ALAN R. WOOLWORTH:

An Inventory of His Papers at the Minnesota Historical Society

Manuscripts Collection

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Creator: Woolworth, Alan R. (Alan Roland), 1924-, creator.
Title:Alan R. Woolworth papers.
Dates:1774-2008 (bulk 1830-2000).
Abstract:Personal papers and research files of Alan R. Woolworth, a Minnesota historian and archaeologist, primarily concerning events and individuals from nineteenth century Minnesota. Research files and other records of his and his wife's consulting business, Woolworth Research Associates, are included.
Quantity:45.4 cubic feet (46 boxes).
Location:See Detailed Description section for shelf locations.

Expand/CollapseBIOGRAPHICAL NOTE

Historical archaeologist Alan Woolworth was born August 19, 1924, in Clear Lake, South Dakota, along with a twin brother, Arlan. In February 1943 he entered the army and, after training in California and England, was assigned to a machine gun squad in the 79th Infantry Division. He fought in France and Germany, where he suffered two wounds, and later served in the Sudetenland area of Czechoslovakia.

After returning to the U.S., Woolworth was educated at the Universities of Nebraska and Minnesota. He engaged in archaeological field work (1949-) in Nebraska, North and South Dakota, and Minnesota; was staff archaeologist for the State Historical Society of North Dakota (1952-1957); was curator of exhibits at the Dearborn (Michigan) Historical Museum (1957-1960); and had a long career with the Minnesota Historical Society as museum curator (1960-1967), head of Museum and Historic Sites Department (1967-1968), chief archaeologist (1969-1979), and research fellow (1979-2014). He was also active in a number of archaeological societies.

Woolworth and his wife, Nancy L. Woolworth, formed Woolworth Research Associates, which conducted archaeological, ethnological, environmental, and historical surveys for commercial firms and for county and local governments in Minnesota, North and South Dakota, Nebraska, Montana, and Iowa.

Woolworth died in Minneapolis on August 13, 2014.


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Expand/CollapseARRANGEMENT

These records are organized into the following sections:

Biographical and Miscellaneous Writings
Minnesota Archaeological Society Records
Archaeology Files
Research Files
Woolworth Research Associates Files
Personal Correspondence


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Expand/CollapseADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION

Restrictions:

Access to the master set of Research Files on Minnesota Photography and Photographers is closed for preservation purposes. Researchers wishing to use this set of files are directed to reference copies kept in the Minnesota Historical Society library.

Preferred Citation:

[Indicate the cited item and/or series here]. Alan R. Woolworth Papers. Minnesota Historical Society.

See the Chicago Manual of Style for additional examples.

Accession Information:

Accession numbers: 14,384; 14,668; 15,090; 15,306; 15,493; 15,765; 15,867; 16,400; 16,795; 16,888; 16,996; 17,454

Processing Information:

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Processing and cataloging of this collection was supported with a Basic Project grant awarded by the National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC).

Processed by: Kathryn A. Johnson, Lara D. Friedman-Shedlov, Richard W. Arpi, March 2006; Shelby Edwards, August 2011; Monica Manny Ralston, March 2013

Catalog ID number: 990017299900104294


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DETAILED DESCRIPTION

Expand/CollapseBIOGRAPHICAL AND MISCELLANEOUS WRITINGS

This series contains materials providing biographical information on Woolworth and his wife Nancy, as well as a number of biographies and articles written by Woolworth from 1961 through 2002. Biographical information includes reminiscences, copies of Woolworth's curriculum vitae and related materials. Other articles and biographies written by Woolworth are found throughout the collection.


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145.I.16.13BBiographical information, 1969-1993.
Eva Mary (Dorsch) Rose: a Deuel County, Dakota Territory Pioneer, 1882.
"Written by Alice L. (Rose) Woolworth, and mildly edited by her son, Alan R. Woolworth, in February 1990."
My Twin Brother Arlan and I: Memories of Our Childhood and Youthful Years Together, February 2002.
Recollections of a Misspent Youth, etc., 1991, 1993, 1999.
Miscellaneous writings:
Catalog of publications by Alan R. Woolworth and Nancy L. Woolworth. 2 folders.
Biography of Prince A. Gatchell, undated.
The Genesis and Construction of the Winona & St. Peter Railroad from the Mississippi River to the Big Sioux River, 1858-1978, undated.
Preservation and Restoration of Historical Artifacts of the Fur Trade Era, 1961.
"A Disgraceful Proceeding: Intrigue in the Red River Country in 1864," The Beaver, Spring 1969.
Ethnographic and Historical Studies of the Hidatsa Indian People, 1797-1985, November 1985.
The Setting at the Redwood or Lower Sioux Indian Agency and the Individuals Present at the Start of the Dakota War August 18, 1862, December 1986.
The Setting at the Yellow Medicine or Upper Sioux Indian Agency and the Individuals Present at the Start of the Dakota War August 18, 1862, December 1986.
Book review of Plains Indian Sculpture by John C. Ewers, North Dakota History, Spring 1987.
Wowinape or Thomas Wakeman: A Preliminary Biographical Study of Little Crow's Son in the Dakota Indian and Whiteman's Worlds, Spring 1987.
The Significance and Challenge of Camp Release, 1862-1987, September 25, 1987.
Fort Mandan: Wilderness Preparation Headquarters, May 1988.
Sarah L. (Judd) Eldridge, Minnesota's First Photographer and Ariel Eldridge, Builder, Merchant and Civic Official, March 1991.
Lieutenant Adrian J. Ebell, Photographer and Journalist of the Dakota War of 1862, September 17, 1992.
The Dakota-English Dictionary by the Reverend Stephen R. Riggs, March 8, 1993.
Notes on the Construction of a Stone Warehouse at the Redwood or Lower Sioux Agency in 1861, March 1996.
Notes on the Lower Sioux Agency Locality and August and Minnie Knuepple from 1868 to 1927, August 1997.
Notes on the Stone Warehouse, Lower Sioux Agency, March 25, 1998.
The Treaty of Mendota, Minnesota Territory, August 5, 1851, 2002.
Comments about the WWII chapters by Alan R. Woolworth, a participant.

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Expand/CollapseMINNESOTA ARCHAEOLOGICAL SOCIETY RECORDS

This series consists of Woolworth's files as an officer of the Minnesota Archaeological Society, which was organized in 1932 by four amateur archaeologists "...to encourage and promote the study of archaeological and ethnological evidences of the American Indians as may exist in the state or elsewhere..." The society began the publication of a quarterly, Minnesota Archaeologist, in 1935 and also published the following studies: John Nichols, Ojibewei Ikidowiman: An Ojibway Word Resource; Scott F. Anfinson, Handbook of Minnesota Prehistoric Ceramics; and Fred K. Blessing, Jr., The Ojibway Indians Observed.

The records include historical background information, constitution, and articles of incorporation (1949-1977); minutes of the board and meetings of the entire membership (1968-1987); financial information (1976-1983); information on lectures and seminars, and other activities; articles and book reviews; and correspondence and miscellaneous papers (1967-1983).


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143.B.12.9BHistorical background information.
Constitution and articles of incorporation, 1949-1977.
Tax status, workers' compensation, and human rights compliance, 1976-1982.
Copyright information, 1976-1978.
Board meetings. Minutes and related records, 1968-1982. 2 folders.
Membership meetings: Minutes and programs, 1976-1980.
Miscellaneous financial records, 1976-1983.
Alan Woolworth, Concepts for the Improvement of the Minnesota Archaeological Society , 1974-1980.
Activities:
Lectures, seminars, and related activities, 1976-1981.
Field school at Grey Cloud Island, 1981.
Minnesota Archaeological Society/Council for Minnesota Archaeology paraprofessional certification seminars, 1977-1981.
Dakota Studies seminars and meetings, 1977-1978.
Proposal for an Annotated Bibliography of Minnesota Archaeology, circa 1680-1985.
Publications:
Publication permission: Minnesota Archaeologist, 1976-1983.
Minnesota Archaeological Society journal graphic layouts (Dennis Anderson), 1980.
Articles and book reviews, undated and 1975-1977. 3 folders.
Fred K. Blessing, Jr., The Ojibway Indians Observed. Publication information, correspondence, and miscellaneous papers, 1976-1978.
Publicity on publications, circa late 1970s-early 1980s.
Grants-in-Aid, 1967-1981. 3 folders.
Correspondence and miscellaneous papers, undated and 1967-1983. 6 folders.
Society of Professional Archaeologists: Milburn Thurman case, 1977-1982. 2 folders.

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Expand/CollapseARCHAEOLOGY FILES

Files on Grand Portage, the Pipestone Quarries, and a miscellaneous Minnesota archaeology subject file. The Grand Portage and Pipestone files contain numerous reports and articles written by Woolworth and others and documents his work as chief archaeologist of the Minnesota Historical Society.


