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Found in 154 Collections and/or Records:

Charles M. Russell's genuine portrayals of the old west by the greatest western artist, scrapbook

 Collection — Huntington box 33
Identifier: 9154
Scope and content

Scrapbook compiled by Frank Linabury containing prints, some color, by Russell, biographic newspaper clippings, and other illustrations and ephemera pertaining to the artist, Indians, cowboys, and the West. Also includes correspondence from Russell regarding his bronzes, information on Russell pieces Linabury owned, a brochure for Russell artwork, an articles describing found paintings of Russell, clipping mentioning L. A. Huffman, and memorial information about Russell.

Dates: 1905-1930-bulk 1925-1930.

Chief Wolf Wanna posters

 Collection — Mapcase folder 1: [Barcode: 31924131171138]
Identifier: 9083
Scope and content

Posters announce Chief Wolf Wanna, full-blooded American Indian, lecturer and performer. Two cloth backed posters by American Show Print, Milwaukee. Posters are promoting a lecture by Chief Wolf Wanna.

Dates: undated.

Clarence Bloomfield Moore collection

 Collection
Identifier: 9181
Abstract

Collection contains 45 field notebooks from Moore's southeastern archaeological investigations.

Dates: 1891-1918.

Colored photographs of the frontier

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 9111
Scope and content Six colored photographs depicting life on the frontier. The photos include: taking cow robes (buffalo skins) at Timber Creek, 1878; Bull train, Main Street, Milestown, Montana Territory, 1880; Near Custer's Hill, June 25, 1877, one year after the battle, shows eight unmarked graves, from the Battle of the Little Bighorn, labeled as the last men to fall; Wild goats in the Badlands; A trail herd, Powder River, 1886; Buffalo hunters camp, a relic of the seventies. Each piece has the title and...
Dates: 1877-1886.

Constance Goddard DuBois papers

 Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: 31924112438761]
Identifier: 9167
Abstract The papers include her field notes from her summers in California, notes on her activities with the Connecticut Indian Association, and newspaper clippings relating to Indian affairs, particularly those in California. Drafts of manuscripts for her publications on Luiseno religion, Diegueno mythology, and other subjects relating to the Mission Indians of California are included in the collection. Letters written to Du Bois from 1897 to 1909 comprise a significant part of the collection....
Dates: 1897-1909.

Correspondence from Pima Indian Agency, Sacaton, Arizona

 Collection — Huntington box 8 - folder 1
Identifier: 9050
Scope and content

41 letters written by Miss Wilson to her family in Willoughby, Ohio, while she was a teacher at the Pima Indian Agency. Includes a list of scholars and how they were renamed. The folder with transcripts includes provenance information and letters to and from Sidney Wilson about the Florence Wilson correspondence. The transcripts are also annotated.

Dates: 1884-1885.

Correspondence to and about Daniel Claus

 Collection — Huntington box 8 - folder 1
Identifier: 9031
Scope and content

Photostats of 9 letters discussing appointments and positions, land settlement, conflicts with Indians, financial statements for the estate of Daniel Claus, and legal documents regarding the loss of the Claus estate during the American Revolution, with mentions of the Memorialists. Some letters are from Rich Bulkeley, M. Wilmont, Sir Guy Carleton, George Germaine, Barry L. Leger.

Dates: 1777-1786.

Correspondence to Jedidiah Morse

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 9086
Scope and content Collection contains original letters, Photostats of letters, and typed transcripts of the letters pertaining to the missionary work and government relations of the Indians. Letters are almost entirely to Jedidiah Morse. Folder 1: Handwritten guide to letters. Letters to Jedidiah Morse from: James Stacy, sent from Savannah, April 16, 1794; John Sergeant, sent from New Stockbridge, October 28, 1796, discussing the Oneida Indians; John Campbell, sent from Edinburgh, May 28, 1806, discussing...
Dates: 1794-1824.

