Washington State University Libraries: Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections (MASC)
Guide to the Clifford Merrill Drury
Papers
1932-1958
Cage
144
Table of Contents
Summary Information
- Repository
- Washington State University Libraries, Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections
- Creator
- Drury, Clifford Merrill
- Title
- Clifford Merrill Drury Papers
- ID
- Cage 144
- Date [inclusive]
- 1932-1958
- Extent
- 3 boxes., 1.5 linear feet of shelf space., 150 items.
- Language
- Collection materials are in English.
- Abstract
- 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.
Preferred Citation
[Item Description]. Cage 144, Clifford Merrill Drury Papers . Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections, Washington State University Libraries, Pullman, WA.
Biography/History
| 1897 | Born, near Early, Iowa |
| 1918 | Graduated, Buena Vista College; U.S. Army at the Medical School of Yale University |
| 1919-1922 | Attended and graduated. San Francisco Theological Seminary. |
| 1921-1923 | Assistant pastor, First Church, Berkeley, California |
| 1922 | Ordained, Presbyterian Minister |
| 1923-1927 | Pastor, Community Church, Shanghai, China |
| 1927-1928 | Attended University of Edinburgh |
| 1928-1938 | Pastor, First Presbyterian Church, Moscow, Idaho |
| 1932 | Ph.D., University of Edinburgh |
| 1938-1963 | Professor of Church History, San Francisco Theological Seminary |
| 1944-1956 | Official Historian, U.S. Navy, Chaplain Corps |
| 1955 | Litt.D., Whitworth College |
| 1964 | Lecturer, Fuller Theological Seminary |
| 1964-1969 | D.H.L., Whitman College |
Major Publications
| 1936 | Henry Harmon Spalding, Pioneer of Old Oregon |
| 1937 | Marcus Whitman, M.D., Pioneer and Martyr |
| 1940 | Elkanah and Mary Walker, Pioneers among the Spokanes |
| 1948-1954 | History of the Chaplain Corps, U.S. Navy. 6 v. |
| 1949 | A Tepee in his front yard |
| 1952 | Presbyterian Panorama |
| 1958 | Diaries and letters of Henry Harmon Spalding and Asa Bowen Smith |
| 1963-1966 | First White Woman over the Rockies. 3 v. |
| 1967 | William Anderson Scott, No Ordinary Man |
| 1968 | Rudolph James Wig |
| 1973 | Marcus Whitman Re-examined. 2 v. |
Scope and Content
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.
Administrative Information
Publication Information
Washington State University Libraries: Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections (MASC) © 1977
http://www.libraries.wsu.edu/masc/
Terrell Library
P.O. Box 645610
Pullman, WA, 99164-5610 USA
509-335-6691
mascref@wsu.edu
Restrictions on Access
This collection is open for research use.
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
Related Material
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.
Names and Subjects
Occupation(s)
- Missionaries -- Northwest, Pacific--History--Sources
Personal Name(s)
Creator(s) :
- Drury, Clifford Merrill, 1897- --Archives
Subject(s) :
- Cowley, H. T. (Henry Thomas), 1837-1917
- Spalding, Henry Harmon, 1803-1874
- Walker, Elkanah, 1805-1877
- Whitman, Marcus, 1802-1847
- McKee, Ruth Karr, 1874-
- Walker, Samuel Thompson, 1852-1939
Subject(s)
- Missionaries
- Pioneers
- Pacific Northwest History
- Washington (State)
Detailed Description of Collection
Correspondence |
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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. 1932-1934 13 items. |
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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. 1935 41 items. |
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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. 1936 34 items. |
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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. 1937-1947 26 items. |
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Addresses and notes |
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" The Walkers," an address by C.M. Drury delivered at convocation at the State College of Washington. May 18, 1937 4 page typescript. |
1 | 5 | ||
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Clippings, notes, photographs re: The Walkers, Pierre Dorian, Shoshone Indians, Rev. John Roberts. Also container list (1960). 1934 1960 20 items. |
1 | 6 | ||
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Manuscripts |
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Marcus Whitman, M.D., Pioneer, patriot and martyr of Old Oregon. (Published by Caxton, 1937) (printers copy). Approx. 600 leaf typescript |
1 | 7-9 | ||
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Elkanah and Mary Walker, pioneers among the Spokanes. (Published by Caxton, 1940). (printers copy) Approx. 400 leaf typescript. Approx.50 photographs |
2 | 10-11 | ||
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Elkanah and Mary Walker, pioneers of the Spokanes. (author's copy) Approx. 250 leaf typescript. |
2 | 12 | ||
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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. |
2 | 13 | ||
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Henry T. Cowley, pioneer of Spokane. (Cowley Family Copy). Approx. 160 leaf typescript (carbon) |
3 | 14 | ||
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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) |
3 | 15-16 | ||
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Publications |
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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 . |
3 | 17 | ||
Publications of C.M. Drury: |
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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. 1958 8 pages |
3 | 18 | ||
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Beginnings in the Synod of Oregon. Journal of the Presbyterian Historical Society, v. 37, n. 4 (December, 1959) 208-231. |
3 | 18 | ||
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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 | ||
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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 | ||
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Reminiscences of a historian. (Spokane?, 1972) First appeared in Pacific Northwesterners, v.16, n.4 (Fall, 1972) 16 page |
3 | 18 | ||
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Growing up on an Iowa farm. Annals of Iowa, 3rd series, 42:3 (Winter 1974) 161-197. (Added 18 March, 1974) |
3 | 18 | ||
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Marcus and Narcissa Whitman |
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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 October 10, 1932 3 page typescript. |
4 | 19 | ||
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Comments on methods followed by me in the preparation of...Marcus and Narcissa Whitman December 13, 1972 2 typescript. |
4 | 20 | ||
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Correspondence and critical notes of Albert W. Thompson and Herman J. Deutsch, Pullman, Washington, re: manuscript of Marcus and Narcissa Whitman. 1970-1972 Approx. 150 page typescript. |
4 | 21 | ||
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Manuscript of Marcus and Narcissa Whitman. Approx. 1000 page typescript. |
4 | 22-25 | ||
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Nine years with the Spokane Indians |
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Nine years with the Spokane Indians; the diary, 1838-1848, of Elkanah Walker. 1976 Approx. 800 page typescript with manuscript corrections and changes. |
5 | 1-6 | ||
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Nine years: Comments by A.W. Thompson Approx. 50 page typescript. |
5 | 7 | ||
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Nine years: Comments by H.J. Deutsch approx 4 page manuscript |
5 | 8 | ||
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Nine years: Correspondence with Larry Parker and others concerning translation of Walker's Spokane primer; also Parker's translation 1974 Approx. 100 page typescript and manuscript (photocopies) |
5 | 9 | ||
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