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''[[United States Genealogy|United States]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png|go to]] [[Wisconsin]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png|go to]] [[Dane County, Wisconsin|Dane]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Wisconsin Archives and Libraries|Archives and Libraries]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png|go to]] [[Wisconsin Historical Society]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png|go to]]'' '''Draper Manuscript Collection'''<br>
=== Record Description  ===
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=== Description  ===
A 491-volume collection of partially indexed letters, genealogical and historical notes, land records, newspaper clippings, and interview notes pertaining to the frontier history and settlement of the old Northwest and Southwest Territories of the United States from the 1740s to 1830.
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| '''Coverage.''' This collection also known as the '''Draper manuscripts''', and as the '''Draper Collection''', consists of 491 volumes of manuscripts, papers, and books collected by '''''Lyman Copeland Draper ''''' about the history of the trans-Allegheny West in the United States, a region including the western areas of the Carolinas and Virginia, all the Ohio River Valley, and part of the upper Mississippi Valley from the 1740s to 1830. This includes New York, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia and West Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, Tennessee, Kentucky, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Missouri, Michigan, [[Image:Wisconsin Historical Society.jpg|thumb|right|400px|Wisconsin Historical Society in Madison]]and Wisconsin. For a more detailed description, see Josephine L. Harper, '''''Guide''''' ''to the Draper Manuscripts'' (Madison, Wis. : University of Wisconsin Press ; London : Eurospan, 2004) {{FSC|147518|item|disp=Avaliable through the FamilySearch Catalog}}; {{WorldCat|56461941|item|disp=At various repositories (WorldCat)}}; {{FSC|147518|item|disp=FS Library Fiche 6050187; Book 977.583/M1 A3h}}


'''Arrangement.''' The collection was organized by [[Wisconsin Historical Society]] staff into 491 volumes divided into 50 '''''series ''''' of varying lengths. Each series is titled by a geographic area, by a subject, or by the name of a prominent frontier leader. For further details about the 50 series titles and arrangement '''''see also:'''''  
{{TOC right}} '''Coverage.''' This collection also known as the '''Draper manuscripts''', and as the '''Draper Collection''', consists of 491 volumes of manuscripts, papers, and books collected by '''''Lyman Copeland Draper&nbsp;''''' about the history of the trans-Allegheny West in the United States, a region including the western areas of the Carolinas and Virginia, all the Ohio River Valley, and part of the upper Mississippi Valley from the 1740s to 1830. This includes New York, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia and West Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, Tennessee, Kentucky, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Missouri, Michigan, and Wisconsin. <br><br>
 
'''Arrangement.''' The collection was organized by Wisconsin Historical Society staff into 491 volumes divided into 50 '''''series&nbsp;''''' of varying lengths. Each series is titled by a geographic area, by a subject, or by the name of a prominent frontier leader. For further details about the 50 series titles and arrangement '''''see also:'''''  


:*[[Draper Manuscript Series Coverage Table]]  
:*[[Draper Manuscript Series Coverage Table]]  
:*''[https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/records/item/56902-descriptive-list-of-manuscript-collections-of-the-state-historical-society-of-wisconsin-together-with-reports-on-other-collections-of-manuscript-material-for-american-history-in-adjacent-states?offset=1 Descriptive list] '' table of contents pages  
:*''[https://dcms.lds.org/delivery/DeliveryManagerServlet?dps_pid=IE1220254 Descriptive list]&nbsp;'' table of contents pages  
:*FamilySearch Catalog, {{FSC|218462|item|disp=Draper manuscript collection}}.
:*FamilySearch Catalog title description {{FHL|218462|item|disp=Draper manuscript collection}}.


'''Content.''' The bulk of the collection consists of notes from interviews, questionnaires, and letters gathered during Draper’s extensive travels and research to learn about frontier history.
'''Content.''' The bulk of the collection consists of notes from interviews, questionnaires, and letters gathered during Draper’s extensive travels and research to learn about frontier history.  
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=== A Draper Collection Search Strategy ===
'''Draper manuscript search strategy.''' A single, detailed, and comprehensive index to every individual name mentioned in the Draper Manuscript Collection does '''not yet exist'''. However, partial indexes to '''''some&nbsp;''''' of the Draper series still can be useful:


A single, detailed, and comprehensive index to every individual name mentioned in the Draper Manuscript Collection does '''not yet exist'''. However, partial indexes to '''''some ''''' of the Draper series still can be useful:
#Search for an ancestor by name (including alternate spellings) in the indexes to:  
 
