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Little Bighorn, Battle of the, Mont., 1876

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 25 Collections and/or Records:

Custer, calvary, and Crows

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS SC 2660
Scope and Contents

Typewritten book draft with handwritten corrections. The item is a biography of William Henry White (1851-1938) who was a Montana pioneer, Indian fighter, and one of the command which buried the dead on the Custer battlefield in June of 1876. The item was submitted to the Old Army Press by Mrs. Theodore Heil for publication.

Dates: approximately 1930

Custer centennial observance

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS SC 2667
Scope and Contents

Typewritten book drafts with handwritten corrections. The materials include notes, resource materials, and transcripts. The items were edited by Michael J. Koury. These materials relate to the books "Custer Centennial Observance" and "To Consecrate this Ground: The Custer Battlefield 1876-1976." The items were submitted to the Old Army Press for publication.

Dates: 1976

George A. and Elizabeth B. Custer papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: Vault MSS 364
Scope and Contents

This collection includes miscellaneous correspondence of both Custers including military reports and orders, newspaper clippings, and two patents issued to G. A. Custer. Correspondents include Edwin. M. Stanton, Zachariah Chandler, Reuben E. Fenton, Andrew Johnson, Lawrence Barrett, William T. Sherman, Nelson A. Miles, B. O. Aylesworth, and A. B. Ostrander.

Dates: 1857-1929

The Custer tragedy : events leading up to and following the Litte Big Horn Campaign of 1876

 Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: 31197231055564]
Identifier: MSS 1414
Scope and Contents

Typescripts with corrections of a book draft by Dustin. Also included is a carbon copy of another draft.

Dates: 1939

Did a man known in private life as Frank Finkel participate in and escape from the Custer Battle?

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230322718]
Identifier: MSS SC 2657
Scope and Contents

Typewritten book draft with handwritten corrections. Kuhlman examines the question of whether any calvarymen with George Armstrong Custer at the Battle of the Little Bighorn in 1876 survived. The item was submitted to the Old Army Press for publication.

Dates: approximately 1950

Robert J. Ege book drafts

 Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: 31197230218163]
Identifier: MSS 1705
Scope and Contents

Typewritten book drafts with handwritten corrections. The materials are early versions later published. "Curse not his Curls" is about George Armstrong Custer and the Battle of the Little Bighorn. "Strike Them Hard" is about a massacre of Piegan Indians on the Marias River on 23 Jan. 1870. These items were submitted to the Old Army Press for publication.

Dates: 1970-1974

Robert Spurrier Ellison papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS SC 568
Scope and Contents

Microfilmed copies of handwritten and typescripts of interview notes, correspondence, general notes, and lists. The materials relate primarily to the Indian wars of North America from 1866 to 1895. The original materials reside in the Ellison--Camp collection at the Denver Public Library. The items were initialy created and collected by Walter Mason Camp with some materials generated by Robert Ellison. Also included are typescripts of some of the items.

Dates: 1865-1925

Kenneth M. Hammer research notes

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 1473
Scope and Contents This collection consists of typesripts and some photocopies with holograph notations of Hammer's research primarily relating to "Custer in '76" which he edited for publication. The final draft of this work is included in the collection. This book is a compilation of primary source materials, mostly interviews with surviving participants, relating to the Battle of the Little Bighorn in 1876. These notes are verbatim transcripts of selected materials and were made by Hammer with the...
Dates: 1966-1976

Charles Kuhlman collection on the Battle of the Little Big Horn

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 1401
Scope and Contents

Collection includes correspondence with Custer historians (indexed), writings concerning the battle, research and reference files (indexed), maps and photographs of the battle site, biographical material on Kuhlman, memorabilia, and other papers. Correspondents include Earl Alonzo Brininstool, Fred Dustin, Robert Spurrier Ellison, W. A. Falconer, Edward Smith Luce, and Elwood L. Nye.

Dates: 1933-1959

Little Big Horn letters

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230323146]
Identifier: MSS SC 2398
Scope and Contents

Handwritten and unsigned letters that tell about the Battle of the Little Big Horn in 1876. One item is dated 6 July 1876 and was written in Salt Lake City, Utah. The materials give details on the battle that were then available.

Dates: 1876