George Crook papers , 1863-1890

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Crook, George, 1829-1890
Title
George Crook papers
Dates
1863-1890 (inclusive)
Quantity
0.1 linear feet, (2 containers)  :  2 folders
Collection Number
A 024
Summary
George Crook was a U.S. Army officer. The George Crook papers comprise letters concerning the Sioux campaign of 1876, the Apache campaigns of 1883 and 1886, the Sioux Commission, 1889, and the relocation of the Apache Indian reservation.
Repository
University of Oregon Libraries, Special Collections and University Archives
UO Libraries--SCUA
1299 University of Oregon
Eugene OR
97403-1299
Telephone: 5413463068
spcarref@uoregon.edu
Access Restrictions

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Languages
English
Sponsor
Funding for encoding this finding aid was provided through a grant awarded by the National Endowment for the Humanities.

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Subject Terms

  • Apache Indians--Wars, 1883-1886
  • Black Hills War, 1876-1877--Wars, 1876
  • Generals--United States
  • Indians of North America--Government relations--1869-1934
  • Indians of North America--Wars--1866-1895

Personal Names

  • Crawford, Emmett
  • Crook, George, 1829-1890
  • Crook, George, 1829-1890
  • Custer, George A. (George Armstrong), 1839-1876
  • Kennon, Lyman Walter Vere, 1858-1918
  • Mackenzie, Randal Slidell, 1840-1889
  • Maus, Marion P. (Marion Perry), 1850-1930
  • Merritt, Wesley, 1834-1910
  • Strahorn, Robert E. (Robert Edmund), 1852-1944

Corporate Names

  • United States. Sioux Commission (1889)