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145.I.13.10FMinnesota Archaeology files, A-R.
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145.I.13.11BMinnesota Archaeology files, S-Z. 7 folders.
Newspaper articles on Minnesota archaeology, 1850-2000. 15 folders.
Subject files:
Before the Indian Land Claims Commission Docket no. 360: an anthropological report on the Indian occupancy of area 243, which was ceded to the United States by the Mdewakanton Band of Sioux Indians under the Treaty of September 29, 1837 / Dr. Harold Hickerson. circa 1956. 1 volume.
Archaeological hoaxes in Minnesota, 1860-1994.
Archaeological illustrations: Minnesota, 1880-1971.
The Archaeology of Historic Fort Snelling, by Robert Clouse, 1982.
Archaeology in the Dakotas, 1873-1982. 2 folders.
Archaeological techniques, 1966-1976.
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145.I.13.12FBibliographies of Minnesota archaeology.
Bibliography of Iowa Antiquities, by Frederick Starr, 1897.
Biographical data on antiquarians and archaeologists in Minnesota. 2 folders.
Blue Mounds State Park, southwestern Minnesota, 1980-1986.
Boulder effigies in Murray County, 1841-1872.
Stone man, stone buffalo, etc.
Brown, Joseph R., Final Report on Archaeological Excavations of the Joseph R. Brown House, by Carla G. Lindeman and David W. Nystuen, 1969.
Bulletin of the Minnesota Academy of Natural Sciences, archaeological items, 1874-1911.
Cochrane, Tim:
Ojibwa Fishing Skills and the American Fur Company's Fishing Experiment on Lake Superior, undated.
Use of Isle Royale by North Shore Ojibwa, chronology (draft), March 1991.
The Enticing Island: A History of Isle Royale National Park, August 1991.
Written with Theodore J. Karamanski and Richard Zeitlin.
Destroyed Minnesota archaeological sites, 1968-1975.
Driben, Paul:
Diary of the Mission of the Immaculate Conception of the Jesuit Fathers on Lake Superior in the Year of our Lord, 1848-1849.
Transcript copy.
Fort William (Lake Superior) Post Records, June 1832-May 1836.
Transcript copy.
Gibbon, Guy and Scott Jacobson:
Portage Survey and Excavations: An Example from Minnesota, February 1991.
Hill, Alfred J. (1833-1895):
Biographical file.
Manuscripts, 1895-1898.
Indian pottery: Minnesota, 1901-1971.
Indian technology in flaking and pecking stone tools and weapons, 1919.
Key archaeological sites: Purchase recommended by Minnesota Historical Society, 1969-1972.
La Moille Cave, Winona County, Minnesota, 1889-1998.
Lewis, Theodore H., archaeologist, 1856-circa 1909:
Biographical file, 1882-1968.
Writings of Theodore H. Lewis, 1880-1903. 3 folders.
Comments on the writings of T.H. Lewis, 1882-1905.
In the footsteps of T.H. Lewis: retracing of the Northwestern Archaeological Survey in North Dakota, by Cherie E. Haury, June 1980. 1 volume.
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145.I.13.13BTheodore H. Lewis and the Northwestern Archaeological Survey, 1881-1895. 3 folders.
Lothson, Gordon. The 1972 Excavations at Fort Ridgely: A Preliminary Study, Volumes 1 and 2.
Minnesota archaeology:
A to Z. 6 folders.
Minnesota archaeology, 1974-1996.
Minnesota archaeological bibliography data, 1887-1980.
Book reviews of volumes on Minnesota archaeology, 1895-1977.
Correspondence on Minnesota archaeology, 1887-1979.
Research leads on Minnesota archaeology, 1867-1975.
Statutes relating to Minnesota archaeology, 1940-1996.
Minnesota's Major Historic Sites: A Guide, by June Drenning Holmquist and Jean A. Brookins, 1972.
Montgomery, Henry, archaeologist, 1886-1990.
The Northwestern Archaeological Survey: An appreciation and guide to the field notebooks, by Clark A. Dobbs, March 1991.
Notes on the history of archaeology at the Minnesota Historical Society and in the state of Minnesota. 3 folders.
North and South Dakota, 1863-1982.
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145.B.17.5BOld copper artifacts: Minnesota, 1889-1978.
Outline for presentation of site reports, 1971.
Plug tobacco cutter, 1970-1978.
The Ulen Sword, 1959-1986.
Found near Ulen, Minnesota in 1911.
Viking artifacts, 1907-1988.
Viking discoveries, Kensington Rune Stone, etc., 1967-1986.
Wisconsin archaeology, 1869-1882.
Grand Portage National Monument:
General information, 1986-2000.
Newsletters, 1986-2000.
Includes issues of the Northwest Company Courier, Grand Portage Post and Grand Portage Guide.
A Study of the Grand Portage, 1993.
Corrections to the Grand Portage Trail Report, 1993.
Correspondence on Grand Portage with National Park Service employees, 1970-1982. 2 folders.
Cultural resources study, 1974.
Grand Portage: Gateway to the Northern Great Plains, 1996.
Maps depicting the Grand Portage, undated.
Photographs of the Grand Portage area, 1889-1993. 8 folders.
Photographs, correspondence, captions removed from several notebooks containing photographs of the bay, fort and buildings, schools and churches, homes and individuals. Included are photographs of Frances Densmore (1905) and George A. Newton from the collections of the Minnesota Historical Society, St. Louis County Historical Society and elsewhere.
Northwest Company personnel at Grand Portage, circa 1775-1805, 1892-1982.
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145.I.13.14FCatalogue of Objects Found at Grand Portage in the Course of Excavation, 1936-1937.
Revised and expanded for extant items, 1963.
Northwest Company Depot archaeological work photographs, 1936-1937. Photocopies.
Nos. 1-90 (1936); Nos. 91-175 (1937).
Archaeological Test Excavations, June-September 1961.
Archaeological Excavations in 1962.
Archaeological Excavations in 1936-1937, by Alan R. Woolworth, 1963. 3 folders.
Archaeological Catalog, 1963-1964.
Archaeological Excavations, 1963-1964. 3 folders.
Archaeological Catalogs,
Archaeological Excavations in 1970-1971, by Alan R. Woolworth, 1975.
Archaeological Excavations in 1973, by Alan R. Woolworth, 1975.
The Grand Portage or Great Carrying Place, 1981, by Alan R. Woolworth.
Grand Portage National Monument: An Historical Overview and Inventory of its Cultural Resources, August 1982, by Alan R. and Nancy L. Woolworth. 4 folders.
Grand Portage National Monument: An Administrative History, 1983, by Ron Cockrell.
Archaeological Report: Kitchen Drainage Project, 1990, by Vergil Noble.
Late Prehistoric Cultural Affiliation Study of Grand Portage National Monument, August and November 1999, by Caven Clark. 2 folders.
Grand Portage Band of Chippewa Indians: Annual Funding Agreement with the National Park Service, Fiscal Year 1999.
Grand Portage National Monument Historic Documents Study: Phase I, by Bruce White, June 2000.
Grand Portage Survey Project: 2000 Progress Report, January 2001.
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145.I.14.1BPortraits of Individuals Prominent in the Northwest Fur Trade through Grand Portage, 1901-1971.
The Pipestone Quarries, Pipestone, Minnesota:
A-Z Files. 21 folders.
Minneapolis newspaper articles, 1907-1997.
St. Paul newspaper articles, 1854-1999.
Pipestone County Star newspaper articles, 1879-1933.
Articles from various other Minnesota newspapers, 1857-1878.
Maps of the pipestone quarry and of the distribution of catlinite or pipestone, 1859-1997.
Research from the Joseph M. Nicollet Papers, 1838.
Photographs, undated and 1859. Photocopies.
A History of the Pipestone Reservation and Quarry in Minnesota, 1934.
Thesis for Master of Arts (History) at University of Colorado by John Wayne Davis.
Tobacco Pipes of the Missouri Indians, September 1967.
Paper by Henry W. Hamilton published in the Journal of the Missouri Archaeological Society.
Notes on the Pipestone Quarries, circa 1892.
Photocopied notebook kept by famed archaeologist William Henry Holmes.
Maps (photocopies) of the Pipestone area by William Henry Holmes, 2002.
Perceptions of the Sacred: A Review of Selected Native American Groups and their relationships with the Catlinite Quarries, 1995, by David T. Hughes, Wichita State University.
The Pipestone Quarries: An Historical Geography, 1997.
Thesis for Master of Arts (Geography) by Paul A. Kelley, University of Nebraska.
Administrative History of the Pipestone National Monument, Minnesota, 1960, by Robert A. Murray, park historian.
An X-Ray Fluoresence Study of Catlinite from Pipestone National Monument, 1981, by John W. Weymouth, University of Nebraska.
The Red Pipestone Quarry of Minnesota: Archaeological and Historical Reports, circa 1983.
Portions of a publication compiled by Alan R. Woolworth.
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145.I.14.2FMiscellaneous published materials on Catlinite and the Pipestone Quarries, 1964-1984.
Includes the Paul L. Beaubien and Steve Sigstad manuscripts on catlinite.
Current Research on the Pipestone Quarries, 1857-2001.
Correspondence on the Pipestone Quarries, 1980-1991.

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Expand/CollapseRESEARCH FILES

This series includes articles, notes, reports, correspondence, and related materials gathered by Woolworth in the course of his research on various topics. While there are few original documents, outside of Woolworth's writings, the photocopies found here from both primary and secondary sources provide valuable sources in the study of individuals and events in nineteenth century Minnesota. A major portion of the series consists of defense exhibits (1831-1945) from Docket No. 363 of the United States Court of Claims for the Lower Sioux Indian Community in Minnesota. These files, arranged by exhibit number (A-1 - A-61), consist of copies of disbursement sheets prepared by the Indian Trust Accounting Division of the General Services Administration and representing claims for payment by persons performing work within the Lower Dakota Indian community. They summarize information on payee, voucher number, nature of work performed, amount of settlement, name of the Dakota band with regard to which the work was performed, and other descriptive material. Other files relate to work Woolworth did as a research fellow at the Minnesota Historical Society including biographical work on American Indians, fur trade personnel and early white settlers; documentation of the Dakota War of 1862; and miscellaneous files dealing with natural history, pottery, caves, railroads, Lake Superior, etc. Also included here are records documenting the work of the Pilot Knob Preservation Association, Joseph R. Brown, the history of White Bear Lake, Minnesota, and Woolworth's condominium association, the Linwood Heights Homeowners Association of Maplewood, Minnesota.


Expand/CollapseU.S. Court of Claims, Docket No. 363: Lower Sioux Indian Community Defense Exhibits: Schedules of Disbursements

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143.B.12.10FExhibit A-1, 1866-1872.
Exhibit A-2, 1873-1913.
Exhibit A-3, 1893.
Exhibit A-4, 1893-1913.
Exhibit A-5, 1926-1929.
Exhibit A-6, 1929-1933.
Exhibit A-7, 1922-1928.
Exhibit A-8, 1922-1929.
Exhibit A-9, 1874-1879.
Exhibit A-10, 1880-1891.
Exhibit A-11, 1874-1878.
Exhibit A-12, 1879-1888.
Exhibit A-13, 1894-1936.
Exhibit A-14, 1908-1922.
Exhibit A-15, 1938-1942.
Exhibit A-16, 1907.
Exhibit A-17, 1908-1922.
Exhibit A-18, 1893-1895.
Exhibit A-19, 1896-1898.
Exhibit A-20, 1899-1901.
Exhibit A-21, 1902-1905.
Exhibit A-22, 1906-1908.
Exhibit A-23, 1909-1911.
Exhibit A-24, 1912-1913.
Exhibit A-25, 1914.
Exhibit A-26, 1915-1916.
Exhibit A-27, 1917-1918.
Exhibit A-28, 1919-1945.
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143.B.12.11BExhibit A-29, 1908-1927.
Exhibit A-30, 1895-1925.
Exhibit A-31, 1907-1927.
Exhibit A-32, 1907-1913.
Exhibit A-33, 1907-1913.
Exhibit A-34, 1931-1936.
Exhibit A-35, 1905-1936.
Exhibit A-36, 1911.
Exhibit A-37, 1933.
Exhibit A-38, 1932-1933.
Exhibit A-39, 1914-1938.
Exhibit A-40, 1908-1941.
Exhibit A-41, 1887-1933.
Exhibit A-42, 1831-1839.
Exhibit A-43, 1840-1845.
Exhibit A-44, 1846-1851.
Exhibit A-45, 1852-1854.
Exhibit A-46, 1855-1856.
Exhibit A-47, 1857-1858.
Exhibit A-48, 1859.
Exhibit A-49, 1860.
Exhibit A-50, 1861.
Exhibit A-51, 1862.
Exhibit A-52, 1863-1865.
Exhibit A-53, 1863-1865.
Exhibit A-54, 1863.
Exhibit A-55, 1864. 2 folders.
Exhibit A-56, 1867 and 1886.
Exhibit A-57, 1874.
Exhibit A-58, 1874.
Exhibit A-59, 1863.
Exhibit A-60, 1863.
Exhibit A-61, 1924 and 1930.
General Services Administration: Petitions of the Lower Sioux Indian Community in Minnesota, et al: Indian Claims Commission Nos. 142 and 359-363, 1966. 148 pp.
Petitions of the Lower Sioux Indian Community in Minnesota, et al: Indian Claims Commission No. 363, Volumes 1 and 2, 1967. 264 pp.

Expand/CollapseJoseph R. Brown

Articles, notes, and other research-related material on Minnesota pioneer Joseph R. Brown, a Dakota Indian fur trader, soldier, town site and real estate developer, inventor, newspaper editor and publisher, politician, local government official, and legislator.
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144.J.3.4FCompleted copy of article on Brown, undated.
Research data on Brown as a master politician, 1980s.
Includes copies of material dated 1840s-1915.
Articles and research notes. 2 folders.
Information from Sal Lien, 1987.

Expand/CollapseWhite Bear Lake

Members of Woolworth's family lived in White Bear Lake, Minnesota from 1960 to 1990. Alan Woolworth and his wife Nancy were actively involved in local historical and environmental issues, including the founding of the local historical society, the installation of historical markers, the acquisition and preservation of the Fillebrown House and the Erd-Geist Gazebo.
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144.J.3.4FHistoric site markers in White Bear Lake.
Microfilming records of the First Presbyterian Church, White Bear Lake, 1985-1986.
Choosing a name for a new high school in White Bear Lake, 1971.
Erd-Geist Gazebo, 1970s.
Fillebrown House, 1970s, 1981.
White Bear Lake Area Historical Society, undated and 1968-1976.
Published items on White Bear Lake, 1860-1985.
Newspaper coverage of White Bear Lake, 1868-1989.

Expand/CollapseLinwood Heights Homeowners Association (Maplewood, Minnesota)

Documentation of Woolworth's homeowners' association in Maplewood. He moved there from White Bear Lake in the early 1990s and he was on the board of directors for a number of years.
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145.I.14.2FAnnual meetings, 1992-2002. 9 folders.
Declaration of Covenants, Conditions and Restrictions, 1990-2000. 3 folders.
Bylaws, 2000.
Correspondence, 1990-2002. 2 folders.
Financial statements, 1992-2000.
Newsletter, 1993-2002.
Rules and regulations, circa 1990.
Siding Committee, 2000-2002. 2 folders.
Board meetings:
1993-1994.
January 1997.
December 1997.
January-December 1998. 12 folders.
January-November 1999. 10 folders.
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145.I.14.3B January-November 2000. 11 folders.
January-December 2001. 12 folders.
January-October 2002. 10 folders.

