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Henry Rowe Schoolcraft
A Register of His Papers in the Library of Congress
Prepared by Edwin A. Thompson and others
Revised by Harry G. Heiss
1999
Manuscript Division
Library of Congress
Washington, D.C.
Finding aid encoded by Library of Congress
Manuscript Division, 2000
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Table of Contents for Henry Rowe Schoolcraft
Collection Summary
Selected Search Terms
* Names:
* Subjects:
* Occupations:
Administrative Information
* Provenance:
* Processing History:
* Transfers:
* Copyright Status:
* Microfilm:
* Preferred Citation:
Biographical Note
Scope and Content Note
Description of Series
* General Correspondence, 1806- 1864, n.d.
* Correspondence of Mary Howard Schoolcraft, 1846- 1889, n.d.
* Letter Copybook, 1822- 1825.
* Journals, 1818- 1878, n.d.
* Subject File, 1822- 1836, n.d.
* Articles, 1818- 1862, n.d.
* Manuscript Magazines, 1809- 1941, n.d.
* Poetry File, 1788- 1873, n.d.
* Book File, ca. 1817- 1857, n.d.
* Miscellaneous Writings, 1820-ca. 1860, n.d.
* Miscellany, 1814- 1906, n.d.
* Oversize, ca. 1820- 1846, n.d.
Container List
* GENERAL CORRESPONDENCE, 1806- 1864, n.d.
* CORRESPONDENCE OF MARY HOWARD SCHOOLCRAFT, 1846- 1889, n.d.
* LETTER COPYBOOK, 1822- 1825
* JOURNALS, 1818- 1878, n.d.
* SUBJECT FILE, 1822- 1836, n.d.
* ARTICLES, 1818- 1862, n.d.
* MANUSCRIPT MAGAZINES, 1809- 1941, n.d.
* POETRY FILE, 1788- 1873, n.d.
* BOOK FILE, ca. 1817- 1857, n.d.
* MISCELLANEOUS WRITINGS, 1820-ca. 1860, n.d.
* MISCELLANY, 1814- 1906, n.d.
* OVERSIZE, ca. 1820- 1846, n.d.
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Collection Summary
Creator: Schoolcraft, Henry Rowe, 1793-1864
Title: Papers of Henry Rowe Schoolcraft 1788-1941 (bulk 1820-1856)
Size: 25,000 items; 90 containers plus 1 oversize; 28 linear feet; 69
microfilm reels
Repository: Manuscript Division, Library of Congress
Abstract: Author, ethnologist, explorer, geologist, glass manufacturer, and
Indian agent. Correspondence, journals, articles, books, manuscripts of
magazines, poetry, speeches, government reports, Indian vocabularies, maps,
drawings, and other papers reflecting Schoolcraft's career as a glass
manufacturer, mineralogist on an exploring expedition in the Ozark
Mountains, geologist on the Cass expedition to the Northwest Territory,
leader of expeditions throughout the Great Lakes region, member of
Michigan's legislative council, Indian agent, superintendent of Indian
affairs for Michigan, ethnologist, and author of works concerning the
Iroquois of New York state and other Indians of North America.
Selected Search Terms
Names:
Bartlett, John Russell, 1805-1886--Correspondence
Calhoun, John C. (John Caldwell), 1782-1850--Correspondence
Cass, Lewis, 1782-1866--Correspondence
Crooks, Ramsay, 1787-1859--Correspondence
Doty, James Duane, 1799-1865--Correspondence
Everett, Edward, 1794-1865--Correspondence
Henry, Joseph, 1797-1878--Correspondence
Howard, John Harrison--Correspondence
Hulbert, John--Correspondence
Irving, Washington, 1783-1859--Correspondence
Johnston, George--Correspondence
Kimball, Richard B. (Richard Burleigh), 1816-1892--Correspondence
Lee, William S., fl. 1841--Correspondence
Lieber, Francis, 1800-1872--Correspondence
Lyon, Lucius, 1800-1851--Correspondence
Mason, Stevens Thomson, 1811-1843--Correspondence
McMurray, William, 1810-1894--Correspondence
Miles, Pliny, 1818-1865--Correspondence
Palfrey, John Gorham, 1796-1881--Correspondence
Parker, Ely Samuel, 1828-1895--Correspondence
Parkman, Francis, 1823-1893--Correspondence
Ritchie, Thomas, 1778-1854--Correspondence
Shearman, Willett H., b. 1792--Correspondence
Silliman, Benjamin, 1779-1864--Correspondence
Simms, William Gilmore, 1806-1870--Correspondence
Trowbridge, C. C. (Charles Christopher), 1800-1883--Correspondence
Whiting, Henry, 1788-1851--Correspondence
Cass, Lewis, 1782-1866. Papers
Johnston, John, 1762-1828. Papers
Nicollet, J. N. (Joseph Nicolas), 1786-1843. Papers
Schoolcraft, Henry Rowe, 1793-1864. Algic researches (1839)
Schoolcraft, Henry Rowe, 1793-1864, ed. Historical and statistical
information respecting the history, condition and prospects of the Indian
tribes of the United States (1851-1857)
Schoolcraft, Henry Rowe, Mrs. Papers
Schoolcraft, Jane Johnston, 1800-1842. Papers
Schoolcraft, Lawrence, 1757-1840. Papers
Subjects:
American periodicals
Ethnology--New York (State)
Ethnology--North America
Geology--Northwest, Old
Glass manufacture--New Hampshire
Glass manufacture--New York (State)
Glass manufacture--Vermont
Indians of North America
Indians of North America--Government relations
Indians of North America--Languages
Indians of North America--Michigan
Indians of North America--New York (State)
Iroquois Indians
Lewis Cass Expedition, 1820
Mineralogy--Ozark Mountains
Great Lakes Region--Discovery and exploration
Mackinac Island (Mich.)--History
Michigan--Politics and government
Mississippi River--Discovery and exploration
Northwest, Old--Discovery and exploration
Ozark Mountains--Discovery and exploration
Sault Sainte Marie (Mich.)--History
Occupations:
Authors
Ethnologists
Explorers
Geologists
Glass manufacturers
Indian agents
Administrative Information
Provenance:
The papers of Henry Rowe Schoolcraft, author, explorer, Indian agent,
geologist, and ethnologist, were acquired between 1866 and 1942, partly as
a gift from his widow, Mary Howard Schoolcraft, and partly by transfer from
the Smithsonian Institution.
Processing History:
The papers of Henry Rowe Schoolcraft were arranged and described in 1973.
This description was revised in 1999. The manuscript of Robert Strange's
Indian novel, Eoneguski (1839), once associated with this collection, has
been transferred to the Library's Peter Force Papers and Collection. A
description of the Henry Rowe Schoolcraft Papers appears in Handbook of
Manuscripts in the Library of Congress (Washington, D.C.: Government
Printing Office, 1918), pp. 357-359, and in Schoolcraft, Longfellow,
Hiawatha (Lancaster, Pa.: Jaques Cattell Press, 1942), pp. 645-650, by
Chase S. and Stellanova Osborn.
Transfers:
Broadsides and pamphlets have been transferred to the Library's Rare Book
and Special Collections Division where they are identified as a part of
these papers.
Copyright Status:
The status of copyright in the unpublished writings of Henry Rowe
Schoolcraft is governed by the Copyright Law of the United States (Title
17, U.S.C.).
Microfilm:
A microfilm edition of these papers is available on sixty-nine reels from
the Library's Photoduplication Service for purchase subject to the
Copyright Law of the United States (Title 17, U.S.C.). This microfilm
edition may also be requested on interlibrary loan through the Library's
Loan Division. Ten reels may be requested at a time for a loan period of
one month.
Preferred Citation:
Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following
information: container number, Henry Rowe Schoolcraft Papers, Manuscript
Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
Biographical Note
Date Event
1793 , Mar.
28 Born, Albany County, N.Y.
ca. 1808 Entered Union College, Schenectady, N.Y. (later attended
Middlebury College, Middlebury, Vt.)
1810 - 1817 Glass manufacturer, Geneva, N.Y.; Salisbury, Vt.; and
Keene, N.H.
1817 - 1818 Western trip through Pennsylvania, Ohio, Missouri, and
Arkansas
1819 Published A View of the Lead Mines of Missouri, Including
Some Observations on the Mineralogy, Geology, Geography,
Antiquities, Soil, Climate, Population, and Productions of
Missouri and Arkansaw, and Other Sections of the Western
Country (New York: Charles Wiley. 299 pp.)
1820 Accompanied Lewis Cass on expedition to Lake Superior and
upper regions of the Mississippi Valley
1821 Published Journal of a Tour into the Interior of Missouri
and Arkansaw, from Potosi, or Mine á Burton, in Missouri
Territory, in a South-west Direction toward the Rocky
Mountains, Performed in the Years 1818 and 1819 (London: R.
Phillips. 102 pp.)
