H. T. (Henry Thomas) Cowley (1837-1917). Papers, 1871-1917.
| Department Location at WSU | WSU Libraries |
| Description | Indian missionary and educator. Correspondence with the Presbyterian Board of Foreign Missions and the United States Office of Indian Affairs, reminiscences, legal documents, clippings, and other papers concerning missionary and educational work among the Nez Perce and Spokane Indians, conflicts with the Lapwai Indian Agency, the purchase (1883) and sale (1887) of the Spokane Chronicle, and a successful land suit against the Northern Pacific Railroad Company. |
| Subjects or Keywords | Missionaries -- Washington (State) -- Correspondence. |
| Type of Material | Manuscript collection (personal papers) |
| Collection Number (when available) | Cage 28 |
| Extent/volume (linear feet, number of items, etc.) | .5 linear feet |
| Source or Provenance | Gift, Agnes Cowley Paine, 1949. In part, photocopies; originals in National Archives and the Presbyterian Historical Society. |
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