Expand/CollapsePilot Knob Preservation Association (Mendota Heights, Minnesota)

Documentation from an association formed in the early 21st century to stop a housing development on Pilot Knob, Mendota Heights, Minnesota in an area with historical and religious significance to the Dakota people.
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145.I.14.3BThe Geological and Historical Significance of Pilot Knob, Mendota, Minnesota by Alan R. Woolworth, October 2000 and November 2002.
The Scenic, Cultural, and Historical Heritage of Pilot Knob, Mendota, Minnesota, at the Mouth of the Minnesota River by Alan R. Woolworth, November 2002 and October 2003.
Oheyawahe or Pilot Knob Preliminary Summary of the Evidence, January 3, 2003.
Compiled by Bruce M. White and Alan R. Woolworth (Turnstone Historical Research).
The Scenic, Cultural and Historical Heritage of Pilot Knob, Mendota, Minnesota, at the Mouth of the Minnesota River by Alan R. Woolworth, January 2003.
Petition for an Environmental Assessment Worksheet, undated.
National Register of Historic Places nomination, June 23, 2003.
National Register nomination: notes and marked copy.
A Historical, Cultural and Archaeological Evaluation and Determination of Eligibility of Pilot Knob for the Proposed "The Bluffs of Mendota Heights" Development, Mendota Heights, Dakota County, Minnesota, June 2003.
Submitted to Gerald S. Duffy, attorney-at-law by The 106 Group Ltd.
Environmental Assessment Worksheet and Supporting Documents: The Bluffs, City of Mendota Heights, Dakota County, Minnesota, August 26, 2003.
Comments on the Environmental Assessment Worksheet for the Bluffs Development, October 29, 2003. 2 folders.
National Register of Historic Places nomination, August 29, 2003.
Oheyawahi/Pilot Knob: A Hill of State and National Significance in Dakota County by Bruce White and Alan Woolworth, May 2004.
Pilot Knob background documents, 1843-2003.
Pilot Knob e-mail messages and correspondence, 2002-2004. 3 folders.
Newspaper clippings, 2003-2004.
Pilot Knob vision, circa 2001.
Pilot Knob miscellaneous, 2001-2004.

