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Jesse Wendell Vaughn papers, 1865-1968

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Vaughn, Jesse Wendell, 1903-
Title
Jesse Wendell Vaughn papers
Dates
1865-1968 (inclusive)
Quantity
8.82 cubic feet (23 boxes)
Collection Number
00313
Summary
Research material, correspondence, photographs, and manuscripts regarding the military actions between the United States Army and the Dakota and Cheyenne in 1876.
Repository
American Heritage Center, University of Wyoming
American Heritage Center
University of Wyoming
1000 E. University Ave.
Dept. 3924
Laramie, WY
82071
Telephone: 3077663756
ahcref@uwyo.edu
Access Restrictions
Access Restrictions

There are no access restrictions on the materials for research purposes, and the collection is open to the public.

Additional Reference Guides
Additional Information

Partial finding aid available in repository.

Languages
English
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Historical Note

Jesse Wendell Vaughn was an author and historian of 19th century military campaigns in the U.S. West. Most of his work concerned the campaign against the Dakota and Cheyenne in 1876. Vaughn published books and articles, including "The Reynolds Campaign on Powder River," and "With Crook at the Rosebud."

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Content Description

Collection contains research material used in the creation of Vaughn's books and articles, including correspondence (1865-1958), manuscripts, periodicals, newsletters, newspaper clippings, biographical papers, blueprints, and a scrapbook. Also included are photographs depicting sites of forts such as Fort Fetterman, Fort Laramie, and Fort Reno, as well as sites where battles took place.

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Use of the Collection

Restrictions on Use

Copyright Information

The researcher assumes full responsibility for observing all copyright, property, and libel laws as they apply.

Preferred Citation

Preferred Citation

Item Description, Box Number, Folder Number, Collection Name, Collection Number, American Heritage Center, University of Wyoming.

Alternative Forms Available

Existence and Location of Copies

Digital reproductions of select material from this collection are available at http://digitalcollections.uwyo.edu:8180/luna/servlet/uwydbuwy~138~138.

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Administrative Information

Related Materials

Related Materials

There are no known other archival collections created by Jesse Wendell Vaughn at the date of processing.

Acquisition Information

Acquisition Information

The collection was donated by Jesse Wendell Vaughn in 1953 and Mrs. Jesse Wendell Vaughn in 1976.

Processing Note

Processing Information

The collection was re-keyed from legacy finding aids by D. Claudia Thompson in June 2014.

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Detailed Description of the Collection

Container List

  • Series I. Correspondence and Writings of Jesse Wendell Vaughn

  • Series II. Research Material

  • Series II. Photographs

    Includes copy prints of historic photographs, as well as photographs taken by J.W. Vaughn and others of historic battle sites.

