This collections includes over 300 images from the family papers of Charles Erskine Scott Wood and his son Erskine Wood. The collection includes family photographs, scrapbooks, original C.E.S. Wood watercolors and sketches, and selected manuscript material.
Article on Nanny Moale Wood.
February 15, 2004
Letter in response to the two letters refuting Don Holm's debunking of Chief Joseph's speech.
March 26, 1972
Newspaper article about the relationship between C.E.S. Wood and Sara Bard Field. Also contains a photograph of the wedding of Sara Bard Field's daughter Katherine to James Caldwell.
January 16, 1985
Letter to the editor in response to Don Holm's debunking of Chief Joseph's speech.
February 20, 1972
Letter to the editor regarding Don Holm's debunking of Chief Joseph's speech.
February 20, 1972
Review of Erskine's memoir, "Days with Chief Joseph."
Erskine Wood refutes Mark Brown's argument that Joseph's speech is fraudulent.
March 5, 1967
Erskine Wood Photograph from Chief Joseph's Camp at Nespelem, WA, Colville Reservation, 1893.
"Nez Perces at the agency warehouse, Nespilem, 1893 or '94" (EW, later note). See journal for November 30, 1893: "As today was ration day I went up to the commisary and helped Steele and Glasgow give out rations I issued sugar and coffee mostly."
1893-11-30
Nanny Moale Wood verifies that she was present at her son's birth.
1929-03-27
1920-12
Charles Erskine Scott Wood photographic portrait. Taken in San Raphael, California. Original photographic print on fiber paper. 33 x 26.5 cm.
1937-10-13
February 1, 1944
Unsigned watercolor in the style of Charles Erskine Scott Wood from a collection of his artwork. 17 x 25 cm.
1900~
1898~
Watercolor of Erskine Wood in blackface performing as a minstrel at Mordrach Sanitarium, Germany, Christmas 1903. Monogrammed by artist CHT or HCT. 34 x 24 cm
1903
Titled "Noted attorney Wood dies"
States that Erskine Wood graduated with a Bachelor of Arts cum laude in 1901.
1912-04-22
Erskine Wood Photograph from Chief Joseph's Camp at Nespelem, WA, Colville Reservation, 1893.
"Nez Perces at Nespilem Agency" (EW, later note). This photograph may have been among the ones taken on November 26, 1893: "I took twelve more pictures today about half of them portraits" (EW journal). This image published with OHQ journal transcript.
1893~
Unsigned watercolor in the style of Charles Erskine Scott Wood from a collection of his artwork. 18 x 13 cm.
1900~
1901-08-27
Unsigned pastel of uncertain attribution from a collection of Charles Erskine Scott Wood artwork. This painting is a nearly identical copy of another of the same subject. 19 x 28 cm.
1900~
pastel drawing. Signed by Wood. Name "Deborah" written in pencil on verso. 18 x 26 cm.
1900~
December 13, 1970
Erskine Wood Photograph from Chief Joseph's Camp at Nespelem, WA, Colville Reservation, 1893.
"This picture shows the squaws putting up the lodge poles for the long teppe which they make in the Winter time. Joseph and about 6 other families are going to live in this one." EW, 1893" "It will contain 4 fires in a row, instead of the usual 1, In the center of the round tepee. Tepee is I believe a Sioux word. The Nez Perce word is E-neet. It was in these long eneets that we used to hold the mimic war dances on winter evenings - up and down the row of fires - with the great drum beating at one end." (EW, later note). See EW journal for November 24 and 25, 1893: ""At noon they started to move and they went down about half a mile where the squaws joined 4 or 5 tepees together and made a tepee like we had in the mountains. Joseph was at one end and Rose Bush at the other and 5 families down the sides." "After breakfast I went up the creek to the mill and got my camera and shot off the remai[ni]ng 3 fils then I loaded her up and went down to the tepees and got 12 fine pictures some of t
1893-11-25
Erskine Wood Photograph from Chief Joseph's Camp at Nespelem, WA, Colville Reservation, 1893.
