tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3533010775907799154.comments2023-08-01T01:15:40.086-07:00Northwest HistoryLarry Cebulahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16798046652983001155noreply@blogger.comBlogger992125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3533010775907799154.post-17593771544252904552019-03-08T09:22:01.966-08:002019-03-08T09:22:01.966-08:00You might also suggest reading Christopher Curtis&...You might also suggest reading Christopher Curtis's young adult novel: The Watsons Go to Birmingham, a black family on a car trip to the south. Judy Bentleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04349897268195507762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3533010775907799154.post-1017302785325216872018-06-02T00:28:46.766-07:002018-06-02T00:28:46.766-07:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.webmasterbagwan@gmail.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04895393851636839492noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3533010775907799154.post-62685856922066944522018-04-24T16:06:11.504-07:002018-04-24T16:06:11.504-07:00Wow! So sad. I hate when people feel like they hav...Wow! So sad. I hate when people feel like they have no other option than to take their own life but have been clinically depressed so I have been there (never actually attempted, but thoughts for sure). <br />Bettyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16757727174271621024noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3533010775907799154.post-29697058211830505742018-03-20T10:47:15.904-07:002018-03-20T10:47:15.904-07:00Here in 2018 and...
"But even for those stud...Here in 2018 and...<br /><br />"But even for those students, surely the economy will recover in the better part of a decade they would spend in grad school."<br /><br />WelpJoel Bockohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11238338958380683893noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3533010775907799154.post-15884744775291057292018-03-10T19:02:30.815-08:002018-03-10T19:02:30.815-08:00We have friends with Reed as last name. I'll h... We have friends with Reed as last name. I'll have to ask them if they have heard of her. Peggyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17176108308991476378noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3533010775907799154.post-25496138569859384892017-12-08T23:39:50.875-08:002017-12-08T23:39:50.875-08:00Always been fascinated by log flumes. Have seen th...Always been fascinated by log flumes. Have seen the remnants of one from time to time, but not a working one. Thanks.green libertarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12098765135811739233noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3533010775907799154.post-20265014555688260622017-11-26T12:43:17.344-08:002017-11-26T12:43:17.344-08:00My Dad worked at Camp 19 logging camp north of Pri...My Dad worked at Camp 19 logging camp north of Priest Lake in the 1920s, and soon after that bought a Model T truck to haul logs.Charleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15311523372083088677noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3533010775907799154.post-53960068262581382662017-11-05T11:34:19.067-08:002017-11-05T11:34:19.067-08:00Thanks, Heregoes!
James, I agree with you about t...Thanks, Heregoes!<br /><br />James, I agree with you about the Orange National Disgrace. But archives are not being eliminated. I work for the Washington State Archives and we have a staff of dedicated, innovative people. We will continue to preserve records of Washington's past through this administration, and the next, and...well, as long as there is a State of Washington. Larry Cebulahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16798046652983001155noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3533010775907799154.post-83424000453184665262017-10-08T00:58:21.083-07:002017-10-08T00:58:21.083-07:00Is this software available for others to do simila...Is this software available for others to do similar projects?Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03177992281206275818noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3533010775907799154.post-89399914693130662352017-10-04T18:18:10.872-07:002017-10-04T18:18:10.872-07:00Thanks, Guy!Thanks, Guy!Larry Cebulahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16798046652983001155noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3533010775907799154.post-23492237738966673182017-08-30T09:04:20.834-07:002017-08-30T09:04:20.834-07:00Mr. and Mrs, W. L. Andrews announce the forthcomin...Mr. and Mrs, W. L. Andrews announce the forthcoming marriage of their daughter, Miss LaRee Andrews, to Richard E. Slocum, son of Mr. and Mrs.' Jack Slocum, formerly .of Priest-River, Ida. ' .:....;.;' The ceremony will takp;place at'the homo of the bride's parents on Aug. 12. '''-"•-. Mr. Slocum has recently .been discharged from the navy, having served 40 months, most of them overseas <br />From an online search Salt Lake Tribune Sunday July 28, 1946heregoeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14584887529007836467noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3533010775907799154.post-266668438621790882017-08-29T13:30:55.275-07:002017-08-29T13:30:55.275-07:00Thanks, Larry, for pursuing and continuing the wor...Thanks, Larry, for pursuing and continuing the work on this. I grew up here, yet I often turn to Spokane Historical for entertainment and a bit of depth and knowledge for some familiar place. It's enriched my life, I recommend it to everyone, and I hope it continues to be a successful endeavor for you and your students.