Processed by
Chris Harter
14 July 1998
Revised 17 September 2001
Updated 9 March 2004
Manuscripts and Visual Collections Department
William Henry Smith Memorial Library
Indiana Historical Society
450 West Ohio Street
Indianapolis, IN 46202-3269
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VOLUME OF |
9 manuscript boxes, 5 shoeboxes, 2 folders of visual material
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COLLECTION |
ca. 1924–63 |
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PROVENANCE: |
Unknown |
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RESTRICTIONS: |
None |
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COPYRIGHT: |
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REPRODUCTION |
Permission to reproduce or publish material in this collection must be obtained from the Indiana Historical Society. |
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ALTERNATE |
None |
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RELATED |
M 0005, R. Carlyle Buley Papers, 1950–1968 |
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ACCESSION |
0000.0188 |
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NOTES: |
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Roscoe Carlyle (R. Carlyle) Buley (1893–1968), the son of David M. and Nora (Keithley) Buley, was born in Georgetown, Indiana. He graduated from Indiana University in 1914, and received his M.A. from IU in 1916. Buley married Esther Giles in 1919. After her death in 1921, he married Evelyn Barnett. He taught high school history at Delphi and Muncie, Indiana, and Springfield, Illinois, before earning a Ph.D. at Wisconsin in 1925. Buley was a professor of history at Indiana University (1925–64) before becoming emeritus professor (1964–68).
Buley authored numerous articles, reviews, and books. He won the Pulitzer Prize in 1951 for his two-volume study, The Old Northwest: Pioneer Period 1815–1840, which was published by the Indiana Historical Society. He also won the Elizur Wright Award for The American Life Convention: Study in the History of Life Insurance.
Sources:
Material in the collection.
Who Was Who in America, Vol. 5, p. 98.
Current Biography (1951), p. 74.
This collection consists of correspondence and research material relating to R. Carlyle Buley, particularly his efforts to publish his two-volume study, The Old Northwest: Pioneer Period 1815–1840. The material is arranged accordingly to format, then chronologically.
The correspondence (1928–52) begins with letters written to Buley while he was the business manager of the Indiana Magazine of History. However, the majority of the correspondence relates to Buley's search for a publisher for The Old Northwest, the publication of the work by the Indiana Historical Society, and Buley receiving the Pulitzer Prize for History in 1951. Publishing houses that Buley communicated with include: Arthur H. Clark Company, Atlantic Monthly Press, Bobbs-Merrill Company, Houghton-Mifflin Co., McGraw-Hill Book Company, Inc., Macmillan Company, University of Chicago Press, Viking Press, Inc., and Whittlesey House
After the Indiana Historical Society's decision to publish The Old Northwest in April 1949, Buley's correspondence contains many letters to and from Howard H. Peckham, secretary of the society, Haddon Craftsmen, the company that printed the work, and The Towers, Inc., the primary distributor outside of Indiana. Beginning in May 1951, after Buley was awarded the Pulitzer Prize, the correspondence centers on congratulatory letters.
A list of principal correspondents follows, along with date ranges of their letters. They include: Paul McClelland Angle (1944, 1948–50), David Laurance Chambers (1947–48), Margaret Louise Coit (1951), Rev. Frederick Irving Kuhns (1945–46, 1951), Philip Dillon Jordan (1951; See also: M 0005, R. Carlyle Buley Papers), Eli Lilly (1950–51; See also: M 184, Eli Lilly Papers), Josiah Kirby Lilly (1950), Stanley McCrory Pargellis (1944–50), Howard Henry Peckham (1949–51), Milo Milton Quaife (1944–51), Clark F. Ray (1946, 1949–51), William Marven Reser (1931), Lorenz G. Schumm (1951; See also: M 249, Lorenz G. Schumm Papers), Gayle Thornbrough (1949–50), Roy A. and M. Pat Tower(1950–51), and Herman B. Wells (1944, 1951).
Following the correspondence are various drafts of The Old Northwest. A number series (1 through 3) was assigned to the drafts during the processing of the collection in an effort to provide a chronology to the different drafts. The third draft is complete and contains few corrections.
Other material relating to Buley's work on The Old Northwest includes a copy of a lithograph and photographic negatives used as illustrations, notes, prepublication reviews, criticisms and comments from various individuals, and photographs of Buley used as Pulitzer Prize publicity. Newspaper/magazine clippings and printed items mostly concern the publication of Buley's work and his acceptance of the Pulitzer.
Also present in the collection are notes and manuscripts of undetermined authorship, although they were probably written by Buley or used by him for research. A series of five shoeboxes containing Buley's research and lecture notes completes the collection.
