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Creator:

Curtis, Edward S., 1868-1952  Search this

Woodruff, Charles Albert, 1845-1920  Search this

Correspondent:

Leupp, Francis E. (Francis Ellington), 1849-1918  Search this

Names:

Curley  Search this

Custer, George Armstrong, 1839-1876  Search this

Reno, Marcus A. (Marcus Albert), 1835-1889  Search this

Two Moon, 1847-1917  Search this

White Man Runs Him, approximately 1855-1925  Search this

Extent:

25 Items (2.5 inches (1 document box)

Culture:

Apsáalooke (Crow/Absaroke)  Search this

Sioux  Search this

Tsitsistas/Suhtai (Cheyenne)  Search this

Indians of North America -- Great Plains  Search this

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Manuscripts

Place:

Little Bighorn Battlefield (Mont.)

Date:

bulk 1905, 1907-1908

Scope and Contents:

This collection contains materials relating to Edward S. Curtis' 1907-1908 investigation into the Battle of Little Bighorn. The collection contains Curtis' notes; transcriptions of eyewitness accounts of Crow scouts Curley (as told to Chas. F. Roe, published in Army & Navy Journal, March 10, 1982) and White Man Runs Him and Cheyenne chief Two Moons; and letters from General Charles A. Woodruff, who was assigned by the U.S. Army to corroborate Curtis's findings in 1908. Also includes a 1905 letter from Francis E. Leupp, Comissioner of Indian Affairs, to Curtis

Biographical / Historical:

Edward Sheriff Curtis (1868-1952) was a photographer, known for his images of Native Americans and of the American West. In preparation for his volume on the Sioux for his 20 volume publication, The North American Indian, he investigated the details of the Battle of Little Bighorn, also known as Custer's Last Stand (June 25, 1876). He first visited the battleground in 1905 and interviewed many of the Sioux participants. He returned in 1907, and with the help of three Crow scouts who were with George Armstrong Custer that day, Curtis retraced Custer's steps on his final day. Curtis submitted a report to President Theodore Roosevelt and army officials, and upon their request, chose not to publish his findings out of deference to Custer's widow, who was alive at the time. Shortly before his death in 1952, Curtis passed on his manuscript to his son Harold with the request that he find a home for his papers. Thirty-six year later, shortly before his own death, Harold donated his father's manuscript to the National Museum of American History. Curtis' manuscript was later transferred to the National Anthropological Archives.

Local Numbers:

NAA MS 2000-18

Local Note:

See NAA vertical file under "Curtis, Edward S." for more information.

Topic:

Little Bighorn, Battle of the, Mont., 1876  Search this

Genre/Form:

Manuscripts

Citation:

Manuscript 2000-18, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution

Identifier:

NAA.MS2000-18

Archival Repository:

National Anthropological Archives

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nw32d9d3a4d-36de-425d-be35-8c50cbc5eb83

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-naa-ms2000-18

Names:

Medicine Crow Chief  Search this

Plenty Coups, 1848-1932  Search this

Red Cloud, Jack  Search this

Two Moon, 1847-1917  Search this

Wanamaker, Rodman, 1863-1928  Search this

White Man Runs Him, approximately 1855-1925  Search this

Wooden Leg, 1858-1940  Search this

Extent:

1 Copy negative

1 Copy print

Culture:

Indians of North America  Search this

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Copy negatives

Copy prints

Photographs

Place:

Staten Island (New York, N.Y.)

Date:

1913

Scope and Contents note:

Photograph made from a framed print depicting American Indians at groundbreaking ceremonies for Rodman Wanamaker's proposed National Memorial to the First Americans on Staten Island, on February 22, 1913. Included in the image are Cheyenne chief Wooden Leg, Cheyenne chief Two Moons, Rodman Wanamaker, Crow chief Plenty Coups, Crow chief Medicine Crow, Crow Indian White Man Runs Him, and Oglala Sioux chief Jack Red Cloud. The original photograph may have been made by the Bain News Service.

Biographical/Historical note:

In 1913, department store owner Rodman Wanamaker (1863-1928) sponsored a project that brought American Indians to New York for the groundbreaking of a proposed National Memorial to the First Americans on Staten Island; however, the monument was never built. Wanamaker also sponsored three photographic expeditions between 1908 and 1913, intending to document the "vanishing race" of American Indians.

