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Collection I 032
John Gregory Bourke diaries
on microfilm
Years: 1872‑1896
Quantity: 10 rolls
Location in the Delaney Southwest Research
Library: microfilm cabinet drawer 4.4
This collection includes the microfilm of diaries begun when Captain Bourke was aide‑de‑camp to General Crook. Biographical materials and notes are on roll 1. The date span of the diary entries is November 20, 1872 through March 4, 1895. This collection is replete with information regarding Navajo, Pueblo, and Apache Indians and anthropological observations of American Indians in the western and southwestern United States. The microfilm includes a view of a color sketch (on roll 10). See the accompanying 74-page printed guide (located in the Center's manuscript collection M 129).
Biographical note by F. W. Hodge (The American Anthropologist, Vol. IX, July 1896, pages 245-248)
John Gregory Bourke
"Captain John Gregory Bourke, who died at the Polyclinic Hospital, Philadelphia, on June 8, was born at Philadelphia in 1846. When nineteen [sic, sixteen] years of age he entered company E and afterward company D of the famous Fifteenth Pennsylvania Calvary, in the Department of the Cumberland, as a private, serving, from August 12, 862, when he was honorably mustered out, later being awarded a medal of honor for gallantry at the battle of Stone river, Tennessee, in December, 1862. On the recommendation of General George H. Thomas he was appointed a cadet in the United States Military Academy October 17, 1865; and was graduated June 15, 1869, becoming second lieutenant, Third U.S. Calvary.
He joined his regiment September 29, 1869, and served with it at Fort Craig, New Mexico, to February 19, 1870; at Camp Grant, Arizona, to July 21, 1870, and in the field in Arizona, operating against hostile Indians, to August 15, 1971, being engaged in action near Pinal Creek, July, 1870. Was aide-de-camp to General Cook, August 15, 1871, to March 3, 1883; also acting assistant adjutant general of troops in the field during operations against hostile Indians in 1872 and 1873, being in action at the summit of Sierra Ancha, December 15, 1871; Salt River canyon, December 28, 1872; Superstition mountains, January 16, 1873, and the Tonto Apaches, February and March, 1873. In orders No. 14, headquarters Department of Arizona, April 9, 1873, he was specially mentioned for distinguished gallantry in these and other affairs, which resulted, on February 27, 1890, in the tendering by the Secretary of War of the brevet rank of captain for gallant services, which he however declined. Bourke’s friendship and loyalty toward Crook during ten years’ association on the frontier were unbounded, and the famous general had unlimited confidence in hid gallant aid. In the language of General Stanton, Bourke’s courage and gallantry were bywords in the army, and his service ought to have had greater reward. His copious notes were in constant demand by Crook, who often referred to them as to time and place of events in his campaign.
While still a second lieutenant, Bourke was acting engineer officer, Department of Arizona, July 1, 173, to March 22, 1875; also acting assistant adjutant general of the same department, October 23, 1873, to June 9, 1874; was the expedition to explore the Black Hills, Dakota, in June and July, 1875; was promoted to first lieutenant May 17, 187; was acting assistant adjutant general of troops in the field on the Big Horn and Yellowstone and of the Powder River expeditions in Wyoming, May, 1876, to January, 1877, being engaged in the actions with Sioux Indians at Crazy Horses Village, March 17; Tongue River, June 9; Rosebud, June 17; Slim Buttes, September 9, and Willow Creek, Wyoming, November 25, 1876. For gallantry in the attack on the Indians on Powder River, March 17, 1876, and in the action on Rosebud creek, June 17 of the same year, Bourke was tendered brevet rank of major on February 27, 1890; but this honor like that previously earned, he declined. He participated in the campaign against the Nez Perce Indians, September—November, 1877; was with Major Thornburgh’s command in pursuit of hostile Cheyennes in the sand hills of Nebraska and Dakota. September and October, 1878; with the advance of General Merritt’s command on Milk River, Colorado, September, 1879, and on the Yellowstone expedition, August and September, 1880. He was promoted to captain on the 26th of June, 1882; acting assistant adjutant general of troops in the field operating against hostile Indians and on General Crook’s expedition into the Sierra Madre, Mexico, in pursuit of hostile Apache Indians, April 6 to June 26, 1883; acting aide-de-camp to General Crook, March 24, 1884, to June 25, 1884; also acting assistant adjutant general, Department of Arizona, in the same year, and acting assistant inspector general of the same department, August 15, 1884, to June 25, 1885; with troop at Camp Rice, Texas, to September 18, 1885.
