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The collection consists of photocopies of several United States military documents, including discharge papers of Native American scouts.

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Typed excerpts (1823-1831) from the letters from William Montague Ferry and his wife Amanda, Protestant missionaries on Mackinac Island, Michigan, to family members in New England, especially those in Ashfield, Massachusetts. Of particular interest are descriptions of the Indians and references to opposition from the Roman Catholic Church. Also included are brief genealogies of the Ferry, Montague, Henry, Hastings, White, and Harwood families.

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The collection consists of documentation for the annual Pow Wow of Love event put on by the North American Indigenous Student Organization (NAISO). The files include advertising, financial information, entry forms of competition winners, vendors, and donations. There are also files labeled "minutes" which contain email correspondence about planning the event. The advertising files include event programs and flyers.

Scope and Contents The collection consists of postcards from the turn of the twentieth century. These postcards feature photographs of Native Americans, mainly of individuals in ceremonial dress. The postcards are arranged by tribe, when known. Postcards with no known tribal affiliation are separated by the category of the picture or in some cases by the title of the postcard when there are no other similar images. There is also a letter to Hixson from George Cornell of the Michigan State University Native...