H. H. Raymond letters
Scope and Contents
The collection contains handwritten letters in 1932 from Raymond in Dobey, Oklahoma to C. R. Roth of Denver, Colorado.These items were apparently written in response to questions about life in Dodge City. Raymond writes about the informal history of Dodge City including frontier dance halls, gun fights, murders, "cooties," "fallen women," vigilante justice, life in the Indian camps, and his family's service in the Union Army during the American Civil War. Raymond dwells particularly on the federal government's slaughter of the buffalo and its consequences to the Indians.
Dates
- 1932
Creator
- Raymond, H. H. (Person)
Language of Materials
Materials are in English.
Conditions Governing Access
Open for public research.
Conditions Governing Use
It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances. Permission to publish material from the H. H. Raymond letters, 1932, must be obtained from the Supervisor of Reference Services and/or the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Board of Curators.
Biographical History
H. H. Raymond was a hired hand and buffalo shooter who worked in and around Dodge City, Kansas, and Denver, Colorado in the early 1870s.
Extent
1 folder (0.01 linear ft.)
Abstract
The collection contains handwritten letters in 1932 from Raymond in Dobey, Oklahoma to C. R. Roth of Denver, Colorado. These items were apparently written in response to questions about life in Dodge City. Raymond writes about the informal history of Dodge City including frontier dance halls, gun fights, murders, "cooties," "fallen women," vigilante justice, life in the Indian camps, and his family's service in the Union Army during the American Civil War. Raymond dwells particularly on the federal government's slaughter of the buffalo and its consequences to the Indians.
Appraisal
Utah and the American West and LDS cultural, social, and religious history (20th century Western & Mormon Manuscripts collection development policy, 5.VII, 2007).
- Title
- Register of the H. H. Raymond letters
- Author
- Rose Frank
- Date
- 23 March 2011
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English in Latin script.
Repository Details
Part of the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Repository
1130 HBLL
Brigham Young University
Provo Utah 84602 United States