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McBeth-Crawford collection

 Collection
Identifier: MS 0370

Summary

Material relating to the missionary work of the McBeth sisters, Susan Law and Kate C., and their nieces, Elizabeth and Mary Crawford, among the Nez Perce Indians at Kamiah, Mount Idaho, and Lapwai, Idaho. Includes correspondence of the McBeths (1853-1915) and of the Crawfords (1901-1936); manuscript drafts of Kate McBeth's book, The Nez Perce since Lewis and Clark; diaries and journals of Kate and Sue McBeth; biographical sketches of Kate, Sue, and Mary Crawford; scrapbooks; a copy of an English-Nez Perce dictionary compiled by Sue McBeth; printed matter from the Presbyterian Church General Assembly; and miscellaneous newspaper and magazine clippings.

Dates

  • Creation: 1853 - 1936

Extent

6 Cubic Feet (12 document boxes.)

Language of Materials

English

Arrangement

Group

Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Part of the Idaho State Archives Manuscript Collections Repository

Contact:
2205 Old Penitentiary Road
Boise ID 83712
(208) 334-2620