James Willard Schultz papers, 1867-1969.

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James Willard Schultz papers, 1867-1969.

Biographical material (some posthumous), draft manuscripts and publications, correspondence and research files (including interview transcripts with Blackfeet), photographs. Photos generally focus on Arapaho, Blackfeet, Blood, Shoshoni and Kutenai Indians, the Schultz family, and Glacier/Waterton National Parks.

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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 ...