While Bourke became a famous Indian fighter, his broad knowledge of the habits and customs and mode of thought of the red men fostered a sympathy for the American savage that prevented what many times might have proved extermination of a predatory band. His intimate acquaintance with the inner life of the Indian was early recognized by the War Department. From December, 1880, to February, 1881, he was recorder of the Ponca Indian commission, and from April of the latter year until June, 1882, was assigned, under the orders of Lieutenant-General Sheridan, to the special duty of investigating the manners and customs of the Pueblo, Apache, and Navaho Indians. His work on the Snake Dance of the Moquis of Arizona was the outcome of a part of this research, and formed the first scientific contribution to that celebrated ceremony. After taking a prominent part in the surrender of Geronimo, the Apache renegade, and his band in the Canyon de los Embudos, Sonora, Mexico, March 26, 1886, Captain Bourke was ordered to Washington fro the purpose of elaborating his voluminous notes obtained during many years of contact with the Indians, which work was continued until April, 1891. Not content with a mere collation of his material regarding the tribes with which he was most familiar, Bourke spent many months during his sojourn at the capital in its extensive libraries for the purpose of recording similar parallel customs of other primitive peoples throughout the world, and the results of this research were greater than one could ever hope to publish during a lifetime. A suggestion of the completeness of this work may be gained from his Medicine-men of the Apache, in the ninth annual report of the Bureau of Ethnology, a paper which has been commended and widely quoted.
Captain Bourke’s interest in the ordure rites of primitive peoples was first aroused at Zuni in 1881, during a ceremony of the Newekwe priests of that pueblo, and the results of his observations on that occasion were published in a pamphlet distributed among a limited number of students. A continuation of his researches along this line led to the publication of his noteworthy Scatalogic Rites of all Nations, Washington, 1891.
After rendering material aid to the Pan-American Congress, to which duty he was detailed by reason of his efficient knowledge of the Spanish language, Captain Bourke rejoined his regiment on April 9, 1891, and commanded his troop and post at Fort Ringgold, Texas, being frequently in the field in the operations against Garza’s band of marauders of the Rio Grande frontier, to March 3, 1893. This wary bandit was so closely pressed on one occasion by Bourke and his hardy troopers that his saddle and personal diary found their way to the National Museum, of which Bourke was a valued collaborator and a constant contributor. Among the many other collections in that institution bearing his name is the necklace of human fingers taken during the raid of the allied Sioux and Cheyenne in Wyoming and Montana in the winter of 1876-’77, which resulted in the surrender of 4,500 hostiles at Red Cloud and Spotted Tail agencies in the early spring of the latter year.
During the World’s Columbian Exposition Captain Bourke’s knowledge of the Spanish language and of Spanish institutions was again called into requisition by his assignment to duty with the department of foreign affairs, in charge of the Convert of La Rabida. From November, 1893, to July 8, 1894, he commanded his troop at Fort Riley, Kansas, and was an active participant against the railroad rioters at Chicago in the autumn of 1894. He was ordered to Fort Ethan Allen, Vermont, his last post of active duty, in the autumn of that year, after having faithfully and bravely served his country in every quarter of its domain.
Captain Bourke was a frequent contributor to periodical scientific literature, particularly to the organs of the Anthropological Society of Washington, and of the American Folklore Society, of which he was elected president in December last. The most frequently quoted of Captain Bourke’s periodical contributions are: Folklore concerning arrows; Vesper hours of the stone age; Primitive distillation among the Tarascoes; Distillation by early American Indians; Notes on the cosmogony and theogony of the Mohave Indians; The gentile organization of the Apache Indians; The miracle play of the Rio Grande; The folk-foods of the Rio Grande Valley and of Northern Mexico, and Popular medicine, customs, and superstitions of the Rio Grande.
