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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.
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. [[Image:Wisconsin Historical Society.jpg|thumb|right|400px|Wisconsin Historical Society in Madison]]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. For a more detailed description, see Josephine L. Harper, '''''Guide''''' ''to the Draper Manuscripts'' (Madison, Wis. : University of Wisconsin Press ; London : Eurospan, 2004) [https://dcms.lds.org/delivery/DeliveryManagerServlet?dps_pid=IE3435851 Digital copy online]; {{WorldCat|56461941|item|disp=At various repositories (WorldCat)}}; {{FHL|147518|item|disp=FHL Fiche 6050187; Book 977.583/M1 A3h}}
| '''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) [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/147518 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:'''''  
'''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:'''''  


:*[[Draper Manuscript Series Coverage Table]]  
:*[[Draper Manuscript Series Coverage Table]]  
:*''[https://dcms.lds.org/delivery/DeliveryManagerServlet?dps_pid=IE1220254 Descriptive list] '' table of contents pages  
:*''[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  
:*FamilySearch Catalog title description {{FHL|218462|item|disp=Draper manuscript collection}}.
:*FamilySearch Catalog, {{FSC|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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=== 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:
=== A Draper Collection Search Strategy ===


:1. Search for an ancestor by name (including alternate spellings) in the indexes to:  
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:
::a. Josephine L. Harper's '''''[https://dcms.lds.org/delivery/DeliveryManagerServlet?dps_pid=IE3435851 Guide] ''''' Index section (pp. 239-309)  
 
::b. Josephine L. Harper's '''''[https://dcms.lds.org/delivery/DeliveryManagerServlet?dps_pid=IE3435851 Guide] ''''' Pension applicants section (pp. 311-320)  
:1. '''Search by ancestor's name''' (including alternate spellings) for an ancestor in the indexes to:  
::c. Josephine L. Harper's '''''[https://dcms.lds.org/delivery/DeliveryManagerServlet?dps_pid=IE3435851 Guide] ''''' Additional personal data section (pp. 321-418)  
::a. Josephine L. Harper's '''''[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/147518 Guide] ''''' Index section (pp. 239-309)  
::d. Reuben G. Thwaites' '''''[https://dcms.lds.org/delivery/DeliveryManagerServlet?dps_pid=IE1220254 Descriptive list] ''''' Index (pp. 151-197; digital 165-211)  
::b. Josephine L. Harper's '''''[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/147518 Guide] ''''' Pension applicants section (pp. 311-320)  
::e. Barbara E. Wolfe's ''[https://dcms.lds.org/delivery/DeliveryManagerServlet?dps_pid=IE3445193 Index to Lyman C. Draper Manuscripts]''  
::c. Josephine L. Harper's '''''[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/147518 Guide] ''''' Additional personal data section (pp. 321-418)  
::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)  
::e. Barbara E. Wolfe's ''[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/446497 Index to Lyman C. Draper Manuscripts]''  
::f. Search for names of relatives, friends, and associates of your ancestor in the same indexes.  
::f. Search for names of relatives, friends, and associates of your ancestor in the same indexes.  
:2. Search (a) Harper's '''''[https://dcms.lds.org/delivery/DeliveryManagerServlet?dps_pid=IE3435851 Guide] ''''' Index (pp. 239-309), and (b) Thwaites' '''''[https://dcms.lds.org/delivery/DeliveryManagerServlet?dps_pid=IE1220254 Descriptive list] ''''' Index for the town, county, and state where the ancestor resided; also for a nearby river.  
:2. '''Search by place''' in  (a) Harper's '''''[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/147518 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.  
:3. Use Josephine L. Harper's '''''[https://dcms.lds.org/delivery/DeliveryManagerServlet?dps_pid=IE3435851 Guide] ''''' (especially Appendix IV) to determine in which Draper manuscript '''series''' the ancestor would most likely appear.  
:3. '''Search by series.''' Use Josephine L. Harper's '''''[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/147518 Guide] ''''' (especially Appendix IV) to determine in which Draper manuscript '''series''' the ancestor would most likely appear.  
::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.  
::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.  
::b. Then search the partial index to the appropriate '''series''' for your ancestor's name, relatives, associates, and residences.  
::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.  
: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.
: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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'''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 a [https://www.familysearch.org/locations FamilySearch Center].  
:*Microfilms are available for viewing at the [https://www.familysearch.org/en/library/ FamilySearch Library].
:*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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*Notes of involvement in historical events
*Notes of involvement in historical events


=== Related Publications  ===
=== Indexes and Related Publications  ===


The following works have been published about this collection and serve as partial indexes:  
The following works have been published about this collection and serve as partial indexes:  
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==== With general indexes  ====
==== With general indexes  ====


