Overview of the Collection
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Repository Name:
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University of Oregon Libraries
Special Collections & University Archives
1299 University of Oregon
Eugene, OR 97403-1299
URL: http://libweb.uoregon.edu/speccoll/index.html
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Collection Number:
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Ax 117
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Creator:
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Beattie, William Gilbert
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Title:
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William Gilbert Beattie papers
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Dates:
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1872-1939
(inclusive)
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Quantity:
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1 linear feet
2 containers
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Languages:
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Collection materials written in English.
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Summary:
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William Gilbert Beattie was a teacher and district superintendent of schools in Alaska, 1905-1919. He was associated with the Metlakhtla Colony from 1910, and was well acquainted with Edward Marsden. The collection contains correspondence, newspapers, pamphlets, photographs and other materials relating to Beattie's career in Alaska.
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Biographical Note
William Gilbert Beattie was a teacher and district superintendent of schools in Alaska, 1905-1919. He was associated with the Metlakhtla Colony from 1910, and was well acquainted with Edward Marsden.
Content Description
The collection contains letters collected by Beattie as source material for his book, Marsden of Alaska (NY, 1955). Other correspondence and documents relate to Metlakahtla Colony affairs, 1909-1939. Correspondents include Edward Marsden, Samuel Marsden, William Duncan, Sheldon Jackson, William T. Lopp, and Charles D. Jones. Also included in the collection are various newspapers and pamphlets on Alaska; materials on Edward Marsden; photographs of Alaska and Marsden; and materials on the University of Oregon Summer school in Alaska, 1929-1931.
Arrangement
Collection is organized into the following series: Metlakhtla Colony Correspondence and Documents; Correspondence and documents used in Marsden of Alaska; Edward Marsden;
Alaska; University of Oregon Alaska Summer School Materials; Thesis : Trials of the Metlakatla Christian Mission, by Raymond L. Wotring; and Photographs of Alaska and Edward Marsden.
Use of the Collection
Restrictions on Access Collection is open to the public.
Collection must be used in Special Collections & University Archives Reading Room.
Restrictions on Use Property rights reside with Special Collections & University Archives, University of Oregon Libraries.
Copyright resides with the creators of the documents or their heirs.
All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted to the
Manuscripts Librarian in Special Collections & University Archives. The
reader must also obtain permission of the copyright holder.
Preferred Citation [Identification of item], William Gilbert Beattie Papers, Ax 117, Special Collections & University Archives, University of Oregon Libraries, Eugene, Oregon.
Subjects
This collection is indexed under the following headings in the online
catalog. Researchers desiring materials about related topics, persons, or
places should search the catalog using these headings.
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| Beattie, William Gilbert--Archives |
| Duncan, William, 1832-1918--Correspondence |
| Jackson, Sheldon, 1834-1909--Correspondence |
| Jones, Charles D., 1875-1963--Correspondence |
| Lopp, William Thomas, 1864-1939--Correspondence |
| Marsden, Edward, 1869-1932 |
| Marsden, Samuel, 1765-1838--Correspondence |
| Alaska--Photographs |
| Metlakatla (Alaska) |
| School superintendents--Alaska |
| Summer schools--Alaska |
| Teachers--Alaska |
Detailed Description of the Collection
The following section contains a detailed listing of the materials in
the collection.
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Metlakhtla Colony Correspondence and Documents
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Container(s)
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Description
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Dates
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1909-1914
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1909-1914 |
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1915
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1915 |
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1921-1939
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1921-1939 |
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Correspondence and documents used in Marsden of Alaska
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Container(s)
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Description
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Copies
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Edward Marsden
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Description
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Dates
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Letters and documents
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1872-1921 |
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Speeches and articles
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Alaska
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Description
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Newspapers
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Pamphlets and published materials
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Miscellaneous documents
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University of Oregon Alaska Summer School Materials
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Container(s)
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Description
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University of Oregon Alaska Summer School Materials
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University of Oregon Alaska Summer School Materials
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Thesis : Trials of the Metlakatla Christian Mission, by Raymond L. Wotring, 1943
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Container(s)
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Description
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Dates
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Thesis : Trials of the Metlakatla Christian Mission, by Raymond L. Wotring; and correspondence
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"Skookum Papers"
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Description
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Copies
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Photographs of Alaska and Edward Marsden
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Description
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Photographs
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