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Katherine M. Weist Papers, 1869-1978 (bulk 1922-1978)

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Weist, Katherine M., b. 1937
Title
Katherine M. Weist Papers
Dates
1869-1978 (bulk 1922-1978) (inclusive)
Quantity
5.25 linear feet
Collection Number
Mss 573
Summary
This collection includes files compiled and collected by Katherine Weist in the course of her research related to the Northern Cheyenne. Materials include subject files, field notes, audio interviews, and tribal council minutes. Weist was a professor of anthropology at the University of Montana in Missoula from 1969 until her retirement in 2000. Some materials are currently restricted.
Repository
University of Montana, Mansfield Library, Archives and Special Collections
Archives and Special Collections
Maureen and Mike Mansfield Library
University of Montana
32 Campus Dr. #9936
59812-9936
Missoula, MT
Telephone: 406-243-2053
library.archives@umontana.edu
Access Restrictions

Researchers must use collection in accordance with the policies of Archives and Special Collections, the Maureen and Mike Mansfield Library, and The University of Montana-Missoula. Series II, III and IV of this collection are currently restricted pending consultation with the Northern Cheyenne regarding appropriate access to collection contents. Contact Archives and Special Collections for details.

Languages
English, Cheyenne (Tsėhesenėstsestotse)
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Biographical Note

Katherine "Tobie" Weist was born in Springfield, Ohio, on January 6, 1937. She attended Ohio State University for her bachelor's and master's degrees, then received her doctorate in anthropology in 1970 from the University of California, Berkeley. Weist spent most of 1968 and 1969 on the Northern Cheyenne reservation in Lame Deer, Montana, doing research for her doctoral dissertation, The Northern Cheyennes: Diversity in a Loosely Structured Society (1970). Much of Weist's later research also focused on the Northern Plains tribes, specifically the Tsetsehestahese and Soota'e people, or the Northern Cheyenne. In addition to numerous papers, she authored two more books on this topic: Belle Highwalking: The Narrative of a Northern Cheyenne Woman (1979) and Annotated Bibliography of Northern Plains Ethnohistory (1985). Weist is Professor Emeritus at the University of Montana in Missoula where she taught in the Department of Anthropology from 1969 to 2000.

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Content Description

This collection consists of materials related to Katherine Weist's research for her dissertation, including subject files, field notes, audio interviews, and copies of Northern Cheyenne tribal council files. Her subject files include mostly of published materials such as government documents, newspapers, and newsletters about the Tsetsehestahese and Soota'e people with some publications about general Native American topics. Most of the materials in this collection document the Tsetsehestahese and Soota'e people's history and culture from the late 1800s up to the 1970s through Weist's field notes and audio interivews with Northern Cheyenne tribal members.

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Use of the Collection

Restrictions on Use

Researchers are responsible for using in accordance with 17 U.S.C. and any other applicable statutes.

Preferred Citation

Katherine M. Weist Papers, Archives and Special Collections, Maureen and Mike Mansfield Library, The University of Montana-Missoula.

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Administrative Information

Arrangement

This collection has been arranged in to four series:

Series I: Subject Files, 1869-1978, 2.5 linear feet

Series II: Research and Field Notes, 1948-1970, 0.5 linear feet - RESTRICTED

Series III: Northern Cheyenne Tribal Council Documents, 1922-1970, 1.0 linear feet - RESTRICTED

Series IV: Audio, 1968-1969, 1.25 linear feet - RESTRICTED

Custodial History

Materials in this collection were held by their creator, Katherine M. Weist, until their donation to Archives and Special Collections.

Acquisition Information

Materials in this collection were donated to Archives and Special Collections in the 1980s.

Processing Note

During processing, duplicate material was removed and subject file materials were refoldered. Audio files were assigned individual numbers for description and access purposes.

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Detailed Description of the Collection

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Subject Terms

  • Anthropology--Study and teaching (Higher)--Montana--Missoula

Personal Names

  • Weist, Katherine M., b. 1937--Archives

Corporate Names

  • University of Montana (Missoula, Mont. : 1965-1994). Department of Anthropology--Faculty

Geographical Names

  • Northern Cheyenne Indian Reservation (Mont.)
  • Northern Cheyenne Tribe of the Northern Cheyenne Indian Reservation, Montana

Occupations

  • Anthropologists--Montana--Missoula

Finding aid prepared by Hannah Soukup
2020

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