National Anthropological Archives
MS 4558 Alice Cunningham Fletcher and Francis La Flesche papers
La Flesche, Francis, 1857-1932
Fletcher, Alice C. (Alice Cunningham), 1838-1923
NAA.MS4558
Archival Resource Key
19 Linear feet
50 boxes
1873-1939
These papers reflect the professional lives of Alice Cunningham Fletcher (1838-1923), an ethnologist with the Peabody Museum of Harvard and collaborator with the Bureau of American Ethnology, and Francis La Flesche (1856-1923), an anthropologist with the Bureau of American Ethnology. Due to the close professional and personal relationship of Fletcher and La Flesche, their papers have been arranged jointly. The papers cover the period from 1874 to 1939. Included in the collection is correspondence, personal diaries, lectures, field notes and other ethnographic papers, drafts, musical transcriptions, publications by various authors, maps and photographs.
English
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Scope and Contents
These papers reflect the professional lives of Alice Cunningham Fletcher (1838-1923), an ethnologist with the Peabody Museum of Harvard University and collaborator with the Bureau of American Ethnology, and Francis La Flesche (1856-1923), an anthropologist with the Bureau of American Ethnology. Due to the close professional and personal relationship of Fletcher and La Flesche, their papers have been arranged jointly. The papers cover the period from 1874 to 1939. Included in the collection is correspondence, personal diaries, lectures, field notes and other ethnographic papers, drafts, musical transcriptions, publications by various authors, maps and photographs.
The papers have been divided into three general categories: the papers of Alice Cunningham Fletcher, the papers of Francis La Flesche, and the ethnographic research of Fletcher and La Flesche. The first two categories represent personal and professional materials of Fletcher and La Flesche. The third section holds the majority of the ethnographic material in the collection.
Of primary concern are Fletcher and La Flesche's ethnological investigations conducted among the Plains Indians, particularly the Omaha and Osage. Fletcher's Pawnee field research and her allotment work for the Bureau of Indian Affairs among the Omaha, Nez Perce, and Winnebago are represented in the collection. A substantial portion of the ethnographic material reflects Fletcher and La Flesche's studies of Native American music. Much of the correspondence in the papers of Fletcher and La Flesche is rich with information about the situation of Omaha peoples in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.
Also included in the collection are documents related to Fletcher's work with the Archaeological Institute of America and the School for American Archaeology. Additionally, substantial amounts of Fletcher's early anthropological and historical research are found among her correspondence, lectures, anthropological notes, and early field diaries. La Flesche's literary efforts are also generously represented.
Arrangement
The collection is divided into the following 3 series: 1) Alice Cunningham Fletcher papers, 1873-1925; 2) Francis La Flesche papers, 1881-1930; 3) Papers relating to the anthropological research of Alice Fletcher and Francis La Flesche, 1877-1939.
Series 1: Alice Cunningham Fletcher papers is divided into the following 10 subseries: 1.1) Incoming correspondence, 1874-1923 (bulk 1882-1923); 1.2) Outgoing correspondence, 1873-1921; 1.3) Correspondence on specific subjects, 1881-1925; 1.4) Correspondence between Fletcher and La Flesche, 1895-1922; 1.5) Publications, 1882-1920; 1.6) Organizational records, 1904-1921; 1.7) General anthropological notes, undated; 1.8) Lectures, circa 1878-1910; 1.9) Diaries, 1881-1922; 1.10) Biography and memorabilia, 1878-1925.
Series 2: Francis La Flesche papers is divided into the following 6 subseries: 2.11) General correspondence, 1890-1929; 2.12) Correspondence on specific subjects, 1881-1930; 2.13) Publications, 1900-1927; 2.14) Literary efforts, undated; 2.15) Personal diaries, 1883-1924; 2.16) Biography and memorabilia, 1886-1930.
Series 3: Papers relating to the anthropological research of Alice Fletcher and Francis La Flesche is divided into the following 12 subseries: 3.17) Alaska, 1886-1887; 3.18) Earth lodges, 1882, 1898-1899; 3.19) Music, 1888-1918; 3.20) Nez Perce, 1889-1909; 3.21) Omaha, 1882-1922; 3.22) Osage, 1896-1939; 3.23) Pawnee, 1897-1910; 3.24) Pipes, undated; 3.25) Sioux, 1877-1896; 3.26) Other tribes, 1882-1922; 3.27) Publications collected, 1884-1905, undated; 3.28) Photographs, undated.
Biographical / Historical
Alice Cunningham Fletcher (1838-1923) was an ethnologist with the Peabody Museum of Harvard and collaborator with the Bureau of American Ethnology. Francis La Flesche (1856-1923) was an anthropologist with the Bureau of American Ethnology.
Chronology of the Life of Alice Cunningham Fletcher
1838 March 15
Born in Havana, Cuba
1873-1876
Secretary, American Association for Advancement of Women
1879
Informal student of anthropology, Peabody Museum, Harvard University
1881
Field trip to Omaha and Rosebud Agencies
1882
Assistant in ethnology, Peabody Museum, Harvard University
1882
Helped secure land in severalty to Omaha Indians
1882-1883
Begins collaboration with Francis La Flesche on the Peabody Museum's collection of Omaha and Sioux artifacts
1883-1884
Special Agent, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Omaha Agency
1886
Bureau of Education investigation of Alaskan native education
1887-1888
Special Disbursing Agent, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Winnebago Agency
1889-1892
Special Agent for allotment, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Nez Perce Agency
1890-1899
President, Women's Anthropological Society of America
1891-1923
Mary Copley Thaw Fellow, Peabody Museum, Harvard University
1892-1893
Department of Interior consultant, World's Columbian Exposition
1896
Vice-President, Section H, American Association for the Advancement of Science
1897
Collaborator, Bureau of American Ethnology
1899-1916
Editorial board, American Anthropologist
1900
Published Indian Story and Song from North America
1901-1902
Advisory committee, Anthropology Department, University of California at Berkeley
1903
President, Anthropological Society of Washington
1904
Published The Hako: A Pawnee Ceremony with James Murie
1904
Member, ethnology section, Louisiana Purchase Exposition
1905
President, American Folk-lore Society
1908-1913
Chair, Managing Committee of School of American Archaeology
1911
Honorary Vice-President, Section H, British Association for Advancement of Science
1911
Published The Omaha Tribe with Francis La Flesche
1913
Chair Emeritus, Managing Committee of School of American Archaeology
1915
Published Indian Games and Dances with Native Songs Arranged from American Indian Ceremonials and Sports
1923 April 6
Died in Washington, D.C.
Chronology of the Life of Francis La Flesche
1857 December 25
Born on Omaha Reservation near Macy, Nebraska
1879
Lecture tour, Ponca chief Standing Bear
1881
Interpreter, Senate Committee on Indian Affairs
1881-1910
Clerk, Bureau of Indian Affairs
1891
Informally adopted as Fletcher's son
1892
LL.B., National University Law School
1893
LL.M., National University Law School
1900
Published The Middle Five: Indian Boys at School
1906-1908
Marriage to Rosa Bourassa
1910-1929
Ethnologist, Bureau of American Ethnology
1911
Published The Omaha Tribe with Alice Fletcher
1921
Published The Osage Tribe, Part One
1922
Member, National Academy of Sciences
1922-1923
President, Anthropological Society of Washington
1925
Published The Osage Tribe, Part Two
1926
Honorary Doctor of Letters, University of Nebraska
1928
Published The Osage Tribe, Part Three
1932
Published Dictionary of the Osage Language
1932 September 5
Died in Thurston County, Nebraska
1939
Posthumous publication of War Ceremony and Peace Ceremony of the Osage Indians
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Processing Information
In encoding the finding aid for upload into the Smithsonian Online Virtual Archives (SOVA) in 2017, the archivist re-assigned series and subseries numbers to the categories in this collection. The three "collection" hierarchies assigned by the original archivist were re-labeled series (Series 1: Alice Cunningham Fletcher papers; Series 2: Francis La Flesche papers; Series 3: Papers relating to the anthropological research of Alice Fletcher and Francis La Flesche). Nested series under those divisions were re-labeled as subseries, though retaining the original numbering system (i.e., series 23 became subseries 3.23).
Also in 2017, index file boxes and oversize boxes were re-numbered consecutively to other boxes in the collection. Index Files #1-7 became boxes 34-40. Oversize boxes 1 and 2 became boxes 41 and 42.
Collection processed by Joy Elizabeth Rhode, 2000. Finding aid updated by Loraine Wang, 2013 July. Finding aid updated and encoded by Katherine Madison, 2017 August.
Preferred Citation
Manuscript 4558 Alice Cunningham Fletcher and Francis La Flesche papers, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
Immediate Source of Acquisition
The papers of Alice Cunningham Fletcher and Francis La Flesche have been received from an undocumented number of sources. Portions of Fletcher's ethnographic papers were donated to the archives by Mrs. G. David Pearlman in memory of her husband in 1959.
Existence and Location of Copies
Portions of the collection have been microfilmed, including the entirety of Fletcher's incoming correspondence.
Related Materials
Additional material related to the professional work of Fletcher and La Flesche in the National Anthropological Archives may be found among the correspondence of the Bureau of American Ethnology (BAE) and the records of the Anthropological Society of Washington.
Sound recordings made by Fletcher and La Flesche can be found at the Library of Congress. The National Archives Records Administration hold the Records of the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA), including those relating to allotments in severalty for the Nez Perce by Alice Fletcher. The Nebraska Historical Society has diaries, letters and clippings regarding the La Flesche family, including correspondence of Francis La Flesche and Fletcher. The Radcliffe College Archives holds a manuscript account of Alice Fletcher's four summers with the Nez Perce (1889-1892). Correspondence between Fletcher and F. W. Putnam is also located at the Peabody Museum Archives of Harvard University.
Separated Materials
Ethnographic photographs from the collection have been catalogued by tribe in Photo Lot 24.
Glass plate negatives from the collection have been catalogued by tribe in the BAE glass negatives collection (Negative Numbers 4439-4515).
Appendix: Previous Organization of This Collection
The following list is intended for researchers seeking items based upon the previous draft register. Noted are the old series numbers of the collection in order as correlated with new series numbers. New folder titles are included when the location of an item in the new organization is not immediately clear from the finding aid.
OLD SERIES, TITLE
[NEW SERIES, LOCATION]
ALICE FLETCHER PAPERS
1. Letters received:
[subseries 1.1, box 1-2.]
2. Outgoing correspondence:
[letter books relative to allotment have been placed in new subseries 1.3, boxes 3-5.]
3. Fletcher to La Flesche:
[subseries 1.4, box 5.]
4. La Flesche to Fletcher:
[subseries 1.4, box 5.]
5. Omaha papers:
[subseries 1.3, box 3.]
6. Winnebago papers:
[subseries 1.3, box 4.]
7. Sacred Hide theft
[subseries 1.3, box 5.]
8. California anthropology:
[subseries 1.3, box 5.]
9. Letters neither to/from Fletcher:
[subseries 1.3, box 3 (included with Omaha correspondence. The two letters between Sheldon Jackson and William Thaw were filed with Alaska papers, box 18).]
10. AIA official business:
[subseries 1.6, box 7-8.]
11. Fletcher to Putnam and Bowditch:
[subseries 1.6, box 8, folder:School of American Archaeology, founding.]
12. Fletcher and Hewett:
[subseries 1.6, box 7.]
13. Colorado Cliff Dwellings:
[subseries 1.6, box 8.]
14. Washington, AIA:
[subseries 1.6, box 7, folder: AIA official business.]
15. Clippings, AIA:
[subseries 1.6, box 8.]
16. Act to preserve antiquities:
[subseries 1.6, box 7.]
17. Leo Tolstoy:
[subseries 1.10, box 13.]
18. Clippings:
[subseries 1.10, box 12-13.]
19. Bibliographic notes:
[subseries 1.10, box 12.]
20. Clippings about work:
[subseries 1.10, box 12-13.]
21. Clippings, Harvard:
[subseries 1.10, box 12.]
22. Indian music clippings:
[subseries 1.10, box 12.]
22a. AAAS 1896 clippings:
[subseries 1.10, box 12-13.]
23. Mementoes and souvenirs:
[subseries 1.10, box 12-13.]
24. Photos of family, friends:
[subseries 3.28, box 33.]
25. Papers relative to death:
[subseries 1.10, box 13.]
26. Diaries, etc.
[subseries 1.9, box 12; oversize box 1.]
27. Address books, calling cards:
[subseries 1.9, box 12 and oversize box 1.]
28. Reprints of publications:
[subseries 1.5, box 5-7.]
29. Historical lectures:
[subseries 1.8, box 9-10.]
30. Archaeological lectures:
[subseries 1.8, box 9-10.]
31. Lectures on Indians:
[subseries 1.8, box 10.]
32. Armenia materials:
[subseries 1.8, box 10.]
33. Anthropological notes:
[subseries 1.7, box 8.]
34. Misc. notes, clippings:
[subseries 1.10, box 12-13, except story, "Over the Border, in subseries 1.5, box 7.]
FRANCIS LA FLESCHE PAPERS
35. General correspondence:
[subseries 2.11, box 14.]
36. Government correspondence:
[subseries 2.12, box 14 (employment).]
37. Pettigrew correspondence:
[subseries 2.12, box 15.]
38. The Middle Five:
[subseries 2.12, box 14.]
39. La Flesche family:
[subseries 2.12, box 14.]
40. Omaha tribal affairs:
[subseries 2.12, box 15.]
41. Inquiries and responses:
[subseries 2.12, box 15.]
42. Osage dictionary:
[subseries 2.12, box 15.]
43. Misc. business letters:
[subseries 2.12, box 15.]
44. Diaries
[subseries 2.15, box 16.]
45. Clippings of reviews:
[subseries 2.16, box 17.]
46. Membership certificates:
[subseries 2.16, box 17.]
47. Clippings, life and work:
[subseries 2.16, box 17.]
