Bent-Hyde Papers 1905-1918

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Bent-Hyde Papers 1905-1918

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George Bent, the son of William Bent and his Cheyenne wife, Owl Woman, was born at Bent’s Fort, Colorado, in 1843. As a witness of the Indian wars and conflicts in Colorado, Bent became a mediator and translator for the Cheyenne. He became an interpreter for George Hyde, a well known historian and interpreter of Indian life and customs whom Bent assisted in documenting Indian life on the Plains before 1875. Bent and Hyde corresponded from 1905 until Bent’s death in 1918.

.5 linear feet, maps and papers

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University of Colorado at Boulder Libraries. Archives Dept.

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Hyde, George E., 1882-1968

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Bent, George, 1843-1918

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George Bent (1843-1918), son of Colonel William Bent, fur trader and founder of Bent's Fort, and Owl Woman, a Cheyenne, daughter of White Thunder, went to school in St. Louis. By 1904 he was living in Colony, Oklahoma. From the description of George Bent papers, 1904-1926. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 702127533 George Bent, born in Bent's Fort in 1843, the son of William Bent and his Cheyenne wife. As a witness of the Indian wars and conflicts in Colorado during the late 1...