##Josephine L. Harper's '''''Guide&nbsp;''''' Index (pp. 239-309)  
:1. '''Search by ancestor's name''' (including alternate spellings) for an ancestor in the indexes to:  
##Josephine L. Harper's '''''Guide&nbsp;''''' Pension applicants (pp. 311-320)  
::a. Josephine L. Harper's '''''{{FSC|147518|item|disp=Guide}} ''''' Index section (pp. 239-309)  
##Josephine L. Harper's '''''Guide&nbsp;''''' Additional personal data (pp. 321-418)  
::b. Josephine L. Harper's '''''{{FSC|147518|item|disp=Guide}} ''''' Pension applicants section (pp. 311-320)  
##Reuben G. Thwaites' '''''[https://dcms.lds.org/delivery/DeliveryManagerServlet?dps_pid=IE1220254 Descriptive list]&nbsp;''''' Index (pp. 151-197; digital 165-211)  
::c. Josephine L. Harper's '''''{{FSC|147518|item|disp=Guide}} ''''' Additional personal data section (pp. 321-418)  
##Search for names of relatives, friends, and associates of your ancestor in the same indexes.  
::d. Reuben G. Thwaites' '''''[https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/records/item/56902-descriptive-list-of-manuscript-collections-of-the-state-historical-society-of-wisconsin-together-with-reports-on-other-collections-of-manuscript-material-for-american-history-in-adjacent-states?offset=1 Descriptive list] ''''' Index (pp. 151-197; digital 165-211)  
#Search (a) Harper's '''''Guide&nbsp;''''' Index (pp. 239-309), and (b) Thwaites' '''''[https://dcms.lds.org/delivery/DeliveryManagerServlet?dps_pid=IE1220254 Descriptive list]&nbsp;''''' Index for the town, county, and state where the ancestor resided; also for a nearby river.  
::e. Barbara E. Wolfe's ''{{FSC|446497|item|disp=Index to Lyman C. Draper Manuscripts}}''
#Use Josephine L. Harper's '''''Guide&nbsp;''''' (especially Appendix IV) to determine in which Draper manuscript '''series''' the ancestor would most likely appear.  
::f. Search for names of relatives, friends, and associates of your ancestor in the same indexes.  
##From the list of '''Related Publications''' below determine if any of the other titles serve as an additional partial index to the '''series''' where your ancestor may appear.  
:2. '''Search by place''' in  (a) Harper's '''''{{FSC|147518|item|disp=Guide}} ''''' Index (pp. 239-309), and (b) Thwaites' '''''[https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/records/item/56902-descriptive-list-of-manuscript-collections-of-the-state-historical-society-of-wisconsin-together-with-reports-on-other-collections-of-manuscript-material-for-american-history-in-adjacent-states?offset=1 Descriptive list] ''''' Index for the place (town, county, state, or nearby river) where the ancestor resided.  
##Then search the partial index to the appropriate '''series''' for your ancestor's name, relatives, associates, and residences.  
:3. '''Search by series.''' Use Josephine L. Harper's '''''{{FSC|147518|item|disp=Guide}} ''''' (especially Appendix IV) to determine in which Draper manuscript '''series''' the ancestor would most likely appear.  
#If you '''''find&nbsp;''''' an ancestor or residence in an index, look up the reference to that ancestor or residence in the manuscripts on the appropriate series microfilm.  
::a. From the list of '''Related Publications''' below determine if any of the other titles cited serve as an additional partial index to the '''series''' where your ancestor may appear.  
#If you '''''do not find&nbsp;''''' an ancestor or residence in any of the indexes, browse the appropriate '''series''' anyway because the indexes may be incomplete.
::b. Then search the partial index to the appropriate '''series''' for your ancestor's name, relatives, associates, and residences.  
:4. If you '''''find ''''' an ancestor or residence in an index, look up the reference to that ancestor or residence in the manuscripts on the appropriate series microfilm.  
:5. If you '''''do not find ''''' an ancestor or residence in any of the indexes, browse the appropriate '''series''' anyway because the indexes may be incomplete.


=== Availability  ===
=== Availability  ===
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'''Original images''' can be viewed or ordered through the following:<br>  
'''Original images''' can be viewed or ordered through the following:<br>  


*[[Wisconsin Historical Society]]. See also their website: [http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/Content.aspx?dsNav=Ny:True,Ro:0,N:4294963828-4294963805&dsNavOnly=N:4294963829-1227&dsRecordDetails=R:CS4103&dsDimensionSearch=D:About+the+Draper+Manuscript+Collection,Dxm:All,Dxp:3&dsCompoundDimensionSearch=D:About+the+Draper+Manuscript+Collection,Dxm:All,Dxp:3 Wisconsin Historical Society]  
*[http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/Content.aspx?dsNav=Ny:True,Ro:0,N:4294963828-4294963805&dsNavOnly=N:4294963829-1227&dsRecordDetails=R:CS4103&dsDimensionSearch=D:About+the+Draper+Manuscript+Collection,Dxm:All,Dxp:3&dsCompoundDimensionSearch=D:About+the+Draper+Manuscript+Collection,Dxm:All,Dxp:3 Wisconsin Historical Society]  
*[http://library.truman.edu/microforms/draper_manuscripts.asp Pickler Memorial Library] <br>
*[http://library.truman.edu/microforms/draper_manuscripts.asp Pickler Memorial Library] <br>


'''Microfilm access.''' For contents of this collection by microfilm number, see the [[Draper Manuscript Series Coverage Table]]. <br>  
'''Microfilm access.''' For contents of this collection by microfilm number, see the [[Draper Manuscript Series Coverage Table]]. <br>  


:*Microfilms are available for viewing at the [https://www.familysearch.org/en/library/ FamilySearch Library].
:*Microfilms are available for viewing at a [https://www.familysearch.org/locations FamilySearch Center].
:*For information on ordering films see: [https://familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/Ordering_Microfilm_or_Microfiche Ordering Microfilm or Microfiche]


:*For a pdf list of the many other libraries in the United States and Canada which have obtained copies of these Draper microfilms, [http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/pdfs/la/DraperPDFs/Draper-Additional-Resources.pdf click here].
:*For a pdf list of the many other libraries in the United States and Canada which have obtained copies of these Draper microfilms, [http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/pdfs/la/DraperPDFs/Draper-Additional-Resources.pdf click here].
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Image:United States, Draper Manuscript Series (12-0902) Personal Interview DGS 7192185_97.jpg|Personal Interview
Image:United States, Draper Manuscript Series (12-0902) Personal Interview DGS 7192185_97.jpg|Personal Interview
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Key facts found in this collection vary from record to record. They may include:  
Key facts found in this collection vary from record to record. They may include:  


