The Ledgers
The ledger books associated with the Harry L. George collection contain numerous correspondents and materials. There are rougly 440 ledger pages with materials, however, the total number of individual items is over 2,000.
The different kinds of materials represented in the ledger books include:
- Letters
- Invoices
- Telegrams
- Postcards
- Drawings
- Photographs
- Catalogs
- Magazines
- Newspaper Articles
About 95 percent of the items are glued into the ledger pages, often on top of another letter. The pages themselves are in better condition than the ledger pages they are glued to. Because of the acidity of the ledger pages, many of the correspondence pages that were exposed to the ledger pages have become discolored and stained. The acidity has also caused the pages to become extremely brittle. In addition, pages with more material weight are often tearing in the middle.
Along with being glued into place, each piece was previously given a “catalog” number. Not a catalog number in the traditional sense, but one that included the volume, ledger page number, and an alphabetical letter. For example, the first letter on page 32 in volume 1 would be given the number “Vol. I, pg. 32A.” It is also thought that the documents in the ledger books were organized (and glued in place) while in Jefferson City: each item's number (with the volume, page number, and an alphabetical letter) is in the same handwriting that appears on other Jefferson City museum documents. The items are also arranged and contained in the ledgers in such a way that it seems consistent of early museum practice.
Harry George collected from every cultural group and corresponded with collectors and dealers from across the country. This map shows every location that appears in the correspondence.
The following table alphabetically lists the people, companies, and locations represented throughout the ledger book materials. Use this list as a starting point to search each entity's particular letters and materials.
|
C.G. Abbot |
Smithsonian Institution | Washington, D.C. |
| Mrs. M.L. Ackermann | Tacoma, Washington | |
| R.A. Ackermann | Bowan Dairy Company | Chicago, Illinois |
| Alaska Bazaar | Victoria, British Columbia | |
| Alaska Fur Company | Seattle, Washington | |
| S.S. Arn | S.S. Arn Shoes & Furnishings | Anadarko, Oklahoma |
| C.H. Asbury | Department of the Interior/United States Indian Service | Stewart, Nevada |
| Babbitt Brothers | Flagstaff, Arizona | |
| Bruce Barnard | Shiprock, New Mexico | |
| Dr. W.C. Barnard | Seneca, Missouri | |
| D.D. Bayles | Blanding, Utah | |
| A.A. Bear | Department of the Interior/United States Indian Service | Phoenix, Arizona |
| W.L. Belden | Department of the Interior/United States Indian Service/Standing Rock Agency | Fort Yates, North Dakota |
| James Franklin Bell | American Art Association | New York, New York |
| Benham Indian Trading Company | Los Angeles, California | |
| Harriet D. Bentley | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma | |
| Joseph Bernard | Ocean Park, California | |
| William Bickel | Ft. Defiance, Arizona | |
| W.H. Bishop | Department of the Interior/United States Indian Service | Warm Spring, Oregon |
| F.W. Bohle | Oakland, California | |
| Charles Booher | House of Representatives | Washington, D.C. |
| Simon Bordy | Macy, Nebraska | |
| E.J. Bost | Department of the Interior/United States Indian Service | Wittenberg, Wisconsin |
| J.G. Braecklein | Kansas City, Missouri | |
| Jacob Breid | Department of the Interior/United States Indian Service | Otoe, Oklahoma |
| John Brennan | Pine Ridge Agency, South Dakota | |
| Edward Bristow | LaConner, Washington | |
| A. Brizard | Arcata, California | |