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141.F.15.10FMen's biographies, circa 1980s-1990s. 7 folders.
Mainly photocopies of obituaries and other biographical articles. Filed alphabetically; index in first folder.
Women's biographies, circa 1980s-1990s. 5 folders.
Mainly photocopies of obituaries and other biographical articles. Filed alphabetically; index in first folder.
Historical data on women's roles in 19th and 20th century Minnesota, circa 1980s-1990s. 2 folders.
Mainly photocopies of articles and clippings regarding women's occupations and issues (barbers, education, medicine, milliners, suffrage).
People of color biographies, circa 1980s-1990s. 2 folders.
Mainly photocopies of obituaries and other biographical articles. Filed alphabetically; index in first folder.
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145.I.14.4F19th Century Minnesota Biographies, A-Z:
Files created by Woolworth on individuals who spent most of their lives in Minnesota during the nineteenth century. Included are many Native Americans, fur trade personnel and early white settlers. Files consist largely of photocopies from both primary and secondary sources that refer to that individual. Many of the files are arranged by American Indian name but a number are filed by their English transliteration and there is no consistency of use throughout these files. While most of the files concern Dakota individuals, Ojibwa and Winnebago names appear.
Ahak-tah or The Male Elk, 1962.
Aird, James (circa 1766-February 27, 1819), 1856-1995.
Aitkin, William A. (1785-1851), 1851-1920.
Akipa or Coming Together, 1981.
Sub-labeled Renvilles and Charles Crawford.
Allanson, Ellen Brown (1841-1928), 1917-1928.
Ampetu-washtoy or The Beautiful Day, 1887.
Anawangmani, Simon or He Who Walks Galloping Along (circa 1810-1891), 1841-1969.
Anderson, Thomas Gummersall, undated.
Biographical sketch of his fur trader and military officer, 1779-1875.
Ange, Henry Family and Harriet L. Ange (1840-1911), 1908-1972.
Arconge, Helene Dickson Brown, circa 1808-1884.
Undated biographical sketch on this woman.
Ayer, Harry D. (1878-1966) and Jeanette O. Ayer (1883-1966), 1959-1994.
Sub-titled, "and the Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post."
Babcock, Willoughby M. (1893-1967), 1918-1958.
Museum curator at the Minnesota Historical Society, 1919-1946, and its newspaper curator, 1946-1958.
Bad Hail or Wemoo-Ew-Chas-Tach-Ne, 1850-1949.
Bailly, Alexis (1798-1861), 1829-1930.
Indian trader.
Baker, Benjamin F. (circa 1790-1840), 1888.
Indian trader.
Barrett, Joseph Osgood, 1898.
Silviculturist.
Beaupre, Philip and Family, 1856-1881.
Belden, George P. or The White Chief, 1871.
Belland, Sr., Henry (1816-1885), 1853-1894.
Voyageur, interpreter, and guide.
Belland, Jr., Henry (1840-1909), 1860-1913.
Voyageur, guide and scout; Dakota War of 1862.
Big Curley Head or Extended Tail Feathers, 1853-1908.
Also called O-Pe-Yah-Hdaya or Upi-ya-hi-de-yaw. A Wahpeton leader at the Lac Qui Parle village.
Big Fire, Peter or Tapata-Tanka, 1858-1896.
Big Thunder or Wakinyantanka, 1833-1886.
Died 1846. Chief of Kaposia Mdewankanton Dakota village 1834-1846.
Big Thunder or White Spider, 1897-1965.
Also known as John C. Wakeman (1831-1902) or Unk-to-ma-shah.
Big Walker or Tankamane, 1858.
Big War Eagle (Black Dog), 1834-1910.
Also listed on label as Grey Iron and Big Eagle.
Bird, Mary Alice, 1852-1881.
Undated biographical sketch of this mixed blood teacher and church worker.
Black Eagle or Wamindisapa, 1918.
Blacksmith, Joseph, 1870-1893.
Blondeau, Maurice, 1949.
Indian agent at Prairie du Chien, circa 1812-1818.
Blue Dog, Chief.
Mentioned in undated article.
Blue Sky Woman, 1852-1965.
Bluestone, John, 1899.
Mdewakanton Dakota.
Boilvin, Nicholas (1761-1827), 1949-1960.
Indian agent at Prairie du Chien, circa 1807-1812.
Bonnin, Gertrude (1875-1938), 1900-1984.
Aka Zit-ka-la-sa or Red Bird.
Bottineau, John B. (1837-1911), 1873-1940.
Bottineau, Pierre, 1879-1976.
Brass, Maggie or Snana, 1861-1912.
Brower, Mary. R. (Stevens), (1814-1908), 1905-1942.
Brown, Samuel J., (1845-1925), 1835-1996.
Bruguier, Theophile (1813-1895), 1856-1924.
Minnesota and Dakota frontiersman, pioneer of Sioux City.
Bull, William and Lillian (McDonald), 1989.
Burning Earth or Makaydea, 1839-1929.
Cameron, Murdoch, 1916-1970.
Died 1811.
Campbell, Alexander, 1849-1867.
Died 1865. Sub-titled: "and George Liscomb, murdered at New Ulm, December 1866."
Campbell, Antoine Joseph (1825-1913), 1854-1927.
Campbell, Archibald John, 1888-1997.
Died 1808.
Campbell, Baptiste (1838-1862), 1927.
Hung at Mankato, December 26, 1862.
Campbell, Colin (circa 1790-1860), 1857-1974.
Campbell, Sr., Duncan, (1792-1840), undated.
Biographical sketch.
Campbell, Hypolite (Paul), 1859-1865.
Campbell, John L. (1834-1865), undated.
Biographical sketch.
Campbell, Scott and Family, 1840-1964.
Campbell, Scott Mathias, undated.
Biographical sketch of this mixed blood scout and interpreter, 1828-1870.
Cavender, Chris and Elsie, 1984-2000.
Cavender, Reverend Gary (1940-), 1985-1992.
Cavileer, Charles (1818-1902), 1895-1902.
Indian trader and pioneer.
Ce-tan-xan, 1864.
Chaska, 1863-1909.
Che-en-u-waz-hee-kaw or Standing Lodge, 1886.
Tried for murder at St. Paul, 1851.
Chekpa, the Twin, Sisseton Dakota Chief, 1926.
Che-tan-wakan-mani or The Sacred Hawk that hunts Walking (circa 1764-1833/1834), 1814-1970.
Clarkin, Senior, John (1837-1903), undated.
Biographical sketch.
Clewett, James Reuben, 1875-1991.
A voyageur.
Cloudman, Lake Calhoun Mdewakanton Band, 1854-1984.
Cloudman's descendants, the Eastman Family, 1897-1935.
Columbus, William undated.
Also known as Walks Under a Stone and Tukahana-manne; biographical sketch.
Corse, Major General John M. (1835-1893), undated.
Cotanka or Flute Family members, 1894-2000.
Coursolle, Joseph undated.
Also known as Hinhankaga or The Owl; biographical sketch.
Couturier, Hyacinthe or French Cap, 1911-1958.
Cowan, Thomas, 1857-1900.
Attorney and Indian trader.
Crawford, Charles (1837-1920), 1876-1901.
Indian scout and minister.
Crawford, Winona (Abigail) undated.
Also known as Iron Ring; biographical sketch.
Crooks, George, 1901-1947.
Crooks, John (circa 1826-1899), 1883-1902.
Sub-titled: "aka Tuk-on-wa-cha-sta or Sacred Stone Man and Mary Crooks (circa 1829-1899), also known as Mah-kah-ta-hei-ya-win or Woman Who Goes on the Earth."
Crooks, Norman and Family, 1889-1999.
Prior Lake, Minnesota.
Cullen, William J., 1858-1939.
Cut Face, 1896.
A Mdewakanton Dakota.
Cut Nose, 1927-2000.
A Mdewakanton sub-chief.
Location
145.I.14.5BDailey, Joseph and Charles M., 1860-1922.
Daniels, Dr. Asa W., 1882.
Dickson, Robert (1765-1823), 1815-1978.
Fur trader in the Minnesota area. Prominent British Indian agent in War of 1812.
Dickson, William, 1846-1956.
A fur trader.
Dodge, Ossian E., 1870-1874.
Douglass, David Bates, 1851-1969.
Duley, Captain William J., 1858-1885.
Du Marces, Alexis, 1901.
Dupuis, Hypolite, 1934-1943.
Clerk to H.H. Sibley.
Eagle Head, 1939.
A Mdewakanton Dakota leader.
Eagle Help or Wamdeokeya, 1853-1969.
Eastman, Dr. Charles A. (1858-1939), 1899-1987.
Eastman, Jacob and Mary Nancy, undated.
Biography.
Eastman, Reverend John (1848-1921), 1885-1979.
E-ce-tu-ki-ye or Big Amos, undated.
Born 1834. Biographies.
Emerson, Charles L., undated and 1864.
Biography; A surveyor.
Eggleston, Reverend Edward, 1863-1883.
Ehnamani, Reverend Artemus, 1886-1969.
Emmett, Daniel D. and "Dixie," 1934-1964.
Subtitled: "with their St. Paul, Minnesota Territory connections in the 1850s."
Eta-Kezah or Sullen Face, 1962.
Falstrom, Jacob, 1888-1977.
Faribault, Sr., David (circa 1816-1887), 1836-1982.
Faribault, Jr., David, 1863-1967.
Faribault, J.B. and his descendants, 1840-1980.
Faribault, Oliver (1815-1850), 1836-1880.
Fire Face, 1853.
Fisher, Henry M., 1876-1910.
A trader in the Red River country.
Flandrau, Charles E. (1828-1903), 1900-1997.
Fletcher, Jonathan Emerson, undated.
Biographical sketch of this agent to the Winnebago tribe in Minnesota and Iowa, 1846-1857.
Flute, Reverend John S., undated.
Biographical sketch of this Santee Dakota minister, 1851-1933. Also known as Wahinsha.
Flute, Hortense (Weston), undated.
Biographical sketch of this Dakota missionary, 1865-1925.
Foot, Adaline D. (Stocking) undated.
Biographical sketch of this pioneer wife, 1826-1879.
Foot, Solomon R. undated.
Biographical sketch of this pioneer, 1823-1903.
Forbes, William H. (1815-1875), 1856-1888.
Ford, Lyman M. (circa 1854-1880), 1851-1977.
A horticulturist.
Fortier, Joseph, 1882-1920.
Indian scout, trader, lawman.
Foster, Dr. Thomas, 1903.
Doctor and journalist.
Frazier Family, 1892-1893 and undated.
Biographies.
Frazier, Reverend Albert Asayapi, undated.
Biographical sketch of this Santee Dakota minister in Nebraska and the Dakotas, 1850-1922.
Frazier, Reverend Francis undated.
Biographical sketch of this Santee Dakota minister in Nebraska and South Dakota, 1852-1924.
Frazier, Jack, 1840-1968.
Frazier, Margaret, undated.
Biographical sketch of this prominent Santee Dakota, 1853-1923.
Frenier, Antoine, 1850-1966.
A Dakota interpreter.
Galbraith, Thomas J., 1846-1930.
Gatchell, Prince A. (1841-1925), 1939-1988.
Genin, Fr. Jean Baptiste, O.M.I. (1837-1899), 1870-1987.
Gilbert, Reverend Elias (1844-1925), undated biography.
Gilfillan, Charles D. and Family, 1916-1985.
Gilmore, Melvin Randolph (1868-1940), 1906-1992. 4 folders.
An enthnobotanist.
Gleason, George H., 1859-1993.
Died 1862. Lower Sioux Agency clerk.
Godfrey, Gusa (1835-1909), 1865-2001.
Good Fifth Born Child, Robert, 1901.
Good Road, 1986.
A Dakota leader.
Good Singer or Tantanyandowan, 1901.
Good Star Woman or Wichahpewastewin (1854-1938), 1886-1934.
Good Thunder, 1863-1923.
Location
145.I.14.6FGordon, Hanford L., 1864-1910.
A poet.
Gorman, Willis A., 1873.
Territorial governor, Civil War general.
Graham, Duncan (circa 1772-1847), 1837-1978.
Gray Cloud Woman I or Mar-pi-ya-ro-to-win undated.
Biographical sketch of this woman, 1770-1844.
Grayfoot, Jacob or Se-Ha-Hota, undated.
Biographical sketch of this Wahpeton Dakota.
Grey Leaf or Apahota, 1858.
Hapistina or Amanda.
Mentioned in an 1860 letter from J.P. Williamson to S.B. Treat.
Harkin, Alexander (1828-1907), 1907.
Hatch, Edwin A. C., 1856-1897.
Indian agent, soldier, Indian trader.
Hawkeye, Big Charlie
Also known as Charlie Minnetonka; mentioned in an 1967 article.
Hennessy, William B. (circa 1866-1921), 1899-1995.
A journalist.
He Who Brings About What He Wants, Amos or Ecetukiya, 1901.
Hinckley, Herbert L. (circa 1835-1884), 1870-1986.
Hines, John W. and Family, 1925-1936.
His Sacred Nest, Reuben or Tahohpiwakan, undated.
Biographical sketch of this Dakota lay religious leader, 1805-1875.
Holcomb, Return Ira (1845-1916):
Biography and correspondence, 1894-1917.
Minnesota Valley Historical Society, Holcomb writings, and Holcomb papers, 1882-1917.
Hole in the Day I (circa 1800-1846), 1868-1907.
Hole in the Day (circa 1825-1868), 1858-1908.
Hopkins, James, also known as Akicitamaza or Iron Soldier, 1901.
Hopkins, Robert or Chaskay, 1890-1927.
Hopkins, Reverend Robert (1816-1851), undated.
Biography.
Ho-Wasta or Good Voice, 1969.
Howe, David L., 1857-1891.
Wholesale druggist in Shakopee, 1857-.
Huggins, Amos and Alexander and Lydia P., 1863-1916.
Huhazizi or Yellow Legs (circa 1826-1906), 1925.
Wahpteon Dakota woman.
Hunter, Alexander and Andrew and George Stemple, 1855-1908.
Huntka, Andrew or Cormorant, 1901.
Hushasha or Red Legs, 1868-1988.
Iapi Oaye or The Word Carrier (1831-circa 1935), 1978.
Indian John aka Ma-pi-a-wa-con-sa or He Who Rules the Cloud, 1881-1982.
Inkpa-Duta or The Scarlet Point, 1857.
Inyanmani or Running Walker, 1854-1908.
Wahpeton chief.
Iron Cloud or Mahpeya Maza, 1852-1920.
Iron Elk, 1911.
Prominent Dakota Indian.
Iron Hoop or Canhdixkamaza, 1901.
Iron Old Man or Joseph We-cha-hincah-mah-zah, undated and 1871.
Includes biography.
Iron Shield or Wa-ha-cam-ka-maza, 1907-1994.
Irving, James, 1918-1924.
Born 1882. Yankton Dakota Indian.
Ish-tah-ba or Sleepy Eyes, undated.
Biographical sketch of this Sisseton Dakota leader, 1780-1859.
Jefferies, Joseph and Elizabeth, 1870-1988.
Kennedy, Duncan R. , 1859-1936.
Born 1825.
Kitto Family-Dakota Indians, 1853-1998.
Kittson, Norman W. (1814-1888), 1888-1894.
La Bathe, Francois, 1897-1996.
Fur trader (1800-1862) and his descendants.
LaBelle, Louis and Family, 1850-1936.
LaBissonniere, Issac, 1903-1907.
LaCroix, Louis F. and Family, 1850-1986.
LaFramboise, Alexis (1840-1876), 1867-1938.
LaFramboise, Francois (Frank) (1826-1871), 1865-2001. 3 folders.
Includes biographical sketch.
LaFramboise, Sr., Joseph, 1850-1982.
Subtitled: "Two Woods Lake Fur Post."
LaFramboise, Jr., Joseph (1832-1910), 1857-1980.
LaFramboise, Julia, 1863-1982.
Laidlaw, William (1798-1851), 1856-1966.
Indian trader.
Lamont, Daniel and Jane Lamont Titus, 1843-1966.
Lamson, Nathan and Chauncey, 1864-1987.
Slayers of Little Crow.
Laramee, Louis, 1859-1902.
Lasher, Henry J., undated.
Born 1832. Biography of a frontiersman and Dakota War scout.
Laurent, George, 1912.
Frontiersman and architect.
Lawrence, Mr. and Mrs. Harry or Scarlet Boy and Morning Star, 1960.
Lawrence, Lorenzo, undated.
Biographical [sketch] of this individual, 1822-1897. Also known as Face of the Village or Towanetaton.
Le Duc, William G., 1879.
Stationer, Civil War general, and Secretary of Agriculture.
Le Fils de Pinichon or Way-Ago-En-Agee, 1906.
Left Hand or Chatka, 1858-1971.
Light Face or Lotitojanjan, 1901.
Lightning Blanket aka David Wells or Hachin Wakanda, 1907-1917.
Died circa 1917.
Location
145.I.15.13BLittle Iron Thunder, Louis or Mazawakinyanna, 1901.
Little Paul or Michael Paul or Wahnaxkiya, 1901.
Little Soldier or Akicitaciqa, 1901.
Limping Spirit or Wa-Can-Da-Du-Ta, 1906.
Died 1906. Sisseton Dakota leader.
Lockwood, James H. (1793-1857), 1838-1960.
Fur trader, merchant, attorney, public official.
Lovejoy, Owen, undated and 1934.
Born 1855. Includes biography. Lovejoy was a Dakota clergyman.
Low, Charles, 1874.
Settler at Sunrise City, Minnesota Territory.
Lowing Buffalo or Ptahotonpe, 1858.
Lynd, James W., 1850-1912.
Editor of the Henderson Democrat; and includes discussions of his work on the Dakota tribes, 1859-1860.
Mah-Kah-Kee-Dah or "Burnt Earth," 1884.
Mdewakanton Dakota who fought in the Battle of Bad Axe in 1832.
Mah-Zah-Hoh-Tah or Medicine Bottle, 1911.
Also known as Sacred Light.
Maka-te-najin or Old Scolder. undated.
Biographical sketch of this Dakota, 1800-1862; hung at Mankato in 1862. Also known as Standing Earth or Stands Upon Earth.
Mani, Thomas. undated.
Biographical sketch of the first Dakota to practice law in South Dakota.
Marpeehederawin, 1864.
Marpi-Mani, 1939.
Mdewakanton Dakota leader.
Marpicokawin, Eliza, 1842.
A Dakota woman.
Marpiyahdinape or Henock Cloud Appearing, 1844-1969.
Marsh, Captain John S. (1832-1862), 1862-1992.
Marshall, William R., 1862-1915.
Mazakute, Reverend Paul, 1866-1984.
Episcopal minister among the Santee Dakota in Dakota Territory.
Mazakutemane, Paul or Little Paul, 1872-1920.
Mazomani, 1857-1995.
Leader of Wahpeton Dakota Little Rapids village on the St. Peters or Minnesota River.
Maza-o-zah-zahn (circa 1820-1880), undated.
Includes biography; Wacouta Dakota leader.
McClure, Nancy (1836-1927), 1850-1971.
Faribault, Huggan.
McDonald, Donald (circa 1790-1890), 1907-1916.
Indian trader.
McKinzie, John (circa 1831-1920), 1905-1917.
McLean, Nathaniel, 1849-1911.
Indian agent and editor.
McLeod, George A., 1867-1900.
McLeod, Martin, 1851-1922.
McPhail, Colonel Samuel, 1874-1973.
Medicine Bottle and Little Six (Shakopee), 1864-1960.
Men-Do-Kay-Chee-Nah or Coming Summer (circa 1740-1800), 1910 and undated.
Includes biography; Also known as Little Crow II.
Mix, C. H., 1868-1909.
Indian agent, soldier, railroader.
Mock-Pe-En-Dag-A-Win.
Mentioned in 1962 article; also known as The Checkered Cloud Woman.
Mooers, John (circa 1826-1899), 1850-1982.
Mooers, Margaret Aird Anderson or Gray Cloud Woman II, undated.
Biographical sketch of this woman, 1793-1849.
Moores, Hazen and John, 1829-1970.
Morand, Amos and Family, 1850-1995.
Also known as Big Thunder.
Morin, Amable, undated.
Includes family genealogical tree.
Morrison, William (1785-1866), 1866-1907.
Mosseau Family, 1896.
Moukaushka or Trembling Earth, 1933.
Muck-a-pec-wak-kea-zah, undated.
Biographical sketch of this Mdewakanton farmer, 1813-1888. Also known as He Who Rules the Clouds or Indian John.
Murphy, Richard G., 1848-2001.
Indian agent.
Myres, Aaron, 1900-1928.
First white settler in Lyon County, Minnesota in 1857.
Myrick, Andrew J., 1854-1984.
Died 1862.
Myrick, Nathan, 1888-1948.
Indian trader.
Nairn, John (1828-1894), 1860-1996.
Builder of the Lower Sioux Agency.
Napehshneedoota, Joseph or The Red Man Who Flees Not, 1842-1910.
Newson, Thomas M., 1861-1890.
Newton, George A., 1888-1991.
Photographer in Duluth, Minnesota, 1889-1898.
Nobles, William H., 1855-1867.
Northrup, George W., 1858-1966.
Northup, Anson (1817-1894), 1855-1909.
O j-ze or Sweet Corn, 1863-1866.
O-Ko-Pee or the Nest, 1853.
Old Bets or The Berry Picker, 1857-1994.
Old Eve and her four sons, 1843-1918.
Cloudman, Eagle Help, Little Paul Mazakutemani, and Abel Etawawenehan.
Old John the Medicine Man, 1853.
One Armed Jim or Itewataka, 1865-1909.
One Legged Jim (circa 1800-1859), undated and 1850-1859.
Biography.
Ortley, H.K. and descendants, 1856-1931.
See also Martin McLeod folder.
Other Day, John, 1859-1986.
Owen, Amos (1916-1990), 1990.
Passing Hail or Traveling Hail, 1865 and undated biography.
Patoile, Marguerite Menagre Campbell, undated.
Biographical sketch of this woman, 1797-1894, wife of the interpreter at St. Peter's Agency, Fort Snelling.
Patterson, Charles (circa 1750-1788), 1895-1939.
Paul, Daniel, 1901.
Location
145.I.15.14FPearsall, Fred or Wanbdi-Ska-White Eagle, 1983.
Peirce, Parker I. or Antelope Bill, 1896-1897.
Penetion's descendants, 1820-1976.
Including Fils de Pinichon, Good Road, and Mahkato or Blue Earth.
Perrault, Jean Baptiste, undated.
Biographical sketch of this fur trader, 1761-1844.
Pettijohn, Eli, 1911.
Phelps, Reverend Edwin, undated.
Biographical sketch of this Santee Dakota minister, 1851-1919. Also known as Cat-ka-igluza or Caught by his left hand.
Phelps, William F., 1873-1910.
Educator and naturalist on Yellowstone Expedition of 1873.
Pomeroy, "Brick," 1869-1960.
Newspaper editor, etc.
Pomroy, Jessie H., 1890-1908.
Builder of military post and structures in St. Paul, Minnesota.
Pond, Agnes Johnson Hopkins, undated.
Biographical sketch of a wife, 1825-1915, of a missionary to the Dakotas
Pond, Gideon and Samuel, 1835-1987.
Missionaries to the Santee Dakota Indians, circa 1834-1854.
Pond, Sarah Poage (1806-1853), 1853-1894.
Prescott, Philander, 1844-1985.
Princess, Royal Lucy, 1909-1980.
Provencalle, Louis and Thomas or "La Blanc," 1819-1986.
Fur traders.
Quinn, George or George Ortley (1843-circa 1914), 1914-1962.
Also known as Wakon-kdayamanne or Spirit that Rattles as it walks (Rattling Walking Spirit).
Quinn, Peter and Mary, 1850-1927.
Quinn, William L. (1828-1906), 1856-1906.
Rattling Cloud or Mahpeyasna, 1858.
Rattling Runner or Rda-In-Yan-Ka, 1865.
Ravoux, Father Augustin (1815-1906), 1897-1989.
Missionary to the Eastern Dakota Indians.
Rebekah, or Wa-mna-hay-za, undated.
Biographical sketch.
Red Eagle or Wamdiduta, 1901.
Red Earth or Mocka-Duta-Win, 1962.
Red Hawk, 1857.
Died 1813. Southern Sisseton Dakota leader.
Red Iron or Mazasha, 1848-1990.
Red Owl, 1861-1997.
Red Thunder, 1850-1914.
Red Wing dynasty, 1823-1935.
Reed, James, 1897.
Of Reed's Landing, Minnesota.
Renville Family (leads), 1848-1974.
Renville Family, 1852-1984.
Renville, Antoine (circa 1810-1884), undated.
Includes biographical sketch.
Renville, Reverend Daniel (1838-1909), undated and 1878-1909.
Includes biographical sketch.
Renville, Gabriel (1825-1882), 1863-1994.
Renville, Reverend Isaac, undated and 1901.
Includes biographical sketch.
Renville, Reverend John B. and Mary B. Renville, 1862-1910.
Renville, Sr., Joseph (1779-1846), undated and 1846.
Includes biographical sketch.
Renville, Jr., Joseph (1806-1856), undated.
Includes biographical sketch.
Renville, Mrs. Mary or Mrs. Joseph Renville, Sr., 1840-1987.
Renville, Michel or Michael, undated.
Biographical sketch of this Dakota scout and author, circa 1822-1899.
Renville, Miniyihe, undated.
Biographical sketch of this mixed blood Mdewakanton Dakota woman.
Renville, Victor, 1923-1925.
Rice, Henry M., 1853-1937.
Riggs, Mary Ann, 1854-1871.
Riggs, Stephen R. Family, 1838-1979. 2 folders.
Correspondence on, writings of, and biographies of Riggs and his family.
Rising Sun, 1939.
Mdewakanton Dakota leader.
Robert, Louis, 1864-1949.
Fur trader, etc.
Robertson, Andrew and Family, 1837-1980.
Robertson, Daniel A. (1813-1895), 1880-1885.
Robertson, Thomas reminiscences, 1896-1921.
Minnesota Historical Society manuscript.
Robinson, Doane, 1891-1984.
Robinson, Peter or Tasunkemaza or His Iron Horse, 1901.
Robinson, Thomas (1821-1887), 1936-1984.
Location
143.E.1.1BRocque, Augustin (1785-1875), 1779-1994.
Rolette, Joseph and Family, 1828-1979.
Round Wind or Tata-Bomidu, 1969.
Ruffe, Charles A., 1874-1910.
Mail contractor, Indian agent, etc.
Ryder, Merrill, 1874-1886.
Indian trader.
St. Clair, George and Henry, 1871-1970.
Salisbury, Susan E., 1930.
Samuels, Maurice M., 1862-1888.
Died 1864. Indian trader.
Say, Thomas, 1832-1833.
Naturalist.
Scarlet Bird or Zeetkandoota, 1858.
Scarlet Plume or Red Tailed Eagle, undated and 1862-1916.
Sisseton Dakota leader.
Scarlet Raven or Kangiduta (circa 1825-1867), 1988.
Wahpeton Dakota leader.
Schmidt, Mary E. Schwandt (1848-1939), 1863-1931.
Sets-Fire-to-Hail (d. 1869), 1881.
Shakopee Dynasty, 1835-1976.
Shank, Donald L. (1919-1993), 1993.
Sheire, M. and Brothers, 1883.
Architects and builders.
Shepherd, Smily (circa 1853-1881), undated and 1881.
Includes biographical sketch.
Shinkopee or Francis Roy, 1872-1927.
Shipto, Adam, 1921.
Sisseton Dakota leader.
Shober, John H., 1860-1966.
Born 1883.
Shodo or Shoto, 1899.
Dakota leader.
Sibley, Helen Hastings, (circa 1841-1860), 1850-1996.
Sintomniduta or Red All Over, 1903-1932.
Skyman, L.O. or Cloudman, 1910-1914.
Sleepy Eyes or Istabah, 1824-1983.
Smith, Indian John.
Mentioned in a 1977 article.
Smith, John (circa 1838-1932), 1880-1968.
Smith, Orrin, 1930.
Steamboat captain.
Solomon Two Stars or We-cah-hpe-no-pah, 1884-1987.
Spencer, George H. (1831-1892), 1852-1892.
Standing Buffalo, 1851-1984.
Star or Wicanrpi or Adam Magiyahe or Lightening Goose, 1901.
Stay, Frank, 1865-1935.
Stevens, Reverend Jedidiah Dwight undated.
Biographical sketch of this Presbyterian minister to the Dakota, 1798-1877.
Stone Man or Toonkanwechasta, 1858.
Stormy Cloud at Fort Snelling, circa 1825, 1824-1939.
Storrs, Caryl B., 1920.
Journalist.
Sturges, James, undated.
Biographical sketch of this frontier scout, 1833-1926.
Sweeny, Robert Ormsby (1831-1902), 1852-1983.
Taliaferro, Lawrence, 1871-1956.
Excerpts from the Journals and Letters, 1820-1840.
Tamaha or The Rising Moose, 1843-1981.
Tahtayechahsebemahne, 1864.
Tall Bear, Lee Ann, 1996.
Tati, circa 1864.
Statement at the trial of Shakopee.
Taopi or The Wounded Man, 1862-1920.
Thompson, Clark W., 1870-1977.
Thompson, James (circa 1798-1884), 1850-1994.
Slave, interpreter, farmer.
Thompson, John or Mazaiciyapa or Striking Irons Together, 1901.
Tio-Waste or Little Fish or Pretty Lodge, 1893-1986.
Wahpeton Dakota Chief.
Tokacou or He That Inflicts the First Wound, 1933.
To-ti-Duta-Win, Catherine, undated.
Biographical sketch of one of the earliest converts at the Lac qui Parle mission. Also known as Her Scarlet House.
To Walk Talking Sacredly or Wakanyamane, 1850-1858.
Two Stars, Solomon, undated.
Biographical sketch of this Sisseton leader. Also known as We-cah-hpe-no-pah or Solomon Ecetakiye.
Waantan or Charge Upon II, undated.
Biographical sketch.
Wabasha Dynasty or Mdewakanton Dakota leaders, 1870-1976.
Wachankaa, circa 1864.
Statement at the trial of Shakopee.
Wacouta or Wahcoota or The Shooter, 1853-1991.
Mdewakanton Dakota chief.
Wah-coo-tah or Wakute, undated.
Biographical sketch of the leader of the Red Wing band of the Mdewakanton Dakota. Also known as The Shooter or He That Shoots Arrows.
Wakeman, Esther. undated.
Biographical sketch of Mrs. John Wakeman; also known as Red Cloud Woman or Mahpiyahdutawin. She left an oral narrative on the Dakota Uprising of 1862.
Wakefield, Dr. John L., 1861-1987.
Wakkeanwashtay, circa 1864.
Statement at the trial of Shakopee.
Wakon-toppy or Esteemed Sacred, undated.
Biographical sketch. Also known as Wa-kan-ta-pay-ta or The Spirit's Fire.
Wamdetonka or Jerome (Elijah) Big Eagle, 1858-1910.
Wanata or The Charger, 1836-1983.
War Eagle (circa 1785-1851), 1924 and undated biography.
Location
145.I.16.2FWarren, William Whipple:
Biographical file, 1849-1983.
Adventures Among the Blackfeet Indians.
Typed copy of a narrative written by Warren that was originally published in the Minnesota Chronicle and Register during February and March, 1850. 54 pp.
Sioux and Chippewa Wars.
Typed copy of a narrative written by Warren that was originally published in the Minnesota Chronicle and Register in June, 1850. 22 pages.
A Brief History of the Ojibwas.
Typed copy of a history written by Warren that was originally published in the Minnesota Democrat, February-April 1851, 89 pages.
Life and Works of William Whipple Warren, by William E. Culkin, undated. 14 pages.
Comments on William Whipple Warren by W. Roger Buppalahead, undated. 16 pages.
We-Chank-To-Do-Pee or We-Chank-Wash-To-Don-Pee, 1862.
Also known as Chaska.
Weide, John A., 1874-1883.
Music store and artist.
Weldon Family members, 1959.
Wells, James "Bully" and Family, 1863-1948.
West, Emily J., undated.
Biographical sketch of an Episcopal missionary teacher, 1813-1899.
Weston, David or Tunkanwanyakapi or Seeing Stone, 1894-1919.
Whale, David or Hmuyanku or Whirring Sound, 1901.
White Lodge or Wakayyaska, 1888-1954.
White Man's Charlie, 1863-1868.
Williamson, Andrew Woods (1838-1906), 1892-1906.
Williamson, Jane (1803-1895), 1895-1929.
Williamson, John Poage (circa 1836-1917):
Biographical file, 1872-1980.
Personal memorandum.
Williamson, Thomas or Mahpiyasotodan or Smokey Cloud, 1901.
Williamson, Dr. Thomas S., M.D. (circa 1834-1920):
Correspondence and other writings, 1837-1980. 2 folders.
Family genealogy and letters, etc., 1873-1991.
Articles on the Dakota Indians (with Stephen R. Riggs), 1849-1860.
Winyan, Elizabeth with Edwin Phelps and Elias Gilbert, 1875-1951.
Windgrow, Susan or Good Bear Woman, 1931-1968.
Woodbury, Mary E. Taliaferro (1827-1916), 1838-1982.
Wowinape or Thomas Wakeman, 1863-1987.
Son of Little Crow; biographical sketch written in 1987.
Wright, Colonel Dana M. (1878-1964), 1926-1989.
Young, Benjamin J., 1859-1907.

