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Indians of North America

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 147 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.
Found in: Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections / Charles M. Russell's genuine portrayals of the old west by the greatest western artist, scrapbook

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.
Found in: Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections / Chief Wolf Wanna posters

Clarence Bloomfield Moore collection

 Collection
Identifier: 9181
Abstract

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

Dates: 1891-1918.
Found in: Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections / Clarence Bloomfield Moore collection

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.
Found in: Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections / Colored photographs of the frontier

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.
Found in: Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections / Constance Goddard DuBois papers

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.
Found in: Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections / Correspondence from Pima Indian Agency, Sacaton, Arizona

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.
Found in: Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections / Correspondence to and about Daniel Claus

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.
Found in: Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections / Correspondence to Jedidiah Morse

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.
Found in: Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections / Cree language studies

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
Found in: Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections / Crónica de Michoacán : Mapa de Michoacán.

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