Center for Pacific Northwest Studies slides, 1975-1989

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Center for Pacific Northwest Studies
Title
Center for Pacific Northwest Studies slides
Dates
1975-1989 (inclusive)
Quantity
1.0 linear foot
Collection Number
XOE_CPNWS0114cpnwsslides (collection)
Summary
The collection consists of several sets of slides covering events sponsored by CPNWS.
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

The collection consists of several sets of slides covering the following events sponsored by CPNWS: the People of the Cedar exhibit; the Lieutenant Warre exhibit; Paul Kane drawings; Fort Vancouver in 1846; Coast Artillery including images of Ft. Casey on Whidbey Island and Ft. Warden at Port Townsend; and the move of the Bellingham Bay Improvement Company records from downtown Bellingham to CPNWS. Although the slides were taken at events in the 1970s and 1980s, some of the images depict documents that date much earlier.

Use of the CollectionReturn to Top

Preferred Citation

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

Created and/or collected by the Center for Pacific Northwest Studies, circa 1975-1989.

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
1 Moving the Bellingham Bay Improvement Company records from downtown to Western Washington University (38 Slides) 1975
1 Fort Vancouver in the mid 19th century. Slides obtained from the Hudson’s Bay Company Archives, Manitoba (2 slides) 1981
1 Paintings by Paul Kane regarding Pacific Northwest topics. Slides obtained from the Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto (20 slides) Undated
1 Slides taken during the exhibition of Lieutenant Warre’s drawings and sketches in the Map Library, WWU (102 slides) 1977
1 Coastal Artillery Placements with detailed descriptions. Images include Fort Casey on Whidbey Island and Fort Warden in Port Townsend, circa 1900-24, 1960-1970s (15 slides) 1977-1989
1 Canadian Exhibition “People of the Cedar” at Western Washington University’s Map Library (50 slides) 1977

Names and SubjectsReturn to Top

Subject Terms

  • Coast defenses--Washington (State)--History--Exhibitions
  • Indians of North America--Northwest, Pacific--History--Sources--Slides
  • Slides--Photography

Personal Names

  • Kane, Paul--1810-1871--Exhibitions
  • Warre, Henry James--Sir--1819-1898--Exhibitions

Corporate Names

  • Western Washington University--Center for Pacific Northwest Studies
  • Bellingham Bay Improvement Co.--Exhibitions

Geographical Names

  • Northwest, Pacific--History
  • Vancouver Barracks (Wash.)--History--Exhibitions