    • Description: Art
      Dates: undated
      Container: Box 12, Folder 1
      Location: Series II. Photographs
    • Description: Art – Remington Illustrations
      Dates: undated
      Container: Box 12, Folder 2
      Location: Series II. Photographs
    • Description: Art – Schreyvogel Illustrations
      Dates: undated
      Container: Box 12, Folder 3
      Location: Series II. Photographs
    • Description: Bullet Shells
      Dates: undated
      Container: Box 12, Folder 4
      Location: Series II. Photographs
    • Description: Crook’s Column, 1876
      Dates: undated
      Container: Box 12, Folder 5
      Location: Series II. Photographs
    • Description: Crook’s Column, 1876 – Maps and Newspaper Illustrations
      Dates: undated
      Container: Box 12, Folder 6
      Location: Series II. Photographs
    • Description: Fort C.F. Smith
      Dates: 1968
      Container: Box 12, Folder 7
      Location: Series II. Photographs
    • Description: Fort Fetterman
      Dates: undated
      Container: Box 12, Folder 8
      Location: Series II. Photographs
    • Description: Fort Laramie Hog Corrals and Area
      Dates: 1963
      Container: Box 12, Folder 9
      Location: Series II. Photographs
    • Description: Fort Phil Kearney
      Dates: 1968, undated
      Container: Box 12, Folder 10
      Location: Series II. Photographs
    • Description: Fort Reno
      Dates: undated
      Container: Box 12, Folder 11
      Location: Series II. Photographs
    • Description: “Forty-Niner Trail”
      Dates: 1963
      Container: Box 12, Folder 12
      Location: Series II. Photographs
    • Description: Indian Battles – Beecher’s Island, 1868
      Dates: undated
      Container: Box 12, Folder 13
      Location: Series II. Photographs
    • Description: Indian Battles – Cloud Peak Campsite, 1876
      Dates: undated
      Container: Box 12, Folder 14
      Location: Series II. Photographs
    • Description: Indian Battles – Dry Fork of Cheyenne Campsite, 1876
      Dates: undated
      Container: Box 12, Folder 15
      Location: Series II. Photographs
    • Description: Indian Battles – Fetterman, 1866
      Dates: 1962, undated
      Container: Box 12, Folder 16-20
      Location: Series II. Photographs
    • Description: Indian Battles – Hay Field, 1867
      Dates: undated
      Container: Box 12, Folder 21
      Location: Series II. Photographs
    • Description: Indian Battles – Little Big Horn, 1876
      Dates: undated
      Container: Box 12, Folder 22-31
      Location: Series II. Photographs
    • Description: Indian Battles – Reynolds, 1876
      Dates: undated
      Container: Box 12, Folder 32-35
      Location: Series II. Photographs
    • Description: Indian Battles – Rosebud, 1876
      Dates: undated
      Container: Box 12, Folder 36-40
      Location: Series II. Photographs
    • Description: Indian Battles – Sage Creek Campsite, 1876
      Dates: undated
      Container: Box 13, Folder 1
      Location: Series II. Photographs
    • Description: Indian Battles – Sand Creek, 1864
      Dates: undated
      Container: Box 13, Folder 2
      Location: Series II. Photographs
    • Description: Indian Battles – Skeleton Cave (Arizona), 1872
      Dates: 1963
      Container: Box 13, Folder 3
      Location: Series II. Photographs
    • Description: Indian Battles – Summit Springs, 1869
      Dates: 1962-1963
      Container: Box 13, Folder 4
      Location: Series II. Photographs
    • Description: Indian Battles – Unidentified
      Dates: 1963-1966, undated
      Container: Box 13, Folder 5-13
      Location: Series II. Photographs
    • Description: Indian Battles – Wagon Box, 1867
      Dates: 1934, undated
      Container: Box 13, Folder 14
      Location: Series II. Photographs
    • Description: Indian Battles – Western U.S. – Maps
      Dates: undated
      Container: Box 13, Folder 15
      Location: Series II. Photographs
    • Description: Indian Battles – Wounded Knee, 1890
      Dates: undated
      Container: Box 13, Folder 16
      Location: Series II. Photographs
    • Description: Jackson, William Henry – Works of (Independence Rock; Three Crossings Station)
      Dates: undated
      Container: Box 13, Folder 17
      Location: Series II. Photographs
    • Description: Miscellaneous
      Dates: undated
      Container: Box 13, Folder 18
      Location: Series II. Photographs
    • Description: Mules
      Dates: undated
      Container: Box 13, Folder 19
      Location: Series II. Photographs
    • Description: People – Cheyenne Indians (Bald Bear and Cut Foot; Comes In Sight; Dull Knife; Lame White Man; Olvit; Roman Nose?; Spotted Wolf; Tall Bull, Jacob; Two Moons; White Shield; etc.)
      Dates: undated
      Container: Box 13, Folder 20
      Location: Series II. Photographs
    • Description: People – Crow Indians (Medicine Crow; Old Crow; Plenty Coups; E.S. Curtis images; etc.)
      Dates: undated
      Container: Box 13, Folder 21
      Location: Series II. Photographs
    • Description: People – Dakota Indians (Black Bear; Black Bird; Crazy Horse? and Crazy Horse Butte; Gall; Hump; Kicking Bear; Little Big Man; One Bull; Sitting Bull; Spotted Bear; White Bull; etc.)
      Dates: undated
      Container: Box 13, Folder 22
      Location: Series II. Photographs
    • Description: People – Indians (Unidentified)
      Dates: undated
      Container: Box 13, Folder 23
      Location: Series II. Photographs
    • Description: People – Kiowa Indians (Setank)
      Dates: undated
      Container: Box 13, Folder 24
      Location: Series II. Photographs
    • Description: People – Officers, A-N
      Dates: undated
      Container: Box 13, Folder 25
      Location: Series II. Photographs
    • Description: People – Officers, P-Z
      Dates: undated
      Container: Box 13, Folder 26
      Location: Series II. Photographs
    • Description: People – Officers, Groups
      Dates: undated
      Container: Box 13, Folder 27
      Location: Series II. Photographs
    • Description: People – Scouts and Other Civilians
      Dates: undated
      Container: Box 13, Folder 28
      Location: Series II. Photographs
    • Description: People – Shoshone Indians (Tyhee; Washakie; etc.)
      Dates: undated
      Container: Box 13, Folder 29
      Location: Series II. Photographs
    • Description: People – Soldiers (A.J. Custard; Dennis Driscoll; John A. Kirkwood; George McAnulty; etc.)
      Dates: undated
      Container: Box 13, Folder 30
      Location: Series II. Photographs
    • Description: People – Vaughn, Jesse Wendell
      Dates: 1953-1968
      Container: Box 13, Folder 31
      Location: Series II. Photographs
    • Description: People – Vaughn’s Family and Friends
      Dates: 1953-1968
      Container: Box 13, Folder 32
      Location: Series II. Photographs
    • Description: Pinkerton Reports on Harvey Logan, 1902
      Dates: undated
      Container: Box 13, Folder 33
      Location: Series II. Photographs
    • Description: Wagon Drawings
      Dates: undated
      Container: Box 13, Folder 34
      Location: Series II. Photographs
    • Description: Copy Negatives from Books, Newspapers, Photographs, etc.
      Dates: undated
      Container: Box 13, Folder 35
      Location: Series II. Photographs
    • Description: Copy Negatives – Maps and Newspaper Illustrations
      Dates: undated
      Container: Box 13, Folder 36
      Location: Series II. Photographs
    • Description: Negatives - Indian Battle Sites
      Dates: circa 1950s-circa 1960s
      Container: Box 13, Folder 37-38
      Location: Series II. Photographs
    • Description: Negatives - Vaughn, Family, and Friends
      Dates: circa 1950s-circa 1960s
      Container: Box 13, Folder 39
      Location: Series II. Photographs

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Subject Terms

  • Cheyenne Indians -- Wars, 1876.
  • Dakota Indians -- Wars, 1876.
  • Rosebud, Battle of the, Mont., 1876.

Geographical Names

  • Battlefields -- West (U.S.)
  • Fort Fetterman (Wyo.)
  • Fort Fetterman State Historic Site (Wyo.)
  • Fort Laramie (Wyo.)
  • Fort Laramie National Historic Site (Wyo.)
  • Fort Reno (Wyo.)
  • Wyoming -- History -- 1890 -1918.
  • Wyoming -- History -- 1919 -1945.
  • Wyoming -- History -- to 1889.

Processed by D. Claudia Thompson
2013; 2014

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