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The Charles and Patricia Buser Collection of Wyandot Indian Language Materials
A Guide and Inventory
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Overview of the Collection:

Repository:Rare Books and Manuscripts Library
Identification:Spec.rare.cms.319
Creator:Charles and Patricia Buser
Title:The Charles and Patricia Buser Collection of Research Materials on Native American Cultures
Dates:1700s through 2005
Quantity:13 boxes
Description:The collection includes audiotapes, transcriptions, notes and research on the Wyandot language. In addition, there are many articles, as well as complete newsletters or other publications related to their study of the Wyandot tribe and other Native Americans. There is a significant amount of correspondence, both professional and personal, and a number of photographs.



Box and Folder Listing:

Box 8

Folders: McQuistion - Zane

Folder: McQuistion
  1. Valentine’s Day Card containing photo and inserted note from the McQuistions to Pat and Aubrey, 2003
  2. Greeting card with attached sticky note to Pat and Aubrey from the McQuistions
  3. Typed letter to Pat and Aubrey from Juanita McQuistion, 7 Jan 2003
  4. Typed letter to Pat and Aubrey from Bud and Juanita, 10 Feb 2003
  5. Typed letter to Sgt. Buser and Ardis Patricia from Bud and Juanita McQuistion, 27 Feb 2003
  6. Copy of typed letter to Juanita and Bud, 7 March 2003
  7. Telegraph- article, "American Indians take pride in history", by Ron Simon, 18 March 2003 (Article)
  8. Copy of previous item
  9. Typed letter to Pat and Aubrey from Juanita and Bud, 27 May 2003
  10. Typed letter to Pat and Aubrey from Leon and Juanita McQuistion Sr., 13 June 2003
  11. Email Message to "Longhouse_Women" from Sallie Andrews, 22 Aug 2003
  12. Typed letter to Juanita from Aubrey, 28 Aug 2003, with four attached short stories
  13. Miami News-Record article, "McKibben succeeds in having Thorpe place on cereal box", 13 June 2001 (Article)
  14. Two copies of Item #12
  15. Miami News-Record article, "Wyandotte Tribe honors tradition in Grandparents’ Day celebration", by Jacob W. Brower, 8 Sep 2003 (Article)
  16. Copy of Item #12
  17. Copy of handwritten letter to Juanita from Aubrey, 10 Jan 2004
  18. Copy of previous item
  19. Typed letter to Mr. and Mrs. C.A. Buser from Leon and Juanita McQuistion, 4 Jan 2004, with attached story, “The Story of Leon’s Staff”
  20. Handwritten notes regarding the location of Wyandot settlements (Leaf 1 recto),(Leaf 1 verso),(Leaf 2)
  21. Copy of map of major salt deposits in the Great Lakes region from The Christian Science Monitor (Map)
  22. Three copies of previous item
  23. Typed letter to Mr. and Mrs. C.A. Buser from Juanita McQuistion, 3 Feb 2004
  24. Copy of a comic from Miami News-Record, 11 Jan 2004 (Comic)
  25. Copy of an article, "A man’s work is never done", by Jim Mullen (Article)
  26. Copy of Miami News-Record article, "Happy Holidays from the Fergusons", by Jim Mullen, 21 Dec 2003 (Article)
  27. Copy of Miami News-Record article, "U.S. attorney asks federal court to dismiss Kline lawsuits over casino", 29 Jan 2004 (Article)
  28. Greeting Card to Pat and Aubrey from Juanita , 12 May 2004
  29. Typed letter to Mr. and Mrs. C.A. Buser from Juanita and Leon, 25 June 2004
  30. Copy of letter to Juanita from Aubrey, 22 Dec 2001
  31. Copy of typed letter to Juanita from Aubrey and Pat, 18 July 2004
  32. Copy of previous item
  33. Copy of typed letter to Juanita from Pat and Aubrey, 4 Sep 2004
  34. Typed letter to Mr. and Mrs. C.A. Buser from Leon and Juanita McQuistion Sr., 3 Dec 2004
  35. Greeting card from Mr. and Mrs. Leon McQuistion Sr., 2004, with inserted note to Chuck and Pat from Brenda Prater
  36. Copy of typed letter to Juanita from Pat and Aubrey, 15 Feb 2005, with attached translation sheet
  37. Copy of previous item
  38. Typed letter to Mr. and Mrs. C.A. Buser from Juanita McQuistion, 1 March 2005
  39. Copy of typed letter to Juanita from Pat and Aubrey, 25 March 2005, with attached information on "Greyeyes"
  40. Copy of previous letter
  41. Typed letter to Pat and Aubrey from Leon and Juanita, 15 March 2005
  42. Handwritten note to Pat from Juanita
  43. Typed letter to Pat and Aubrey from Leon and Juanita, 21 May 2005, with attached envelope postmarked 23 May 2005
  44. Typed letter to Mr. and Mrs. C.A. Buser from Leon and Juanita, 26 July 2005
  45. Typed letter to Pat from Juanita
  46. Copy of typed letter to Juanita and Sallie from Aubrey, 1 Aug 2005
  47. Gyah’-wish Atakia article, "From the historical files", by Sallie Andrews, June 2004 (Article)
  48. Poor quality copy of handwritten letter to Pat and Aubrey from Juanita, 19 Sep 2005
  49. Copy of Gyah'-wish Atak-ia The Turtle Speaks articles, "New Second Chief – Earlene Roskob" and "Second Chief Resigns", Volume 8, Issue 3, June 2004 (Article)
  50. Paperclipped together: Copy of typed letter to Juanita from Aubrey, 3 Oct 2005; Typed letter to Mr. and Mrs. C.A. Buser from Juanita McQuistion, 27 Sep 2005; Handwritten list of books donated by C.A. Buser (List 1),(List 2),(List 3),(List 4)
  51. Copy of typed letter to Chief Bearskin, Juanita, Sallie, a few other Wyandottes, some ex-Marines, and even a few relatives, from Pat and Aubrey, 10 Dec 2005
  52. Copy of typed letter to Juanita and Leon from Pat and Aubrey, 18 Jan 2006
  53. Photo of Juanita McQuistion, November 2005
  54. Handwritten letter to Pat and Aubrey from Leon and Juanita McQuistion, 11 Jan 2006
  55. Letter from Juanita McQuistion requesting Charles Buser to serve as a claims representative for the Wyandot Tribe, 8 March 1971
  56. Handwritten letter to Pat and Aubrey from Juanita McQuistion, 5 Aug 1974
  57. Copy of handwritten letter to Pat and Aubrey from Bud and Juanita
  58. Excerpt of article, "School will drop Indians name", with handwritten notes in the margins (Article)
  59. Typed letter to Mr. C.A. Buser, 14 Oct 1983
  60. Copy of handwritten letter to Juanita from Pat and Aubrey, 10 Aug 1976
  61. Copy of handwritten letter to Juanita from Aubrey, 12 July 1985
  62. Copy of typed letter to Ted, 14 Jan 1991
  63. Typed letter to C.A. Buser from Leon and Juanita, 19 Aug 1999
  64. Thank-you card to Pat and Aubrey from Bud and Juanita
  65. Typed letter to Mr. and Mrs. C.A. Buser from Bud and Juanita McQuistion, with handwritten notes, 18 July 2000
  66. Typed letter from Juanita and Bud to Mr. and Mrs. C.A. Buser, 19 Aug 2000
  67. Copy of typed letter to Juanita and Bud from Aubrey Buser, 1 Sep 2000
  68. Typed letter to Mr. and Mrs. C.A. Buser from Juanita and Leon McQuistion, 18 Sep 2000, with attached note
  69. Typed letter to Bud and Juanita from Aubrey, 22 Sep 2000
  70. Typed letter to Mr. and Mrs. C.A. Buser from Bud and Juanita, 20 Oct 2000
  71. Typed letter to Mr. and Mrs. C.A. Buser from Leon and Juanita
  72. Copy of previous item
  73. Copy of typed letter to Juanita and Bud from Pat and Aubrey, 25 Nov 2000
  74. Typed letter to Sherri from Aubrey, 25 Nov 2000
  75. Typed letter to Mr. and Mrs. C.A. Buser from Leon and Juanita, 28 Dec 2000
  76. Typed letter to Pat and Aubrey from Juanita and Bud, 3 March 2001
  77. Photo from Juanita and Leon McQuistion, April 2001
  78. Typed letter to Pat and Aubrey from Leon and Juanita, 13 April 2001
  79. Typed letter to Pat and Aubrey from Leon and Juanita, 20 April 2001
  80. Copy of typed letter to Juanita and Leon from Aubrey, 28 April 2001
  81. Paperclipped together: Copy of handwritten notes sent to Juanita, 30 April 2001; Typed document indicating specific page numbers from a Wyandot chronology assembled by Mr. Larry Hancks; Typed letter to Juanita from Aubrey, 30 April 2001 (Notes),(Document)
  82. Picture of Leon and Juanita’s roof with writing on the back, April 2001
  83. Typed letter to Mr. and Mrs. C.A. Buser from Bud and Juanita, 5 May 2001
  84. Typed letter to Pat and Aubrey from Bud and Juanita, 10 May 2001