Published Narrative Journal of Travels through the
Northwestern Regions of the United States, Extending from
Detroit through the Great Chain of American Lakes to the
Sources of the Mississippi River, Performed as a Member of
the Expedition under Governor Cass in the Year 1820
(Albany, N.Y.: E. & E. Hosford. 419 pp.)
1822 - 1841 U.S. Indian agent for the tribes of the Lake Superior
region
1823 Married Jane Johnston (died 1842)
1828 Helped found the Historical Society of Michigan
1828 - 1832 Member, legislative council of Michigan Territory
1832 Helped found the Algic Society, Detroit, Mich.
Led expedition resulting in discovery of the source of the
Mississippi River
1834 Published Narrative of an Expedition through the Upper
Mississippi to Itasca Lake, the Actual Source of This
River, Embracing an Exploratory Trip through the St. Crois
and Burntwood (or Broule) Rivers, in 1832(New York: Harper.
307 pp.)
1836 - 1841 Superintendent of Indian affairs for Michigan
1839 Published Algic Researches, Comprising Inquires Respecting
the Mental Characteristics of the North American Indians.
First Series. Indian Tales and Legends (New York: Harper &
Bros. 2 vols.). Later edition published in 1856 as The Myth
of Hiawatha and Other Oral Legends (Philadelphia: J. B.
Lippincott. 343 pp.)
1842 Visited Europe
1844 - 1845 Published Oneóta, or the Red Race of America (New York:
Burgess, Stringer. 8 nos.)
1845 Agent in census of Iroquois for State of New York
1846 Published Notes on the Iroquois (New York: Bartlett &
Welford. 285 pp.)
1847 Married Mary E. Howard
Published Inquiries, Respecting the History, Present
Condition, and Future Prospects of the Indian Tribes of the
United States (Washington, D.C. 55 pp.). Also issued as an
appendix to Historical and Statistical Information
Respecting the History, Condition and Prospects of the
Indian Tribes of the United States, vol. 1 (see below)
1847 - 1857 Special agent, Office of Indian Affairs, to gather,
collate, and edit information on all Indian tribes of the
United States
1849 Stricken with paralysis
1851 Published Personal Memoirs of a Residence of Thirty Years
with the Indian Tribes on the American Frontiers: With
Brief Notices of Passing Events, Facts, and Opinions, A.D.
1812 to A.D. 1842 (Philadelphia: Lippincott, Grambo. 703
pp.)
1851 - 1857 Published Historical and Statistical Information Respecting
the History, Condition and Prospects of the Indian Tribes
of the United States (Philadelphia: Lippincott, Grambo. 6
vols.). Reissued in 1860 as Archives of Aboriginal
Knowledge (Philadelphia: Lippincott, Grambo. 6 vols.)
1853 Published Scenes and Adventures in the Semi-Alpine Region
of the Ozark Mountains of Missouri and Arkansas
(Philadelphia: Lippincott, Grambo. 256 pp.)
1855 Published Summary Narrative of an Exploratory Expedition to
the Sources of the Mississippi River, in 1830: Resumed and
Completed, by the Discovery of Its Origin in Itasca Lake,
in 1832 (Philadelphia: Lippincott, Grambo. 596 pp.)
1858 - 1859 Interpreter, Office of Indian Affairs
1861 - 1864 Confined to bed
1864 , Dec.
10 Died, Washington, D.C.
Scope and Content Note
The papers of Henry Rowe Schoolcraft (1793-1864) span the years 1788-1941,
with the bulk of the material dated between 1820 and 1856. The greater part
of the collection consists of the correspondence of Henry Rowe Schoolcraft
and his wives, Jane Johnston and Mary E. Howard, and notes, drafts, and
manuscripts of Schoolcraft's published and unpublished articles, manuscript
magazines (The Cricket, The Muzziniegun, or Literary Voyager, and The
Garland), poetry, books, speeches, lectures, government reports, and
prospectuses. In addition, there are journals, reports, memoranda,
financial records (including ledgers, account books, bills, receipts, and
statements), genealogical notes, letter copybook, commonplace book, maps,
drawings, lists, statistical compilations, Indian language vocabularies,
calling cards, newspaper clippings, and printed material.
The collection includes miscellaneous papers of Schoolcraft's father,
Lawrence Schoolcraft, his father-in-law, John Johnston, and his close
friend, Lewis Cass. It also includes Joseph N. Nicollet's journal of 1836
concerning an expedition to the headwaters of the Mississippi River, as
well as a variety of items submitted or forwarded to Schoolcraft for
inclusion in his six-volume work, Historical and Statistical Information
Respecting the History, Condition and Prospects of the Indian Tribes of the
United States.
The collection reflects Schoolcraft's career as a glass manufacturer in New
York, Vermont, and New Hampshire, mineralogist on an exploring expedition
in the Ozark Mountains, geologist on the Cass expedition to the upper
Mississippi, Indian agent at Sault Sainte Marie and Mackinac Island,
Michigan, superintendent of Indian affairs for Michigan, leader of
expeditions throughout the Great Lakes region (notably the 1832 expedition
which discovered the source of the Mississippi River), member of Michigan's
legislative council, ethnologist studying and reporting on the Iroquois of
New York, and compiler and editor of Historical and Statistical Information
Respecting the History, Condition and Prospects of the Indian Tribes of the
United States for the Office of Indian Affairs.
Mineralogy, geology, and ethnology are recurrent subjects throughout the
collection. The dominant subject of Schoolcraft's writings is the history,
language, mythology, maxims, and characteristics of the American Indian.
Schoolcraft also wrote about the past and future roles of the federal
government toward the Indian, Indian hieroglyphics and picture writing,
temperance and religion as practiced by the Indians, and Christian
missionary work among the tribes. He was also interested in American
literature using the Indian as a central motif.
Schoolcraft continuously revised and reissued his published works, often
using different titles. He rarely dated his manuscripts or otherwise
adequately identified them, often using pseudonyms or not signing his works
at all. Among his pseudonyms are Agricola, Albion, Algon, Altamont,
Appelles, Brevis, Brutus, Henry R. Colcraft, A Englishman in Search of
Amusement, William Hetherwold, Hiokato, Ianosh, Megesthines, Peter
Pencraft, and Senex. The titles of writings in the container list of this
register were taken from the manuscripts themselves and reflect the variant
spellings used by Schoolcraft.
Prominent correspondents in the collection include John Russell Bartlett,
John C. Calhoun, Lewis Cass, Ramsay Crooks, James Duane Doty, Edward
Everett, Joseph Henry, John Harrison Howard (brother-in-law), John Hulbert
(brother-in-law), Washington Irving, George Johnston (brother-in-law),
Richard B. Kimball, William S. Lee, Francis Lieber, Lucius Lyon, Stevens
Thomson Mason, William McMurray (brother-in-law), Pliny Miles, John Gorham
Palfrey, Ely Samuel Parker, Francis Parkman, Thomas Ritchie, Willett H.
Shearman, Benjamin Silliman, William Gilmore Simms, Charles C. Trowbridge,
and Henry Whiting.
Description of Series
Box Reel Series Contents
BOX General Correspondence, 1806 - 1864 , n.d.
1-54
BOX 1-33 REEL
1-16 Bound, 1809 - 1864 , n.d.
Correspondence, memoranda, reports, and notes.
Arranged chronologically.
BOX 34-54 REEL
17-42 Unbound, 1806 - 1864 , n.d.
Correspondence and enclosures with a few printed items sent
to Schoolcraft.
Arranged chronologically.
BOX
55-58 Correspondence of Mary Howard Schoolcraft, 1846 - 1889 , n.d.
REEL
43-47
Correspondence and a few related items. Correspondence of Mary
Howard Schoolcraft may also be found in the series of bound General
Correspondence, Vols. 23-33.
Arranged chronologically.
BOX 59
REEL Letter Copybook, 1822 - 1825 .
48
Contemporary copies of letters received by Schoolcraft while Indian
agent at Mackinac and Sault Sainte Marie, Mich. Contains a partial
index.
Arranged chronologically.
BOX 60
REEL Journals, 1818 - 1878 , n.d.
48
Bound and unbound journals and notes kept by Schoolcraft and Jane
Johnston Schoolcraft, with transcripts of some journals.
Arranged chronologically.
BOX 61
REEL Subject File, 1822 - 1836 , n.d.
49
Lists, notes, reports, memoranda, statistics, and Indian
vocabularies.
Arranged in approximate alphabetical order.
BOX
62-63 Articles, 1818 - 1862 , n.d.
REEL
50-51
Chiefly manuscripts of articles and book reviews by Schoolcraft or
ascribed to him.
Arranged in approximate alphabetical order.
BOX
64-66 Manuscript Magazines, 1809 - 1941 , n.d.
REEL
52
Manuscripts of magazines by members of the Schoolcraft family.
Arranged chronologically in bound volumes.
BOX
67-70 Poetry File, 1788 - 1873 , n.d.
REEL
53-56
Drafts, printers' copies, and newspaper clippings of Schoolcraft's
poems. Collected works under single titles are at the end of the
series. Poems of John Johnston, Jane Johnston Schoolcraft, and
others are filed separately at the end of the series.
