Correspondence, 1886-1914 and undated; other papers, most relating to his work as in Yukon Territory, 1897-1901 and undated; and photographs, most of Yukon Territory scenes, ca. 1900-1901 and undated. Most correspondence concerns his work in Alaska f...
Description:
William Henry White graduated from Yale University in 1900. He went to Alaska during the Klondike Gold Rush, arriving in August, 1900, and initially serving as a representative of a thawing machine company, involving R. M. Elliot, H. C. Elliot, and W...
Subject (Geographic):
Klondike River Valley (Yukon), Yukon., Forty Mile (Yukon), Dawson (Yukon), Alaska, Waterbury (Conn.), and Yukon
Subject (Name):
Elliot, H. C., Elliot, R. M., McCracken, W. L., Wade, Mary Elizabeth., White, George L., White, George L., Mrs., White, William Henry., Yale University, and Yukon Territory. Office of the Gold Commissioner.
Subject (Topic):
Students, Gold discoveries, Mining districts, Description and travel, and Hunting
The papers, primarily correspondence, deal with the rights of Indians to the land in the reservation under the treaty of 1868 and the agreement of 1882, the influx of settlers under President Arthur's executive order of Feb. 27, 1885, and the rights o...
Description:
Bishop William Hobart Hare (1839-1909), known as the "Apostle to the Sioux," was appointed in 1872 Bishop of Niobrara, which was expanded and renamed the Missionary District of South Dakota. Hare continued working in Dakota until his death.
Subject (Name):
Hare, William Hobart, 1838-1909. and Indian Rights Association.
Subject (Topic):
Dakota Indians, Government relations, and Reservations
Collection of correspondence, writings, and other papers growing out of Shawn's collaboration with Brooks on a collection of essays, Lulu in Hollywood (New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1982), about her life as a film actress. Correspondence features a large...
Description:
Louise Brooks (1906-1985), American dancer, actress, and author.
Subject (Geographic):
California, Los Angeles., and Hollywood (Los Angeles, Calif.)
Subject (Name):
Brooks, Louise, 1906-1985., Gottlieb, Robert, 1931-2023., Lantz, Robert., Shawn, William., and Sicre, J. P. (Jean-Pierre)
Subject (Topic):
American literature, Authors, American, Motion picture industry, Motion picture actors and actresses, and Social life and customs
The collection contains correspondence with President Abraham Lincoln relating to William Pickering's appointment as governor of Washington Territory and political conditions there. There are also testimonial letters and drafts of two messages to the ...
Description:
Typed transcript housed with originals.
Subject (Geographic):
Washington (State)
Subject (Name):
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865. and Pickering, William T., 1798-1873.
