James G. Swan / Samuel Parker Correspondence, March 24, 1887-June 15, 1887

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Parker, Samuel; Swan, James Gilchrist
Title
James G. Swan / Samuel Parker Correspondence
Dates
March 24, 1887-June 15, 1887 (inclusive)
Quantity
three letters in a single clamshell box
Collection Number
OLPb022PAR
Summary
A collection of three letters from Samuel Parker to James Swan that focus on questions about Haida ethnology.
Repository
Lewis & Clark College, Special Collections and Archives

Aubrey R. Watzek Library
615 S. Palatine Hill Rd.
Portland, OR
97219
Telephone: 5037687758
Fax: 5037687282
archives@lclark.edu
Access Restrictions

This collection has no restrictions and is open for research.

Languages
English

Historical NoteReturn to Top

Samuel J. Parker was the son of the Reverend Samuel Parker, a Presbyterian missionary who traveled extensively in the Oregon Country. Like his father Samuel J. Parker also traveled extensively, including stints in South America and the west coast of North America. Parker was an avid reader and scholar of Native American studies. As a result, he penned these three letters to James G. Swan on the Olympic Peninsula of Washington State. Swan was one of the author of several books, including contributions to the Smithsonian Institution's series of studies in ethnology.

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

This collection includes three hand-written letters, and typed transcriptions of the letters.

Use of the CollectionReturn to Top

Restrictions on Use

Permission to publish, exhibit, broadcast, or quote from materials in the Watzek Library Archives & Special Collections requires written permission of the Head of Archives & Special Collections.

Preferred Citation

The Swan/Parker Correspondence OLPb022PAR, Lewis & Clark College Aubrey Watzek Library Archives & Special Collections, Portland, Oregon.

Administrative InformationReturn to Top

Arrangement

Arranged in a single series, chronologically, in a single box accompanied by typed transcriptions.

Location of Collection

Special Collections

Acquisition Information

Purchased by Lewis & Clark College Special Collections.

Processing Note

Processed in February 2008.

Bibliography

The content of these letters directly correlates with James Swan's book: Swan, James G. The Haidah Indians of the Queen Charlottes Islands, British Columbia with a brief description of carvings, tatoo designs, etc. Smithsonian contributions to knowledge ; v. 21, no. 4.

Related Materials

The bulk of Samuel J. Parker's papers are held at Cornell University: http://rmc.library.cornell.edu/EAD/htmldocs/RMM02521.html

James Swan's papers can be found at the University of Washington: http://nwda-db.wsulibs.wsu.edu/findaid/ark:/80444/xv77646

Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top

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

OLPb022PAR:  Three Letters: Samuel J. Perker to James Swan, March 24-1887-June 15, 1887Return to Top

Container(s): Box 1 of 1

one small book-sized box
Container(s) Description Dates
Letter from Samuel Parker to James Swan
March 24, 1887
Letter from Samuel Parker to James Swan
May 9, 1887
Letter from Samuel Parker to James Swan
June 15, 1887
trascriptions of Swan letters

Names and SubjectsReturn to Top

Subject Terms

  • Haida Indians

Personal Names

  • Parker, Samuel
  • Swan, James Gilchrist

Geographical Names

  • Queen Charlotte Islands B C