Local Call Number(s):

NAA Photo Lot R82-55

Location of Other Archival Materials:

Photographs collected by Wanamaker can be found in the National Anthropological Archives in Photo Lot 64.

Additional photographs of this event can be found in the Library of Congress in the George Grantham Bain Collection.

Restrictions:

The collection is open for research.

Access to the collection requires an appointment.

Rights:

This copy collection has been obtained for reference purposes only. Contact the repository for terms of use and access.

Genre/Form:

Photographs

Citation:

Photo lot R82-55, Copy photograph of Memorial to First Americans groundbreaking, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution

Identifier:

NAA.PhotoLot.R82-55

Archival Repository:

National Anthropological Archives

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nw39b890207-c58a-4967-90d4-972c42401c38

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-naa-photolot-r82-55

Photographer:

Dixon, Joseph K. (Joseph Kossuth)  Search this

Artist:

Sharpe, J. H.  Search this

Names:

Rodman Wanamaker Expedition  Search this

Alligator  Search this

Alligator-stands-up  Search this

Arrow Woman  Search this

Bad Baby  Search this

Bad Man  Search this

Bird-all-over-the-ground  Search this

Corner-of-the-mouth  Search this

Coyote Running  Search this

Gray Bull  Search this

Gray Hair  Search this

Hairy-moccasin  Search this

Medicine Crow Chief  Search this

Old Coyote  Search this

Sharp Horn  Search this

Shows-a-fish  Search this

Takes-five  Search this

The Bread  Search this

Two Leggings, Chief  Search this

White Man Runs Him, approximately 1855-1925  Search this

Wolf-lies-down  Search this

Extent:

30 Prints

Culture:

Apsáalooke (Crow/Absaroke)  Search this

Indians of North America -- Great Plains  Search this

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Prints

Date:

undated

Scope and Contents:

Contents: Original number 156. Sharp Horn, age 90 . Crow. 160. Sharp Horn, age 90. Crow. (Negative Number 56,817). 163. Gray Bull and family. Crow. 167. Bird-all-over-the-ground. Crow. 171. Crow woman. (Negative Number 56,816). 172. Gray Hair. Crow. 173. Old Coyote, age 50. Crow. 174. Alligator. Crow. 176. Coyote Running. Crow. 178. Alligator-stands-up. Crow. 179. Bad Baby. Crow. 181. Arrow Woman. Child. Crow. 182. Chief Medicine Crow. Crow tribe. 184. Chief Medicine Crow. Crow tribe. (Negative Number 56,818) 186. Shows-a-fish. Crow. 187. Shows-a-fish. Crow. 188. The Bread. Crow. 189. The Bread. Crow. 190. The Bread. Crow. 191. The Bread. Crow. 192. Bad Man. Crow. 200. Corner-of-the-mouth, age 57. Crow. 238. White-man-runs-him, 65. Custer scout. Crow. 242. White-man-runs-him, age 65. Custer Scout. Crow. 244. White-man-runs-him, age 65. Custer scout. Crow. 282. Wolf-lies-down. Crow. 287. Wolf-lies-down. A chief and wise man of the Crow tribe. "The Ole Arrowhead Maker." 288. Takes-five. Crow Woman. 308. Hairy-moccasin. Crow. 447. Chief Two Leggings. Crow. Painting by J. H. Sharp, ca. 1900.

Local Numbers:

NAA MS 4416

Local Note:

Prints with University of Indiana Numbers between 156-447.

Filed: Original Prints series, Crow.

Topic:

Photographs  Search this

Citation:

Manuscript 4416, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution

Identifier:

NAA.MS4416

Archival Repository:

National Anthropological Archives

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nw381983c0c-5518-4484-9e13-3b456a5d0e13

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-naa-ms4416

Author:

Harcey, Dennis W  Search this

Croone, Brian R  Search this

Medicine Crow, Joseph 1913-2016  Search this

Subject:

White Man Runs Him approximately 1855-1925  Search this

United States Army Cavalry, 7th  Search this

Physical description:

221 pages : illustrations, map ; 23 cm

Type:

Biography

History

Place:

Great Plains

Date:

1993

©1993

Topic:

Scouts (Reconnaissance)  Search this

History  Search this

Call number:

CT275.W5842 H3 1993

Data Source:

Smithsonian Libraries

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:siris_sil_513647