Folder: McQuistion 2
  1. Typed letter to Pat and Aubrey from Bud and Juanita, 17 May 2001
  2. Typed letter from Juanita, 30 June 2001
  3. Typed letter to Pat and Aubrey from Leon and Juanita McQuistion, 26 June 2001
  4. Article, "Tribal Casinos Under Scrutiny", 5 July 2001 (Article)
  5. Note to friends from Bud and Juanita, 23 May 2001
  6. Copy of Miami News-Record article, "Wyandotte Tribe seeks Kansas land", by Janet Warford-Perry (Leaf 1),(Leaf 2),(Leaf 3)
  7. Typed letter to Pat and Aubrey from Leon and Juanita McQuistion, 20 Sep 2001
  8. Typed letter to Juanita and Bud from Pat and Aubrey, 25 Sep 2001
  9. Description of Bibliographies of the Languages of the North American Indians (Recto),(Verso)
  10. Copy of Miami News-Record article, "Tribe signs $100 million contract", 19 Aug 2001 (Article)
  11. Copy of typed letter to Juanita and Bud from Pat and Aubrey, 13 Oct 2001
  12. Typed letter to Pat and Aubrey from Leon and Juanita, 9 Oct 2001
  13. Typed letter to Pat and Aubrey from Leon and Juanita, 6 Nov 2001
  14. Copy of typed letter to Juanita and Bud from Pat and Aubrey, 27 Nov 2001
  15. Typed letter to Pat and Aubrey from Juanita McQuistion, 18 Dec 2001
  16. Typed letter to Juanita from Aubrey, 22 Dec 2001
  17. Copy of typed letter to Juanita and Jim from Pat and Aubrey, 30 Dec 2001
  18. Typed letter to Pat and Aubrey from Juanita McQuistion, 28 Jan 2002
  19. Typed letter to Pat and Aubrey from Juanita McQuistion, 12 Feb 2002
  20. Typed letter to Pat and Chief Aubrey from Leon and Juanita, 12 March 2002, with attached handwritten note
  21. Copy of typed letter to Myra from Pat and Aubrey, 25 March 2002
  22. Typed letter to Mr. and Mrs. C.A. Buser from Leon and Juanita, 27 March 2002
  23. Typed letter to Juanita and Leon from Pat and Aubrey, 5 April 2002
  24. Typed letter to Ka-wen-nah-ha-we from Aubrey, 22 April 2002
  25. Typed letter to Mr. and Mrs. C.A. Buser from Leon and Juanita, 1 May 2002
  26. Copy of typed letter to Juanita and Leon from Pat and Aubrey, 6 May 2002
  27. Typed letter to Juanita from Aubrey, 8 May 2002
  28. Page excerpt from a book (Recto),(Verso)
  29. Copy of Frederick News-Post article, "Is honey useful treatment for burns?", by Dr. Peter Gott, 13 May 2002 (Article)
  30. Typed letter to Pat and Aubrey from Juanita and Leon, 4 June 2002
  31. Copy of Miami News-Record article, "Promises made, Promises not kept", by K.E. Sturgeon III, 2 June 2002 (Leaf 1),(Leaf 2)
  32. Copy of typed letter to Juanita and Leon from Pat and Aubrey, 10 June 2002
  33. Typed letter to Pat and Aubrey from Juanita McQuistion, 24 June 2002
  34. Copy of typed letter to Juanita and Sallie from Aubrey, 25 July 2002
  35. Copy of previous item
  36. Copy of typed letter to Sallie, Juanita and Sherri from Pat and Aubrey, 3 Aug 2002
  37. Copy of previous item
  38. Typed letter to Pat and Aubrey from Leon and Juanita McQuistion, 6 Aug 2002
  39. Typed letter to Wyandot Friends from Pat and Aubrey, 13 Aug 2002
  40. Typed letter to Pat and Aubrey from Leon and Juanita, 10 Aug 2002
  41. News clipping about visiting Canada (Clipping)
  42. Copy of typed Letter to Barbara from Pat and Aubrey, 14 Aug 2002
  43. Copy of online Fish & Wildlife Today article, "Clear progress at Niemackl", Winter 1999 (Page 1),(Page 2),(Page 3),(Page 4),(Page 5)
  44. Typed letter to Pat and Aubrey from Leon and Juanita McQuistion, 30 Aug 2002
  45. Copy of typed letter to Juanita and Bud from Pat and Aubrey, 12 Sep 2002
  46. Copy of typed letter to Juanita and Bud from Pat and Aubrey, 13 Oct 2002
  47. Typed letter to Pat and Aubrey from Leon and Juanita McQuistion, 26 Nov 2002
  48. Copy of typed letter to Juanita from Pat and Aubrey, 3 Dec 2002
  49. Picture of Wyandot Nation Grand Entry and attached note
  50. Picture of Wyandot Nation and attached note
  51. Picture of Wyandot Nation Honor Guard and attached note
  52. Note from Leon and Juanita McQuistion about the Wyandot Nation Honor Guard
  53. Copy of typed letter to Juanita and Sallie from Pat and Aubrey, 3 Dec 2002, with attached list of addresses
  54. Copy of typed letter to Juanita from Aubrey, 11 Dec 2002
  55. U.S. News & World Report clipping, "Trouble tracks American Indians" 2 April 2001 (Clipping)
  56. Typed letter to Pat and Aubrey from Leon and Juanita, 12 Dec 2002
  57. Email with subject: [Wendat_newsletter] Tarhe of the Wyandots: One of the great leaders
  58. Email from Juanita McQuistion to Sallie Andrews, 2 Dec 2002
  59. Copy of Book World article, "Location, Location", reviewed by Mark Monmonier (Article)
  60. Paper clipped together: Copy of typed letter to Juanita from Aubrey, 3 Oct 2005; Typed letter to Pat and Aubrey from Juanita McQuistion, 27 Sep 2005; Handwritten list of books donated by C.A. Buser (List 1),(List 2),(List 3),(List 4)
  61. Envelope to Mr. and Mrs. C.A. Buser from Mr. and Mrs. Leon McQuistion, postmarked Feb 2006
  62. Typed letter to Pat and Aubrey from Leon and Juanita McQuistion, 29 Jan 2006


Items located between Folders "McQuistion 2" and "Masks":
  1. Photo of Wyandotte Paraphernalia (Photo)
  2. Photo of Wyandotte Paraphernalia (Photo)
  3. Photos of Sallie, Jim and Judy, with writing on the back (Photos verso)


Folder: Masks
  1. Copy of title page and selected pages from Masked Medicine Societies of the Iroquois, by W.N. Fenton, 1941 (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)
  2. Letter to Floyd and Pat from Aubrey and Pat, 22 April 2002


Folder: Michigan and Anderson
  1. Copy of Michigan History Magazine cover and article, "Native American Sketches", by Martin W. Walsh, May/June 1997 (Leaf 1),(Leaf 2),(Leaf 3),(Leaf 4),(Leaf 5),(Leaf 6),(Leaf 7),(Leaf 8),(Leaf 9)
  2. Typed letter to Pat and Aubrey from Leon and Juanita, 3 Aug 2003
  3. Email to Juanita from Sandra, 29 July 2003
  4. Manila envelope to C.A. Buser from Juanita McQuistion, 4 Aug 2003
  5. Handwritten note to Chief Leonard, 18 Sep 2003
  6. Typed letter to Mr. Buser from Gertrude Free, 23 Jan 2003
  7. Copy of previous item
  8. Copy of typed letter to Ms. Gertrude Free from Aubrey Buser, 30 Jan 2003


Folder: Miami Tribe
  1. Greeting card to Aubrey and Pat from Floyd and Pat
  2. Copy of typed letter to Chief Leonard from Aubrey and Pat, 9 Dec 2004
  3. Copy of article, "Keeping the Spirit", by Doug Hunt, 26 Nov 2004 (Leaf 1),(Leaf 2)
  4. Copy of typed letter to Chief Leonard from Aubrey, 1 Oct 2004
  5. Copy of typed letter to Chief Leonard from the Busers, 22 March 2002
  6. Article, "Congress must fix Miami injustice" (Article)
  7. Indianapolis Star article, "Miami Indians lose legal battle," by Scott MacGregor, 20 Feb 2002 (Article)
  8. Indianapolis Star article, "Pride, sense of justice fuel fight for recognition", by Scott MacGregor (Leaf 1),(Leaf 2)
  9. Pamphlet, The Miami Connection, from Miami University, 15 June 1991 (Recto),(Verso)
  10. Miami News-Record article, "Grant to enable Miami Tribe to expand complex", by C. Michael McCarty, 14 Jan 1983 (Article)
  11. Symposium pamphlet, Treaty of Green Ville Bicentennial, at St. Clair Memorial Hall, Greenville, Ohio, 3 August 1995 (Leaf 1 recto),(Leaf 1 verso),(Leaf 2 recto),(Leaf 2 verso),(Leaf 3 recto),(Leaf 3 verso),(Leaf 4)
  12. Timeline Magazine article, "Cry of the Crane," by Phillip R. Shriver, Oct/Nov. 1989 issue (Leaf 1),(Leaf 2),(Leaf 3),(Leaf 4),(Leaf 5),(Leaf 6)
  13. Copy of typed letter to Floyd and Pat from Pat and Aubrey, 22 Sep 2001
  14. Partial pamphlet about the Miami Nation and Miami University (Recto),(Verso)
  15. Photo, "Burial of 100 Year Time Capsule", June 9, 1990
  16. Photo of Tribe Members/li>
  17. Copy of article, "Indian lore led to lifetime pursuit", by Gaildene Hamilton, February 19 (Article)
  18. Copy of Gyah'-wish Atak-ia The Turtle Speaks article, "Conference on Aging Bestows Honors", June 1999 (Article)
  19. Address for Miami Tribe of Oklahoma
  20. Copy of typed letter to Mr. C.A. Buser from Michael Shinkle, 23 June 1999
  21. Document from the Minnetrista Cultural Center (Document)
  22. Copy of typed letter to Ms. Abigail Crampton from Aubrey Buser, 11 June 1999
  23. People of the Turtle: The Shinkle Woodland Portrait Series (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)
  24. Copy of typed letter to Michael Shinkle from Aubrey Buser, 26 June 1999
  25. Typed letter to Friends from Floyd and Pat, 18 April 2002
  26. Paper clipped together: Scripps Howard News Service article, "Sunflowers yield luxuriant history"; Typed letter to friendsfrom Pat and Aubrey, 6 April 2002; Copy of typed letter to Juanita and Leonfrom Pat and Aubrey, 5 April 2002 (Article)
  27. Envelope to Aubrey Buser from the Miami Tribe of Oklahoma, postmarked 19 April 2002
  28. Copy of article, "Rebuilding The Seed Reserve Of Our White Corn" (Article)
  29. Paperclipped together: Copy of typed letter to Floyd and Pat from Aubrey and Pat, 22 April 2002; copy of typed letter to Ka-wen-nah-ha-we from Aubrey, 22 April 2002
  30. Copy of Indianapolis Star editorial, "The quest for tribal status is about promises, justice", with accompanying comic, "Guess which one the Federal Government says is NOT a tribe?" (Leaf 1),(Leaf 2)
  31. Copy of editorials: "Tribal recognition tainted by gambling" and "Right to be treated as a tribal nation" (Leaf 1),(Leaf 2)
  32. Copy of Indianapolis Star editorial, "The Miami meet all criteria to be a tribe", 25 Nov 2002 (Editorial)
  33. Miami Nation school supplies application for the 2003-2004 school year (Application)
  34. Typed letter to Mr. and Mrs. Aubrey Buser from Karen Alexander, Library Director, 19 Dec 2003
  35. Copy of Piqua Daily Call article, "The Last Chief Of The Miamis", by Leonard U. Hill, 21 June 1967 (Article)
  36. Excerpt from Indian Tribes of Oklahoma, titled "Miami" and "Michigamea" (Leaf 1),(Leaf 2),(Leaf 3),(Leaf 4)
  37. Section A: Statement of the purchases of land from each Indian Tribe (Page 598),(Page 600),(Page 601)
  38. Section C: Aggregates of Lands, Compensation, Exchange, and Names of Tribes (Page 606)
  39. Section B: Estimate of Colonel Banquet, 1764 (Page 559)
  40. Table III: Per Capita Payments made to Indian Tribes in 1854 (Page 721)
  41. Copy of previous item
  42. Map of Indian Colonies West of Missouri and Arkansas, 1853 (Map)
  43. Article by Ruth Walker about Algonquian languages (Article)
  44. Notes on folder mention various names and dates and a phone number