In addition to his connection with the societies above mentioned, Captain Bourke was a fellow of the American Association of the Advancement of Science, and a member of the Victoria Institute of Great Britian, and of the Congrès International des Américanistes. Captain Bourke’s exceptional versatility, the product of a wide and varied experience, coupled with an extraordinary sense of humor and a wonderful power of expression, made him a most genial companion and gives even additional zest to his extra scientific productions, An Apache Campaign, On the Border with Crook, and Mackenzie’s last fight with the Cheyennes.
In the death of John Gregory Bourke, Anthropology has lost an indefatigable investigator, American Literature and vivacious contributor, and the Army of the United States a courageous soldier."
(See also biographical notes in microfilm collection guides, Collection M 129, and on Roll 1 of the microfilm collection.)
Administrative information
About the organization of this collection: Chronological.
Acquisition information: The Center of Southwest Studies purchased these rolls from Bell and Howell prior to April of 1969 (accession x2002:03061).
Processing information: The microfilm was produced by Bell and Howell [circa 1970?] from originals at the United States Military Academy Library (West Point, N.Y.). The Center of Southwest Studies re-housed this user microfilm in acid-free boxes in November 1998. This inventory was prepared by Todd Ellison, Certified Archivist, December, 2004. The Center's Professional Archives Intern Sampson Sage keyed in the biographical sketch and compiled the descriptive list of contents in December of 2004.
Related collections at the Center of Southwest Studies include microfilm collection I 035, the Indian Rights Association papers microfilm, 1864-1973 (162 rolls), and manuscript collection M 061, Indian Rights Association pamphlets.
Container list:
The following was compiled from the Center's photocopy of the U.S. Military Academy library's typescript listings of:
- Listing of 124 volumes of diaries and (volume 124) color sketches with their inclusive dates.
- Bourke diaries content scope notes, August 1965.
- Bourke diaries physical description notes, August 1965.
Microfilm roll 1:
Volume 1: November 20, 1872 – April 6, 1873. Pages 1-96. Includes an Indian peace treaty recorded, but undated. Includes newspaper clippings as late as July 15, 1873. Title page has a sketch on the back of it.
Volume 2: September 22, 1874 – October 20, 1874. Pages 1-164.
Volume 2a: March 12, 1875 – April 26, 1875. Pages 1-160. Includes pictures of Slat Lake City with comments on Mormon lifestyle; last date mentioned is May 1st.
Volume 2b: May 13, 1875 – June 22, 1875. Pages 1-152. Includes a map of the “Sioux Reserve—Dacotah,” which contains newspaper clippings from July 5, 1875.
Volume 3: February 17, 1876 – March 28, 1876. Pages 1-193. Includes newspaper accounts of General Crook’s expedition; the Indian Wars with the Sioux and Crazy Horse; Big Horn and Black Hill regions. Includes newspaper clippings as late as April 1876, with the first four days being a recap.
Volume 4: May 10, 1876 – June 14, 1876. Pages 192-383. Includes newspaper clippings of Generals Crook’s campaign against the Indians. Contains newspaper clippings from April 1876.
Volume 5: June 14, 1876 – July 2, 1876. Pages 384-543. Includes newspaper clippings from General Crook’s expedition.
Volume 6: July 2, 1876 – July 27, 1876. Pages 544-703.
Volume 7: July 28, 1876 – August 24, 1876. Pages 705-816. Contains a recreation of events during the period of July 28 – September 8, 1876, his original diary was lost “in year 1877-1878,” this volume covers through August 24.
Volume 8: August 24, 1876 – September 8, 1876. Pages 817-896. As stated above this is not his original diary, it is a recreation of events, also mentions August 20 in it.
Volume 9: September 8, 1976 – September 24, 1876. Pages 864-959.
