Overview of the Collection
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Repository Name:
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Whitman College and Northwest
Archives
345 Boyer Ave.
Walla Walla, WA 99362
(509) 527-5922
archives@whitman.edu
http://www.whitman.edu/content/penrose/archives
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Collection Number:
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USHTM_WCMss9
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Creator:
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Walla Walla Chamber of
Commerce (Walla Walla, Wash.)
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Title:
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Stevens Treaty
Council of 1855 Centennial Collection
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Dates:
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1954-1956 (inclusive)
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Quantity:
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0.8 linear feet
2 boxes
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Languages:
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Materials are in English
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Summary:
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Records from the planning and execution
of the 100th anniversary commemoration of the 1855 Stevens Treaty signed at the
close of the Walla Walla Council
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Historical Note
In May and June 1855, a treaty among representatives of the Nez Perce,
Yakima, Cayuse, Walla Walla, and Umatilla tribes and the United States
government was negotiated on the present day site of Whitman College in Walla
Walla, Washington. Isaac Ingalls Stevens, Washington Territorial Governer, and
Joel Palmer, Oregon Superintendent of Indian Affairs, represented the interests
of the United States government. Native American participants included Lawyer,
Timothy, and Joseph (Nez Perce), Kamiakin (Yakima), Peopeomoxmox (Walla Walla),
Spokan Garry (Spokane), and Young Chief (Cayuse). The treaty concluded with the
establishment of reservations for the Nez Perce, Yakima, and Confederated
Tribes (Cayuse, Walla Walla, and Umatilla) and was ratified in 1859.
The impetus for a public observation of the Stevens Treaty centennial
came from Corbett B. Lawyer in 1954. Lawyer solicited the Walla Walla Chamber
of Commerce to "celebrate" the treaty signing with the Nez Perce Indians of
Lapwai, Idaho. Tribal representatives and the Walla Walla Chamber of Commerce
jointly planed the commemoration under the leadership of Charles F. Luce, a
Walla Walla attorney. The Stevens Treaty Centennial Observance ran June 10, 11,
and 12 in Walla Walla. The program included a welcome parade, the dedication of
a marker commemorating the centennial observance, a barbecue, the "Sacajawea of
1955" contest, a pageant entitled "PE-WA-OO-YIT - First Treaty Council," and a
commemorative non-denominational religious service.
Content Description
The collection contains not only the program for the weekend long
event, but also a collection of the speeches delivered during the
commemoration. Speakers included a representative of the Bureau of Indian
Affairs and Nez Perce, Yakima, and Confederated Tribes representatives. A draft
and final copy of Bill Gulick's pageant script and a transcript of a witness's
narrative of the 1855 Walla Walla Council are also housed in this collection.
The Correspondence file consists primarily of invitations to and responses from
dignitaries invited to attend the event. Correspondence and memos from event
planners may be found in the Miscellaneous, Luce Memorandum, and Supporters and
Tribal Organizations files. Newspaper clippings about the event and the
publicity file provide information about the dissemination of information about
the event and its reception. A file on the "Sacajawea of 1955" contest rounds
out the collection.
Arrangement
Flat arrangement; files organized alphabetically
Administrative Information
Acquisition Information Collection donated to the archives prior to August 2004. Dr. Ralph
Stevens donated the correspondence file.
Use of the Collection
Restrictions on Access Collection is open for research.
Restrictions on Use Researchers are responsible for using in accordance with 17 U.S.C.
Copyright not transferred to Whitman College.
Preferred Citation Stevens Treaty Council of 1855 Centennial Collection, Whitman College
and Northwest Archives.
Subjects
| Gulick,
Bill, 1916- |
| Luce,
Charles F. (Charles Franklin), 1917- |
| Roberts, A.
B. (Alvin Brown), 1832-1922 |
| Walla
Walla Chamber of Commerce (Walla Walla, Wash.) |
| Walla
Walla (Wash.)--History |
| Indian
councils--Washington (State) |
| Indians of North
America--Oregon--Treaties |
| Indians of North
America--Washington (State)--Treaties |
| Walla Walla Treaty
Council--Centennial celebrations, etc. |
Detailed Description of the Collection
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Container(s)
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Description
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Buttons
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"Sacajawea of 1955"
Contest
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Script: "PE-WA-OO-YIT - First
Treaty Council," by Bill Gulick
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Speeches and Records of the
Commemorative Program
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Supporters and Tribal
Organizations
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Transcript of A.B. Roberts's Treaty
Narrative
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