Folder: Miami-Tribal Paper
  1. List of Peoria (Miami) Words spoken by the tribe; information on Louis W. Ballard (Recto),(Verso)
  2. Inter-Tribal Council Newsletter (Leaf 1 recto),(Leaf 1 verso),(Leaf 2 recto),(Leaf 2 verso)
  3. Aatotankiki Myaamiaki Newsletter, December 1998, Vol. 1, No. 2
  4. Aatotankiki Myaamiaki Newsletter, September 1999, Vol. 2, No. 2
  5. Aatotankiki Myaamiaki Newsletter, (2000) Vol. 3, No. 3
  6. Aatotankiki Myaamiaki Newsletter, September 2001, Vol. 4, No. 3
  7. Aatotankiki Myaamiaki Newsletter, December 2001, Vol. 4, No. 4
  8. Aatotankiki Myaamiaki Newsletter, March 2002, Vol. 5, No. 1
  9. Aatotankiki Myaamiaki Newsletter, June 2002, Vol. 5, No. 2
  10. Aatotankiki Myaamiaki Newsletter, September 2002, Vol. 5, No. 3
  11. Aatotankiki Myaamiaki Newsletter, December 2002, Vol. 5, No. 3
  12. Aatotankiki Myaamiaki Newsletter, meeloohkamiiki 2003, Vol. 6, No. 1
  13. Aatotankiki Myaamiaki Newsletter, neepinwiki 2003, Vol. 6, No. 2
  14. Aatotankiki Myaamiaki Newsletter, teekwaakiki 2003, Vol. 6, No. 3
  15. Aatotankiki Myaamiaki Newsletter, pipoonwi 2004, Vol. 6, No. 4
  16. Aatotankiki Myaamiaki Newsletter, meeloohkamiki (spring) 2004, Vol. 7, No. 1
  17. Aatotankiki Myaamiaki Newsletter, pipoonwe 2005, Vol. 7, No. 3
Items not scanned due to copyright:
  • Items #5-17 available at Miami University Libraries and at Oklahoma Department of Libraries


Folder: Nesvold, Artie & Harold
  1. Handwritten letter to the Busers from Artie
  2. Copy of typed letter to Artie and Harold from Aubrey, 22 March 1991
  3. Copy of typed letter to Spud from Aubrey, 16 Feb 1993
  4. Copy of typed letter to Artie from Pat and Aubrey Buser, 18 March 1995
  5. Program for Artie Sarah Peacore Nesvold's funeral
  6. Typed note about Artie Nesvold by Harold Nesvold
  7. Copy of epitaph for Artie Nesvold by Chief Leaford Bearskin


Folder: Nesvold
  1. Artie Sarah Peacore Nesvold funeral program, Feb 1993
  2. Typed letter to Artie, 30 May 1989
  3. Copy of written letter to friends from Artie and Harold, 5 June 1989
  4. Copy of handwritten letter to Artie, Cecile and Harold from Aubrey, 28 Jan 1975
  5. Copy of handwritten letter to Artie and Harold from Aubrey, 9 March 1978
  6. Article, "Masters of the House", by Eric Redman (Article)
  7. Envelope to Cecile May Boone Wallace from the United States Department of the Interior, postmarked 28 January 1977
  8. Envelope to Mr. and Mrs. A. Buser from Harold Nesvold, postmarked 14 April 1986
  9. Copy of handwritten letter to friends from Aubrey and Pat, 24 Oct 1972
  10. Copy of handwritten letter to Artie and Harold from Pat and Aubrey, 2 Aug 1978
  11. Copy of typed letter to Artie, Harold and Cecile, 11 Aug 1974
  12. Handwritten note from Pat and Aubrey, April 1974
  13. Handwritten letter to Pat and Aubrey from Artie and Harold, 27 May 1979
  14. Copy of handwritten letter to friends from Artie and Harold, 5 June 1989
  15. Typed letter to Artie, 30 May 1989
  16. Copy of handwritten letter to Pat and Aubrey from Artie and Harold, 2 Nov
  17. Copy of handwritten letter from Harold and Artie, 12 June 1989
  18. Copy of handwritten note to Pat and Aubrey from Artie
  19. Copy of handwritten letter to Artie and Harold from Aubrey, 25 June 1979
  20. Copy of handwritten letter to Pat and Aubrey from Harold and Artie, 7 June 1981
  21. Copy of previous item
  22. Copy of handwritten letter to Artie and Harold from Pat and Aubrey, 12 June 1981
  23. Copy of handwritten letter to Artie and Harold from Pat and Aubrey, 12 June 1981
  24. Copy of typed letter to Artie and Harold from Pat and Aubrey, 31 Jan 1983
  25. Copies of Miami-News Record death announcement clippings for Artie Nesvold, 5 Feb 1993, and Harold Nesvold, 24 Feb 1992 (Clippings)
  26. Address for Artie E. Freese
  27. Copy of handwritten letter to Artie and Harold from Pat and Aubrey, 11 Jan 1984
  28. Copy of handwritten letter to Artie and Harold from Pat and Aubrey, 30 Oct 1985
  29. Copy of handwritten note to Pat and Aubrey
  30. Handwritten note to Aubrey
  31. Handwritten letter to Pat and Aubrey from Artie and Harold, 8 Nov
  32. Handwritten letter to Pat and Aubrey from Artie and Harold, 23 Oct
  33. Handwritten note to the Busers from Artie and Harold, 19 Dec 1991
  34. Handwritten note to Pat and Aubrey from Artie, 27 June 1986
  35. Copy of handwritten note to Pat and Aubrey from Artie and Harold, 12 April
  36. Copy of handwritten letter to folks, 5 Jan 1985
  37. Copy of handwritten letter to Pat and Aubrey, 29 June
  38. Copy of handwritten letter to Artie, Cecile and Harold from Pat and Aubrey, 30 March 1975
  39. Handwritten letter to Artie and Harold from Pat and Aubrey, 14 June 1977
  40. Typed letter from Jack M. Short regarding the estate of Charlotte Boone Nesvold, 28 Jan 1977
  41. Wyandotte Tribe of Oklahoma meeting agenda, 7 Sep 1985 (Agenda)
  42. Typed letter to Spud from Aubrey, 16 Feb 1993
  43. Partial Artie Sarah Peacore Nesvold funeral program, Feb 1993
  44. Christmas card to Pat and Aubrey from Harold and Artie, 10 Dec
  45. Handwritten letter to Aubrey and Pat from Artie and Harold, 23 May 1983
  46. Miami-News Record article, "Moccasin Telegraph", by Velma Nieberding (Article)
  47. Rough copy of letter to Artie and Harold from Pat and Aubrey, 9 March 1977
  48. Poor quality copy of records for Armstrong-Johnson-Smith-Peacore-Nesvold family
  49. Family records of Artie Smith Peacore
  50. Johnson Genealogy
  51. Typed note about Artie Sara Peacore Nesvold by Harold Nesvold
  52. Poor quality copy of handwritten notes regarding genealogical information
  53. Handwritten letter to the Busers from Artie and Harold, 26 April 1986
  54. Copy of correspondence in possession of Artie Nesvold in 1974
  55. Artie Nesvold’s copy of typed note from the Dept. of the Interior, Office Indian Affairs, dated 21 Nov 1859 (Note)
  56. Typed epitaph for Artie Nesvold by Leaford Bearskin
  57. Typed list of survivors of Artie Nesvold
  58. Notes on folder mention various names, addresses, and details


Folder: Ohio
  1. Paperclipped together: Typed letter to Jim from Aubrey, 5 April 2003; typed letter to Pat and Aubrey Buser from Jim Croneis, 31 March 2003
  2. Notes on folder mention contact information for John Gulick and Red Men Lodge