Cree language studies

 Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: 31924112438951]
Identifier: 9072
Scope and content Three three-ringed binders full of handwritten notes about the Cree language. The notes discuss both the spoken and written language. Sections on grammar, dictionaries, the alphabet, various dialects, historical information, word definitions, phonetic pronunciation guides, word conjugations, language rules, instructions on how to make certain sounds with throat and tongue. Also sections on Algonquian, Abenaki, Montagnais, Ojibwa, and Gaelic Lowland Scottish languages. Information on...
Dates: 1950-1972.

Crónica de Michoacán : Mapa de Michoacán.

 Item — Huntington box 32 - folder 1
Identifier: 9161
Scope and content

Watercolored copy of a historical scene orginally published in Beaumont's Crónica de Michoacán. Objects in the painting have been labeled.

Dates: Undated

Additional filters:

Subject
Indians of North America 135
Indians of Mexico 23
Indians of North America -- Government relations 21
Cherokee Indians. 19
Dakota Indians 17
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Indians of North America -- Education 16
Indians of North America -- Pictorial works 12
Mayas. 11
Zuni Indians. 11
Aztecs. 10
Indians of North America -- Folklore 10
Indians of North America -- Missions 10
Navajo Indians. 10
Seminole Indians. 10
Delaware Indians. 9
Indians of North America -- Languages 9
Mohawk Indians. 9
Hopi Indians. 8
Indians of North America -- Funeral customs and rites 8
Indians of South America. 8
Seneca Indians. 8
Indians of North America -- Great Plains 7
Indians of North America -- Land tenure 7
Munsee Indians. 7
Nahuatl language. 7
Photographs 7
Shawnee Indians. 7
Cheyenne Indians. 6
Frontier and pioneer life. 6
Indians of North America -- California 6
Indians of North America -- Dictionaries 6
Indians of North America -- Religion 6
Manuscripts -- Mexico. 6
Oneida Indians. 6
Pueblo Indians. 6
Abenaki Indians. 5
American bison hunting. 5
Apache Indians. 5
Aztecs -- History. 5
Choctaw Indians. 5
Indians of Central America. 5
Indians of North America -- Antiquities 5
Indians of North America -- Arizona 5
Indians of North America -- Cultural assimilation 5
Indians of North America -- New Mexico 5
Indians of North America -- New York (State) 5
Indians of North America -- Politics and government 5
Indians of North America -- Treaties 5
Iroquois Indians. 5
Mohegan Indians. 5
Ojibwa Indians 5
Osage Indians. 5
Algonquian Indians. 4
Chickasaw Indians. 4
Comanche Indians. 4
Creek Indians. 4
Crow Indians. 4
Eskimos. 4
Indian captivities. 4
Indians of North America -- Alcohol use 4
Indians of North America -- Canada 4
Indians of North America -- Claims 4
Indians of North America -- Dwellings 4
Indians of North America -- Kansas 4
Indians of North America -- Legal status, laws, etc. 4
Indians of North America -- Rhode Island 4
Indians of North America -- West (U.S.) 4
Mexico City (Mexico). 4
Ranch life. 4
Wampanoag Indians. 4
West (U.S.) -- History -- 19th century -- Pictorial works. 4
Algonquian languages 3
Aztec art. 3
Calumets. 3
Carib Indians. 3
Cliff-dwellers. 3
Cree Indians. 3
Drawings. 3
Excavations (Archaeology). 3
Indian art -- North America 3
Indian art -- North America. 3
Indian mythology -- North America. 3
Indians of North America -- Bibliography 3
Indians of North America -- Commerce 3
Indians of North America -- Games 3
Indians of North America -- History 3
Indians of North America -- Jewelry 3
Indians of North America -- Massachusetts 3
Indians of North America -- New England 3
Indians of North America -- Social conditions 3
Indians of North America -- Social life and customs 3
Indians of North America -- Songs and music 3
Indians of North America -- Southwest, New 3
Indians of North America -- Sports 3
Indians of North America -- Washington (State) 3
Indians of North America -- Wisconsin 3
Latter Day Saints 3
Little Bighorn, Battle of the, Mont., 1876. 3
Maya astronomy. 3
Mayan languages -- Writing. 3
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