George Bird Grinnell Papers
An inventory of the collection at Syracuse University
Finding aid created by: MRC
Date: 6 Apr 2017
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Finding aid created by: MRC
Date: 6 Apr 2017
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Overview of the Collection |
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| Creator: | Grinnell, George Bird, 1849-1938. |
| Title: | George Bird Grinnell Papers |
| Dates: | 1903 |
| Quantity: | 1 folder (SC) |
| Abstract: | Authorizations for payment to members of the Northern Cheyenne Tribe at Lame Deer, Montana, signed by George Bird Grinnell. |
| Language: | English |
| Repository: |
Special Collections Research Center, Syracuse University Libraries 222 Waverly Avenue Syracuse, NY 13244-2010 https://library.syracuse.edu/special-collections-research-center |
George Bird Grinnell (1849-1938) was an American anthropologist, historian, naturalist, conservationist, and author. He wrote a number of books, including The Fighting Cheyennes (1915) and The Cheyenne Indians: Their History and Lifeways (1923).
The George Bird Grinnell Papers consists entirely of small pieces of paper on which are written authorizations for payment to the Cheyenne tribe of Lame Deer, Montana. Documentation from the U.S. Department of the Interior, which accompanies the collection, indicates that the payments were authorized by George Bird Grinnell on behalf of an Englishman, George Walters, who had established a trading post at Lame Deer. The payments were for both goods (relics, handicrafts) and services (translation, guides).
Chronological.
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Persons
Grinnell, George Bird, 1849-1938.
Subjects
Indians of North America -- Montana.
Trading posts -- Montana.
Trading posts -- United States -- History.
Places
Northern Cheyenne Tribe of the Northern Cheyenne Indian Reservation, Montana.
Genres and Forms
Financial records.
Orders to pay.
Preferred Citation
Preferred citation for this material is as follows:
George Bird Grinnell Papers,
Special Collections Research Center,
Syracuse University Libraries
Acquisition Information
Unknown.
Financial material
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| SC 797 | Orders to pay 1903 | ||||||||||