Guide to the Stephen Thomas Avard Papers 1872-1956
Cage 62

Summary Information

Repository
Washington State University Libraries, Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections
Creator
Avard, Stephen Thomas
Title
Stephen Thomas Avard Papers, 1872-1956
ID
Cage 62
Date [inclusive]
1872-1956
Extent
3 containers., 1.5 linear feet of shelf space., 1200 items.
Language
Collection materials are in English.
Abstract
Correspondence, business and legal papers, souveniors, reminiscences, genealogies and photographs of Avard and related families, documenting their early years in California, homesteading efforts on the Colville Indian Reservation, railroading in north Idaho, and other aspects of frontier life in the far west.

Preferred Citation

[Item Description]. Cage 62, Guide to the Stephen Thomas Avard Papers. Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections, Washington State University Libraries, Pullman, WA.

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Scope and Content

The Stephen Avard papers consist of correspondence, business papers, legal documents, souvenirs, reminiscences and photographs concerning Stephen Thomas Avard (1880-1951), his brother Charles William Avard (ca. 1875-1956), his wife Julia Hamaker Eastman Avard (1911-1956), his mother-in-law Sarah Phillips Hamaker Simonton (ca. 1840-ca. 1925), and his wife's step-father Rolvin David Simonton (1843-1915). The papers document the Avard's emigration from England to California in the 1880's, their homesteading efforts at Nespelem on the Colville Indian Reservation in northeast Washington; Rolvin Simonton's work on railroads in northern Idaho and other aspects of frontier life in the far west.

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Arrangement

The papers are separated into two series: papers / correspondence and photographs.

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Administrative Information

Publication Information

Washington State University Libraries Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections  © 2012

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.

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Names and Subjects

Personal Name(s)

Creator(s) :
  • Avard, Stephen Thomas, 1880-1951. --Archives
Subject(s) :
  • Avard, Charles William, [ca. 1875]-1956
  • Avard, Julia Hamacker Eastman, 1881-1956

Subject(s)

  • Farmers -- Washington (State)--Okanogan County--Records and correspondence
  • Colville Indian Reservation (Wash.)
  • Frontier and pioneer life--Washington (State)--Okanogan County
  • Photographs
  • Pioneers
  • Native Americans
  • Washington (State)

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Detailed Description of Collection

The following section contains a detailed listing of the materials in the collection.

Series 1: Papers and Correspondence,  1872-1956  155 items.
box-folder

Correspondence: Personal and business letters of the Avard family,  1909-1955  50 items.

 1 / 1

Legal and business papers, bills of sale, leases, deeds, writs, re: lease of homestead, naturalization, veteran's pension, settlement of estates,  1872-1956  40 items.

 1 / 2

Reminiscences, genealogy, and clippings re: Avard, Phillips, and Simonton Families.  10 items.

 1 / 3

Souvenirs, mementos, invitations, announcements, programs, lodge certificates, diplomas,  1890-1956  55 items.

 1 / 4

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Series 2: Photographs  735 items.
box-folder

Avard Family portraits.   60 items.

 2 / 1

Group Portraits.   75 items.

 2 / 2

Portraits of persons related to Avard, Phillips, and Simonton Families.   100 items.

 2 / 3-5

Landscapes and candid shots, Washington and Idaho.   100 items.

 2 / 6

Landscapes and candid shots, Alaska and Hawaii.   100 items.

 2 / 7

Landscapes and candid shots, California.   200 items.

 3 / 8-10

Tourist post cards.   100 items.

 3 / 11-12

Contact prints from original nitrate negatives- made 1980. Award family portraits, group portraits, and portraits of persons related to Avard (earlier prints in container 2, folders 1-5)   175 items.

 3 / 13-14

Contact prints from original nitrate negatives, made 1980. Landscapes and candid shots - Washington, Idaho, and California (earlier prints in containers 2-3, folders 6-10)   125 items.

 3 / 15-16

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