Washington Pioneers Project: Whatcom County materials, 1936-1937

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Washington Pioneers Project
Title
Washington Pioneers Project: Whatcom County materials
Dates
1936-1937 (inclusive)
Quantity
.25 linear feet
Collection Number
XOE_CPNWS0306WApioneerswhatcom (collection)
Summary
This is a collection of transcripts of interviews with early Whatcom County settlers. Interviewees include John Bennett, Annie (Judson) Ebey, Hugh Eldridge, George A. Jenkins, S.J. Kavanaugh, Charles A. McLennan, and Elizabeth Austin Roeder. There are also notes and personal histories collected during the interviews, as well as newspaper clippings and a short manuscript on Whatcom County history written by Lottie Roeder Roth.
Repository
Western Washington University, Center for Pacific Northwest Studies
Goltz-Murray Archives Building
808 25th St.
Bellingham, WA
98225
Telephone: (360) 650-7534
cpnws@wwu.edu
Access Restrictions

The collection is open to the public.

Languages
English

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

This is a collection of transcripts of interviews with early Whatcom County settlers. Interviewees include John Bennett, Annie (Judson) Ebey, Hugh Eldridge, George A. Jenkins, S.J. Kavanaugh, Charles A. McLennan, and Elizabeth Austin Roeder. There are also notes and personal histories collected during the interviews, as well as newspaper clippings and a short manuscript on Whatcom County history written by Lottie Roeder Roth.

Use of the CollectionReturn to Top

Preferred Citation

Washington Pioneers Project: Whatcom County materials, Center for Pacific Northwest Studies, Western Libraries Archives & Special Collections, Western Washington University, Bellingham WA 98225-9123.

Administrative InformationReturn to Top

Processing Note

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Acquisition Information

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Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top

The following section contains a detailed listing of the materials in the collection.

Container(s) Description Dates
Box/Folder
1/1 John Bennet interview 1936 August 11
1/2 Annie (Judson) Ebey personal history outline and reminiscences of Phoebe Judson (Annie’s mother) Undated
1/3 Hugh Eldridge interview and family history supplement 1936 June 19
1/4 George A. Jenkins interview and supplement Undated
1/5 S.J. Kavanaugh interview and diary exerpt 1936 May 27
1/6 Charles A. McLennan interview Undated
1/7 Elizabeth Austin Roeder interview and monogram 1936
1/8 Lottie Roeder Roth’s short history of Whatcom County undated
1/9 Miscellaneous materials relating to Whatcom County, mostly newspaper clippings 1936-1937

Names and SubjectsReturn to Top

Subject Terms

  • Cities and towns--Washington (State)--Whatcom County--History--Sources
  • Frontier and pioneer life--Washington (State)--Whatcom County--Sources
  • Pioneers--Washington (State)--Whatcom County--Interviews

Personal Names

  • Bennett, John--Interviews
  • Ebey, Annie (Judson)--Interviews
  • Eldridge, Hugh--Interviews
  • Jenkins, George A.--Interviews
  • Kavanaugh, James--1826-1885--Interviews
  • McLennan, Charles A.--Interviews
  • Roeder, Elizabeth Austin--Interviews

Geographical Names

  • Whatcom County (Wash.)--History--Sources

Other Creators

  • Personal Names
    • Roth (Lottie Roeder)--1864-1933 (author)