Walker, Mary Richardson, 1811-1897
Person
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
Elkanah Walker and Mary Richardson Walker papers
Collection
Identifier: Mss1204
Abstract
Diaries, correspondence, and other papers of Elkanah Walker and his wife, Mary Richardson Walker, missionaries in the Oregon Territory in the mid-19th century. The diaries describe their overland journey and efforts to establish a mission among the Spokane Indigenous people. Correspondents in the collection include other missionaries such as Henry H. Spalding, Narcissa Prentiss Whitman, Marcus Whitman, and John Lee Lewes. Most of the materials are typescript or photostatic copies, except the...
Dates:
1828-1931; Majority of material found within 1838-1868