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Yale University Library Research Papers, 1813-1930
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Kentta, Robert
- Title
- Yale University Library Research Papers
- Dates
- 1813-1930 (inclusive)18131930
1843-1863 (bulk)18431863 - Quantity
- 0.4 cubic feet, (1 box)
- Collection Number
- OrSlTCC Yale
- Summary
- The collection contains annual reports, correspondence, and publication excerpts concerning the Rogue River War, Native American and settler relations, and depredation claims.
- Repository
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Confederated Tribes of the Siletz, Tribal Cultural Collections
402 Government Hill Rd
Siletz, OR
97380
Telephone: 5414442450
robertk@ctsi.nsn.us - Access Restrictions
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Collection is open for research.
- Languages
- Collection materials are in English.
- Sponsor
- Funding for preparing this finding aid was provided through a grant rewarded by the National Historical Publications and Records Commission.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
The collection contains annual reports, correspondence, and publication excerpts focusing on the Rogue River War, Native American and settler relations, and depredation claims. Additional subjects include the Indian Appropriations Act of 1851 and land claims in western Oregon. Transcripts created by Robert Kentta accompany a portion of the materials.
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Preferred Citation
Yale University Library Research Papers, Siletz Tribal Cultural Collections, Siletz, Oregon.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Location of Originals
Collection materials are reproductions of documents from the Western Americana Collection located at the Yale University Library.
Related Materials
Additional materials pertaining to the Rogue River Wars include the E. A. Schwartz Research Collection, Rogue River War Reports, and Battle of Hungry Hill Collection.
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Land claims--Oregon
- Rogue River Indian War, 1855-1856
Personal Names
- Applegate, Jesse, 1811-1888
- Astor, John Jacob, 1763-1848
- Dart, Anson, 1797-1879
- Gaines, John Pollard, 1795-1857
- Grover, La Fayette, 1823-1911
- Kautz, August V. (August Valentine), 1823-1895
- Lane, Joseph, 1801-1881
- McArthur, Harriet Nesmith
- Nesmith, James Willis, 1820-1885
- Palmer, Joel, 1810-1881
- Skinner, Alonzo A., 1814-1887
- White, Elijah, 1806-1879
- Wool, John Ellis, 1784-1869
Corporate Names
- Bureau of Indian Affairs
Form or Genre Terms
- Correspondence
- Publications
Other Creators
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Personal Names
- Hatch, Peter (creator)
Corporate Names
- Yale University. Library (creator)
Finding aid prepared by Erin Clark
2013
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