Folder: Oklahoma
  1. Paperclipped together: Typed letter to Mr. and Mrs. Buser from Carolyn Volz Floyd, 10 Dec 1973; Excerpt from Incident to the League; Typed notes about squash and pumpkin; Typed notes for Jean Moon about a willow tree, April 1998 (Leaf 4),(Leaf 5)
  2. Booklet, Indians: Story of Eastern Oklahoma Tribes, edited and illustrated by Charles Banks Wilson, Buffalo Publishing Co., 1964. Title page signed by editor/illustrator. (Title page)
  3. Typed letter to Mr. Clemons from Aubrey, 8 Feb 1996, with attached map of the Lake St. Clair area and attached plan of Huron Reserve (Map),(Plan)
  4. Copy of handwritten census of the Wyandotte Indians for 30 June 1885, received from Chief Bearskin on 2 Oct 1993 (Census)
  5. Copy of typed letter to Ms. Sherri Clemons from Pat and Aubrey Buser, 10 July 2001
  6. Typed letter to Sherri Clemons, 19 May 2001, and clip with Sherri Clemons' name on it (Clip)
  7. Typed clip about Richard Zane Smith
  8. Typed letter to Mr. and Mrs. Buser from Bill H. James, 10 May 10 1978
  9. Handwritten letter to Mr. James from Pat and Aubrey Buser, 3 Aug 1978
  10. Funeral Program for Neomi Dawson Pacheco for 15 Dec 1974
  11. Commencement invitation for Djuana Dawne Denton for 19 May 1989; envelope to Mr. and Mrs. C.A. Buser from Denton, postmarked 17 April 1989
  12. Copy of cover sheet for Oklahoma’s Forgotten Indians, edited by Robert E. Smith, 1981 (Cover sheet)
  13. Typed letter to Mr. Aubrey Buser from Carla Culver, 2 April 1993 with attached Kumon Kronicles article, December 1992/January 1993 (Kumon Kronicles)
  14. Copy of previous letter
  15. Typed notes on Quapaw Agency (Notes)
  16. Page on Wyandotte Tribe Honor Guard from 1999 Pow Wow (Honor Guard)
  17. Envelope to Pat and Aubrey Buser from Artie E. Freese, postmarked 20 Dec 1999
  18. Copy of death notice for Caroline Wheeler Driver Lofland, 1843-1930, with handwritten notes (Death notice)
  19. Copy of Miami News-Record article, "Moccasin telegraph", by Velma Nieberding, 23 April 1978 (Article)
  20. Copy of Item #15
  21. Copy of note from A. B. Gotter, 17 Nov 1874
  22. Copy of previous item
  23. Two copies of Item #15
  24. Typed letter to Te Nona from Aubrey, 5 Feb 1997, with attached book review (Leaf 3),(Leaf 4)
  25. Typed letter to Ms. Myrtle E. Felkner from Aubrey Buser, 6 Feb 1997, with attached copy of typed letter to Te Nona from Aubrey, 5 Feb 1997, with notes
  26. Copy of Item #24
  27. Typed letter to Mr. Aubrey Buser from Te Nona K. Kuhn, 28 Jan 1997
  28. Typed letter to C.A. Buser from Te Nona K. Kuhn, 28 March 1994
  29. Typed letter to Chief Bearskin from Pat and Aubrey Buser, 11 Sep 1997
  30. Copy of Item #21
  31. Recipe for Mary McKee's Salve, good for man or beast (Recipe)
  32. Paperclipped together: Typed letter to Jim Boland from the Busers, 18 July 2000; Two copies of typed letter to Jim Boland from Aubrey, 16 Sep 1997; Unstamped envelope to Mr. and Mrs. James Boland and family from Buser
  33. Copy of Item #19
  34. Second page of Item #19 (Second page)
  35. Copy of Item #18
  36. Copy of typed Quapaw Reservation, Indian Territory letter sent to Senator Charles Curtis, 5 Feb 1908 (Page 1),(Page 2),(Page 3),(Page 4),(Page 5),(Page 6),(Page 7),(Page 8),(Page 9),(Page 10),(Page 11)
  37. Typed letter to Jim Boland from the Busers, 18 July 2000
  38. Typed letter to Mrs. Reid from Aubrey, 13 Oct 1997
  39. Typed letter to Mrs. Reid from Aubrey, 15 Oct 1997, with attached listing of Adam Brown Family
  40. Copy of Miami News Record obituary for Charles Dawes (1923-2001), 16 April 2001 (Obituary)
  41. "Know Your Tribes" Inter-Tribal Council, Inc., newsletter, Volume II, Issue 13, November 1975 (Page 1),(Page 2-3),(Page 4-5),(Page 6-7),(Page 8-9),(Page 10-11),(Page 12)
  42. "Merry Christmas and Happy New Year" newsletter (Page 1),(Page 2-3),(Page 4-5),(Page 6-7),(Page 8-9),(Page 10)
  43. Paperclipped together: Envelope and greeting card to Mr. Buser from Julie McIntosh, 4 July 2001; Typed letter to Sherri Clemons from Mrs. Carolyn Floyd and her daughter Ms. Julie McIntosh, 10 July 2001
  44. Copy of Miami News Record article, "$100 Million Contract" (Article)
  45. Map of Treaty Negotiations 1779-82 (Map)
  46. Map of War in the Indian Country (Map)
  47. Map of Ceding Land to the Nation, Indian Cessions 1784-1810 (Map)
  48. New States and Territories maps (Maps)
  49. Map of United States 1783-1803 (Map)
Items not scanned due to copyright:
  • Item #2, available at The Ohio Historical Society: Indians: Story of Eastern Oklahoma Tribes, edited and illustrated by Charles Banks Wilson, Buffalo Publishing Co., 1964
  • Item #12, available at Cincinnati Public Library: Oklahoma’s Forgotten Indians, edited by Robert E. Smith, Oklahoma Historical Society, 1981, pages 3, 6-7, 108-119


Folder: Photos
  1. Smithsonian Magazine article, "Photographs show Lakota chief, Red Cloud, as warrior – and diplomat" (Article)
  2. Drawing of scene of Native Americans and pilgrims (Drawing)
  3. Drawing of Between the Bogs, an Indian Chief of the Wyandot Tribe (Drawing)
  4. Photo of Wyandot Chief Irvin P. Long, from Kirk Collection, 1882 (Recto),(Verso)
  5. Copy of photograph order for portraits of Matthew Mudeater, Nicholas Cotter and Mathias Splitlog, 28 June 1965 (Photo order)
  6. List of historic photographs in the William E. Connelley Collection from the Kansas City Public Library (Page 1),(Page 2),(Page 3),(Page 4),(Page 5),(Page 6)
  7. Original copy of Item #5 (Photo order)
  8. Photo of Wyandot man (Photo)
  9. Drawing of Ma-nuncue, an Indian chief of the Wyandot Tribe (Photo)
  10. Copy of photograph of Mother Solomon, died 17 Aug 1890 (Photo)


Folder: Red Men Lodge
  1. Note with address and phone number of Nancy Elliot
  2. Copy of typed letter to Mr. John Gulick from the Busers, 15 Aug 2005
  3. Note about the Sachem Prophet White (Recto),(Verso)
  4. Photo of Wyandot Tribe with corresponding letter to Aubrey from John Gulick, August 8, 2005 (Recto),(Verso)
  5. Smaller version of previous photo (Photo)
  6. Notes on folder mention contact information for John Gulick and Nancy Elliott


