Orvel A. Criqui collection, circa 1862 - 1994.

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Orvel A. Criqui collection, circa 1862 - 1994.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/696831467

Research materials of Orvel A. Criqui and, before him, Colonel Ray G. Sparks. The materials focus on such topics as Forsyth's Scouts and the Battle of Beecher Island in Yuma County, Colorado; George Custer; Butterfield Overland Dispatch (B.O.D.); and various aspects of life on the western American frontier in the 19th century, including Native American tribes and individuals, forts and railroads, U.S. military and its operations, etc. Records consist of microfilmed and photocopied primary source documents (very few original documents are in the collection), correspondence, publications and articles of interest, newspaper clippings, photographs and drawings, maps, and other materials documenting both Criqui's and Sparks' research interests. The majority of the research appears to have been conducted during the 1950s-1970s. The folders are color coded topically by such topics as individuals in Forsyth's Scouts; Native Americans; People; Places, etc. A basic folder listing for most of the collection is available upon request.

Circa 24 cubic feet.

Kansas State Historical Society

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SNAC Resource ID: 7998836

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Custer, George Armstrong, 1839-1876

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Custer's paternal ancestors, Paulus and Gertrude Küster, came to the North American English colonies around 1693 from the Rhineland in Germany, probably among thousands of Palatines whose passage was arranged by the English government to gain settlers in New York and Pennsylvania. According to family letters, Custer was named after George Armstrong, a minister, in his devout mother's hope that her son might join the clergy. Custer was born in New Rumley, Ohio, to Emanuel Henry Custer (1806...

Sparks, Raymond G.

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Forsyth, George Alexander, 1837-1915

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Criqui, Orvel A.

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