48: Short stories
[subseries 2.14, box 15-16.]
49. Reprints by La Flesche:
[subseries 2.13, box 15.]
ETHNOGRAPHIC PAPERS
50. ALASKA
[subseries 3.17, box 18.]
51. EARTH LODGES
[subseries 3.18, box 18.]
MUSIC
52. Music lectures:
[subseries 3.19, box 18.]
53. Field notes:
[subseries 3.19, box 18-19 and oversize box 2. Buffalo ceremony notes, subseries 3.23, oversize box 2.]
54. Transcriptions by others:
[subseries 3.19, box 19; oversize box 2.]
55. Music derivative of Indian music
[subseries 3.19, oversize box 2.]
56. Misc. and clippings:
[subseries 3.19, box 19.]
NEZ PERCE
57. "Ethnologic Gleanings"
[subseries 3.20, box 20.]
58. Billy Williams map materials:
[subseries 3.20, box 20.]
59. Manuscript of map materials:
[subseries 3.20, box 20.]
60. Nez Perce vocabulary:
[subseries 3.20, box 20.]
61. Photos
[NAA Photo Lot 24.]
62. Notebook, Nez Perce
[subseries 3.20, box 19.]
63. Misc. ethnography:
[subseries 3.20, box 19-20.]
OMAHA
64. Maps
[subseries 3.21, box 22.]
65. Ethnography, general life:
[subseries 3.21, box 21-22 (general papers); "Life Among the Omahas," moved to subseries 1.5, box 7. ]
66. Social practices:
[subseries 3.21, box 21-2 (general papers).]
67. Myth:
[subseries 3.21, box 21.]
68. Field notes:
[subseries 3.21, box 20-21.]
69. Informants notes:
[subseries 3.21, box 20-21.]
70. Reading notes, history:
[subseries 3.21, box 22.]
71. Misc. notes:
[subseries 3.21, box 22.]
72. Allotments
[subseries 1.3, box 3.]
73. Language:
[subseries 3.21, box 21; index file 1.]
74. Photographs:
[NAA Photo Lot 24.]
OSAGE
75. Maps
[subseries 3.22, box 28.]
76. Social practices:
[subseries 3.22, box 22; "Marriage Customs," box 23.]
77. Hunting:
[subseries 3.22, box 22. ]
78. Myth:
[subseries 3.22, box 23.]
79. 36 Annual Report:
[subseries 3.22, box 23-4.]
80. 39 Annual Report:
[subseries 3.22, box 24.]
81. 45 Annual Report:
[subseries 3.22, box 25-6.]
82. 43 Annual Report:
[subseries 3.22, box 25.]
83. War and Peace:
[subseries 3.22, box 27-8.]
84. War bundles:
[subseries 3.22, box 23.]
85. Tattooing rite:
[subseries 3.22, box 23.]
86. Peyote rite:
[subseries 3.22, box 23.]
87. General ritual:
[subseries 3.22, box 23. ]
88. General notes:
[subseries 3.22, box 22 (field notes); box 28 (reading notes).]
89. Language:
[subseries 3.22, box 23; manuscript, box 27; index cards, index card boxes 3-6. Personal and gentile names identified as Child Naming; see index card files.]
90. Letter extracts:
[subseries 3.22, box 22 (general ethnography).]
91. Osage Magazine articles:
[subseries 3.22, box 28.]
92. Osage-U.S. relations:
[subseries 3.22, box 23 (general papers).]
PAWNEE
93. General ethnography:
[subseries 3.23, box 29.]
94. Ha-ko Ceremony:
[subseries 3.23, box 29.]
95. Star of the West:
[subseries 3.23, box 29.]
96. Buffalo ceremony:
[subseries 3.23, box 29.]
97. General notes:
[subseries 3.23, box 29 (general papers, reading notes).]
98. PIPES:
[subseries 3.24, box 29.]
DAKOTA
99. Archaeology:
[subseries 3.25, box 30 (Pettigrew mound survey).]
100. Ethnology:
[subseries 3.25, box 30.]
101. TRIP: OMAHA TO SOUTH DAKOTA
1. "Fletcher's Scientific Work:"
[subseries 2.13, box 15.]
subseries2-3. Original notebooks and drawings:
[subseries 1.9, box 11.]
4-5. Transcripts of notebooks:
[subseries 1.9, box 11-12.]
6. "Life Among the Indians:"
[subseries 1.5, box 7.]
WINNEBAGO
102. Ethnology:
[subseries 3.26, box 31.]
103. Allotments:
[subseries 1.3, box 4.]
OTHER TRIBES
104. Apache:
[subseries 3.26, box 30.]
105. Arapaho:
[subseries 3.26, box 30.]
106. Biloxi:
[subseries 3.26, box 30.]
107. Caddoan:
[subseries 3.26, box 30.]
108. Cherokee
[subseries 3.26, box 30.]
109. Cheyenne:
[subseries 3.26, box 30.]
110. Creek:
[subseries 3.26, box 30.]
111. Mexican notes:
[subseries 3.26, box 30.]
112. Hopi:
[subseries 3.26, box 30.]
113. Oto:
[subseries 3.26, box 30.]
114. Ponca:
[subseries 3.26, box 30.]
115. Quapaw:
[subseries 3.26, box 30.]
116. Wichita:
[subseries 3.26, box 30.]
117. Zuni:
[subseries 3.26, box 30.]
REPRINTS AND MAPS
118. Maps:
[subseries 3.27, box 33.]
119. Foster's Indian Record:
[subseries 3.27, box 31 ("F").]
120. Reprints:
[subseries 3.27, box 31-32.]
Inunaina (Arapaho)
Sioux
A:shiwi (Zuni)
Ponca
Pipes -- American Indian
Quechua
Quapaw Indians
Ho-Chunk (Winnebago)
Mexicans
Wichita
Zapotec
Muskogee (Creek)
Apache
Cherokee
Hopi Pueblo
Indians of North America -- California
Earth houses
Hitchiti Seminole
Indians of North America -- Great Plains
Indians of North America -- Southeast
Indians of North America -- Northeast
Tsitsistas/Suhtai (Cheyenne)
Caddo
Biloxi Indians
Omaha
Osage
Oto
Indians of North America -- Southwest, New
Ajachemem (San Juan de Capistrano LuiseƱo)
Music -- American Indian
Chaticks Si Chaticks (Pawnee)
Alaska
Carr, Lucien, 1829-1915
McCown, S.M.
McBeth, Kate C., 1832-1915
McBeth, Sue L., -1893
Lummis, Charles Fletcher, 1859-1928
La Flesche, Joseph
Matthews, Washington, 1843-1905
Mason, Otis Tufton, 1838-1908
Spofford, Ainsworth Rand, 1825-1908
Kincaid, William
Sanborn, F. B. (Franklin Benjamin), 1831-1917
Johnston, Catherine M.
Dawes, E.S.
Jackson, Sheldon, 1834-1909
Hough, Walter, 1859-1935
Heth, H.
Boas, Franz, 1858-1942
Hall, C.C.
Wallaschek, Richard
Westcott, Edith
Hewett, Edgar L. (Edgar Lee), 1865-1946
Griffith, Elmer C.
Guthrie, William Norman
Hale, Horatio, 1817-1896
Hall, Charles Lemon, 1847-1940
Brown, George LeRoy
Burlin, Natalie Curtis, 1875-1921
Farley, Rosalie La Flesche
Gay, E. Jane
Ashley, Robert H.
Atkins, John D.C.
Brinton, Daniel G. (Daniel Garrison), 1837-1899
Alexander, Hartley B.
Allen, James T.
Andrews, Gleorge L.
Armstrong, S.C.
Dunbar, John Brown, 1841-1914
Ellinwood, F.F.
Farley, Caryl E.
Farwell, Arthur
Aldrich, Charles F.
Copley, John T.
Dall, William Healey, 1845-1927
Freire-Marreco, Barbara W. (Barbara Whitchurch), 1879-1967
McGee, W J, 1853-1912
McGuire, Joseph D. (Joseph Deakins), 1842-1916
Mead, Frances K.
Fellowes, R.S.
Fillmore, John Comfort, 1843-1898
Fillmore, L.H.
Fillmore, Thomas Hill
Morgan, John T.
Morgan, Caroline S.
Myers, John L.
Murie, James R.
Merrick, Fannie
Merriam, C. Hart (Clinton Hart), 1855-1942
Moore, Homer
Merrick, Jessie
Price, Hiram
Quinn, Daniel
Petter, W.H.
Nuttal, Maria Magdalena
Picotte, Susan La Flesche
Pettigrew, Frederick W., 1850-1901
Stuart, James
Talbot, Emily
St. Cyr, Julia
Starr, Frederick
Rogers, Emily F.
Seymour, Thomas Day
Radin, Paul, 1883-1959
Robertson, Alice M.
Wilkinson, G.W.
Wilkinson, Hattie M.
Teller, W.J.
Tozzer, Alfred M. (Alfred Marston), 1877-1954
La Flesche family
Hodge, Frederick Webb, 1864-1956
Hewitt, J. N. B. (John Napoleon Brinton), 1859-1937
Dorsey, James Owen, 1848-1895
Fewkes, Jesse Walter, 1850-1930
MacCurdy, George Grant, 1863-1947
Bowditch, Charles P. (Charles Pickering), 1842-1921
Densmore, Frances, 1867-1957
Dixon, Roland Burrage, 1875-1934
Thaw, William
Hearst, Phoebe Apperson, 1842-1919
Proctor, Edna Dean, 1829-1923
Moon, Karl
Pepper, George H. (George Hubbard), 1873-1924
Willoughby, Charles Clark
Holmes, William Henry, 1846-1933
Pratt, Richard Henry, 1840-1924
Putnam, F. W. (Frederic Ward), 1839-1915
Farabee, William Curtis, 1865-1925
Cadman, Charles Wakefield, 1881-1946
Alice Cunningham Fletcher papers
Series 1
Archival Resource Key
1873-1925
Scope and Contents
The papers of Alice Fletcher include materials that reflect her allotment work among Native Americans and her many anthropological investigations and organizational affiliations. Additionally, Fletcher's early ethnographic research, conducted under the tutelage of F. W. Putnam at Harvard University's Peabody Museum, is well represented. Little material predating 1879 can be found in the series.
Items of interest include Fletcher's early correspondence in which she outlines her views on the contemporary problems facing Native Americans, as well as her early historical lectures, which illustrate the evolution of her interest in ethnology and archaeology.
Materials related to Fletcher's ethnographic work among the Nez Perce, Omaha, Pawnee, Ponca, and Winnebago tribes, as well as her government-sponsored trip to Alaska, may be found in series 3.
Arrangement
Series 1 is divided into the following 10 subseries: 1.1) Incoming correspondence, 1874-1923 (bulk 1882-1923); 1.2) Outgoing correspondence, 1873-1921; 1.3) Correspondence on specific subjects, 1881-1925; 1.4) Correspondence between Fletcher and La Flesche, 1895-1922; 1.5) Publications, 1882-1920; 1.6) Organizational records, 1904-1921; 1.7) General anthropological notes, undated; 1.8) Lectures, circa 1878-1910; 1.9) Diaries, 1881-1922; 1.10) Biography and memorabilia, 1878-1925.
Incoming correspondence
1.1
Archival Resource Key
1874-1923
bulk 1882-1923
Scope and Contents
Correspondents include government officials, philanthropists and others involved in contemporary Native American issues, informants, colleagues and collaborators.
Many items in this subseries reflect Fletcher's involvement in contemporary Native American issues. The majority of correspondence from 1881 to 1891 relates to Fletcher's efforts to gain property rights and education for Native Americans and the Omaha tribe in particular. Also of interest are letters from 1885 and 1886 regarding the Omaha tribe's plans for self-government.
Other materials in this subseries reflect Fletcher's ethnographic work and professional affiliations. Ample correspondence from informants and colleagues is found from 1891 to 1918.
The subjects of some of this correspondence may overlap with items in subseries 1.3. For more information and materials regarding Fletcher's involvement with the School of American Archaeology and her relationship with Edgar Hewett, see subseries 1.6. Further correspondence from Fletcher's years as a Special Agent for the Bureau of Indian Affairs may be found elsewhere in the collection (subseries 1.3).
Letters from Francis La Flesche are located in a separate subseries (1.4), but letters between Fletcher and other La Flesche family members, including Rosalie La Flesche Farley, are located in this subseries, particularly between the dates 1885 and 1887.
Arrangement
The material is arranged chronologically. Dates are non-inclusive.
Correspondence
Archival Resource Key
1874, 1876-1879
1
Correspondence
Scope and Contents
Select itemized correspondence:
- 1874: Johnston, Catherine M.; Sept. 14.
- 1876: Johnston, C.M.; Sept. 6.
- 1877: S. Mary; Dec. 23.
- 1878: [Rogers], Aunt Emily F.; July 25.
- 1879: [Rogers], Aunt Emily; July 14, July 25, Sept. 11.
Correspondence
Archival Resource Key
1881-1882
1
Correspondence
Scope and Contents
Select itemized correspondence:
- 1881: Bodley, Rachel L.; Jan. 31.
- 1881: Secretary of War; Nov. 12.
- 1882: Morgan, John T.; Jan. 12.
- 1882: Hall, C.C.; Mar. 30.
- 1882: Thaw, M.C.; Apr. 20.
- 1882: Dawes, Electer S.; Apr. 24.
- 1882: Whittlesey, E.; Apr. 24.
- 1882: Wilkinson, G.W.; Apr. 29.
- 1882: Wilkinson, Hattie M.; Apr. 30.
- 1882: Hawley, Harriet M.; May 1.
- 1882: Wilkinson, G.W.; May 2.
- 1882: Wilkinson, Hattie; May 3.
- 1882: Robertson, Alice M.; May 5.
- 1882: Wilkinson, C.W.; May 6.
- 1882: Hart, M.S.; on behalf of Mr. and Mrs. Teller; May 10.