| C.V. Brown | National Bank of Lumberton | Lumberton, North Carolina |
| Jack Brown | Department of the Interior/United States Indian Service | Nuyaka, Oklahoma |
| S.W. Brown | Jenks, Alaska | |
| Brumund & Kulander | Walker, Minnesota | |
| W.M. Bryant | J.R. Heckman & Company | Ketchikan, Alaska |
| Charles Buchanan | Tulalip Indian Agency | Tulalip, Washington |
| Charles E. Burton | Department of the Interior/United States Indian Service | Grand Junction, Colorado |
| California Indian Traders | Hoopa, California | |
| J. Candelario | Santa Fe, New Mexico | |
| Carlisle Indian School | Carlisle, Pennsylvania | |
| N.E. Carter | Elkhorn, Wisconsin | |
| W.H. Case | Juneau, Alaska | |
| Cedar Rapids Evening Gazette | Cedar Rapids, Iowa | |
| Fran Chilberg | Nome, Alaska | |
| Christian Woman's Exchange | New Orleans, Louisiana | |
| John Lee Clarke | Albuquerque, New Mexico | |
| Charles H. Codding | Marshfield, Oregon | |
| Charles E. Coe | Department of the Interior/United States Indian Service | Supai, Arizona |
| Coeur d'Alene Indian Reservation | Coeur d'Alene, Idaho | |
| Herbert Coffeen | At the Sign of the Teepee | Sheridan, Wyoming |
| J.M. Connell | Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railroad | Topeka, Kansas |
| A.J. Connor | Tacoma Tribune | Tacoma, Washington |
| C.H. Connor | Mission Dolores Church | San Francisco, California |
| Continental Tie & Lumber Company | Cimarron, New Mexico | |
| Mrs. A.L. Cook | Pocatello, Idaho | |
| Mrs. C.G. Copeland | Siletz Agency, Oregon | |
| F. Coomer | Rocky Mountain Camp Company | Santa Fe, New Mexico |
| P. Cummins | Mission Dolores Church | San Francisco, California |
| John Daggett | Black Bear, California | |
| Davis Brothers | Kent, Ohio | |
| C.L. Davis | Department of the Interior/United States Indian Service/Genoa Indian School | Genoa, Nebraska |
| C.L. Day | Malpais Ranch & Trading Company | Navajo, Arizona |
| Urban de Hasque | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma | |
| Edwardo de Meglio | Eye, Ear, Nose & Throat | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma |
| Ira C. Deaver | Department of the Interior/United States Indian Service/Shawnee Indian School | Shawnee, Oklahoma |
| Elizabeth Brandon Dentin | Windy Hill, Minnesota | |
| A.F. Duclos | Department of the Interior/United Statess Indian Service/Fort Mojave Indian School | Mojave City, Arizona |
| C.D. Dunann | Pacific Coast Steamship Company | San Francisco, California |
| Henry East | Boerne, TX | |
| G.A. Eckles & Sons Co. | Omaha, Nebraska | |
| Anna C. Egan | Department of the Interior/United States Indian Service/Fort Yuma Indian School | Yuma, Arizona |
| Knott Egbert | Department of the Interior/United States Indian Service | Siletz, Oregon |
| Joseph Einstein | Arapahoe, Nebraska | |
| N.M. Eldridge | Pocatello, Idaho | |
| G.T. Emmons | Cambridge, Massachusetts | |
| The Emporium | Carson City, Nevada | |
| Victor J. Evans | Indian Tribal Claims | Washington, D.C. |
| William Feldman | Feldman's Original Antique Emporium | New Orleans, Louisiana |
| C.B. Fenton | Fenton's Department Store | Madison Island, Michigan |
| H.B. Ferguson/Anna Duncan | Alaska Curio Shop | Seattle, Washington |
| First National Bank | Bristow, Oklahoma | |
| First National Bank | Santa Fe, New Mexico | |
| A.J. Fink | Fink's Curio Shop | Dayton, Ohio |
| Charles R. Fish | The Want-Ad Journal | Moab, Utah |
| Jesse Flanders | Tulalip Indian Agency | Tulalip, Washington |
| M.P. Foster | Seattle, Washington | |
| Leo Frachtenberg | Smithsonian Institution/Bureau of American Ethnology | Washington, D.C./Siletz, Oregon |
| John T. Frater | Department of the Interior/United States Indian Service/Leech Lake Agency | Onigum, Minnesota |
