The Resource Robert B. Whitsett papers
Robert B. Whitsett papers
Resource Information
The item Robert B. Whitsett papers represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Indiana State Library.This item is available to borrow from 1 library branch.
Resource Information
The item Robert B. Whitsett papers represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Indiana State Library.
This item is available to borrow from 1 library branch.
- Summary
- This collection includes items from Robert B. Whitsett in Logansport, Indiana, ranging from circa 1941-1944, regarding regarding the Potawatomi and Miami peoples near the Wabash and Eel River in Indiana, particularly their settlements and treaties with the United States. Items in the collection comprise a single-page, typed transcription listing the names of individual Wabash Potawatomi Indians and their English equivalents, as compiled from the lists of signers of agreements and treaties made between December 1 and December 20, 1834, by the Logansport Indian Agent, William Marshall; and, two copies of a 4-page letter written by R. B. Whitsett on January 9, 1941, to the director of the National Park Service regarding the historic Indian village of Eel River Town, Cass County, Indiana, which lies south of Logansport, Indiana. A photostat copy of an 1843 English-Potawatomi dictionary is also included within the collection. The dictionary is from the Bureau of American Ethnology
- Language
-
- eng
- eng
- Extent
- 0.03 Cubic feet
- Note
- Processing Information: Collection processing completed 2016/01/27 by Linda Gellert. EAD finding aid created 2016/01/27 by Linda Gellert. EAD finding aid revised 2016/02/12 by Brittany Kropf
- Label
- Robert B. Whitsett papers, circa 1941-1944
- Title
- Robert B. Whitsett papers
- Inclusive dates
- circa 1941-1944
- Language
-
- eng
- eng
- Summary
- This collection includes items from Robert B. Whitsett in Logansport, Indiana, ranging from circa 1941-1944, regarding regarding the Potawatomi and Miami peoples near the Wabash and Eel River in Indiana, particularly their settlements and treaties with the United States. Items in the collection comprise a single-page, typed transcription listing the names of individual Wabash Potawatomi Indians and their English equivalents, as compiled from the lists of signers of agreements and treaties made between December 1 and December 20, 1834, by the Logansport Indian Agent, William Marshall; and, two copies of a 4-page letter written by R. B. Whitsett on January 9, 1941, to the director of the National Park Service regarding the historic Indian village of Eel River Town, Cass County, Indiana, which lies south of Logansport, Indiana. A photostat copy of an 1843 English-Potawatomi dictionary is also included within the collection. The dictionary is from the Bureau of American Ethnology
- Biographical or historical data
- Robert B. Whitsett was born April 28, 1899 to Robert B. and Anna Whitsett in Logansport, Cass County, Indiana. A Logansport historian and author, Whitsett served as chair and secretary of the L'Anguille Valley Memorial Association in Logansport. His books include Pulaski County, Indiana Cemetery Records (1942-1947), and Legend of Cedar Isle (1936). Whitsett died February 17, 1993.Sources: Ancestry.com; "Robert B. Whitsett." U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014. Accessed January 27, 2016. http://search.ancestrylibrary.com.
- Cataloging source
- ISL
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1899-1993
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Whitsett, Robert B.
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Little Turtle
- Authors and publishers
- Indians of North America
- Miami Indians
- Potawatomi Indians
- Label
- Robert B. Whitsett papers
- Note
- Processing Information: Collection processing completed 2016/01/27 by Linda Gellert. EAD finding aid created 2016/01/27 by Linda Gellert. EAD finding aid revised 2016/02/12 by Brittany Kropf
- Arrangement
- This collection is arranged by subject.
- Carrier category
- unspecified
- Carrier category code
- zu
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- unspecified
- Content type code
- zzz
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Control code
- 21271732
- Extent
- 0.03 Cubic feet
- Governing access note
- This collection is open for research
- Media category
- unspecified
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
- z
- Ownership
- This collection was received by Rare Books and Manuscripts as a records donation from Robert Whitsett on July 1941 and in 1944.
- System control number
- (OCoLC)1012939209
- Terms governing use
- Legal title, copyright, and literary rights reside with Rare Books and Manuscripts, Indiana State Library, Indianapolis, IN. All requests to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted to Rare Books and Manuscripts.
- Type of unit
- 3 folders
- Label
- Robert B. Whitsett papers
- Note
- Processing Information: Collection processing completed 2016/01/27 by Linda Gellert. EAD finding aid created 2016/01/27 by Linda Gellert. EAD finding aid revised 2016/02/12 by Brittany Kropf
- Arrangement
- This collection is arranged by subject.
- Carrier category
- unspecified
- Carrier category code
- zu
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- unspecified
- Content type code
- zzz
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Control code
- 21271732
- Extent
- 0.03 Cubic feet
- Governing access note
- This collection is open for research
- Media category
- unspecified
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
- z
- Ownership
- This collection was received by Rare Books and Manuscripts as a records donation from Robert Whitsett on July 1941 and in 1944.
- System control number
- (OCoLC)1012939209
- Terms governing use
- Legal title, copyright, and literary rights reside with Rare Books and Manuscripts, Indiana State Library, Indianapolis, IN. All requests to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted to Rare Books and Manuscripts.
- Type of unit
- 3 folders
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