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Contributing Institution:
Library and Archives at the Autry
Title: William Wildschut Manuscript Collection
Creator:
Wildschut, William
Creator:
Hodge, Frederick Webb
Identifier/Call Number: MS.600
Physical Description:
0.5 Linear Feet
(1 box)
Date (inclusive): 1941-1942
Abstract: This collection consists of typed manuscripts for
The Crow Indians, volumes 1 and 2, and
Buffalo Days and Danger Trails - Biography of Two-Leggings, volumes 1 and 2 by William Wildschut, as well as correspondence between Wildschut and Southwest Museum director, F. W. Hodge,
dated between 1941 and 1942.
Language of Material:
English
.
This collection consists of typed manuscripts for
The Crow Indians, volumes 1 and 2, and
Buffalo Days and Danger Trails - Biography of Two-Leggings, volumes 1 and 2 by William Wildschut, as well as correspondence between Wildschut and Southwest Museum director F. W. Hodge
dated between 1941 and 1942.
Processed by Glenna Schroeder, circa 1977-1981. Finding aid completed by Holly Rose Larson, NHPRC Processing Archivist, 2012
October 19, made possible through grant funding from the National Historical Publications and Records Commissions (NHPRC).
Donated by William Wildschut, 1941 November 15 and 1942 April 1.
William Wildschut Manuscript Collection, 1941-1942, Braun Research Library Collection, Autry Museum of the American West, Los Angeles; MS.600; [folder number] [folder
title][date].
Copyright has not been assigned to the Autry Museum of the American West. All requests for permission to publish or quote
from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Head of Research Services and Archives. Permission for publication is
given on behalf of the Autry Museum of the American West as the custodian of the physical items and is not intended to include
or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained by the reader.
Related Archival Materials Note
William Wildschut papers (WA MSS S-2386); Yale University, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale Collection of Western Americana, New Haven,
Connecticut.
William Wildschut collection of photographs and negatives, 1898-1927, Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of the American Indian Archives, MRC-541, Cultural Resources Center.
Biographical Note - Two Leggings
Two Leggings (circa 1847-1923) was one of the last Crow Warriors. From 1919 to 1923, he told his story of Crow life and wars
to William Wildschut, an ethnologist with the Museum of the American Indian.
Biographical Note - William Wildschut
Born Willem Wildschut on March 30, 1883, in Jisp, the Netherlands, Wildschut managed factories and with his family moved frequently
between the Netherlands, Canada, and the western United States. Around 1918, his company transferred him to Billings, Montana,
and he was immediately fascinated by the Apsáalooke peoples and started purchasing objects from them.
In 1922, George Gustav Heye bought Wildschut's collection of medicine bundles from him for the Museum of the American Indian,
Heye Foundation. After this initial purchase, Wildschut officially collected and conducted field expeditions in Montana, Wyoming,
Idaho, Canada, and North Dakota on behalf of the Museum. Wildschut was a member of the Explorer's Club, was a Freemason, and
published several articles in the Museum's series
Indian Notes. On 1928 May 1, Heye was forced to let Wildschut go for lack of funds.
Wildschut died in Oakland, California on 1955 January 7. Several books based on his manuscripts and field notes were published
after his death by Heye, Peter Nabokov, and John C. Ewers.
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Subjects and Indexing Terms
Crow Indians
Buffalo Days and Danger Trails: Biography of Two-Leggings
Manuscripts
Typescripts
Correspondence
Two Leggings