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*Notes of involvement in historical events
*Notes of involvement in historical events


=== Indexes and Related Publications  ===
=== Related Publications  ===
 
The following works have been published about this collection and serve as partial indexes:
 
==== With general indexes  ====
 
*Josephine L. Harper, '''''Guide''''' ''to the Draper Manuscripts'' (Madison, Wis. : University of Wisconsin Press ; London : Eurospan, 2004) {{FSC|147518|item|disp=Available through the FamilySearch Catalog}}; {{WorldCat|56461941|item|disp=At various repositories (WorldCat)}}; {{FSC|147518|item|disp=FS Library Fiche 6050187; Book 977.583/M1 A3h}}. This is a descriptive survey of each series in the collection. Includes three indexes: (a) Index (pp. 239-309), (b) Pension applicants (pp. 311-320), and (c) Additional personal data (pp. 321-418). The first index combines personal names, places, and subjects.
*Reuben Gold Thwaites, '''''Descriptive list''''' ''of Manuscript Collections of the State Historical Society of Wisconsin together with Reports on Other Collections of Manuscript Material for American History in Adjacent States'' (Madison, Wis.: Wisconsin Historical Society, 1906) [https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/records/item/56902-descriptive-list-of-manuscript-collections-of-the-state-historical-society-of-wisconsin-together-with-reports-on-other-collections-of-manuscript-material-for-american-history-in-adjacent-states?offset=1 Digital copy online]; {{WorldCat|866238031|item|disp=At various repositories (WorldCat)}}; {{FSC|492355|item|disp=FS Library Film 368687}}. Includes general index on pages 151-197 (digital 165-211)—many further index entries beyond Harper's ''Guide '' above.<br>
*Barbara E. Wolfe, ''Index to Lyman C. Draper Manuscripts'' (Logansport, Ind. : B.E. Wolfe, [19--]) {{FSC|446497|item|disp=Available through the FamilySearch Catalog}}; {{WorldCat|866353588|item|disp=At various repositories (WorldCat)}}; {{FSC|446497|item|disp=FS Library Book 977.583/M1 A3w}}. Some additional index entries not all duplicated in Harper and Thwaites above.
 
==== Specific series indexes  ====
 
*'''series J and L. ''' James Alton James, ''George Rogers'' '''''Clark''''' ''Papers, 1771-1784'', 2 vols. (Springfield, Ill.: Illinois State Historical Library, 1912-1924) [http://archive.org/details/georgerogerscla00jamegoog Digital copy online]; {{WorldCat|866327756|item|disp=At various repositories (WorldCat)}}; {{FSC|289358|item|disp=FS Library Fiche 6100186 and 6100187}}. Includes indexes to parts of '''series J and L'''.
 
==== Indexes only ====
 
*'''series NN. ''' Karen Mauer Green, ''Index to the Draper manuscripts, series NN: the'' '''''Pittsburgh and northwest Virginia''''' ''papers'' (Cooperstown, New York : Frontier Press, 2003) {{WorldCat|52522437|item|disp=At various repositories (WorldCat)}}; {{FSC|1162179|item|disp=FS Library Book 973 A32dnn}}. This is an every-name index to films 889179 and 889180 of the Draper manuscript collection.
*'''series S. ''' Bayless E. Hardin, ''Index to volume 6S, Draper manuscripts'' (Salt Lake City, Utah : Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1983) {{WorldCat|868073099|item|disp=At various repositories (WorldCat)}}; {{FSC|263709|item|disp=FS Library Fiche 6018900; Book 976.9 H22h}}. Indexes vol. 6S (series S) entitled '''''Draper's notes ''''' made June 1851. Microreproduction of a photocopy of the original index at the Kentucky Historical Society in Frankfort, Kentucky.
 
==== Series papers with every-name indexes ====
 
*'''series A. ''' Craig L. Heath, ''The George M.'' '''''Bedinger''''' ''papers : volume 1A of the Draper Manuscript Collection'' (Bowie, Maryland : Heritage Books, 2002) {{WorldCat|866026436|item|disp=At various repositories (WorldCat)}}; {{FSC|1044261|item|disp=FS Library Book 976.9 D29h}}. Transcript with every-name index.
*'''series TT. ''' Craig L Heath, '''''South Carolina''''' ''papers : volume 1TT of the Draper manuscript collection'' (Westminster, Md. : Heritage Books, 2006) {{WorldCat|85892539|item|disp=At various repositories (WorldCat)}}. Transcript with every-name index.
*'''series V. ''' Craig L Heath, '''''Georgia, Alabama, and South Carolina'''''<i> papers : volume 1V of the Draper manuscript collection</i> (Westminster, Md. : Heritage Books, 2006) {{WorldCat|153773880|item|disp=At various repositories (WorldCat)}}. Transcript with every-name index.
*'''series Z. ''' Craig L. Heath, ''The'' '''''Illinois''''' ''manuscripts : volume 1Z of the Draper manuscript collection'' (Bowie, Maryland : Heritage Books, 2003) {{WorldCat|866246033|item|disp=At various repositories (WorldCat)}}; {{FSC|1156842|item|disp=FS Library Book 977.3 H2hc}}. Transcript with every-name index.
*'''series ZZ. ''' Craig L Heath, ''The'' '''''Virginia''''' ''papers, 5 vols.'' (Bowie, Md. : Heritage Books, 2003- ) {{WorldCat|66397178|item|disp=At various repositories (WorldCat)}}. Transcripts with every-name index.  Contents: v. 1. Volume 1ZZ of the Draper Manuscript collection -- v. 2. Volume 2ZZ -- v. 3. Volume 3ZZ -- v. 4. Volume 4ZZ -- v. 5. Volume 5ZZ.