Arranged by title in approximate alphabetical order.
BOX
71-82 Book File, ca. 1817 - 1857 , n.d.
REEL
57-63
Research material, notes and drafts, manuscripts, fair copies, and
page proofs of Schoolcraft's major published and unpublished works.
Contains some fragments.
Arranged in approximate alphabetical order.
BOX
82-85 Miscellaneous Writings, 1820 -ca. 1860 , n.d.
REEL
63-65
Lectures, speeches, prospectuses, government reports, forms,
unidentified fragments of Schoolcraft's writings, and clippings of
reviews of Schoolcraft's books.
Arranged by type of material and chronologically or alphabetically
therein.
BOX
86-90 Miscellany, 1814 - 1906 , n.d.
REEL
66-68
Manuscripts of articles by others, calling cards, newspaper
clippings, a commonplace book, Spanish and Indian mission books,
notebooks, printed matter, sketches, maps and charts, financial
records, and indexes and descriptions of the papers. Includes
Joseph N. Nicollet's journal.
Arranged alphabetically by type of material.
BOX OV
1 REEL Oversize, ca. 1820 - 1846 , n.d.
69
Commissions, charts, and maps.
Unarranged.
Container List
Microfilm edition available. Accession nos. 13,819 and 13,819.1
Box Reel Contents
GENERAL CORRESPONDENCE, 1806 - 1864 , n.d.
BOX 1 REEL 1 Bound, 1809-1864, n.d.
21 Aug. 1809-12 June 1820
BOX 2 14 June 1820-18 Feb. 1822
BOX 3 REEL 2 20 Feb. 1822-24 Sept. 1823
BOX 4 26 Sept. 1823-14 Dec. 1824
BOX 5 REEL 3 15 Dec. 1824-14 Apr. 1826
BOX 6 16 Apr. 1826-22 Jan. 1827
BOX 7 REEL 4 25 Jan.-5 Nov. 1827
BOX 8 6 Nov. 1827-24 Sept. 1829
BOX 9 REEL 5 25 Sept. 1829-28 Apr. 1831
BOX 10 30 Apr. 1831-14 Jan. 1833
BOX 11 REEL 6 18 Jan.-10 Nov. 1833
BOX 12 14 Nov. 1833-3 Sept. 1834
BOX 13 REEL 7 6 Sept. 1834-5 Nov. 1836
BOX 14 8 Nov. 1836-5 Jan. 1838
BOX 15 REEL 8 6 Jan.-29 Sept. 1838
BOX 16 30 Sept. 1838-20 Feb. 1839
BOX 17 REEL 9 21 Feb. 1839-7 May 1840
BOX 18 10 May 1840-25 Jan. 1841
BOX 19 REEL 9 29 Jan. 1841-3 Oct. 1842
BOX 20 REEL 10 4 Oct. 1842-11 Mar. 1845
BOX 21 12 Mar.-22 July 1845
BOX 22 REEL 11 23 July 1845-17 Feb. 1846
BOX 23 18 Feb. 1846-23 June 1848
BOX 24 REEL 12 29 June 1848-1 Jan. 1850
BOX 25 9 Jan. 1850-5 May 1851
BOX 26 REEL 13 6 May 1851-5 Apr. 1852
BOX 27 8 Apr.-11 Oct. 1852
BOX 28 REEL 14 13 Oct. 1852-28 Feb. 1854
BOX 29 1 Mar. 1854-3 Mar. 1856
BOX 30 REEL 15 4 Mar. 1856-1 Feb. 1858
BOX 31 2 Feb. 1858-20 June 1859
BOX 32 REEL 16 23 June 1859-15 Aug. 1863
BOX 33 26 Aug. 1863-25 Dec. 1864, n.d.
Unbound, 1806-1864, n.d.
BOX 34 REEL 17 Dec. 1806-Dec. 1816
(31 folders)
BOX 35 REEL 18 Feb. 1817-Dec. 1825
(13 folders)
BOX 36 REEL 19 Jan. 1826-Dec. 1829
(16 folders)
BOX 37 REEL 20 Jan. 1830-Dec. 1831
(12 folders)
BOX 38 REEL 21 Jan. 1832-Dec. 1833
(9 folders)
BOX 39 REEL 22 Jan.-Dec. 1834
(7 folders)
BOX 40 REEL 23 Jan.-Dec. 1835
(8 folders)
BOX 41 REEL 24-25 Jan.-Sept. 1836
(14 folders)
BOX 42 REEL 26-27 Oct. 1836-Dec. 1837
(10 folders)
BOX 43 REEL 28-29 Jan. 1838-June 1839
(10 folders)
BOX 44 REEL 30 July 1839-Apr. 1840
(8 folders)
BOX 45 REEL 31 May-Dec. 1840
(8 folders)
BOX 46 REEL 32 Jan. 1841-Dec. 1842
(12 folders)
BOX 47 REEL 33-34 Jan. 1843-Dec. 1844
(13 folders)
BOX 48 REEL 35 Jan. 1845-Dec. 1846
(10 folders)
BOX 49 REEL 36-37 Jan. 1847-Feb. 1848
(13 folders)
BOX 50 REEL 38 Mar.-Dec. 1848
(10 folders)
BOX 51 REEL 39 Jan. 1849-Dec. 1850
(24 folders)
BOX 52 REEL 40 Jan. 1851-June 1853
(27 folders)
BOX 53 REEL 41 July 1853-Dec. 1855
(30 folders)
BOX 54 REEL 42 Jan. 1856-Dec. 1864
(43 folders)
Undated letters and fragments
(3 folders)
Covers and envelopes, n.d.
CORRESPONDENCE OF MARY HOWARD SCHOOLCRAFT, 1846 - 1889 , n.d.
BOX 55 REEL 43 1846-1866
(30 folders) See Containers 1-22 for correspondence prior to
1846
BOX 56 REEL 44 1867-1871
(21 folders)
BOX 57 REEL 45 1872-1874
(21 folders)
BOX 58 REEL 1875-1889
46-47 (23 folders)
Undated letters and fragments
(5 folders)
LETTER COPYBOOK, 1822 - 1825
BOX 59 REEL 48 Mackinac Island and Sault Sainte Marie, Mich., Indian agencies,
copies of letters received, 1822-1825
JOURNALS, 1818 - 1878 , n.d.
BOX 60 REEL 48 July 1818, Mississippi River, Herculaneum to St. Louis, Mo.
Nov. 1818-Feb. 1819, Mine á Burton to the headwaters of the
White River
May-Oct. 1820, Cass expedition, geological and mineralogical
journal
July-Sept. 1822, Sault Sainte Marie, Mich.
1822-1823, fragments
Aug. 1824
Fond du Lac, Mich.
Account book, 1835
July 1826, Iron River, Lake Superior
May-June 1828, Sault Sainte Marie, Mich., kept by Jane Johnston
Schoolcraft
Mar.-Apr. 1831, Detroit, Mich.
June-Sept. 1831, Wisconsin and Michigan
July 1831, Lake Superior, kept by Jane Johnston Schoolcraft
1832
Fragments, kept by Jane Johnston Schoolcraft
Notes of Mary Howard Schoolcraft and L. Luller, 1878
Feb. 1833, fragments
May 1833-Sept. 1834
Private journal of Indian affairs
Partial transcript
Oct. 1834, fragment
Oct. 1837-Aug. 1839
Private journal of Indian affairs
Partial transcript
Sept.-Nov. 1842, London, Eng., and New York, N.Y.
July-Aug. 1846, fragments re Cherokees
Sept. 1848, fragment
Undated fragments
SUBJECT FILE, 1822 - 1836 , n.d.
BOX 61 REEL 49 Education, n.d.
English grammar, n.d.
Ethnological scraps, n.d.
(2 folders)
Indian place names, n.d.
Indian population
Within the Sault Sainte Marie, Mich., agency,
1824-1825
Miscellaneous statistics, n.d.
Tariff on Indian goods, ca. 1836
Vocabularies
Algic or Chippewaw, n.d.
Costános, San Francisco Bay, Calif., n.d.
Cushna tribe, Sacramento Valley, Calif., n.d.
Mandan, notes of James Kipp, n.d.
Ojibwa
Vocabularies, 1822-1823
Lexicon of words and phrases, n.d.
Common verbs, Lord's Prayer, etc., n.d.
Unidentified, n.d.
ARTICLES, 1818 - 1862 , n.d.
BOX 62 REEL 50 "Aboriginal Idea of Religion," n.d.
"Aboriginal Palladium" See Container 63, "Oneida Stone"
"Adventures under the Helderberg," n.d.
"Alhalla," by Senex, New York Commercial Advertiser, n.d.
"Ancient Alphabetic Inscription in the Ohio Valley," n.d.
"Ancient Shipwreck of a Foreign Vessel on the American Coast
During the Ante-Columbian Period: An Iroquois Tradition," n.d.