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145.I.16.13BBibliography on the North American Fur Trade (18th and 19th century), undated.
Fur Trade Licenses of the Minnesota Region, circa 1760-1850, and historical data on the fur trade and its methods, 1823-1965.
Fur Traders and Employees, Minnesota region (research leads and multiple entries, 1838-1986.
Biographical data on fur traders and fur trade employees, A-Z. 4 folders.
Columbia Fur Company:
Research leads and bibliographies of searched sources, 1920-1995.
A-Z files, 1822-1827. 3 folders.
Manuscript items:
1825-1994. 1 folder.
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145.I.16.3B 1825-1994. 1 folder.
Carl, Diane T. The Emperor of the West: Kenneth Mackenzie, the Northwest Company and the Columbia Fur Company, 1817-1821, 1994. 2 folders.
Gardening at Fur Trade Posts, 1857-1988.
Fur Trade Era Medicines, 1879-1968.
The Fur Trade at Mendota, 1820-1851: The Black Dog Collection, circa 1970.
Fur trade of North America and locales, 1839-1982.
Rainy Lake Post (North West Company), 1929.
Hubbell and Hawley: The Northwest Fur Company, 1863-1994.
Data on fur trade artifacts of the late 18th and 19th centuries: A to Z files. 3 folders.
Mark White research on Fort St. Antoine and Lake Pepin fur trade, 1991.

