Kamiakin Letter
Scope and Contents
Collection contains a letter dated July 30, 1928 to B.F. Mauring from Tesplouse Kamiaken (1858-1933) regarding burial of his father, Chief Kamiakin; copies of front matter of book by A.J. Splawn.
Dates
- 1928
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open for research.
Copyright
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Biographical / Historical
Kamiakin (1800--1877) (Yakama) was a leader of the Yakama, Palouse, and Klickitat peoples east of the Cascade Mountains in what is now southeastern Wash. state. His son was Kamiakin, Tespaloos Tesh Plouse Nespelem (1858-1933).
Extent
1 envelope
Language of Materials
English
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Source unknown.
- Letters (correspondence) Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Yakama Indians -- Archives. Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Description rules
- Anglo American Cataloguing Rules
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
Repository Details
Part of the Denver Public Library, Western History and Genealogy Repository
