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Stephen R. Riggs and family papers., 1837-1988 (bulk 1837-1869).

Title: Stephen R. Riggs and family papers. 1837-1988 (bulk 1837-1869).

Letters, reminiscences, genealogical data, and miscellany of this Presbyterian missionary, his wife Mary Ann Longley Riggs, and other family members, focusing on the Riggs' missionary service at Lake Harriet (now Minneapolis) and Lac Qui Parle, Minnesota (1837-1862), his work as an interpreter during the U.S.-Dakota War (1862), and his subsequent activities as an author of Dakota-language teaching materials.

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Hale, Calvin H. (Calvin Henry), 1818-1887. Calvin H. Hale letterbook and astrological charts by Charles C. Case, 1862-1864, 1893-1895.

Title: Calvin H. Hale letterbook and astrological charts by Charles C. Case, 1862-1864, 1893-1895.

Handwritten copies of Hale's outgoing correspondence as Washington Territorial Superintendent of Indian Affairs (1862 Nov. 20-1864 Jun. 11), containing 144 p. (72 leaves) of copies of outgoing letters, chiefly to William P. Dole, Commissioner of Indian Affairs in Washington, D.C., as well as letters to local agents in Washington, Oregon, and Idaho.

ArchivalResource: 3 items.

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Leonard, Levi O., 1854-1942. Papers of Levi O. Leonard 1839-1941 (Part 2).

Title: Papers of Levi O. Leonard 1839-1941 (Part 2).

ArchivalResource: Papers, 32.5 linear ft. (65 boxes)Photographs, 4 linear ft. (8 boxes)

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Dole, William P., ca. 1818-1889. Papers of William P. Dole, 1861-1901.

Title: Papers of William P. Dole, 1861-1901.

The collection consists of the business papers (including some facsimile copies) of William P. Dole (ca. 1818-1889). The bulk of the collection centers around Dole's land acquisitions in Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Nebraska and Colorado and his mining interests in Utah, Nevada, and California. Many promissory notes and some deeds may be found in the collection.

ArchivalResource: 455 pieces.4 boxes.

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Martin, Henry. Letters on Indian affairs and mining, 1861-1864.

Title: Letters on Indian affairs and mining, 1861-1864.

ArchivalResource: 7 items.

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Riggs, Stephen Return, 1812-1883. Stephen R. Riggs and family papers, 1837-1988 (bulk 1837-1869).

Title: Stephen R. Riggs and family papers, 1837-1988 (bulk 1837-1869).

Letters, reminiscences, genealogical data, and miscellany of this Presbyterian missionary, his wife Mary Ann Longley Riggs, and other family members, focusing on the Riggs' missionary service at Lake Harriet (now Minneapolis) and Lac Qui Parle, Minnesota (1837-1862), his work as an interpreter during the 1862 Dakota Conflict, and his subsequent activities as an author of Dakota-language teaching materials. Included is extensive correspondence with Riggs and Longley family members; letters from other missionaries in Minnesota and Dakota Territory; letters from Minnesota and national political leaders; letters from religious organizations, especially the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions, the American Bible Society, and the American Tract Society; and many letters from Indians, most in the Dakota language. There is also information on the Civil War, settlement of Indian claims for land and money, and the publication of Riggs' writings, and a set of biographical sketches of American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions missionaries.

ArchivalResource: 1.95 cubic feet (3 boxes)

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Dole, William P., ca. 1818-1889. Letter, 1864.

Title: Letter, 1864.

Letter (August 22, 1864) written by William P. Dole, Office of Indian Affairs, Washington, D.C., to William F. Otto, Assistant Secretary of Interior, concerning the building of a town on the Siletz Indian Reservation at Yaquina Bay, Oregon; Dole argues against the establishment of a town.

ArchivalResource: 3 p.

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