Record Details
David (Cougar Dave) Lewis Papers 1879-1984
Archives West
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | David (Cougar Dave) Lewis Papers 1879-1984 |
| Subject |
Idaho; Fisheries and Wildlife; Predatory animals -- Control -- Idaho -- History -- Sources; Mining claims -- Idaho -- Nez Perce County; Frontier and pioneer life -- Idaho -- Nez Perce County |
| Description | Photographs, correspondence, newspaper clippings, and other documents, chiefly relating to "Cougar Dave" Lewis and his Big Creek cabin and ranch in the Idaho Primitive Area. Also correspondence and photographs relating to Jess and Dorothy Taylor, who purchased the ranch in 1936, and to their mining claims, 1955-1970.; Almost nothing is known about the early life of David Lewis. In conversations with Jess Taylor he related a few facts: He served in the Civil War... |
| Publisher | University of Idaho Library |
| Date | 1879/1984 |
| Rights | — |
| Type | Collection collection |
| Identifier | http://archiveswest.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv35232 |
| Format | 0.5 cubic feet |
| Coverage | 1879-1984 |
