The Charles and Patricia Buser Collection
Research Materials on Native American Cultures
A Guide and Inventory
SPEC.RARE.CMS.319

INTRODUCTION

The Story of the Collection

Charles Aubrey Buser (1922-2010) and Ardis Patricia Anderson Buser had a strong personal interest in Wyandotte language and culture. They traveled widely, throughout the United States and Canada, making many enduring friendships along the way. They explored the history and traditions of the Wyandotte, as well as other indigenous peoples, gathered genealogical information, and sought to record as much as possible of various Iroquoian languages, especially Mohawk, speculating on the character of the Wandat language. Charles Buser's research proved to be valuable to the Wyandotte people on more than one occasion, and he was honored for his contributions.

Stephen Buser, former faculty member of the Fisher College of Business at The Ohio State University, recognized the research value of his parents’ papers and offered to permit the OSU Libraries to scan the collection before the materials were donated to the Wyandotte Nation. He graciously contributed financial support for the scanning project. Scanning commenced in November of 2008, and the project was completed in July 2012, although students and outside researchers were able to access the collection as the finding aids began to appear on the web.

For the early history of the collection before it was transferred to University Libraries, please read Dr. Brian Joseph's account of work done within the Linguistics Department.

Content and Description

The Buser collection, which is now held, and rehoused, by the Wyandotte Nation in Oklahoma, originally consisted of 13 boxes of photocopies, notes, books, pamphlets, scanned government documents, clippings, audio recordings, and a great deal of personal correspondence. The finding aids maintain the order in which the collection came to us for scanning, and thus they are divided into box and folder categories, arranged in two main alphabetical sequences that seem to reflect the contents of two separate filing locations rather than a clear categorical division. Additional binders and boxes of note cards were used to track historical events and form the beginning of a dictionary. The collection contains a wealth of information that will be a useful introductory resource for historians, linguists and genealogists. The contents are of value for researching the history of the Wyandotte people in general, and individual families in particular. Buser, who also documented cultural practices and details about clothing design, was at times consulted by the Wyandotte because of the extent of his research in these areas. Buser's handwritten language materials are the most readily available, as they may be retrieved directly via links in the finding aids for box 5.

How We Processed the Collection

In evaluating the collection and its potential research value, Rare Books decided to scan every item, except for books, pamphlets and journals, or clippings that include citations of their sources. These were only mentioned in the finding aids so that researchers can pursue those references if they wish to do so. This means that some more obscure clippings were scanned, as well as hand-typed and mimeographed newsletters. All of the notes and drawings of Charles and Patricia Buser, including the history and language note cards, are available on the web to interested parties connecting from any location. Official and personal correspondence and photographs were also scanned, and are listed in the finding aids. However, images of these items may only be viewed in the Thompson Library Special Collections Reading Room or the Newark Earthworks Center at OSU Newark, since the correspondence is relatively recent, and the individuals, or their immediate family members, may still be alive. Please make an appointment to view the restricted items in our reading room.

If viewing the files in the Jack and Jan Creighton Special Collections Reading Room in Thompson Library the filenames will each include the box number, folder name, and item number as listed in the inventory. All of the digitized files are available on a single flash drive if one wishes to browse the images without the finding aid. This approach may be preferred for multi-page documents, which have now been converted to PDF files. The flash drive may be used in the reading room.

OSU Rare Books and Manuscripts would welcome contact from anyone who corresponded with the Busers or whose family members collaborated with the researchers and are willing to have the scans of their letters made public. These have been of particular interest for genealogical investigations.

Please use the search function within your browser to search each finding aid for particular subjects or individuals.

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Overview of the Collection:

Repository:	Rare Books and Manuscripts Library
Identification:	SPEC.RARE.CMS.319
Creator:	Charles Aubrey and Patricia Buser
Title:	Charles Aubrey and Patricia Buser Collection of Wyandot Indian language materials
Dates:	1700s (in photocopies) through 2005
Quantity:	13 boxes
Description:	The collection includes audiotapes, transcriptions, notes and research on the Wyandot language, history and culture. In addition, there are many articles, as well as complete newsletters or other publications related to their study of the Wyandot Nation and other Native Americans. There is a significant amount of correspondence, both professional and personal, and a number of photographs.

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Note to researchers from Wyandotte Nation:

Charles Aubrey Buser, a friend to the Wyandotte Nation, helped usher in an era of research conducted by Wyandottes, rather than just about Wyandottes. Buser defied the common logic of his time by recognizing the inherent value of our culture. His physical location near Washington, D.C. enabled him to monitor our cases before the Indian Claims Commission at a time when money for travel by Tribal officials was scarce. As a motivated amateur historian, he reassembled some of the missing pieces of our past otherwise lost in our long history of dispersal and removals, always willingly sharing what he found. He viewed his work in service to the Wyandotte Nation, and even encouraged and mentored several citizens in our early Tribal Heritage efforts. We at Wyandotte Nation view the Buser Collection as a symbol of hard work and allyship. The limitations of Buser’s research as a non-Wyandotte including problematic language in use at the time require another step. Alongside these archival records, researchers today should consult contemporary scholarship and contact Wyandotte Nation regarding our research protocols prior to any formal publications. This digital age may have changed the research landscape, especially when it comes to access, but it cannot diminish the appreciation we hold for his hard work, enthusiasm, and friendship.

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Box and Folder Listing:

Box 1

Folders: Abenaki through DeWeese

Folder: Abenaki

1. envelope for card from Lyette and Doria Durand to Pat and Aubrey Buser
2. note in Christmas card from Lyette and Doria Durand to Pat and Aubrey Buser - 1981
3. letter from Lyette and Doria Durand to Pat and Aubrey Buser - September 4, 1979
4. Christmas card from Lyette and Doria Durand to Pat and Aubrey Buser - December 1, 1996
5. address from package sent from Lyette and Doria Durand to Pat and Aubrey Buser
6. brochure from Abenaki Museum (Brochure recto),(Brochure verso)
7. note card from Lyette Durand to Aubrey Buser - July 3, 1979
8. letter from Lyette and Doria Durand to Aubrey Buser - January 17, 1981
9. letter from Pat and Aubrey Buser to Lyette Durand - August 25, 1979 (Leaf 1),(Leaf 2)
10. letter from Lyette and Doria Durand to Pat and Aubrey Buser - July 20, 1995
11. Christmas card from Lyette Durand to Pat and Aubrey Buser - 1997
12. letter from Lyette Durand to Pat and Aubrey Buser - December 4, 1997
13. Christmas card from Lyette and Doria Durand to Pat and Aubrey Buser - December 10, 1995
14. letter from Aubrey Buser to “friends” - July 2, 1995 (Leaf 1),(Leaf 2),(Leaf 3)
15. letter from Lyette and Doria Durand to Pat and Aubrey Buser - June 20, 1995 (3 pages)
16. letter from Pat and Aubrey Buser to Lyette and Doria Durand - July 5, 1995 (Leaf 1), (Leaf 2)
17. letter from Aubrey Buser to Lyette Durand - June 12, 1979

Folder: Algonkian

1. Booklet: Ritchie, William A. Indian History of New York State, Part III – The Algonkian Tribes. New York State Museum and Science Service, Educational leaflet No. 8, 1967

Folder: American Philosophical Society

1. brochure, American Philosophical Society (not scanned)
2. brochure, National Historical Park, Pennsylvania (not scanned)
3. notes on records held by American Philosophical Society (Leaf 1 recto), (Leaf 1 verso), (Leaf 2 recto), (Leaf 2 verso), (Leaf 3), (Leaf 4), (Leaf 5)

Folder: Archives

1. three note cards (Notecards)
2. order for photographic services (Order form)
3. order for photographic services (Order form)
4. note on Helena survivors (Notecard)
5. reproduction tab (Scan)
6. note from Robert Ellis to Aubrey Buser - December 27, 1990
7. order for photographic services (Order form)

Also in folder, not scanned:

• National Archives photographic services
• National Archives and Records Administration reproduction fees
• National Archives notice to researchers
• National Archives calendar of events - January 1991

