Title Page | Collection Summary | Biographical/Organizational Note | Scope and Content | Arrangement
Collection Summary
| Title | Henry Rowe Schoolcraft papers, 1788-1941 |
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| Inclusive Dates | 1788-1941 |
| Bulk Dates | 1820-1856 |
| ID No. | MSS39115 |
| Creator | Schoolcraft, Henry Rowe, 1793-1864 |
| Extent | 25,000 items |
| Extent | 91 containers plus 1 oversize |
| Extent | 28.2 linear feet |
| Extent | 69 microfilm reels |
| Language | Collection material in English |
| Location | Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. |
| Finding Aid Permalink | Cite or bookmark this finding aid as: https://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms000003 |
| LCCN Permalink | LC Catalog record: https://lccn.loc.gov/mm73039115 |
| Summary | Henry Rowe Schoolcraft, author, ethnologist, explorer, geologist, glass manufacturer, and Indian agent; his first wife, Jane Johnston Schoolcraft, the Ojibwe author Bamewawagezhikaquay, which translates in English as "Woman of the Sound the Stars Make Rushing Through the Sky"; and his second wife, Mary Howard Schoolcraft. Correspondence, journals, articles, books, manuscripts of magazines, poetry, speeches, government reports, American 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 in New York state and other Native American groups. |
| Online Content | A digital version of the Papers of Henry Rowe Schoolcraft at the Library of Congress is available onsite at https://link.gale.com/apps/collection/6LPT/INDP?u=loc_main and also to Gale subscribers. |