Charles H. Barstow Scrapbook 1879-1891

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Charles H. Barstow Scrapbook 1879-1891

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The Charles H. Barstow Scrapbook was created by Charles H. Barstow for his daughter, Elizabeth, and given to her on February 16, 1891. The book contains mostly mounted newspaper clippings, the majority of which deal with the Crow Indian tribe, or other Native Americans of the northern plains. Topics include: various controversies regarding the sale or leasing of Crow lands, particularly during the fall of 1887; the alleged malfeasance of Indian Agents H. J. Armstrong and Henry E. Williamson; crime; cattle ranching in the Crow reservation area; the Wounded Knee massacre of 1890 and events leading to it. There are also obituaries and social notices of persons in New England that were apparently friends or relatives of Barstow.

1 volume

eng,

MSU-Bozeman Library, Merrill G Burlingame Special Collections

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Armstrong, Henry J. (Indian agent)

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Barstow, C. H. (Charles H.), -1908

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Charles H. Barstow was born in Massachusetts sometime around 1850 and came west after his father died. He first traveled to Wichita, Kansas, but relocated to Montana after the summer of 1876. He became the chief clerk for the government agent at the Crow Indian reservation around 1878 and held the position for twenty years. Barstow became an active collector of Crow artifacts and is credited with encouraging members of the tribe to create "ledger art" drawings to preserve their history and cultu...

Williamson, Henry E.

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