| Shepard Freeman | Department of the Interior/United States Indian Service/Green Bay Indian Agency | Keshena, Wisconsin |
| Mrs. J. Frohman | Frohman Indian Trading Company | Portland, Oregon |
| Taylor P. Gabbard | Camp Verde, Arizona | |
| M. Galus | Santa Ysabel, California | |
| Mrs. E. Ganoing | Jolon, California | |
| G.H. Gebby | McDowell, Arizona | |
| J.H. Gehring | Department of the Interior/United States Indian Service | Hoopa, California |
| E.W. Gifford | University of California/Department of Anthropology | Berkeley, California |
| F.M. Gilham | Highland Springs, California | |
| Mary K. Gill | Schurz, Nevada | |
| C.W. Goodman | Department of the Interior/United States Indian Service/U.S. Indian Industrial School | Phoenix, Arizona |
| Mrs. R.H. Goodrich | Chamberlain, South Dakota | |
| George O. Grist | Jackson, California | |
| Guillet Bros. | Cortez, California | |
| George B. Haggett | Owyhee, Nevada | |
| C.A. Haley | Sitka, Alaska | |
| H.C. Haley | Sitka, Alaska | |
| Julia A.E. Haley | Russian Trading Post Curio Store | Sitka, Alaska |
| Harwood Hall | Department of the Interior/United States Indian Service | Riverside, California |
| William Hamilton | Department of the Interior/Bureau of Education | Washington, D.C. |
| Hamley & Co. | Pendleton, Oregon | |
| DeWitt S. Harris | Department of the Interior/United States Indian Service | Cherokee, North Carolina |
| G.M. Harris | G.M. Harris Curio Company | Denver, Colorado |
| William Harrison | Department of the Interior/United States Indian Service/Navajo Indian Agency | Ft. Defiance, Arizona |
| Alice Palmer Henderson | Tacoma, Washington | |
| James E. Henderson | Department of the Interior/United States Indian Service | Cherokee, North Carolina |
| Sarah J. Henderson | Portland, Oregon | |
| George Heye | Museum of the American Indian | New York, New York |
| A.C. Hirschfeldt | Whalen's Curio Store | Los Angeles, California |
| F.W. Hodge | Museum of the American Indian | New York, New York |
| C.W. Hoffman | Department of the Interior/United States Indian Service | Elbowoods, North Dakota |
| E. Holden | Deparment of the Interior/Yosemite National Park | Yosemite, California |
| J.S. Holden | ||
| Walter Hough | National Museum | Washington, D.C. |
| E.W. Howe | Atchison, Kansas | |
| J.L. Hubbell | Ganado, Arizona | |
| Hudson Bay Fur Company | Seattle, Washington | |
| Indian Crafts Exhibition | Los Angeles, California | |
| Horace Johnson | Covelo, California | |
| Nathan Joseph | San Francisco, California | |
| J.S. Julian | New Orleans, Louisiana | |
| Kansas City Book Exchange | Kansas City, Missouri | |
| Kansas City Star | Kansas City, Missouri | |
| Charles H. Kelsey | Ramah Trading Company | Ramah, New Mexico |
| P.E. Kern | Skagway, Alaska | |
| Harry Kieffer | Kansas City, Missouri | |
| Reese Kincaide | The Mohonk Lodge | Colony, Oklahoma |
| G.J. Kingsbury | Muskogee Indian Trading Company | Muskgoee, Oklahoma |
| M.E. Kirk | Gallup, New Mexico | |
| H.D. Kirmse | Skagway, Alaska | |
| M.J. Kohlberg | Denver, Colorado | |
| Alfred Kroeber | University of California/Department of Anthropology | Berkeley, California |
| Francis LaFlesche | Washington, D.C. | |
| Oliver LaMere | Winnebago, Nebraska | |
| W.L. Lanigan | Fort Defiance, Arizona | |
| Mrs. L.F. Lawrence | Esparto, California | |
| F.D. Letton | Raton, New Mexico | |
| C.F. Libbie | C.F. Libbie & Company | Boston, Massachusetts |
| William A. Light | Department of the Interior/United States Indian Service/Hayward Training School | Hayward, Wisconsin |
| Carl G. Lind | Wawona, California | |
| O.H. Lipps | Department of the Interior/United States Indian Service/Nez Perce Agency | Lapwai, Idaho |
