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Clifford Merrill Drury Papers, 1932-1958
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Drury, Clifford Merrill
- Title
- Clifford Merrill Drury Papers
- Dates
- 1932-1958 (inclusive)19321958
- Quantity
- 3 boxes., (1.5 linear feet of shelf space.), (150 items.)
- Collection Number
- Cage 144
- Summary
- Correspondence, manuscripts of his works, photographs, notes, clippings and printed material concerning the Whitmans, Walkers, and Spaldings. Correspondents include Samuel T. Walker and Ruth Karr McKee.
- Repository
-
Washington State University Libraries' Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections (MASC)
Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections
Terrell Library Suite 12
Pullman, WA
99164-5610
Telephone: 509-335-6691
mascref@wsu.edu - Access Restrictions
-
This collection is open for research use.
- Languages
- English
- Sponsor
- Funding for encoding this finding aid was provided through a grant awarded by the National Endowment for the Humanities.
Biographical NoteReturn to Top
Major Publications
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
This collection of the papers of Clifford M. Drury, historian and biographer, falls in three categories: correspondence, manuscripts of published works, and minor publications. The correspondence, arranged chronologically, is from that period, 1932-1947, when Drury was actively researching and writing his biographical trilogy on the Whitmans, Walkers and Spaldings. The letters detail aspects of his search for material, his transfer of much of that material to the Washington State University Library, and the publication of his monumental biographies. While the bulk of these letters are from Dr. Drury's own files, some are strays from the files of WSU president E.O. Holland who actively supported Drury's research. In addition to the correspondence there is a typescript of Drury's address at a convocation at WSU in 1937 and a file of clippings, notes, photographs and other papers collected as research material.
Four of Drury's major works are represented here in typescript as received from the printer. These include those sections deleted from the published works in the interest of conserving space. In addition to reprints of a few of Drury's articles there is a copy of Helen Bliss' Bibliography of the works of Clifford Merrill Drury, 1934-1969.
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Preferred Citation
[Item Description]. Cage 144, Clifford Merrill Drury Papers . Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections, Washington State University Libraries, Pullman, WA.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Acquisition Information
The papers of C.M. Drury, historian and biographer, were acquired by Washington State University Library between 1938 and 1972 as a complement to the research material, manuscripts, transcripts, photocopies and other papers concerning the Oregon Missionaries that were received by the library as a result of Dr. Drury's efforts.
Related Materials
Although the greatest bulk of the Clifford Merrill Drury papers were deposited at the Eastern Washington State Historical Society, Spokane, in 1966, some additional material on Drury and his researches may be found in the Eells, Spalding, Walker and Whitman collections which Dr. Drury was instrumental in acquiring for the Washington State University Library.
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
The following section contains a detailed listing of the materials in the collection.
CorrespondenceReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Box | Folder | ||
| 1 | 1 | Correspondence. Correspondents:
Board of Foreign Missions, David Brown, W.O. Forbes, Ernest E. Hubert, L.V.
McWhorter, Edmond S. Meany, Samuel T. Walker, Western Reserve
Academy. 13
items.
|
1932-1934 |
| 1 | 2 | Correspondence. Correspondents:
J.M. Cornelison, Robert S. Fletcher, W.W. Foote, Mary C. Harrison, E.O.
Holland, R. Murray Jones, Kathleen Marsh, O.F. Marshal, Eula Green Miller,
Richard G. Montgomery, Moscow (Idaho) Chamber of Commerce, Vivian Purves, C.
Ben Ross, Spalding Memorial Library, Samuel T. Walker. 41
items.
|
1935 |
| 1 | 3 | Correspondence. Correspondents:
Burt Brown Barker, William Douglas, Joe Evans, Charles A. Hawley, E.O. Holland,
Ernest E. Hubert, Nard Jones, Richard G. Montgomery, National Archives, Mrs.
Alfred W. Peterson, Leroi C. Snow, Albert R. Sweetser, John P. Thomson, Samuel
T. Walker, Mrs. George W. Welker. 34
items.
|
1936 |
| 1 | 4 | Correspondence. Correspondents:
C.R. Armstrong, Ruth Karr Mckee, C.R. Miller, Mary Eleanor Nichols, G. Donald
Smith, U.S. Treasury, Elda R. Walker, Samuel T. Walker. 26
items.
|
1937-1947 |
Addresses and notesReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Box | Folder | ||
| 1 | 5 | " The Walkers," an
address by C.M. Drury delivered at convocation at the State College of
Washington. 4 page
typescript.
|
May 18, 1937 |
| 1 | 6 | Clippings, notes, photographs re:
The Walkers, Pierre Dorian, Shoshone Indians, Rev. John Roberts. Also container
list (1960). 20
items.
|
1934; 1960 |
ManuscriptsReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | |
|---|---|---|
| Box | Folder | |
| 1 | 7-9 | Marcus Whitman, M.D., Pioneer,
patriot and martyr of Old Oregon. (Published by Caxton, 1937) (printers copy).
