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== Record Description  ==
=== Record Description  ===


'''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.  
'''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.  
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:*For information on ordering films see: [https://familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/Ordering_Microfilm_or_Microfiche Ordering Microfilm or Microfiche]
:*For information on ordering films see: [https://familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/Ordering_Microfilm_or_Microfiche Ordering Microfilm or Microfiche]


== Record Content  ==
=== Record Content  ===


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


== Related Publications  ==
=== 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.
*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|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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:*'''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|disp= FHL Film 1896964 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|disp= FHL Film 1896964 Item 2}}. Includes index.


== 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  
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*[http://library.truman.edu/microforms/draper_manuscripts.asp Pickler Memorial Library]
*[http://library.truman.edu/microforms/draper_manuscripts.asp Pickler Memorial Library]


== Related Wiki Articles  ==
=== Related Wiki Articles  ===


*[[Illinois History]]  
*[[Illinois History]]  

Revision as of 14:11, 21 March 2015

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]