- 1882: Hawley, Mr. and Mrs. I.R.; May 13.
- 1882: Crapo, Sarah L.; May 15.
- 1882: Hawley, Harriet W.; May 15.
- 1882: Dawes, Nina Laurens; enclosing letter from Emily Talbot; May 16.
- 1882: Lothrop, D. and Co.; May 16.
- 1882: Teller, W. M.; May 19.
- 1882: Pratt, R. H.; May 23.
- 1882: Riggs, A. L.; May 30.
- 1882: Sunderland, Laura; May 31.
- 1882: Crapo, Sarah L.;June 1.
- 1882: Wilkinson, G. W.; June 7.
- 1882: Pratt, R. H.; June 9, June 19.
- 1882: Welch, A. S.; June 23.
- 1882: Parkhund, W. M.; June 24.
- 1882: McGillycuddy; June 27.
- 1882: Pratt, R. H.; June 28.
- 1882: Armstrong, S. C.; July 19.
- 1882: Pratt, R. H.; July 22.
- 1882: Price, H.; July 29.
- 1882: Pratt, R. H.; Aug. 1.
- 1882: Teller, W. M.; Aug. 3.
- 1882: Aldrich, Charles F.; Aug. 5.
- 1882: Teller, W. M.; Aug. 5.
- 1882: Pratt, R. H.; Aug. 7.
- 1882: Ensks, Isabel B.; Aug. 8.
- 1882: Pratt, R. H.; Aug. 12.
- 1882: Andrews, George L.; Aug. 17.
- 1882: Lothrop, D. & Co.; Sept. 7.
- 1882: Pratt, R. H.; Sept. 11.
- 1882: Brown, William M.; Sept. 16.
- 1882: Teller, W. M.; Sept. 16.
- 1882: Price, H.; Sept. 30.
- 1882: Brown, George LeRoy; Oct. 5.
- 1882: Wade, M. C.; Oct. 13.
- 1882: Brown, George LeRoy; Oct. 22.
- 1882: La Flesche, Joseph; Oct. 22.
- 1882: [La Flesche Farley], Rosalie; Oct. 24.
- 1882: Price, H.; Oct. 25.
- 1882: Lothrop, D. & Co.; Oct. 27.
- 1882: Price, H.; Oct. 27.
- 1882: Pratt, R. H.; Oct. 28.
- 1882: Gaylord, W. L.; Oct. 31.
- 1882: Pratt, R. H.; Nov. 1.
- 1882: Clark, L. N.; Nov. 6.
- 1882: Pratt, R. H.; Carlisle; Nov. 13.
- 1882: idem; Nov. 15.
- 1882: Price, H.; Nov. 29.
- 1882: Jones, Jesse H.; Dec. 9.
- 1882: Dorsey, J. Owen; "Christmas".
- 1882: Pratt, R. H.; Dec. 26.
- 1882: Bundy, J. M.; n.d.
Correspondence
Archival Resource Key
1883
1
Correspondence
Scope and Contents
Select itemized correspondence:
- 1883: Winthrop, R. L.; Jan. 24.
- 1883: Pratt, R. H.; Jan. 31, Feb. 26, Mar. 7.
- 1883: Goddard, M. LeB.; Mar. 18.
- 1883: Pratt, R. H.; Mar. 25.
- 1883: Jackson, Sheldon; Mar. 29.
- 1883: Pratt, R. H.; Apr. 7.
- 1883: [La Flesche], Rosalie; Apr. 7.
- 1883: Harsha, W. J.; Apr. 12.
- 1883: Wilkinson, G. W.; Apr. 13.
- 1883: Pratt, R. H.; Apr. 17.
- 1883: Price, H.; Apr. 21, May 17.
- 1883: Pratt, R. H.; May 18.
- 1883: Dunbar, John B.; June 16.
- 1883: Pratt, R. H.; July 18.
- 1883: Price, H.; July 25.
- 1883: Fellowes, R. S.; Aug. 14, Aug. 25.
- 1883: Pratt, R. H.; Sept. 5.
- 1883: Fellowes, R. S.; Sept. 17.
- 1883: Pratt, R. H.; Sept. 21.
- 1883: Brown, George LeRoy; Sept. 22.
- 1883: Fellowes, R. S.; Sept 26.
- 1883: Pratt, R. H.; Oct. 11.
- 1883: Brown, George LeRoy; Oct. 11, 14.
- 1883: Dunbar, John B.; Oct. 16.
- 1883: Brinton, Daniel G.; Oct. 22.
- 1883: Brown, George LeRoy; Oct. 23, 26.
- 1883: Fellowes, R. S.; Oct. 26.
- 1883: Brown, George LeRoy; Oct. 27.
- 1883: Fellowes, R. S.; Oct. 30.
- 1883: Pratt, R. H.; Oct. 31, Nov. 4.
- 1883: Brown, George LeRoy; Nov. 6, 12.
- 1883: Fellowes, R. S.; Nov. 17.
- 1883: Dunbar, John B.; Nov. 20.
- 1883: Pratt, R. H.; Nov. 27, Dec 8.
- 1883: Fellowes, R. S.; New Haven; Dec. 14, 20.
Correspondence
Archival Resource Key
1884-1885
1
Correspondence
Scope and Contents
Select itemized correspondence:
- 1884: Fellowes, M. R.; Jan. 6.
- 1884: Fellowes, R. S.; Jan. 6.
- 1884: Brinton, Daniel G.; Jan. 20.
- 1884: Fellowes, R. S.; Feb. 3.
- 1884: Pratt, R. H.; Feb. 5.
- 1884: Fellowes, R. S.; Feb. 18.
- 1884: Dall, Wm. H.; Feb. 25.
- 1884: Meriden Britannia Co.; May 8.
- 1884: Hawley, Harriet W.; Aug. 6.
- 1884: Hibbard; Philadelphia; Sept. 12.
- 1884: Harmon, H. C.; Nov. 1.
- 1884: Eaton, John; telegram; Nov. 26.
- 1884: Weyland, Martha; Dec. 29.
- 1885: Harmon, H. C.; Jan. 9.
- 1885: Webster, John and John T. Copley; May 6.
- 1885: La Flesche, Joseph; May 9, 14.
- 1885: Copley, John T.; May 18.
- 1885: Goddard, Martha leB.; May 23.
- 1885: Hall, L.; June 12.
- 1885: [La Flesche], Rosalie; June 28.
- 1885: St. Cyr, Julia; June 28.
- 1885: Henderson, Upton; July 6.
- 1885: [La Flesche], Rosalie; July 7.
- 1885: Merrick, Jessie and Fannie; July 7.
- 1885: St. Cyr, David; July 7.
- 1885: Tremon, John C.; July 10.
- 1885: Pratt, R. H.; July 16.
- 1885: La Flesche, Noah and Rosalie; July 16.
- 1885: St. Cyr, Julia; July 20.
- 1885: Carr, Lucien; July 22.
- 1885: Farley, Edward; July 24.
- 1885: Tyndall, J. W.; July 27.
- 1885: [La Flesche], Rosalie; Omaha Agency; Aug. 7.
- 1885: Tyndall, J. W.; Aug. 14.
- 1885: [La Flesche], Rosalie; Sept. 6.
- 1885: Sheridan, Eli; Sept. 20.
- 1885: Stabler, Phillip; Sept. 22.
- 1885: Mawadene; Sept. 29.
- 1885: Sheridan, Eli; Oct. 23.
- 1885: Webster, John; November.
- 1885: Miller, George; Nov. 10.
- 1885: Hooperler, George Fox [?]; Nov. 10.
- 1885: Levering, Milton; Nov. 15.
- 1885: Tyndall, J. W.; Nov. 18.
- 1885: Stabler, Minnie; Nov. 23.
- 1885: Sheridan, Eli; Nov. 27.
- 1885: Webster, John; Dec. 1.
- 1885: [La Flesche], Rosalie; Dec. 23.
- 1885: Stabler, Phillip; Dec. 20.
- 1885: Idem., and Rosalie La Flesche; [?] 25.
- 1885: Big Elk, John; n.d.
- 1885: La Flesche, Joseph and Rosalie; [1885]
- 1885: Two Crow; n.d.
- 1885: Two Crow and D... [Illegible]; n.d.
- 1885: Webster, John; n.d.
Correspondence
Archival Resource Key
1886-1887
1
Correspondence
Scope and Contents
Select itemized correspondence:
- 1886: Rosalie; Jan. 13.
- 1886: La Flesche, Noah; Feb. 14.
- 1886: Rosalie; ca. Feb. 20.
- 1886: La Flesche, Joseph; Feb. 23.
- 1886: Rosalie; Feb. 23.
- 1886: Farley, Ed; Feb. 23.
- 1886: Rosalie; Feb.
- 1886: Fox, Amely; Mar.
- 1886: Fremont, Hannah; Mar. 2.
- 1886: Merrick, Jessie; Mar. 2.
- 1886: Merpie and Anna Lovejoy; Mar. 2.
- 1886: White Horse, Prairie Chicken, Wa-ha-nin-ga, Du-ba-mon-ni, Sin-da-ha-ha, Cha-ga-ni-ga, Two Crow; Mar. 4.
- 1886: Rosalie; Mar. 4.
- 1886: Wilkinson, G. W.; Mar. 12.
- 1886: La Flesche, Joseph; Mar. 13.
- 1886: La Flesche, Lucy; Mar. 14.
- 1886: La Flesche, Noah; Mar. 14.
- 1886: Rosalie; Mar. 15.
- 1886: Tyndall, J. W.; Mar. 17.
- 1886: Rosalie; Mar. 20.
- 1886: La Flesche, Joseph, and Ma-ha-wa-the; Mar. 20.
- 1886: La Flesche, Noah; Mar. 21.
- 1886: Rosalie, Mar. 26, 28.
- 1886: Leaming, Irish (?); Mar. 29.
- 1886: Richards, Josephine; Mar. 31.
- 1886: McCanly, Thomas E.; Apr.5.
- 1886: Rosalie; [Date supplied by Mrs. Roy M. Green, May 8, 1964]; Apr. 7
- 1886: Sheridan, Eli; Apr. 10.
- 1886: Rosalie; Apr. 10.
- 1886: Hare, W. H.; Apr. 13.
- 1886: Miller, George; Apr. 19.
- 1886: Rosalie; Apr. 19, 28.
- 1886: La Flesche, Noah; Apr. 28.
- 1886: Ho-ga-monnie, Blackbird Sheridan, and Mustinisi; May 3.
- 1886: Wajapa and Rosalie; May
- 1886: Leaming, Irish; May 15.
- 1886: Webster, John; May 18.
- 1886: Ho-ga-monnie,[?], Black Bird Sheridan, Hanar Keepa, Spafford Woodhall, Nu a she ga, Silas Wood, Ish she ba ze, Louis Solmon (?); May 20.
- 1886: Sindahaha; May 25.
- 1886: Stabler, Minnie; Dec. 15.
- 1886: La Flesche, Noah [dated by Mrs. Roy M. Green]; n.d.
- 1886: La Flesche, Joseph; n.d.
- 1886: La Flesche, Lucy; [date supplied by Mrs. Roy M. Green]; n.d.
- 1886: Rosalie; n.d.
- 1887: LaFlesche, Lucy; Feb. 21.
- 1887: Allen, Henry T.; Mar. 29.
- 1887: Rosalie; Apr. 20.
- 1887: Stabler, Minnie; May 3.
- 1887: Stabler, Philip; May 5.
- 1887: Rosalie; May 11.
- 1887: La Flesche, Lucy; May 12.
- 1887: (Rosalie?); May 21.
- 1887: Hensel, E. B.; Nov. 13.
- 1887: Ramabai, Pundita; n.d.
Correspondence
Archival Resource Key
1888-1890
1
Correspondence
Scope and Contents
Select itemized correspondence:
- 1888: Lowrie, John; Mar. 10.
- 1888: Miller, Mary; Mar. 21.
- 1888: Proctor, Edna Dean; June 4.
- 1889: Rosalie; Apr. 12.
- 1889: Lummon, J. S. [?]; May 8.
- 1889: Reubens, James; June 27, Aug. 2, 12, Sept. 12.
- 1889: Pollock, William J.; Sept. 12.
- 1889: Heth, H.; Sept. 20, 23, Oct. 5, 7, 12, 17, 22, Nov. 28.
- 1890: Merrick, Uriah; Feb. 13.
- 1890: Reubens, James; Mar. 26.
- 1890: Fillmore, J. C.; May 7, 9.
- 1890: Rosalie; Omaha Agency; Sept. 15.
- 1890: Porter, E. W.; Oct. 31.
- 1890: Ruebens, James; n.d.
Correspondence
Archival Resource Key
1891
1
Correspondence
Scope and Contents
Select itemized correspondence:
- 1891: McBeth, Kate C.; Jan. 13.
- 1891: Wahawathe; Jan. 14.
- 1891: Hunter, Hugh; Jan. 16.
- 1891: Wajapa; Jan. 19.
- 1891: Miller, George; Feb. 19.
- 1891: McBeth, Kate C.; Feb. 27.
- 1891: Wajapa; Mar. 2.
- 1891: La Flesche, Susan; Mar. 10.
- 1891: White, Gurley [?]; Mar. 22.
- 1891: Fillmore, John Comfort; Mar. 24, 25, 27.
- 1891: Trenchman, Charles F. [?]; Apr. 2.
- 1891: Johnson, Andrew and Susan La Flesche; Apr. 6.
- 1891: Fillmore, J. C.; Apr. 11, 14.
- 1891: Starr, Frederick; Apr. 14.
- 1891: Fillmore, J. C.; Apr. 15, 21.
- 1891: McBeth, S. L.; May 1.
- 1891: Rosalie; May 4.
- 1891: Fillmore, John Comfort; May 4.
- 1891: McBeth, S. L.; May 6.
- 1891: Fillmore, John Comfort; May 9.
- 1891: Putnam, Frederick Ward; May 13.
