Camp mss., 1873-1918
Summary Information
Repository
Lilly Library (Indiana University, Bloomington)
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Creator
Camp, Walter Mason,
1867-1925.
TitleCamp mss., 1873-1918
Collection No.
LMC 1167
Extent
125 items
Language
Materials are in English
Abstract
Consists of the field notes of Walter
Mason Camp, 1867-1925, engineer, dealing with the Indians and Indian
Wars.
Access Restrictions
This collection is open for research.
Biographical Note
Born in 1867, Walter Mason Camp was a civil engineer who worked for the railroad and
spent many summers traveling throughout the country interviewing various
participants and survivors of the Indian wars. He died in 1925.
Arrangement
The collection is organized into the following series: I. Articles; II. Field Notes;
III. Photographs; and IV. Maps.
Scope and Content Note
The collection contains thousands of his pencilled notes, mostly on small bits of
paper. The notes arrived in over 80 envelopes and this arrangement has been
preserved.
Some of the field notes were arranged by topics and include material on Frank Dwight
Baldwin; James Montgomery Bell; Big Horse, Indian; Bozeman expedition, 1874;
Cheyenne Indian wars; Ben Clark, George Crook, George Armstrong Custer; Delaware
Indians; Daniel A. Knipe; Battle of Little Big Horn, 1876; Max Littman; Grant Marsh,
John Martin, Nez Perc' Indian wars; Battle of Rosebud, 1874; Hugh Lenox Scott;
Sundance Creek and Divide; Battle of Washita; Yellow Hair, Indian; Yellowstone
Campaign, 1873. There are also sixty- four envelopes unclassified miscellaneous
material.
Denver Public Library and Brigham Young University Library also received some of
Camp's field notes. A transcript of Camp's field notes from all three institutions
was made by Professor Kenneth Hammer for his book Custer in 76 (Brigham Young
University Press, l976). A copy of the transcript is available for on site use,
however no photocopies will be made without the permission of Professor Hammer.
Included are also four articles--Baldwin Indian Territory Expedition, 1874; General
Baldwin's Scout in Panhandle of Texas, 1874; Indian of Yesterday and Today; How Big
Horse Planned to Massacre Darlington, 1874--and the muster rolls of companies G, H,
I, J, K, L, and M of the 7th regiment, U.S. Cavalry.
In the collection are military maps in an oversized folder, and a group of
photographs.
The first folder in the box of articles contains a biographical sketch of Walter
Mason Camp.
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Indexing Terms
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Names
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Camp, Walter Mason,
1867-1925.
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Custer, George A. (George
Armstrong), 1839-1876.
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Baldwin, Frank Dwight,
1842-1923.
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Bell, James M.
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Yellow Hand,
1850?-1876.
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Knipe, Daniel
A.
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Scott, Hugh Lenox,
1853-1934.
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United States. Army.
Cavalry, 7th --Sources.
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United States. Army
--Sources.
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Administrative Information
Acquisition Information
Acquired: 1956
Usage RestrictionsPrior arrangements are not necessary before coming to the Library, however,
patrons from out of town are encouraged to communicate with the Library in
advance of their visits to ascertain availability of materials.
Photocopying permitted only with permission of the Curator of Manuscripts, Lilly
Library.
Preferred Citation
[Item], Camp mss., Lilly Library, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana.
Processing Information
Processed by Lilly Staff.
Series:
Box 1
Articles
Folder 2
General Baldwin's scout in panhandle of Texas, 1874
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Folder 3
How Big Horse planned to massacre Darlington
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Folder 5
U.S. Cavalry, 7th Regt. rosters for Companies A, B, C, D, E, F
(Transcript pages only. Originals filed in Ellison correspondence, May
11, 1935)
U.S. Cavalry, 7th Regt. rosters for Companies G, H, I, K, L,
M
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Series:
Box 2
Field Notes
Subseries:
Box 2
Topics
Folder 11
Little Big Horn, Battle of, 1876, III
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Folder 11
Washita, Battle of, and Ben Clark interview on
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Subseries:
Box 4
Unclassified
Information taken from front of envelopes. Names in boldface are
interviewees.
Folder 1
Envelope 2: Killing of Hoover boy by Cheyenne at Lamedeer
Agency; Baker's battlefield, Pease Bottom, Torn Pension, LeForge,
Paul
McCormick
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Folder 2
Envelope 3:
Guerrier,
Hancock burning village, Sand
Creek, Lt. Kidder
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Folder 3
Envelope 4:
V.T.
