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Center of Southwest Studies Archival Collections

 

The Center’s archival collections provide invaluable insights into the history and culture of Fort Lewis College, as well as the broader Southwest region. Our collections encompass a wide variety of materials, including letters and correspondence, photographs, slides, negatives, financial and business records, maps, audiovisual media, posters, published books and periodicals, original research data, digital files, and more. These resources are non-circulating but accessible to the broader public.

To explore our archival collections, please follow the link below. Many of the Center’s archival holdings are also cataloged at the collection level in the Fort Lewis College Library Catalog.

 

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Archival Finding Aids

Finding aids are essential tools for exploring archival collections. They offer detailed information, including collection summaries, historical or biographical context, subject lists, and descriptions of the materials and their arrangement. Most finding aids also include a container list to help locate specific items within a collection. To learn more about using finding aids, please consult our Guide to Finding Aids

 

Our finding aids are updated on an ongoing basis as we add information about collections that are newly processed.

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I033 - Major James McLaughlin papers on microfilm

Collection Overview

  • Creator: Major James McLaughlin
  • Dates: 1878-1913
  • Extent: 39 rolls
  • Abstract:

    Includes documents re: Sioux Indians of Devils Lake and the Standing Rock Agencies; over 30,000 pages of data on the Plains Indians and the Indians of Colorado and New Mexico.  With index guide (2 r., 16 mm.) to microfilm edition (37 r., 35 mm.). Major McLaughlin was an agent/inspector for the Indian Department and the Department of Indian Affairs.  Topics include allotments and citizenship; Rodman Wanamaker Expedition of 1913 (McLaughlin's report); and Sitting Bull and the Messiah Craze of 1890.

  • Language: English
  • Collection Identifier: I033
  • Physical Location: This collection is located at the Center of Southwest Studies on the campus of Fort Lewis College (1000 Rim Dr. Durango, CO).
CreatorMajor James McLaughlin
Dates1878-1913
Extent39 rolls

Includes documents re: Sioux Indians of Devils Lake and the Standing Rock Agencies; over 30,000 pages of data on the Plains Indians and the Indians of Colorado and New Mexico.  With index guide (2 r., 16 mm.) to microfilm edition (37 r., 35 mm.). Major McLaughlin was an agent/inspector for the Indian Department and the Department of Indian Affairs.  Topics include allotments and citizenship; Rodman Wanamaker Expedition of 1913 (McLaughlin's report); and Sitting Bull and the Messiah Craze of 1890.

LanguageEnglish
Collection IdentifierI033
Physical LocationThis collection is located at the Center of Southwest Studies on the campus of Fort Lewis College (1000 Rim Dr. Durango, CO).
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