Consists of articles, books, reports, maps, newsletters, and other information gathered by Powell as research into the culture and language of the Quileute. The research was used for both his dissertation and for subsequent education and teaching materials.
Consists of notes made by Powell during research on the language and culture of the Quileute.
Consists of records relating to grant applications and accounting.
Consists of publications on the Quileute by Jensen and Powell. Includes copies of all the Quileute language phrase books called “Big Books,” as well as articles and other writings done on the Quileute.
Consists of photographs illustrating life in La Push. When Jensen first arrived in 1972 it was the first time she had been to the Northwest coast: she found it fascinating and took photographs of everything she saw. Throughout the time that Jensen and Powell worked with the Quileute, Jensen recorded activities and people in the community. These images were often used in the education materials that they produced.
Modern basket weavers’ photographs
Consists of photographs documenting the weekly basketry class that Jensen and Powell attended for two years in La Push.
Consists of photographs taken for the series of education books called Counting books in the Big Book series. These images were staged specifically for this purpose and included many traditional activities, such as digging for camus bulbs
Historical and research photographs
Consists of photographs taken of historical prints and artefacts relating to the Quileute. These were taken at a number of institutions, including Brigham Young University in Utah, the Washing State Archives in Olympia, The Museum of Natural History, the Smithsonian, the Museum of the American Indian Heye Foundation, the American Philosophical Society in Philadelphia, and the University of Washington Burke Museum.
Consists of prints of community members from the village of La Push.
Consists of audio recordings used as research material for Powell’s dissertation and in the creation of the Quileute language education materials
Consists of records relating to the Quinault language. Powell originally hoped to work with the Quinault in 1969 during his graduate studies, but there was already a linguist with the community. In the 1980s he was asked to work for them on the basis of the success of the Quileute books, but he was committed to other projects at the time. Finally in 1995 he went down to Quinault territory again but the promised funding did not materialise. The records in this series are those collected by Powell during the final period of communications with the Quinault.
Consists of articles and other records used by Powell to research Chinook Jargon and its historical uses. Powell referenced the sources in the unpublished manuscript Chinook Jargon: The Language of Northwest History.
Field notes and correspondence
Consists of field notes taken during Powell’s research into current uses of Chinook Jargon by the Quileute, as well as correspondence with other academics and linguists.
Unpublished manuscript and lessons
Includes a number of versions of the unpublished manuscript titled "Chinook Jargon: The Language of Northwest History." Also included are the lessons prepared for the Chinook Jargon classes taught by Powell at Langara College, 1974 – 75.
Chinook Jargon dictionary files
Contains the records and drafts used in the creation of the "Chinook Jargon Dictionary."
U’Mista background and research
Consists of records relating to the development and opening of the U’Mista Cultural Centre in Alert Bay.
Consists of articles and other information gathered as research into the Kwak’wala language and its speakers.
Consists of notes taken by Powell relating to the creation of language lessons and resources for the Kwak’wala language.
Consists of alphabet sheets, teaching manuals, and educational materials produced for the U’Mista Cultural Centre
Kwak’wala teacher training program
Contains records relating to the development of the Kwak’wala Teacher Training Program, or KTTP. Records include administrative records, notes, correspondence, research, and final drafts of teacher training material.