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Lucullus Virgil McWhorter (January 29, 1860 – October 10, 1944) was an American farmer and frontiersman who documented the historical Native American tribes in West Virginia and the modern-day Plateau Native Americans in Washington state.
Lucullus Virgil McWhorter died at the age of 84 in Prosser (North Yakima), Washington, on October 10, 1944. He reflected on his dual role as an advocate and amateur historian of the American Indian in a June 2, 1941 letter to former State College of Washington President E.O. Holland.
Born in 1860, Lucullus Virgil McWhorter had an early appreciation for the plight of Native Americans oppressed by the Federal government. In 1903, as soon as it was financially possible, he moved his family to the Yakima River Valley to take a more active role in Indian affairs.
A chance meeting with prominent Nez Perce War veteran, Yellow Wolf, in October of 1907 aided Lucullus V. McWhorter in his future investigation of the 1877 Nez Perce War and the Nez Perces and Yakama generally.
A collection of photographs and glass negatives of the Nez Perce and Yakama peoples compiled by McWhorter for his books on Indian history and culture. Learn about McWhorter's life, his research, and his publications on the 1877 Nez Perce War and other topics.
28 de set. de 2007 · Lucullus McWhorter (1860–1944), a rancher in the Yakima River valley of Washington State, was deeply and significantly involved in preserving the cultural heritage of the first peoples of the Columbia Plateau, particularly the Yakama and Nez Perce peoples.
This collection consists of photographic slides, collection inventory information, reports, and supporting documentation for the Lucullus McWhorter artifact collection held by the Museum of Anthropology, Washington State University.
