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:*[[Draper Manuscript Series Coverage Table]]  
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*Notes of involvement in historical events
*Notes of involvement in historical events


==== Additional Information About This Collection ====
== Related Publications ==


The following works have been published about this collection:  
The following works have been published about this collection:  
*Josephine L. Harper, '''''Guide to the Draper Manuscripts''''' (Madison, Wis. : University of Wisconsin Press ; London : Eurospan, 2004) {{WorldCat|56461941|item|disp=At various repositories (WorldCat)}}; {{FHL|9110208|disp= FHL Fiche 6050187; Book 977.583/M1 A3h}}. Includes index.


'''Overall Descriptive List and general index'''  
'''Overall Descriptive List and general index'''  
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== Related Websites  ==
== Related 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
*[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  
*[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]  

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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 nearly 500 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, Kentucky, Tennessee, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Missouri, Michigan, and Wisconsin.

Arrangement. The collection is divided into 50 series. Some series are titled by geographic area, some by the names of prominent frontier leaders, and some by topic. 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.

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.

Record Content[edit | edit source]

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:

Overall Descriptive List and general index

  • 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.

More-detailed partial indexes

Related Websites[edit | edit source]

Related Wiki Articles[edit | edit source]