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Title
Ely Samuel Parker scrapbooks [vol. 11], 1828-1894
Date
1870-1894
Subjects
United States
Description
Forms part of the Edward E. Ayer Manuscript Collection (Newberry Library)
Summary
Twelve scrapbooks, presumably kept by Parker, containing newspaper clippings and illustrations dating primarily from 1870 to 1894, regarding Indian affairs. Taken from various U.S. newspapers, the articles deal primarily with Indian massacres, war, and fraud within the Bureau of Indian Affairs. There are also a few volumes concerning Indian archaeology, relics, legends, folklore, customs, and education. Illustrations typically depict Indian chiefs, generals, Indian office commisioners, war scenes and battlefield maps, dances, and dwellings. Many Indian tribes are referred to, including but not limited to the Sioux, Navajo, Osage, Apache, Cherokee, Pima, Pueblo, Creek, Seminole, Comanche, Aztec, Choctaw, Temecula, Ponca, Cheyenne, Onondaga, Narragnasett, Mashpee, Ute, and Zuni. There are also three 1870 letters addressed to Ely Samuel Parker from Samuel M. Janney, John A. Burbank, and J.A. Campbell, superintendents of Indian affairs from the Nebraska Territory, Dakota Territory, and Wyoming Territory. Many volumes contain indexes.
Biographical/Historical Note
Seneca Indian, advocate of the Tonawanda Senecas and chief of the Wolf clan, civil engineer, military secretary to U.S. Grant, U.S. Commissioner of Indian Affairs, stock trader, and clerk in the New York City police department. Born in 1825 in Genesee County, N.Y. and educated at Elder Stone's Baptist School, Yates Academy, and Cayuga Academy, Parker worked to regain Seneca lands in western New York (1842-1857). Prior to the Civil War he was employed as a civil engineer on projects for the U.S. government and in New York; during the war, Parker served as a captain of engineers until 1864 when he was appointed Grant's personal military secretary. Parker continued on Grant's staff until 1869 when he was appointed Commissioner of Indian Affairs. There he attempted to root out corruption, and although exonerated of corruption charges himself, Parker resigned his position in 1871. He later made and lost a fortune on the New York stock market (1873-1875) and worked as a clerk in the New York City police department (1876-1895).
Extent
2 cubic ft. (12 volumes)
Format
Clippings
,
Correspondence
,
Scrapbooks
Archival Collection Title
Edward E. Ayer Collection
,
Ely Samuel Parker scrapbooks
Rights Status
No Copyright - United States
Newberry Open Access Policy
The Newberry makes its collections available for any lawful purpose, commercial or non-commercial, without licensing or permission fees to the library, subject to
these terms and conditions.
Contributing Institution
Newberry Library
Link to Catalog
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Call Number
Ayer Modern MS Parker
BibID
175824
Size
3194px × 3666px 33.53 MB
File Created
01/08/2014
Filename
991758248805867_Ayer_Modern_MS_Parker_vol_011_00001.tif
Unique Identifier
NL1XCI7
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