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03544401823346508100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3533010775907799154.post-42236625546056244902017-08-21T17:55:46.269-07:002017-08-21T17:55:46.269-07:00I'll be bringing up the idea of Missoula Histo...I'll be bringing up the idea of Missoula Historical to the department this semester. Everyone who I have shown Spokane Historical to absolutely loves the idea. I'm sure you'll be hearing from me about it in the coming months.Robert Lambethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01393455808819170163noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3533010775907799154.post-82094238598845152082017-08-18T01:46:43.006-07:002017-08-18T01:46:43.006-07:00Does trivia like this matter anymore when destruct...Does trivia like this matter anymore when destruction of artifacts is on the loose? <br /><br />I'm to the point of abandoning the support of archives. What's the point? I have my own collection of very rare museum-quality ephemera; but now I look at those carefully arranged files and stacks with half-hearted enthusiasm.<br /><br />It's a national shame when an orange-faced, combed-over real-estate peddler turns out to be our premier defender of unpopular speech and its champion of preservation. How did we ever abdicate the high ground like that?<br /><br />World turned upside down. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17087209804258901054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3533010775907799154.post-27694251366546652582017-06-18T09:35:26.895-07:002017-06-18T09:35:26.895-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.KLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12667627804975996929noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3533010775907799154.post-47857643634419465202017-06-11T04:10:46.899-07:002017-06-11T04:10:46.899-07:00The “Gay Balls” as they were referred to, had thei...<br />The “Gay Balls” as they were referred to, had their beginning back in the late 1960s and were held at the Foresters of America Hall building located on Pacific just West of Division upstairs in “The Grotto Hall”. The events increased in size with people coming from all over to the point that they had to move to a bigger venue and the Sheraton Hotel which was the only place willing to take the event. I worked every Gay Ball from 1969 until the mid-1990s, The Imperial Lilac Court always hired two Cops basically to make sure the “Straights” didn’t cause any problems. There were very few problems at any of those events. The events offered an opportunity for members of the Gay Community who were not “out” to really have a great time and interact without fear. I met many great people during that time and some became good friends including “Jack” Allen who is mentioned in the story linked by Larry Cebula above.<br />Jack at the time was the owner of the Nighthawk Tavern one of the few Gay Bars in Spokane. He was later murdered.<br /><br /> http://www.spokesman.com/.../dna-evidence-in-2007-murder.../<br /><br />Two years after the story Cebula linked, the infamous Chris Peck “Swish society” story appeared in the Spokesman Review drawing the ire of the local gay community.<br /><br />https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1314&dat=19791118...<br /><br />The most difficult aspect of keeping the peace at these events was being the “Independent Judge” of the Drag Queen Beauty Contest especially when the DQs from San Francisco started attending, someone was always unhappy with me.<br />These events were great fun even for my wife who would on occasional tag along with me, and the stories I could tell.<br /><br />The bottom line really is that somethings have changed and somethings remain the same.Buffalo Brian Breenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05674520735602479892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3533010775907799154.post-38440426036638313982017-06-11T04:09:47.923-07:002017-06-11T04:09:47.923-07:00The “Gay Balls” as they were referred to, had thei...The “Gay Balls” as they were referred to, had their beginning back in the late 1960s and were held at the Foresters of America Hall building located on Pacific just West of Division upstairs in “The Grotto Hall”. The events increased in size with people coming from all over to the point that they had to move to a bigger venue and the Sheraton Hotel which was the only place willing to take the event. I worked every Gay Ball from 1969 until the mid-1990s, The Imperial Lilac Court always hired two Cops basically to make sure the “Straights” didn’t cause any problems. There were very few problems at any of those events. The events offered an opportunity for members of the Gay Community who were not “out” to really have a great time and interact without fear. I met many great people during that time and some became good friends including “Jack” Allen who is mentioned in the story linked by Larry Cebula above.