Letters of Sallie J. Williams
Overview
Letters written to Sallie Williams from a daughter, her husband J.F. Williams, and other various relatives. The letters from her husband are from when he was on trips with members of the Cheyenne and Arapaho tribes while serving as an Indian Agent.
Dates
- Creation: 1873 - 1896
Creator
- Williams, Sallie J. (Compiler, Person)
- Williams, John Farmer (Correspondent, Person)
Conditions Governing Access
No access restrictions.
Conditions Governing Use
Spencer Library staff may determine use restrictions dependent on the physical condition of manuscript materials.
Biography of Sallie J. Williams
Sallie Williams was the wife of John Farmer Williams, who worked with the Arapaho and Cheyenne Native Americans at the Darlington Indian Agency in Indian Territory (later the state of Oklahoma).
Extent
2 folders (25 items + 1 folder)
Language of Materials
English
Scope and Contents
Letters from J. F. Williams to his wife are written on two trips, the first with some Arapahos to Topeka, Kansas to testify in court concerning a murder case, and the second with representative Arapahos to Washington, D.C. to meet U.S. President Ulysses S. Grant. Williams mentions Powder Face (and his wife and brother), Big Mouth, and some other individuals, including a woman that he refers to in disugst as the "thing" because she got drunk, but for the most part he refers to the Native members of these trips as a group, not individually.
There are some letters from the Williams' daughter, who was staying with an aunt in Garnett, Kansas to learn household management and to go to school. The remaining letters are addressed to Sallie Williams from other relatives and discuss family affairs, household management, the Chicago World's Fair, and general conditions of the times.
Photographs in the collection include images of Williams, Williams' colleague J.D. Miles, and some members of the Cheyenne and Arapaho.
Physical Location
RH MS P188
Physical Location
RH MS-P P188
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift, Maude Arnett, Lawrence, 1952.
Subject
- Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson), 1822-1885 (Person)
- Darlington Agency (Organization)
- Title
- Guide to the Sallie J. Williams Collection
- Subtitle
- Letters of Sallie J. Williams
- Author
- Finding aid prepared by kpz 11 April 1973. Finding aid encoded by mg, 2004. Finding aid revised by skt, 2010. Finding aid revised by mwh, 2021, 2023.
- Date
- 2010
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Finding aid written in English.
- Finding aid permalink
- http://hdl.handle.net/10407/4061433478
- Preferred citation
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Sallie J. Williams Collection, Kansas Collection, RH MS P188, Kenneth Spencer Research Library, University of Kansas Libraries
Repository Details
Part of the University of Kansas. Kenneth Spencer Research Library Repository