McGillycuddy,
1915: Battle White Clay
Creek, Slim Butter, Wounded Knee, Indian police, California Joe, Red
Cloud
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Folder 4
Envelope 5: Cheyenne River Reservation, Sept. 1915; Slim
Butter, Wounded Knee about Indian photos, etc.
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Folder 5
Envelope 6: Barkley statement of 1874, gold expedition from
Bozeman; odometer on Rosebud River, Sept. 1913; Bozeman expedition,
1874; Custer's camp, night of 6/24; Barkley; Wagon Box
site
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Folder 6
Envelope 8: biographical sketch of John Hunton; biographical
sketch of John Richard; Fort Laramie, June 1918
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Folder 7
Envelope 9: Garnett, Yellow Hand, Sioux names, etc.; Pine
Ridge, June 1918
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Folder 8
Envelope 10: Misc. interesting if not important; Interior and
Crow Creek, 1917;
Farnham,
John Davidson, He Dog (1915);
Calico;
Joe
Claymore
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Folder 9
Envelope 11: Pine Ridge (includes map); chronology of
Ogallala Sioux
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Kenneth Hammer transcript pp. 282-295; 315-320;
476-479
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Folder 10
Envelope 13: Gordon's train party of 76 men; Sioux City,
Yankton, Pierre, Mo. River Points, Winnebago, Omaha
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Folder 11
Envelope 14: Sappa Creek fight site, Apr. 23, 1875 (includes
map); Inquiries: Omaha, Lincoln, Columbus, Neb., Ainsworth, Neb.,
Grand Island, Neb., Humboldt, Neb., Bern, Kan., Oberlin, Kan., Sappa
Creek, Kan., Ash Hollow
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Folder 12
Envelope 33: Misc. inquiries at...St. Paul, Milwaukee; little
importance
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Folder 13
Envelope 34: Routes etc. in Wyoming and Montana
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Folder 14
Envelope 35: Cheyenne River Reservation; Wounded
Knee
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Folder 15
Envelope 36: Notes from
Jacob
Fry
about killing of Black Bear by Capt.
H.G. Nickerson's party; Clark's Bridge and over N. Platte,
etc.
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Folder 16
Envelope 37: Misc. notes...: Cheyenne, Wyo, Ft. Bridges, Salt
Lake City, Denver, Bent's Fort, Sand Creek (includes map), Summit
Springs
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Folder 17
Envelope 38: Misc. notes and data about several Indian fights
(includes map); also paragraphs for preface of book
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Box 5
Folder 1
Envelope 41: Killing of Sitting Bull; Little Big Horn, Lame
Deer, Sibley Scout, Fetterman, etc.
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Folder 2
Envelope 42: Killing of McGee by Johnny Brughier, Louis Le
Gore, etc.; E.H. Allison
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Folder 3
Envelope 43: Three men Terry sent to Crook; assisting wounded
of Reno to Far West, etc.; William Moran, 7th Infantry
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Folder 4
Envelope 44: Bob Jackson and family by
Harvey A. Fox
and
John A.
Bailey.
Not at Little Big Horn
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Folder 5
Envelope 46: Notes from Bismarck Tribune and Indian Affairs
reports; Surrender of Hostiles
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Folder 6
Envelope 47: Beecher Island, Little Big Horn, Dull Knife,
etc.; Bull Hump and White Bird, 1912
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Folder 7
Envelope 48: Notes of
Smith F.
Foster
re: Major Price, Miles, Buffalo
Wallow, German girls, adobe walls, etc.; Washington trip,
1921
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Folder 8
Envelope 49: Misc. notes re: books, papers, etc. to check at
Congressional Library
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Folder 9
Envelope 50: Two references - two memos of Camp's thought on
Whites and Indians Envelope 60: General thought of Camp - Whites and
Indians
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Folder 10
Envelope 62: Misc. notes re: Spotted Tail, Lieut. Kidder,
Mrs. Eubank, Two Strike, etc.;
Antoine
Bordeaux,
Little Hawk
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Folder 11
Envelope 64: Crow war 1887;
Maj. Burkhardt,
1/16/13; Beecher Island;
Mrs. Eubank; capture of Sitting Bull;
Gen. Frank Baldwin,
1/20/13;
I.H.P.
Wiggins,
1/20/13;
Eli Zigler,
1/25/13;
Col. Geo. S.
Young;
Running Wolf,
2/6/13; Rees,
Walter S.
Sterland,
2/5/13;
Howard Morton,
Chalmers Smith,
1/18/13
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Folder 12
Envelope 65:
W.B.