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Material on the Dakota, Ojibwa, and other American Indians of the upper Midwest area gathered by Woolworth in his years as research fellow for the Minnesota Historical Society. Researchers should check the entire collection because there is some unavoidable overlap between series and thus there is information on American Indians throughout the collection.
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145.I.16.3BGeneral information:
Nineteenth century comments on the U.S. Government policy towards the American Indians, 1850-1891.
Annual reports of the Commissioners of Indian Affairs:
1837-1840, 1842-1845.
1846-1856.
1858-1863.
Annual reports of American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions:
1834-1845.
1859-1863.
1865-1875.
Office of Indian Affairs correspondence:
1825-1855.
1856-1860.
1861-1862.
1863-1869.
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145.I.16.4FAmerican Indians autobiographies and biographies, 1973-1985.
American Indians: Ojibwa:
Historical and cultural data on the Ojibwa Indians of Minnesota, 1856-1992. 3 folders.
Biographical data on the Ojibwa of the Minnesota region, A to Z files. 4 folders.
Wars of the Eastern or Santee Dakota Indians with the Ojibwa Tribe and others, circa 1660-1862, 1827-1907. 2 folders.
American Indians: Santee Sioux:
Indian Trader's Claims against the United States government for goods furnished to the Santee Dakota Indians etc. prior to August 1862, 1884-1885. 3 folders.
Lists of Santee Dakota Indian names, 1862-1943.
Literature on the Eastern or Santee Dakota Indians and a partial index to Iapi Oaye, the Word Carrier, 1876-1985.
Authors and writings in Santee Dakota, 1852-1980.
Research leads on the Santee Dakota Indians, undated.
Santee Normal Training School, Santee, Nebraska (Dr. Alfred Riggs), 1883-1973.
Data about the Sisseton Dakota Indian Reservation (South Dakota) and its people, 1859-1993.
Sisseton Dakota Census records and annuity lists, 1859-1931.
Item Missing, June 2022.
Lower Sioux Agency:
Dakota Indian trade fairs, circa 1760-1840, 1839-1993.
The Hazelwood Republic of 1856-1862, 1855-1937.
Dakota Indians at Lower Sioux after the Dakota Conflict, 1874-1992. 3 folders.
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145.I.16.5BCensuses, tax rolls, documents concerning Lower Sioux Agency, circa 1870-1916.
Notes on the August E. Kneupple Family and the Lower Sioux Agency, circa 1868-1920. 3 folders.
Notes on the construction of a stone warehouse at the Redwood or Lower Sioux Agency in 1861, March 1966.
Data relating to the construction of a stone warehouse at the Lower Sioux or Redwood Agency in 1861, 1856-1999. 2 folders.
Lower Sioux Agency Warehouse Context Study, October 1995.
Prepared by Landscape Research, St. Paul.
Dakota Indians:
Siouan movements into the Minnesota region and into the Northern Great Plains. 3 folders.
Dakota Indian census records, circa 1870-1900. 4 folders.
Dakota place names A-Z. 3 folders.
The Dakota Mission and its activities, 1837-1919.
Biographical data on ministers at the Dakota Mission by Leslie B. Lewis: A to Z files, 1867-1988. 2 folders.
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145.I.16.6FCorrespondence of the Dakota Mission, 1836-1859. 3 folders.
A Tableau of the Families and Single Persons connected with the Dakota Mission, 1851-1987.
The Lac Qui Parle Mission, 1839-1996.
The History of the Presbyterian Church in Minnesota, 1849-1980. 2 folders.
Minnesota entries from The Missionary Herald, 1835-1869. 2 folders.
Lake Harriet Mission and School, 1835-1999.
Episcopal Mission Work among the Minnesota Ojibwa Indians, 1872-1960.
Episcopal clergymen, 1868-1973.
Episcopal Church work among the Dakota Indians in Minnesota, Dakota and Nebraska, 1850-1980.
The Winnebago Indians of the Minnesota region, 1853-1993. 2 folders.
Eastern Dakota lexicons, 1931-1966.
Eastern Dakota Indian music, 1863-1978.
Eastern Dakota Mixed Bloods and the Lake Pepin Reservation (land scrip etc.), 1837-1871.
Biographical sketches in progress,
1859-1984.
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123.E.12.3B August 18, 1862.
Includes biographical information on Hazen P. Mooers and Mary A. Renville and a photocopy of Thomas S. Williamson's "List of the Members of the Churches among the Dakotas," August 18, 1862.
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145.I.16.6FDakota and English personal names, 1880-1969.
David J. Trayte dissertation on Dakota Indian clothing, 1990-1991.
Ribbon copies of Dakota Indian Index materials, 1970s-1990s.
Dakota visit to Washington, D.C., 1824, 1824-1933.
Samuel W. Pond. The Dakotas in Minnesota as they were in 1834, 1892-1985.
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145.B.17.3BMdewakanton Dakota claimants under the Treaty of 1837 (mixed bloods), 1837-1909.
Mdewakanton and Wahpekute Dakota Indian annuity rolls, circa 1838-1861.
Dakota Treaty of 1858, 1858.
A. B. Greenwood, Liquor among the Dakota, 1860 (Riggs & Williamson), 1834-1892.
Moscow Expedition of 1863-1864, 1865-1897.
Notes on the manuscript S. F. Hutchinson letter of May 25, 1797 to Charles W. Peale, and of Hutchinson's manuscript on Dakota Indian music, 1885-1982.
Correspondence on Metis Dakota people in Minnesota, 1982-1994.
Sociological Study of the Flandreau Indians, 1902.
Brown Earth Church and Settlement, Grant County, South Dakota, 1876-1985.
U.S.-Dakota War of 1862:
Accounts by members of the family caravan from the Lower Sioux Agency to Fort Snelling, November 7-13, 1862.
Atrocities during [Dakota Conflict] of 1862, 1863-1907.
Battle and Siege of Fort Abercrombie, 1896.
Battles of New Ulm, August 19 and 23, 1862, 1862-1992.
Battle of Wood Lake, September 23, 1862, 1863-1965.
Bounties on Sioux Indians and Hunting Them in the Big Woods, 1863-1864.
Captain Richard Strout, Co. B, 10th Minnesota Regiment at Acton, Minnesota, September 3, 1862, 1882-1912.
Captive Sioux Indian Camp at Fort Snelling during the Fall of 1862-Spring 1863, 1862-1905.
Causes of the Sioux Uprising of 1862, 1862-1982.
Correspondence of Dakota and Mixed Blood Indians with Colonel H.H. Sibley during the early stages of the Sioux Uprising of 1862, 1862-1908.
Dakota and Mixed Blood narratives of the Dakota Conflict of 1862, 1985.
Dakota Indian prisoners at Davenport, Iowa, 1863-1866.
Dakota Indians released from Davenport, Iowa prison camp, spring 1866, 1866-1975.
Dakota Indians in Minnesota following the Dakota Indian War of 1862,
Data on the National Register of Historic Places relating to the Dakota War of 1862. 2 folders.
The execution of 38 Dakota men at Mankato, Minnesota, December 26, 1862. 2 folders.
Fort Ridgely, 1862-1981.
Names of Defenders of Fort Ridgely, undated.
Frontier Forts, and Indian Raids in the Sioux Uprising, 1862-1958.
Hatch's Battalion at Port Pembina, etc., undated.
Hutchinson, Minnesota in the Sioux Uprising, 1874-1912.
Illustrations, publication notes, and reviews of books and articles on the Dakota War of 1862 in Minnesota. 2 folders.
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145.B.17.4FIllustrations, publication notes, and reviews of books and articles on the Dakota War of 1862 in Minnesota. 1 folder.
Jared Daniels journal, MHS manuscript, circa 1864.
Journalistic and other documents relating to the Redwood or Lower Sioux Agency, 1852-1861, 1995. 3 folders.
Maps of Locale Associated with the [Dakota Conflict] of 1862, 1914-1974.
Maps and Data on the Redwood Ferry property, Renville County, 1912-1991.
The Minnesota Brigade in 1864, led by Colonel Minor T. Thomas. 3 folders.
Minnesota Massacre, 1862: Folklore, "hidden treasures," etc., 1870-1897.
Minnesota Military Units in the [Dakota Conflict], 1862-1890.
Data on units, arms, etc.
Minnesota Valley Historical Society, 1899-1924.
Monetary awards to friendly Dakota Indians who aided white people during the [Dakota Conflict] of 1862, 1866-1902.
Murders at Acton, Minnesota, August 17, 1862, 1912-1924.
Music Inspired by the [Dakota Conflict] of 1862, 1862-1915.
Narratives of the Sioux Uprising, 1862-1932.
Newspapers accounts of the Sioux Uprising, 1864-1867. 3 folders.
Notes on the functions, orientations, and sizes of structures at the Lower Sioux or Redwood Indian Agency, Redwood County, Minnesota, in 1862.
References to individuals and military operations in Dakota Territory and Minnesota during the Civil and Indian wars, 1861-1868.
Removal of the Sioux Indians from Minnesota, 1862-1864.
Rosters of Captain Joseph Anderson's Mounted Men called "The Cullen Guards," 1890.
Sioux Uprising manuscripts, 1840-1928.
Sioux Uprising, 1863.
State Independent Scouts in the Big Woods (Captain James Sturges), 1863-1927.
State Monuments to the [Dakota War] of 1862, 1850-1987.
Stockades in [Dakota Conflict], 1896-1915.

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RESTRICTED. Access to this master set of research files is closed for preservation purposes. Researchers wishing to use these files are directed to reference copies kept in the Minnesota Historical Society library.
An inventory to the reference copies provides greater detail about each volume.
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151.B.20.8FVolumes 1-20. 31 folders
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151.B.20.9BVolumes 21-37. 39 folders.
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151.B.20.10FVolumes 38-47. 20 folders.
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151.B.20.15BVolumes 48-60. 26 folders.
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151.B.20.16FVolumes 61-74. 34 folders.

