Calvin Ennes collection
Scope and Contents
The collection contains a copy of a Genealogy of the Saganing Indians of Arenac County and the Saginaw Valley in Michigan (1760-circa 1880), written by Bernard Bourase and his wife Charlotte, both Indians, for a settler, Harvey Chamberlin. It contains some interesting comments on the treaty of 1819, which deprived the Indians of their land in and around the Saginaw Valley.
Included also is an index of Ojibwa words and their English translations written by the donor.
Dates
- Creation: undated
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
Permission to publish material from this collection must be obtained from University Archives & Historical Collections, Michigan State University.
Extent
0.1 Cubic Feet (, 4 folders)
Language of Materials
English
Custodial History
Gift of Calvin Ennes, 1967-04-19.
Legal Status
Copyright: Michigan State University
Property Rights: Michigan State University
Subject
- Bourase, Charlotte (Person)
- Bourase, Bernard (Person)
- Title
- Calvin Ennes Collection
- Status
- 4 Published And Cataloged
- Author
- C. Wren
- Date
- November 1967
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English.
Repository Details
Part of the University Archives and Historical Collections Repository
Conrad Hall
943 Conrad Road, Room 101
East Lansing MI 48824 US
517-355-2330
archives@msu.edu