"McBeth Sisters" Nov 1-30, 1999

THE McBETH SISTERS:
MISSIONARY TEACHERS TO THE NEZ PERCE

The only extant photo of Susan Law McBeth - Scottish-born Presbyterian missionary and teacher on the Nez Perce Reservation 1873-1893 (with permission of Special Collections & Archives, University of Idaho Library)

Map of "Nez Perces Indian Reservation" ca. 1890 (with permission of Special Collections & Archives, University of Idaho Library) The Holland/New Library is pleased to be showing a small traveling exhibit in our Atrium during the month of November. The exhibit is entitled THE McBETH SISTERS: MISSIONARY TEACHERS TO THE NEZ PERCE.
Sue McBeth arrived in remote Kamiah, Idaho in 1873 as a government-paid teacher, but was soon considered ill-fit to teach school children. As a missionary, she focused instead on the theological training of young Nez Perce men. She became a highly controversial and influential woman. She was a dedicated scholar and linguist and collected and organized a lengthy Nez Perce/English dictionary. Her sister Kate arrived in 1879 as a missionary teacher to Nez Perce women. They remained among the Nez Perce for the rest of their lives. They engaged in bitter feuds with each other, the federal agents who supervised the Reservation, and with those tribal members who went against them. Their influence on the Tribe was enormous, but was not without problems.
The traveling exhibit provides excerpts from the journals and diaries of the sisters as well as photographs and historical information focusing on Nez Perce education. All of the information in the exhibit and much, much more is available in the McBeth Website -- http://menolly.lib.uidaho.edu

This exhibit has traveled exclusively within the State of Idaho this year. Thanks to Donna Hanson at the University of Idaho Library for including the WSU Libraries as a venue for the exhibit.
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THE McBETH SISTERS: MISSIONARY TEACHERS TO THE NEZ PERCE
The only extant photo of Susan Law McBeth - Scottish-born Presbyterian missionary and teacher on the Nez Perce Reservation 1873-1893 (with permission of Special Collections & Archives, University of Idaho Library)
Map of "Nez Perces Indian Reservation" ca. 1890 (with permission of Special Collections & Archives, University of Idaho Library)	The Holland/New Library is pleased to be showing a small traveling exhibit in our Atrium during the month of November. The exhibit is entitled THE McBETH SISTERS: MISSIONARY TEACHERS TO THE NEZ PERCE.
Sue McBeth arrived in remote Kamiah, Idaho in 1873 as a government-paid teacher, but was soon considered ill-fit to teach school children. As a missionary, she focused instead on the theological training of young Nez Perce men. She became a highly controversial and influential woman. She was a dedicated scholar and linguist and collected and organized a lengthy Nez Perce/English dictionary. Her sister Kate arrived in 1879 as a missionary teacher to Nez Perce women. They remained among the Nez Perce for the rest of their lives. They engaged in bitter feuds with each other, the federal agents who supervised the Reservation, and with those tribal members who went against them. Their influence on the Tribe was enormous, but was not without problems. The traveling exhibit provides excerpts from the journals and diaries of the sisters as well as photographs and historical information focusing on Nez Perce education. All of the information in the exhibit and much, much more is available in the McBeth Website -- http://menolly.lib.uidaho.edu
	This exhibit has traveled exclusively within the State of Idaho this year. Thanks to Donna Hanson at the University of Idaho Library for including the WSU Libraries as a venue for the exhibit.
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