Approx. 600 leaf
typescript
|
| 2 | 10-11 | Elkanah and Mary Walker, pioneers
among the Spokanes. (Published by Caxton, 1940). (printers copy) Approx. 400 leaf
typescript. Approx.50 photographs
|
| 2 | 12 | Elkanah and Mary Walker, pioneers
of the Spokanes. (author's copy) Approx. 250 leaf
typescript.
|
| 2 | 13 | A tepee in his front yard or a
biography of Henry T. Cowley. (printer's copy) (Published by Binfords &
Mort, 1949). Approx. 190 leaf
typescript.
|
| 3 | 14 | Henry T. Cowley, pioneer of
Spokane. (Cowley Family Copy). Approx. 160 leaf
typescript (carbon)
|
| 3 | 15-16 | The Spalding and Smith diaries of
the Nez Perce Mission, 1838-1842. (author's copy) (Published by A.H. Clarke,
1958). Approx. 390 leaf
typescript (carbon)
|
PublicationsReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Box | Folder | ||
| 3 | 17 | Bliss, Helen - Bibliography of
the works of Clifford Merrill Drury, 1934-1969. Reprinted from the
Journal of Presbyterian History, v.48, n.2 (Summer,
1970) 143-157 . |
|
Publications of C.M. Drury:
|
|||
| Box | Folder | ||
| 3 | 18 |
The Beginnings of Talmaks, "Galloping over the
butte," the introduction of the Fourth of July address of Talmaks Camp
Meeting 1958. Craigmont, Idaho, Printed by Rev. David H. Crawford.
8
pages
|
1958 |
| 3 | 18 | Beginnings in the Synod of
Oregon.
Journal of the Presbyterian Historical Society,
v. 37, n. 4 (December, 1959) 208-231. |
|
| 3 | 18 | I, the Lawyer; head chief of
the Nez Pierce. The Westerners, New York Posse,
Brand Book, v.7, n. 1 (1960) 1-3, 14-21.
illus. |
|
| 3 | 18 | Negative report on Oregon: W.H.
Ashley, W.P. Hunt, and J.S. Green. The Westerners, Los Angeles Corral,
Brand Book, no. 13, (1969) 192-202. |
|
| 3 | 18 | Reminiscences of a historian.
(Spokane?, 1972) First appeared in
Pacific Northwesterners, v.16, n.4 (Fall, 1972)
16 page |
|
| 3 | 18 | Growing up on an Iowa farm.
Annals of Iowa, 3rd series, 42:3 (Winter 1974)
161-197. (Added 18 March, 1974) |
|
Marcus and Narcissa WhitmanReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Box | Folder | ||
| 4 | 19 | The search for the White Man's
book of heaven, being a paper read at the meeting of the Presbytery of Northern
Idaho at Kamiah 3 page
typescript.
|
October 10, 1932 |
| 4 | 20 | Comments on methods followed by
me in the preparation of...Marcus and Narcissa Whitman 2
typescript.
|
December 13, 1972 |
| 4 | 21 | Correspondence and critical notes
of Albert W. Thompson and Herman J. Deutsch, Pullman, Washington, re:
manuscript of Marcus and Narcissa Whitman. Approx. 150 page
typescript.
|
1970-1972 |
| 4 | 22-25 | Manuscript of Marcus and Narcissa
Whitman. Approx. 1000 page typescript. |
Nine years with the Spokane IndiansReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Box | Folder | ||
| 5 | 1-6 | Nine years with the Spokane
Indians; the diary, 1838-1848, of Elkanah Walker. Approx. 800 page
typescript with manuscript corrections and changes.
|
1976 |
| 5 | 7 | Nine years: Comments by A.W.
Thompson Approx. 50 page
typescript.
|
|
| 5 | 8 | Nine years: Comments by H.J.
Deutsch approx 4 page
manuscript
|
|
| 5 | 9 | Nine years: Correspondence with
Larry Parker and others concerning translation of Walker's Spokane primer; also
Parker's translation Approx. 100 page
typescript and manuscript (photocopies)
|
1974 |
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Personal Names
- Drury, Clifford Merrill, 1897- --Archives (creator)
- Cowley, H. T. (Henry Thomas), 1837-1917
- McKee, Ruth Karr, 1874-
- Spalding, Henry Harmon, 1803-1874
- Walker, Elkanah, 1805-1877
- Walker, Samuel Thompson, 1852-1939
- Whitman, Marcus, 1802-1847
Occupations
- Missionaries -- Northwest, Pacific--History--Sources
Finding aid prepared by MASC
staff
1977
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