Expand/CollapseAlphabetically Arranged Research Files

Files maintained by Woolworth on other topics he was interested in as a Research Fellow at the Minnesota Historical Society. There is some overlap with material in other of the research files, particularly in regard to information on the fur trade and American Indians, so researchers should check the entire inventory.
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145.I.16.7BAmerican antiquities, 1836-1942.
The A.T. Andreas 1874 Illustrated Historical Atlas of Minnesota, 1874-1990.
Arese, Francesco: Trip to the Prairies, Great Oasis, Thunder Face, 1934.
Copy of a memoir from the 1830s that was published in 1934.
Armstrong, Moses. Mississippi to the Missouri in 1859, 1859-1866.
Notes from the MHS [Minnesota Historical Society?] Armstrong manuscript of 1859; also contains a copy of an 1866 manuscript.
Balloon Ascensions in Minnesota, 1857-1915.
Belcourt, George A.: French-Ojibwa Dictionary, 1889-1984.
Boutwell, Reverend: Diaries, June 29-30, 1832, 1832-1991.
Boutwell family members, 1851-1994.
Brower, Jacob V. and the founding of Itasca State Park, 1991.
Brown, William R., (1816-1874), 1874-1982.
Brown's Valley, Minnesota history, 1892-1904.
Camp Coldwater Spring, 1998-2001.
Canoes and canoe travel, 1883-1953.
Cantonment New Hope, 1819-circa 2014.
Regarding a camp site selected by Lieutenant Colonel Henry Leavenworth as the 1819-1820 winter quarters for the 5th Infantry Regiment and the burial site of those who died of scurvy during that winter.
Carlton Lake Natural Area, Chippewa County, Minnesota, 1989.
Cartography, Minnesota and regional, 1915-1980.
Carver's Cave, St. Paul, Minnesota, 1820-2001. 5 folders.
Caves, 1849-1989.
Center for French Colonial Studies, 1994-2001.
A coal mine on the Big Cottonwood River, upstream from New Ulm, 1864-1938.
Covey, Mrs. W. Sumner, quest for the first name of, 1891-1991.
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145.I.16.8FDakota-English dictionaries (The Riggs Dictionaries of 1852 and 1890), 1851-1992.
The Dakota Land Company, 1857-1970. 2 folders.
Dakota Territory, 1861-1915.
Dayton, Lyman and Dayton's Bluff, St. Paul, 1849-1986. 2 folders.
Department of Dakota, 1866-1870.
Diamond Fire Grenades, Marshall, Minnesota, 1887-1908.
The Dirt Lodges Indian Villages, James River, Dakota Territory, 1864-1976.
Durfee and Peck, Indian traders of the Upper Missouri River, circa 1865-1875, 1865-1974.
Elkhead manuscripts paper, 1859-1994.
"Eminija," a town site of the Dakota Land Company (now Minnehaha County, South Dakota), Dr. Thomas Kilian, 1886-1991.
The French-Canadian language, circa 1871-1971.
Fort L'Hullier, undated.
Fort Snelling miscellany, 1849-1980.
Fort Snelling, Mendota, and general vicinity: Women and children, circa 1819-1858, 1852-1997.
Frontier knowledge and skills: water witching, etc., 1871-1982.
Gaylord, Paul: Photographic History of the Building of Duluth, Minnesota (Nancy O'Brien Wagner), 2002.
Indian corn and agriculture in Minnesota, 1850-1910.
Indian exhibitions in Minnesota, 1853-1909.
Indian portages in the Minnesota region, 1915-1980.
American Indians, miscellaneous, 1830-1945.
Jay Cooke State Park, 1884-1979.
Kidd, Kenneth. "French Trade Goods in the Montreal Merchant's Records," 1975.
Lead Shot: Miscellaneous data, 1845-1976.
Little Canada, Ramsey County, Minnesota, 1889-1910.
Little Rapids: Boiling Spring, 1850-1994.
Maka Yusota (Boiling Springs), Scott County, Minnesota National Register of Historic Places nomination, December 2002.
Manfred, Frederick, 1999.
Masonic Lodge in Minnesota, 1866-2000.
McKenney and Hall prints, 1908-1980.
Also original art work by C.B. King that was not published in this three volume study.
Meteorites, 1886-1990.
Mexican War music manuscript, 1871-1977.
Military goods, 1961-1965.
Montreal Merchants' Records publication project: Kidd and LaJoie, 1967-1983.
Minnesota Academy of Natural Sciences, 1869-1910.
Minnesota boundaries, 1859-1898.
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145.I.16.9BMinnesota Historical Society history, 1849-1990. 5 folders.
Minnesota State Arsenal, 1864-1870s, 1863-1983.
Military posts, 1851-1912.
Miscellaneous, 1868-1982.
Museum cabinets and collections, 1869-1940.
Information about early museums in the upper Midwest.
Natural History:
Bears, Minnesota region, 1858-1981.
Birds, Minnesota region, 1865-1993.
Botanical exploration of Minnesota and eastern Dakota Territory, circa 1800-1900, 1847-1955.
Buffalo, Minnesota region, 1852-1991.
Clam fishers and pearl hunters on the Mississippi River, Minnesota-Wisconsin, 1857-1994.
Deer, Minnesota region, 1861-1930.
Fish, Minnesota region, 1851-2002.
Fossils, Minnesota region, 1867-1981.
Mammals, Minnesota region, 1852-1990.
Mountain lions and bobcats, Minnesota region, 1852-2002.
Passenger pigeons, 1850-1976.
Reptiles, Minnesota region, 1868-1897.
Snakes, Minnesota region, 1874-1892.
Taxidermy, 1869-1902.
Turtles, Minnesota region, 1859-1988.
Wild game, animals and waterfowl, Minnesota region, 1870-1982.
Wolves, Minnesota region, 1861-1976.
Nicollet, Joseph N.: "Mountain barometer" owned by Minnesota Historical Society, 1854-1976.
Nicollet, Joseph N.: Discovery of the plates for the Nicollet map of 1843, 1855-1990.
Nicollet Memorial Tower, Sisseton, South Dakota, 1857-2000.
North Shore of Lake Superior:
Biographical sketches of individuals who explored or lived on the North Shore, 1905-1992.
Illustrations and maps of the North Shore, 1824-1917.
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145.I.16.10FResearch data on the North Shore, 1856-1988. 4 folders.
North Shore Historical Assembly, 1925-2001.
Northern Pacific Railroad Survey of 1869 to Devil's Lake: Northern Dakota Territory to the Missouri River, 1869.
The Northwest Magazine, table of contents, 1883-1903.
Norwegian-Americans, 1869-2000.
Northwest Company Wintering Post on the Snake River (also known as Connor's Post), 1963-1976.
Old Crow Wing, Minnesota, 1858-1994.
Old Traverse des Sioux, Nicollet County, Minnesota, 1847-1901. 2 folders.
Otter Tail Lake, Otter Tail County, Minnesota, 1865-1916.
Panoramas shown in the Minnesota region, 1848-1965.
Photographers, Daguerreans, Ambrotypists in Minnesota, 1848-1870, 1990-1995.
Pioneer architecture, 1872-1979.
Plains Indian winter counts, 1837-1942.
Potteries (historic) in Minnesota, 1860-1990.
Railroad centennial exhibit, 1962.
Red River Carriole or Red River Train donated by Dr. John Rae, 1852, 1852-1982.
Minnesota items exhibited at the New Orleans Cotton Centennial Exhibition, 1884-1885, 1884-1988.
Roseau stone, 1967-1977.
S: miscellaneous, 1820-1972.
Saint Croix River region, 1865-1991.
St. Paul Academy of Natural Sciences, 1870-1938.
St. Paul, Minnesota miscellany, 1863-1905.
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145.I.16.7BSt. Peters or Minnesota River valley:
French and British fur trading on the Saint Peters or Minnesota River, circa 1683-1820.
Monuments and tablets erected by the Minnesota Valley Historical Society.
The Saint Peters or Minnesota River valley, circa 1790-1890. 2 folders.
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145.I.16.10FSauk Rapids, Minnesota, 1856-1940.
Scandinavians in the United States, contemporary comments, 1878-2000.
Schoolcraft, Henry R., writings on Indians, 1840-1861.
Schoolcraft, Henry R., publications (Ojibwa folklore), 1946.
Shipping on Lake Superior, 1774-1947.
Sioux Indians, Fort Totten, North Dakota, 1868-1911.
Sioux Indian ponies, 1877.
Sitting Bull's visit to St. Paul, March 14-28, 1884, 1879-1969.
Sorghum sugar making in Minnesota, 1861-1979.
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145.I.16.11BSpirit Lake Massacre, 1857, 1857-1998. 4 folders.
Stagecoaches and freighting in Minnesota, 1866-1867.
The steamboat The Freighter, on the upper Minnesota River, 1859-1860s, 1859-1959.
Teton Lakota winter counts and hide paintings, 1936-1960.
Time keeping devices, 1858-1964.
Trade clay pipes, H. Geiger Omwake correspondence, 1963-1967.
Treaty of Traverse des Sioux, 2000.
Interviews conducted by Ellen Miller, MHS exhibits researcher.
The 28th Virginia Regimental Flag, 1861-2000.
USGS Gazetteer of Minnesota Place Names, 1978-1986.
Upper Mississippi River, 1856.
Western history, miscellaneous, undated and 1959-1970.
The West: Life and customs, 1855-1985.
Winona and St. Peter Railroad:
General information, 1856-1988. 5 folders.
Newspaper coverage, 1856-1886. 3 folders.
Illustrations, photocopies, and paperwork, undated.
Wind powered grist mills, 1902-1907.
Woolen mills, Early Minnesotan, 1866-1946.

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Expand/CollapseWOOLWORTH RESEARCH ASSOCIATES FILES

This series contains primarily project files and field notebooks created by Woolworth Research Associates (1950-1989) and detailing their many research projects, mainly in Minnesota and North and South Dakota. The records contain archaeological surveys, particularly relating to Indian sites; historical studies of the region; environmental impact statements, correspondence, reports, and similar materials prepared for pipeline, coal, and other natural resource-based industries in North and South Dakota; surveys of land in and near forts Randall, Chardon, and Totten; and extensive studies of cultural, archaeological, and ethnological developments in the Chippewa and Superior national forests. Additional records on the United States Court of Claims Docket No. 636, including extensive historical studies of the treaties of 1851 and 1858 prepared by Alan and Nancy Woolworth are also included. There are also files on Indian Mounds Park, St. Paul; Indian mounds in Richland City and Richland County, Wisconsin; and many smaller projects in a number of Minnesota cities and counties.

Following the project files are 11 field notebooks relating to the project files, but each containing information on more than one project. Notebooks relating to only one project were filed with that project's file.