Folder: Archives and Microfilm

1. brochure: Military Service Records in the National Archives of the United States. National Archives and Records Service - 1977 (Front Cover) (Page 1) (Pages 2-3) (Pages 4-5) (Pages 6-7) (Pages 8-9) (Pages 10-11) (Pages 12-13) (Pages 14-15) (Back Cover)
2. brochure: Rules for Using Historical Records in the National Archives (Recto top) (Recto middle) (Recto bottom) (Verso top) (Verso middle) (Verso bottom)
3. brochure: Select Audiovisual Records, Pictures of Indians in the United States, National Archives and Records Administration
4. envelope that held photos sent to Charles Aubrey Buser by National Archives Trust (empty)
5. notes on card stock paper (Notes)
6. notes on yellow lined paper (Notes)
7. letter from Aubrey Buser to Rober Kvasnicka - April 25, 1985 (2 leaves) (Leaf 1) (Leaf 2)
8. photocopy of envelope addressed from C.A. Aubrey Buser to cashier (NJC)
9. notes on "M234" (Notes)
10. quote for reproduction services, National Archives - April 1985
11. letter from Robert Kvasnicka, National Archives to Aubrey Buser - April 15, 1985
12. letter from Aubrey Buser to Robert Warner, Archivist of the U.S. National Archives - May 21, 1980
13. miscellaneous research notes (6 leaves) (Leaf 1)(Leaf 2)(Leaf 3)(Leaf 4)(Leaf 5)(Leaf 6)
14. photocopied pages from Congressional Record – Senate - February 2, 1977 (6 leaves)
15. miscellaneous research notes (9 leaves) (Leaf 1) (Leaf 2) (Leaf 3) (Leaf 4 recto 1) (Leaf 4recto 2) (Leaf 4 verso) (Leaf 5) (Leaf 6) (Leaf 7) (Leaf 8) (Leaf 9 recto) (Leaf 9 verso)
16. researcher application for Aubrey Buser, April 30, 1980, to see correspondence and census rolls of Wyandot Tribe
17. requirements for the loan of original documents from the National Archives and for traveling exhibits (3 leaves)
18. list of microfilm at Archives, with notes (Notes)
19. letter from C.A. Aubrey Buser to James Rhoads, Archivist of the U.S. National Archives - July 30, 1977
20. photocopied list of Wyandotte References in U.S. Microfilm
21. letter from James Rhoads to Aubrey Buser - August 12, 1977
22. photocopy of blank form - National Archives facilities report for borrowing institutions (4 leaves) (Page 1) (Page 2) (Page 3) (Page 4)
23. letter from Robert Warner to Aubrey Buser - August 22, 1974
24. research notes (3 leaves) (Leaf 1) (Leaf 2) (Leaf 3)
25. letter from Robert Kvasnicka, National Archives to Aubrey Buser - April 15, 1985
26. quote for reproduction services – April 12, 1985
27. research notes on yellow lined paper (Notes)
28. references on note cards (4) (Card 1) (Card 1 recto) (Card 1 verso) (Card 3) (Card 4)
29. “Information for Researchers” from National Archives (2 leaves) (Page 1 recto) (Page 1 verso) (Page 2)
30. notes on a yellow note card (Notecard recto) (Notecard verso)
31. mailgram from Aubrey Buser to Paul Youngman, of National Archives - December 10, 1977
32. research notes on steno pad sheets (4 leaves) (Leaf 1)(Leaf 2)(Leaf 3)(Leaf 4)

Also in folder; not scanned:

• catalog of books, The University of Chicago Press: American Indian Story
• article on the National Archives: Barringer, Felicity. “But Who’ll Sift the Flotsam and Jetsam.” Washington Post (January 22, 1982): A13.
• clipping: “Archivist Restored.” Washington Post (October 13, 1983)
• article, McAllister, Bill. “Archives Trail to Md. One for the Records” The Washington Post (Sunday May 8, 1994): A3.

Folder:Armstrong

1. photograph: Armstrong Cousins Meeting, Kansas City, Kansas - May 30, 1977
2. envelope addressed from Ralph Armstrong to Aubrey Buser postmarked June 13, 1977, with letter from Paul and Maude Youngman to Pat and Aubrey Buser – October 31, 1977, accompanied by a list of people in a photograph
3. letter from Aubrey Buser to Ralph and Emma Armstrong - June 20, 1977
4. letter from Ralph Armstrong to Aubrey Buser - June 11, 1977, with attached copy of land grant document signed by President Woodrow Wilson
5. letter from Pat and Aubrey Buser to "Friends" - November 27, 1977, with attached letter from Ralph Armstrong to Aubrey Buser - August 20, 1977
6. letter from Aubrey Buser to Ralph Armstrong - February 10, 1978, with attached letter from Ralph and Emma Armstrong to Friends - January 27, 1978
7. letter from Aubrey Buser to Robert Armstrong - June 20, 1977
8. letter from Paul Youngman to Wyandot Armstrongs and Friends - May 14, 1977
9. letter from Paul Youngman to Wyandot Armstrongs and Friends– April 24, 1977, with attached copy of article about Lucy Armstrong and letter from Aubrey Buser to Thelma Marsh - June 17, 1977
10. letter from Viola Armstrong to Aubrey Buser - July 16, 1986, with attached correspondence from Aubrey Buser to Viola Armstrong - July 7, 1986 and from Ralph and Emma Armstrong to Aubrey Buser - November 7, 1980
11. copy of document “Names of absentee Wyandotte Indians entitled to selections, and rules governing applications,” Circular G, pp. 1-6
12. notes regarding absentee Wyandots (nine leaves) (leaf 1) (leaf 2) (leaf 3) (leaf 4) (leaf 5) (leaf 6) (leaf 7) (leaf 8) (leaf 9)
13. copy of letter to Lucy from J.M. Armstrong, Upper Sandusky, dated August 1837

Folder: Armstrong 2

1. The Descendants of Robert Armstrong, Indian Captive by Ralph W. Armstrong, Jr., 1913, 70 pages, plus preface and notes
2. letter from John McIntyre Armstrong, Wyandott Nation to "Brother" - August 7, 1848
3. letter from Ralph Armstrong to "Family" regarding the Armstrong-Dawsons of Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio - January 1978

Folder: Art

1. photocopy from unknown book – pictures of Wampum belt, Quilled black buckskin bag (Page)
2. photocopies from a newsletter - “Internal Bleeding” and “Basket-Making” (Leaf recto), (Leaf verso)
3. “Blackfeet ‘Beaverhead’ Medicine Man” and “Crow Dancer ‘Great Thunder’” (2 pages) (Leaf 1), (Leaf 2)
4. photocopies of four-part song with notation, identified as “Huron music” (2 pages) (Leaf 1), (Leaf 2)
5. miscellaneous notes on artist Michele Gauthier(Notes)
6. letter from Ralph Helmick, sculptor, to Aubrey Buser - July 5, 1991
7. photocopy of Wyandotte Chemicals Corporation inter-office memo from Bert Cremers to R. B. Semple re. Robert Riggs’ painting “Wyandot-Iroquois Peace Conference 1723” – February 3, 1970 (2 pages)

Also in folder, not scanned:

• article, “Our Indian Heritage”, Life, July 1971
• article, “Indian Textiles: A Baltimore Exhibition,” The Sun Magazine, The Sun Baltimore, MD.: The Sun, October 2, 1977
• article, “Connoisseurs and Indians,” High Life, August 1979, p. 20
• article, “Before Death Do Us Part, Charles Wilson’s Quest to Preserve the Faces of the Last Pureblood Indians,” The Washington Post Magazine, August 30, 1981
• article, The Washington Post, Sunday, May 24, 1992, p. G8 –