Microfilm roll 2:
Volume 10: September 24, 1876 – October 24, 1876. Pages 960-1063. Includes transcripts and reports from this period in time.
Volume 11: July – October 1876. Includes newspaper clippings that are not in chronological order.
Volume 12: July 28, 1876 – September 16, 1876. Pages 1162-1255. Newspaper clippings are not in chronological order.
Volume 13: September 16, 1876 – October 24, 1876. Pages 1256-1351. Includes Newspaper clippings and pictures.
Volume 14: November 2, 1876 – December 4, 1876. Pages 1352-1447.
Volume 15: December 4, 1876 – December 28, 1876. Pages 1447-1542.
Volume 16: December 28, 1876 – January 3, 1877. Pages 1543-1638. Includes newspaper clippings from September through November 1876.
Volume 17: November 7, 1876 - January 5, 1877. Pages1639-1732. All newspaper clippings seem to be in fair chronological order.
Volume 18: January 5, 1877 – January 20, 1877. Pages 1730-1828. Includes newspaper clippings and pictures, as well as primitive style Indian drawings on pages 1751-1787, and photographs on pages 1788-1821.
Volume 19: February 7, 1877 – April 29, 1877. Pages 1825-1936.
Volume 20: April 29, 1877 – May 9, 1877. Pages 1937-2007. Includes newspaper clippings as late as June 5, 1877.
Volume 21: July 1, 1877 – July 27, 1877. Pages 1-100. First date mentioned in entries is June 29, 1877, and the last date mentioned is July 29, 1877.
Volume 22: March 28, 1878 – April 7, 1878. Pages 1-64. Includes a mentioning of the invention of the phonograph in one of the entries.
Volume 23: June 1, 1878 – July 28, 1878. Pages 1-77. References the inventing of the phonograph again, with a newspaper clipping from August 1, 1878.
Volume 24: August 1, 1878. Pages 1-83. Consists of a retrospective accounting of events leading to the death of Chief Crazy Horse. The title page is dated August 1, 1878, while Crazy Horse was killed on September 5, 1877.
Volume 25: August 19, 1878 – September 9, 1878. Pages 1-107. Includes an account of a meeting with Ponca Indians and newspaper clippings. The account is dated March 1, 1879, while the newspaper clipping is dated April 1, 1879. Also contains a newspaper clipping from December 4, 1880 and a diary entry from December 5, 1880 (He apparently used blank pages in his “used volume” due to the lack of available paper).
Volume 26: September 26, 1878 – October 7, 1878. Pages 1-112.
Volume 27: October 7, 1878 – February 4, 1879. Pages 113-224. In diary form from October 1-31, then entries following are in retrospect.
Volume 28: February 4, 1879 – February 19, 1879. Pages 225-336. Includes newspaper clippings and transcriptions, but no diary entries per se.
Volume 29: March 11, 1879 – July 12, 1879. Pages 1-113.
Volume 30: July 12, 1879 – August 19, 1879. Pages 114-225. Includes an illustration of Creighton Ranch on the back of the title page.
Microfilm roll 3:
Volume 31: August 19, 1879 – October 11, 1879. Pages 226-337. Includes a recounting of visit to lead factory and railroad car factory in Omaha.
Volume 32: October 12, 1879 – February 5, 1880. Pages 338-449. Includes newspaper clippings and correspondence, with the correspondence covering April 9, 1879-December 5, 1879.
Volume 33: February 5, 1880 – April 7, 1880. Pages 450-543. Contains Jerry Russell anecdotes.
Volume 34: April 7, 1880 – July 28, 1880. Pages 544-639.
Volume 35: July 28, 1880 – August 20, 1880. Pages 640-735.
Volume 36: August 20, 1880 – November 8, 1880. Pages 736-831.
Volume 37: November 8, 1880 – January 6, 1881. Pages 832-927. Includes an invitation from General William Tecumseh Sherman clipped to page 872.
Volume 38: January 6, 1881 – March 8, 1881. Pages 928-1120.