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CONTENTS |
CONTAINER |
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1928–30 |
Box 1, Folder 1 |
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1931 |
Box 1, Folder 2 |
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1932–33 |
Box 1, Folder 3 |
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1940–43 |
Box 1, Folder 4 |
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1944 |
Box 1, Folder 5 |
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1945 |
Box 1, Folder 6 |
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1946 |
Box 1, Folder 7 |
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1947 |
Box 1, Folder 8 |
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1948, Jan.–June |
Box 1, Folder9 |
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1948, July–Sept. |
Box 1, Folder10 |
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1948, Oct.–Dec. |
Box1 , Folder 11 |
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1949, Jan.–June |
Box 1, Folder 12 |
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1949, July–Dec. |
Box 1, Folder 13 |
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1950, Jan.–June |
Box 1, Folder 14 |
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1950, July–Sept. |
Box 1, Folder 15 |
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1950, Oct. |
Box 1, Folder 16 |
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1950, Nov. |
Box 1, Folder 17 |
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1950, Dec. |
Box 1, Folder 18 |
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1951, Jan.–Feb. |
Box 1, Folder 19 |
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1951, March–April |
Box 1, Folder 20 |
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1951, May 1–7 |
Box 1, Folder 21 |
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1951 May 8–9 |
Box 1, Folder 22 |
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1951, May 10–11 |
Box 1, Folder 23 |
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1951, May 12–19 |
Box 1, Folder 24 |
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1951, May 20–31 |
Box 1, Folder 25 |
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June 1951–July 1952 |
Box 1, Folder 26 |
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CONTENTS |
CONTAINER |
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Portion of Handwritten Draft (includes Chapter 12) (1 of 5) |
Box 2, Folder 1 |
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Portion of Handwritten Draft (2 of 5) |
Box 2, Folder 2 |
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Portion of Handwritten Draft (3 of 5) |
Box 2, Folder 3 |
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Portion of Handwritten Draft (includes Chapter 15) (4 of 5) |
Box 2, Folder 4 |
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Portion of Handwritten Draft (includes Chapter 13) (5 of 5) |
Box 2, Folder 5 |
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Handwritten Draft—Chapter 1 |
Box 2, Folder 6 |
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Handwritten Draft—Chapter 7 (1 of 4) |
Box 2, Folder 7 |
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Handwritten Draft—Chapter 7 (2 of 4) |
Box 2, Folder 8 |
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Handwritten Draft—Chapter 7 (3 of 4) |
Box 2, Folder 9 |
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Handwritten Draft—Chapter 7 (4 of 4) |
Box 2, Folder 10 |
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Handwritten Draft—Chapter 10 |
Box 2, Folder 11 |
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Handwritten Draft—Chapter 12 (1 of 2) |
Box 2, Folder 12 |
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Handwritten Draft—Chapter 12 (2 of 2) |
Box 2, Folder 13 |
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Handwritten Draft—Chapter 13 (1 of 2) |
Box 2, Folder 14 |
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Handwritten Draft—Chapter 13 (2 of 2) |
Box 2, Folder 15 |
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Handwritten Draft—Chapter 14 (1 of 2) |
Box 3, Folder 1 |
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Handwritten Draft—Chapter 14 (2 of 2) |
Box 3, Folder 2 |
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Handwritten Draft—Chapter 15 |
Box 3, Folder 3 |
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Draft #1—Chapter 1 |
Box 3, Folder 4 |
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Draft #1—Chapter 2 |
Box 3, Folder 5 |
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Draft #1—Chapter 4 |
Box 3, Folder 6 |
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Draft #1A—Chapter 4 (1 of 2) |
Box 3, Folder 7 |
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Draft #1A—Chapter 4 (2 of 2) |
Box 3, Folder 8 |
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Draft #1(?)—Chapters 5 and 6 |
Box 3, Folder 9 |
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Draft #1—Chapter 7 (1 of 4) |
Box 3, Folder 10 |
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Draft #1—Chapter 7 (2 of 4) |
Box 3, Folder 11 |
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Draft #1—Chapter 7 (3 of 4) |
Box 3 , Folder12 |
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Draft #1—Chapter 7 (4 of 4) |
Box 3, Folder 13 |
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Draft #1—Chapter 8 |
Box 3, Folder 14 |
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Portion of Draft #1(?)—Chapter 11 (1 of 4) |
Box 3, Folder15 |
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Portion of Draft #1(?)—Chapter 11 (2 of 4) |
