Indian wars of eastern Washington.

Subjects or Keywords

Nez Percé Indians -- Wars, 1877.
Okanogan County (Wash.) -- History -- Sources.
Pacific Coast Indians, Wars with, 1847-1865.
Rodeos -- Washington (State) -- Okanogan County.
Washington (State) -- History -- Sources.
Indians of North America -- Northwest, Pacific -- Wars.

Type of Material

Manuscript collection (personal papers)

Collection Number (when available)

Cage 196

Extent/volume (linear feet, number of items, etc.)

10.5 linear feet

Source or Provenance

Gift, William Compton Brown, 1960-1963.

More Information

A detailed guide describing the contents of this collection is available online:
http://www.wsulibs.wsu.edu/holland/masc/finders/cg196.htm

This collection was featured in a 2004 MASC exhibit, "Heritage and History of the Plateau Peoples: Featured Collections" (http://www.wsulibs.wsu.edu/holland/masc/masctour/heritageandhistory/heritage.html)

Access Use and Information

This collection is open and available to the public for research use. For information about access to collections held in MASC, please consult the MASC website at http://www.wsulibs.wsu.edu/holland/masc/masc.htm, or call 509-335-6691.

Related Collections (when available)

Also in Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections:

Published works by William Compton Brown are included in MASC's book collection. Use the Griffin online catalog to search for these (author search: Brown, William Compton).

Use the MASC website (http://www.wsulibs.wsu.edu/holland/masc/masc.htm) and the WSU Libraries online catalog, Griffin (http://griffin.wsu.edu/search~), to search or browse for other related materials.

Suggested subject search in Griffin: use the subjects listed above for this collection

 


 

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