Jordon;
Surrender of Sitting Bull and his
death by De Loria, grave and monument
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Folder 13
Envelope 67: Sitting Bull in Canada: notes from letter in
Regina Leader, 3-17-85; comment of court on surrender because
starved out
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Folder 14
Envelope 68: Location of Old Red Cloud Agency, west of
Crawford, Neb.
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Folder 15
Envelope 69: Deaths of Head Chief and Young Mule per William
Rowland, 9/26/13;
Two
Moons
9/26/13, Fetterman and Reynolds fights,
etc.; Crook's fight 3/17/76, site of Wolf Mountain
Battlefield
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Folder 16
Envelope 70:
Curly
interview, 9/30/13, per
Thomas LeForge,
interpreter,
etc.; Notes Crow: Cut Ear, Hairy Moccasin; Lt. C.F. Smith, Fetterman
fight
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Folder 17
Envelope 71: 1918: Lt. Fetterman, Bozeman Trail, Killing of
Sioux messengers by Crows
Gen. E.S.
Godfrey,
Antoine Bordeaux
& Mrs. Bettelyon,
Big
Bat,
Utah campaign 1857 & Ft. Bridges,
Clarence Three
Stars,
George Little
Dog
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Folder 18
Envelope 72:
Gen. John W.
Bubb
(Slim Butter), 11/19/15, Lt. Phil
Kearney veterans, J.G. Tritten,
Dennis
Duffy,
Hayfield fight, Lt. C.F. Smith,
Frank
Ruland,
Killian Innes
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Box 6
Folder 1
Envelope 75: Lamedeer fight,
Charles Reynolds,
Fetterman and Wagon
Box,
Gen. Miles,
Powder River fight, 3/17/76;
Gen.
Morton,
1/27/14, Crook's starvation;
Battle of the Rosebud, 6/17/76;
Gen.
Andrew F. Burt,
Lt. C.F. Smith;
Gen. Fred C.
Ainsworth,
1/25/14, Gen. Howard, Bannock War
of 1878
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Folder 2
Envelope 77: Notes re: Little Big Horn from
Young Hawk
and
Two Strikes
who did not recall scout Baker;
Rees
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Folder 3
Envelope 78:
Miss
Collins,
1/15/13, re: Sitting Bull and
Ghost Dance, etc.
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Folder 4
Envelope 79:
Col C.A.
Booth,
9/7/12, at Pease Bottom with Co. B,
6/25/76, saw Curly after Little Big Horn kill buffalo (includes
map)
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Folder 5
Envelope 80: at Little Eagle,
Goose, 7/26/11, Rev. Reed, etc., Sitting Bull's
house
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Folder 6
Envelope 81: Cheyenne River Reservation, July 1912,
Little Crow, Lamedeer fight; misc. notes
re: Hump, Little Big Horn, Bears Paw and Big Foot's
band,
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Folder 7
Envelope 82:
William E.
Morris,
notes on Reno fight and escape to
hill[?], names of men shot with or near Morris
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Folder 8
Envelope 83:
W.H.
Norton,
1911, re: Muggins Taylor's
dispatch of Little Big Horn from Gibbs; Mitch Bowyer, Mrs. Sloan,
Countryman
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Folder 9
Envelope 85:
Col. R.E. Thompson
saw bodies at Little Big Horn; Col. C.W. Taylor at Wounded Knee
surrender, etc.
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Folder 10
Envelope 86: Killing of Hugh Boyle and death of Head Chief
and Young Uncle Lamedeer, Sept.13, 1890; from inquest and St. Paul
Pioneer, 9/20/90
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Folder 11
Envelope 87: Washita--Fort Cobb--from reports and letters in
Missouri Repub. (St. Louis, Dec.-Jan. 68-69. Sheridan's Official
Reports in Indian Territory.
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Folder 12
Envelope 88: Data from Roe and his report re: Custer Little
Big Horn monument; re: fight, 8/11/73.
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Folder 13
Envelope 89: Wounded Knee: Data on monument and notes of
battlefield and fight from Indian side (1910).
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Folder 14
Envelope 90: Interviews re: Wounded Knee with
Andrew Good Thunder,
Little Hawk,
No Flesh;
Louis
Bordeaux re: Beecher Island, etc., very important; Rosebud
Reservation, Interviews, etc., Summer 1912.
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Folder 15
Envelope 91: Notes re: Howard, Joseph, etc. from
Felix
Corbett,
James Stewart,
J.G. Rowton,
and
Mr.
Stites.
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Folder 16
Envelope 92:
Barnitz
re: Washita;
Col. E.J. McClernand
after
Little Big Horn;
Garlington
and
McCormick.