*Josephine L. Harper, '''''Guide''''' ''to the Draper Manuscripts'' (Madison, Wis.&nbsp;: University of Wisconsin Press&nbsp;; London&nbsp;: Eurospan, 2004) [https://dcms.lds.org/delivery/DeliveryManagerServlet?dps_pid=IE3435851 Digital copy online]; {{WorldCat|56461941|item|disp=At various repositories (WorldCat)}}; {{FHL|147518|item|disp=FHL 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.  
*Josephine L. Harper, '''''Guide''''' ''to the Draper Manuscripts'' (Madison, Wis. : University of Wisconsin Press ; London : Eurospan, 2004) [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/147518 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://dcms.lds.org/delivery/DeliveryManagerServlet?dps_pid=IE1220254 Digital copy online]; {{WorldCat|866238031|item|disp=At various repositories (WorldCat)}}; {{FHL|492355|item|disp=FHL Film 368687}}. Includes general index on pages 151-197 (digital 165-211)—many further index entries beyond Harper's ''Guide&nbsp;'' above.<br>  
*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.&nbsp;: B.E. Wolfe, [19--]) [https://dcms.lds.org/delivery/DeliveryManagerServlet?dps_pid=IE3445193 Digital copy online]; {{WorldCat|866353588|item|disp=At various repositories (WorldCat)}}; {{FHL|446497|item|disp=FHL Book 977.583/M1 A3w}}. Some additional index entries not all duplicated in Harper and Thwaites above.
*Barbara E. Wolfe, ''Index to Lyman C. Draper Manuscripts'' (Logansport, Ind. : B.E. Wolfe, [19--]) [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/446497 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  ====
==== Specific series indexes  ====


*'''series J and L.&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 to parts of '''series J and L'''.
*'''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 ====  
==== Indexes only ====  


*'''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 every-name index to films 889179 and 889180 of the Draper manuscript collection.  
*'''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.&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 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 ====


:'''''Note 1:&nbsp;''''' 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>[http://www.slcl.org/content/draper-manuscript-collection-indexes Indexes] in ''Guide to finding your ancestors in the Draper Manuscript Collection'' in St. Louis County Library (accessed 25 March 2015).</ref>  
:'''''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>  