==== Volumes with an index ====
The following works have been published about this collection:


:'''''Note 1: ''''' The St. Louis County Library has photocopies of a set of Lyman C. Draper indexes in four big white binders. It is not clear if these are different from the list in Note 2 below. Presumably, the Wisconsin Historical Society has the originals of the St. Louis County Library indexes.<ref>[https://www.slcl.org/research-learn/genealogy/draper-manuscript-collection/indexes Indexes] in ''Guide to finding your ancestors in the Draper Manuscript Collection'' in St. Louis County Library (accessed 3 April 2024).</ref>
*Josephine L. Harper, '''''Guide''''' ''to the Draper Manuscripts'' (Madison, Wis.&nbsp;: University of Wisconsin Press&nbsp;; London&nbsp;: Eurospan, 2004) {{WorldCat|56461941|item|disp=At various repositories (WorldCat)}}; {{FHL|9110208|item|disp=FHL Fiche 6050187; Book 977.583/M1 A3h}}. This is a descriptive survey of each series in the collection. It includes a general combined personal name, place, and subject index on pages 239-418.


:'''''Note 2: ''''' Lyman C. Draper himself indexed parts, but not all, of his own series.<ref>Barbara E. Wolfe, ''Index to Lyman C. Draper Manuscripts'' (Logansport, Ind. : B.E. Wolfe, [19--]), 47.</ref> The extent and detail of these indexes is uncertain. See:
*Reuben Gold Thwaites, '''''Descriptive list''''' ''of Manuscript Collections of the State Historical Society of Wisconsin together with Reports on Other Collections of Manuscript Material for American History in Adjacent States'' (Madison, Wisc.: Wisconsin Historical Society, 1906) [https://dcms.lds.org/delivery/DeliveryManagerServlet?dps_pid=IE1220254 Digital copy online]; {{WorldCat|866238031|item|disp=At various repositories (WorldCat)}}; {{FHL|492355|disp= FHL Film 368687}}. Includes general index on pages 151-197 (digital 165-211)—many entries differ from entries in Harper's index above.<br>
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|+ Individual volumes with an index by Lyman C. Draper
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v13-'''series CC''' Shane, KY & OH 1807-1835<br>
v16-'''series CC''' Shane, KY & OH 1807-1835<br>
v25-'''series CC''' Kentucky<br>
v10-'''series E''' Brady and Wetzel 1759-1865<br>
v11-'''series E''' Brady and Wetzel 1759-1865<br>
v04-'''series J''' Pogue and Menard<br>
v60-'''series J''' Illinois Clark's campaign<br>
v01-'''series NN''' Pittsburgh and NW Virginia
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v2-'''series NN''' Pittsburgh and NW Virginia<br>
v6-'''series NN''' Pittsburgh and NW Virginia<br>
v3-'''series S''' Draper's notes, 1843-1850<br>
v4-'''series S''' Draper's notes, 1843-1850<br>
v5-'''series S''' Draper's notes, 1843-1850<br>
v6-'''series S''' Draper's notes, 1843-1850<br>
v7-'''series S''' Draper's notes, 1843-1850<br>
v8-'''series S''' Draper's notes, 1843-1850
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v17-'''series S''' Draper's notes 1860-1863<br>
v18-'''series S''' Draper's notes 1860-1863<br>
v19-'''series S''' Draper's notes 1863-1868<br>
v20-'''series S''' Draper's notes 1863-1868<br>
v22-'''series S''' Draper's notes 1863-1868<br>
v25-'''series S''' Draper's notes 1868<br>
v28-'''series S''' Draper's notes, 1841-1845<br>
v29-'''series S''' Draper's notes, 1841-1845
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v30-'''series S''' Draper's notes, 1841-1845<br>
v31-'''series S''' (partial) notes, 1841-1845<br>
v32-'''series S''' Draper's notes, 1844-1845<br>
v33-'''series S''' Draper's notes, 1844-1845<br>
v15-'''series U''' Frontier war treaties/journals<br>  
v12-'''series ZZ''' Virginia papers, 1753-1873
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==== Calendars of papers ====
(ONLY indexed by key names relative to each papers' creation--not by all the names listed in the papers)