- 1891: Allen, James T.; May 16.
- 1891: Fillmore, John Comfort; May 23, 26.
- 1891: Smith, Jane; on behalf of F. W. Putnam; June 1.
- 1891: Fillmore, John Comfort; June 8, 12.
- 1891: Morgan, Caroline S.; June 12.
- 1891: Morgan, T. J.; June 15.
- 1891: Ashley, Robert H.; June 24.
- 1891: Fillmore, John Comfort; June 29.
- 1891: Williams, Robert; July 1.
- 1891: McBeth, S. L.; July 6.
- 1891: Fillmore, John Comfort; July 9, 11, 18.
- 1891: Putnam, F. W.; July 25.
- 1891: Morgan, T. J.; July 27, 30.
- 1891: Morgan, Caroline S.; July 30.
- 1891: Fillmore, John Comfort; Aug.2, 7.
- 1891: Pratt, R. H.; Aug. 7.
- 1891: Fillmore, John Comfort; Aug. 20, Sept. 2.
- 1891: Putnam, F. W.; Sept. 8.
- 1891: Pratt, R. H.; Sept. 15.
- 1891: Barrows, Isabel C.; Sept. 17.
- 1891: McBeth, S. L.; Sept. 22.
- 1891: Fillmore, John Comfort; Sept. 24.
- 1891: Boas, Franz; Oct. 3.
- 1891: Morgan, Caroline S.; Oct. 12, 13.
- 1891: Putnam, F. W.; Oct. 18.
- 1891: Fillmore, John Comfort; Oct. 23.
- 1891: Office of Indian Affairs; Nov. 4.
- 1891: Boas, Franz; Nov. 14.
- 1891: Fillmore, John Comfort; Nov. 20.
- 1891: Ellinwood, F. F.; Nov. 24.
- 1891: McBeth, S. L.; n.d.
Correspondence
Archival Resource Key
1892-1893
1
Correspondence
Scope and Contents
Select itemized correspondence:
- 1892: Fillmore, John Comfort; Milwaukee; Jan. 15, Feb. 1, Mar 5.
- 1893: Fletcher, James S.; Mar. 28.
- 1893: Fillmore, John Comfort; Mar. 29.
- 1893: D. H. Palmeter; Apr. 7.
- 1893: Palmeter, Huran [?]; Apr. 8.
- 1893: Fillmore, John Comfort; Apr. 18, 30.
- 1893: Greene, Herbert W.; May 4.
- 1893: Matthews, W. S. B.; May 5.
- 1893: Fillmore, John Comfort; May 9, 11.
- 1893: Greene, Herbert W.; May 12.
- 1893: Fillmore, John Comfort; May 20, June 3, 6, 13.
- 1893: Meredith, Virginia C., World's Columbian Commission; June 21.
- 1893: Fillmore, John Comfort; Oct. 18; Nov. 5, 6, 12, 15.
- 1893: Brinton, Daniel Garrison; Nov. 21.
- 1893: Fillmore, John Comfort; Nov. 26; Dec. 15, 17, 25.
Correspondence
Archival Resource Key
1894-1895
1
Correspondence
Scope and Contents
Select itemized correspondence:
- 1894: Fillmore, John Comfort; Jan. 1, 4.
- 1894: Dawes, E. S.; Jan. 8.
- 1894: Fillmore, John Comfort; Jan. 15, Feb. 4, 11.
- 1894: Braum, M. E.; Feb. 19.
- 1894: Fillmore, John Comfort; Feb. 26; Mar. 20, 30; Apr. 8, 10, 15, 20, 23, 27; May 3, 27; June 6, 12; July 6.
- 1894: Parker, S. J.; July 18.
- 1895: McBeth, Kate C.; Mar. 6.
- 1895: Scull, S. A.; Apr.
- 1895: Quinn, Daniel;Apr. 9.
- 1895: McBeth, Kate C.; Apr. 10.
- 1895: Quinn, Daniel; Apr. 24.
- 1895: McBeth, Kate C.; Apr. 24.
- 1895: Montague, A. P.; Apr. 28.
- 1895: Quinn, Daniel; May 6.
- 1895: Sanborn, F. B.; July 22.
- 1895: Jonas, L. W.; Aug. 20.
Correspondence
Archival Resource Key
1896-1898
1
Correspondence
Scope and Contents
Select itemized correspondence:
- 1896: Blackwell, Samuel; Jan. 20.
- 1896: Rosalie; April 19.
- 1896: Wajapa; Apr. 21.
- 1896: Hale, Horatio; Aug. 13.
- 1896: Brinton, Daniel G.; Sept. 19.
- 1897: Willoughby, C. C.; May 5.
- 1897: Jonas, Levi W.; July 14.
- 1897: Kinney, Sara T.; Sept. 16.
- 1898: Mason, O. T.; Jan. 26.
- 1898: Rosalie; Feb. 22.
- 1898: Matthews, Washington; Mar. 23.
- 1898: Gould, J. M. [?]; Apr. 1.
- 1898: Matthews, Washington; Apr. 3.
- 1898: Moore, Homer [?]; Trans-Mississippi Exposition; Apr. 20; May 13.
- 1898: Fillmore, John Comfort; May 17.
- 1898: Matthews, Washington; May 23.
- 1898: Rosalie; May 28.
- 1898: Matthews, Washington; July 7, 21, 26, 31.
- 1898: Fillmore, G. D.; Aug. 16.
- 1898: Pierce, Moses; Aug. 17.
- 1898: Fillmore, Thomas Hill; Aug. 23.
- 1898: Fillmore, L. H.; Sept. 6, 17.
- 1898: Idem.; Sept. 17.
- 1898: Fillmore, Thomas Hill; Sept. 19.
- 1898: Rosalie; Sept. 30, Oct. 4.
- 1898: Brinton, Daniel G.; Oct. 5.
- 1898: Hardon, Evangeline [?]; Oct. 10.
- 1898: Brinton, Daniel G.; Oct. 12.
- 1898: Fillmore, Thomas Hill; Oct. 12.
- 1898: Wallaschek, R.; Oct. 30.
- 1898: Murie, James R.; Nov. 25; Dec. 2, 7, 13, 20, n.d.
- 1898: Rosalie; n.d.
Correspondence
Archival Resource Key
1899-1900
2
Correspondence
Scope and Contents
Select itemized correspondence:
- 1899: Murie; Jan. 6, Feb. 6, 7; Mar. 22, Apr. 11, 20.
- 1899: Putnam, F. W.; June 8.
- 1899: Murie, James R.; July 7.
- 1899: Coe, Sadie E.; July 16.
- 1899: Murie, James R.; Aug. 16.
- 1899: Wallascheck, R.; Aug. 19.
- 1899: Murie, James R.; Oct. 26.
- 1900: Murie, James R.; Jan. 10, 24; Feb. 12.
- 1900: Lummis, Charles F.; Mar. 4.
- 1900: Murie, James R.; Mar. 29, Apr. 9.
- 1900: Matthews, W. S. B.; Apr. 18.
- 1900: Moore, Homer; May 15.
- 1900: Snyder, Margaret S.; May 28.
- 1900: Brain, Belle M.; June 1.
- 1900: de G., M. C.; June 6.
- 1900: Murie, James R.; June 13; July 20, 24; Aug. 2.
- 1900: Stowe, Annie Beecker; Sept. 24, 26, 27.
- 1900: Martin, George W.; Oct. 2.
- 1900: Murie, James R.; Oct. 6.
- 1900: Venable, Mary; Nov. 1.
- 1900: Anthropological Society of Washington; Nov. 13.
Correspondence
Archival Resource Key
1901-1902
2
Correspondence
Scope and Contents
Select itemized correspondence:
- 1901: Coe, Sadie E.; Feb. 16.
- 1901: Myres, John L. [?]; Feb. 18.
- 1901: Murie, James R.; Feb. 18, 23; Apr. 2.
- 1901: Mead, Frances K.; Apr. 27.
- 1901: Murie, James R.; June 10.
- 1901: Farwell, Arthur; June 11.
- 1901: Wolle, J. Fred; June 12, 15.
- 1901: Barth, Johann Ambrosius; July 13.
- 1901: Murie, James R.; Aug. 24.
- 1901: Sutler, A. W.; Aug. 25.
- 1901: Deutscher Volkgesangverein; Aug. 27.
- 1901: Murie, James R.; Sept. 21.
- 1901: Stumpf, Prof. C.; Oct. 9.
- 1901: McGee, W. J.; Oct. 11.
- 1901: Murie, James R.; Oct. 25, 26; Nov. 8, 11, 16; Dec. 24.
- 1901: Benedict, A. L.; Pan-American Exposition, Buffalo; n.d.
- 1901: Westcott, Edith; n.d.
- 1901: Zitkala-Sa; n.d.
- 1902: Murie, James R.; Jan. 4, 6, 11, 13.
- 1902: Copy of telegram sent to Mrs. P. A. Hearst; ca. Feb. 1.
- 1902: Murie, James R.; Feb. 16, 25; Mar. 6, 10.
- 1902: Wolfram, A.; Mar. 11.
- 1902: Murie, James R.; Mar. 19; Apr. 2, 24, 28, 29.
- 1902: Dorsey, George A.; May 4.
- 1902: McGee, W J; Aug. 11.
Correspondence
Archival Resource Key
1903-1904
2
Correspondence
Scope and Contents
Select itemized correspondence:
- 1903: Holmes, W. H.; Feb. 27, Apr. 22.
- 1903: McGuire, J. D.; Apr. 24.
- 1903: Holmes, W. H.; June 10.
- 1903: Boas, Franz; July 6.
- 1903: Holmes, W. H.; July 11, Oct. 19.
- 1904: Hodge, F. W.; Feb. 2, 15.
- 1904: McGee, W J; Mar. 10.
- 1904: McCowan, S. M.; May 27.
Correspondence
Archival Resource Key
1905-1910
2
Correspondence
Scope and Contents
Select itemized correspondence:
- 1905: Holmes, W. H.;Feb. 16.
- 1905: Hewitt, J. N. B.; Feb. 25.
- 1905: Murie, James R.; Mar. 10.
- 1905: Hodge, F. W.; May 24.
- 1905: Jackson, Sheldon; June 2.
- 1905: Pettus, Charles P.; July 12.
- 1905: Francis, David R.; Aug. 2.
- 1905: Hodge, F. W.; n.d.
- 1906: Mead, Francis H.; Mar. 29.
- 1907: Tozzer, Alfred M.; American Folk-Lore Society; Jan. 26.
- 1908: New England Women's Club; Boston; May 17.
- 1908: Lane, Louise G.; Oct. 27.
- 1910: Blackwell, Howard L.; June 30.
Correspondence
Archival Resource Key
1911-1913
2
Correspondence
Scope and Contents
Select itemized correspondence:
- 1911: Crayton, Genevieve F.; Jan. 8.
- 1911: United Verde Extension Mining Co.; Jan. 30.
- 1911: Willoughby, C. C.; Feb. 17.
- 1911: Hodge, F. W.; Oct. 14.
- 1911: Washington Loan and Trust Co.; Dec. 11.
- 1911: Copete Consolidated Copper Co.; Dec. 15.
- 1911: Kelsey, F. W.; Dec. 16.
- 1911: Copete Consolidated Copper Co.; Dec. 19.
- 1912: Walcott, W. D.; Apr. 23.
- 1912: Copete Consolidated Copper Co.; June 21.
- 1912: Franck, C. L. and F. L. [?]; Nov. 27.
- 1913: Bonnicastle, Arthur; Apr. 5.
- 1913: Alexander, H. B.; June 3.
- 1913: Barrows, Isabel; June 20.
- 1913: Sturge, Helen M.; July 14.
- 1913: Smith, Lummie; July 27.
- 1913: Bertha [?]; Aug. 8.
- 1913: Dawes, A. L.; Oct. 24.
- 1913: Nuttall, Zelia; Dec. 20.
Correspondence
Archival Resource Key
1914-1916
2
Correspondence
Scope and Contents
Select itemized correspondence:
- 1914: Nuttall, Zelia; Feb. 23.
- 1914: Wilson, Louis N.; May 12.
- 1914: Proctor, Edna Dean; May 22.
- 1914: Hodge, F. W.; June 30, July 6.
- 1914: Cook, Emily S.; July 24.
- 1914: Sturge, Julia; Dec. 30.
- 1915: Wilson, G. B.; National Academy of Sciences; Mar. 23.
- 1915: [Loughton], Nadine; Christmas.
- 1916: Copete Consolidated Copper Co.; Feb. 7.
- 1916: Alexander, H. B.; May 25, June 22.
- 1916: Guthrie, William Norman; July 23, Aug.
Correspondence
Archival Resource Key
1918-1923
2
Correspondence
Scope and Contents
Select itemized correspondence:
- 1918: Sheldon [?], A. E.; Jan. 19.
- 1918: Jenks, Gwynne & Co.; Jan. 29.
- 1918: Guthrie, William Norman; July.
- 1918: Farley, Edward; Aug. 27.
- 1918: Guthrie, William Norman; Dec. 23.
- 1919: Fewkes, J. Walter; Jan. 1.
- 1919: Guthrie, William Norman; Apr. 25, July 25, Sept. 19.
- 1919: Bradley, Nettie G.; Oct. 24.
- 1920: Parkhane-Grews Burner Co.; Feb. 28.
- 1920: Guthrie, William Norman; Apr. 6, ca. May.
- 1920: Columbia Trust Co.; Sept. 20.
- 1920: Guthrie, William Norman; n.d.
- 1921: Weatherly, Arthur; Mar. 28.
- 1921: Guthrie, William Norman; Apr.
- 1921: Weatherly, Arthur; May 6.
- 1921: Guthrie, W. N.; May 11, July 9, Aug. 26.
- 1921: Outlook Co.; Dec. 1.
- 1922: National Geographic Society; Feb. 8.
- 1922: Copete Consolidated Copper Co.; Mar. 28.