Folder: Barbeau

1. list of Collection de Marius Barbeau, 1911, pp. 25-35, including written notes (Leaf 1) (Leaf 2) (Leaf 3) (Leaf 4) (Leaf 5) (Leaf 6) (Leaf 7) (Leaf 8) (Leaf 9) (Leaf 10) (Leaf 11) (Leaf 12) (Leaf 13) (Leaf 14) (Leaf 15) (Leaf 16) (Leaf 17) (Leaf 18) (Leaf 19) (Leaf 20) (Leaf 21) (Leaf 22) (Leaf 23) (Leaf 24) (Leaf 25) (Leaf 26) (Leaf 27) (Leaf 28) (Leaf 29) (Leaf 30) (Leaf 31) (Leaf 32) (Leaf 33) (Leaf 34)

Also in folder, not scanned:

• pages (mostly photos) from: Barbeau, Marius, "Huron-Wyandot Traditional Narratives in Translations and Native Texts,” in Canada Department of Northern Affairs and National Resources, National Museum of Canada, Bulletin 165, Anthropological Series, No. 47, pp. 325-338

Folder: Bearskin (1)

1. copy of a poster: Year of the Indian Native Tribes Oklahoma – Ackerman McQueen, Inc., 1992. (Top), (Bottom)
2. letter from Pat and Aubrey Buser to "Friends"– August 13, 1993, accompanied by a list of contacts with descriptive information
3. letter from Aubrey Buser to "Friend," labeled Leaford and Ted – April 22, 1991
4. letter from Aubrey Buser to Chief Leaford Bearskin, Jim Bland, Juanita McQuistion, Te Nona Kuhn, and Sallie Andrews – May 31, 1997
5. letter from Aubrey Buser to Te Nona Kuhn, Juanita McQuistion, Leaford Bearskin, Jim Bland – April 1, 1994 with attached copy of article about death of Bert N. O. Walker, June 29, 1927
6. letter from Aubrey Buser to Shirley Scott – June 24, 1994
7. letter from Aubrey Buser to Leaford Bearskin – February 21, 1994, with attached letter from Pat and Aubrey Buser to Barbara and Leaford Bearskin - August 20, 1997
8. letter from Aubrey Buser to Leaford Bearskin and Juanita McQuistion – March 3, 1996, with attached letter from Aubrey Buser to Wilbur Sechrist– March 3, 1996
9. letter from Aubrey Buser to Chief Leaford Bearskin and other good friends in the Wyandotte Nation – date unknown
10. letter from Aubrey Buser to Derald Clemons - February 8, 1996
11. letter from Aubrey Buser to William Royce, about his research – March 20, 1980
12. biographical sketch of Chief Leaford Bearskin by Aubrey Buser - no date
13. letter from Aubrey Buser to Chief Leaford Bearskin – July 4, 1996
14. letter from Aubrey Buser to Chief Leaford Bearskin – March 15, 1994
15. letter from Aubrey Buser to Chief Leaford Bearskin – May 5, 1999
16. issue of “Wyandotte ‘Turtle Talk’ ” - November 1993, addressed to Aubrey Buser
17. typed notes from Fran Davidson of meeting at Wyandotte Indian Nation – April 11, 1994 (8 pages)
18. letter from LaVonne Hanline to Aubrey Buser– November 17, 1993
19. letter from Aubrey Buser to LaVonne Hanline– November 26, 1993
20. issue of Gyah’-wish Atak-ia – 4th Quarter 1996 (Page 1), (Page 2), (Page 3), (Page 4), (Page 5), (Page 6), (Page 7), (Page 8), (Page 9), (Page 10), (Page 11), (Page 12), (Page 13), (Page 14), (Page 15), (Page 16), (Page 17), (Page 18), (Page 19), (Page 20)

Also in folder, not scanned:

• World War II Times, pages 13 to 24, news articles about Bearskin, publication date unknown, photographs dated from 1987

Folder: Bearskin (2)

1. Letter from Aubrey Buser to Lil and Bob Splitlog – September 27, 1993
2. letter from Pat and Aubrey Buser to Lawrence Zane – March 8, 1994
3. letter from Pat and Aubrey Buser to Lawrence Zane – March 8, 1994
4. letter from Leaford Bearskin to Pat and Aubrey Buser – September 29, 1993
5. letter from Carla Culver to Aubrey Buser – April 2, 1993, accompanied by photocopy of article from Kumon Kronicles, December 1992/January 1993
6. copy of letter from Aubrey Buser to Leaford Bearskin (3 pages) – March 15, 1994
7. letter from Aubrey Buser to Leaford Bearskin (3 pages) – March 15, 1994, with CC information included
8. letter from Pat and Aubrey Buser to "Friends” – August 13, 1993
9. photocopy of letter from Pat and Aubrey Buser to Leaford Bearskin – September 11, 1997
10. letter from Aubrey Buser to Leaford Bearskin – January 20, 1997
11. letter from Aubrey Buser to Leaford Bearskin – June 21, 1997
12. letter from Aubrey Buser to Leaford Bearskin – May 31, 1997
13. autobiography of Charles Aubrey Buser
14. photocopy of article: “1997 Wyandotte Nation Pow Wow Dedicated in Honor of Aubrey Buser” (Article)
15. photocopy of article: “Wyandotte Tribe Honor Guard” from 1999 Pow Wow (Article)
16. letter from Aubrey Buser to Leaford Bearskin – April 15, 1987
17. letter from Leaford Bearskin to Aubrey Buser – October 21, 1969, with attached excerpt from letter from Buser to Bearskin - October 29, 1969
18. letter from Aubrey Buser to Leaford Bearskin – September 11, 1997
19. photocopy of letter from Aubrey Buser to Chief Leaford Bearskin – April 15, 1987 (original is #16 above)
20. program, “A Day with Chief Bearskin, Upper Sandusky, Ohio” - May 28, 1987
21. letter from Leaford Bearskin to Aubrey Buser – October 21, 1969, with attached excerpt from letter from Aubrey Buser to Leaford Bearskin - October 29, 1969
22. letter from Aubrey Buser to Leaford Bearskin – December 13, 1996
23. various letters from Leaford and/or Barbara Bearskin to Pat and Aubrey Buser – dates unknown, 1995
24. letter on notecard from Barbara Bearskin to Pat and Aubrey Buser – postmark obscured
25. photograph of man on horse (Leaford Bearskin) (Photo)
26. Wyandotte Tribe Honor Guard – 1999 Pow Wow, p. 9
27. Sarah Kerr Residence - photocopied reproduction from unknown book (Page)
28. letter from Pat and Aubrey Buser to Leaford Bearskin – November 25, 1992
29. letter from Aubrey Buser to “Friend” (Leaford and Ted) – April 22, 1991
30. letter from Aubrey Buser to Lil and Bob Splitlog – September 27, 1993

