Yakama Indians

Abstract Francis Galloway was born in McMinnville in 1885. He graduated from University of Oregon in 1907. He was admitted to the bar in 1911, and and in 1913, he moved to The Dalles, where he practiced law and was active in Democratic politics. Papers include correspondence, reports, memoranda and legal documents relating to the boundaries of the Warm Springs Indian Reservation, self-government on the reservation, and federal Indian policy; correspondence relating to his political and business...

Abstract Papers produced or collected by Heister Dean Guie (1896-1978), an author, editor, and journalist who lived in Yakima, Washington. The bulk of the collection consists of correspondence, articles, and research materials concerning Guie's interest in history, particularly the history of Fort Simcoe, Washington, and efforts to restore Fort Simcoe as a historic site. Other materials in the collection include records of the Fort Simcoe at Mool Mool Restoration Society, records of the Yakama Agency...

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Papers of and relating to a German-American military architect who traveled overland to Oregon in 1852 and later designed Fort Dalles and other military installations. Collection includes correspondence, a letterpress copybook, pension application materials, and a book of sketches made during the overland journey. Some materials are in German.

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Oral history interview with Wilbur Slockish, Jr., conducted by Michael O’Rourke on February 11, 2000, as part of the Columbia River Dissenters Oral History Series. Slockish discusses his prosecution and incarceration after a federal-state sting operation that became known as "Salmonscam," talks about proposals to store nuclear waste on tribal lands, and shares his thoughts about the causes for the decline in fish and wildlife populations in the Columbia River Basin over the 20th century.

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Collection includes manuscript and typescript correspondence used by Andrew Jackson Splawn in his book "Ka-Mi-Akin: Last Hero of the Yakimas," 1858-1908.

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Oral history interview with Ted Strong, conducted by Clark Hansen in two sessions, on January 17 and January 18, 2000, as part of the Columbia River Dissenters Oral History Series. Strong discusses his work as comptroller for the Confederated Tribes and Bands of the Yakama Nation, and as executive director of the Columbia River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission.

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Oral history interview with Bob Tuck, conducted by Clark Hansen on May 29, 2000, as part of the Columbia River Dissenters Oral History Series. Tuck discusses the topic of his 1995 master’s thesis, “Impacts of Irrigation Development on Anadromous Fish in the Yakima River Basin, Washington,” which examines the reasons for the decline in salmon runs in the Yakima Basin between 1880 and 1905, as well as proposals for permanent drawdowns and dam removals in the Columbia River Basin.