*'''series CC. ''' Mabel Clare Weaks, ''Calendar of the'' '''''Kentucky''''' ''Papers of the Draper Collection of Manuscripts'' (Madison : Wisconsin Historical Society, 1925) [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=26669 Indexed on Ancestry.com]; [https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/records/item/202963-calendar-of-the-kentucky-papers-of-the-draper-collection-of-manuscripts-vol-2?offset=1 Digital copy online]; {{WorldCat|865847394|item|disp=At various repositories (WorldCat)}}; {{FSC|173965|item|disp=FS Library Film 823866 Item 2}}. Includes index.
'''More-detailed partial indexes'''  
*'''series DD''' and XX.  Edward Earl Bennett, ''Calendar of the Tennessee and'' '''''King's Mountain''''' ''Papers of the Draper Collections of Manuscripts, Vol. 3'' (Madison : Wisconsin Historical Society, 1929) [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=26670 Indexed on Ancestry.com]; [https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/records/item/596314-calendar-of-the-tennessee-and-king-s-mountain-papers-of-the-draper-collections-of-manuscripts-vol-3?offset=1 Digital copy online]; {{WorldCat|866009836|item|disp=At various repositories (WorldCat)}}; {{FSC|174005|item|disp=FS Library Film 896963 Item 2}}. Includes index.
*'''series J and K. ''' Sam McDowell, ''Calendar of the George Rogers'' '''''Clark''''' ''papers of the Draper Collection of Manuscripts'' (Utica, Ky. : McDowell Publications, 1985) {{WorldCat|229234665|item|disp=At various repositories (WorldCat)}}.
*'''series QQ''' and ZZ.  Mabel Clare Weaks, ''The'' '''''Preston''''' ''and Virginia Papers of the Draper Collection of Manuscripts'' (Madison : Wisconsin Historical Society, 1915) {{FSC|173749|item|disp=Available through the FamilySearch Catalog}}; {{WorldCat|866009247|item|disp=At various repositories (WorldCat)}}; {{FSC|173749|item|disp=FS Library Film 1896964 Item 2}}. Calendar includes index.
*'''series SS. ''' Leroy Schlinkert, ''Calendar of the David'' '''''Shepherd''''' ''papers : series SS in the Draper manuscripts'' ([Madison] : Archives Division, State Historical Society of Wisconsin, 1979) {{WorldCat|9275211|item|disp=At various repositories (WorldCat)}}
*'''series TT. ''' State Historical Society of Wisconsin, Division of Archives and Manuscripts, ''Calendar of the'' '''''South Carolina''''' ''papers : series TT in the Draper manuscripts'' ([Madison] : Archives Division, State Historical Society of Wisconsin, 1979) {{WorldCat|9227833|item|disp=At various repositories (WorldCat)}}.
*'''series U. ''' Samuel McDowell, ''Calendar of the'' '''''frontier wars''''' ''papers of the Draper collection of manuscripts'' (Utica, Ky. : McDowell Publications, 1991) {{WorldCat|24189299|item|disp=At various repositories (WorldCat)}}.
*'''series UU. ''' State Historical Society of Wisconsin, Division of Archives and Manuscripts, ''Calendar of the'' '''''South Carolina in the Revolution miscellanies''''' '': series UU in the Draper manuscripts'' ([Madison] : Archives Division, State Historical Society of Wisconsin, 1979) {{WorldCat|9629485|item|disp=At various repositories (WorldCat)}}.
*'''series VV. ''' Sandra Howell, ''Calendar of the Thomas'' '''''Sumter''''' ''papers of the Draper collection of manuscripts'' (Utica, Kentucky : McDowell Publications, 1986) {{WorldCat|15480094|item|disp=At various repositories (WorldCat)}}; {{FSC|564668|item|disp=FS Library Book 977.5 A3ws v. 5}}. Includes index.
*'''series''' DD and '''XX. ''' Edward Earl Bennett, ''Calendar of the'' '''''Tennessee''''' ''and King's Mountain Papers of the Draper Collections of Manuscripts, Vol. 3'' (Madison : Wisconsin Historical Society, 1929) [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=26670 Indexed on Ancestry.com]; [https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/records/item/596314-calendar-of-the-tennessee-and-king-s-mountain-papers-of-the-draper-collections-of-manuscripts-vol-3?offset=1 Digital copy online]; {{WorldCat|866009836|item|disp=At various repositories (WorldCat)}}; {{FSC|174005|item|disp=FS Library Film 896963 Item 2}}. Includes index.
*'''series''' QQ and '''ZZ. ''' Mabel Clare Weaks, ''The Preston and'' '''''Virginia''''' ''Papers of the Draper Collection of Manuscripts'' (Madison : Wisconsin Historical Society, 1915) {{FSC|173749|item|disp=Available through the FamilySearch Catalog}}; {{WorldCat|866009247|item|disp=At various repositories (WorldCat)}}; {{FSC|173749|item|disp=FS Library Film 1896964 Item 2}}. Calendar includes index.


==== Documentary histories ====
*Reuben Gold Thwaites, and Louise Phelps Kellogg, ''Documentary History of Dunmore's War, 1774'' (Madison&nbsp;: Wisconsin Historical Society, 1905) {{WorldCat|865923824|item|disp=At various repositories (WorldCat)}}; {{FHL|181623|item|disp=FHL Film 564367 Item 2}}. Includes index.
*Reuben Gold Thwaites, and Louise Phelps Kellogg, ''The Revolution on the Upper Ohio, 1775-1777'' (Reprint, 1992 of Madison&nbsp;: Wisconsin Historical Society, 1908) {{WorldCat|866557717|item|disp=At various repositories (WorldCat)}}; {{FHL|596638|item|disp=FHL Book 977.1 H2t}}. Includes index.
*Reuben Gold Thwaites, and Louise Phelps Kellogg, ''Frontier Defense on the Upper Ohio, 1776-1778'' (Madison, Wisconsin&nbsp;: Wisconsin Historical Society, c1912) [https://dcms.lds.org/delivery/DeliveryManagerServlet?dps_pid=IE923236 Digital copy online]; {{WorldCat|866134286|item|disp=At various repositories (WorldCat)}}; {{FHL|60184|item|disp=FHL Film 1320772}}. Includes index to parts of '''series J and SS.'''
*Louise Phelps Kellogg, ''Frontier Advance on the Upper Ohio, 1778-1779'' (Reprint, 2008 of Madison&nbsp;: Wisconsin Historical Society, 1916) {{WorldCat|496811201|item|disp=At various repositories (WorldCat)}}. Includes index.
*Louise Phelps Kellogg, ''Frontier Retreat on the Upper Ohio, 1779-1781'' (Reprint, 2008 of Madison&nbsp;: Wisconsin Historical Society, 1917) {{WorldCat|497816233|item|disp=At various repositories (WorldCat)}}; {{FHL|693608|item|disp=FHL Book 977.1 M2fr}}. Includes index.