Volume 38a: December 22, 1880 – January 12, 1881. Pages 1-200. Contains commission/transcript of Ponca meeting in Washington, DC; “original” for parts of volume 37 and 38.
Volume 39: March 15, 1881 – May 18, 1881. Pages 1120-1310.
Volume 40: May 18, 1881 – June 21, 1881. Pages 1311-1496. Includes colored illustrations, and marginal drawings of Zuni artifacts.
Volume 41: June 21, 1881 – July 20, 1881. Pages 1497-1688. Contains many colored illustrations of Indians.
Volume 41a: January 12, 1881 – July 18, 1881. Pages 1-200. Contains “original” for parts of volume 38 and 41; contains notes on Indian treaty of 1817 and Ponca Commission meeting.
Volume 42: July 20 – August 8, 1881. Pages 1689-1784.
Volume 43: August 8, 1881 – August 12, 1881. Pages 1785-1880.
Volume 44: August 12, 1881 – August 18, 1881. Pages 1881-1976. Includes a description of the Snake Dance.
Volume 45: August 18, 1881 – August 28, 1881. Pages 1977-2072.
Volume 46: August 28, 1881 – September 2, 1881. Pages 2073-2168. Contains a synopsis of Apache habits.
Volume 47: September 2, 1881 – September 27, 1881. Pages 2169-2264. Includes newspaper clippings of President Garfield’s death.
Volume 48: September 27, 1881 – October 19, 1881. Pages 1-98.
Microfilm roll 4:
Volume 49: October 19, 1881 – November 3, 1881. Pages 1-96.
Volume 50: November 3, 1881 – November 11, 1881. Pages 1-96.
Volume 51: November 12, 1881 – November 19, 1881. Pages 1-94.
Volume 52: November 19, 1881 – November 25, 1881. Pages 1-96. Title page dated May1, 1882.
Volume 53: November 25, 1881 – November 28, 1881. Pages 1-96. Includes sketches on reverse of inserts that are of some note.
Volume 54: November 28, 1881 – March 11, 1882. Pages 1-192. Includes newspaper clippings and commentary on Omaha strike, and on his note taking procedure on pages 25-28.
Volume 55: April 5, 1882 – July 3, 1882. Pages 1-86. Includes newspaper clippings and pictures of Omaha, the death of Longfellow and Emerson, and of General Crook deserving promotion to Major-General.
Volume 56: June 22, 1882 – July 21, 1882. Pages 1-49. Includes newspaper clippings on Guiteau’s hanging.
Volume 57: July 27, 1882 – August 8, 1882. Pages 1-18. Newspaper clippings cover July 19-August 23.
Volume 58: August 22, 1882 – September 5, 1882. Pages 1-54. Contains a list of acquaintances in Omaha.
Volume 59: September 8, 1882 – October 15, 1882. Pages 1-96.
Volume 60: October 15, 1882 – October 27, 1882. Pages 1-96. Includes comments on his discovery of steam baths known to Indians prior.
Volume 61: October 27, 1882 – November 13, 1882. Pages 1-94.
Volume 62: November 14, 1882 – December 12, 1882. Pages 1-96.
Volume 63: December 12, 1882 – March 25, 1883. Pages 1-96. Includes pottery paintings, ruined Arizona churches, the title page, index, and other facets of his first book.
Volume 64: March 25, 1883 – April 5, 1883. Pages 1-96.
Volume 65: April 7, 1883 – April 14, 1883. Pages 1-96. Book may be found upside down from its cover.
Volume 66: April 14, 1883 – May 4, 1883. Pages 1-96.
Volume 67: May 4, 1883 – May 22, 1883. Pages 1-100. Bourke’s marriage announcement can be found on the inside of the back cover.
Volume 68: May 22, 1883 – June 11, 1883. Pages 1-96. Includes a set of illustrations done in watercolor, and some drawings of pottery.
Microfilm roll 5:
Volume 69: June 12, 1883 – June 21, 1883. Pages 1-103. Includes newspaper clippings from May – August.
