Series 1: Mss. 65 B96, 1797-1941
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Scope and Contents
Papers, chiefly 1917-1941, of anthropologist David Ives Bushnell, Jr., including correspondence concerning his research on Indians in North America; diaries, address lists, specimen lists, photographs, magazines, pamphlets, and maps pertaining to his work. Also includes correspondence of his mother, Belle Johnston Bushnell. The collection also contains a typescript of the journal of Rudolph Friederich Kurz; letters written by William Cullen Bryant (concerning Thanatopsis), William Henry Harrison (one concerning the death of Tecumseh), Horace Greeley (concerning Uncle Tom's Cabin), and Thomas Say; and includes two letters, 1798-1799, written to Rene Auguste Chouteau.
Dates
- Creation: 1797-1941
Creator
- From the Collection: Bushnell, David Ives, Jr., 1875-1941 (Person)
- From the Collection: Bryant, William Cullen, 1794-1878 (Person)
- From the Collection: Bushnell, Belle Johnston, b. 1859 (Person)
- From the Collection: Chouteau, Rene Auguste, 1749-1829 (Person)
- From the Collection: Greeley, Horace, 1811-1872 (Person)
- From the Collection: Harrison, William Henry, 1773-1841 (Person)
- From the Collection: Kurz, Rudolph Friedrich, 1818-1871 (Person)
- From the Collection: Long, Stephen Harriman, 1784-1864 (Person)
- From the Collection: Say, Thomas, 1787-1834 (Person)
Language of Materials
English
Conditions Governing Access:
Collection is open to all researchers. Manuscript collections and archival records may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information that is protected under federal or state right to privacy laws and regulations, such as the Virginia Public Records Act (Code of Virginia. § 42.1-76-91); and the Virginia Freedom of Information Act (Code of Virginia § 2.2-3705.5). Confidential material may include, but is not limited to, educational, medical, and personnel records. If sensitive material is found in this collection, please contact a staff member immediately. The disclosure of personally identifiable information pertaining to a living individual may have legal consequences for which the College of William and Mary assumes no responsibility.
Extent
From the Collection: 21.00 Linear Feet
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections Research Center Repository