Ethno-history collection, [ca. 1936]-1948.

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Ethno-history collection, [ca. 1936]-1948.

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Primarily reproductions (photostats and microfilm) of primary source materials from various repositories that document contacts between Native Americans of the Mississippi Valley and Europeans and, later on, Americans. Periods covered encompass French exploration, British expansion, and U.S. expansion to ca. 1841. Includes reproductions of letters, journals, and memoirs of explorers, generals, governors, and fur traders; maps; records of the Office of Indian Affairs; the unpublished Histoire du Séminaire des MIssions Etrangères de Québec; and Sargent Ordway's account of his experiences on the Lewis and Clark expedition. Topics include military operations, trade, linguistics, tribal customs, trails, the rivalry between Seminarian and Jesuit missionaries, the flora and fauna of the Fox River Valley, and the administration of Louisiana in the 18th century. Also contains material from the Ohio and Missouri River Valleys, the Natchez-Mobile region, and the Lake-of-the-Woods area of present-day Canada.

12 drawers, 4 shelves of oversize material.

University of Chicago Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7650727

University of Chicago Library

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Lewis and Clark Expedition (1804-1806)

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After elected president, Thomas Jefferson wanted a direct and practicable water communication across the continent and US sovereignty over the land occupied by the many different Indian tribes along the Missouri River. In 1803, Jefferson commissioned the Corps of Discovery and named Army Captain Meriwether Lewis its leader. Lewis selected William Clark as second in command. The Corps of Discovery departed from Camp Dubois (Illinois) on May 14, 1804, and met up with Lewis in St. Charles, Missour...

University of Chicago. Department of anthropology

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The Department of Anthropology of the University of Chicago sponsored a project (ca. 1936-1948) to microfilm and photograph primary source materials that documented the contacts between Native Americans of the Mississippi Valley and white men. The project was directed by Fay-Cooper Cole. From the description of Ethno-history collection, [ca. 1936]-1948. (University of Chicago Library). WorldCat record id: 52248144 Established as a separate department, 1929. Formerly part of ...