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143.B.12.12FAmerican Indian ethnological items: Sotheby's auction sales, 1983-1984.
American Natural Gas Company, North Dakota, 1976-1977.
Baldwin, Golden Lake, and Rice Creek Site, Anoka County, 1983.
Basin Electric Power Cooperative Pipeline, Bismarck, North Dakota, 1971-1981. 7 folders.
Battle Creek-Elk Lake Project, 1985.
Bertrand Steamboat Museum, DeSoto, Nebraska, 1969-1972.
Billings, Montana Airport construction. Environmental impact statement, 1978.
Bois Fort Band of Chippewas v United States, Docket No. 18-D, 1969.
Cambridge, Minnesota archaeological survey, 1989.
Canby Creek Watershed, Yellow Medicine County, 1979-1985. 2 folders and 1 volume.
Centennial Park, Centerville, Minnesota, 1980.
Chippewa National Forest: A cultural resources overview for the U.S. Forest Service, 1976-1981. 10 folders.
Coal Gasification Project, Mercer County, North Dakota, 1973-1980.
Cook County: The Cultural Potential Along Highway FDL-FAS 12 between Township 65, Range 4 and Township 66, Range 4, 1977.
Dayton's Bluff, St. Paul. Resource materials.
Eden Prairie: Mitchell Lake, 1978-1980.
Environmental impact statements, 1975-1979.
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143.B.12.13BFort Francis A. Chardon, Montana, 1981-1982.
Fort Randall, South Dakota, 1986-1989. 6 folders and 1 volume.
Fort Totten, North Dakota, 1971-1973.
Grand Portage National Monument, 1960-1987.
Great Lakes Gas Transmission Line Company Pipeline, North Dakota, 1977-1979. 3 folders
Heart Butte, North Dakota. Reservoir survey, 1979.
Howard, James Henri, 1950-1989. 4 folders.
Indian Mounds Park, St. Paul, 1981-1987. 3 folders.
International Falls Land Use Study, 1975. 2 folders.
Lake Ann (Carver County, Minnesota) interceptor sewer: Cultural resources survey, 1980-1981.
Lake Elmo (Washington County, Minnesota): A report on a cultural resources survey, 1982.
Linwood Township (Anoka County, Minnesota) wastewater facility, 1982.
Little Elk Lake (Sherburne County, Minnesota) archaeological survey, 1985.
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143.B.12.14FLong Lake (Ramsey County), Minnesota: An archaeological reconnaissance survey and testing project, 1984-1985. 5 folders and notebook sheets.
Lumber companies: Background materials, undated.
Maple Grove (Hennepin County), Minnesota: A cultural resources survey, Township 119, Range 22, 1979.
Meeker County, Minnesota: A report on a cultural resources survey near Dassel,
Metropolitan Waste Control Commission: Archaeological Survey for Blue Lake sludge disposal project, 1976, 1986.
Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge and Recreation Area: A cultural resources survey, 1979, 1985.
Minnesota Valley Trail Corridor: A cultural resources assessment, circa 1989.
Missouri River around the mouth of the Platte River, circa 1700-1925 A.D.: An ethnological and historical study, 1970. 2 folders.
Nobles County, Minnesota: An archaeological survey and testing of a small tract of land in Hawkeye Park, 1983-1984; Regarding County Road No. 55, 1989.
North Dakota:
Some aspects of North Dakota economic history, January 1975.
Some aspects of the settlement and economic history of North Dakota, March 1975.
North Star Research and Development Institute, Minneapolis: Peat bogs in Minnesota, 1973, 1976.
Northern Plains Pipeline Company, Omaha, Nebraska: A proposal for a cultural resources survey along portions of the company's line in North and South Dakota, Minnesota, and Iowa, 1979.
Packer Terminal (South St. Paul, Minnesota) project, 1975.
Pine Bend, Minnesota: C.F. Industries project, 1975.
Polk County, Minnesota:
Burnham Creek Watershed Conservation District, 1979-1980.
Soil Conservation Service: Resource materials, undated.
Pollock-Herreid, South Dakota reclamation project, 1977-1978. 2 folders
Quetico-Superior underwater research project, 1971-1973.
Ramsey County: White Bear Lake Park area: A cultural resource survey, 1980.
Richland County and City, Wisconsin: A report on the mitigation of impacts upon the Beckwith mound group, 1978-1981. 6 folders and 1 volume.
St. Croix River: National Scenic Highway archaeological survey, 1976-1977; Mound survey, Hudson, Wisconsin, 1973.
Saskatchewan Intertie Transmission Line, North Dakota: Proposal for cultural resources survey, 1979.
Seim/Livingood Site, Chippewa County, Minnesota: Data recovery program proposal, 1990.
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143.B.12.15BShawnee National Forest, 1979.
Sherburne County, Minnesota National Wildlife Refuge, 1978.
Sioux Nation:
Sioux Nation v. United States, Docket No. 74 (Black Hills Land, South Dakota), 1977-1982.
The Treaty of Fort Laramie, April 29, 1968, Between the United States and the Sioux Tribes: An Historical Examination of its Aftermath, March 1982. Stewart, Minnesota: Cultural Resources Survey, 1980.
Sugar Hills Resort, Minnesota: Proposed small town reconstruction, 1966-1971.
Superior National Forest:
Archival research project to locate and evaluate cultural resources, 1976-1978.
Indian sites: Resource materials, undated. 2 folders.
"A Cultural Resource Survey," circa 1977.
Taylor's Falls, Minnesota Lion's Park, undated.
Three Tribes, Fort Berthold, North Dakota: Indian Claims Commission Docket No. 350-M:
Correspondence and miscellaneous papers, 1967-1970.
Resource materials and notes.
Johnathan C. Eaton correspondence and notes, 1971-1975. 2 folders.
Turtle Mountain Band (Docket No. 113) and Pembina Band (Docket No. 246): Appraisal, 1974-1975.
Tyrone, Wisconsin Energy Park, 1973-1974. 3 folders and 1 volume.
United States Court of Claims, Docket 363: Lower Sioux Indian Community:
Correspondence and miscellaneous papers, 1983.
Notes.
Legal documents, 1952-1981.
The Treaty of Mendota, August 5, 1851, Between the United States and the Mdewakanton and Wahpeton Dakota Indian Tribes: An Historical Examination, January 1982.
The Treaties of June 19, 1858 between the United States and the Sisseton, Wahpeton and Mdewakanton Tribes of Dakota Indians: An Historical Study, February 1982.
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143.B.12.16FUnited States Court of Claims, Dockets 363 and 36-B: Lower Sioux and Sisseton-Wahpeton claims, 1969-1971.
Uplands and administrated islands in Minnesota: Technical Proposal for Bureau of Land Management, 1979.
Upper Mississippi River Wildlife and Fish Refuge, 1978-1979. Washington County, Minnesota: Archaeological surveys, 1983.
Willow Lake, Vadnais Heights, Ramsey County: A cultural resources survey, 1979-1980. 2 folders and 1 volume.
Wisconsin, Chippewa County, Eagle Point, and Bloomer. Photographs, undated.
Worthington, Minnesota: Water treatment plant site, 1989.
Yankton Dakota Tribe, South Dakota:
v United States Claim Commission Docket No. 337-A, 1964-1966. 3 folders.
v Nelson, et al.: Lake Andes claim, 1976-1977.
Project Files Field Notebooks, 11 volumes:
Unidentified, undated.
North Dakota, 1978.
North Dakota: Emmons, Mercer, and Morton counties, 1978-1979.
North Dakota: Coal gasification project, Mercer County; Basin Electric Cooperative; "Mud House", 1974 and 1977.
Polk County, Burnham Creek watershed; Willow Lake, Ramsey County, 1979.
Miscellaneous Projects: White Bear Lake Beach archaeological tests, August 2, 1980; Lake Ann interceptor sewer, September 26, 1980; Delano project, October 11, 1980; Centennial Park, October 24, 1980; Grey Cloud Island, September 26, 1981. August 1980-September 1981.
Long Lake; Student class [New Brighton?], June-August 1984.
Wheeler & Tillet, Fronings, Winona, 1975; Packer Terminal, South St. Paul, 1975; Pine Bend, 1975; William Black land, Chisago City, 1975; Metropolitan Waste Control Commission: Apple Valley, 1976; St. Croix River, 1976; Koch Refinery, 1976; Metropolitan Waste Control Commission, 1976; Engineering Concepts, 1979. 1975-1976.
Basin electric corridor; Fort Francis A. Chardon, Montana; Indian Mounds Park, St. Paul, 1978-1981.
Great Lakes Pipeline, North Dakota and Minnesota; "Mud House," Mercer County, North Dakota (Basin Electric Cooperative), 1977.
Woods-Envicon, Mercer County, North Dakota; Turtle effigies on northern plains; Sherburne County Wildlife Refuge, undated and 1974.
Other Woolworth Research Associates Files:
Council for Minnesota Archaeology. Correspondence, reports, and related files, 1974-1980. 2 folders.
Contract archaeology, undated and 1972-1987.
Minnesota Historical Society/Woolworth Research Associates relationship, 1974-1979.
Correspondence, related materials, and miscellaneous records, undated and 1972-1986, 1991.
Printed materials, undated.
Published materials on archaeology, 1889-1977.

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Expand/CollapsePERSONAL CORRESPONDENCE

Correspondence dates from the 1940s through the 1990s, but the bulk of the material dates from the 1950s through the 1970s. Major correspondents include Herman P. Chilson, G. Herbert Smith, Paul A. Ewald, John C. Ewers, George Metcalf, Mildred and Waldo Wedel, and Raymond W. Wood. The letters are arranged alphabetically by correspondent. The series also includes correspondence between Woolworth and his parents from the period he served in the army during World War II. These letters describe his training in California, as well as his experiences in combat in France and Germany, including his reaction to the news of the death of his twin brother in Italy in July 1944. Interoffice memos and correspondence relating to Woolworth's work at the Minnesota Historical Society also are included.


Location
144.J.3.5BCorrespondence, A-Wood, 1942-1993.
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144.J.3.6FCorrespondence, Woolworth-Z, 1942-1993. 6 folders.
Correspondence, A-K, 1983-2002. 18 folders.
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145.I.16.12FCorrespondence, L-Z, 1983-2002. 12 folders.
MHS memos, 1962-2002. 7 folders.
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123.E.12.3BGeneral, 1987-2007.
Mary Bakeman, 2002.
Regarding Half-breed rolls.
Betty Bergland, 2001.
Roland Bahr, 2002.
Greg Brick, 2000.
Regarding Carver's Cave.
Center for Western Studies, 1988-2008. 3 folders.
Elden Lawrence, 1996.
June Namias, 1988-1997.
Regarding Sarah Wakefield captivity.
Robert Neuman, 2004.
Zabelle Stodola, 2001-2005.
Ruth Swan and Ed Jerome, 1994-2004.
Regarding Pembina and Metis.
W. Raymond Wood, 2000-2002.
Carrie Zeman, 2003.
[0.25 cubic feet empty, letter]

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Expand/CollapseRELATED MATERIALS

Additional material of Woolworth's may be found in the Minnesota Historical Society Institutional Archives, cataloged separately in the Minnesota Historical Society manuscript collections.

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This collection is indexed under the following headings in the catalog of the Minnesota Historical Society. Researchers desiring materials about related topics, persons or places should search the catalog using these headings.

Topics:
Archaeological expeditions -- Midwestern states.
Archaeology -- Midwestern States -- Societies, etc.
Cultural property -- Protection -- Midwestern states.
Dakota Indians -- Annuities.
Dakota Indians -- Government relations.
Dakota Indians -- 19th century--biography --Minnesota.
Dakota Indians -- Treaties, 1858.
Dakota Indians -- Treaties, 1868.
Dakota Indians -- Wars, 1862-1865.
Environmental impact statements -- Midwestern states.
Ethnology -- Midwestern states.
Excavations (Archaeology) -- Midwestern states.
Forest policy -- Minnesota.
Forest reserves -- Minnesota.
Fur trade -- Minnesota.
Mound-builders -- Wisconsin -- Richland County.
Mound-builders -- Minnesota -- Saint Paul.
Natural resources -- Midwestern states.
Ojibwa Indians -- Minnesota.
Pipelines -- North Dakota.
Pipelines -- South Dakota.
Wild and scenic rivers -- Minnesota.
Wild and scenic rivers -- Wisconsin.
Wildlife refuges -- Minnesota.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal narratives, American.
Places:
Chippewa National Forest (Minn.).
Fort Berthold Indian Reservation (N.D.).
Fort Francis A. Chardon (Mont.).
Fort Randall (S.D.).
Fort Totten (Fort Totten, N.D.).
Grand Portage National Monument (Minn.).
North Dakota -- Antiquities.
Pipestone National Monument (Minn.).
Richland County (Wis.).
Saint Croix River (Wis. and Minn.).
Saint Paul (Minn.).
South Dakota -- Antiquities.
Superior National Forest (Minn.).
United States. Office of Indian Affairs. Red Wood Agency.
White Bear Lake (Minn.).
Persons:
Brown, Joseph R., 1805-1870.
Holcombe, R. I. (Return Ira), 1845-1916.
Lewis, Theodore Hayes, b. 1856.
Riggs, Stephen Return, 1812-1883.
Warren, William W. (William Whipple), 1825-1853.
Woolworth, Nancy L.
Organizations:
Columbia Fur Company.
Lower Sioux Indian Community (Minn.).
Minnesota Archaeological Society.
Minnesota Historical Society.
Winona and St. Peter Railroad Company.
Woolworth Research Associates.
Occupation:
Archaeologists.

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