:'''''Note 2:&nbsp;''''' Lyman C. Draper himself indexed some, but not all, of his own series.<ref>Barabara 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:  
:'''''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:  
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13-'''CC''' Shane, KY & OH 1807-1835<br>
v13-'''series CC''' Shane, KY & OH 1807-1835<br>
16-'''CC''' Shane, KY & OH 1807-1835<br>
v16-'''series CC''' Shane, KY & OH 1807-1835<br>
25-'''CC''' Kentucky<br>
v25-'''series CC''' Kentucky<br>
10-'''E''' Brady and Wetzel 1759-1865<br>
v10-'''series E''' Brady and Wetzel 1759-1865<br>
11-'''E''' Brady and Wetzel 1759-1865<br>
v11-'''series E''' Brady and Wetzel 1759-1865<br>
04-'''J''' Pogue and Menard<br>
v04-'''series J''' Pogue and Menard<br>
60-'''J''' Illinois Clark's campaign<br>
v60-'''series J''' Illinois Clark's campaign<br>
01-'''NN''' Pittsburgh and NW Virginia
v01-'''series NN''' Pittsburgh and NW Virginia
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2-'''NN''' Pittsburgh and NW Virginia<br>
v2-'''series NN''' Pittsburgh and NW Virginia<br>
6-'''NN''' Pittsburgh and NW Virginia<br>
v6-'''series NN''' Pittsburgh and NW Virginia<br>
3-'''S''' Draper's notes, 1843-1850<br>
v3-'''series S''' Draper's notes, 1843-1850<br>
4-'''S''' Draper's notes, 1843-1850<br>
v4-'''series S''' Draper's notes, 1843-1850<br>
5-'''S''' Draper's notes, 1843-1850<br>
v5-'''series S''' Draper's notes, 1843-1850<br>
6-'''S''' Draper's notes, 1843-1850<br>
v6-'''series S''' Draper's notes, 1843-1850<br>
7-'''S''' Draper's notes, 1843-1850<br>
v7-'''series S''' Draper's notes, 1843-1850<br>
8-'''S''' Draper's notes, 1843-1850
v8-'''series S''' Draper's notes, 1843-1850
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17-'''S''' Draper's notes 1860-1863<br>  
v17-'''series S''' Draper's notes 1860-1863<br>  
18-'''S''' Draper's notes 1860-1863<br>  
v18-'''series S''' Draper's notes 1860-1863<br>  
19-'''S''' Draper's notes 1863-1868<br>  
v19-'''series S''' Draper's notes 1863-1868<br>  
20-'''S''' Draper's notes 1863-1868<br>  
v20-'''series S''' Draper's notes 1863-1868<br>  
22-'''S''' Draper's notes 1863-1868<br>  
v22-'''series S''' Draper's notes 1863-1868<br>  
25-'''S''' Draper's notes 1868<br>  
v25-'''series S''' Draper's notes 1868<br>  
28-'''S''' Draper's notes, 1841-1845<br>  
v28-'''series S''' Draper's notes, 1841-1845<br>  
29-'''S''' Draper's notes, 1841-1845
v29-'''series S''' Draper's notes, 1841-1845
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30-'''S''' Draper's notes, 1841-1845<br>  
v30-'''series S''' Draper's notes, 1841-1845<br>  
31-'''S''' (partial) notes, 1841-1845<br>  
v31-'''series S''' (partial) notes, 1841-1845<br>  
32-'''S''' Draper's notes, 1844-1845<br>  
v32-'''series S''' Draper's notes, 1844-1845<br>  
33-'''S''' Draper's notes, 1844-1845<br>  
v33-'''series S''' Draper's notes, 1844-1845<br>  
15-'''U''' Frontier war treaties/journals<br>  
v15-'''series U''' Frontier war treaties/journals<br>  
12-'''ZZ''' Virginia papers, 1753-1873
v12-'''series ZZ''' Virginia papers, 1753-1873
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==== Papers with every-name indexes ====
*'''series A.&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|1044261|item|disp=FHL Book 976.9 D29h}}. Transcript with every-name index.
*'''series TT.&nbsp;''' Craig L Heath, '''''South Carolina''''' ''papers&nbsp;: volume 1TT of the Draper manuscript collection'' (Westminster, Md.&nbsp;: Heritage Books, 2006) {{WorldCat|85892539|item|disp=At various repositories (WorldCat)}}. Transcript with every-name index.
*'''series V.&nbsp;''' Craig L Heath, '''''Georgia, Alabama, and South Carolina'''''<i>&nbsp;papers&nbsp;: volume 1V of the Draper manuscript collection</i> (Westminster, Md.&nbsp;: Heritage Books, 2006) {{WorldCat|153773880|item|disp=At various repositories (WorldCat)}}. Transcript with every-name index.
*'''series Z.&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}}. Transcript with every-name index.
*'''series ZZ.&nbsp;''' Craig L Heath, ''The'' '''''Virginia''''' ''papers, 5 vols.'' (Bowie, Md.&nbsp;: Heritage Books, 2003-&nbsp;) {{WorldCat|66397178|item|disp=At various repositories (WorldCat)}}. Transcripts with every-name index.&nbsp; 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.
==== Calendars of papers ====
==== Calendars of papers ====
(ONLY indexed by key names relative to each papers' creation--not by all the names listed in the papers)  
(ONLY indexed by key names relative to each papers' creation--not by all the names listed in the papers)  


*'''series CC.&nbsp;''' Mabel Clare Weaks, ''Calendar of the'' '''''Kentucky''''' ''Papers of the Draper Collection of Manuscripts'' (Madison&nbsp;: 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 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.  
*'''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&nbsp;: 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 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.&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)}}.  
*'''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. &nbsp;Mabel Clare Weaks, ''The'' '''''Preston''''' ''and Virginia Papers of the Draper Collection of Manuscripts'' (Madison&nbsp;: 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}}. Calendar 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) [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/173749 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.&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 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.&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 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.&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 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.&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 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.&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 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.&nbsp;''' Edward Earl Bennett, ''Calendar of the'' '''''Tennessee''''' ''and King's Mountain Papers of the Draper Collections of Manuscripts, Vol. 3'' (Madison&nbsp;: 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''' 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.&nbsp;''' Mabel Clare Weaks, ''The Preston and'' '''''Virginia''''' ''Papers of the Draper Collection of Manuscripts'' (Madison&nbsp;: 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}}. Calendar 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) [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/173749 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 ====
==== 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 to parts of '''series C, D, J, JJ, NN, QQ, S, U, X, XX, and ZZ'''.  
*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'''.  
*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 to parts of '''series J, JJ, NN, QQ, S, SS, U, ZZ.'''  
*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.'''  
*Reuben Gold Thwaites, and Louise Phelps Kellogg, ''Frontier Defense on the Upper Ohio, 1776-1778'' (Madison&nbsp;: Wisc. Hist. Soc., 1912) [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 CC, J, NN, QQ, S, SS, U, ZZ.'''  
*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.'''  
*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 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.  
*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 to parts of '''series C, CC, D, DD, E, F, H, J, M, NN, QQ, S, SS, U, ZZ.'''
*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.'''


