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Found in 154 Collections and/or Records:

Frank Linabury collection on George Custer and the Battle of the Little Bighorn

 Collection — Huntington box 37
Identifier: 9114
Scope and content Scrapbook of newspaper clippings and other ephemera relating to George Custer and the Battle of the Little Bighorn. Three smaller books containing collection of articles published about the battle removed from magazines. Includes information regarding Custer and Major Marcus Reno. First hand accounts from Indians and soldiers, stories by those who knew individuals involved, news reports, photos, brochure about the battlefield, souvenir flag from battlefield, correspondence to Linabury about...
Dates: 1880-1951-(bulk1920-1930.)

Frederick Webb Hodge papers

 Collection
Identifier: 9065
Abstract

Correspondence addressed to Hodge, foldered alphabetically by correspondent. Letters from many late nineteenth century and early twentieth century anthropologists, archaeologists, ethnologists, professors, and individuals otherwise connected to Indians of North America. Correspondents include individuals working for museums, colleges and universities, including the American Anthropological Association, Columbia University, and the Smithsonian Institution.

Dates: 1888-1931.

Gallup, New Mexico invites you to attend its Inter-tribal Indian ceremonial, poster.

 Collection — Huntington box 41 - folder 1
Identifier: 9094
Scope and content

Two copies of a poster for the meeting which was held on August 29-31 of 1934. Shows an Indian holding a gun. Painting which the print is from is signed Ed Rawlings and is dated 1924.

Dates: 1934; Undated

George G. Heye autograph collection

 Collection — Huntington box 1 - folder 2
Identifier: 9063
Abstract

Collection of autographs of individuals associated with George Gustav Heye, Frederick W. Hodge, and Indians of North America.

Dates: 1886-1928.

Handwritten notes on Indian names

 Collection — Huntington box 9 - folder 1
Identifier: 9255
Scope and content

Manuscript sent to Frederick Webb Hodge. Includes handwritten copies of manuscripts in the British Museum. Various notes on culture, relations, activities, as well as language and place names.

Dates: 1911.

Index by site and state to the archaeology of Mexico

 Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: 31924112438803]
Identifier: 9175
Scope and content

Index cards containing the name of an archaeological site in Mexico and the Mexican state where the site is located. The cards are arranged alphabetically by the name of the site and then repeated alphabetically by Mexican state. Each card references an atlas page number as well.

Dates: undated.

Indian vocabulary, places, and people: bibliographic references

 Collection — Huntington box 65
Identifier: 9177
Scope and content

Index cards arranged alphabetically with encyclopedic entries on each card. Cards have articles or newspaper clippings attached to them in addition to typed text. The entries all regard Indians and include places, people, such as chiefs and anthropologists, artifacts such as Folsom points, events, such as Indian conferences, and other associated terms, some in Indian languages. Some cards also give references to other terms and bibliographic information.

Dates: [ca. 1942].

Indians of Skagit County : an outline of native history from an Indian's point of view

 Collection — Huntington box 1: [Barcode: 31924092111024]
Identifier: 9068
Scope and content

Copy of a draft from before the paper was published. Also includes a letter from Martin J. Sampson to Mrs. Floyd Faller, dated May 9, 1960. The letter discusses the Skagit Tribes. The manuscript covers the different tribes of Skagit County, their religion, Indian legends, stories, Swinomish reservation, and government relations.

Dates: 1960.

James N. Wheelan Army commissions

 Collection
Identifier: 9249
Scope and content

Printed commissions signed by the President and the Secretary of War, appointing James N. Wheelan to the rank of Lieutenant Colonel (on two dates in 1899) and then to Brigadier General, retired (1904 and 1910). Signatories include Presidents William McKinley, Theodore Roosevelt, and William Taft.

Dates: 1899-1910.

Jane Kaquatosh estate correspondence

 Collection — Huntington box 9 - folder 1
Identifier: 9259
Scope and content Collection of letters regarding the property of Jane Kaquatosh of Neopit Wisconsin. Her husband Robert Kaquatosh is described as full blood an Indian and when he died his estate passed on to Jane until her death. The letters discuss the nuances of dealing with a property that is on tribal land, but is now part of an estate of an individual who was not born on the reservation nor enrolled in the tribe, despite being a Menominee. Letters discuss Kaquatosh's children, George Humpherville,...
Dates: 1930-1937.

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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