*Reuben Gold Thwaites, and Louise Phelps Kellogg, ''Documentary History of Dunmore's War, 1774'' (Madison : Wisconsin Historical Society, 1905) {{WorldCat|865923824|item|disp=At various repositories (WorldCat)}}; {{FSC|181623|item|disp=FS Library Film 564367 Item 2}}. Includes index to parts of '''series C, D, J, JJ, NN, QQ, S, U, X, XX, and ZZ'''.  
:*'''series 1A.&nbsp;''' Craig L. Heath, ''The George M.'' '''''Bedinger''''' ''papers&nbsp;: volume 1A of the Draper Manuscript Collection'' (Bowie, Maryland&nbsp;: Heritage Books, 2002) {{WorldCat|866026436|item|disp=At various repositories (WorldCat)}}; {{FHL|289358|disp=FHL Book 976.9 D29h}}. Includes index.
*Reuben Gold Thwaites, and Louise Phelps Kellogg, ''The Revolution on the Upper Ohio, 1775-1777'' (Reprint, 1992 of Madison : Wisconsin Historical Society, 1908) {{WorldCat|866557717|item|disp=At various repositories (WorldCat)}}; {{FSC|596638|item|disp=FS Library Book 977.1 H2t}}. Includes index to parts of '''series J, JJ, NN, QQ, S, SS, U, ZZ.'''  
:*'''series 1Z.&nbsp;''' Craig L. Heath, ''The'' '''''Illinois''''' ''manuscripts&nbsp;: volume 1Z of the Draper manuscript collection'' (Bowie, Maryland&nbsp;: Heritage Books, 2003) {{WorldCat|866246033|item|disp=At various repositories (WorldCat)}}; {{FHL|1156842|item|disp=FHL Book 977.3 H2hc}}. Includes index.
*Reuben Gold Thwaites, and Louise Phelps Kellogg, ''Frontier Defense on the Upper Ohio, 1776-1778'' (Madison : Wisc. Hist. Soc., 1912) [https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/records/item/42020-frontier-defense-on-the-upper-ohio-1776-1778-compiled-from-the-draper-manuscripts-in-the-library-of-the-wisconsin-historical-society-and-published-at-the-charge-of-the-wisconsin-society-of-the-sons-of-the-american-revolution?offset=1 Digital copy online]; {{WorldCat|866134286|item|disp=At various repositories (WorldCat)}}; {{FSC|60184|item|disp=FS Library Film 1320772}}. Includes index to parts of '''series CC, J, NN, QQ, S, SS, U, ZZ.'''  
:*'''series J and K.&nbsp;''' James Alton James, ''George Rogers'' '''''Clark''''' ''Papers, 1771-1784'', 2 vols. (Springfield, Ill.: Illinois State Historical Library, 1912-1924) [http://archive.org/details/georgerogerscla00jamegoog Digital copy online]; {{WorldCat|866327756|item|disp=At various repositories (WorldCat)}}; {{FHL|289358|item|disp=FHL Fiche 6100186 and 6100187}}. Includes indexes.
*Louise Phelps Kellogg, ''Frontier Advance on the Upper Ohio, 1778-1779'' (Reprint, 2008 of Madison : Wisconsin Historical Society, 1916) {{WorldCat|496811201|item|disp=At various repositories (WorldCat)}}. Includes index.  
:*'''series J and K.&nbsp;''' Sam McDowell, ''Calendar of the George Rogers'' '''''Clark''''' ''papers of the Draper Collection of Manuscripts'' (Utica, Ky.&nbsp;: McDowell Publications, 1985) {{WorldCat|229234665|item|disp=At various repositories (WorldCat)}}.
*Louise Phelps Kellogg, ''Frontier Retreat on the Upper Ohio, 1779-1781'' (Reprint, 2008 of Madison : Wisconsin Historical Society, 1917) {{WorldCat|497816233|item|disp=At various repositories (WorldCat)}}; {{FSC|693608|item|disp=FS Library Book 977.1 M2fr}}. Includes index to parts of '''series C, CC, D, DD, E, F, H, J, M, NN, QQ, S, SS, U, ZZ.'''
:*'''series S.&nbsp;''' Bayless E. Hardin, ''Index to volume 6S, Draper manuscripts'' (Salt Lake City, Utah&nbsp;: Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1983) {{WorldCat|868073099|item|disp=At various repositories (WorldCat)}}; {{FHL|263709|item|disp=FHL Fiche 6018900; Book 976.9 H22h}}. Indexes vol. 6S (series S) entitled '''''Draper's notes&nbsp;''''' made June 1851. Microreproduction of a photocopy of the original index at the Kentucky Historical Society in Frankfort, Kentucky.  
:*'''series U.&nbsp;''' Samuel McDowell, ''Calendar of the'' '''''frontier wars''''' ''papers of the Draper collection of manuscripts'' (Utica, Ky.&nbsp;: McDowell Publications, 1991) {{WorldCat|24189299|item|disp=At various repositories (WorldCat)}}.