Volume 70: June 25, 1883 – October 1883. Pages 1-100. Includes newspaper clippings from May to October, as well as a recounting of his marriage and trip to Europe.
Volume 71: October 1883. Pages 1-100. Includes more of his trip to Europe and the first part of General Crook’s annual report regarding the Mexican border. The dates mentioned in this section are not inclusive to this period (Crook’s report is dated September 27, 1883 and the last date mentioned is January 1884).
Volume 72: April – October 1883. Pages 2-98. Includes newspaper clippings and notes; the second part of Crook’s report; and a 26 page report on pack trains and mules dated 1877.
Volume 73: April 26, 1884 – June 17, 1884. Pages 1-102.
Volume 74: June 22, 1884 – October 11, 1884. Pages 1-99. Includes a June 1884 United States Military Academy graduation program in front of the volume.
Volume 75: October 11, 1884 – November 10, 1884. Pages 1-96.
Volume 76: November 10, 1884 – August 14, 1885. Pages 1-96. Includes the Government Obituary of President Grant’s death inside the back cover.
Volume 77: August 22, 1885 – October 22, 1885. Pages 1-96.
Volume 78: October 26, 1885 – November 18, 1885. Pages 1-96.
Volume 79: November 18, 1885 – January 8, 1886. Pages 1-193. Includes the mentioning of camels, the roster of the Arizona Territory troops, and the 1885 annual report of General Crook.
Volume 80: January 9, 1886 – March 1, 1886. Pages 1-193.
Volume 81: March 1, 1886 – April 26, 1886. Pages 1-193. Includes a verbatim conference with Geronimo.
Microfilm roll 6:
Volume 82: May 10, 1886 – March 5, 1887. Pages 1-191. Includes a satirical newspaper clipping: wedding trousseau of Cleveland, Bourke’s article on urine dance in leaflet form and “Report of Operations against Apache Indians May 1885-April 1886” by Crook at the end of the volume.
Volume 83: March 7, 1887 – October 10, 1887. Pages 1-193. Contains “Resume of Operations against Apache Indians 1882-1886” at front of volume and a picture of the “Necklace of Human Fingers” at the end of the volume.
Volume 84: January 1, 1888 – March 21, 1888. Pages 1-95. This volume was written in January and a recap, by dates, from October 1887, then continues in diary form.
Volume 85: March 23, 1888 – May 31, 1888. Pages 1-96.
Volume 86: June 2, 1888 – July 30, 1888. Pages 1-95. Includes maps and pictures, as well as comments on Gettysburg; a roster of officers in the 3rd cavalry, and an item belonging to General Sheridan.
Volume 87: July 31, 1888 – October 15, 1888. Pages 1-95. Includes pictures of Atlantic City, New Jersey, as well as General Sheridan’s obituary.
Volume 88: October 19, 1888 – November 30, 1888. Pages 1-60. Includes excerpts from the annual report made by the Secretary of War, December 1888, regarding the Chiricahua Apache Indians at the end of volume.
Volume 89: December 17, 1888 – February 3, 1889. Pages 1-124. Includes a six page “Memorial in reference to Indian Affairs” clipped to inside of front. Noted on the front piece of this volume is a remark of a volume missing.
Volume 90: February 3, 1889 – March 27, 1889. Pages 1-92. Newspaper clippings can be found on inside of back cover and an envelope containing nine small and one medium watercolor paintings.
Microfilm roll 7:
Volume 91: March 28, 1889 – May 11, 1889. Pages 1-120.
Volume 92: May 12, 1889 – June 23, 1889. Pages 1-120. Includes pictures of New Orleans, Louisiana.
Volume 93: June 24, 1889 – July 26, 1889. Pages 1-118.
Volume 94: July 27, 1889 – September 4, 1889. Pages 1-120. Includes the mentioning of Mr. Harmer, an artist, who prepared sketches for Bourke’s “Snake Dances of Moquis and his trip to St. Lawrence, Canada. Newspaper clippings are from May 1888.
Volume 95: September 5, 1889 – December 16, 1889. Pages 1-120. Newspaper clippings are from May 1888.
