Frank Linabury collection on George Custer and the Battle of the Little Bighorn
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 the battle and Custer, photos of Indians, photos by L. A. Huffman including a colored original.
Dates
- 1880-1951-(bulk1920-1930.)
Creator
- Linabury, Frank (Collector, Person)
- Huffman, L. A. (Laton Alton), 1854-1931. (Person)
- Linabury, Frank (Former owner, Person)
- Huntington Free Library (Former owner, Organization)
Extent
7 items. (7 items.)
Language of Materials
English
Ownership and Custodial History
Provenance: Huntington Free Library; Frank Linabury fmo.
- Cavalry pioneer troops.
- Cheyenne Indians.
- Crazy Horse, approximately 1842-1877.
- Custer, George A. (George Armstrong), 1839-1876.
- Custer, Nevin Johnson, 1842-
- Dakota Indians
- Indians of North America
- Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument (Mont.)
- Little Bighorn, Battle of the, Mont., 1876.
- Reno, Marcus A. (Marcus Albert), 1835-1889.
- Sitting Bull, 1831-1890.
- Description rules
- Appm
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
Repository Details
Part of the Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections Repository
2B Carl A. Kroch Library
Cornell University
Ithaca NY 14853
607-255-3530
607-255-9524 (Fax)