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Folder 17
Envelope 115: Miscellaneous map data re: Little Big
Horn.
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Folder 18
Envelope 116: Notes of surveys for Little Big Horn map;
survey of trail.
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Folder 19
Envelope 121: Notes re: locations of bodies of Sergeant
Butler and Corporal Foley at Little Big Horn.
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Folder 20
Envelope 122: Notes re: Ford A as identified by
Roy.
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Box 7
Folder 1
Envelope 127: Notes re: Nez Perce, Bridger, Shoshones, Ben
Clark. Names on picture of White Antelope, Shot in the Eye and Roman
Nose; important.
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Folder 2
Envelope 129: Notes re: Indians and whites, Preface, Little
Big Horn, Nez Perce, scouts, mules, and Dakota agencies,
etc.
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Folder 3
Envelope 130: Notes re: Preface, whites and Indians, Little
Big Horn, Wounded Knee, Canyon Creek, Bears Paw, etc.
(
Lynch,
Ryan,
Scott,
Barnitz,
Knife,
Garlington,
etc.)
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Folder 4
Envelope 131: Notes re: whites and Indians, preface, Little
Big Horn, Washita, Beecher Island, references Minnesota Historical
Society, etc.,
Billy
Jackson,
Keirn[?],
Mrs. Custer,
etc.
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Folder 5
Envelope 132: Interviews with
Little Wolf,
Broken Foot,
daughter of Dull
Knife;
Location of Fort Reno, Lamedeer, and
Dull Knife fights; 1918 trip: Nor Cheyenne Reservation, Bozeman
Trail, Little Wolf, Mrs. Flying
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Folder 6
Envelope 133: Miscellaneous questions (unanswered) at many
places re: Nez Perce, etc.; books, articles, etc.
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Folder 7
Envelope 134: Notes re: whites and Indians, Preface, Little
Big Horn, Nez Perce, etc.; Reference to Maguire's reports, etc.; Ben
Clark biography by Mooney.
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Folder 8
Envelope 135: Notes, clippings, references, etc.; Notes from
Herendeen,
Ray,
Gerard,
W.B. Jordan,
James Boyle,
Creighton,
etc.; and
nothing important except references
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Folder 9
Envelope 136: Notes re: Whites and Indians, Preface, Little
Big Horn, Fetterman, Crook, etc. fights. Death of Left
Hand.
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Subseries:
Box 8
Field Notes. Unclassified - Miscellaneous I-IX
Folder 1
Field Notes. Unclassified - Miscellaneous I
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Folder 2
Field Notes. Unclassified - Miscellaneous II
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Folder 3
Field Notes. Unclassified - Miscellaneous III
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Folder 4
Field Notes. Unclassified - Miscellaneous IV
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Folder 5
Field Notes. Unclassified - Miscellaneous V
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Folder 6
Field Notes. Unclassified - Miscellaneous VI
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Folder 7
Field Notes. Unclassified - Miscellaneous VII
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Folder 8
Field Notes. Unclassified - Miscellaneous VIII
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Folder 9
Field Notes. Unclassified - Miscellaneous IX
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Series:
Box 3
Folder 6
Appendix 1: Photographs
1. Camp, Walter Mason. n.d. "Photographed by [Rivkin?] in 1934
from photo by Gibson, Sykes & Fowler, McVickers Theater Bldg.,
Chicago, Ill..." 2 copies.
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2. Summer trip among Indians, 1912: Grand River, Rosebud
Reservation, Arickarees, One Bull. Photographs taken by Walter Mason
Camp
a. Group scene of people seated on benches and chairs,
listening to an Indian speak
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b. Six Indians, including a young boy, seated in a
tent
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c. Indian in traditional dress; wagons and tents in
background
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d. Indian in traditional dress near doorway of log
structure
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f. Formal portrait of Indian in traditional dress
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g. Formal portrait of seven male Indians in traditional
dress
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h. Group of Indians of various ages in traditional dress and
one white male (W.M. Camp?)
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i. Group of Indians and white male clergyman in
church
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j. Group of 16 people (white and Indian) posed in front of
teepee and U.S. flag (Negative only)
k. Four white males posed in front of teepee (Negative
only)
l. Copy of photograph of Indian in traditional dress, by A.
Bogardus, 872 Broadway, cor. 18th St., N.Y.
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3. DeSmet, Rev. Pierre Jean, S.J., Fort Berthold, North Dakota.
n.d. Calling card photograph by Nichols & Howard, Photographers, 60
North Fourth St., St. Louis, Mo.