- 1922: Small, Maynard, & Co.; Boston; Apr. 1.
- 1922: Boston Insurance Co.; Apr. 22.
- 1922: Alexander, H. B.; July 9.
- 1923: United Verde Extension Mining Co.; Feb. 20, May 1.
Correspondence
Archival Resource Key
undated
2
Correspondence
Outgoing correspondence
1.2
Archival Resource Key
1873-1921
Scope and Contents
Fletcher rarely retained complete copies of letters that she sent; therefore the bulk of these materials are incomplete handwritten drafts.
Material dated between 1881 and 1892 was largely written by Fletcher while she was pursuing field work and government allotment and may overlap with items in subseries 1.3 relating to Fletcher's work at the Omaha, Nez Perce, and Winnebago reservations.
The majority of the items between 1898 and 1911 reflect Fletcher's anthropological work and professional affiliations. More information on Fletcher's research on earth lodges, as illustrated in her 1898 correspondence with "Lassie" (E. Jane Gay), is located elsewhere in the collection (subseries 3.18).
Arrangement
The material is arranged chronologically. Dates are non-inclusive.
Correspondence
Archival Resource Key
1873, 1879, 1881-1883
2
Correspondence
Scope and Contents
Select itemized correspondence:
- 1873: Lanier, Mr. [?]; Nov. 14.
- 1879: Irving, Prof.; Oct. 28.
- 1881: Clapp, Mrs.; Dec. 1.
- 1881: Morgan, Hon. John; Dec. 31.
- 1882: Morgan, Hon. John; Feb. 4.
- 1882: Dawes, Hon. Henry L.; Feb. [4-8].
- 1882: Kirkwood, Hon. S. L.; Feb. 8.
- 1882: Ida; July 4.
- 1882: Pratt, Capt. [R. H.]; Nov. 6.
- 1883: Harsha, Rev. Mr.; Apr. 2.
- 1883: Springer, James and Lena; Dec. 6.
Correspondence
Archival Resource Key
1884, 1886-1887
2
Correspondence
Scope and Contents
Select itemized correspondence:
- 1884: Putnam, F. W.; June 7.
- 1886: Teller, Mrs.; May 1.
- 1890: Morgan, General [T. J.]; May 26.
- 1890: Idem.; n.d.
- 1891: Allen, Mr.; Apr. 27.
- 1891: Morgan, General and Mrs. [T. J.]; July 11, Oct. 26, Nov. 2.
- 1892: Morgan, General and Mrs. [T. J.]; May 12.
- 1892: "My Dear Friends"; May 31.
Correspondence
Archival Resource Key
1890-1892
2
Correspondence
Scope and Contents
Select itemized correspondence:
- 1895: McBeth, Kate C.; Jan. 30.
- 1898: Lang, Andrew; Feb. 4. Includes a draft of a letter to Prof. Langley on back.
- 1898: "Lassie" (Miss Jane Gay); Sept. 21, 26, Oct. 11, 19.
- 1898: Murie, [James]; Nov. 29
Correspondence
Archival Resource Key
1895-1900
2
Correspondence
Correspondence
Archival Resource Key
1902-1903, 1907, 1911, 1921
2
Correspondence
Scope and Contents
Select itemized correspondence:
- 1902: Hearst, Mrs. [Phoebe Apperson]; Jan. 28.
- 1902: Dorsey, Dr. [J. O.]; Apr. 16.
- 1903: Holmes, Prof. W. H.; n.d.
- 1907: Woodward, Dr. R. S., Carnegie Institute; Apr. 3.
- 1907: "Ida"; Aug. 9.
- 1911: Hodge, Dr. [F. W.]; Dec. 13.
Correspondence
Archival Resource Key
undated
2
Correspondence
Correspondence on specific subjects
1.3
Archival Resource Key
1881-1925
Scope and Contents
This subseries was created to encompass correspondence that was separated from the rest of Fletcher's letters. Materials have been divided into five subject headings, covering Fletcher's allotment work for the Omaha (1881-1884), Winnebago (1887-1889), and Nez Perce (1889-1894); the theft of the Omaha sacred buffalo hide; and the anthropology department at the University of California, Berkeley.
Fletcher's allotment work consisted of distributing and assigning plots of reservation land, previously held communally, to private Native American individuals under the provisions of various Congressional bills. The bulk of the allotment correspondence is between Fletcher and the Commissioner of Indian Affairs. Included are her instructions, inquiries regarding spurious land claims, and updates on her work. There is no incoming correspondence for the Nez Perce allotment. Other materials relating to allotment, including record books of land claims, are included in this subseries.
In 1898 the Omaha sacred hide was stolen from James Robinson. Francis La Flesche was involved in the search for item and is included in this correspondence.
In 1901, Phoebe Apperson Hearst funded a new Anthropology museum and department at the University of California, Berkeley, and Fletcher was named a member of its Advisory Committee. This section reflects her brief involvement in the new department.
Ethnographic materials are filed under series 3: for the Omaha, see subseries 3.21; for the Winnebago, see subseries 3.26; for the Nez Perce, see subseries 3.20.
Arrangement
The material is arranged chronologically by subject.
Omaha allotment:
Archival Resource Key
Field notebook
Archival Resource Key
1881
3
Field notebook
Congressional bills
Archival Resource Key
1882-1925
3
Congressional bills
Incoming correspondence
Archival Resource Key
1883-1884
3
Incoming correspondence
Outgoing correspondence
Archival Resource Key
1883-1884
3
Outgoing correspondence
Correspondence: Omaha Indians and government officials
Archival Resource Key
1884-1887
3
Correspondence: Omaha Indians and government officials
Allotment recordbook
Archival Resource Key
undated
3
Allotment recordbook
Miscellaneous
Archival Resource Key
1881-1883, undated
3
Miscellaneous
Winnebago allotment:
Archival Resource Key
Incoming correspondence
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1887-1888
4A
Incoming correspondence
Outgoing correspondence
Archival Resource Key
1887-1889
4A
Outgoing correspondence
Allotment recordbook
Archival Resource Key
1887-1889
4B
Allotment recordbook
Nez Perce allotment:
Archival Resource Key
Outgoing correspondence
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1889-1891
4A
Outgoing correspondence
Outgoing correspondence
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1891-1894
5B
Theft of buffalo hide
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1898-1904
5A
Berkeley anthropology department
Archival Resource Key
1901-1902
5A
Correspondence between Fletcher and La Flesche
1.4
Archival Resource Key
1895-1922
Scope and Contents
These materials reflect the professional and personal relationship of Fletcher and La Flesche. When the two were separated, they wrote each other regularly and often, even as much as twice a day.
Arrangement
The material is arranged chronologically. Dates are non-inclusive.
Fletcher to La Flesche
Archival Resource Key
1895, 1899, 1905
5A
Fletcher to La Flesche
Fletcher to La Flesche
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1911
5A
Fletcher to La Flesche
Fletcher to La Flesche
Archival Resource Key
1913-1921
5A
Fletcher to La Flesche
La Flesche to Fletcher
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1901, 1905, 1911
5A
La Flesche to Fletcher
La Flesche to Fletcher
Archival Resource Key
1912
5A
La Flesche to Fletcher
La Flesche to Fletcher
Archival Resource Key
1916-1922
5A
La Flesche to Fletcher
Publications
1.5
Archival Resource Key
1882-1920
Scope and Contents
This subseries includes early articles on Native American affairs, abstracts from proceedings of scientific meetings, and some scholarly works. The drafts of published materials are primarily Fletcher's articles on Indian music reviews of other individuals' publications. The draft of
Indian Songs and Music includes an announcement for a lecture which appears to be basis of this draft.
This subseries also encompasses Fletcher's unpublished fictionalized account of her early fieldwork with the Omaha tribe and Rosebud Sioux.
Arrangement
The material is arranged by reprints, drafts, and unpublished drafts, ordered chronologically therein. Dates are non-inclusive.
Reprints
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1882-1889
5A
Reprint, A Study of Omaha Indian Music
Archival Resource Key
1893
5A
Reprints
Archival Resource Key
1893-1898
6
Reprints
Archival Resource Key
1899-1909
6
Reprints
Archival Resource Key
1911-1920, undated
6
Reviews
Archival Resource Key
1896-1916
6
Drafts
Archival Resource Key
1882
6
Drafts
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circa 1891-1899
6
Drafts
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circa 1916
6
Drafts of reviews
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1897-1916
6
Draft, Camping with the Sioux, I
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1887
7
Draft, Camping with the Sioux, II
Archival Resource Key
undated
7
Drafts, unidentified
Archival Resource Key
undated
7
Organizational records
1.6
Archival Resource Key
1904-1921
Scope and Contents
Materials have been divided into three subjects to encompass the act to preserve American antiquities, the Archaeological Institute of America (AIA), and the Colorado Cliff Dwellings Association. Materials include correspondence, committee proposals and Congressional documents.
Fletcher was actively involved in the business and development of the Archaeological Institute of America throughout her career. Of particular interest is rich information in the form of correspondence and newspaper clippings on the character defamation controversy between Edgar Hewett and Franz Boas in 1911. Related materials are located among Fletcher's incoming correspondence in 1911 (subseries 1.1).
The formation of the School of American Archaeology (later the School of American Research), which Fletcher avidly supported, created friction between herself and F. W. Putnam. These issues are reflected in the folder relating to the formation of the school, the contents of which consist of drafts of letters from Fletcher to Putnam and Charles Bowditch.
The Colorado Cliff Dwellings material may relate to Fletcher's work for the preservation of antiquities.
Arrangement
The material is arranged chronologically by subject.
Act to Preserve Antiquities
Archival Resource Key
1904-1907
7
Archaeological Institute of America official business
Archival Resource Key
1895, 1906-1916
7
AIA correspondence, Edgar Hewett to Fletcher
Archival Resource Key
1906-1922
7
Formation of School of American Archaeology
Archival Resource Key
1908-1909
8
School of American Archaeology official business
Archival Resource Key
1911-1921
8
AIA and School of American Archaeology clippings
Archival Resource Key
1907-1911
8
Cliff Dwellings Association
Archival Resource Key
1908
8
General anthropological notes
1.7
Archival Resource Key
undated
Scope and Contents
Much of this subseries consists of fragmentary reading notes and other unidentifiable materials, some of which may have been intended for publication. The majority of these papers likely date to Fletcher's early ethnographic research which she undertook in the late 1870s and early 1880s at Harvard University's Peabody Museum. The folder labeled "General" consists of materials kept together by Fletcher and may have been research for her early anthropological lectures, particularly those on the mound builders (see subseries 1.8).
Arrangement
The material is arranged alphabetically by subject.
Archaeology
Archival Resource Key
undated
8
British Guiana
Archival Resource Key
undated
8
General
Archival Resource Key
undated
8
Linguistics
Archival Resource Key
undated
8
Native American anthropology
Archival Resource Key
undated
8
Native American bibliography
Archival Resource Key
undated
8
Native American issues
Archival Resource Key
undated
8
Plains Indians
Archival Resource Key
undated
8
Religion
Archival Resource Key
undated
8
Unidentified
Archival Resource Key
undated
8
Lectures
1.8
Archival Resource Key
circa 1878-1910
Scope and Contents
This subseries encompasses lecture tours and individual addresses. The dates of many of Fletcher's lectures are unknown, and the archivist used the content to assign tentative dates. Some papers may have been manuscripts for publication.
Fletcher's early lecture tours, "Lectures on America" (circa 1878-1879) and "Lectures on Ancient America" (circa 1879), were primarily historical in content, reflecting her early studies in the history of man. There appears to be some overlap between individual lectures from the "Ancient America" group; two different lecture tours were given under the same title (see "Lecture series announcements").
Fletcher's lectures on Armenia (1894-1895) illustrate her interest in the oppression of Armenians which she encountered on a trip to Europe in 1894.
The later lectures in this subseries were delivered to a number of organizations, from the Literary Society in Washington to the British Association for the Advancement of Science.
Arrangement
The material is arranged chronologically. Lecture series are placed before single lectures. Dates are non-inclusive.
"Lectures on America"
Archival Resource Key
undated
9
"Our Nationality" (including announcement for lecture series)
Archival Resource Key
undated
9
"Both Sides of the Atlantic"
Archival Resource Key
undated
9
"Virginia" (fragment)
Archival Resource Key
undated
9
"New Netherlands"
Archival Resource Key
undated
9
"The Lost Colonies"
Archival Resource Key
undated
9
Unidentified notes
Archival Resource Key
undated
9
"Lectures on Ancient America"
Archival Resource Key
undated
9
Lecture series announcements
Archival Resource Key
undated
9
"The Mound builders"
Archival Resource Key
undated
9
"Mound builders of the Upper Ohio Valley"
Archival Resource Key
undated
9
"Mound builders of the Lower Mississippi Valley"
Archival Resource Key
undated
9
"Arts of the Mound builders"
Archival Resource Key
undated
9
"Camps and Rock Shelters"
Archival Resource Key
undated
9
"Antiquities of the Coast"
Archival Resource Key
undated
9
"The People of the Pueblos"
Archival Resource Key
undated
9
"Comparative Archaic Art"
Archival Resource Key
undated
10
"Earliest Traces of Man"
Archival Resource Key
undated
10
"Value of Anthropological Study"
Archival Resource Key
undated
10
Unidentified notes
Archival Resource Key
undated
10
Armenia
Archival Resource Key
undated
10
Armenia lectures
Archival Resource Key
1894-1895
10
Armenia notes
Archival Resource Key
1894-1895
10
General lectures
Archival Resource Key
undated
10
Lectures
Archival Resource Key
circa 1880-1882
10
Lectures
Archival Resource Key
1899, circa 1890s
10
Lectures
Archival Resource Key
circa 1903-1907
10
Lectures
Archival Resource Key
circa 1910
11
Archaeology
Archival Resource Key
undated
11
Native Americans
Archival Resource Key
undated
11
Women
Archival Resource Key
undated
11
Miscellaneous
Archival Resource Key
undated
11
Archaeological fragments and notes
Archival Resource Key
undated
11
Miscellaneous fragments and notes
Archival Resource Key
undated
11
Diaries
1.9
Archival Resource Key
1881-1922
Scope and Contents
This material consists of Fletcher's field diaries of 1881, as well as her personal diaries and address books.