Folder: Smith, Richard Zane
  1. Handwritten letter to Mr. Smith from C. A. Buser, 20 Jan 1984
  2. Handwritten letter to Mr. Buser from Richard Zane Smith, 30 Jan 1984 with attached envelope postmarked 31 Jan 1984
  3. Handwritten Letter to Mr. Smith from Aubrey Buser, 4 Feb 1984
  4. Handwritten Letter to Aubrey from Richard Smith, received 10 Sep 1984
  5. Handwritten letter to Richard from Aubrey, 5 April 1984
  6. Handwritten letter to Aubrey from Richard Smith, received 30 July 1984
  7. Handwritten note from 9/11, year unknown (Note)
  8. Handwritten note titled "Pottery", 1984 (Note)
  9. Handwritten letter to Miss Palmer from C.A. Buser, 8 July 1984
  10. Copy of article, "U.S. pays off debt to tribe," 22 July 1985 (Article)
  11. Scanned side by side: Copy of previous article and copy of an envelope from the United States Department of the Interior, postmarked 26 June 1985
  12. Envelope to C.A. Buser from United States Department of the Interior Institute of American Indian Arts
  13. Handwritten letter to Aubrey from Richard Zane Smith
  14. Handwritten letter to Aubrey from Richard Smith
  15. Handwritten letter to Aubrey from Richard, November 1985
  16. Handwritten letter to Aubrey from Richard Zane Smith, October 1985
  17. Handwritten letter to Richard from Aubrey, 13 Oct 1985 with attached note
  18. Handwritten letter to Aubrey from Richard Zane Smith
  19. Handwritten letter to Aubrey from Richard
  20. Handwritten letter to Aubrey from Richard Zane
  21. Handwritten letter to Aubrey from Richard Z Smith
  22. Handwritten letter to Aubrey from Richard Zane Smith
  23. Handwritten letter to Aubrey from Richard Zane Smith, approximately 14 June 1984
  24. Handwritten letter to Aubrey from Richard Zane Smith, received 1 Oct 1984
  25. Handwritten Letter to Aubrey from Richard Zane Smith
  26. Handwritten letter to Aubrey from Richard Zane Smith, received early September 1985
  27. Handwritten letter to Aubrey from Richard Zane Smith, received 21 Sep 1985
  28. Handwritten letter to You-ke-na-tah from Aubrey, 24 Sep 1985
  29. Comic of Noah’s Ark, seemingly from a magazine (Comic)
  30. Handwritten letter to Aubrey and Pat from Richard Z Smith, Summer 1985
  31. Handwritten letter to Aubrey from Richard Zane Smith, Summer 1985
  32. Handwritten letter to Aubrey from Richard Zane Smith, 1985
  33. Handwritten letter to Aubrey and Pat from Richard, Summer 1985
  34. Handwritten letter to Aubrey from Richard, Summer 1985
  35. Handwritten letter to Richard, Carol and Isaac from Aubrey, 8 June 1985
  36. Handwritten letter to Carol and Richard from Pat and Aubrey, 13 April 1986
  37. Handwritten letter to Richard from Aubrey, 11 March 1986
  38. Handwritten letter to Aubrey and Pat from Richard Zane Smith
  39. Handwritten letter to Aubrey and Pat from Richard Zane Smith
  40. Excerpt from impact articles entitled, "No. 156-The Vanishing Case for Evolution", by Henry M.Morris, June 1986 (Leaf 1),(Leaf 2)
  41. Handwritten letter to Richard from Aubrey, 19 September 1986
  42. Namecard for Richard Zane Smith with telephone number
  43. Handwritten letter to Carol, Richard, Isaac and Rachel Elizabeth from Pat and Aubrey, 24 July 1986
  44. Handwritten notes from Pat and Aubrey about relatives. Leaf 1 is not present.
  45. Copy of handwritten letter to Richard from Aubrey, 14 March 1994
  46. Handwritten letter to Aubrey and Pat from Richard Zane Smith, 21 June 1994
  47. Handwritten letter to Aubrey from Richard
  48. Handwritten letter to Aubrey and Pat from Richard Zane Smith
  49. Handwritten letter to Aubrey and Pat from Richard Zane Smith
  50. Handwritten letter to Aubrey from Richard Z. Smith
  51. Handwritten letter to Aubrey and Pat from Richard and Carol, Isaac and ?, May 11, 1986
  52. Handwritten note to Aubrey and Pat from Richard and Carol
  53. Handwritten letter from Aubrey and Pat from Richard and Carol
  54. Handwritten letter to Aubrey from Richard Zane Smith, 23 June 1986
  55. Handwritten letter to Aubrey and Pat from Richard Z Smith
  56. Handwritten note to Aubrey and Pat from Carol, 16 April
  57. Handwritten letter to Aubrey and Pat from Richard and Carol and Isaac and Rachel
  58. Wyandot Nation of Kansas, Logo/Letterhead cutout (Cutout)
  59. Handwritten letter to Aubrey and Pat from Richard and Carol and Isaac and Rachel, April 1995
  60. Handwritten letter to Aubrey and Pat from Richard and Carol and Isaac and Rachel, August 1994
  61. Handwritten letter to Aubrey from Richard Zane Smith, received 13 July 1984
  62. Handwritten note to Aubrey and Pat from Richard Zane Smith
  63. Handwritten letter to Aubrey and Pat
  64. Handwritten note to Aubrey and Pat from Richard and Carol and Isaac and ?
  65. Envelope to Mr. C.A. Buser from RZ Smith, postmarked 15 Nov 1986
  66. Copy of handwritten letter to Aubrey and Pat from Richard Z Smith
  67. Handwritten letter to Aubrey and Pat from Richard and Carol and Isaac and Rachel
  68. Handwritten letter to Aubrey and Pat from Richard Zane Smith
  69. Handwritten letter to Aubrey and Pat from Richard
  70. Handwritten letter to Aubrey and Pat from Richard Zane Smith, mid-June 1989
  71. Handwritten letter to Aubrey and Pat from Richard Zane Smith, 25 September
  72. Handwritten letter to Aubrey and Pat from Richard and Carol Smith
  73. Handwritten letter to Aubrey and Pat, received 1 Aug 1990
  74. Handwritten letter to Aubrey and Pat from Richard Zane Smith
  75. Handwritten letter to Aubrey and Pat from Richard, Carol, Isaac and Rachel, January 1991
  76. Handwritten letter to Aubrey and Pat from Richard and family
  77. Handwritten letter to Aubrey and Pat from Richard Zane Smith
  78. Envelope to Mr. and Mrs. C.A. Buser from RZ Smith, postmarked 17 Oct 1988
  79. Handwritten letter to Aubrey and Pat from Richard Zane Smith
  80. Handwritten letter to Aubrey and Pat from Richard and Carol
  81. Handwritten letter to Aubrey and Pat from Richard and Carol
  82. Handwritten letter to Aubrey from Richard Zane Smith, 21 March 1988
  83. Handwritten letter to Aubrey and Pat from Richard Zane Smith
  84. Greeting card to Aubrey and Pat from Richard, Carol and family
  85. Handwritten letter to Aubrey and Pat from Richard Zane Smith, May 1987
  86. Handwritten letter to Aubrey from Richard Zane Smith
  87. Handwritten letter to Aubrey from Richard Zane Smith
  88. Copy of handwritten letter to Aubrey and Pat from Richard, Carol, Isaac and Rachel
  89. Envelope to Mr. and Mrs. C.A. Buser from RZ Smith
  90. Handwritten letter to Aubrey and Pat from Richard Zane Smith
  91. Handwritten letter to Aubrey and Pat from Richard Zane Smith, 1 Feb 1997
  92. Envelope to Aubrey Buser from R Zane Smith, postmarked 30 March 1998
  93. Handwritten letter to Aubrey from Richard Zane Smith, 29 March 1998
  94. Copy of poem, "Native American Tradition: Let Me Walk In Beauty" (Leaf 1),(Leaf 2),(Leaf 3)
  95. Copy of typed letter to Te Nona from Pat and Aubrey, 3 April 1998
  96. Typed letter to Mr. Buser from Glen T. Strock, 20 Feb 1998
  97. Typed letter to Richard and Carol from Pat and Aubrey, 3 April 1998
  98. Copy of typed letter to Richard and Carol from Pat and Aubrey, 24 Aug 1998
  99. Typed letter to "Friend" from Aubrey, 24 Aug 1998
  100. Handwritten note from Richard Zane Smith
  101. Handwritten notes about Paul Youngman’s address and the National Musuem of Canada
  102. Short story, "Roadside Obsidian", by Richard Zane Smith, 1998, with attached list of corrections
  103. Copy of previous story without corrections
  104. Handwritten letter to Aubrey and Pat from Richard Zane Smith
  105. The Council Fire Newsletter, addressed to C. Aubrey Buser, postmarked 7 Feb 1987 (Cover recto),(Cover verso),(Pages 2-3),(Pages 4-5),(Pages 6-7),(Pages 8-9),(Pages 10-11),(Pages 12-13),(Pages 14-15),(Pages 16-17),(Pages 18-19),(Pages 20-21),(Pages 22-23),(Pages 24-25),(Pages 26-27),(Pages 28-29),(Pages 30-31),(Page 32 to back cover recto),(Back cover verso)
  106. Copy of Associated Press article, "Tribes achieve accord on remains in museum" (Article)
  107. Envelope to Mr. and Mrs. Aubrey Buser from R. Zane Smith, postmarked 2001
  108. Business card for Richard Zane Smith
  109. Photo of Isaac Zane Smith, 1985
  110. Copy of Associated Press article, "New theories of Anasazi," by Robert Weller(Article)
  111. Handwritten letter to Aubrey and Pat from Richard Zane Smith
  112. Copy of typed letter to Richard and Carol from Aubrey, 13 May 2001
  113. Typed note about the potter, Richard Zane Smith (Note)
  114. Holiday greeting card to Pat and Aubrey from Richard and Carol, 2005
  115. Handwritten note about Richard Zane Smith’s studies
  116. Greeting card to Pat and Aubrey from Carol, Richard, Isaac and Rachel
  117. Copy of handwritten letter to Aubrey and Pat from Richard
  118. Copy of typed letter to Richard and Carol from Aubrey, 24 Oct 2000
  119. Copy of typed letter to Carol and Richard from Pat and Aubrey, 10 May 2004
  120. Copy of previous item
  121. Handwritten letter to Pat and Aubrey from Carol and Richard
  122. Copies of various news clippings about Richard Zane Smith’s pottery (Leaf 1),(Leaf 2),(Leaf 3)
  123. Blue Rain Gallery Catalogue article about Richard Zane Smith’s pottery (Article)
  124. Copy of St. Louis Post-Dispatch article, "U. City native Richard Zane Smith molds art and history in his pottery", 3 Jan 1999 (Article)
  125. Copy of Blue Rain Gallery Catalogue article on Richard Zane Smith’s pottery, 2002 (Article)
  126. Notes on folder mention various names and dates


Items found between Folders "Smith, Richard Zane" and "Smith, Richard Zane (#2)":
  1. Gallery 10: Important Original American Art, published by Scottsdale, Ariz. ; Santa Fe, N.M. : The Gallery, Winter 1997. Includes handwritten note to Aubrey and Pat from Richard Zane Smith on inside cover (Note)
  2. American West Masterpiece Paintings 2005 Calendar, published by Running Strong for American Indian Youth
  3. Arizona Highways, published by the Arizona Department of Transportation. May 1986, Vol. 62, No. 5. Includes handwritten note to Steve and Cathy from Richard Zane Smith on page 31 (Note)
Items not scanned due to copyright:
  • Item #1, available at The University of New Mexico Libraries
  • Item #3, available at The Ohio State University Libraries