<br />Jack at the time was the owner of the Nighthawk Tavern one of the few Gay Bars in Spokane. He was later murdered.<br /><br /> http://www.spokesman.com/.../dna-evidence-in-2007-murder.../<br /><br />Two years after the story Cebula linked, the infamous Chris Peck “Swish society” story appeared in the Spokesman Review drawing the ire of the local gay community.<br /><br />https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1314&dat=19791118...<br /><br />The most difficult aspect of keeping the peace at these events was being the “Independent Judge” of the Drag Queen Beauty Contest especially when the DQs from San Francisco started attending, someone was always unhappy with me.<br />These events were great fun even for my wife who would on occasional tag along with me, and the stories I could tell.<br /><br />The bottom line really is that somethings have changed and somethings remain the same.Buffalo Brian Breenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05674520735602479892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3533010775907799154.post-2016535803646637092017-06-04T11:48:35.907-07:002017-06-04T11:48:35.907-07:00William, drop me an email, as specific as possible...William, drop me an email, as specific as possible. Thanks.Larry Cebulahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16798046652983001155noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3533010775907799154.post-19971449549540976342017-06-04T11:47:12.262-07:002017-06-04T11:47:12.262-07:00Oh, I think the evidence that this is NOT a book c...Oh, I think the evidence that this is NOT a book covered in human skin is pretty overwhelming. The only mystery is why Glenn Adams thought it was.Larry Cebulahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16798046652983001155noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3533010775907799154.post-30111243446784529842017-06-03T22:36:40.661-07:002017-06-03T22:36:40.661-07:00Ok. I like the mystery here!
There are a few thi...Ok. I like the mystery here! <br /><br />There are a few things that aren't included in this account that could allow the mystery to continue unwinding. <br />I'm guessing the library to which Glenn Adams sent the book for study was the Newberry since your "client" mentions it by name. The Library of Congress is a name that gets bandied about all the time but The Newberry is known to medievalists, Renaissancers, and Native Americanists & Chicagoites. They would be a logical choice for Adams since their specialty is Native American materials. <br /><br /><br />Who is it that originally said the binding was human? She says she was told by Adams that the person who sold it to him had said the book was bound in the skin of a Sioux Indian. <br />Ok<br />Who told that dealer that and was there any documentation he had to substantiate that?<br />When Adams was selling the book did he suggest to your client that the book binding he was handing to her was that very binding of NA Indian skin?<br /><br />So all the nitty gritty of the hearsay could perhaps hold further details continue the intrigue.<br /><br />But looking at the materia itself: What is the binding of the book you were handed?<br /><br />Is that the original binding?<br />Why would it be?<br />Were books not sold with boards in the West of the U.S. at that time? Were books of its kind published and bound, as in, with a permanent binding, in those days in that region? In Europe at that time and well into the twentieth century books were sold without a binding with the expectation that the purchaser would get it bound by their favorite book binder who would make it to match the rest of their purchases. I'm wondering if the expert from the Smithsonian (or any other archive/library types) made a comment about what the original book's format would have been and what the date of this binding might be. Monsieur Smithsonian mentions that the spine is done just fine and the binding in general is the work of a professional (the leather is in good condition, the cover is paneled, the "inside papering is well-attached" says Monsieur Smithsonian. But doesn't <br />that suggest this is not a contemporary binding? <br /><br />Could it be rebound? What are the tell-tale signs of a rebinding that this books does have?<br />Are those fly leaves a newer paper than those of the book? And isn't it missing some pages of the beginning? i.e., the half title page which is the covering I'd expect it to have had when published if not bound before gifting or sale. And other missing pages: blanks or dedication page. But, as you can see, I know nothing about American binding practices or much about books produced after Gutenberg at all. <br /><br />I mean, let's say you inherit your grandfather's books and war memorabilia and whatnot. The whole family has heard about how some of grandad's exploits found their way into a published book and how grandad had that book covered in the back hide of a native Indian he'd killed at the battle of blahblah. Would you not get that book rebound post-haste? Might Adams himself not have had the means, being a publisher, to have it rebound?