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'''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]]  
{{Block indent|*[[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  
{{Block indent|1=*''[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 |2=1}}
:*FamilySearch Catalog, {{FSC|218462|item|disp=Draper manuscript collection}}.
{{Block indent|1=*FamilySearch Catalog, {{FSC|218462|item|disp=Draper manuscript collection}}.|2=1}}


'''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 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 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:  
{{Block indent|1. '''Search by ancestor's name''' (including alternate spellings) for an ancestor in the indexes to: }}
::a. Josephine L. Harper's '''''{{FSC|147518|item|disp=Guide}} ''''' Index section (pp. 239-309)  
{{Block indent|1=a. Josephine L. Harper's '''''{{FSC|147518|item|disp=Guide}} ''''' Index section (pp. 239-309) |2=2}}
::b. Josephine L. Harper's '''''{{FSC|147518|item|disp=Guide}} ''''' Pension applicants section (pp. 311-320)  
{{Block indent|1=b. Josephine L. Harper's '''''{{FSC|147518|item|disp=Guide}} ''''' Pension applicants section (pp. 311-320) |2=2}}
::c. Josephine L. Harper's '''''{{FSC|147518|item|disp=Guide}} ''''' Additional personal data section (pp. 321-418)  
{{Block indent|1=c. Josephine L. Harper's '''''{{FSC|147518|item|disp=Guide}} ''''' Additional personal data section (pp. 321-418) |2=2}}
::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)  
{{Block indent|1=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) |2=2}}
::e. Barbara E. Wolfe's ''{{FSC|446497|item|disp=Index to Lyman C. Draper Manuscripts}}''  
{{Block indent|1=e. Barbara E. Wolfe's ''{{FSC|446497|item|disp=Index to Lyman C. Draper Manuscripts}}'' |2=2}}
::f. Search for names of relatives, friends, and associates of your ancestor in the same indexes.  
{{Block indent|f. Search for names of relatives, friends, and associates of your ancestor in the same indexes. |2}}
: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.  
{{Block indent|1=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. |2=1}}
: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.  
{{Block indent|1=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. |2=1}}
::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.  
{{Block indent|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. |2}}
::b. Then search the partial index to the appropriate '''series''' for your ancestor's name, relatives, associates, and residences.  
{{Block indent|b. Then search the partial index to the appropriate '''series''' for your ancestor's name, relatives, associates, and residences. |2}}
: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.  
{{Block indent|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.
{{Block indent|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 the [https://www.familysearch.org/en/library/ FamilySearch Library].
{{Block indent|*Microfilms are available for viewing at the [https://www.familysearch.org/en/library/ FamilySearch Library].}}


:*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].
{{Block indent|*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].}}


=== Record Content  ===
=== Record Content  ===
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==== Volumes with an index ====
==== 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.<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>  
{{Block indent|'''''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: ''''' 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:  
{{Block indent|'''''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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