Folder: Bearskin, Leaford

1. biographical sketch of Chief Leaford Bearskin by Aubrey Buser
2. letter from Leaford Bearskin to P. J. Throckmorton – December 7, 1984
3. photocopy of letter from Leaford Bearskin to Pat and Aubrey Buser – December 12, 1984, with article “Bearskin ‘Improved’ Following Operation”
4. letter from Robert Kvasnicka, National Archives, to Aubrey Buser – April 15, 1984
5. photograph of Chief Leaford Bearskin from Chief Leatherlips Dedication, Dublin Ohio - July 1, 1990
6. Christmas letter from Leaford and Barbara Bearskin to Pat and Aubrey Buser
7. notes on language and pronunciation from Aubrey Buser to Leaford Bearskin (Leaf recto), (Leaf verso)
8. letter from Aubrey Buser to Barbara Bearskin – September 3, 1986
9. interpretation of 1843 map of Flat Rock, Michigan with occupants named by R. Zurel (July 17, 1986) and maps of Flat Rock metroparks
10. Christmas card from Bearskin family
11. one leaf from a newsletter of the Wyandotte tribe of Oklahoma, with new address of tribal office, 1985
12. newsletter, “Turtle Talk,” Wyandotte tribe of Oklahoma - September, 1986
13. newsletter, “Turtle Talk,” Wyandotte tribe of Oklahoma - December, 1984
14. list of Tribal Roll Additions from the Annual Meeting - September 6, 1986
15. photographs and list of Bearskin family members with Wyandot names
16. Names and addresses of persons researching Wyandot genealogy
17. letter from Aubrey Buser to Mrs. Janith K. English, Principal Chief, Wyandot Nation of Kansas– June 3, 1996
18. “This Chief’s Prayer” by Leaford Bearskin
19. letter from Aubrey Buser to National Archives - April 4, 1985
20. letter from Leaford Bearskin to Aubrey Buser - September 13, 1988
21. Christmas letter from Leaford and Barbara Bearskin to Pat and Aubrey Buser family
22. letter/card from Barbara Bearskin to Pat and Aubrey Buser
23. various letters from Barbara Bearskin to Pat and Aubrey Buser
24. photograph of Chief Leaford Bearskin at Indian Mill near Upper Sandusky, Ohio (Photo recto), (Photo verso)
25. letter from Leaford Bearskin to Pat and Aubrey Buser – September 22, 1983
26. letter from Aubrey Buser to Dr. Robert Warner, Archivist of the U.S. National Archives– April 4, 1985
27. letter from Leaford and Barbara Bearskin to Pat and Aubrey Buser
28. photocopy of letter from P. J. Throckmorton to Leaford Bearskin – November 20, 1984
29. copy of Federal Register – Notices – v.49, no.232, November 30, 1984
30. copy of “A Tribal Leader Fights Back” by Dean Chavers around the Campfire Column for December 1984
31. letter from Aubrey Buser to Leaford Bearskin and Juanita McQuistion Bearskin with attached letter to Wilbur Sechrist – March 3,1996
32. letter from Aubrey Buser to Lil and Bob Splitlog– January 18, 1997
33. biographical details of Leaford Bearskin (Biography)
34. photocopy of typed speech by John Gulick honoring Leaford Bearskin, recipient of 1986 Indian Achievement Award, Galion Ohio - May 1987 (Page 1), (Page 2)
35. letter from Leaford Bearskin to Aubrey Buser - October 21, 1969 with attached reply from Aubrey Buser - October 29, 1969
36. Christmas card from Leaford and Barbara Bearskin to Pat and Aubrey Buser

Also in folder, not scanned:

• newspaper clippings on Wyandotte tribe's business ventures
• Gyah’-Wish Atak-ia – The Turtle Speaks – Vol 5, Issue 2 - June 2001

Folder: Bearskin (claims)

1. photocopy of a claim brought by Lawrence Zane on behalf of the Wyandotte Tribe and Nation - Before the Indian Claims Commission, Digest of Exhibits submitted, with handwritten notes (February 3, 1978)
2. letter from Aubrey Buser to Leaford Bearskin and Artie Nesvold – October 23, 1985
3. copy of United States General Accounting Office Report Re: Treaties with the Wyandotte Indians (July 25, 1955)
4. notes about cartography surveys (Notes)
5. letter from Aubrey Buser to Carrie Volz Floyd and Jeanette Floyd – December 16, 1976
6. Exhibit B: Justification in Support of application of the Wyandotte Tribe of Oklahoma for a Loan from the United States for the Expert Assistance Under the Act of Nov 4, 1963, signed by Chief Leonard Cotter, 1970s
7. reply to a letter re: Wyandot claims from David H. Bigelow, Executive Director Indian Claims Commission– March 1971
8. copy of a news article about Wyandot claims - David Gumpert, “Impending Deadline May Cost U.S. Indians Claims Settlements,” The Wall Street Journal, July 14, 1972
9. letter from Rodney Edwards, Law Offices of Edwards, Edwards and Bodin, Attorneys to Virgil Harrington, Area Director, Bureau of Indian Affairs, addressed to Chief Leonard Cotter – December 4, 1972
10. letter from Rodney Edwards, Law Offices of Edwards, Edwards and Bodin, Attorneys to Virgil Harrington, Area Director, Bureau of Indian Affairs, addressed to to Virgil Harrington – March 2, 1973
11. letter from Rodney Edwards, Law Offices of Edwards, Edwards and Bodin, Attorneys to Virgil Harrington, Area Director, Bureau of Indian Affairs, addressed to Chief Leonard Cotter – March 2, 1973
12. letter from Rodney Edwards, Law Offices of Edwards, Edwards and Bodin, Attorneys, addressed to Chief Leonard Cotter – June 5, 1973
13. Commitment Order from US Department of Interior received by Leonard Cotter and Juanita McQuistion – August 22, 1973 and related correspondence
    letter from Rodney Edwards to Leonard Cotter - January 25, 1974
    letter from Aubrey Buser to Rodney Edwards - August 6, 1974
    letter from Pat and Aubrey Buser to Rodney Edwards - August 19, 1974
    letter from Pat and Aubrey Buser to Artie and Harold Nesvold - August 19, 1974
14. transcribed letter from John McIntyre Armstrong to Lucy Bigelow - August 29, 1837, with attached newspaper clipping re. claims September, 1974
15. letter from Aubrey Buser to Rodney Edwards, Law Offices of Edwards, Edwards and Bodin, Attorneys - September 24, 1974
16. correspondence between Leonard Cotter, Juanita McQuistion, the Law Offices Edwards, Edwards and Bodin, Attorneys, and Aubrey Buser - 1974-1975
17. information re: Dockets 120, 139, 140, 141, 212 provided by Indian Claims Commission report received June 9, 1976
18. photocopy of pages 348-354, 561-614 of Claims Commission Report received June 5 (1976)
19. photocopy of handwritten notes on the Claims Commission report (Leaf 1), (Leaf 2), (Leaf 3), (Leaf 4)
20. annual meeting notes, Wyandotte Tribe of OK - September 7, 1982 (Leaf 1), (Leaf 2), (Leaf 3), (Leaf 4)
21. photocopies of sections from map of Wyandotte Reservation (Scan 1), (Scan 2), (Scan 3), (Scan 4), (Scan 5), (Scan 6), (Scan 7), (Scan 8), (Scan 9), (Scan 10), (Scan 11), (Scan 12), (Scan 13), (Scan 14), (Scan 15), (Scan 16)

Also in folder, not scanned:

• Washington Post article “Indians Face Loss of Land Claims” Feb 8, 1982
• copies of chapter on Distribution of Judgment Funds
• Indian Land Cessions in the United States

Folder: Bibliography

1. misc notes – clothing and appearances (leaf)
2. bibliography – part I: Primary Sources (page 1), (page 2), (page 3), (page 4), (page 5), (page 6), (page 7)
3. note from from Maxine Levitt (Regimentals dealer) to Aubrey Buser, with information on available publications - August 12, 1981
4. sales catalogue from dealer, Regimentals: Book, Militaria and Military Art Catalog no.10, Fall 1981 (leaf 1), (leaf 2), (leaf 3), (leaf 4), (leaf 5), (leaf 6)
5. various pages of notes regarding bibliography (leaf 1), (leaf 2), (leaf 3), (leaf 4), (leaf 5), (leaf 6), (leaf 7), (leaf 8), (leaf 9), (leaf 10), (leaf 11), (leaf 12), (leaf 13), (leaf 14), (leaf 15), (leaf 16)
6. copy of United States Department of the Interior Bureau of Indian Affairs “Suggested Reading List – Wyandat [sic] (Huron Indians)" - August 1963
7. letter from Aubrey Buser to Artie Freese (daughter of Artie Nesvold), with enclosed suggested Wyandot bibliography – March 18, 1995
8. typed bibliography, including duplicated materials from item 6 (leaf 1), (leaf 2), (leaf 3), (leaf 4), (leaf 5), (leaf 6), (leaf 7), (leaf 7), (leaf 8), (leaf 9), (leaf 10)
9. various handwritten notes of CA Buser on bibliography (Leaf 1), (Leaf 2), (Leaf 3), (Leaf 4), (Leaf 5), (Leaf 6), (Leaf 7), (Leaf 8), (Leaf 9), (Leaf 10), (Leaf 11), (Leaf 12), (Leaf 13), (Leaf 14), (Leaf 15), (Leaf 16), (Leaf 17), (Leaf 18), (Leaf 19), (Leaf 20)
10. letter to CA Buser from Donald Ahshapanel – May 2000