Folder: Smith, Richard Zane (#2)
  1. Picture of clay pottery (Picture)
  2. Two copies of previous item
  3. Picture of Natural Clay Pottery, Untitled (Picture)
  4. Copy of previous item
  5. Copy of typed letter to Carol and Richard from Pat and Aubrey, 10 May 2004
  6. Blank greeting Card (Recto),(Verso)
  7. Photo of Three Turkey Ruin, 1987 (Recto),(Verso)
  8. Greeting card to Aubrey and Pat from Richard, Carol and family
  9. Photo of Isaac and Rachel Smith, 1991
  10. Typed note about Richard Zane Smith’s pottery (Note)
  11. Envelope to C.A. Buser from Smith, postmarked 21 April 1994
  12. Envelope to Mr. and Mrs. Buser from Smith, postmarked 21 July 1986
  13. Envelope to Aubrey and Pat Buser from RZ Smith, postmarked 22 Oct 1993
  14. Greeting card to Aubrey and Pat from Richard and Carol
  15. Birth card for Rachel Elizabeth, 1986
  16. Greeting card to Aubrey and Pat from Richard, Carol, Isaac and Rachel
  17. Envelope to Mr. Aubrey Buser from RZ Smith, postmarked 21 Aug 1985
  18. Greeting card to Aubrey from Richard Zane Smith
  19. Envelope to Mr. C.A. Buser from Richard Zane Smith, postmarked 2 April 1984
  20. Newspaper clipping of opinion column, "Deeds, not words", by Richard Zane Smith (Clipping)
  21. Business card for Richard Zane Smith, Pottery - Ancient methods in contemporary forms
  22. Envelope to Mr. Aubrey Buser from RZ Smith, postmarked 9 May 1984
  23. Note to Aubrey and Pat from Richard Zane Smith about the 1999 Kunming Festival of the Arts
  24. Photo of Isaac and Rachel Smith, 1987
  25. Drawing by Rachel Smith, age 8 (Recto),(Verso)
  26. Photo of Isaac Zane Smith, 1991
  27. CPI photo finish envelope (Recto),(Verso)
  28. Photo of Richard Zane Smith's corrugated pot, corn plant pattern (Recto),(Verso)
  29. Photo of Richard Zane Smith’s pottery, made with “Rocky Mountain Beeweed” (recto),(verso)
  30. Handwritten letter to Aubrey and Pat from Richard Zane Smith
  31. Handwritten Zane Family Tree, reconstructed by Richard Zane Smith
  32. Copy of previous item
  33. Photo of pottery (Photo)
  34. Magazine clipping, "Terms", about common terms in archaeology (Clipping)
  35. Handwritten letter to Aubrey from Richard Zane Smith, early March 1984
  36. Handwritten letter to Richard from Aubrey, 8 March 1984
  37. Handwritten letter to Aubrey from Richard Zane Smith, late March 1984
  38. Handwritten letter to Richard from Aubrey, 27 March 1984
  39. Handwritten letter to Richard from Aubrey, 3 April 1984
  40. Handwritten letter to Richard Zane from Aubrey, 26 April 1984
  41. Handwritten letter to Richard from Aubrey, 25 May 1984
  42. Typed letter to Dr. Frederick J. Dockstader from C.A. Buser, 29 May 1984
  43. Handwritten notes about Lamentations 3:47-50
  44. Typed letter to Chief Leaford Bearskin
  45. Handwritten notes regarding Richard Zane Smith's participation in the Kunming 1999 Festival of the Arts
  46. Newspaper clipping featuring Milt and Rita Shirleson (Clipping)
  47. Handwritten letter to Richard from Aubrey, 13 July 1984
  48. Handwritten letter to the Institute of American Indian Arts from C.A. Buser, 14 July 1984
  49. Handwritten letter to Richard, 20 July 1984
  50. Typed letter to Richard and Carol from Pat and Aubrey, 15 April 1995
  51. Two copies of previous item
  52. A rough copy of a letter sent to Mr. C. Hunt from C.A. Buser, 20 March 1986
  53. Typed letter to Richard from Pat and Aubrey, 8 Feb 1997
  54. Typed letter to Leaford, Jim, Juanita, Sallie, and Te Nona from Aubrey, 12 Feb 1997
  55. Copy of previous item
  56. Handwritten letter to Aubrey from Richard Zane Smith, 15 June 1997
  57. Handwritten letter to Aubrey from Richard Zane Smith, 2 Oct 1997
  58. Typed letter to Richard from Pat and Aubrey, 8 Oct 1997
  59. Typed letter to Richard and Carol from Pat and Aubrey, 20 Nov 1997
  60. Typed letter to Mr. Strock from C.A. Buser, 14 Jan 1998
  61. Typed letter to Richard and Carol from Pat and Aubrey, 3 April 1998. Attachments include museum information; examples of Iroquoian cradleboards; information on Anna Armstrong; a letter from Mr. and Mrs. C.A. Buser to Dr. David Stuart, April 3, 1998; and a description of the Wyandot method of dressing deerskin (Museum information),(Cradleboards recto),(Cradleboards verso),(Iroqrafts),(Cradleboard),(Anna Armstrong),(Deerskin)
  62. Typed letter to Richard and Carol from Aubrey, 17 Jan 1999
  63. Copy of article, "U.S. pays off debt to tribe", with handwritten notes, 22 July 1985 (Article)
  64. Typed letter to Richard and Carol from Aubrey, 24 Oct 2000
  65. Copy of previous item
  66. Handwritten letter to Aubrey and Pat from Richard Zane Smith
  67. Handwritten letter to Aubrey and Pat from Richard Zane Smith
  68. Greeting card to Aubrey and Pat from Richard, Carol, Isaac, and Rachel
  69. Handwritten letter to Aubrey and Pat from Richard
  70. Whitney Publishing Co. envelope addressed to Charles Buser, postmarked 12 Sep 1986
  71. Notecard with handwritten notes about page and plate numbers (Recto),(Verso)
  72. Blue Rain Gallery clipping, 2000 (Clipping)
  73. Envelope to Mr. and Mrs. Aubrey Buser from Richard Z. Smith, postmarked 15 Aug 2001
  74. Handwritten letter to Aubrey and Pat from Richard
  75. Envelope to Mr. and Mrs. Buser from Richard Z Smith, postmarked 16 July 2001
  76. Copy of typed letter to Richard from Pat and Aubrey, 8 Oct 1997
  77. Photo of Smith family: Isaac, Carol, Richard, Rachel
  78. Partial article on Smith's life and work (Article)
  79. Typed letter to Richard from Aubrey, 3 March 2003
  80. Copy of previous item
  81. Typed letter to Carol and Richard from Pat and Aubrey, 10 May 2004
  82. Handwritten letter from Richard to Aubrey and Pat with attached envelope postmarked 31 Aug 2004
  83. Notes on folder mention an earthen vessel (Folder notes)


Folder: Rich, Zane Smith Pottery
  1. Flier for Conversational Wyandotte 101 classes led by Richard Zane Smith (Flier)
  2. Conversational Wyandotte 101 handout on greetings (Leaf 1),(Leaf 2)
  3. Conversational Wyandotte 101 handout on common expressions (Leaf 1),(Leaf 2)
  4. Staples Copy And Print Center folder (Recto),(Verso)
  5. Advertisement for exhibition of new works by Richard Zane Smith, 7 March 1991. Includes image of corrugated jar. (Recto),(Verso)
  6. Copy of article, "Corrugated Ware", by Ron McCoy. Includes photo of Richard Zane Smith with caption. (Article)
  7. Copy of Miami News-Record article, "Potter spends two weeks teaching ancient pottery techniques", by Mary Ellis, 2 June 2003. Includes photo of Richard Zane Smith with a Cherokee potter (Article)
  8. Picture of pottery accompanied by partial text (Picture)
  9. Copy of previous item
  10. Picture of pottery (Picture)
  11. Blue Rain Gallery Indian Market Magazine, published by Blue Rain Gallery, Santa Fe, NM, August 2005. Signed by Richard Zane Smith for Pat and Aubrey on page 10 (Page 10)
  12. Handwritten letter to Aubrey and Pat from Richard and Carol
  13. Photo of tombstones of Joseph Dickinson and his wife Elizabeth (Recto),(Verso)
  14. Photo of pottery (Recto),(Verso)
  15. Greeting card from Richard and Carol to Aubrey and Pat
  16. Excerpt of advertisement for Richard Zane Smith's exhibition at Our Carefree Gallery (Excerpt)
  17. Photo of a Zanesfield historical sign, 1985, Zanesfield, Ohio (Recto),(Verso)
  18. Photo of Three Turkey Ruin, 1987 (Recto),(Verso)
  19. Greeting card from Richard and family to Aubrey. Includes photo of Marcel Godbut, Richard Zane Smith, and Tony Gros Louis, 2000.
  20. Greeting card from Richard Zane Smith to Aubrey and Pat
  21. Photo of Isaac Zane Smith, around 3 months old, strapped in a Navajo cradleboard
Item not scanned due to copyright:
  • Item #11, available at the Heard Museum Library in Phoenix, AZ


Folder: Tecumseh
  1. Typed essay, "Tecumseh and the Bayles Family Tradition", written by G.H. Bayles (Leaf 1),(Leaf 2),(Leaf 3),(Leaf 4),(Leaf 5),(Leaf 6),(Leaf 7)
  2. Copy of previous section with sticky note on Leaf 5 (Leaf 5 Note)
  3. Drawing of Tecumseh's belt (Drawing)


Folder: Treaties #2
  1. Treaties & Agreements of the Eastern Oklahoma Indians, published by The Institute for the Development of Indian Law; Washington, D.C., 1973. Includes handwritten notes and markings on front cover, pages 1, 3-6, 9-11, 16, 21, 25, 27, 28, 30, 33, 34, 38, 39, 46, 48, 58, 60, 61, 63, 66, 69, 75, 101, 113-115, 119-121, 130, 141, 142, 144, 145, 149, 167, 182, 184, 188, 189, 208, 209, and back of last page
  2. Sheet of paper with symbols, tucked in between pages 32 and 33 (Paper)
  3. Sheet of paper about Treaty of Greenville, 1795, tucked in between pages 90 and 91 (Paper)
Item not scanned due to copyright:
  • Item #1, available at The Ohio State University Libraries


Folder: Unger
  1. Handwritten letter to Mr. Aubrey Buser from Dani Roy Unger, 22 Sep 1988
  2. Pedigree chart for Dani Roy Unger
  3. Envelope to Aubrey Buser from Greg and Dani Unger, postmarked 23 Sep 1988
  4. Typed letter to Mrs. Dani Unger from C.A. Buser, 29 Sep 1988
  5. Three additional copies of C.A. Buser's letter


Folder: Wendat
  1. Handwritten notes regarding the historical background of the Wyandots (Leaf 1),(Leaf 2),(Leaf 3),(Leaf 4),(Leaf 5)
  2. Handwritten introduction to Wyandot history (Leaf 1 recto),(Leaf 1 verso),(Leaf 2 recto),(Leaf 2 verso),(Leaf 3),(Leaf 4),(Leaf 5),(Leaf 6),(Leaf 7 recto),(Leaf 7 verso),(Leaf 8),(Leaf 9),(Leaf 10),(Leaf 11),(Leaf 12 recto),(Leaf 12 verso),(Leaf 13),(Leaf 14),(Leaf 15),(Leaf 16),(Leaf 17)
  3. Handwritten notes about names and dates from the late 15th and early 16th centuries (Notes)
  4. Handwritten papers describing the Wyandots' claims to territory (Leaf 1),(Leaf 2),(Leaf 3),(Leaf 4),(Leaf 5),(Leaf 6),(Leaf 7),(Leaf 8),(Leaf 9),(Leaf 10),(Leaf 11),(Leaf 12 recto),(Leaf 12 verso),(Leaf 13)
  5. Typed page regarding various settlements of the Wyandot tribe, with handritten corrections (Page)
  6. Handwritten pages describing aspects of Wyandot history, such as settlements, notable battles, and issues with the US government (Leaf 1),(Leaf 2),(Leaf 3),(Leaf 4),(Leaf 5),(Leaf 6),(Leaf 7),(Leaf 8),(Leaf 9),(Leaf 10),(Leaf 11)
  7. Handwritten pages describing the early history of the Wyandots (Leaf 1),(Leaf 2),(Leaf 3)
  8. Typed letter to Mrs. Lucy Lovett from C.A. Buser, 3 Jan 1990
  9. Notes on folder mention various names