:*'''series CC.&nbsp;''' Mabel Clare Weaks, ''Calendar of the'' '''''Kentucky''''' ''Papers of the Draper Collection of Manuscripts'' (Madison, Wisc.: Wisconsin Historical Society, 1925) [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=26669 Indexed on Ancestry.com]; [https://dcms.lds.org/delivery/DeliveryManagerServlet?dps_pid=IE105026 Digital copy online]; {{WorldCat|865847394|item|disp=At various repositories (WorldCat)}}; {{FHL|173965|item|disp=FHL Film 823866 Item 2}}. Includes index.
:*'''series DD''' and XX. &nbsp;Edward Earl Bennett, ''Calendar of the Tennessee and'' '''''King's Mountain''''' ''Papers of the Draper Collections of Manuscripts, Vol. 3'' (Madison, Wisc.: Wisconsin Historical Society, 1929) [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=26670 Indexed on Ancestry.com]; [https://dcms.lds.org/delivery/DeliveryManagerServlet?dps_pid=IE923562 Digital copy online]; {{WorldCat|866009836|item|disp=At various repositories (WorldCat)}}; {{FHL|174005|item|disp=FHL Film 896963 Item 2}}. Includes index.
:*'''series NN.&nbsp;''' Karen Mauer Green, ''Index to the Draper manuscripts, series NN: the'' '''''Pittsburgh and northwest Virginia''''' ''papers'' (Cooperstown, New York&nbsp;: Frontier Press, 2003) {{WorldCat|52522437|item|disp=At various repositories (WorldCat)}}; {{FHL|1162179|item|disp=FHL Book 973 A32dnn}}. This is an index to films 889179 and 889180 of the Draper manuscript collection.
:*'''series QQ''' and ZZ. &nbsp;Mabel Clare Weaks, ''The'' '''''Preston''''' ''and Virginia Papers of the Draper Collection of Manuscripts'' (Madison, Wisc.: Wisconsin Historical Society, 1915) [https://dcms.lds.org/delivery/DeliveryManagerServlet?dps_pid=IE744271 Digital copy online]; {{WorldCat|866009247|item|disp=At various repositories (WorldCat)}}; {{FHL|173749|item|disp=FHL Film 1896964 Item 2}}. Includes index.
:*'''series SS.&nbsp;''' Leroy Schlinkert, ''Calendar of the David'' '''''Shepherd''''' ''papers&nbsp;: series SS in the Draper manuscripts'' ([Madison]&nbsp;: Archives Division, State Historical Society of Wisconsin, 1979) {{WorldCat|9275211|item|disp=At various repositories (WorldCat)}}
:*'''series TT.&nbsp;''' State Historical Society of Wisconsin, Division of Archives and Manuscripts, ''Calendar of the'' '''''South Carolina''''' ''papers&nbsp;: series TT in the Draper manuscripts'' ([Madison]&nbsp;: Archives Division, State Historical Society of Wisconsin, 1979) {{WorldCat|9227833|item|disp=At various repositories (WorldCat)}}.
:*'''series UU.&nbsp;''' State Historical Society of Wisconsin, Division of Archives and Manuscripts, ''Calendar of the'' '''''South Carolina in the Revolution miscellanies'''''&nbsp;'': series UU in the Draper manuscripts'' ([Madison]&nbsp;: Archives Division, State Historical Society of Wisconsin, 1979) {{WorldCat|9629485|item|disp=At various repositories (WorldCat)}}.  
:*'''series VV.&nbsp;''' Sandra Howell, ''Calendar of the Thomas'' '''''Sumter''''' ''papers of the Draper collection of manuscripts'' (Utica, Kentucky&nbsp;: McDowell Publications, 1986) {{WorldCat|15480094|item|disp=At various repositories (WorldCat)}}; {{FHL|564668|item|disp=FHL Book 977.5 A3ws v. 5}}. Includes index.
:*'''series''' DD and '''XX.&nbsp;''' Edward Earl Bennett, ''Calendar of the'' '''''Tennessee''''' ''and King's Mountain Papers of the Draper Collections of Manuscripts, Vol. 3'' (Madison, Wisc.: Wisconsin Historical Society, 1929) [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=26670 Indexed on Ancestry.com]; [https://dcms.lds.org/delivery/DeliveryManagerServlet?dps_pid=IE923562 Digital copy online]; {{WorldCat|866009836|item|disp=At various repositories (WorldCat)}}; {{FHL|174005|item|disp=FHL Film 896963 Item 2}}. Includes index.
:*'''series''' QQ and '''ZZ.&nbsp;''' Mabel Clare Weaks, ''The Preston and'' '''''Virginia''''' ''Papers of the Draper Collection of Manuscripts'' (Madison, Wisc.: Wisconsin Historical Society, 1915) [https://dcms.lds.org/delivery/DeliveryManagerServlet?dps_pid=IE744271 Digital copy online]; {{WorldCat|866009247|item|disp=At various repositories (WorldCat)}}; {{FHL|173749|item|disp=FHL Film 1896964 Item 2}}. Includes index.


