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National Anthropological Archives
MS 4784 Osage Ledger-book
Summary
- Collection ID:
- NAA.MS4784
- Creators:
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ANONYMOUS
- Dates:
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undated
- Languages:
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Undetermined.
- Repository:
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
Shows purchases made by Osage Indians--giving personal names and band names--and purchases made for the Osage Agency house and Mission School, 1878-79. Osage personal names and band names are listed in the ledger, but the ledger had later been used as a scrap-book and many pages are obscured by pasted-on clippings.
Administration
Existence and Location of Copies
Negative microfilm copy, 1 partial reel.
Existence and Location of Originals
Microfilm copy made 5/66 from original ledger, lent by Carl R. Rauch. The original was found on the farm of H. B. Rauch, Sr, near the confluence of Big Hill Creek with the Verdigris River, Montgomery Co., Kansas. See letter of March 22, 1966, from Carl R. Rauch, 2 pages, map, and other correspondence in Smithsonian Office of Anthropology Accession files.
Custodial History
Previously titled "Ledger-book."
Using the Collection
Citation
Manuscript 4784, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
More Information
Local Numbers
Local Numbers
NAA MS 4784
Keywords
Keyword Terms | Keyword Types | ||
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Names, Personal -- Osage | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Osage | Cultural Context | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Osage Mission School -- accounts | Corporate Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Osage Agency House -- accounts | Corporate Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
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