"Antiquities," n.d.
"Antiquities of the Town of Pompey," n.d.
"An Appeal to History on the Conduct and Treatment of the
United States toward the Indian Tribes," n.d.
"Appeal to the Democracy" See same container, "To the Democracy
of the Union"
Appleton's Cyclopedia of General Knowledge, vol. 1, review,
n.d.
"Aboriginal History of America," critical notice, n.d.
"Auroral Phenomena Observed on Lake Superior," n.d.
"Biographical Sketch of Governor Cass," by Megesthines, New
York Statesman, 1821
"Boldiades," n.d.
"Book of Ed: The Chronicles of Shem in America," ca. 1857
"Brief Notes of Public Men and Characters at Washington," by
Altamont, Albany Argus, ca. 1847
"Brief Notices of the Statuary and Paintings in the Capitol at
Washington," by Appelles, ca. 1847
"The Burning of Schenectady by the French in 1690," n.d.
"Card-Table-Talk," n.d.
"Castle Island," n.d.
"Character of Confucius," n.d.
"Characteristic Traits of the Aboriginal Tribes of This
Continent," n.d.
"The Cherokees," Evening Post, ca. 1844
"Criticisms on American Literature," Athenaeum, n.d.
"Copper Mines," notice, 1841
"A Curt History of the United States in the Hebraic Manner,"
1852
"Curt Tracts for European Emigrants to the United States" See
same container, "Essays of Brutus: Pyramid of the Colorado"
"Dawn of Literary Composition by Educated Natives of the
Aboriginal Tribes," n.d.
"Decline of Indian Population" or "Yet Still We Find the Same
Primeval Race," n.d.
"To the Democracy of the Union" or "Appeal to the Democracy,"
n.d.
"Detroit Literary Tracts," Detroit City Gazette, n.d.
"Discovery of the Source of the Mississippi, 1527-1832," 1848
"Discovery of the Source of the Mississippi River," New York
Evening Post, ca. 1859
An Encyclopedia of Instruction, by A. B. Johnson, review, 1857
"Enduring Interest of the Indians as an Ethnological Element in
the History of Mankind," n.d.
"An Essay on the Grave Creek Mound of the Ohio Valley," 1844
"Essay on the Indian Character," n.d.
"Essays of Brutus: Pyramid of the Colorado" or "Curt Tracts for
European Emigrants to the United States," 1853, n.d.
"Evidences of the Unity of Demon Worship in the Ancient
Population of Asia and among the Present Tribes in America,"
n.d.
"Expedition to the Source of St. Peter's River," review, n.d.
"The Falls of St. Anthony," The Family Magazine, n.d.
"Gallatin's Synopsis of the Indian Tribes within the United
States" or "Value of Languages as an Element of Indian
History," review, 1837
"Hon. Albert A. Gallup," 1851
"Geological Evidence of Design Denoting the Benevolence of God
in the Disposition of the Surface of the Globe," n.d.
"Geology," 1818
"Theories of Geology and Biblical Geology," n.d.
"Geology of Albany County, N.Y.," n.d.
"Geology of Albany County," Albany Journal, 1856
"Hieroglyphics and Pictographic Devices," n.d.
"Hi-a-de-o-ne: A Seneca Tradition," Daily National Pilot, 1845
"History," n.d.
"History and Progress of American Geography," n.d.
Hoffman's "Vigil of Faith," review, n.d.
Hunter, John Dunn, Manners and Customs of Several Indian
Tribes, review, ca. 1824
"Idea of the Revelation in 1st Genesis," n.d.
"Indian Etymologies," Historical Magazine, 1857
"Indian Ideas of Immortality and the Repose of the Soul,"
Indian Tribes of the United States, n.d.
"The Indian Mind Respecting Religion," n.d.
"Indian Mode of Imparting Instruction," n.d.
"The Indian Mythology Considered as an Element in the Future
Phases of American Literature," n.d.
"Indian Name for North Americans" See same container, "Indian
Name for United States"
"Indian Name for United States" or "Indian Name for North
Americans," New York Evening Post, 1845
"Indian Statistics," 1852
"Indian Stories," n.d.
No. 3. "A Shawanoe Tradition," n.d.
No. 4. "Takozid, or the Short-foot," ca. 1835
No. 5. "The Sand Dunes of Lake Superior," n.d.
No. 7. "Indian Character," n.d.
No. 8. "The Three Races of Men," n.d.
No. 10. "Solidified Words, or the Enchanted
Pub-bi-gwun," n.d.
"Inquiries Respecting the Geology and Mineralogy of the Western
Parts of New York," 1820
"Inquiries Respecting the History, the Present Condition, and
Future Prospects of the Indian Tribes of the United States," in
three parts, title varies, The Literary World, 1847
"Is the Gospel Adapted to the North American Indians?" 1828
BOX 63 REEL 51 "Jeesukaywin Prophecy," n.d.
"Leonhard's Popular Lectures on Geology," Northern Light,
review, 1841
"A Letter on City Names," 1844
Letter to the editors, New York Evening Express, 1845
Letters by Ianosh from New York, N.Y.; Philadelphia, Pa.; and
Washington, D.C., for publication, ca. 1857-1859
"Life and Speeches of General Lewis Cass," 1848
"The Lost Colony of Virginia," n.d.
"Love Song of an Odjibway Girl," n.d.
"Lower Saginaw and Lyons," n.d.
"Memoir of the Life of John Johnston Esqr., Late of Sault Ste.
Marie," ca. 1829
"Minnesota," by Algon, n.d.
(2 folders)
"Mosaical Geology," n.d.
"Mr. Charles Dickens 'Tatooed' a Little Himself," by Hiokato,
n.d.
The North American Review, no. 94, review, 1837
"Notes for Memoir of Mrs. Henry Rowe Schoolcraft," by Jane
Johnston, n.d.
"Notice of a Military Journal of the Era of the War Which
Transferred the Canadas to the British Crown," by Henry R.
Colcraft, ca. 1843
"Oneida Stone" or "Aboriginal Palladium," n.d.
"On-Ton, or the Autobiography of My Cane," n.d.
"Opinions of Mr. Bozzlewozzle," n.d.
"The Order of Creation," n.d.
"Origin of the Indians: Recall of the Jews," Union, 1854
"Picture Writing" and "Symbolic Writing," n.d.
"Poetic Expression of the Aborigines," n.d.
"Pontiac," n.d.
Pope, Alexander, Essay on Man: In Four Epistles, review, n.d.
"Pottowattomie Tradition of Manabozho," 1847
"Power and Right," n.d.
"Principles of the Indian Languages, No. 2," 1848
"A Prospective American Literature Superinduced from Indian
Mythology," n.d.
"Queries Respecting the Human Race: Language," n.d.
"The Red Race of America," by George Catlin, review, 1841
"Reminiscences of the Tawasentha Valley," 1862
"Report on the Aboriginal Names and Geographical Terminology of
the State of New York," ca. 1844
"Reverence and Affection for Parents," ca. 1844
Saturday's Review, reviews, 1835-1837
"The Saxon Traveller," 1849
"Seneca," n.d.
"The Shadow on the Wall: An Apowa," n.d.
"Short Remarks on Long Subjects," nos. 1-10, by Brevis, The
States, 1859
"Sketch of History of Detroit," Directory, n.d.
"A Sketch of the Life of Col. Lawrence Schoolcraft," 1856
"Sketches of Lake Superior," n.d.
"Sketches of the Upper Peninsula," nos. 1-5, by Albion, n.d.
"Society in the South," n.d.
"Source of the Mississippi," Daily National Intelligencer, 1856
"Symbolic Writing" See same container, "Picture Writing"
"Synopsis of Cartier's Voyages of Discovery to North America,"
1828
"Temperance," n.d.
"Toatosh Mountain," n.d.
"University of America: Essays by Agricola," n.d.
"Value of Languages as an Element of Indian History" See
Container 62, "Gallatin's Synopsis of the Indian Tribes within
the United States"
"Views of Society: Manners and Literature in the United
States," by A Englishman in Search of Amusement, n.d.
"Wau-ge-min, or the Corn Song of the Natives," n.d.
"Women Are Everywhere Slaves and Beasts of Burden," n.d.
"Writing Rock of Dighton," n.d.
"Writings on the Indians to 1783," 1827
"Yet Still We Find the Same Primeval Race" See Container 62,
"Decline of Indian Population"
Box Reel Mss. Contents
MANUSCRIPT MAGAZINES, 1809 - 1941 , n.d.
BOX 64 REEL 52 "Schoolcraft's Manuscript Magazines," by Vernon Kinietz,
MSS 1-2 reprinted from Papers of the Bibliographical Society of
America, Apr.-June 1941, pp. 151-154, 1941
MSS 3-4 The Cricket, no. 1, n.d.
MSS 5-7 The Cricket, or Whisper from a Voice in a Corner, Hamilton
Village, Albany County, N.Y.
