Harrison (Jonathan Baxter) Letters, 1885-1888

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Summary

Title:
Jonathan Baxter Harrison letters
Dates:
1885-1888
Creators:
Harrison, Jonathan Baxter, 1835-1907
Abstract:
Letters written to Jonathan Baxter Harrison, 19th century American Unitarian minister, abolitionist, Indian Rights Association agent, and journalist.
Extent:
0.2 Linear Feet (1 box)
Language:
Materials are in English.
Preferred citation:

[Identification of item]. Jonathan Baxter Harrison letters, The Huntington Library, San Marino, California.

Background

Scope and content:

This group of nine letters consists of letters written to Jonathan Baxter Harrison from several missionaries and educators who were advocates for reforming the U.S. government's policies toward Native Americans, including the management of reservations. The authors are M. D. Baldwin, Blackfeet Agency; Episcopal missionary William J. Cleveland; Reverend Charles S. Cook, whose mother was Yankton Sioux; Clinton B. Fisk, member of the Board of Indian Commissioners; William T. Leeke, former president of Ashland College (now Southern Oregon University); Robert C. Ogden, Hampton Institute; C. C. Painter, agent of the Indian Rights Association; and Terence Powderly, head of the Knights of Labor. The letters are about activities at various Indian agencies, staffing and financial issues, social conditions, publications on Native American rights, and other matters. Herbert Welsh, co-founder of the Indian Rights Association, is mentioned twice.

Biographical / historical:

Jonathan Baxter Harrison (1835-1907) was an American Unitarian minister, abolitionist, Indian Rights Association agent, and journalist. He was born in Ohio in 1835. Before the American Civil War, he worked for a Quaker-run abolitionist newspaper. He joined the 8th Indiana Infantry Regiment and spent years as editor of the Winchester journal. He published articles related to his activism in newspapers and magazines in Boston, Massachusetts, and New York, New York. Harrison received an honorary degree from Harvard in 1889 and died in New Hampshire in 1907.

Acquisition information:
Purchased from McBride Rare Books, March 2021.
Processing information:

Processed by Brooke M. Black, February 2022.

Arrangement:

Arranged alphabetically.

Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:
Brooke M. Black
Date Encoded:
This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2022-02-04 13:25:39 -0800 .

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Preferred citation:

[Identification of item]. Jonathan Baxter Harrison letters, The Huntington Library, San Marino, California.

Location of this collection:
1151 Oxford Road
San Marino, CA 91108, US
Contact:
(626) 405-2191
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