Folder: Bland, James

1. letter from Aubrey Buser to Jim Bland – September 16, 1997

Folder: Books

1. typed and handwritten bibliography (Bibliography)
2. The American Indian – Select Catalog of National Archives Microfilm Publications 1972 (Cover recto) (Cover verso)
3. copying instructions from national archives (Instructions)
4. receipts from national archives
5. receipts from booksellers
6. list of books from Q.M Dabney & Co. bookseller
7. list of books from Robert Merriam bookseller
8. letter from Iroqrafts, Ltd. to Aubrey Buser – October 26, 1983
9. receipts from university microfilms and additional book purchases
10. cancelled checks from book purchases
11. various notes on booksellers and book lists (Leaf 1), (Leaf 2), (Leaf 3), (Leaf 4), (Leaf 5), (Leaf 6), (Leaf 7)
12. invoices from Iroqrafts, Ltd. made out to Pat and Aubrey Buser
13. letter from Ralph Kirkpatrick regarding book purchase – July 23, 1977
14. letter from Aubrey Buser to Ralph Kirkpatrick – August 1, 1971
15. invoice – University of Chicago Press – July 19, 1978
16. photocopies of card catalog cards (Leaf 1a), (Leaf 1b), (Leaf 2a), (Leaf 2b)
17. Ethnographic Bibliography of North America
18. Huron bibliography from Ethnographic Bibliography of North America and A Bibliographical Check List of North and Middle American Indian Linguistics in the Edward E. Ayer Collection (Leaf 1), (Leaf 2), (Leaf 3), (Leaf 4), (Leaf 5), (Leaf 6)
19. letters regarding book purchases between Aubrey Buser and booksellers
20. cut out of illustration of a man and the letter “K” (Illustration)

Also in folder, not scanned:

• Americana Illustrated Sporting Literature First Editions Juvenile Poetry Arctic – Catalogue 18
• Americana Illustrated Sporting Literature First Editions Juvenile Poetry Arctic – Catalogue 19

Folder: Braddock

1. letter from Aubrey Buser to Dale Ruble– October 8, 1997

Folder: Brodhead

1. notecard with notes about Brodhead folder (Notecard)
2. various pages of Aubrey Buser’s handwritten notes on Brodhead (Leaf 1), (Leaf 2), (Leaf 3), (Leaf 4), (Leaf 5), (Leaf 6), (Leaf 7), (Leaf 8), (Leaf 9), (Leaf 10), (Leaf 11), (Leaf 12), (Leaf 13), (Leaf 14), (Leaf 15), (Leaf 16), (Leaf 17), (Leaf 18), (Leaf 19), (Leaf 20), (Leaf 21), (Leaf 22), (Leaf 23), (Leaf 24), (Leaf 25), (Leaf 26), (Leaf 27), (Leaf 28), (Leaf 29), (Leaf 30), (Leaf 31), (Leaf 32), (Leaf 33), (Leaf 34), (Leaf 35), (Leaf 36), (Leaf 37), (Leaf 38), (Leaf 39), (Leaf 40), (Leaf 41), (Leaf 42), (Leaf 43), (Leaf 44), (Leaf 45), (Leaf 46), (Leaf 47), (Leaf 48), (Leaf 49), (Leaf 50), (Leaf 51), (Leaf 52), (Leaf 53), (Leaf 54), (Leaf 55), (Leaf 56), (Leaf 57)

Folder: Brown

1. letter from John Miles to Aubrey Buser – December 11, 1998
2. letter from Aubrey Buser to John Miles – December 13, 1998
3. Clark Northrup family tree (Leaf 1), (Leaf 2)

Folder: Bryant’s Station

1. misc notes – Bryant’s station (Notes)

Folder: Burling (Pretend Wyandot)

1. letter from Jean to Aubrey Buser – May 25, 1998 (4 pages)
2. letter from Aubrey Buser to Ray Gottfried – June 10, 1998
3. letters from Ray Gottfried to Aubrey Buser – June 5, 1998 and undated
4. letter from Aubrey Buser to Ken (Kenneth Smith? Ken Powlas?) – June 9, 1998
5. picture of Eagle Bear Burling from newspaper article (unidentified)
6. letter from Aubrey Buser to Leaford Bearskin – June 1, 1998
7. letter from Aubrey Buser to Jean – June 10, 1998
8. letter from Aubrey Buser to Lil (Splitlog?) – May 30, 1998

Folder: Canada

1. letter from Dodie Gilbert, Mohawk Council of Kahnawake to Aubrey Buser – February 24, 1994
2. Christmas card from Lyette Durand to Pat and Aubrey Buser - 2000
3. letter from Lyette Durand – Nov 30, 2000
4. map: Wyandot 1650 (Map)
5. illustration: Grand Chef Des Hurons, Nicholas Vincent Tsawanhonhi (Illustration recto), (Illustration verso)
6. map labeled “Petun” (Map)
7. misc notes: Museum of Man - Ottawa (Notes)
8. letters and envelope from Father Ernest J. Lajeunesse to Aubrey Buser – November 13, 1986; January 9, 1987
9. faint copies of letters to Father Ernest J. Lajeunesse – 1987
10. letter from Chief Leaford Bearskin to Father Ernest J. Lajeunesse – March 1987
11. letter from Pat Buser to Father Ernest J. Lajeunesse
12. letter from Aubrey Buser to Father Ernest J. Lajeunesse – March 1987
13. letters Ernest J. Lajeunesse to "Aterontara" (Aubrey Buser) – April 14, 1987; April 23, 1987
14. letters from Father Ernest J. Lajeunesse to Pat and Aubrey Buser - June 4, 1987; June 24, 1987; December 11, 1987; n.d.; August 24, 1988
15. pamphlet – A Summary of Assumption Parish History, Father Ernest J. Lajeunesse memorial card attached – December 23, 1991 (Pamphlet recto), (Pamphlet recto)
16. obituary for Father Ernest J. Lajeunesse The Windsor Star, December 24, 1991 (Funeral notice)
17. Receipt for lacrosse sticks (Receipt)
18. letter from Lyette Durand – November 30, 1998
19. report of the Chiefs of the Hurons of Quebec 1650 (Report)
20. research notes (Notes)
21. receipt from UTP Inc (Receipt)
22. Christmas card from Madelyn and Allen Bronson to Pat and Aubrey Buser – December 12, 1996
23. letter from Pat and Aubrey Buser to Yvonne and Don Gibbs – June 1, 1993
24. letter from Yvonne and Don Gibbs to "Friends," with notice referencing Simon Girty researchers and photo of the researchers – May 24, 1993
25. map labeled “Huronia old and new” (Map)
26. research bulletin no. 17, Petun Research Institute, April 1988: "Craigleith and the Birth of the Wyandot Tribe" (10 pages)
27. misc notes - Joseph Warrow born 1823 (Notes)
28. copy of Joseph Brebeuf’s Instructions to the Missionaries published in The Council Fire, Fall & Winter, 1995
29. Report of the Chiefs of the Hurons of Quebec, 1650 - (Report)
30. Coles Canadiana Collection – "Indian Treaties and Surrenders From 1680-1902"
31. photocopy of reproduction of photograph of Joseph Warrow and family, with identifying information, with identifying information recorded by William E. Connelley - March 1989
32. hand-drawn map of area near Detroit with note "File Anderdon," accompanied by notes on the Anderdon Band (Map), (Notes)
33. letter from Lyette and Doria Durand to Pat and Aubrey Buser– June 20, 1995
34. letter Aubrey Buser to "Friends" – July 2, 1995
35. letter from Pat and Aubrey Buser to Lyette and Doria Durand – July 5, 1995
36. letter from Frank and (?) Forde to Aubrey Buser - n.d.
37. letter from JM Malcolm, McGill Queen’s University Press, to Aubrey Buser – May 5, 1976
38. map: Huronia – mid 17th Century until 1649 (Map)
39. notes: Canadian Archives Indian Department (Notes)
40. letter from Robert Prud’homme, Museum of Antiquarian and Numismatic Society of Montreal, to Aubrey Buser – May 13, 1976
41. postcard from Jim and Judy Lester to Pat and Aubrey Buser – August 30, 1999