No. 1, 1809
MSS 8-9 No. 2, 1809
MSS 10-11 The Cricket, or Parapetic [sic] Student, Hamilton Village,
Albany County, N.Y., no. 3, 1809
MSS 12-13 The Cricket, or Whisper from a Voice in a Corner
Geneva, Ontario County, N.Y.
No. 4, 1810
MSS 14-15 No. 5, 1810
MSS 16 No. 6, 1812
MSS 17-18 Vernon, Oneida County, N.Y.
No. 7, 1812
MSS 19-20 The Tale Bearer, Vernon, Oneida County, N.Y., vol. 2, no. 1,
1812
MSS 21 Whispers from a Voice in a Corner, Geneva, Ontario County,
N.Y., series 2, no. 3, 1812
MSS 22-23 The Cricket, or Parapetetic [sic] Student
Lake Dunmore, Addison County, Vt., 1813
MSS 24 Potosi, Mo., 1812
MSS 25-26 Miscellany
The Cricket, fragments, n.d.
MSS 27-29 Chippewas
MSS 29 Lake Superior
MSS 30-35 Winter & Spring, or Chippewa Allegory, n.d.
MSS 35-36 Letters
"To Our Correspondent Leelinau," n.d.
MSS 36-41 "To the Editor of the Muzzinyegun from
Leelinau," n.d.
MSS 42 Diana [?], Ancient Custom, n.d.
MSS 43 Rosa, no.1., n.d.
MSS 44-46 Catherine Brown, n.d.
MSS 47-49 Cherokees, n.d.
MSS 50-56 Fragments, n.d.
MSS 57 Friendly Speech of Skingabamossin to His Hand, n.d.
MSS 58 Fragments, n.d.
MSS 59 Friendly Speech of an Indian Chief, n.d.
MSS 60-62 Sault Ste. Marie, n.d.
MSS 63-64 The Vine and Oak, n.d.
MSS 65-92 The Muzzinyegun, or Literary Voyager, Sault Sainte Marie,
Mich., title varies
No. 2, Dec. 1826
MSS 93-116 No. 3, Jan. 1827
BOX 65 MSS 117-142 No. 4, 12 Jan. 1827
MSS 143-167 No. 5., n.d.
MSS 168-187 No. [7]., n.d.
MSS 188-212 No. 8, 13 Feb. 1827
MSS 213-236 No.9, 16 Feb. 1827
BOX 66 MSS 237 Fragment, n.d.
MSS 238-262 The Muz-ze-ni-e-gun, or Literary Voyager, Sault Sainte Marie,
Mich.
No. 11, n.d.
MSS 263-265 No. 12, 2 Mar. 1827
MSS 266-289 No. 13, 10 Mar. 1827
MSS 290-314 No. 14, 28 Mar. 1827
MSS 315-323 No. 15, 11 Apr. 1827
MSS 324 No. 16, 28 Apr. 1827
MSS 325-327 No. 2, Dec. 1826
MSS 328-329 Poem addressed to editor of Literary Voyager, n.d.
MSS 330 Letter and poem addressed to editor of Literary Voyager, n.d.
MSS 331-332 The Bow and Arrow, Michilimackinac, Mich.
Oct. 1833
MSS 333-334 Undated
MSS 335-336 Miscellany addressed to "Gentle Reader," n.d.
MSS 337-339 Fragments, n.d.
MSS 340-341 The Garland, New York, N.Y.
Vol. 1
No. 1, 31 Aug. 1844
MSS 342-343 No. 2, 7 Sept. 1844
MSS 344-345 No. 3, 14 Sept. 1844
MSS 346-347 No. 4, 21 Sept. 1844
MSS 348-349 No. 5, 28 Sept. 1844
MSS 350-351 No. 6, 5 Oct. 1844
MSS 352-353 No. 7, 12 Oct. 1844
MSS 354-355 No. 8, 19 Oct. 1844
MSS 356-357 No. 9, 26 Oct. 1844
MSS 358-359 No. 10, 2 Nov. 1844
MSS 360-361 No. 11, Nov. 1844
MSS 362-363 No. 12, 15 Feb. 1845
MSS 364-365 Vol. 2
No. 1, 23 Nov. 1844
MSS 366-367 No. 2, 30 Nov. 1844
MSS 368-369 No. 3, 7 Dec. 1844
MSS 370-371 No. 4, 14 Dec. 1844
MSS 372-373 No. 5, 21 Dec. 1844
MSS 374-375 No. 6, 28 Dec. 1844
MSS 376-377 No. 7, 5 Jan. 1845
MSS 378-379 No. 8, 11 Jan. 1845
MSS 380-381 No. 9, 18 Jan. 1845
MSS 382-383 No. 10, 25 Jan. 1845
MSS 384-385 No. 11, 1 Feb. 1845
MSS 386-387 No. 12, 8 Feb. 1845
MSS 388-389 Vol. 3
No. 1, 21 June 1845
MSS 390-391 No. 2, 5 July 1845
MSS 392-393 No. 3, 19 July 1845
MSS 394-395 No. 4, 22 Feb. 1846
MSS 396-397 No. 5, 1 Mar. 1846
Box Reel Contents
POETRY FILE, 1788 - 1873 , n.d.
BOX 67 REEL 53 "An Address to the Axe" or "Trees and Shades," n.d.
"The Age of the Press, a Satire," ca. 1859
"The Age of Science, a Satire," by Peter Pencraft, n.d.
"Alhalla, or the Lord of Talladega" and "The Exile of
Talladega: A Tale of the Creek War," 1821
"Allóra, or the Indian Confederation," n.d.
"American Waters," n.d.
"Augusta Ann Libby Armstrong," n.d.
"The Authenticity of the Bible," n.d.
"Autumn: There Is a Time to Die," n.d.
"California," 1849
"To Cammillus," 1818
"Carol of the Mockbird," 1853
"The Castle in the Air," n.d.
"On Catherine's Grave," n.d.
"To Charles F. Hoffman," 1840
"The Christian's Hope," 1836
"Clio's Tears," n.d.
"Columbia's Tears: On the Death of William Henry Harrison,
President of the United States," 1841
"Content: Happiness," n.d.
"Continental Songs," n.d.
"Daniel's Dream," n.d.
"David's Tears," n.d.
"On the Death of Mrs. Cass," 1853
"On the death of William Henry Schoolcraft," 1827
"On the death of N. H. Carter," ca. 1829
"Democracy," 1854
"The Dying African," n.d.
"On the Death of M. M. Dow, Esq.," n.d.
"Elmwood," n.d.
"Epigram," n.d.
"Episode of Almora," n.d.
"Epitaph on John Johnston," 1828
"An Essay on the Origin of the Indian Tribes," 1835-1840
"An Essay on the Indian Character" See Container 68, "The Man
of Bronze"
"Essay on the Self Reliance of American Character," n.d.
"Ethwald" or "Oscar," n.d.
"The Exile of Talladega: A Tale of the Creek War" See same
container, "Alhalla, or the Lord of Talladega"
"Fable of the Thistle," ca. 1853
"Faith," n.d.
"The Forest King," n.d.
"To General Cass, American Minister at the French Court,
Paris," 1840
"Glass: A Satire," 1814
"Glory," n.d.
"Go, Little Flower," 1830
"Guildenland," n.d.
"Henry Clay," n.d.
"Heroes," n.d.
"The History of John Jugg," n.d.
"Home: A Poem" See Container 69, "Tawasentha: A Poem"
"Hongerkill," n.d.
"The Horse," n.d.
"Hudibras in America," n.d.
"On Hugh Miller's 'Footsteps of the Creator,'" n.d.
"Hymn of Niagara" or "Hymn of the Waters of Niagara," n.d.
"Hymn of the Waters of Niagara" See same container, "Hymn of
Niagara"
"A Hymn on the Character of Christ," 1833
"Icotl," n.d.
"Igomi," ca. 1832
"Illula, the Pride of the Lakes," n.d.
"Imitation of a Greek Hymn to Health," n.d.
"Impromptu, Addressed to a Chippewa Boy," 1827
"Impromptu, on Finishing the Perusal of Maj. Long's Expedition
up the St. Peters," 1827
"An Indian Hymn," n.d.
"Indian Petition to Congress," 1853
"Indian Prayer," n.d.
"An Indian's Solution to the Camel in Texas," n.d.
"Indian Song," n.d.
"The Indian's View of Christianity," n.d.
"An Inquiry on the Antiquity of the Indian Mind," n.d.
"Introductory Stanzas Addressed to William Cullen Bryant,"
n.d.
"Invocation at an Indian Altar," n.d.
"Iosco, or the Vale of Norma," 1838
"The Island of the Great Spirit, or Gleams of Discovery," 1848
BOX 68 REEL 54 "The Joys of Temperance," 1829
"To Kossuth," n.d.
"La-ó-nil, or Hints on American Character," n.d.
"Life," 1836
"Lines by a Father," 1829
"Lines on My Birthday," 1853
"Lines on the Birthday of Miss Charlotte Johnston," n.d.