==== Websites  ====
=== Related Websites  ===


*[https://www.wisconsinhistory.org/Records/Article/CS4103 Draper Manuscript Collection] at the Wisconsin Historical Society
*[http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/Content.aspx?dsNav=Ny:True,Ro:0,N:4294963828-4294963805&dsNavOnly=N:4294963829-1227&dsRecordDetails=R:CS4103&dsDimensionSearch=D:About+the+Draper+Manuscript+Collection,Dxm:All,Dxp:3&dsCompoundDimensionSearch=D:About+the+Draper+Manuscript+Collection,Dxm:All,Dxp:3 About the Draper Manuscript Collection] at the Wisconsin Historical Society
*[https://www.slcl.org/research-learn/genealogy/draper-manuscript-collection Guide to Finding Your Ancestors in the Draper Manuscript Collection] at St. Louis County Library.
*[http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/military/draper/index.asp Wisconsin Historical Society]  
*[http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/military/draper/index.asp Wisconsin Historical Society]  
*[http://digicoll.library.wisc.edu/cgi/f/findaid/findaid-idx?c=wiarchives;view=reslist;subview=standard;didno=uw-whs-draper0dd;focusrgn=contentslist;cc=wiarchives;byte=412306952 Draper Manuscripts: King's Mountain Papers, 1756-1887]  
*[http://digicoll.library.wisc.edu/cgi/f/findaid/findaid-idx?c=wiarchives;view=reslist;subview=standard;didno=uw-whs-draper0dd;focusrgn=contentslist;cc=wiarchives;byte=412306952 Draper Manuscripts: King's Mountain Papers, 1756-1887]  
*[https://library.truman.edu/microform-collection/draper-manuscripts/ Pickler Memorial Library] at Truman State University
*[http://library.truman.edu/microforms/draper_manuscripts.asp Pickler Memorial Library]


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Record Description[edit | edit source]

Coverage. This collection also known as the Draper manuscripts, and as the Draper Collection, consists of 491 volumes of manuscripts, papers, and books collected by Lyman Copeland Draper  about the history of the trans-Allegheny West in the United States, a region including the western areas of the Carolinas and Virginia, all the Ohio River Valley, and part of the upper Mississippi Valley from the 1740s to 1830. This includes New York, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia and West Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, Tennessee, Kentucky, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Missouri, Michigan, and Wisconsin.

Arrangement. The collection was organized by Wisconsin Historical Society staff into 491 volumes divided into 50 series  of varying lengths. Each series is titled by a geographic area, by a subject, or by the name of a prominent frontier leader. For further details about the 50 series titles and arrangement see also:

Content. The bulk of the collection consists of notes from interviews, questionnaires, and letters gathered during Draper’s extensive travels and research to learn about frontier history.

Draper manuscript search strategy. A single, detailed, and comprehensive index to every individual name mentioned in the Draper Manuscript Collection does not yet exist. However, partial indexes to some  of the Draper series still can be useful:

  1. Search for an ancestor by name (including alternate spellings) in the indexes to:
    1. Josephine L. Harper's Guide  Index (pp. 239-309)
    2. Josephine L. Harper's Guide  Pension applicants (pp. 311-320)
    3. Josephine L. Harper's Guide  Additional personal data (pp. 321-418)
    4. Reuben G. Thwaites' Descriptive list  Index (pp. 151-197; digital 165-211)
    5. Search for names of relatives, friends, and associates of your ancestor in the same indexes.
  2. Search (a) Harper's Guide  Index (pp. 239-309), and (b) Thwaites' Descriptive list  Index for the town, county, and state where the ancestor resided; also for a nearby river.
  3. Use Josephine L. Harper's Guide  (especially Appendix IV) to determine in which Draper manuscript series the ancestor would most likely appear.
    1. From the list of Related Publications below determine if any of the other titles serve as an additional partial index to the series where your ancestor may appear.
    2. Then search the partial index to the appropriate series for your ancestor's name, relatives, associates, and residences.
  4. If you find  an ancestor or residence in an index, look up the reference to that ancestor or residence in the manuscripts on the appropriate series microfilm.
  5. If you do not find  an ancestor or residence in any of the indexes, browse the appropriate series anyway because the indexes may be incomplete.

Availability[edit | edit source]

Original images can be viewed or ordered through the following:

Microfilm access. For contents of this collection by microfilm number, see the Draper Manuscript Series Coverage Table.

  • For a pdf list of the many other libraries in the United States and Canada which have obtained copies of these Draper microfilms, click here.

Record Content[edit | edit source]

  • Draper Manuscript Collection
  • Chronological Index of Documents

    Chronological Index of Documents

  • Genealogical Notes

    Genealogical Notes

  • Historical Notes

    Historical Notes

  • Land Record

    Land Record

  • Newspaper Clippings

    Newspaper Clippings

  • Personal Interview

    Personal Interview

Key facts found in this collection vary from record to record. They may include:

  • Names
  • Birth, marriage, or death dates and places
  • Names of parents or other family members
  • Residences
  • Life sketches
  • Names of neighbors
  • Notes of involvement in historical events

Related Publications[edit | edit source]

The following works have been published about this collection:

  • Reuben Gold Thwaites, Descriptive list of Manuscript Collections of the State Historical Society of Wisconsin together with Reports on Other Collections of Manuscript Material for American History in Adjacent States (Madison, Wisc.: Wisconsin Historical Society, 1906) Digital copy online; At various repositories (WorldCat); FHL Film 368687. Includes general index on pages 151-197 (digital 165-211)—many entries differ from entries in Harper's index above.

More-detailed partial indexes

Related Websites[edit | edit source]

Related Wiki Articles[edit | edit source]

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