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Douglas James Moore Diary, 1863-1891; Bulk 1863-1865
Collection
Identifier: 1500-001-29
Content Description
Frontier diary kept by a member of the Kansas Volunteer Cavalry, with entries dating from Dec 1863 to Jun 1891. Includes accounts of encounters with the Sioux and Cheyenne, with 2 brief handwritten draft summaries of diary entries (both dated in 1973).Materials laid in: one blue ribbon with inscription "3d Annual Reunion, 11th Kansas Vol. Cav., Topeka, Kas. Sept. 29, 1885" ; two leaves of lined note paper, one dated 27 Oct [19]73, and 28 Jun 1973, each with handwritten notes on...
Dates:
1863 - 1891; Majority of material found within 1863 - 1865
Robert Bruce papers, 1863-1950
Collection
Identifier: 1978-001
Scope and Contents
Consists of the source materials collected by Robert Bruce while researching his book, The Fighting Norths and Pawnee Scouts: Narratives and Reminiscences of Military Service on the Old Frontier. (Lincoln, Nebraska: Nebraska State Historical Society, [1932]. Materials dating from before 1900 are comprised of photographs or photostats of original materials obtained by Bruce during the course of his research. Included are original and photostat copies of correspondence between Bruce and...
Dates:
1863 - 1950