Also in folder, not scanned:

• Indians of Quebec – Vol 4, No 1, 1980 (newspaper)
• The Indian News – Vol 15, No 6, January 1973
• Kateri No 101 – Lily of the Mohawks – 1974

Folder: Carlisle

1. letter from Aubrey Buser to Chief Joseph Tokwiro Norton – February 4, 1994
2. letter from Aubrey Buser to Juanita McQuistion with photocopied pages from a book
3. clipping, articles on Jim Thorpe, “The Pony Express” page 6 – September-October 1975 (Clipping)
4. paper “Carlisle Indian Industrial School” – Sallie Andrews (Page 1), (Page 2), (Page 3), (Leaf 4), (Leaf 5), (Leaf 6)
5. letter from Pat and Aubrey Buser to Artie Nesvold, Juanita McQuistion, Judy (Lester? Wigton?), Sallie Andrews, and Leaford Bearskin – August 29, 1992

Also in folder, not scanned:

• Historic Carlisle Barracks Walking Tour booklet

Folder: Cherokee

1. notes and transcription from "19th Annual Report, Bureau of American Ethnology, by Dir. J. W. Powell" (Leaf 1),(Leaf 2),(Leaf 3)
2. notes on "BAE Bulletin 180" Cherokee (Leaf 1), (Leaf 2), (Leaf 3), (Leaf 4), (Leaf 5), (Leaf 6), (Leaf 7), (Leaf 8), (Leaf 9), (Leaf 10), (Leaf 11), (Leaf 12), (Leaf 13)
3. notes: "Creek, but file with Cherokee" (Leaf 1), (Leaf 2), (Leaf 3), (Leaf 4)
4. letter from Aubrey Buser to Wilma Mankiller, Chief – January 25, 1992
5. copy of article about Anita Littledeer Campbell “Young Cherokee Carries on Ancient Tribal Art” from Claremore, Oklahoma Progress, February 21, 1971
6. letter from Leaford Bearskin to Tom Campbell – November 1, 1988
7. pp. 300-301 from "A Synopsis of the Indian Tribes on the Cherokee Alphabet," (Pages)
8. letter from Pat and Aubrey Buser to Clarence D. Smith – February 26, 1983 (7 pages)
9. misc notes – M234 Roll 103 (Notes)
10. photograph – Christmas 1985 – Anita, LauWanna, Jody, and Tom (James Thomas) Campbell (Photo recto), (Photo verso)
11. postcard with Cherokee Alphabet (Postcard recto),(Postcard verso)
12. letter from Clarence D. Smith to Aubrey Buser – March 26, 1983
13. address for Hooman Greer
14. letter from Aubrey Buser to Chief Robert Youngdeer – October 7, 1987
15. letter from James Thomas Campbell to Aubrey Buser– January 27, 1984
16. letter from Aubrey Buser to James Thomas Campbell and family – January 18, 1984
17. Pat and Aubrey Buser to James Thomas Campbell/friends – January 25, 1983
18. letter from James Thomas Campbell and family to Aubrey Buser – January 21, 1983
19. letter from Aubrey Buser to James Thomas and Anita Campbell – June 21, 1979
20. letter from James Thomas Campbell to Aubrey Buser – June 12, 1979
21. letter from Aubrey Buser to James Thomas and Anita Campbell – March 16, 1977
22. letter to James Thomas Campbell – December 1973
23. letter from Aubrey Buser to James Thomas and Anita Campbell – January 31, 1972
24. letter from James Thomas Campbell to Aubrey Buser – January 10, 1972
25. letter from Frederick Dockstader of the Museum of the American Indian to James Thomas Campbell – December 17, 1971
26. letter from James Thomas Campbell to Aubrey Buser – December 13, 1971
27. letter from James Thomas Campbell to Frederick Dockstader – December 13, 1971
28. letter from Aubrey Buser to James Thomas Campbell – November 29, 1971
29. letter from Aubrey Buser to James Thomas Campbell – October 16, 1971
30. letter from James Thomas Campbell to Aubrey Buser – October 10, 1971
31. letters from Tom James Thomas Campbell to Aubrey Buser – January 30, 1989; January 19, 1989
32. miscellaneous notes (Notes)
33. letter from Tommy Thompson, Executive Director, Tribal Operations, Cherokee Nation to Fredrick Champnella – August 7, 1991
34. copies of documents submitted with application to Southeastern Cherokee Confederacy Inc. by Leila Clara Lockie Riley
35. re-election brochure for Robert Youngdeer, for Principal Chief, Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians – September 3, 1987
36. genealogy chart – Robert S. Youngdeer

Also in folder, not scanned:

• Cherokee Indian Reservation North Carolina Official Vacation Guide and Directory
• Claremore Progress – Sunday February 21, 1971 – p. 1B
• Parade Magazine clipping p. 4, August 18, 1991
• The Washington Post clipping November 7, 1993, p. A3 “Students Return to Language Roots in Oklahoma”

Folder: Chiefs – Wyandot

1. letter from Aubrey Buser to Sallie Andrews - November 7, 1997
2. photocopy of photograph by William H. Jackson of Nicholas Cotter, dated 1875, negative held by the Smithsonian Institution (Image recto), (Verso)
3. “Our Great Chiefs” prepared by the Historical Committee of the Wyandotte Tribe of Oklahoma, 1989 (Leaf 1), (Leaf 2), (Leaf 3), (Leaf 4), (Leaf 5), (Leaf 6), (Leaf 7), (Leaf 8), (Leaf 9), (Leaf 10), (Leaf 11), (Leaf 12), (Leaf 13), (Leaf 14), (Leaf 15), (Leaf 16), (Leaf 17), (Leaf 18), (Leaf 19), (Leaf 20), (Leaf 21), (Leaf 22), (Leaf 23), (Leaf 24), (Leaf 25), (Leaf 26), (Leaf 27), (Leaf 29), (Leaf 30), (Leaf 31), (Leaf 32), (Leaf 33), (Leaf 34), (Leaf 35), (Leaf 36)
4. letter from Aubrey Buser to Sallie Andrews - August 17, 1989
5. selection from History of Wyandotte County, pp.75-78 (Page 75), (Page 76), (Page 77), (Page 78)
6. selection from Relations between Washington and St. Clair, pp. 630-631 (Pages)
7. “The Wyandot Half King” (Page)
8. selection from Ohio Historical Collections with handwritten notes in margin (Pages 10-11)
9. selection from Indian Affairs pp. 100-103 (Leaf 1), (Leaf 2)
10. notes on chiefs and warriors (Leaf 1), (Leaf 2), (Leaf 3), (Leaf 4)
11. selection from A Report to the Secretary of War of the United States, On Indian Affairs, Comprising a Narrative of a Tour 1822, , pp. 16-17 (Leaf 1), (Leaf 2)
12. “Warrow Family, Kin of Wyandot Chiefs,” The Ile Camera (Page)
13. baptism, marriage and burial records, St. John the Baptist, Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada, 1821-1884 (3 pages) (Leaf 1), (Leaf 2), (Leaf 3)
14. selection from Indian Land Cessions in the United States, p. 686 (Page)

Folder: Chippewa

1. "Chippewa War Song" lyrics (Lyrics)
2. Roundhead speech, Treaty of Muskingum (1789), from the Draper Collection, University of Wisconsin, 11F Doc 82 (Page 1), (Page 2)

