Finding Aid for the Jane Lancaster Research Papers, 1970s-1990s


MS-2824

University of Tennessee Special Collections Library, Knoxville, TN


Collection processed by: Laurel Rozema, July 31, 2006
Finding Aid written by: Laurel Rozema, July 31, 2006
Encoded by: Laurel Rozema, July 31, 2006

Summary Information
Title: Jane Lancaster Research Papers

Date/Date Range :   1970s-1990s

Extent: 2.25 linear feet

Abstract:
This collection contains the research materials of Dr. Jane F. Lancaster for her book Removal Aftershock: the Seminoles' Struggles to Survive in the West, 1836-1866. This includes research notes, bibliography, research correspondence, and photocopies of territorial maps and articles. There also some items for the aid of researchers, such as Oklahoma maps and pamphlets of places to do research.

Call number: MS-2824

Repository: University of Tennessee Special Collections Library, Knoxville, TN

Access and Use
Aquisition Information:
Collection was donated by Dr. Jane Fairchild Lancaster in August 1995.
Access Restrictions:
Collection is open for research.
Copyright:
The copyright interests in this collection remain with the creator. For more information, contact the Special Collections Library.
Preferred Citation:
[Identification of Item], Jane Lancaster Research Papers, MS-2824. University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Special Collections Library.

Arrangement

Collection contains two boxes with two series:

  1. Series I: Research Materials, 1970s-1990s, undated
  2. Series II: Tourists' and Researchers' Aids, 1980s-1990s, undated

Biography / History

Jane F. Lancaster is an independent historian specializing in relations between the United States government and the Native-American nations during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. She lives in Hamilton, Mississippi.


Collection Scope and Content Note

This collection contains the research materials of Dr. Jane F. Lancaster for her book Removal Aftershock: the Seminoles' Struggles to Survive in the West, 1836-1866, published by the UT Press in 1994. This includes research notes, bibliography, research correspondence, and photocopies of territorial maps and articles. There also some items for the aid of researchers, such as Oklahoma maps and pamphlets of places to do research.

Subject Terms

  • Lancaster, Jane F., 1940-
  • Seminole Indians -- Removal.
  • Seminole Indians -- History -- 19th century.
  • Seminole Indians -- Government relations.
  • Indian Territory -- History -- 19th century.
Contents List
   

Series I: Research Materials, 1970s-1990s, undated

Box   1     Folder   1    
"The Seminoles in the West" Prospectus, undated

Box   1     Folder   2    
Correspondence, 1976-1989

Box   1     Folder   3    
Photocopies of Historic Territorial Maps from the 1820s-1860s, undated

Box   1     Folder   4    
Photocopies from the Thomas Gilcrease Institute of Agency Reports from the 1830s and Journals, undated

Box   1     Folder   5    
Photocopies of Indian Roll Counts, undated

Box   1     Folder   6    
Bibliographic notecards, undated

Box   1     Folder   7    
Photocopies of Articles and Documents from 1850s-1990s, undated

Box   1     Folder   8    
Photocopies of Articles and Documents from 1850s-1990s, undated

Box   1     Folder   9    
Photocopies of Articles and Documents from 1850s-1990s, undated

Box   1     Folder   10    
Photocopies of Articles and Documents from 1850s-1990s, undated

Box   1     Folder   11    
Notes, undated

Box   1     Folder   12    
Notes, undated

Box   1     Folder   13    
Notes, undated

Box   1     Folder   14    
Notes, undated

Box   1     Folder   15    
Notes, undated

Box   1     Folder   16    
Notes, undated

Box   1     Folder   17    
Notes, undated

Box   1     Folder   18    
Notes, undated

Box   1     Folder   19    
Notes, undated

   

Series II: Tourists' and Researchers' Aids, 1980s-1990s, undated

Box   1     Folder   20    
Mistletoe Leaves Newsletter, 1992, 1994-1995

Box   1     Folder   21    
Smithsonian Runner Newsletter, 1993-1995

Box   1     Folder   22    
Other Newsletters, 1993-1995

Box   1     Folder   23    
Pamphlets and Postcard, ca. 1980s-1990s

Box   1     Folder   24    
Book Catalogs, 1992-1994

Box   1     Folder   25    
Oklahoma Tourist Maps, ca. 1980s-1990s

   

Oversized Materials

Box   2     Folder   1    
Photocopies of Historic Territorial Maps from the 1820s-1860s, undated

Box   2     Folder   2    
Photocopies of Indian Roll Counts, undated

Box   2     Folder   3    
Photocopies of Articles and Documents from 1850s-1990s, undated

Box   2     Folder   4    
Oklahoma Tourist Maps, ca. 1980s-1990s