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4. Reynolds, Joseph Jones. n.d. Photograph from The Collection of
Americana of Frederick H. Meserve, New York
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Appendix 2: Maps
1. Camp, W[alter] M[ason]. "Surveyed by W. M. Camp, September,
1908." Indicates Reno's Advance to Attack Village, and other details
including Ford A. Blueprint. 40.5x45cm. Notes in pencil with red
pencilled heading: "Interview with McDougall, 6/26/09"
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2. [Camp, Walter Mason]. Surveyed by [W. M. Camp? Date?
(information torn off but matches above Survey)]. Indicates Reno's
Advance to Attack Village, and other details including Ford B.
Blueprint. 40.5x45cm. Notes in pencil with red pencilled heading:
"Interview with Rees, 8/24/09"
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3. Maguire, Lt. Edward, Corp of Engineers. "Custer's Battlefield,
June 25, 1876." Drawn by Sergeant Charles Becker, Co. D, Battalion of
Engineers, under Maguire's supervision. Blackprint. 38x52cm.
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4. Maguire, Lt. Edward. "Map of the Line of March of the Troops
serving in the Department of Dakota in the campaign against Hostile
Sioux, 1876." Drawn by James E. Wilson, Sergeant, U.S. Engineers, under
Maguire's supervision. Blueprint. 48x124cm. Two copies, one with notes
in red pencil.
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5. Maguire, Lt. Edward. "Plan of the Battlefield on the Little
Big Horn Creek, Dakota Territory, June 25, 1876. to accompany his
preliminary Report to the Chief of Engineers, Dated July 2, 1876."
Blueprint. 22.5x27.3cm.
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6. Maguire, Lt. Edward. "Plan of the Battlefield of the 7th Regt.
Cav. (June 25, 1876). Lt. Col. Custer, Maj. Reno, Capt. Benteen, 7th
Cav., Commanding." Blackprint. 33x44.2cm.
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7. "Map of parts of Kansas, Indian Ter., Texas and New Mexico."
In 4 parts, each 35x47.5cm. Photostats. Pencilled note reads: This
four-sheet manuscript map is undoubtedly the one which accompanied Gen
Miles Report of Mar. 4 1875 on the Indian Ter. Expn of 1874. W[illiam]
C[arey] B[rown]." See: Hammer, page xi.
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8. Mills, Capt. Anson, 3rd Cav. "Map of the Battle of Powder
River between Companies E, I, & K, 2nd E, F, & M, 3rd Cavalry,
under command of Col. J. J. Reynolds, 3rd Cavalry, and the hostile Band
of Ogallala Sioux under Crazy Horse, March 17, 1876. A true
transcription from the original by me submitted Apr 21, 76, Anson
Mills." Blueprint. 34x43cm.
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9. Morton, Charles, 2d Lt., 3rd Cav. "Map of the Route of the Big
Horn Expedition Commanded by Brig. General Crook, March 1st to 26th,
1876." Stamped May 7, 1876, a true tracing, W. S. Stanton, Capt. of
Engineers. Blueprint. 44.5x87cm.
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10. Morton, Charles. "Sketch of Crazy Horse's village and
vicinity." Stamped May 7, 1876, a true tracing, W. S. Stanton, Capt. of
Engineers. Blueprint. 33.3x36cm. Notes in pencil
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11. Red Cloud Agency. Map of Red Cloud Agency in Dawes County,
T31N-R52W. 1913. Oilskin. 33x66.5cm. In pencil. Accompanied by notes
entitled: Levels from River to the Monument. 2 pages. 10.5x13.5cm. In
pencil
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12. Oilskin map of an unidentified area. 29x37.5 cm. In pencil
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13. U. S. Dept. of Agriculture. Big Horn National Forest,
Wyoming, 1917. 52x51cm. Printed.
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14. U. S. Dept. of Interior. Crow Indian Reservation, Montana,
1910. 78x105cm. Printed.
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15. U. S. Geological Survey. Topographic map. Montana (Rosebud
County), Rosebud Quadrangle. Surveyed 1891-92. 52x39.5cm. Printed. Notes
in blue and black pencil
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16. [U. S. Geological Survey. Topographic map.] [Montana], St.
Xavier Quadrangle, and [Wyoming], Bald Mountain Quadrangle. Cut out and
pasted together. 40x32cm. Printed. Notes in pencil
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17. U. S. Geological Survey. Topographic map. Wyoming-Montana,
Sheridan Quadrangle. Surveyed in 1898 and 1909. 50.4x42cm. Printed.
Notes in pencil
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