Folder: Chronology

1. letter from Aubrey Buser to Janith K. English - June 3, 1996
2. photocopies of handwritten chronology, 1400 - 1852 (Leaf 1) (Leaf 2) (Leaf 3) (Leaf 4) (Leaf 5) (Leaf 6) (Leaf 7) (Leaf 8) (Leaf 9) (Leaf 10) (Leaf 11) (Leaf 12) (Leaf 13) (Leaf 14) (Leaf 15) (Leaf 16) (Leaf 17) (Leaf 18 - not present) (Leaf 19 - not present) (Leaf 20) (Leaf 21) (Leaf 22) (Leaf 23) (Leaf 24) (Leaf 25) (Leaf 26) (Leaf 27) (Leaf 28) (Leaf 29) (Leaf 30) (Leaf 31) (Leaf 32) (Leaf 33) (Leaf 34) (Leaf 35) (Leaf 36) (Leaf 37) (Leaf 38) (leaf 39) (Leaf 40) (Leaf 41) (Leaf 42) (Leaf 43) (Leaf 44)
3. photocopy of “Perpetual Calendar” (Calendar)
4. booklet of notes, chronology to 1820 Chronology to 1820 (Front Cover) (Leaf 1) (Leaf 2) (Leaf 3) (Leaf 4) (Leaf 5) (Leaf 6) (Leaf 7) (Leaf 8) (Leaf 9) (Leaf 10) (Leaf 11) (Leaf 12) (Leaf 13) (Leaf 14) (Leaf 15) (Leaf 16) (Leaf 17) (Leaf 18) (Leaf 19) (Leaf 20) (Leaf 21) (Leaf 22) (Leaf 23) (Leaf 24) (Leaf 25) (Leaf 26) (Leaf 27) (Leaf 28) (Leaf 29) (Leaf 30) (Leaf 31) (Leaf 32) (Leaf 33) (Leaf 34) (Leaf 35) (Leaf 36) (Leaf 37) (Leaf 38) (Leaf 39) (Leaf 40) (Leaf 41) (Leaf 42) (Leaf 43) (Leaf 44) (Leaf 45) (Leaf 46) (Leaf 47) (Leaf 48) (Leaf 49) (Leaf 50) (Leaf 51) (Leaf 52) (Leaf 53) (Leaf 54) (Leaf 55) (Leaf 56) (Leaf 57) (Leaf 58) (Leaf 59) (Leaf 60) (Leaf 61) (Leaf 62) (Leaf 63) (Leaf 64) (Leaf 65) (Leaf 66) (Leaf 67) (Leaf 68) (Leaf 69) (Leaf 70) (Leaf 71) (Leaf 72) (Leaf 73) (Leaf 74) (Leaf 75) (Leaf 76) (Leaf 77) (Leaf 78) (Leaf 79) (Leaf 80) (Leaf 81) (Leaf 82) (Leaf 83) (Leaf 84) (Leaf 85) (Leaf 86) (Leaf 87) (Leaf 88) (Leaf 89) (Leaf 90)
5. booklet of notes: From 1820’s (Front Cover) (Leaf 1) (Leaf 2) (Leaf 3) (Leaf 4) (Leaf 5) (Leaf 6) (Leaf 7) (Leaf 8) (Leaf 9) (Leaf 10) (Leaf 11) (Leaf 12) (Leaf 13) (Leaf 14) (Leaf 15) (Leaf 16) (Leaf 17) (Leaf 18) (Leaf 19) (Leaf 20) (Leaf 21) (Leaf 22) (Leaf 23) (Leaf 24) (Leaf 25) (Leaf 26) (Leaf 27) (Leaf 28) (Leaf 29) (Leaf 30) (Leaf 31) (Leaf 32) (Leaf 33) (Leaf 34) (Leaf 35) (Leaf 36) (Leaf 37) (Leaf 38) (Leaf 39) (Leaf 40) (Leaf 41) (Leaf 42) (Leaf 43) (Leaf 44) (Leaf 45) (Leaf 46) (Leaf 47) (Leaf 48) (Leaf 49) (Leaf 50) (Leaf 51) (Leaf 52) (Leaf 53) (Leaf 54) (Leaf 55) (Leaf 56) (Leaf 57) (Back Cover)

Folder: Claims

1. notes on claims(5 pages) (Leaf 1) (Leaf 2) (Leaf 3) (Leaf 4) (Leaf 5)
2. letter from Aubrey Buser to Jim Bland, June 3, 1997
3. checks payable to Paul Youngman, Pat and Aubrey Buser, Juanita McQuistion
4. letter from Aubrey Buser to Chief Leaford Bearskin - July 12, 1985 (4 pages)
5. copy of article by David Gumpert, “Impending Deadline May Cost U.S. Indians Claims Settlements,” The Wall Street Journal, July 14, 1972
6. letter from Aubrey Buser to Rodney Edwards, of Edwards, Edwards and Bodin, Attorneys - March 11, 1978
7. letter from Rodney Edwards of Edwards, Edwards and Bodin, Attorneys, to Aubrey Buser - November 10, 1983
8. mailing label and receipts for photocopies and postage
9. notes on Claims Docket 13 E, 13F, 212, 213 (Leaf 1) (Leaf 2) (Leaf 3) (Leaf 4) (Leaf 5) (Leaf 6) (Leaf 7) (Leaf 8) (Leaf 9) (Leaf 10) (Leaf 11) (Leaf 12) (Leaf 13) (Leaf 14) (Leaf 15) (Leaf 16) (Leaf 17) (Leaf 18) (Leaf 19) (Leaf 20) (Leaf 21) (Leaf 22) (Leaf 23) (Leaf 24) (Leaf 25) (Leaf 26) (Leaf 27) (Leaf 28)
10. copy of letter to Rodney Edwards of Edwards, Edwards and Bodon, Attorneys from Aubrey Buser – March 11, 1978
11. letter from Aubrey Buser to Leaford Bearskin - September 18, 1984 (5 pages)
12. miscellaneous notes (Notes)
13. copy of letters from Aubrey Buser to Leaford Bearskin - September 13, 1984; October 3, 1984 (4 pages)
14. copy of letter from Aubrey Buser, to Leaford Bearskin - October 3, 1984
15. letter from Rodney Edwards to Aubrey Buser - September 7, 1984
16. handwritten notes (Leaf 1 recto)(Leaf 1 verso)(Leaf 2)(Leaf 3)
17. legal documents (2 pages)
18. correspondence regarding proposed claims: letter from Robert E. Smith to Rodney J. Edwards of Edwards, Edwards, and Bodin, Attorneys – July 14, 1975; letter from Leonard and Ada Cotter to Pat and Aubrey Buser – July 18, 1975
19. copy of claims documents “38 Ind. Cl. Comm. 561”
20. copy of claims documents “30 Ind. Cl. Comm. 354”
21. handwritten notes regarding legal claims

Folder: Claims 2

1. Docket No. 120, Before the Indian Claims Commission - January 12, 1970 (selected pages)
2. Docket Nos. 212 & 213, Before the Indian Claims Commission (cover)
3. letter from Aubrey Buser to Rodney J, Edwards of Edwards, Edward and Bodin to Edwards - March 11, 1978 (4 pages)
4. letter from Aubrey Buser to Juanita McQuistion - December 9, 1995 (2 pages)
5. letters regarding claims from Aubrey Buser, August 1978, March 1978, January 1975, October 1972
6. letter from Artie Nesvold and Juanita McQuistion to Pat and Aubrey Buser - August 5, 1974
7. rough copy of letter from Pat and Aubrey to Artie and Harold Nesvold – March 9, 1977
8. letter from Aubrey Buser to Rodney J. Edwards of Edwards, Edwards, and Bodin, Attorneys - March 11, 1978
9. miscellaneous notes (Leaf 1) (Leaf 2)

Also in folder, not scanned:

• clipping from The Tulsa Tribune, Vol. 91 No. 181, July 29, 1985 (1A)

Folder: Clans

1. letter from Aubrey Buser to Ed - September 22, 1993 (3 pages)
2. letter from Aubrey Buser to Wyandotte Historical Committee - December 1, 1997
3. “Steckley: Huron Clans and Phratries” Ontario Archaeology No. 37 (3 pages)
4. FHO Dictionary Entries
5. selection from Arch Notes, May/June 1985 p. 16-19
6. letter from Aubrey Buser to Mr. Elliott - July 14, 1995 (4 pages)
7. notes regarding Wyandot Clans (Leaf 1) (Leaf 2)
8. letter from Aubrey Buser to John Gulick - April 25, 1987

Folder: Clarke P.D.