In 1881, Fletcher ventured into the field for the first time, traveling to the Omaha and Rosebud reservations in Nebraska and South Dakota. Her field diaries from this trip contain scant ethnographic material but are rich in personal insights and include many passages relevant to Fletcher's interest in the plight of Native Americans. Field diaries include sketches Fletcher drew along her trip; drawings which were removed from the notebooks have been filed directly behind them. Francis La Flesche copied the majority of the field diaries and this subseries includes two copies of his transcripts.
Alice Fletcher kept a small daily record of her activities when home from the field. These items provide a comprehensive account of Fletcher's affairs throughout her career. Newspaper clippings which Fletcher kept in personal diaries have been removed, photocopied and placed in a separate folder with their original location noted.
Other field diaries may be found in series 3, filed according to tribe.
Arrangement
The material is arranged chronologically.
Field Diary
Archival Resource Key
1881 September-November
11
Field Diary
Archival Resource Key
1881 September
11
Scope and Contents
Item was previously misdated as November-December 1881.
Field Drawings
Archival Resource Key
1881 September-November
11
Handwritten copy, field diary [Francis La Flesche]
Archival Resource Key
undated
12
Typescript, field diary
Archival Resource Key
undated
12
Clippings included in diaries
Archival Resource Key
undated
12
Calling cards included in diaries
Archival Resource Key
undated
12
Personal diaries (including address books, diary from Europe)
Archival Resource Key
undated
12
Diaries
Archival Resource Key
1885-1900
12A
Diaries
Archival Resource Key
1901-1913
12B
Diaries
Archival Resource Key
1914-1922
12C
A-C
Archival Resource Key
undated
12D
Inserts by date
Archival Resource Key
1885-1919, undated
12E
Biography and memorabilia
1.10
Archival Resource Key
1878-1925
Scope and Contents
This subseries encompasses materials Fletcher saved as memorabilia as well as those documents and items that reflect her life and scientific work. Few of the items in this subseries were produced by Fletcher; a short autobiographical sketch is included.
Fletcher saved items from expositions and organizational meetings she attended, illustrating her various interests from women's organizations to social clubs and scientific societies. The majority of institutional records in this subseries encompasses the 1896 meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, which Fletcher attended as Vice-President, as well as the St. Louis Exposition of 1904.
Reviews dominate the clippings about Fletcher's life and work, in particular those of
Indian Story and Song. Unfortunately, many of the identifying papers for these articles were removed. They have been preserved in the folder labeled "Clippings Bureau."
In 1907, Alice Fletcher met Leo Tolstoy and wrote an account of the experience. Other Tolstoy materials include correspondence with and articles by Tolstoy admirers.
Alice Fletcher also collected and wrote poetry. Few of these items are dated.
The folder labeled "Collected clippings" includes only materials that do not relate directly to Fletcher's life or work, including obituaries of friends, notices of women's organizational meetings, and articles about various exhibits at the World's Columbian Exposition in 1893.
Miscellaneous materials include invitation cards from Phoebe Apperson Hearst, hotel bills from Fletcher's 1907 trip to Europe, sparse financial records, photographs, and a notebook outlining her filing system.
Arrangement
The material is arranged by subject, chronologically therein. Dates are non-inclusive.
Biography and bibliography (by Fletcher)
Archival Resource Key
undated
12
Institutional affiliation records
Archival Resource Key
1880, 1891-1922
12
Newspaper clippings about Fletcher's life and work
Archival Resource Key
1880-1922, undated
12
Clippings bureau
Archival Resource Key
1900
13
Fletcher family documents
Archival Resource Key
1878, undated
13
Tolstoy
Archival Resource Key
1907-1919
13
Obituaries
Archival Resource Key
1923
13
Will and estate
Archival Resource Key
1919, 1923-1925
13
Poetry
Archival Resource Key
1886, 1900-1913, undated
13
Collected clippings
Archival Resource Key
1885-1918
13
Miscellaneous memorabilia
Archival Resource Key
1902, 1907, undated
13
Miscellaneous notes
Archival Resource Key
1882-1922
13
Francis La Flesche papers
Series 2
Archival Resource Key
1881-1930
Scope and Contents
The papers of Francis La Flesche include materials that reflect his anthropological research and organizational affiliations, as well as his continual involvement in Omaha tribal affairs.
Items of interest include La Flesche's short story manuscripts and his daily diaries.
Materials related to La Flesche's ethnographic work among the Omaha, Osage and Ponca tribes may be found in series 3.
Arrangement
Series 2 is divided into the following 6 subseries: 2.11) General correspondence, 1890-1929; 2.12) Correspondence on specific subjects, 1881-1930; 2.13) Publications, 1900-1927; 2.14) Literary efforts, undated; 2.15) Personal diaries, 1883-1924; 2.16) Biography and memorabilia, 1886-1930.
General correspondence
2.11
Archival Resource Key
1890-1929
Scope and Contents
These items are primarily professional in nature. Further materials relating to La Flesche's interest in Osage sacred bundles are located elsewhere (subseries 2.12 and 3.22).
Arrangement
The material is arranged chronologically. Dates are non-inclusive. Includes mixed incoming and outgoing correspondence.
Correspondence
Archival Resource Key
1890-1916
14
Scope and Contents
Select itemized correspondence:
- 1890: Gay, E. Jane; May 27.
- 1890: Putnam, F. W.; Oct. 1.
- 1895: Fillmore, J. C.; Dec. 19.
- 1904: F La F to Mr. Bond; March 5.
- 1911: Hough, Walter; Aug. 4.
- 1911: Moon, Karl; Sept. 4, Dec. 9.
- 1912: Moon, Karl; Feb. 20, July 10, Oct. 29.
- 1912: Hough, Walter; Dec. 27.
- 1913: Bonnicastle, Arthur; Jan. 10.
- 1913: Raul, Harry Lewis; Aug. 5.
- 1914: Murie, James R.; July 10.
- 1914: F. La F. to Gilmore, Melvin R.; Aug. 8.
- 1914: Roddy, Bright; Dec. 30.
- 1915: Merriam, C. Hart; Mar. 12.
- 1915: F. La F. to Bonnicastle, Arthur; Sept. 27.
- 1915: George, Harry L.; Dec. 22, 24.
- 1916: F. La F. to George, Harry L.; Jan. 6.
- 1916: F. La F. to Pepper, George H.; June 1.
- 1916: Pepper, George H.; June 10.
- 1916: Richmond, Charles W.; June 19.
- 1916: Hollistic, N.; National Zoological Park; Dec. 5.
Correspondence
Archival Resource Key
1917-1920
14
Scope and Contents
Select itemized correspondence:
- 1917: McCurdy, George Grant; Oct. 4; includes F. La F. to MacCurdy, n.d.
- 1917: F. La F. to Pepper, George H.; Oct. 8.
- 1917: F. La. F. to Hodge, F. W.; Nov. 16.
- 1917: F. La F. to Dixon, Joseph K.; Nov. 19.
- 1919: Burlin, Natalie Curtis; Apr. 16.
- 1919: F. La F. to Drumm, Stella M.; Nov. 10.
- 1920: Merriam, C. Hart; Mar. 10.
- 1920: F. La F. to C. Hart Merriam; Mar. 17.
- 1920: Alexander, H. B.; Apr. 24.
- 1920: F. La F. to H. B. Alexander; May 10.
- 1920: F. La F. to Moon, Karl; July 13.
Correspondence
Archival Resource Key
1922-1929
14
Scope and Contents
Select itemized correspondence:
- 1922: Guthrie, William N.; Jan. 18.
- 1922: Locher, Harriet H.; Jan. 19.
- 1922: Alexander, H. B.; Feb. 19. Includes F. La F.'s reply of May 8.
- 1922: Hewett, Edgar L.; Mar. 10.
- 1922: F. La F. to Merriam, C. Hart; May 2.
- 1922: Merriam, C. Hart; May 5.
- 1922: Silsbee, Francis B.; Washington Academy of Sciences; May 27.
- 1922: F. La F. to Silsbee, Francis B.; May 29.
- 1922: Smith, Maurice; Dec. 1.
- 1923: Guthrie, W. N.; Apr. 25.
- 1923: Miller [?]; May 12.
- 1923: Ostrom, Mrs. Homer Irvin; July 10.
- 1924: Alexander, H. B.; Dec. 12.
- 1926: Gilmore, Melvin R.; Museum of the American Indian; Apr. 15.
- 1926: Fewkes, J. Walter; Oct. 4.
- 1928: Allen, Leroy, Pi Gamma Mu Society; May 9.
- 1928: Kane, Helen P.; Christmas
- 1929: Burke, Charles H., Indian Commissioner; June 12.
- 1929: Parker, Charles J.; Oct. 31.
- 1929: Cadman, Charles; postcard.
- 1929: Leston [?], Catharine.
Correspondence on specific subjects
2.12
Archival Resource Key
1881-1930
Scope and Contents
This subseries encompasses items which were separated topically from La Flesche's general correspondence.
Materials relating to La Flesche's employment reflect his work as a clerk in the Office of Indian Affairs (1881-1910) and as an ethnologist for the Bureau of American Ethnology (1910-1929). Items include La Flesche's instructions for work under both bureaus, records of his field expenses for the BAE (particularly 1910-1912), and updates on his ethnographic work.
La Flesche's fictionalized account of young Indian boys at school,
The Middle Five, was published in 1900. Materials under this subject heading include business letters from his publisher and personal letters from friends and fans. Many of the latter items are addressed to Alice Fletcher.
Material under the headings of La Flesche family and Omaha tribal affairs reflect La Flesche's concern about land possession and welfare on the Omaha reservation.
La Flesche spent many years studying Osage sacred bundles owned by museums, private collectors and Native Americans. For more material on sacred packs, see La Flesche's general correspondence with Harry L. George and George H. Pepper, 1915-1916 in his general correspondence (subseries 2.11). Additional materials on sacred bundles may be found among La Flesche's general correspondence (subseries 2.11) and Osage ethnography (subseries 3.22).
In 1916, La Flesche sought the results of George Pettigrew's mound survey in the Sioux Falls region, which had likely come to his attention through Alice Fletcher. Fletcher corresponded with George Pettigrew in the 1890s (these letters are included in this subseries) and La Flesche corresponded with his descendants in order to obtain Pettigrew's findings. Photographs and diagrams of the Pettigrew survey are located elsewhere (subseries 3.25).
In 1918, the Missouri Historical Society commissioned La Flesche to complete a dictionary of Osage which was ultimately published by the Bureau of American Ethnology in 1932. Drafts of the dictionary are located in a separate subseries (3.22).
Arrangement
The material is arranged chronologically by subject. Dates are non-inclusive. Correspondence is mixed incoming and outgoing.
Employment
Archival Resource Key
1881-1903
14
Scope and Contents
Select itemized correspondence:
- 1881: Secretary, Indian Bureau; June 25.
- 1881: Price, H., Commissioner; Office of Indian Affairs; Sept. 19.
- 1886: Secretary, Department of Interior; Jan. 12.
- 1887: Atkins, J. D. C., Commissioner; Office of Indian Affairs; Mar. 19.
- 1887: Acting Secretary, Department of Interior; Aug. 10.
- 1903: Acting Secretary, Department of Interior; Sept. 16.
Employment
Archival Resource Key
1910-1912
14
Scope and Contents
Select itemized correspondence:
- 1910: Black, John C.; President, U. S. Civil Service Commission; July 13, July 22.
- 1910: Hauke, C. F.; OIA; Aug. 10.
- 1910: Hodge, F. W.; Aug. 10.
- 1911: Hodge, F. W.; May 24, Dec. 12.
- 1911: Paine, Clarence S.; Nebraska State Historical Society; Dec. 30.
- 1911: Idem.; to F. W. Hodge; Dec. 30.
- 1912: Hodge, F. W.; Jan. 5.
- 1912: Nebraska State Historical Society; Jan. 6.
- 1912: Hodge, F. W.; Feb. 28, May 2.
- 1912: F. La F. to Hodge, F. W.; May 3, May 7.
- 1912: Hodge, F. W.; May 11, July 1.
- 1912: F. La F. to Hodge, F. W.; June 13.
- 1912: Hodge F. W.; July 5, July 31, Aug. 15.
- 1912: F. La F. to F. W. Hodge; Nov. 12.
Employment
Archival Resource Key
1913-1928
14
Scope and Contents
Select itemized correspondence:
- 1913: F. La F. to Carrol, James A., Osage Agency; Apr. 4.
- 1913: Hodge, F. W.; April 29.
- 1913: BAE; May 1.
- 1913: F. La F. to F. W. Hodge; May 1.
- 1913: Hodge, F. W.; July 1.
- 1914: Hodge, F. W.; May 5.
- 1914: F. La F. to F. W. Hodge; May 8.
- 1914: Hodge, F. W.; May 26.
- 1914: F. La F. to F. W. Hodge; May 27.
- 1915: Hodge, F. W.; May 6.
- 1915: F. La F. to F. W. Hodge; May 10.
- 1915: Hodge, F. W.; June 4.
- 1915: Hauke, C. T., Assistant Commissioner; OIA; to W. D. Walcott, Secretary, Smithsonian Institution; June 9.
- 1916: Hodge, F. W.; Apr. 3, July 1, Dec. 21.
- 1916: Idem.; July 1.
- 1918: Fewkes, J. W.; May 7, July 11.
- 1919: Fewkes, J. Walter; Mar. 21.
- 1920: Acting Secretary, Smithsonian Institution; July 31.
- 1924: F. la F. to [J. Walter] Fewkes; May 8.
- 1924: Walcott, C. D.; June 16.