Folder: Wy Related Misc
  1. Envelope to Mr. & Mrs. Aubrey Buser from Wyandotte Nation, postmarked 10 Dec 2004
  2. Typed letter to Mr. Chris N. Vedros from C.A. Buser, 5 Nov 1975
  3. Map of Kansas City (Map)
  4. Copy of Miami News-Record clipping, "U.S. attorney asks federal court to dismiss Kline lawsuits over casino", 29 Jan 2004 (Clipping)
  5. Copy of previous clipping
  6. Copies of handwritten notes about Wyandot history and lists of names (Leaf 1 recto),(Leaf 1 verso),(Leaf 2),(Leaf 3)
  7. Copy of Leaf 1 from previous item
  8. Typed page describing the agreement with the Delawares and Wyandot, 1843 (Agreement)
  9. Map of the location of Indian tribes in Wyandotte County with handwritten notes on the back (Recto),(Verso)
  10. Typed description of Munsee, one of the three principal divisions of the Delware (Description)
  11. Copy of previous item
  12. Typed Kansas Historical Collection - Vol. XV, 1919-1922, regarding reservations under second article of the treaty (1855) (Reservations)
  13. Three copies of previous item
  14. Typed letter to M. Gros Louis from C.A. Buser, 9 Sep 1989
  15. Copy of Miami News-Record clipping, "$100 million contract" (Clipping)
  16. Typed letter to C.A. Buser from Rebekah Tanner, 9 Jan 1989
  17. Envelope to C.A. Buser from R. Tanner, postmarked 11 Jan 1989
  18. Tracing of map of Indian nations around Great Lakes region (Map)
  19. Typed copy of Indian Prayer (Prayer)
  20. Two copies of previous item
  21. Copy of article by Robert Alexander regarding the Wyandotte Tribe of Oklahoma's Senior Citizen building (Article)
  22. USS Wyandot AKA-92 card certifying that shipmate C.A. Buser is an honorary member in good standing (Card)
  23. Copy of The Christian Science Monitor article, "Dances with Garbage", by Thomas A. Daschle, 14 Feb 1991 (Article)
  24. Typed letter to Mr. Buser from Madalynne Norick, 27 Feb 1991
  25. Copy of The Ohio State Journal article, "Last Wyandotte Makes Home Near Worthington", 20 Sep 1925 (Article)
  26. Handwritten notes mention several names, including Chief Parby, Round Head, and Thomas Clark
  27. Copy of Item #24
  28. Handwritten notes referring to specific page numbers of an unspecified document (Recto),(Verso)
  29. Typed letter to Mr. Spittal at Iroqrafts Ltd., 5 May 1990
  30. Typed letter to Mr. Charles E. Faber from John Glenn, 26 Feb 1976
  31. Birthday card to Aubrey from Chief Bearskin, Juanita and Leon Sr., and Sherri Clemons, May 2004
  32. Inter-office memorandum from Bert Cremers to Mr. R.B. Semple, 3 Feb 1970, regarding the story of the Indian painting in Carl Smith's office
  33. Typed letter to Ms. LaVonne Hanline from C.A. Buser, 17 March 1993
  34. Typed letter to Mr. Buser from LaVonne Hanline, 23 March 1993
  35. Birthday card to Mr. Buser from Le Nona Kuhn, Juanita McQuistion, James, and Lee B., 1994
  36. Unsigned birthday card, cover design by Ruane Manning (Recto),(Verso)
  37. Typed description of the power of numeration in the United States' tribes (Description)
  38. Copy of previous item
  39. Typed letter to Mr. Aubrey Buser from Margo Fox, Picture Researcher, 1 Dec 1988
  40. Typed letter to Ms. Margo Fox, 9 Dec 1988
  41. Copies of Joplin Globe article, "Auto accident claims life of MSSC professor", and corresponding obituary for Robert Smith, 25 Feb 1994 (Article and obituary)
  42. Typed letter to Juanita McQuistion from Adele Rahn, 7 Feb 1994, with attached pages of research
  43. Check for $30 from Charles A. Buser to Iroqrafts, Ltd., for the book Wyandot Folklore, 17 Jan 1981
  44. Check for $25 from Ardis P. Buser to Pa. Historical and Museum Commission, for books, pamphlets, etc., 16 Sep 1980
  45. Typed letter to Mr. Aubrey Buser from James R. Bland, Second Chief, Wyandotte Nation, 8 Feb 2002
  46. Typed letter to Jean and Dick and Sally and Ray from Pat and Aubrey, 6 Sep 2000
  47. Typed chronology of events from July 1752 to November 1755 (Recto),(Verso)
  48. Copy of picture of man with actor Dennis Weaver (Picture)
  49. Partial newspaper article, "Computerized: Nothing left to luck" (Article)
  50. Typed letter from Aubrey to Sherri, 15 June 2004
  51. Holiday greeting card to Mr. and Mrs. Buser from Madelyn and Bronson Cross, 7 Dec 2004
  52. Copy of The News Record article, "Mack Tussinger and the 'Oklahoma Eccentrics'", by Janet Warford-Perry, 27 Feb 2005 (Recto),(Verso)
  53. Typed letter to Sherri from Pat and Aubrey Buser, 3 Aug 2004
  54. Gyah'-wish Atak-ia The Turtle Speaks, Volume 9, Issue 3, August 2005 (Page 1),(Pages 2-3),(Pages 4-5),(Insert recto),(Insert verso),(Pages 6-7),(Page 8)
  55. Newspaper article, "Mystery find fuels debate about human origins in Americas" (Article)
  56. Copy of Item #37
  57. The Christian Science Monitor articles, 15 Nov 2005, "Berry Beautiful" and "19 years wrongly behind bars - a 'gift'?" ("Berry Beautiful"),("19 years")
  58. Unsigned holiday greeting card about the Wyandotte Nation (Recto),(Verso)
  59. Notes on folder mention photos and the tribe (Folder notes)


Folder: Wyandotte
  1. Photo dated 9/8/97
  2. Photo dated 9/8/97
  3. Photo dated 9/8/97
  4. Holiday greeting card to Pat and Aubrey from Lester
  5. Wyandotte Nation holiday greeting card (Recto),(Verso)
  6. Greeting card from Chief Bearskin and staff
  7. Envelope to Mr. and Mrs. Aubrey Buser from Wyandotte Nation, postmarked 13 Dec 2004
  8. Gyah'-Wish Atak-ia The Turtle Speaks, Volume 9, Issue 1, February 2005 (Page 1),(Pages 2-3),(Pages 4-5),(Pages 6-7),(Page 8)
  9. Copy of article, "Humbug Marsh property sold to public land trust", by Paula Evans Neuman, 1 Oct 2003 (Article)
  10. Envelope to Mr. and Mrs. CA Buser from Mr. Lester L. Zane, postmarked 2003
  11. Envelope to Aubrey and Pat Buser from Mr. Lester Zane, postmarked 3 Jan 2004
  12. Thank-you card to Aubrey from Lester, 2 Jan 2004
  13. Large envelope from Wyandotte Nation to Mr. Aubrey Buser, postmarked 16 Dec 2003
  14. Amazon.com gift order receipt to Mr. Aubrey Buser from Mrs. James H. Wigton for Patience & Fortitude: A Roving Chronicle of Book People, Book Places, and Book Culture, by Nicholas A. Basbanes, ordered 9 May 2003
  15. Time article, "Special Report: Indian Casinos", 16 Dec 2002 (Recto),(Verso)
  16. Typed letter to Chief Bearskin and Staff from Pat and Aubrey, 18 Sep 2002
  17. Copy of previous item
  18. Birthday card from Chief
  19. Greeting card to A and B from B
  20. Newspaper clipping, "To Show Honor", with photograph by Randy Petersen (Clipping)
  21. Copy of handwritten census of the Wyandotte Indians, listing Indian and English names, 30 June 1885 (Census)
  22. Typed letter to Chief and Mrs. Chief from Pat and Aubrey, 17 Jan 2002
  23. Copy of article, "Keating signs bill regulating chicken farms", from an Ottawa County newspaper, 31 Jan 2002. Includes handwritten notes from B. (Leaf 1),(Leaf 2 recto),(Leaf 2 verso)
  24. Copy of newspaper article, "Grand Lake wins the chicken fight" (Article)
  25. Copy of letter by Leaford Bearskin, titled "All residents need to help effort", 11 Jan 2002 (Letter)
  26. Typed letter to Chief Bearskin from Governor Bob Taft, 1 Feb 2002
  27. Gyah'-wish Atak-ia The Turtle Speaks, 1st quarter 1996 (Page 1),(Pages 2-3),(Pages 4-5),(Pages 6-7),(Pages 8-9),(Pages 10-11),(Pages 12-13),(Pages 14-15),(Page 16)
  28. Typed letter to Barbara and Leaford from Pat and Aubrey, 26 Aug 2001
  29. Typed letter to Barbara from Pat and Aubrey, 12 Feb 2002
  30. News Release from the US Department of the Interior, "American Indian Company Awarded $100 Million Contract", 16 Aug 2001. Includes handwritten notes from B. (Leaf 1),(Leaf 2 recto),(Leaf 2 verso)
  31. Copy of Miami News-Record article, "$100 million contract" (Article)
  32. Typed page about the Wyandotte Tribe Honor Guard (Honor Guard)
  33. Typed letter to Mr. Charles Aubrey Buser from Chief Leaford Bearskin, 29 July 1985
  34. Copy of Miami News-Record article, "Annual Wyandotte gathering set in August", 14 Jan 2002 (Article)
  35. Copy of typed letter to Leaford with handwritten notes regarding Smith Nichols
  36. Typed list of some of the names given to the Wyandot tribe of Indians, compiled by C.A. Buser (Page 1),(Page 2)
  37. Two copies of Item #30
  38. Copy of Item #21
  39. Typed description of the Wyandot Indians and the 1849 Gold Rush (Description)
  40. Copy of previous item
  41. Map from The Christian Science Monitor showing the major salt deposits in the Great Lakes region. Includes handwritten notes. (Map)
  42. Copy of The Frederick News-Post article, "Tribes' casino takes are soaring", 16 Feb 2005 (Article)
  43. Copy of The Christian Science Monitor article, "Indian incomes: Gains on the reservations", by Brad Knickerbocker, 15 Feb 2005 (Leaf 1),(Leaf 2)
  44. Holiday greeting card to A and P from L and B
  45. Holiday greeting card from David and Artie
  46. Newspaper article, "Indian Nation claims land" (Article)
  47. Copy of The Washington Post article, "Casino Bid Prompted High-Stakes Lobbying", 13 March 2005 (Leaf 1),(Leaf 2),(Leaf 2 continued)
  48. Wyandotte Nation 2004 Pow Wow Calendar
  49. Typed letter to Ms. Culver, 1 Dec 1997
  50. Typed letter to Chief Bearskin, Juanita, Sallie, a few other Wyandottes, some ex-Marines, and even a few relatives, from Pat and Aubrey, 10 Dec 2005
  51. Gyah'-wish Atak-ia The Turtle Speaks, Volume 10, Issue 1, February 2006 (Page 1),(Page 2-3),(Page 4-5),(Page 6-7),(Insert recto),(Insert verso),(Page 8-9),(Page 10-11),(Page 12)


