Draper manuscripts, 1740-1891.

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Draper manuscripts, 1740-1891.

1740-1891

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Papers created and collected by Lyman Draper reflecting his life-long interest in the history of the trans-Allegheny West from the frontier conflicts of the 1740s to the War of 1812. Although Draper's goal was to gather information on military events and the soldiers, scouts, and settlers who battled Indians, the British, and Tory sympathizers as white settlement advanced westward, the materials he collected also document social and economic factors, with details on the role of women and minorities on the frontier, cultural attitudes toward Indians, tribal history and traditions, and opinions on contemporary topics such as the Civil War, Reconstruction policies, the rise of the Ku Klux Klan, and other nineteenth century concerns. The papers are grouped by topic, period, or document type into fifty series.

97.2 c.f. (491 volumes) and123 reels of microfilm (35mm)

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Draper, Lyman Copeland, 1815-1891

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Lyman Copeland Draper (1815-1891), American historian known for his studies of the history of trans-Allegheny West. From 1854 to 1886, he served as director of The State Historical Society of Wisconsin from 1854 to 1886. From the description of Letters from Lyman C. Draper to Benson J. Lossing, 1855-1864. (Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens). WorldCat record id: 302021153 Lyman Copeland Draper was born in Lockport, New York on September 4, 1...