Volume 96: December 15, 1889 – March 22, 1890. Pages 1-120. Includes government obituary regarding the death of General Crook on inside of back cover.
Volume 97: March 23, 1890 – April 9, 1890. Pages 1-120. Includes Bourke’s “Notes upon Gentile Organizations of the Apaches of Arizona” and “Mackenzie’s last fight with the Cheyennes; a winter campaign in Wyoming and Montana.”
Volume 98: April 10, 1890 – June 25, 1890. Pages 1-112. Includes a report on the Pan-American Congress.
Volume 99: June 25, 1890 – October 30, 1890. Pages 1-112. Includes newspaper clippings from April 1890.
Volume 100: November 1, 1890 – January 14, 1891. Pages 1-112. Includes a newspaper clipping from July 1890.
Volume 101: January 15, 1891 – March 7, 1891. Pages 1-112.
Microfilm roll 8:
Volume 102: March 7, 1891 – May 16, 1891. Pages 1-112. Includes Bourke’s physical and a reference to Grant as a “microbe,” as well as a newspaper clipping from July 1890.
Volume 103: May 16, 1891 – July 2, 1891. Pages 1-112.
Volume 104: July 2, 1891 – September 12, 1891. Pages 1-112.
Volume 105: September 12, 1891 – September 19, 1891. Pages 1-112.
Volume 106: September 19, 1891 – November 14, 1891. Pages 1-192. Includes mentions of “canteens” (clubs on post), as well as comments on cadet life in the 1860’s.
Volume 107: November 14, 1891 – January 25, 1892. Pages 1-192. Includes pages on Mexican folklore and a miracle play in Spanish.
Volume 108: January 25, 1892 – June 24, 1892. Pages 1-192. Includes Bourke’s visit to King’s Ranch and the use of some sort of code.
Volume 109: June 24, 1892 – December 23, 1892. Pages 1-190. Includes a newspaper clipping from April 1892, as well as a picture of Bourke and cholera reports; ciphers (?).
Microfilm roll 9:
Volume 110: December 23, 1892 – February 8, 1893. Pages 1-120. Includes more use of code; the same code that was used in volume 108.
Volume 111: February 8, 1893 – May 13, 1893. Pages 1-112.
Volume 112: May 13, 1893 – October 12, 1893. Pages 1-192. Includes newspaper clippings, notes and pictures of World’s Columbian Exposition in Chicago.
Volume 113: October 13, 1893 – July 8, 1894. Pages 1-192.
Volume 114: July 8, 1894 – November 19, 1894. Pages 1-190.
Volume 115: November 19, 1894 – March 4, 1895. Pages 1-112.
Microfilm roll 10:
Volume 116: March 4, 1895 – July 7, 1895. Pages 1-112.
Volume 117: July 8, 1895 – September 25, 1895. Pages 1-112.
Volume 118: September 26, 1895 – February 22, 1896. Pages 1-192. Includes pictures of Bourke, as well as Bourke’s retirement request being denied.
Volume 119: February 22, 1896 – April 11, 1896. Pages 1-187. Includes accounts of spending on Bourke’s trip to Mexico in back of the volume.
Volume 120: April 12, 1896 – June 9, 1896. Pages 1-62. Includes Bourke’s wife’s account of Bourke’s death and the result of his autopsy, as well as his journal entry on the day of his death.
Volume 121: November 11, 1875 – March 13, 1878. Pages 1-185. Contains a “Record of visits to the posts in Department of the Platte” made by Bourke over this three year period.
Volume 122: 1885. Pages 1-200. Consists of Bourke’s notebook on the Apache language, the only date found is 1885.
Volume 123: February 23, 1889 – July 12, 1890. Consists of eight newspaper clippings: clippings 1-3 are of the Presidential inauguration of President Harrison; clipping 4 is a picture of Bismarck (?); clipping 5 is the visit of Kipling to the U.S.; and clippings 6-8 are of the Johnstown flood in Pennsylvania.
Volume 124: Consists of 31 original color sketches.
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