Title Page | Collection Summary | Biographical/Organizational Note | Scope and Contents | Arrangement
Collection Summary
| Title | Henry Rowe Schoolcraft papers, 1788-1941 |
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| Span Dates | 1788-1941 |
| Bulk Dates | (bulk 1820-1856) |
| ID No. | MSS39115 |
| Creator | Schoolcraft, Henry Rowe, 1793-1864 |
| Extent | 25,000 items ; 90 containers plus 1 oversize ; 28 linear feet ; 69 microfilm reels |
| Language | Collection material in English |
| Location | Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. |
| Summary | Author, ethnologist, explorer, geologist, glass manufacturer, and Indian agent. Correspondence, journals, articles, books, manuscripts of magazines, poetry, speeches, government reports, Indian vocabularies, maps, drawings, and other papers reflecting Schoolcraft's career as a glass manufacturer, mineralogist on an exploring expedition in the Ozark Mountains, geologist on the Cass expedition to the Northwest Territory, leader of expeditions throughout the Great Lakes region, member of Michigan's legislative council, Indian agent, superintendent of Indian affairs for Michigan, ethnologist, and author of works concerning the Iroquois of New York state and other Indians of North America. |
| Finding Aid Permalink | Cite or bookmark this finding aid as: http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms000003 |
| LCCN Permalink | LC Online Catalog record for this collection: http://lccn.loc.gov/mm73039115 |