Elkanah and Mary Richardson Walker Papers, 1830-1938.
| Department Location at WSU | WSU Libraries |
| Description | Missionaries to the Spokane Indians for the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions. Correspondence, diaries, photographs and other papers related to country life in New England, overland journey to Oregon in 1838, missionary work among the Spokane Indians at Tshimakain Mission, 1839-1848, and educational and religious activities in the Willamette Valley. Correspondence includes letters to and from family members, the ABCFM Mission Board, and other missionaries and settlers in Oregon. |
| Subjects or Keywords | Missionaries -- Oregon -- Correspondence. |
| Type of Material | Manuscript collection (personal papers) |
| Collection Number (when available) | Cage 57 |
| Extent/volume (linear feet, number of items, etc.) | 4 linear feet |
| Source or Provenance | The papers of Elkanah and Mary Richardson Walker were acquired by gift and purchase from members of the family: S.T. Walker, Ruth Karr McKee, Eunice V. Karr, Elda R. Walker, Leva B. Walker, Josephine Claghorn Walker, Herbert J. Gilkey and Nellie M. Walker; and from Dr. C.M. Drury. Much of the Collection was acquired through the efforts of Dr. Drury in researching the lives of the missionaries. These materials were acquired by Washington State University Library between 1935 and 1966. |
More Information |
A detailed guide describing the contents of this collection is available online: Described in: The Record, 1956, p. 11. |
| 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: The Walker Library, containing approximately 175 titles (http://www.wsulibs.wsu.edu/holland/masc/walkerdescription.html). Marcus and Narcissa Whitman Papers, 1823-1961; Cage 142 Clifford Merrill Drury Papers, 1932-1958; Cage 144 Papers of Henry and Eliza Spalding, 1836-circa 1968; Cage 143 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. |