"Lines on the Death of Capt. M. M. Dox, Late of the U.S.
Army," n.d.
"Lines to a Wife," 1848
"Lines Written on Visiting My Native Village," n.d.
"Love: Admiration," n.d.
"The Love of Appreciation," n.d.
"Lullaby," n.d.
"The Making of the Soup: A Poetic jue d'esprit," n.d.
"Man and the Angel, an Allegory," n.d.
"The Man of Bronze" or "An Essay on the Indian Character,"
1828, n.d.
(2 folders)
"The Man of Craige," n.d.
"To Mary, on Her Expressing Desponding Views of Life," 1857
"To Mary, on Receiving a Bouquet of Roses," 1852
"Mary of Ashwilleth," 1815
"To Memory," 1853
"To the Memory of Mrs. Jane Moultrie," n.d.
"In Memory of My Sister Margaret Helen, on Re-perusing Her
Last Letter," n.d.
"Michilimackinac," by William Hetherwold, 1841
"To Miss Anna Maria Johnston on Her Birthday," 1830
"To Miss Charlotte Johnston, on the Anniversary of Her
Birth-day," 1828
"To Miss Cornelia Gilman," 1852
"To Miss Ellen Dorrington of Leeds, on Being Asked for My
Autograph," 1842
"To Miss Heyward of South Carolina," 1846
"To Miss Jane Johnston," 1822
"To Miss Julie D'," n.d.
"To Miss J. W. Wier of Harrisburg," 1852
"To Miss Leoinia Hoblitzell," 1852
"To Miss Mary E. Howard," 1847
"Monon, a Tale of the Mukundwa," 1840
"Moral Indebtedness," 1848
BOX 69 REEL 55 "To Mrs. C. S. Sherman, in Memory of Her Infant Daughter,"
1840
"To Mrs. Jane Schoolcraft on the Anniversary of Her Birthday,"
1826
"To Mrs. Semanthe Brush Meredith, on the Death of Her Infant
Son," 1840
"The Muse's Tears," n.d.
"On My Birthday," 1843
"My Lady Love," ca. 1852
"To My Pipe," n.d.
"My Thoughts," by William Hetherwold, 1850
"The Mystic Council," n.d.
"New Year's Address for the North Western Journal," 1829
"Niagara," 1843
"Ode on America," 1853
"Ode on the French Revolution of the Three Days," n.d.
"Ode to Peace," 1823
"Odjibwa Song," n.d.
"Oneida Castle," 1812, 1840
"Ontwa," n.d.
"Orania Boven," n.d.
"Oscar" See Container 67, "Ethwald"
"Oska, the Last of His Race," n.d.
"Otagamiad: Waub Ojeeg, or the Otagámee War," 1829
"To a Pair of Easy New Crutches," 1853
"Philosophy of Sleep," 1841
"Plinlemmon, or the Conquest of Attiland," n.d.
"The Pow Wow, or the Seers of Nebraska," 1854
"Praise," n.d.
"A Prayer," n.d.
"The Progress of Luxury," n.d.
"The Promise," n.d.
"The Prophet Chusco's Invocation," n.d.
"On the Prospect of Young Men Rising to Distinction in
America," ca. 1855
"1st Psalm," "Psalm XIX," "100# Psalm," "111 Psalm," and
"125th Psalm," 1819-1836, n.d.
"Reflections," 1810
"Reflections of a Chippewa," 1827
"Requiem," n.d.
"The Revolutionary Soldier: Elegiac Stanzas on the Death of
Col. Lawrence Schoolcraft," 1840
"Rhinelied," n.d.
"The Rise of the West, or a Prospect of the Mississippi
Valley," 1830-1843
"The Schoolmaster of the Hungerkill," n.d.
"Secret Voices" See Container 70, "The World of Mankind"
"On Seneca Lake," n.d.
"Shingaba Wossin," n.d.
"Sincerity," n.d.
"Sir Humphrey Gilbert," 1856
"To a Smile," n.d.
"Sober Thoughts," n.d.
"A Song about Mere 'Straws,'" 1841
"Song of the President's Cow," n.d.
"The Song of Sepa, the Locust," ca. 1815
"Song of the Ship," 1836
"The Sons of Liberty," New York Morning News, 1844
"Squieriana," n.d.
"Stanwix, a Revolutionary Chaunt of 1777," n.d.
"Stanzas on Christmas," by William Hetherwold, 1859
"Stanzas on Reaching the Source of the Mississippi River in
1832," 1853
"The Starry Flag of the West," 1853
"On a Still-born Infant," n.d.
"Storms: A Type of the Deity," n.d.
"Sweet Willy," 1836
"A Tale of the North," 1830
"Tawasentha: A Poem" or "Home: A Poem," 1852
"To the Telegraph Wires before My Window," n.d.
"Thanksgiving," 1851
"Trees and Shades" See Container 67, "An Address to the Axe"
"The Triumph of Christianity," Detroit Courier, ca. 1832
"Twenty Eight March," 1857
BOX 70 REEL 56 "The Voice of an Ancient Oak," n.d.
"Voice of Niagara," n.d.
"War Song of Chileeli," n.d.
"Waub Ojeeg's War Song on the Battle of St. Croix, about
1777," n.d.
"The White Fish," n.d.
"Wolf Song," n.d.
"The Woman of the Iron-wood Tree," n.d.
"Woman's Tears," 1825
"Wood Dreams," n.d.
"The World of Mankind" or "Secret Voices," n.d.
"To a Young Iowa Chief Called 'No-heart,'" n.d.
Miscellaneous collected works
The Beggar's Elegy and Other Poems, 1808-1821
Light of Christianity in the Wigwam and Other Poems,
n.d.
Hours in the Wilderness: Metrical Rambles, 1810-1830
Pontiac's Appeal and Other Poems, ca 1811-1843
The Shepherdess of the Alps, by Marmontel,
translated by Henry Rowe Schoolcraft, n.d.
Miscellaneous Indian songs, chants, poems, etc., ca.
1830
Untitled clipping, Detroit Courier, 1832
Untitled, n.d.
Fragments, n.d.
List of contents for an edition of collected poetry,
unpublished, n.d.
"Poetic Remains of John Johnston Esqr.," transcribed by Jane
Johnston, n.d.
Poems of John Johnston, 1804-1827, n.d.
Poems of Jane Johnston, 1788-1828, n.d.
(3 folders)
Poems of Schoolcraft's children, ca. 1841-1873
Miscellaneous poetry by various authors, n.d.
Box Reel Mss. Contents
BOOK FILE, ca. 1817 - 1857 , n.d.
BOX 71 REEL 57 Algic Researches, Comprising Inquiries Respecting the Mental
MSS 1 Characteristics of the North American Indians, n.d.
Vol. 1, part 1
Title page
MSS 2 "To Lieut. Col. Henry Whiting"
MSS 3-4 Contents of volume 1
MSS 5-28 "General Considerations"
MSS 29-95 "Preliminary Observations on the Tales"
MSS 96-121 "Ojeeg Annung, or the Summer-maker, or the
Fisher Stars"
MSS 122-125 "The Celestial Sisters"
MSS 126-151 "Tau-Wau-Chee-Hezkaw, or the White Feather"
MSS 152-154 "Peboan and Seegwun: An Allegory of the
Seasons"
MSS 155-178 "The Red Lover"
BOX 72 MSS 179-232 Vol. 1, part 2
"Iamo, or the Undying Head"
MSS 233-243 "Mon-daw-min, or the Origin of Indian Corn"
or "Corn Story"
MSS 244-256 "Peeta Kway, or the Tempest"
MSS 257-284 "Manabozho, or the Great Incarnation of the
North"
MSS 285-288 "Bokwewa, or the Humpback"
MSS 289-319 "Iena, or the Magic Bundle"
MSS 320-329 "Sheem, or the Forsaken Boy"
MSS 330-352 "Pappuckewiss" or "The Storm Fool: A Tale of
the Vernal Equinox"
MSS 353-363 "Iadilla, or the Origin of the Robin"
MSS 364-373 "The Enchanted Moccasins"
MSS 374-375 "The Three Cranberries"
MSS 376-379 "Paradise Opened to the Indians" and
"Pontiac"
BOX 73 REEL 58 MSS
380-383 Vol. 2
"Aggo Dah Gauda, or the Man With His Leg Tied
Up"
MSS 384-418 "Iosco, or a Visit to the Sun and Moon" or
"Ambition Gratified: The Danger of Gratified
Wishes"
MSS 419-432 "Pah-Hah-Undootah, or the Red Head"
MSS 433-436 "Leelinau, or the Lost Daughter"
MSS 437-442 "Puck Wud Jininee, or the Little Wild Man of
the Mountains"
MSS 443-464 "Mishosha, or the Magician of the Lakes"
MSS 465-507 "The Weendigoes" or "Saganaw's Story"
MSS 508-511 "The Raccoon and Crawfish"
MSS 512-517 "Wauwanishkum, or Glimpses of Ghost-land"
MSS 518-525 "Kwasind, or the Fearfully Strong"
MSS 526-560 "Madjee Monedo, and the Genius of
Benevolence"
MSS 561-566 "The Pigeon Hawk and Tortoise" or "The Blue
Bird and Terrapin"
MSS 567-575 "The Charmed Arrow"
MSS 576-581 "Addik Kum Maig, or the Origin of the White
Fish"
MSS 582-589 "Mythology of the Chippewas"
MSS 590 "The Linnet and Eagle"
MSS 591-594 "Weeng"
MSS 595-603 "Iagoo"
MSS 604-605 "Adventures of a Warrior's Soul"
MSS 606 "The Vine and Oak"
MSS 607-610 Fragments
BOX 74 MSS 1-2 "Indian Tales and Legends," n.d. Published, in part, in
Schoolcraft's Indian Legends from Algic Researches, Mentor L.
