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Ute Indians -- History

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 34 Collections and/or Records:

To the memory of my dear mother, Jerusha Hancock Tyler

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197232490216]
Identifier: MSS 629
Scope and Contents

Typewritten history and genealogy of the Hancock, Adams, Bemis, and Guernsey families. Bright writes of the Joseph Hancock family in San Bernardino, California. Also included is a pamphlet by Charles Brent Hancock in which he recounts his life in Payson, Utah, including encounters with Ute Indians and numerous poems and songs written by family members.

Dates: 1956
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / To the memory of my dear mother, Jerusha Hancock Tyler

Uintah's Story

 Collection — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230231869]
Identifier: MSS 688
Scope and Contents

Photocopy of a typewritten history of Uintah County, Utah. The material was compiled by Phillips from "fourth grade students & others" in the Uintah School District. The materials commemorate the centennial of the settlement of Utah by whites. Also included is a letter from O. H. Lipps telling about the Indian school at Whiterocks, Utah.

Dates: 1947
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Uintah's Story

The Ute

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230309558]
Identifier: MSS SC 1162
Scope and Contents

Five typed newsletters of the Uintah and Ouray Indian agency from 1937 to 1941. The newsletters discuss various plans, policies, opportunities, and events of the agency.

Dates: 1937-1941
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / The Ute

Edward W. Wynkoop letter

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230235969]
Identifier: MSS SC 194
Scope and Contents

Handwritten and signed letter, dated 13 Aug. 1863, and addressed to Colonel John M. Chivington. Wynkoop writes from Camp Weld near Denver, Colorado concerning his scouting expedition on the heardwaters of the Bear, White, and Snake Rivers searching for Ute Indians after an attack on Fort Halleck on 7 July 1863. Also included is a hand-drawn map showing the locations of military posts in Colorado and the nearby areas.

Dates: 1863
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Edward W. Wynkoop letter

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