<br /><br />Apparently it was relatively common to keep skin from the enemy you'd just slain. But how common was making use of it? And how many books are known to be of Native American Indian skin?<br /><br />I think it is interesting that Monsieur Smithsonian thought that the task was too grotesque, macabre, perhaps racist, for a person with skill to have done the binding. I am pretty darned old and yet I still learn of inconceivable horrors that people in the south inflicted on black people. Sadly, it is not limited to the South-- where I grew up and where I am right now; I learn every year of how little I understand of the words "human," "humane," and "humanity" as I hear of what humans have done to other humans. VMWRhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00999012186835821759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3533010775907799154.post-13852334299575108062017-06-01T14:45:56.736-07:002017-06-01T14:45:56.736-07:00If you still want in on the fun, look into the sta...If you still want in on the fun, look into the state folk song... and the verses that's aren't included in the "offical" state version.J. Allisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15858413712326763421noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3533010775907799154.post-43411188415048499062017-04-26T11:33:11.979-07:002017-04-26T11:33:11.979-07:00https://www.historians.org/publications-and-direct...<br />https://www.historians.org/publications-and-directories/perspectives-on-history/april-2017/history-is-not-a-useless-major-fighting-myths-with-data#.WPbNc7zcKJk.twitter<br /><br />Apparently the data does support the conclusion that, “no, you cannot be a professor.” Good work Larry. 4.5 percent of history majors work as post-secondary educators and .5 work as museum professionals. These are important if not unsurprising findings. I still don’t tell all my upper level students the bad news, but I tell 100% of my advisees. Now if only we could get the AHA to publish a warning a la tobacco companies on the front cover of their "Directory of Graduate Programs in History" so that they wouldn't have to go back and undo the damage with articles in "Perspectives." <br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12704328967415810787noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3533010775907799154.post-85153606992175306432017-04-25T09:45:54.335-07:002017-04-25T09:45:54.335-07:00Nice article, Larry. I, too, used to use this serv...Nice article, Larry. I, too, used to use this service often and hoped that it would expand, rather than disappear.<br /><br />But google's book and newspaper efforts were attacked from by so many disparate parties: copyright holders, academics, competitors, and people worried about too much control being centered in one such entity. It's obvious that rewards by google of providing the service became outweighed by the costs of doing so, including the legal defense against the onslaught. Not to mention the politics of being perceived as a heavy handed monopolist.<br /><br />Now, like every other serious researcher, I have been forced to use pay services. However, I have found out that yearly subscriptions are well worth the cost for some one having my heavy activity. Students? Well, a few monthly payments are not that unreasonable for them, compared to the price of their other regular communications bills.<br /><br />As for the government-run services or those provided by foundations such as hathitrust or the kentucky digital project ... they all started out with a bang, but have stagnated because of the enormous costs ...,and possibly too few eyeballs.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17087209804258901054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3533010775907799154.post-23767919309220485302017-04-11T05:40:07.566-07:002017-04-11T05:40:07.566-07:00The phonier it is, the more people keep reposting ...The phonier it is, the more people keep reposting it...<br /><br />A good way to sanity check old quotes is to do a Google search and set the date for something like 1/1/1994-12/31/2003. This quote does not appear online before 2003, but "Give me liberty or give me death" certainly showed up online before 2003.<br /><br />http://www.dpsinfo.com/goodquotes.htmlLaurie Mannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16886124993171547304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3533010775907799154.post-10185442723765818992017-04-10T22:12:24.383-07:002017-04-10T22:12:24.383-07:00I would love to get some information on 'Hymn ...I would love to get some information on 'Hymn to the Evergreen State' by the very popular songwriter Charles L. Johnson. It was composed in 1906 and published that year by the Evergreen State Song Bureau in Vancouver, Wa. Could this have been our first state song?kevinlynch1https://www.blogger.com/profile/11900427711172659276noreply@blogger.com