Williams, editor
"The Wabose and Pizhoo, or the Hare and Lynx"
MSS 3 "The Lynx and Wawbos, a Chippewa Fable"
MSS 4 "Shingeliss, or the Fall Duck"
MSS 5-13 "Baush'kwudosh, or Animal with the Hair Blown Off His
Skin"
MSS 14-17 "Wa-wá be zo win, or the Swing"
MSS 18-23 "Mukakee Mindemoca, or the Toad-Woman"
MSS 24-25 "Ampata Sapa, or the Cast-off Wife"
MSS 26-27 "The Little Spirit, or Boy-Man"
MSS 28-31 "Moowis, or the Coquette's Reward"
MSS 32 "[Allaietaw?] the Great Jossakeed of Manitoulin"
MSS 33-37 "The Bird-woman"
MSS 38-39 "The Blue Jay and the Woodpecker"
MSS 40-45 "The Charmed Trap"
MSS 46-56 "Chebiabo, the Seer of the Manitoulin or Spirit
Islands"
MSS 57 "Chorus of Ghosts"
MSS 58-60 "The Condor of the Mississippi Valley"
MSS 61-62 "The Crane and Beaver"
MSS 63-64 "The Dangerous Guest"
MSS 65 "The Eagle and the Wren"
MSS 66-70 "The Family of the Thunderers: An Iroquois Tradition"
MSS 71 "Indian Tales and Legends," n.d.
"The Fox and the Wolf"
MSS 72-73 "Fraternal Affection, or the Six Hawks"
MSS 74 "The Ghost of the Indian Graveyard"
MSS 75-76 "Oblation to the Dead: The Old Indian Graveyard"
MSS 77-83 "Italco, or the Story of the Ghost That Returned from
the Indian Paradise"
MSS 84-95 "Iosa, Fairy Foot Prints on the Shore"
MSS 96 "The Indian Hunter and His Dog"
MSS 97-100 "Itasca, or the Origin of the Mississippi River"
MSS 101-103 "Iva, the Maid of Algoma"
MSS 104 "Kenabick, or the Serpent"
MSS 105-111 "The Bone Cave"
BOX 75 REEL 59 MSS
112-119 "The Little Red Shoes"
MSS 120 "The Lodge of the Eagle's Feather"
MSS 121-124 "The Lost Rocks"
MSS 125-130 "The Manito Tree"
MSS 131 "The Morning Star"
MSS 132-135 "Moshop, or the Giant of Nopee"
MSS 136-137 "Nebahquam's Dream: An Allegory of Civilization and
Christianity"
MSS 138-140 "Onyatstee, or Blood and Beauty: A Wyandot Tale"
MSS 141-143 "Origin of the Enmity between Man and Beast"
MSS 144-145 "Origin of the Great Lakes"
MSS 146 "The Origin of the Lakes"
MSS 147 "The Origin of Michilimackinac"
MSS 148-150 "The Origin of the Miscodeed"
MSS 151-154 "The Origin of the Raccoon"
MSS 155-163 "Ossigomico, or the Spirits of Taquimenon Falls: An
Allegory"
MSS 164 "Penassee's First Success in Hunting"
MSS 165-169 "The Rainbow"
MSS 170 "The Serpent and Tortoise"
MSS 171 "The Snake and the Robin"
MSS 172-173 "Sun God, a Prahmo Tradition of the Andes"
MSS 174-175 "Teoatatea"
MSS 176 "The Three Races of Men"
MSS 177-190 "The Thunder Birds"
MSS 191 "The Transformation of Quadrupeds"
MSS 192-193 "The Weendego Bird or Condor"
MSS 194 "The White Rose and the Miscodeed"
MSS 195-196 "A Chippeway Story"
MSS 197-218 Untitled fragments
BOX 76 REEL 59 Algic Researches, Comprising Inquiries Respecting the Mental
Characteristics of the North American Indians, "Oral Fictions
of the Onishemauba," in the hand of Jane Johnston Schoolcraft,
n.d.
"Archives of Aboriginal Knowledge, To the Reader," in the hand
of Henry Rowe Schoolcraft and Mary Howard Schoolcraft, n.d.
Biographical sketches of Henry Rowe Schoolcraft, 1857, n.d
Notes on the Iroquois, original material used in taking the
census of the New York Iroquois, 1845
"Considerations on the Art of Picture Writing and the System of
Mnemonic Symbols of the North American Indians," ca. 1844
BOX 77 REEL 60 Historical and Statistical Information Respecting the History,
Condition and Prospects of the Indian Tribes of the United
States
Circulars, n.d.
"Synopsis Showing the Progress Made in the Census and
the Collecting of Information Respecting the General
Inquiries," n.d.
"Aborigines in Massachusetts," 1848
"Adoption," n.d.
"Census of Algonquins," n.d.
"Antique Inscribed Stone of Manlius," n.d.
"Apalachicola Indians," memoranda of J. H. Offley, n.d.
"Appalachia: Allegheny," n.d.
"The Aricoris," n.d.
"Assigunaig," or "Asseguns," n.d.
"Peculiar Customs among the Chinooks," n.d.
"Origin and Ancient History," n.d.
"Chippewas," n.d.
"Creeks," by J. H. Offley, et al., n.d.
"Education," ca. 1848
"Geography of the Indian Country: Names of the American
Lakes," n.d.
"History of the Cherokee Nation of Indians," n.d.
"The Indian Hebrews," 1857
"Demonology," n.d.
"Indian Hieroglyphics," n.d.
"Present State of the Iroquois" and "Their Language,"
ca. 1852
"John J. Astor and the North-west Fur Company," 1832
"Ka-ge-ga-ga-bow: His Speech before the Legislature of
Virginia," 1849
"Lake Michigan," n.d.
"Naming of New York" or "Manhattan," n.d.
"Murder of Dr. William S. Madison, U.S.A.," 1821
"Mythological Characters: A," n.d.
Reminiscences, by John Baptiste Perrault, translation,
n.d.
"Songs of the Waubens and Medicine Dance, Taken Down
from the Mouth of Shing Waukönce" or "Pictographs
Explained by Shing Waukönce," n.d.
"Pocahontas," n.d.
"Pottowattomie Tradition," n.d.
"Saint Peters Agency, 1847: Answers to Memorandum of
Topics for the Government of the United States," by
Philander Prescott, 1847
"Power and Influence of Dakota Medicine Men," by Gideon
H. Pond, 1852
"Sioux War Party Attack on the Chippewas," 1832
"Indian Art: Spinning," 1853
"Tobacco and Its Uses to the Indian," n.d.
"Vocabulary," by George Johnston, with accompanying
correspondence, 1849
"Answers to Questions on the History of the Wyandot
(Huron)," 1837
Miscellany, n.d.
(2 folders)
BOX 78-80 REEL 61 Manuscript with page proofs, n.d.
BOX 81 REEL 62 Inquiries, Respecting the History, Present Condition, and
Future Prospects of the Indian Tribes of the United States,
1847
"Scenes and Adventures in the Ozark Mountains" or "Travels in
Missouri and Arkansas," ca. 1819
"The Myth of Hiawatha, and Other Oral Legends, Mythologic and
Allegoric, of the North American Indians" or "The Hiawatha
Legends," n.d.
Manuscript and printed pages with emendations
Introduction
Poetry and notes
Partial page proofs
Narrative Journal of Travels through the Northwestern Regions
of the United States, Extending from Detroit through the Great
Chain of American Lakes to the Sources of the Mississippi River
Performed as a Member of the Expedition under Governor Cass in
the Year 1820, 1820
Appendix and notes on the copper mines of Lake Superior
Sketches
Narrative of an Expedition through the Upper Mississippi to
Itasca Lake, the Actual Source of This River, Embracing an
Exploratory Trip through the St. Croix and Burntwood (or
Broule) Rivers, in 1832, manuscript, notes, and correspondence,
ca. 1833
BOX 82 REEL 63 Oneóta, or the Red Race of America, "Personal Reminiscences,"
1844-1845
"Ethnological Gazetteer of the Indian Tribes of the American
Continent," "A" list, ca. 1842
"Records of a Wigwam: Legendary and Otherwise," "Letters of
Hiawatha," and "Hiawatha's Triumph over the Indian Typhoon,"
n.d.