==== Websites  ====
==== Websites  ====


*[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.wisconsinhistory.org/Records/Article/CS4103 Draper Manuscript Collection] at the Wisconsin Historical Society  
*St. Louis County Library, [http://www.slcl.org/content/guide-finding-your-ancestors-draper-manuscript-collection Guide to Finding Your Ancestors in the Draper Manuscript Collection]. Excellent explanation.  
*[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]  
*[http://library.truman.edu/microforms/draper_manuscripts.asp Pickler Memorial Library]
*[https://library.truman.edu/microform-collection/draper-manuscripts/ Pickler Memorial Library] at Truman State University


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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.

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,
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) Avaliable through the FamilySearch Catalog; At various repositories (WorldCat); 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:

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.

A Draper Collection 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 by ancestor's name (including alternate spellings) for an ancestor in the indexes to:
a. Josephine L. Harper's Guide Index section (pp. 239-309)
b. Josephine L. Harper's Guide Pension applicants section (pp. 311-320)
c. Josephine L. Harper's Guide Additional personal data section (pp. 321-418)
d. Reuben G. Thwaites' Descriptive list Index (pp. 151-197; digital 165-211)
e. Barbara E. Wolfe's Index to Lyman C. Draper Manuscripts
f. Search for names of relatives, friends, and associates of your ancestor in the same indexes.
2. Search by place in (a) Harper's Guide Index (pp. 239-309), and (b) Thwaites' Descriptive list Index for the place (town, county, state, or nearby river) where the ancestor resided.
3. Search by series. Use Josephine L. Harper's Guide (especially Appendix IV) to determine in which Draper manuscript series the ancestor would most likely appear.
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.
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

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

  • 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

Indexes and Related Publications

The following works have been published about this collection and serve as partial indexes:

With general indexes

Specific series indexes

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) At various repositories (WorldCat); 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) At various repositories (WorldCat); 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) At various repositories (WorldCat); 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) At various repositories (WorldCat). Transcript with every-name index.
  • series V. Craig L Heath, Georgia, Alabama, and South Carolina papers : volume 1V of the Draper manuscript collection (Westminster, Md. : Heritage Books, 2006) 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) At various repositories (WorldCat); 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- ) 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

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.[1]
Note 2: Lyman C. Draper himself indexed parts, but not all, of his own series.[2] The extent and detail of these indexes is uncertain. See:
Individual volumes with an index by Lyman C. Draper

v13-series CC Shane, KY & OH 1807-1835
v16-series CC Shane, KY & OH 1807-1835
v25-series CC Kentucky
v10-series E Brady and Wetzel 1759-1865
v11-series E Brady and Wetzel 1759-1865
v04-series J Pogue and Menard
v60-series J Illinois Clark's campaign
v01-series NN Pittsburgh and NW Virginia

v2-series NN Pittsburgh and NW Virginia
v6-series NN Pittsburgh and NW Virginia
v3-series S Draper's notes, 1843-1850
v4-series S Draper's notes, 1843-1850
v5-series S Draper's notes, 1843-1850
v6-series S Draper's notes, 1843-1850
v7-series S Draper's notes, 1843-1850
v8-series S Draper's notes, 1843-1850

v17-series S Draper's notes 1860-1863
v18-series S Draper's notes 1860-1863
v19-series S Draper's notes 1863-1868
v20-series S Draper's notes 1863-1868
v22-series S Draper's notes 1863-1868
v25-series S Draper's notes 1868
v28-series S Draper's notes, 1841-1845
v29-series S Draper's notes, 1841-1845

v30-series S Draper's notes, 1841-1845
v31-series S (partial) notes, 1841-1845
v32-series S Draper's notes, 1844-1845
v33-series S Draper's notes, 1844-1845
v15-series U Frontier war treaties/journals
v12-series ZZ Virginia papers, 1753-1873

Calendars of papers

(ONLY indexed by key names relative to each papers' creation--not by all the names listed in the papers)

Documentary histories

Websites

Wiki Articles

References

  1. ↑ Indexes in Guide to finding your ancestors in the Draper Manuscript Collection in St. Louis County Library (accessed 3 April 2024).
  2. ↑ Barbara E. Wolfe, Index to Lyman C. Draper Manuscripts (Logansport, Ind. : B.E. Wolfe, [19--]), 47.


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