Plateau Center for American Indian Studies

Finding American Indian Collections at WSU

 

Frank Fuller Avery collection, 1901-1916.
http://www.wsulibs.wsu.edu/holland/masc/xavery.html

 

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

The collection consists of images selected from glass negatives taken by Avery during the period 1901 to 1916 when he was assigned to the Colville Indian Agency. Among the major subjects included in this collection are photos of agency headquarters and personnel, including several pictures of John McAdam Webster, superintendent of the Colville Indian Agency, scenes of Eastern Washington, and family photos of Avery's wife Anna, and his two sons, Warren and Frank.

Subjects or Keywords

Webster, John McAdam -- Portraits.
Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation -- History -- 20th century.
Colville Indian Reservation (Wash.) -- Portraits.
Indian reservations -- Washington (State)
Glass negatives -- Washington (State) -- 1901-1916.
Group portraits -- Washington (State) -- 1901-1916.
Landscape photographs -- Washington (State) -- 1901-1916.
Portraits -- Washington (State) -- 1901-1916.

Type of Material

Digital collection (photographs)

Collection Number (when available)

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

841 images

Source or Provenance

Digital images from: Frank Fuller Avery. Photographs from the Colville Indian Agency, 1901-1916; PC 19.

More Information

See the main page for this digital collection: http://www.wsulibs.wsu.edu/holland/masc/xavery.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:

Frank Fuller Avery Photographs from the Colville Indian Agency, 1901-1916; PC 19
http://www.wsulibs.wsu.edu/Holland/masc/finders/avery.htm

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 related materials.

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

 


 

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