- 1925: Fewkes, J. Walter; Feb. 14.
- 1926: Abbot, C. G.; Acting Secretary, Smithsonian; July 14, Oct. 7.
- 1927: Abbot, C. G.; June 30.
- 1927: Fewkes, J. Walter; June.
- 1927: F. La F. to Abbot, C. B.; July 7.
- 1927: F. La F. to J. W. Fewkes; July 7.
- 1927: Fewkes, J. Walter; July 21.
- 1927: F. La F. to J. Walter Fewkes; July 27, Aug. 12, Aug. 27, Sept. 12, Oct. 6.
The Middle Five business
Archival Resource Key
1899-1907, 1927
14
The Middle Five royalty statements
Archival Resource Key
1901-1910
14
The Middle Five personal
Archival Resource Key
1900-1912, undated
14
Scope and Contents
Select itemized correspondence:
- 1900: Messer, E. C.; Aug. 1.
- 1900: Zitkala-Sa; Aug. 10.
- 1900: Cook, Emily S.; to ACF; Aug. 11.
- 1900: Bolton, M. Carrington; Aug. 19, Sept. 4.
- 1900: Pratt, R. H.; Sept. 17.
- 1900: Proctor, Edna Dean; Sept. 19.
- 1900: Mead, Francis H.; to ACF; Oct. 1.
- 1900: Jensen, Mrs. J.; to ACF; Oct. 3.
- 1900: Dawes, E. S.; to ACF; Oct. 4.
- 1900: Cox, Kate Foote; Oct. 5.
- 1900: Westcott, Edith C.; to ACF; Oct. 8.
- 1900: Barrows, Isabel C.; Oct. 10.
- 1900: Crane, Agnes; to ACF; Oct. 12.
- 1900: Bolton, H. Carrington; Oct. 16.
- 1900: Barrows, S. J.; Oct. 22.
- 1900: Copelin, Elizabeth. C.; to ACF; Oct. 26.
- 1900: Grinnell, George B.; Oct. 27.
- 1900: Leupp, Francis E.; Oct. 27.
- 1900: Densmore, Frances; to ACF; Oct. 28.
- 1900: Livermore, Mrs. A. C.; Oct. 30.
- 1900: van Slyke, Mary; Kingston; Oct. 30.
- 1900: Lummis, Charles F.; to ACF; Nov. 6.
- 1900: Eaton, John; Nov. 30.
- 1900: Carr, Lucien; to ACF; Dec. 5.
- 1900: Barrows, S. J.; Dec. 8.
- 1900: Edwards, Jessie S.; to ACF; Dec. 23.
- 1901: Ostrom, Sara Conant; Jan. 6.
- 1901: Putnam, F. W.; Feb. 20.
- 1901: Flint, Weston; Apr. 22.
- 1901: Hart, Stevens; Sept. 3.
- 1902: Fenton, Harold; Feb. 15.
- 1903: Sylvester, Richard; Jan. 3.
- 1905: Golden, Gertrude; Dec. 4.
- 1909: Dudley, John G.; Sept. 22.
- 1912: Webster, John Lee; Jan. 20.
- 1912: Cushing, Emily; Washington.
- 1912: Fant; Mrs. L. Bancroft; Newark, Ohio.
- 1912: Moore, Merriam; Washington.
- 1912: Williams, Dr. Talcott, extract from a letter to Miss Natalie Curtis.
La Flesche family
Archival Resource Key
1900-1930
14
Estate of Joseph La Flesche
Archival Resource Key
1909-1916
14
Omaha tribal affairs
Archival Resource Key
1907-1918
15
Sacred bundles
Archival Resource Key
1911, 1915-1917
15
Inquiries
Archival Resource Key
1912-1930
15
Scope and Contents
Select itemized correspondence:
- Hodge, F. W.; Nov. 23, 1912.
- Hodge, F. W.; July 21, 1914, includes E. S. White to Smithsonian Institution, July 14; and C. S. Sloane to F. W. Hodge, June 24.
- F. La F. to Hodge; reply to July 21; Aug. 6, 1914.
- F. La F. to Hodge, F. W.; Dec. 11, 1914; in response to an inquiry by George E. Hyde.
- Hodge, F. W.; April 15, 1916.
- F. La F. to Hodge; reply; Apr. 27, 1916.
- F. La F. to F. W. Hodge; Apr. 27; inquiry from George E. Hyde, referred to La Flesche; Apr. 17, 1916.
- Biggar, H. Howard; Department of Agriculture; Nov. 13, 1916.
- F. La F. to Biggar; reply; Nov. 16, 1916.
- F. La F. to F. W. Hodge; reply to inquiry of A. E. Bostwick; Dec. 6, 1916.
- Idem.; response to inquiry of Margaret M. Williams; Dec. 9, 1916. Includes Hodge's letter of referral; n.d.
- Idem.; response to inquiry of E. P. Harlan; Feb. 12, 1917.
- Davenport, R. G.; Mar. 23, 1917.
- F. La F. to Davenport, R. G.; Apr. 12, 1917.
- F. La F. to F. W. Hodge; concerning W. N. Guthrie; Oct. 16, 1917.
- Idem.; response to inquiry from C. A. Barton; Oct. 27, 1917.
- Idem.; response to inquiry from W. O. Atkeson; Dec. 18, 1917.
- F. La F. to J. Walter Fewkes; response to inquiry from Laura N. Banks; May 31, 1918.
- F. La F. to Bushnell; response to inquiry of Dec. 3, 1920; Dec. 9, 1920.
- Cortlett, William T.; May 27, 1922.
- F. La F. to Cortlett, William T.; May 31, 1922.
- Eberly, George A.; Aug. 24, 1926.
- F. La F. to Eberly, George; Sept. 13, 1926.
- Link, J. T.; June 30, 1927.
- F. La F. to Fewkes, J. Walter; response to inquiry of G. Miller; July 26, 1927. Includes note of referral from Fewkes to La Flesche, July 22.
- Link, J. T.; Aug. 3, 1927.
- F. La F. to Link, J. T.; Aug. 18, 1927.
- Fewkes, J. Walter; Aug. 5, 1927.
- F. La F. to Fewkes, J. W.; Aug. 16, 1927.
- Fewkes, J. Walter to F. La F.; Aug. 5, 1927.
- F. La F.; Aug. 16, 1927.
- Fewkes, J. W.; referring request of R. W. Claiborne; Aug. 11, 1927.
- F. La F.; Aug. 16, 1927.
- [Woodburn, Grace D.] for F. La F. to [May S.] Clark; Dec. 7, 1927.
- Woodburn, Grace D.; to [May S.] Clark; Dec. 20, 1929.
- Clark, May S. to G. D. Woodburn; Feb. 10, 1930.
- Woodburn, G. D. for F. La F. to May S. Clark; Feb. 11, 1930.
- Idem.; in response to inquiry of W. J. Thackston; Mar. 1, 1930.
- Draper, W. R.; Joplin, Mo.; Mar. 6, 1930.
- F. La F. to Draper, W. R.; n.d.
- Woodburn, G. D. for F. la F. to May S. Clark; Mar. 18, 1930.
- Woodburn, G. D. for F. La F. to Stirling, M. W.; ca. Mar. 27, 1930.
Pettigrew mound exploration
Archival Resource Key
1916-1917
15
Osage dictionary
Archival Resource Key
1918-1927
15
Miscellaneous business and personal
Archival Resource Key
1918-1930
15
Publications
2.13
Archival Resource Key
1900-1927
Scope and Contents
Included is a draft of "Alice Fletcher's Scientific Work." The reprints and articles include La Flesche's addresses and articles on Indian policy issues.
Manuscripts and materials for La Flesche's Omaha and Osage texts are located elsewhere in the collection (subseries 3.21 and 3.22).
Arrangement
The material is arranged chronologically. Dates are non-inclusive.
Reprints and articles
Archival Resource Key
1900-1927
15
Drafts
Archival Resource Key
1923
15
Literary efforts
2.14
Archival Resource Key
undated
Scope and Contents
The majority of these materials are brief short stories about Native American life. Most range in length from one to three pages and are unfinished. Some of the tales about young Indian boys may be autobiographical in nature; others may have been adapted from mythology La Flesche collected in the field. La Flesche commonly used the same character names in multiple stories; as a result, the relationships between tales are unclear.
Arrangement
The material is arranged alphabetically by title.
A-C
Archival Resource Key
undated
15
Scope and Contents
Adela's first hunt TO Children of the sun and moon
D-H
Archival Resource Key
undated
15
Scope and Contents
Da-o-ma TO He-ba-cha-ge and Sin-de-dum-pa (includes play with music by Cadman)
K
Archival Resource Key
undated
15
Scope and Contents
Ka-e-la's love song TO Kemaha's confirmation in life (includes play in collaboration with Fletcher and Mabel Hay Barrows)
M-R
Archival Resource Key
undated
16
Scope and Contents
Marion, the book-vender and I TO The Red Arrow
"A Story"
Archival Resource Key
undated
16
S-W
Archival Resource Key
undated
16
Scope and Contents
The Spring, the mischief maker and the tree TO Wild boy and boy-at-home
Untitled
Archival Resource Key
undated
16
Fragments
Archival Resource Key
undated
16
Personal diaries
2.15
Archival Resource Key
1883-1924
Scope and Contents
The material in this subseries provides a log of La Flesche's personal and professional activities on an almost daily basis.
Arrangement
The material is arranged chronologically. Dates are non-inclusive.
Inserts
Archival Resource Key
undated
16
Diaries
Archival Resource Key
1883-1885, 1887-1889, 1892-1895, 1897, 1900-1901, 1904-1920, 1923-1924
16A
Biography and memorabilia
2.16
Archival Resource Key
1886-1930
Scope and Contents
Items include a short autobiographical sketch, La Flesche's law degrees and his certificate of membership to the Freemasons. Clippings include reviews of
The Middle Five that Fletcher may have collected for La Flesche.
Arrangement
The material is arranged chronologically by material. Dates are non-inclusive.
Biographical information
Archival Resource Key
undated
17
Degrees and certificates
Archival Resource Key
1892-1926
17
Financial records
Archival Resource Key
1886-1929
17
Clippings on life and work
Archival Resource Key
1900-1930
17
Papers relating to the anthropological research of Alice Fletcher and Francis La Flesche
Series 3
Archival Resource Key
1877-1939
Scope and Contents
The following materials represent Fletcher and La Flesche's ethnographic work and publications dating from 1882 to 1939. Ethnographic materials have been arranged alphabetically by subject. Although some of the materials in this section represent work by only Fletcher or La Flesche, they have been filed together to maintain consistency with the papers' prior arrangement.
This section also includes the personal photographs of Fletcher and La Flesche.
Arrangement
Series 3 is divided into the following 12 subseries: 3.17) Alaska, 1886-1887; 3.18) Earth lodges, 1882, 1898-1899; 3.19) Music, 1888-1918; 3.20) Nez Perce, 1889-1909; 3.21) Omaha, 1882-1922; 3.22) Osage, 1896-1939; 3.23) Pawnee, 1897-1910; 3.24) Pipes, undated; 3.25) Sioux, 1877-1896; 3.26) Other tribes, 1882-1922; 3.27) Publications collected, 1884-1905, undated; 3.28) Photographs, undated.
Alaska
3.17
Archival Resource Key
1886-1887
Scope and Contents
Under the direction of the U.S. Office of Education, Alice Fletcher ventured to Alaska in 1886 and provided the government with a report on "Indian Education and Civilization" which summarized her findings and recommendations for Native education in the territory.
Her field notebooks include a census, a petition of teachers for better native education and loose notes and drawings from the voyage. Also included is correspondence between Sheldon Jackson and William Thaw, dated 1883, regarding plans for establishing the trip to Alaska.
Fletcher conducted ethnographic research on her voyage, and, following her return, communicated with informants about Alaskan totems.
Arrangement
The material is arranged chronologically by document type.
Field notebooks
Archival Resource Key
undated
18
Manuscript
Archival Resource Key
undated
18
Reading notes
Archival Resource Key
undated
18
Informant's correspondence
Archival Resource Key
1886-1887
18
Earth lodges
3.18
Archival Resource Key
1882, 1898-1899
Scope and Contents
This subseries reflects Fletcher's research for an intended joint publication with Washington Matthews on earth lodges (see Fletcher's incoming correspondence, 1898, subseries 1.1).
Further Pawnee and Omaha materials are located elsewhere in the collection (subseries 3.21 and 3.23).
Arrangement
The material is arranged chronologically by document type.
Notes from informants
Archival Resource Key
1898-1899
18
Field and reading notes
Archival Resource Key
undated
18
Photos
Archival Resource Key
1882, undated
18
Music
3.19
Archival Resource Key
1888-1918
Scope and Contents
The majority of this material is musical transcriptions of native songs and ceremonies. In many cases Fletcher and La Flesche did not label the tribe or otherwise identify the sheet music. Those items not clearly related to any publications have simply been labeled as sheet music.
The Omaha and Osage tribes are most fully represented in this subseries, although a few transcriptions of other tribes (Nez Perce, Ponca, Winnebago, etc.) are included.
Fletcher acquired J. C. Fillmore and Franz Boas' musical transcriptions of non-Native American peoples from the World's Columbian Exposition in 1893. This material is located at the end of the subseries. Many composers created popular adaptations of Native American music; Fletcher's collection of these materials is located at the end of this subseries.
Arrangement
The material is arranged by document type; by tribe and date therein. Dates are non-inclusive.