1. title page from the book Origin and Traditional History of the Wyandotts (Information)

In folder, not scanned, but available as an e-book:

• Clarke, Peter Dooyentate, Origin and Traditional History of the Wyandotts and Sketches of other Indian Tribes of North America: True Traditional Stories of Tecumseh and his League, in the years 1811 and 1812. Toronto: Hunter, Rose & Co., 86 King Street West. 1870.

Folder: Clemons, Sherri

1. letter from Sherri Clemons, Community Liaison Specialist, to Pat and Aubrey Buser – April 20, 1999
2. letter from Aubrey Buser to Sherri Clemons - May 6, 1999

Folder: Cotter, Leonard

1. letter from Leonard Cotter to Aubrey Buser - July 20, 1966
2. letter from Leonard Cotter to Aubrey Buser - December 20, 1966
3. letter from Leonard Cotter to to Aubrey Buser - January 28, 1969
4. letter from Leonard Cotter to to Aubrey Buser - August 9, 1969
5. letter from Leonard Cotter to to Aubrey Buser - August 24, 1971
6. letter from Leonard Cotter to to Aubrey Buser - September 21, 1971
7. letter from to Aubrey Buser to Leonard Cotter- March 26, 1971
8. letter from Aubrey Buser to Chief Leonard Cotter - July 16, 1971
9. letter from Aubrey Buser to Chief Leonard Cotter - September 28, 1971
10. letter from Aubrey Buser to Chief Leonard Cotter - November 8, 1971
11. letter from Leonard Cotter to to Aubrey Buser - November 25, 1971
12. letter from Aubrey Buser to Chief Leonard Cotter - January 11, 1972
13. letter from Aubrey Buser to Chief Leonard Cotter - January 30, 1972
14. letter from Leonard Cotter to to Aubrey Buser - January 17, 1972
15. letter from Aubrey Buser to Chief Leonard Cotter - April 6, 1972
16. letter from Leonard Cotter to Aubrey Buser - April 17, 1972
17. copy of article David Gumpert, “Impending Deadline May Cost U.S. Indians Claims Settlements,” The Wall Street Journal - July 14, 1972
18. photograph of Leonard and Ada Cotter gravestone (Photo recto) (Photo verso)
19. letter from Aubrey Buser to Chief Leonard Cotter - July 15, 1972
20. letter from Ada Cotter to Aubrey Buser - August 10
21. number inadvertently skipped in filenaming
22. number inadvertently skipped in filenaming
23. letter from Ada Cotter to Pat and Aubrey Buser - August 22, 1972
24. letter from Leonard Cotter to to Aubrey Buser - December 11, 1972
25. letter from Ada Cotter to Aubrey and Pat Buser - June 7, 1973
26. letter from Leonard Cotter to to Aubrey Buser - April 26, 1973
27. letter from Leonard Cotter to to Aubrey Buser - June 26, 1973
28. letter from Leonard Cotter to Pat and Aubrey Buser - September 19, 1973
29. letter from Leonard and Ada Cotter to Pat and Aubrey Buser - October 11, 1973; with purchase order from Dixons and receipt of purchase by Leonard Cotter from White’s Secretarial Services
30. letter from Leonard Cotter to Pat and Aubrey Buser - March 19, 1974
31. number inadvertently skipped in filenaming
32. letter from Leonard and Ada Cotter to Aubrey Buser - June 24, 1974
33. letter from Aubrey Buser to Leonard and Ada Cotter - August 8, 1974
34. letter from Pat and Aubrey Buser to Leonard and Ada Cotter - August 20, 1974
35. letter from Leonard and Ada Cotter to Pat and Aubrey Buser - August 26, 1974
36. note recording letter sent to Leonard Cotter - September 25, 1974
37. letter from Leonard and Ada Cotter to Pat and Aubrey Buser - September 30, 1974
38. letter from Aubrey Buser to Chief Leonard and Ada Cotter - January 28, 1975
39. "rough copy" of letter from Pat and Aubrey Buser to Leonard and Ada Cotter - February 6, 1975
40. letter from Ada and Leonard Cotter to Pat and Aubrey Buser - March 25, 1975
41. letter from Leonard and Ada Cotter to Pat and Aubrey Buser - October 21, 1975
42. "rough copy" of letter from Pat and Aubrey Buser to Leonard and Ada Cotter - December 10, 1975
43. letter from Leonard Cotter to Pat and Aubrey Buser - December 14, 1975
44. letter from Pat and Aubrey Buser to Leonard Cotter - December 26, 1975
45. letter from Aubrey Buser to Leonard Cotter- February 8, 1976
46. letter from Ada Cotter to Pat and Aubrey Buser - March 19, 1976
47. letter from Aubrey Buser to "Friends" (Leonard and Ada Cotter) - March 24, 1976
48. letter from Leonard Cotter to Aubrey Buser - March 30, 1976
49. letter from Leonard and Ada Cotter to Pat and Aubrey Buser - April 19, 1976
50. letter from Leonard and Ada Cotter to Aubrey and Pat Buser - September 14, 1976
51. letter from Pat and Aubrey Buser to Leonard and Ada Cotter - October 19, 1976
52. letter from Ada Cotter with 2 obituary newspaper clippings
53. list of Cotter family members (Leaf 1) (Leaf 2)
54. funeral program for Leonard Cotter - November 18, 1976 (Program recto) (Program verso)
55. black and white photo of Joel Anthony Cotter and Sallie Belle Dawson Cotter on their wedding day (parents of Leonard and Clarena Cotter)(Photo)
56. black and white photo of Joel Cotter (Photo)
57. black and white photo of Joel Cotter (Photo)
58. black and white photo of the mother of Joel Cotter (possibly Elizabeth Arms/Armes) (Photo)
59. black and white photo of mother of Joel Cotter with possible identification (Photo)

Folder: Croneis, Jim

1. copy of clipping from Bucyrus (Ohio) Telegraph-Forum - February 25, 1991, which prints a letter from Aubrey Buser to Jim Croneis
2. letter from Aubrey Buser to Jim Croneis - July 19, 1990
3. map, Voegelin Indians of Ohio in 1795 -1974 (Leaf 1)(Leaf 2)
4. Christmas card from Jim and Peggy Croneis to Aubrey and Pat Buser - December 12, 2000

In folder, not scanned:

• clipping from Bucyrus (Ohio) Telegraph-Forum, “Simon Girty: hero or renegade?” January 7, 1991
• clipping from Bucyrus (Ohio) Telegraph-Forum “Simon Girty’s final resting place” January 15, 1991
• clipping from Bucyrus (Ohio) Telegraph-Forum, columns by Jim Croneis, “Down to earth…”

Folder: Culture/Mores (filename uses "Culture")

1. letter from Aubrey Buser to Walter – December 16, 1996
2. Illustrations of Native Americans (source unknown) (Illustrations)
3. envelope with drawing of shoe (Envelope)
4. Wyandot method of dressing deerskin, by Aubrey Buser (3 copies of the same item) (Page)
5. page from book The Huron and Their Neighbors, p. 101, with illustrations
6. illustration of Native Americans sitting around a man holding a pipe (2 copies of same item) (Illustrations)
7. illustrations of Native Americans (source unknown) (Illustrations)
8. notes on Long House (Photocopy)
9. photocopy of notes on Long House with illustration (Photocopy)
10. notes on Long House (Notes)

In folder, not scanned:

• clipping from Miami News-Record, November 6, 1983, “Moccasin telegraph”

Folder: DeWeese

1. photo of a man and Wyandotte Nation Princess, Mollie DeWeese
2. photo of three men and Wyandotte Nation Princess, Mollie DeWeese
3. caption for photo of DeWeese family, Mollie DeWeese and parents, Ron and Kathy

In folder, not scanned:

• Gyah’-Wish Atak-ia, The Turtle Speaks, July 1997