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Traits of American-Indian Life and Character, by a Fur Trader
‘Traits of American-Indian Life and Character, by A Fur Trader’ is a first-hand account of life in nineteenth century British Columbia, by Peter Skeen Ogden (1794-1854). Ogden was a Canadian explorer and an employee of Hudson’s Bay Company, and he…
San Francisco Chinese Newspaper
This copy of a 19th Century newspaper was donated by the Tein family who owned an original. The newspaper was written in Chinese and gives a sense of lifestyle that the Chinese lived within California at the time due to the contents of the newspaper.…
Hewahewa - Ali`i Letters - 1830.07.29 - to Chamberlain, Levi
The letter is a short note written from a Christian Hawaiian, to Levi Chamberlain. Chamberlain was a Christian Missionary teacher and accountant. Chamberlain completed three tours on foot of Oahu. He went to Hawaii with his wife Maria. It details was…
Photograph of Reverend Green with a Tsimshian interpreter
This source is a photograph of Reverend A.E. Green and his Tsimshian interpreter. This shows both persons dressed traditionally; Green in the bowler hat and smart jacket and the interpreter in old clothing, which highlights the clash between the two…
Kamloops wawa
his is a newspaper advertisement in black and white from 1896, offering shorthand lessons to natives. This shows the willingness for Europeans to interact with natives by offering them lessons in shorthand English writing. The article is featured in…
Envelope ( He Zu Jian of Wing Sang company)
This is an envelope addressed to He Zu Jian, it shows a majority of the scripture in Chinese apart from the address. The Chinese scriptures are written in typical Chinese style by scribing characters downwards. Chinese immigrants in Vancouver often…
Hawai’i Pono’ī also known as the Hawaiian National Anthem
This is a 1913 recording of a song written by King David Kalākaua in 1874, which became the national anthem of the kingdom of Hawai’i. This record created is of 10 inches and 2:40 minutes and composed by the last monarch of Hawai’i, Queen…
Threes and Eights
This is an image of a manuscript found among Queen Emma’s private papers titled ‘A Short Elementary Grammar of the Owhhie Language’ along with a note on the manuscript saying ‘Believed to be Obookiah’s grammar.’ This is the first example of a grammar…
Memoirs of Henry Obookiah
This is a second edition, 104-page book of the ‘Memoirs of Henry Obookiah’, edited by Dwight after the death of Obookiah. He was a member of Yale College that developed a close relationship with Henry, assisting him in his learning of the English…
Rokki Shimpo/Rocky Shimpo Newspaper
This newspaper is print of Japanese immigration to Hawai’i and the Americas, as well as their integration as this newspaper came in both English and Japanese.