Folder: Wigton
  1. Greeting card to Pat and Aubrey from Judy, 23 Jan 1983
  2. Greeting card to Pat and Aubrey from Judy and Jim Wigton, 1982
  3. Greeting card to Pat and Aubrey from Jim and Judy, December 30
  4. Envelope to Mr. and Mrs. C.A. Buserfrom James H. Wigton, M.D., postmarked 2 Jan 1985
  5. Handwritten letter to Mr. Buser from Judy Wigton, 11 Oct 1977
  6. Copy of handwritten letter to Judy from Pat and Aubrey, 17 Oct 1977
  7. Copy of handwritten letter to Judy from Aubrey, 8 Oct 1977, with attached address and a typed letter to Judy from Mr. and Mrs. C.A. Buser, 20 June 1977
  8. Handwritten letter to Pat and Aubrey from Judy, 10 Feb 1979
  9. Copy of handwritten letter to Judy from Aubrey, 3 March 1979
  10. Copy of handwritten letter to Judy and Jim from Pat and Aubrey, 31 Dec 1982
  11. Typed letter to Pat and Aubrey from Judy, 31 Dec 1984
  12. Handwritten notes regarding note sent on 12-29-83
  13. Handwritten original letter to Judy from Aubrey, 21 Feb 1984, with attached sticky note and copy of the letter
  14. Handwritten letter to Pat and Aubrey from Judy, 29 May 1989
  15. Typed letter to Aubrey from Judy, 18 July 1989
  16. Typed letter to Pat and Aubrey from Judy, 16 April 1990
  17. Copy of pamphlet article, "Profiles of Canadian Indian Art", by Ted J. Brasser, published by the National Museum of Man (Leaf 1),(Leaf 2),(Leaf 3),(Leaf 4),(Leaf 5),(Leaf 6),(Leaf 7),(Leaf 8),(Leaf 9),(Leaf 10),(Leaf 11),(Leaf 12)
  18. Typed letter to Pat and Aubrey from Judy, 27 Jan 1990
  19. Typed letter to Pat and Aubrey from Judy, 22 Aug 1989
  20. Blank holiday greeting card (Recto),(Verso)
  21. Photo of back of decorated sweater collar (Photo)
  22. Photo of front of decorated sweater collar (Photo)
  23. Handwritten letter to Mr. Buser from Judy Wigton, 11 April 1978
  24. Typed letter to Judy from Aubrey and Pat, 1 Feb 1990
  25. Typed letter to Pat and Aubrey from Judy, 23 May 1990
  26. Typed letter to Pat and Aubrey from Judy, 14 July 1990
  27. Typed letter to Aubrey from Lawrence 28 April 1991
  28. Copy of typed letter to Lawrence from Aubrey, 6 May 1991
  29. Typed letter to Aubrey from Lawrence W. Youngman, 1 Sep 1986
  30. Typed letter to Aubrey Buser from Lawrence W. Youngman, 1 Sep 1986
  31. Copy of World-Herald article, "Band Concert To Recognize WWII Writer", by Jeff Gauger, 5 April 1991 (Article)
  32. Copy of Item #24
  33. Typed letter to Judy Wigton from Chief Leaford Bearskin
  34. Typed letter to KA NE RAH TAH KWAS and A TIR ON TARA (or A TIRONTARA) from KA-TSI-TSEN-HA-WE, 10 April 1991
  35. Typed letter to Pat and Aubrey from Judy, 14 Jan 1992
  36. Typed letter to Pat and Aubrey from Judy, 12 Oct 1993
  37. Typed letter to Pat and Aubrey from Judy, 27 July 1995
  38. Copy of typed letter to Judy from Aubrey, 30 May 1997
  39. Typed letter to Judy from Pat and Aubrey, 3 June 1997
  40. Typed letter to Pat and Aubrey from Jim and Judy, 2 June 1997
  41. Typed letter to Pat and Aubrey from Judy, 6 June 1997
  42. COpy of typed letter to Judy and Jim from Pat and Aubrey, 26 July 1887 (probably meant 1997)
  43. Copy of July Wyandotte newsletter article, "Constitution Revisions Being Made", along with partial "Water" article (Articles)
  44. Typed page of selected references (References)
  45. Greeting card to Pat and Aubrey from Jim and Judy
  46. Typed letter to Judy and Jim from Pat and Aubrey, 27 Jan 1998
  47. Holiday greeting card from Jim and Judy
  48. Typed letter to Pat and Aubrey from Judy, 20 Aug 1999
  49. Copy of typed letter to Judy from Pat and Aubrey, 24 Aug 1999
  50. Typed letter to Pat and Aubrey from Judy, 1 Sep 1999
  51. Copy of typed letter to Judy and Jim from Pat and Aubrey, 4 Sep 1999, with attached information on Sarahass
  52. Typed letter to Pat and Aubrey from Judy, 4 Nov 1999, with attached sticky note
  53. Handwritten letter to friends from Paul and Maude, 13 Oct 1999
  54. Holiday greeting card from Judy and Jim
  55. Typed letter to Pat and Aubrey from Judy, 21 July 1999
  56. Amazon.com image of and information on auction item An Historical Account of the Expedition against Sandusky Under Col. William Crawford in 1782, by Consul W. Butterfield. Pages printed on 16 April 1999. (Leaf 1),(Leaf 2),(Leaf 3)
  57. Copy of typed letter to Judy and Jim from Pat and Aubrey, 29 July 1999
  58. Copy of typed letter to Judy and Jim from Pat and Aubrey, 9 Nov 1999
  59. Copy of Item #31
  60. Typed letter to Pat and Aubrey from Judy, 20 June 2002
  61. Envelope to Mr. and Mrs. C.A. Buser from Omaha, NE, postmarked 22 May 2004
  62. Typed letter to Pat and Aubrey from Judy, 20 May 2004
  63. Copy of typed letter to Judy and Jim from Aubrey and Pat, 14 May 2003
  64. Two copies of previous item
  65. Typed letter to Pat and Aubrey from Jim and Judy, 20 Oct 2004
  66. Notes on folder mention dates, phone numbers, and addresses


Folder: Wigton #2
  1. Typed letter to Pat and Aubrey from Judy, 22 Jan 1998
  2. Typed letter to Judy Wigton from Chief Leaford Bearskin
  3. Copy of typed letter to MYEERAH KA-TSI-TSEN-HA-WE from KA-NE-RA-TA-KWAS and Atirontara, 22 April 1991
  4. Two copies of previous item
  5. Copy of typed letter to Judy and Jim from Pat and Aubrey, 21 Feb 2000, with attached New Yorker article, "Travels with Chekhov", by Janet Malcolm, 21 & 28 Feb 2000, and attached Scat Daily News pages from 15 Oct 1943 (Article),(News page 1),(News page 2)
  6. Copy of previous item
  7. Typed letter to Pat and Aubrey from Judy, 14 July 2000
  8. Copy of typed letter to Judy and Jim from Sgt. Charles A. Buser, USMC, and Atirontara, 22 July 2000
  9. Typed description of the inaccuracy of Tarhe's death date, as well as a copy of a postcard from Lester to Mr. and Mrs. Buser, 31 Aug 2000
  10. Long, dried stems of a grass-like plant (Dried plant)
  11. Typed letter to Pat and Aubrey from Judy and Jim, 20 Oct 2000
  12. Typed letter to Pat and Aubrey from Judy, 19 Nov 2000
  13. Copy of typed letter to Judy and Jim from Pat and Aubrey, 25 Nov 2000
  14. Copy of previous item
  15. Typed letter to Pat and Aubrey from Judy, 9 July 2001
  16. Typed letter to Pat and Aubrey from Judy, 14 Oct 2001
  17. Copy of typed letter to Judy and Dr. Jim from Aubrey, 19 Oct 2001
  18. Copy of typed letter to Judy and Jim from Pat and Aubrey, 11 April 2003
  19. Typed letter to Pat and Aubrey from Jim and Judy, 3 April 2003
  20. Typed letter to Pat and Aubrey from Judy, 25 Jan 2004
  21. Typed letter to Judy and Jim, 18 March 2004
  22. Envelope to Mr. and Mrs. C.A. Buser from Jim and Judy Wigton, postmarked 4 April 2003
  23. Birthday card from Jim and Judy
  24. Notes on folder mention an address in Omaha


Folder: Youngman
  1. Copy of typed letter to Lawrence from Pat and Aubrey, 4 Aug 1993
  2. Typed partial itinerary of Australian trip from L. Youngman
  3. Copy of typed letter to Paul and Lawrence from Aubrey, 31 March 1994
  4. Copy of photo of Gen. Walt's son, Dr. C.L. Youngman, and a General of the Marianes, with a handwritten note from Paul Youngman
  5. Typed letter to Aubrey from Lawrence Y.
  6. Typed letter to Pat and Aubrey from Paul, 25 March 1994
  7. Copy of typed letter to Lawrence from Pat and Aubrey, 8 March 1994
  8. Typed letter to Pat and Aubrey from Lawrence W. Youngman, 8 July 1995
  9. Typed life statement of Dr. Robert Armstrong Youngman, 1909-1998, with attached copy of obituary (Obituary)
  10. Copy of the life statement in previous item
  11. Typed tributes to Robert, collected by Mason N. Youngman
  12. Typed letter to Pat and Aubrey from Judy, 22 Jan 1998
  13. Copy of previous item
  14. Historic Times, publication of the Douglas County Historical Society, Vol. 1, No. 2, 18 Aug 2001
Items not scanned due to copyright:
  • Item #14, available at the Douglas County Historical Society in Omaha, NE


Folder: Zane
  1. Handwritten notes about Olive Zane Long (Notes)
  2. Typed essay about the Wyandot Nation of Kansas Chief George Zane III (Essay)


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