Lectures
Archival Resource Key
1888, 1894
18
Lectures
Archival Resource Key
1895, 1897, circa 1903
18
Lectures
Archival Resource Key
1890s, undated
18
Omaha song lyrics
Archival Resource Key
undated
18
Omaha sheet music
Archival Resource Key
undated
41
Osage sheet music
Archival Resource Key
undated
41
Oto sheet music
Archival Resource Key
undated
41
Unidentified sheet music (titled)
Archival Resource Key
undated
41
Unidentified sheet music (untitled)
Archival Resource Key
undated
41
Various tribes, sheet music
Archival Resource Key
undated
18, Box 41
Popular adaptations
Archival Resource Key
undated
18, Box 41
A Study of Omaha Indian Music, sheet music
Archival Resource Key
1893
41
Indian Story and Song from North America, sheet music
Archival Resource Key
1900
41
Indian Games and Dances with Native Songs, sheet music
Archival Resource Key
1915
19, Box 41
Work of J. C. Fillmore
Archival Resource Key
1891-1898
19
Boas and Fillmore
Archival Resource Key
1893
19, Box 41
Fillmore: Korea and Dahomey
Archival Resource Key
1893
41
Various composers, publications
Archival Resource Key
1891-1907
42
Various composers, manuscripts
Archival Resource Key
undated
19, Box 41
Clippings
Archival Resource Key
1893-1918, undated
19
Miscellaneous
Archival Resource Key
1901-1910, undated
19
Nez Perce
3.20
Archival Resource Key
1889-1909
Scope and Contents
Fletcher collected ethnographic information while allotting land to the Nez Perce for the Bureau of Indian Affairs between 1889 and 1892. She never published on the Nez Perce, although she did maintain correspondence with some informants for years after finishing her allotment work.
This subseries includes items sent to Fletcher by Kate McBeth, a missionary among the Nez Perce who provided Fletcher with much information. For other letters from Kate McBeth, see Fletcher's incoming correspondence (subseries 1.1).
In 1926, Francis La Flesche submitted Alice Fletcher's manuscript on the Nez Perce to J. W. Fewkes for publication by the Bureau of American Ethnology; Fewkes decided against publishing the material (Fewkes to La Flesche, 10-4-26, in La Flesche general correspondence). F. W. Hodge appears to have annotated one of the drafts.
Fletcher's informant, Billy Williams, drew a map titled "Nez Perce Country," which is located in the map case (drawer 1, photo mounted in corner, neg. no. 55,020). The collection also includes four negatives of Williams (BAE neg. nos. 55,021 a, b, c).
Arrangement
The material is arranged chronologically by document type.
Field notebook and informants
Archival Resource Key
1889-1891
19
Mythology
Archival Resource Key
1891, undated
19
Language
Archival Resource Key
undated
19
General ethnography
Archival Resource Key
1889-1894
19
"The Nez Perce Country"
Archival Resource Key
circa 1891
20
"Ethnologic Gleanings Among the Nez Perces"
Archival Resource Key
undated
20
"Ethnologic Gleanings," draft
Archival Resource Key
undated
20
Lecture fragment [?]
Archival Resource Key
undated
20
Reading notes
Archival Resource Key
undated
20
Vocabulary (sent by Kate McBeth)
Archival Resource Key
1891
20
Correspondence with informants
Archival Resource Key
1895-1909
20
Photos (Billy Williams)
Archival Resource Key
undated
20
Omaha
3.21
Archival Resource Key
1882-1922
Scope and Contents
Those materials filed under "General papers" encompass items that cannot be definitively identified as field notes or drafts of published works. They include lectures and other materials on subjects such as Omaha child life, the legend of the sacred pole, and items that may have formed the basis for Fletcher and La Flesche's joint publication,
The Omaha Tribe.
Photographs of ethnographic subjects are filed separately in NAA Photo Lot 24. Music of the Omaha tribe is located elsewhere in the collection (subseries 3.19). Omaha allotment correspondence is located in subseries 1.3. For materials relating to the theft of the Omaha sacred buffalo hide, see subseries 1.3.
Arrangement
The material is arranged chronologically by document type.
Field diaries
Archival Resource Key
1882-1885, 1895, 1898
20
Field diaries
Archival Resource Key
1900
20
Field diary
Archival Resource Key
1909
20
Field diaries
Archival Resource Key
undated
21
Field notes
Archival Resource Key
1895-1899, 1906
21
Field notes
Archival Resource Key
undated
21
Field notes extracts
Archival Resource Key
1898-1906
21
Mythology field notes
Archival Resource Key
1900, undated
21
Language
Archival Resource Key
undated
21
Omaha-English, W-Z (index file)
Archival Resource Key
undated
34
General papers, Fletcher
Archival Resource Key
undated
21
General papers, La Flesche
Archival Resource Key
1919-1922, undated
22
General papers, author(s) unspecified
Archival Resource Key
undated
22
Sacred tent, Peabody Museum
Archival Resource Key
1884, undated
22
Reading notes (includes letter from Indian Commissioner to Joseph La Flesche)
Archival Resource Key
undated
22
Omaha Tribe illustration list
Archival Resource Key
undated
22
Ethnographic fragments
Archival Resource Key
undated
22
Maps
Archival Resource Key
undated
22
Maps
Osage
3.22
Archival Resource Key
1896-1939
Scope and Contents
La Flesche devoted a large amount of his field work to the study of Osage rituals, culminating in a three part monograph,
The Osage Tribe. La Flesche appears to have saved intact only those parts of his drafts that were not ultimately published. These materials, including lyrical translations and miscellaneous notes, are filed according to their respective publications.
La Flesche's
War Ceremony and Peace Ceremony of the Osage was published posthumously; because he conducted the research for this text over a number of years and the date of completion is unknown, manuscript materials have been filed by publication date.
La Flesche's Osage research dominated much of his career and many references to the tribe may be found among his correspondence. Further information on Osage sacred bundles, including their relationship to tattooing rites, is located elsewhere in the collection (subseries 2.12).
Arrangement
The material is arranged chronologically by document type.
Biographical sketches
Archival Resource Key
undated
22
General ethnography
Archival Resource Key
1896, 1915-1918, undated
22
Gens and kin
Archival Resource Key
1896-1897, undated
22
Hunting
Archival Resource Key
1896, 1898, undated
22
Medicine men
Archival Resource Key
undated
22
Myths and stories
Archival Resource Key
1916, undated
22
Peyote ceremony (includes photos)
Archival Resource Key
1915-1917, undated
23
Ritual
Archival Resource Key
undated
23
Sacred bundles notes
Archival Resource Key
1898, undated
23
Sacred bundles photos and descriptions
Archival Resource Key
undated
23
Tattooing ceremony notes
Archival Resource Key
1898, 1910-1911, 1918, undated
23
Tattooing ceremony photos and drawings
Archival Resource Key
undated
23
Wa-xo-be letters (extracts)
Archival Resource Key
1910-1911
23
Language
Archival Resource Key
undated
23
General papers
Archival Resource Key
1909-1924
23
Manuscripts
Archival Resource Key
1912, 1916, undated
23
Rite of Chiefs
Archival Resource Key
1914-1915
23-24
Rite of Vigil
Archival Resource Key
1917-1918
24
Child Naming
Archival Resource Key
1925-1926
25
Child Naming, personal names, roughs (index file)
Archival Resource Key
undated
35
Child Naming, gentile names, roughs (index file)
Archival Resource Key
undated
35
Child Naming, personal and gentile (index file)
Archival Resource Key
undated
35
Wa-xo-be A-wa-thon
Archival Resource Key
1927-1928
25-26
Dictionary
Archival Resource Key
1932
27
Dictionary, English to Osage (index file)
Archival Resource Key
undated
36-38
Dictionary, Osage to English (index file)
Archival Resource Key
undated
38-39
Dictionary, misc. (index file)
Archival Resource Key
undated
39
War Ceremony, Peace Ceremony
Archival Resource Key
1939
27-28
Reading notes, general
Archival Resource Key
undated
28
Reading notes, history
Archival Resource Key
undated
28
Reading notes, religion
Archival Resource Key
undated
28
Portraiture notes
Archival Resource Key
1922, 1925, undated
28
Miscellaneous
Archival Resource Key
undated
28
Maps
Archival Resource Key
undated
28
Unidentified index (index file)
Archival Resource Key
undated
40
Pawnee
3.23
Archival Resource Key
1897-1910
Scope and Contents
Although Fletcher published a monograph on the Pawnee, few of her field notes for the Ha-ko ceremony are preserved. Two field notebooks including some Pawnee materials, dated September 1895 and June 1898, are located with the Omaha ethnographic materials in subseries 3.21.
James Murie was Fletcher's primary Pawnee informant and co-authored
The Hako: A Pawnee Ceremony. For more ethnographic information relating to the Pawnee, see Fletcher's incoming correspondence from Murie, 1898-1904 (subseries 1.1).
Arrangement
The material is arranged chronologically by document type.
Field notebooks
Archival Resource Key
1894, 1901
28
Buffalo ceremony
Archival Resource Key
1900, undated
29
Buffalo ceremony music
Archival Resource Key
undated
41
Ceremony notes
Archival Resource Key
1898, 1907, undated
29
Star of the West
Archival Resource Key
undated
29
Music notes
Archival Resource Key
undated
29
General papers
Archival Resource Key
1898, undated
29
Ha-ko Ceremony
Archival Resource Key
1904
29
"The Pawnee"
Archival Resource Key
1910
29
Reading notes
Archival Resource Key
undated
29
Pipes
3.24
Archival Resource Key
undated
Scope and Contents
Francis La Flesche apparently collected these materials. None of the items are dated and it is unclear how La Flesche obtained the photos and drawings in this subseries.
Arrangement
The material is arranged by document type.
Notes
Archival Resource Key
undated
29
Photos
Archival Resource Key
undated
29
Drawings by F. H. Cushing
Archival Resource Key
undated
29
Sioux
3.25
Archival Resource Key
1877-1896
Scope and Contents
Many items in this subseries reflect Fletcher and La Flesche's research on the Sioux Sun Dance, conducted from 1882 to 1896. Fletcher prepared a manuscript documenting a Sun Dance she witnessed in 1882. Fletcher's field notebook also includes drawings and notes about the Sioux elk mystery.
Avidly opposed to the misrepresentation of Native ceremony by the uninformed, Fletcher composed an undated letter in response to an exaggerated account of the Sioux Sun Dance which is included in the folder "General papers."
Fletcher and La Flesche also sought information about George Pettigrew's mound excavation near Sioux Falls. Correspondence regarding these materials is located elsewhere in the collection (subseries 2.12).
Arrangement
The material is arranged chronologically by document type. Dates are non-inclusive.
Field notebooks
Archival Resource Key
1882
30
Sun Dance notes
Archival Resource Key
1882, 1896
30
Pettigrew mound survey
Archival Resource Key
undated
30
General papers
Archival Resource Key
1877, undated
30
Sun Dance manuscript
Archival Resource Key
1882
30
Field notes
Archival Resource Key
1896, undated
30
Other tribes
3.26
Archival Resource Key
1882-1922
Scope and Contents
This subseries encompasses the slight amount of information that Fletcher and La Flesche collected on other Native American tribes. Much of the material in this subseries reflects their field work among the Ponca and the Winnebago, some of which yielded information used in
The Omaha Tribe. Other field notes illustrate Fletcher and La Flesche's interest in the Sun Dance among different tribes. In addition, this subseries includes miscellaneous reading notes.
Further materials on the Sun Dance are located in subseries 3.25.
Arrangement
The material is arranged alphabetically by tribe. Dates are non-inclusive.
Apache to Biloxi (includes Arapaho Sun Dance)
Archival Resource Key
undated
30
Caddoan
Archival Resource Key
undated
30
Cherokee to Creek
Archival Resource Key
undated
30
Hopi to Oto (includes Mexico reading notes and Oto Sun Dance)
Archival Resource Key
undated
30
Ponca field notes (includes Sun and Ghost Dance)
Archival Resource Key
1890, 1896
30A
Ponca general papers
Archival Resource Key
1922, undated
30A
Quapaw to Zuni (includes Wichita field notes 1898, notes from Zuni visit 1882)
Archival Resource Key
1882, 1898
30A
Winnebago field notes
Archival Resource Key
1883, 1887, undated
31
Winnebago general papers
Archival Resource Key
undated
31
Winnebago manuscript
Archival Resource Key
1890
31
Publications collected
3.27
Archival Resource Key
1884-1905, undated
Scope and Contents
These materials include items of ethnographic, historical and literary nature; many were received by Fletcher or La Flesche with compliments of the authors.
Native American musical publications collected by Fletcher and La Flesche are located elsewhere in the collection (see subseries 3.19).
Arrangement
The material is arranged alphabetical by author.
A
Archival Resource Key
undated
31
Ba-Br (Barrows, Boas)
Archival Resource Key
undated
31
Bu-By
Archival Resource Key
undated
31
C (Catlin)
Archival Resource Key
undated
31
D (J. O. Dorsey)
Archival Resource Key
undated
31
E
Archival Resource Key
undated
31
F (Fewkes, Fillmore)
Archival Resource Key
undated
31
G
Archival Resource Key
undated
31
Gatschet, Albert S.
Archival Resource Key
undated
32
H
Archival Resource Key
undated
32
J
Archival Resource Key
undated
32
K-L
Archival Resource Key
undated
32
M, P (Powell)
Archival Resource Key
undated
32
R-T
Archival Resource Key
undated
32
W-Y
Archival Resource Key
undated
32
Anonymous
Archival Resource Key
undated
32
Maps, national
Archival Resource Key
1902, undated
33
Maps, states and regions
Archival Resource Key
1884-1905, undated
33
Photographs
3.28
Archival Resource Key
undated
Scope and Contents
These photographs are primarily personal in nature, and include many pictures of Fletcher and La Flesche's life at their home in Washington, D.C.
Many of the portraits of friends in this subseries are unidentified.
Arrangement
The material is arranged by subject.
Fletcher
Archival Resource Key
undated
33
La Flesche and family
Archival Resource Key
undated
33
Friends and colleagues
Archival Resource Key
undated
33
Unidentified
Archival Resource Key
undated
33
Miscellaneous (includes photos of Zelia Nuttall's apartment)
Archival Resource Key
undated
33
Filmed Items with Location of Originals
Archival Resource Key
undated
33