Box 3, Folder 16 |
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Portion of Draft #1(?)—Chapter 11 (3 of 4) |
Box 3, Folder 17 |
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Portion of Draft #1(?)—Chapter 11 (4 of 4) |
Box 4, Folder 1 |
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Draft #1—Chapter 14 |
Box 4, Folder 2 |
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Draft #2—Chapter 1 |
Box 4, Folder 3 |
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Draft #2—Chapter 2 |
Box 4, Folder 4 |
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Draft #2—Chapter 3 |
Box 4, Folder 5 |
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Draft #2—Chapter 4 (1 of 2) |
Box 4, Folder 6 |
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Draft #2—Chapter 4 (2 of 2) |
Box 4, Folder 7 |
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Draft #2—Chapters 5 and 6 (1 of 3) |
Box 4, Folder 8 |
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Draft #2—Chapters 5 and 6 (2 of 3) |
Box 4, Folder 9 |
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Draft #2—Chapters 5 and 6 (3 of 3) |
Box 4, Folder 10 |
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Draft #2—Chapter 7 (1 of 3) |
Box 4, Folder 11 |
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Draft #2—Chapter 7 (2 of 3) |
Box 4, Folder 12 |
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Draft #2—Chapter 7 (3 of 3) |
Box 4, Folder 13 |
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Draft #2—Chapter 8 |
Box 4, Folder 14 |
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Draft #2—Chapter 9 |
Box 5, Folder 1 |
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Draft #2—Chapter 10 (1 of 2) |
Box 5, Folder 2 |
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Draft #2—Chapter 10 (2 of 2) |
Box 5, Folder 3 |
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Draft #2—Chapter 11 (1 of 2) |
Box 5, Folder 4 |
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Draft #2—Chapter 11 (2 of 2) |
Box 5, Folder 5 |
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Draft #2—Chapter 12 (1 of 2) |
Box 5, Folder 6 |
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Draft #2—Chapter 12 (2 of 2) |
Box 5, Folder 7 |
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Draft #2—Chapter 13 (1 of 2) |
Box 5, Folder 8 |
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Draft #2—Chapter 13 (2 of 2) |
Box 5, Folder 9 |
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Draft #2—Chapter 14 (1 of 2) |
Box 5, Folder 10 |
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Draft #2—Chapter 14 (2 of 2) |
Box 5, Folder 11 |
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Draft #2—Chapter 15 (1 of 3) |
Box 5, Folder 12 |
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Draft #2—Chapter 15 (2 of 3) |
Box 5, Folder 13 |
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Draft #2—Chapter 15 (3 of 3) |
Box 5, Folder 14 |
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Draft #3—Preface, Contents, Dedication |
Box 6, Folder 1 |
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Draft #3—Chapter 1 |
Box 6, Folder 2 |
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Draft #3—Chapter 2 |
Box 6, Folder 3 |
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Draft #3—Chapter 3 |
Box 6, Folder 4 |
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Draft #3—Chapter 4 (1 of 3) |
Box 6, Folder 5 |
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Draft #3—Chapter 4 (2 of 3) |
Box 6, Folder 6 |
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Draft #3—Chapter 4 (3 of 3) |
Box 6, Folder 7 |
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Draft #3—Chapter 5 (1 of 2) |
Box 6, Folder 8 |
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Draft #3—Chapter 5 (2 of 2) |
Box 6, Folder 9 |
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Draft #3—Chapter 6 (1 of 2) |
Box 6, Folder 10 |
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Draft #3—Chapter 6 (2 of 2) |
Box 6, Folder 11 |
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Draft #3—Chapter 7 (1 of 5) |
Box 6, Folder 12 |
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Draft #3—Chapter 7 (2 of 5) |
Box 6, Folder 13 |
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Draft #3—Chapter 7 (3 of 5) |
Box 7, Folder 1 |
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Draft #3—Chapter 7 (4 of 5) |
Box 7, Folder 2 |
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Draft #3—Chapter 7 (5 of 5) |
Box 7, Folder 3 |
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Draft #3—Chapter 8 |
Box 7, Folder 4 |
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Draft #3—Chapter 9 |
Box 7, Folder 5 |
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Draft #3—Chapter 10 (1 of 3) |
Box 7, Folder 6 |
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Draft #3—Chapter 10 (2 of 3) |
Box 7, Folder 7 |
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Draft #3—Chapter 10 (3 of 3) |
Box 7, Folder 8 |
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Draft #3—Chapter 11 (1 of 2) |
Box 7, Folder 9 |
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Draft #3—Chapter 11 (2 of 2) |
Box 7, Folder 10 |
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Draft #3—Chapter 12 |
Box 7, Folder 11 |
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Draft #3—Chapter 13 (1 of 2) |
Box 7, Folder 12 |
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Draft #3—Chapter 13 (2 of 2) |
Box 8, Folder 1 |
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Draft #3—Chapter 14 (1 of 2) |
Box 8, Folder 2 |
