GENERAL
Native American Bibliography
Manuscripts
American Indian Deeds.
Four deeds to land near Detroit signed with Indian totems of the sellers.
Chaput, Donald. Collection. 1 box.
Includes information about Michigan Native Americans.
Clifton, James. "Visiting Indians" in Canada. 1979. 1 folder
Photocopy of a paper about the Great Lakes Indians moving freely across the US/Canadian border.
Denny, Ebenezer. Correspondence, 1794. 1 folder
Correspondence to Denny as Captain of the detachment for Presque Isle to lay out the town at Presque Isle, Michigan. The letter also directed Denny to watch the movement of the Indians.
Desjarlais, Wayne J. Pottwatomi and Hannahville Indian Community. CMU Term Paper, 1970. (Cannot be copied)
Detroit Collection, 1672-1868.
The collection includes 19th century copies of French and English documents concerning early military and Indian relations history. There is a Finding Aid for this collection.
Featherstonehaugh, George W. Papers. St. Paul, MN: Minnesota Historical Society. 10 reels of microfilm.
Geddes, P. Letters, 1853-1858. 4 items
Topic of letters includes Indians.
Hollands, Hulda. Papers. 1 box
Hollands was a writer on early Michigan history and the history of St. Clair County. The essays in this collection include: "Native Americans," "The First Inhabitants," "Indian Names," "Okemos," and "Wampum."
Johnston, George. Papers, 1792-1866. Washington, DC: Library of Congress. 3 reels of microfilm.
Johnston was an Indian agent and interpreter. The papers include his journal and copies of his letters.
Keller, Mark. A Micro Model of Leadership among the Ojibwa of Southeast Michigan and their Descendants, with a cassette tape of oral interviews with Normal Landosky and Ron Douglas on August 28-29, 1995 which were used to create this report.
Luther, George. Collection, 1886-1935. 3 folders
Includes his notes, collected information and newspaper clippings on Michigan Indian treaties, land grants, and reservations.
Mackinac Island Collection 1789-1933. 4 reels of microfilm
This collection includes business records, personal and political correspondence, customs and lighthouse reports, legal documents, manuscript biographical genealogies, and other items collected or generated by the Wendell and Fenton families of Mackinac Island.
McKenney, Kathryn. Michigan’s Indians: Their Population Habits from 1900 to 1970.
Undated paper in the McGaugh mss collection.
Porter, David L. Correspondence, 1829-1832. 14 items
Topics discussed include Native Americans and the Black Hawk War.
Schoolcraft, Henry Rowe. Papers, 1806-1875. Washington, DC: Library of Congress. 68 reels of microfilm
The papers are in chronological order with no index. The bulk of the material relates to mineralogy and to Indian affairs.
Stevens, Edward J. Papers. 1 reel of microfilm
File cards and newspaper clippings relating to Indian mounds, villages and towns in Wisconsin, Illinois, and Michigan. Also included are names of Indian chiefs, interpreters, and a manuscript gazetteer of New France and the Old Northwest.
Taliaferro, Lawrence. Papers, 1813-1868. St. Paul, MN: Minnesota Historical Society. 4 reels of microfilm
Set down in detail in Taliaferro’s journals are the names of the Sioux and Chippewa Indians who visited; their numbers; tribes; bands; chiefs; the gifts, gorgets, medals, trade goods, and annunity payments they received; their health; personal idiosyncrasies ; and day-to-day relationships with the agents, fur traders, and the army. A published guide is available.
Thompson, Jo Anne. Indians and Lewis Cass. CMU Term Paper. (Cannot be copied)
Trelfa, Tom C. and Fred R. Collection. 7 boxes
Included are 1802 ships manifests, bills of lading, etc for ships entering or departing from Michilimackinac.