Harry C. James papers, 1938-1978.

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Harry C. James papers, 1938-1978.

Research papers, draft manuscripts, correspondence, photographs for a planned biography of James Willard Schultz. Collection consists primarily of the James manuscript in three stages of writing and editing ; research correspondence with various sources contacted for biographical information ; photocopies of primary sources in the collections of institutions indexed by James ; photographs.

2 linear ft.

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Schultz, James Willard, 1859-1947

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James Willard Schultz (1859-1947) lived in and wrote about the northwestern portion of Montana now included within the Blackfeet Reservation and Glacier National Park. In 1877, at the age of 18, he traveled from his birthplace in Boonville, New York to Fort Benton, Montana Territory. He became interested in American Indians, and lived for many years with the Blackfeet Indians as an accepted member of their nation. Drawing upon his experiences on the western frontier he later wrote thrilling and ...

James, Harry C. (Harry Clebourne), 1896-1978

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Harry Clebourne James (1896-1978) was a Canadian native who settled in Los Angeles, California in 1913. He became a writer and educator, opening his own private school for boys called the Trailfinders which stressed outdoors activities. James became friends with James Willard Schultz sometime in the 1920s and, following Schultz's death, continued his contacts with Schultz's wife, Jessica Donaldson Schultz. After he had written several books on American Indians, James attempted to write a definit...