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George Catlin papers

 Collection
Call Number: MS P499

Overview

Letters concerning the proposed publication of The North American Indians in the Middle of the Nineteenth Century, fast passing to extinction and leaving no monuments of their own behind them by 19th century author and illustrator of the American West, George Catlin. The bulk of the collection (items 2-6) are letters from Henry Steele of Jersey City to Ezra Cornell (1807-1874) of Ithaca, New York, the founder of Cornell University (1868), soliciting his support for the publication. Letters written from Brussels, Belgium; Paris, France; and Jersey City, New Jersey.

Dates

  • Creation: 1869 - 1870

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

No access restrictions.

Conditions Governing Use

Spencer Library staff may determine use restrictions dependent on the physical condition of manuscript materials.

Extent

7 folders (7 items in 7 folders)

Language of Materials

English

Physical Location

MS P499

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Bequest of Ralph Nicholson Ellis, 1945

Bibliography

  • Roehm, Marjorie Catlin. The Letters of George Catlin and his Family Berkeley: University of California Press, 1966, esp. pages 375-396, 445-448. The editor is unaware of these letters.
  • Truettner, William H. The Natural Man Observed: A Study of Catlin's Indian Gallery. Washington: Smithsonian Institution Press, 1979, pages 56-69.
Title
Guide to the George Catlin Papers
Subtitle
George Catlin papers
Author
Finding aid prepared by am, December 30, 1983. Finding aid encoded by mg, 2005.
Date
2005
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
Finding aid written in English.
Finding aid permalink
http://hdl.handle.net/10407/1399317415
Preferred citation
George Catlin papers, MS P499, Kenneth Spencer Research Library, University of Kansas.

Repository Details

Part of the University of Kansas. Kenneth Spencer Research Library Repository

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