"Hatzwul (center) and Nicky Mowitz (extreme left) at Nespilem Agency - 1893 or '94." (EW, later note.) See journal entry for November 26, 1893: "I took twelve more pictures today about half of them portraits." This image published with OHQ journal transcript.
1893~
Erskine Wood Photograph from Chief Joseph's Camp at Nespelem, WA, Colville Reservation, 1893.
"Indian boys coasting on a home made sled at Nespilem - Probably winter of 1894." This photograph is probably among the ones taken on November 26, 1893: "I took twelve more pictures today about half of them portraits. Then I went and coasted with about 6 boys and tonight I went up and changed films" (EW journal).
1893~
Erskine Wood Photograph from Chief Joseph's Camp at Nespelem, WA, Colville Reservation, 1893.
"Nespilem 1893 - or '94, Nez Perces of Joseph's band butchering gov't steers, furnished them for a meat ration." (EW, later note.) See EW journal entry for November 20, 1893: "Then some of the Indians got on their horses and dragged the steers out of the corrall and then they commenced to butcher them and I was sneaking around taking pictures I shot off all I had in the camera six and then I loaded her up and took some more" See also EW letter of 11/22/93: "We killed six steers yesterday and I got quite a few pictures of them butchering and dividing the meat." This image published with OHQ journal transcript.
1893-11-20
Erskine Wood Photograph from Chief Joseph's Camp at Nespelem, WA, Colville Reservation, 1893.
"Butchering steers (firnished by the Gov't) at Nespilem 1893 or '94. Chief Joseph's band." (EW, later note.) See EW journal entry for November 20, 1893: "Then some of the Indians got on their horses and dragged the steers out of the corrall and then they commenced to butcher them and I was sneaking around taking pictures I shot off all I had in the camera six and then I loaded her up and took some more" See also EW letter of 11/22/93: "We killed six steers yesterday and I got quite a few pictures of them butchering and dividing the meat."
1893-11-20
Erskine Wood Photograph from Chief Joseph's Camp at Nespelem, WA, Colville Reservation, 1893.
"Nespilem - 1893 or '94 Dragging steers, that had just been shot, out of the corrals. These were furnished by the Government for meat. Indian furthest to right is Nicky Mowitz, my boy companion, and some sort of nephew or relation to Joseph - probably by marriage." (EW, later note.) See EW journal entry for November 20, 1893: "Then some of the Indians got on their horses and dragged the steers out of the corrall and then they commenced to butcher them and I was sneaking around taking pictures I shot off all I had in the camera six and then I loaded her up and took some more" See also EW letter of 11/22/93: "We killed six steers yesterday and I got quite a few pictures of them butchering and dividing the meat."
1893-11-20
Erskine Wood Photograph from Chief Joseph's Camp at Nespelem, WA, Colville Reservation, 1893.
"Nespilem Agency buildings. Some of Joseph's band butchering government steers." (EW, later note.) See EW journal entry for November 20, 1893: "Then some of the Indians got on their horses and dragged the steers out of the corrall and then they commenced to butcher them and I was sneaking around taking pictures I shot off all I had in the camera six and then I loaded her up and took some more" See also EW letter of 11/22/93: "We killed six steers yesterday and I got quite a few pictures of them butchering and dividing the meat."
1893-11-20
Erskine Wood Photograph from Chief Joseph's Camp at Nespelem, WA, Colville Reservation, 1893.
"Nespilem - Butchering government steers." (EW, later note.) See EW journal entry for November 20, 1893: "Then some of the Indians got on their horses and dragged the steers out of the corrall and then they commenced to butcher them and I was sneaking around taking pictures I shot off all I had in the camera six and then I loaded her up and took some more" See also EW letter of 11/22/93: "We killed six steers yesterday and I got quite a few pictures of them butchering and dividing the meat."
1893-11-20