Scenes and Adventures in the Semi-alpine Region of the Ozark
Mountains of Missouri and Arkansas, "Introductory Note," 1835
Narrative of an Expedition through the Upper Mississippi to
Itasca Lake, the Actual Source of This River, Embracing an
Exploratory Trip through the St. Croix and Burntwood (or
Broule) Rivers, in 1832, corrections, 1855
A View of the Lead Mines of Missouri, Including Some
Observations on the Mineralogy, Geology, Geography,
Antiquities, Soil, Climate, Population, and Productions of
Missouri and Arkansaw, and Other Sections of the Western
Country
"Letters on the Natural History of the Upper Lakes,"
1819
"A Catalogue of the Useful Minerals of Missouri," ca.
1819
"Vitreology, or the Art of Smelting, Particularly in Reference
to the Manufacture of Glass," ca. 1817
Box Reel Contents
MISCELLANEOUS WRITINGS, 1820 -ca. 1860 , n.d.
BOX 82 REEL 63 Fragments of manuscripts, n.d.
(2 folders)
Reviews of Henry Rowe Schoolcraft's books, etc., 1839-1857,
n.d.
BOX 83 REEL 64 Lectures
"A Sketch of the Natural History of Michigan," 1831
"China and the Chinese," 1840
"The Influence of Science as an Element in the Social
Condition of Europe" or "Science, a Social Element of
the Society of Europe," n.d.
"Scientific Associations Abroad," 1842
"The North American Indians," 1842
"Prominent Characteristics of the North American
Indians," n.d.
"Indian Tribes," ca. 1852
(2 folders)
Prospectuses
The Algic Magazine and Annals of Indian Affairs, 1841
Annals of Indian Affairs, n.d.
Annals of Popular Inquiry, n.d.
Cottage and Castle: Or Things Observed by the Way,
ca. 1842
Cyclopedia Indianënsis: Or a General Dictionary of
American Ethnology, 1842
History of the Indian for Schools, n.d.
Ideology of the North American Indians, ca. 1860
American Miscellany or Indian Miscellany, n.d.
The Literary Papers of Henry Rowe Schoolcraft, ca.
1860
Mississippiana, or Years in the West, n.d.
Researches in the Northwest: Northwestern Researches,
n.d.
A Polyglot Dictionary and Grammar of the Indian
Languages of the United States, ca. 1858
A Synopsis of American Voyages and Travels, 1845
Travels and Expeditions, ca. 1860
Travels in the Western Hemisphere, ca. 1840
The American Eagle: A Literary Magazine, n.d.
Miscellany, n.d.
(2 folders)
Reports
Annual report, Department of Indian Affairs, 1847
Report addressed to John C. Calhoun on the copper
mines of Lake Superior, 1820
Geological report addressed to John C. Calhoun on the
1820 Cass expedition, 1822
Forms
Census of Indian tribes, 1847
Comparative vocabulary, 1847-1849
Miscellany
"Indian Maxims: Traits and Apothegms," n.d.
"Suggestion for Travellers Visiting the Ancient Sites
of Indian Occupancy in America," n.d.
Subscriptions
The History, Condition, and Prospects of the
Indian Tribes of the United States, by Henry
Rowe Schoolcraft, and People from the Other
World, by Henry S. Olcott, n.d.
Archives of Aboriginal Knowledge, ca. 1860
BOX 84-85 REEL The Muzziniegun, Comprising Notes on Indian History, Languages,
65 and Mythology, n.d.
(2 vols.)
MISCELLANY, 1814 - 1906 , n.d.
BOX 86 REEL 66 Articles by Mary Howard Schoolcraft
"Declaration of Independence," n.d.
"A Southern Woman's Thoughts about Slavery," n.d.
"Stupid Prejudice against Negroes," n.d.
The Black Gauntlet: A Tale of Plantation Life in South
Carolina, by Mary Howard Schoolcraft, reviews, n.d.
Biographical material, n.d.
Calling cards, n.d.
"Character of Indians," by J. B. Moncravie, n.d.
Chickasaw Indian doctors, article, n.d.
Clippings
Re Henry Rowe Schoolcraft, n.d.
Re Indian Affairs, n.d.
Re Lewis Cass, n.d.
Commonplace book, ca. 1826-1832
Defense of Michigan Territory, article, n.d.
"The Eries," by John Gilmary Shea, n.d.
General miscellany, n.d.
"Historical and Mythological Traditions of the Algonquins," by
Ephraim George Squier, n.d.
"Indian Language," by Alexander Wolcott, Jr., n.d.
Indian maiden's story of fast and vision, n.d.
"On Indian Traditions" or "John Johnston's Replies to Governor
Cass's Inquiries," n.d.
Lists of birds sent, 1828
Mailing lists, n.d.
Maps
Miscellany, n.d.
Building lots, Detroit, Mich., 1841, n.d.
"The Chiefs [Esquagumabay?] and Koofsay's Plan for
Their Town or Village Consisting of 40 Lots," 1839
"Reservations of the Indians by the Treaty of Sagna,"
n.d.
"Geological Sketch of the Track of Granitic Rock in
Madison County, Missouri," ca. 1818
"The Three Forks of the White River," Ark., n.d.
Memorial to Congress mailing list, 1846
Meteorological tables and synopsis, Fort Atkinson, Iowa,
1847-1848
Notebooks of Mary Howard Schoolcraft, 1864-1873, n.d.
Notices of murder of James Lawrence Schoolcraft, 1846
Notes on Ohio Indian tribes, n.d.
Plan of dormitory, 1839
Printed matter, n.d.
Scrapbook, "Geographical Explorations in the United States,"
ca. 1854
Sketches, n.d.
Spanish and Indian mission books by Alexander S. Taylor, 1856
"Translations from Aesop's Fables," by John J. Schoolcraft,
n.d.
Algic Researches, interfile material, n.d.
BOX 87 REEL 67 Nicollet, Joseph N., expedition journal and correspondence,
1836-1837
BOX 88 Financial records
Ledger, 1836-1848
Annuities paid Indians, 1839
Claim against the United States re Treaty of 1836,
ca. 1843
BOX 89 REEL 68 Account book, 1819-1827
Accounts, 1826
Accounts at Michilimackinac, 1833
Miscellaneous accounts, 1837-1847, and accounts of
Mary Howard Schoolcraft, 1873
European trip expenses, 1842
Miscellaneous accounts, 1844-1856
Account with John H. Howard, 1849-1853
Account with P. White & Co., 1858
Statement re claim of Biddle & Drew, ca. 1834
Miscellany, 1836-1839, n.d.
Johnston, John, waste book, 1814-1821
BOX 90 Inventory of Henry Rowe Schoolcraft papers, n.d.
Unidentified index, ca. 1848
"Writings of Henry Rowe Schoolcraft, Library of Congress" and
"Report on the Schoolcraft Papers," by J. S. Fox, 1906
Descriptive index of correspondence, n.d.
Index to Henry Rowe Schoolcraft correspondence, 1809-1850
OVERSIZE, ca. 1820 - 1846 , n.d.
BOX OV 1 REEL
69 Dakota Groupe vocabularies, n.d.
Dacota, Winnebago, Iowa, and Osage
Senecas, Tuscarora, and Wyandot
Sac and Foxes, Ottowas West, Chippewas of Cheboregon,
and Mukundwa or Pillagers
Unidentified Indian vocabularies and index, or "A Lists," n.d.
"Ethnological Survey: A National Inquiry Essential to the
History, Policy and Civilization of the United States Indians,"
1846
Indian agent commissions of Henry Rowe Schoolcraft, 1822-1839
Appraisements of Indian improvements on the Straits of
Michilimackinac, Point St. Ignace, islands of Lake Huron, and
Beaver Islands of Lake Michigan, ca. 1830 - 1839
Maps
Cadaraqui or Ontario Lake area, n.d.
Indian Territory, [Michigan?], with place names in
English, French, and Indian, n.d.
Chippewa reservation, St. Clair River area, n.d.
Grand River and Thunder Bay area, Mich., n.d.
Forks of Thunder Bay River area, Mich., n.d.
"Map of the Route Passed over by an Expedition into
the Indian Country in 1832 to the Source of the
Mississippi," by Lieutenants Allen and Drayton, n.d.
"A Map of the Country Adjoining the 5th Principal
Meridian from Its Commencement at the Mouth of the
Arkansas River up to Township No. 26," by Stephen F.
Austin, ca. 1820
"Line of Formation of the Appalachian Chain," n.d.
"Vertical Section of the Left Bank of the
Mississippi, Opposite the Junction of St. Peters;
Embracing a Formation of Native Copper," n.d.
Geological maps of the Mississippi River area, n.d.
"Wayishkee's Map of the Sources of the Taquymenon and
Manistic Rivers," 1826
Unidentified, n.d.
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