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Draft #3—Chapter 14 (2 of 2) |
Box 8, Folder 3 |
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Draft #3—Chapter 15 (1 of 4) |
Box 8, Folder 4 |
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Draft #3—Chapter 15 (2 of 4) |
Box 8, Folder 5 |
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Draft #3—Chapter 15 (3 of 4) |
Box 8, Folder 6 |
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Draft #3—Chapter 15 (4 of 4) |
Box 8, Folder 7 |
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Draft #3—Bibliographical Essay |
Box 8, Folder 8 |
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CONTENTS |
CONTAINER |
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List of Illinois newspapers in the Illinois State Historical Library (originally filed with notes in Box 11) |
Box 9, Folder1 |
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Magazine Bibliography—used for The Old Northwest (?) |
Box 9, Folder2 |
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List of sources for The Old Northwest (?) |
Box 9, Folder 3 |
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The Old Northwest—Drafts of Table of Contents |
Box 9, Folder 4 |
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The Old Northwest—Preface, Contents, Sample Chapter Banners, Illustrations List |
Box 9, Folder 5 |
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The Old Northwest—Illustrations |
Box 9, Folder 6 |
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The Old Northwest—Illustrations (negatives) |
Visual Collections: B&W negative storage, Box 9, Folder 6 |
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The Old Northwest—Notes on Indiana and Ohio Artists |
Box 9, Folder 7 |
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The Old Northwest—Prepublication Reviews |
Box 9, Folder 8 |
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The Old Northwest—Review List |
Box 9, Folder 9 |
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The Old Northwest—Criticisms and Comments |
Box 9, Folder 10 |
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The Old Northwest—Milo M. Quaife's Criticism |
Box 9, Folder 11 |
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Flier and application for Knopf Fellowship, ca. 1942–43 |
Box 9, Folder 12 |
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Indiana History Bulletin—March 1944, September 1945 |
Box 9, Folder 13 |
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The Old Northwest prepublication pamphlet; Indiana University Bookstore catalog, 1950 |
Box 9, Folder 14 |
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Photographs used for Pulitzer Prize publicity |
Visual Collections: Manuscript Photographs, Box 9, Folder 15 |
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List of thank you letters received, ca. May 1951 |
Box 9, Folder 16 |
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Saturday Review of Literature, May 1951 |
Box 9, Folder 17 |
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Indiana University Writers Conference program, July 1951 |
Box 9, Folder 18 |
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Current Bibliography, July 1951; Indiana University Bulletin, August 1951; Indiana University Center News, December 1951 |
Box 9, Folder 19 |
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Inland Seas (Great Lakes Historical Society), Fall 1951 |
Box 9, Folder 20 |
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Newspaper/Magazine clippings, 1944–1963 |
Box 9, Folder 21 |
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Lecture notes for "History of the West" class, 1924 |
Box 9, Folder 22 |
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Maps—"Map of the Seat of War in North America" (photostat); maps of congressional and presidential election results in 1854 and 1860 |
Box 9, Folder 23 |
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Notes on papers of the "American Fur Company, 1839–1949" (from the New York Historical Society?) (See also: SC 1679, American Fur Company) |
Box 9, Folder 24 |
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Box 9, Folder 25 |
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Box 9, Folder 26 |
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Box 9, Folder 27 |
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"The Library of an Early Ohio Farmer" |
Box 9, Folder 28 |
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Miscellaneous notes and clippings |
Box 9, Folder 29 |
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Photocopies of file folders used by Buley (with annotations) |
Box 9, Folder 30 |
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File folders (with annotations) (1 of 2) |
Box 9, Folder 31 |
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File folders (with annotations) (2 of 2) |
Box 9, Folder 32 |
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CONTENTS |
CONTAINER |
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"General Bibliography"; Old Northwest Notes |
Box 10 |
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Old Northwest Notes (See also: Box 9, Folder 1) |
Box 11 |
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Old Northwest Notes (continued from Box 11) |
Box 12 |
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Notes for Old Northwest (Chapter 14, Religion); Old Northwest sources (?); The American Life Convention sources; Lecture and research notes |
Box 13 |
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Lecture and research notes |
Box 14 |
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