| H.L. Madison | American Association of Museums | Providence, Rhode Island |
| S. Magy | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | |
| C.C. Manning Company | Gallup, New Mexico | |
| Frank Maple | Ft. Defiance, Arizona | |
| R.M. Mattox | Gallup, New Mexico | |
| William McCluskey | Tulalip, Washington | |
| A.W. McLean | Lumberton, North Carolina | |
| Mrs. W.H. McNeil | St. Joseph, Missouri | |
| O.M. McPherson | Department of the Interior/United States Indian Service/Hayward Training School | Hayward, Wisconsin |
| E.B. Meritt | Department of the Interior/Office of Indian Affairs | Washington, D.C. |
| Mesa Granda Indian School | Mesa Grande, California | |
| E.J. Meyer | Omaha, Nebraska | |
| Horton Miller | Department of the Interior/United States Indian Service/Moqui (Hopi) Indian Agency | Keams Canon, Arizona |
| W.C. Mills | Ohio State Archaeological & Historical Society | Columbus, Ohio |
| Gertrude Milton | Eufaula, Oklahoma | |
| B. Mitchell | Osceola, Alaska | |
| Major Lee Moorhouse | Pendleton, Oregon | |
| Moretti-McIntosh Company | Santa Ysabel, California | |
| Morrison & Dains | Mt. Pleasant, Michigan | |
| J.B. Mortsolf | Department of the Interior/United States Indian Service/Hoopa Valley Indian Agency | Hoopa, California |
| C.H. Mulroney | Fort Dodge, Iowa | |
| Grace Nicholson | Pasadena, California | |
| Miss L.C. Palmer | Crow Agency, Montana | |
| T. Harmon Parkhurst | Santa Fe, New Mexico | |
| Mrs. C.K. Peck | Jewell, Kansas | |
| J.S. Perkins | Talklai, Arizona | |
| Cyrus Pickrell | Department of the Interior/United States Indian Service/Port Madison Reservation | Suquamish, Washington |
| Minnie Randolph | Department of the Interior/United States Indian Service | Bishop, California |
| Ira M. Rank | U.S. Mercantile Company | Nome, Alaska |
| Mrs. A. Raventos | The Basket Shop | Chicago, Illinois |
| E.M. Rhodes | Seattle, Washington | |
| A.B. Reagan | Kayenta, Arizona | |
| R.J. Reed | U.S. Customs Service | Nome, Alaska |
| Charles Reynolds | Department of the Interior/United States Indian Service/Muckleshoot Reservation | Auburn, Washington |
| S.G. Reynolds | Crow Agency, Montana | |
| T.R. Roddy | Indian Trading Company/Indian Curio Company | Oklahoma City & Pawhuska, Oklahoma |
| Round Valley Indian Agency | Round Valley, California | |
| H.S. Rounds | Rounds Curio Company | Sioux City, Iowa |
| James B. Royce | Martinez Indian School | Thermal, California |
| J.S. Russell | Toronto, Ontario | |
| Salmon & Batchelder | Pala, California | |
| Edward Sapir | Geological Survey of Canada | Ottawa, Ontario |
| Herman Schweizer | Fred Harvey Company | Albuquerque, New Mexico |
| William C. Sharp | Department of the Interior/United States Indian Service/Moapa Indian School | Moapa, Nevada |
| J.F. Shonenberg | Bandon Hardware Company | Bandon, Oregon |
| Seattle Sunday Times | Seattle, Washington | |
| Will H. See & Company | Warm Spring, Oregon | |
| William Seever | St. Louis, Missouri | |
| C.A. Sewan | ||
| Jerome Smiley | State Historical & Natural History Society | Denver, Colorado |
| Capt. J.C. Smith | The Esquimau'x Village | Ocean Park, California |
| Frank G. Speck | University of Pennsylvania | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Victor Spenier | Gallup, New Mexico | |
| Luther Standing Bear | Venice, California | |
| J.E. Standley | Ye Olde Curiosity Shop | Seattle, Washington |
| W.H. Stanley | Department of the Interior/United States Indian Service | San Jacinto, California |
| Henry Steve | Marysville, Washington | |
| L.W. Stilwell | Deadwood, South Dakota | |
| St. Joseph Gazette | St. Joseph, Missouri | |
| Strong Curio Company | Gordon, Nebraska | |
| C.L. Swain | Aguanga, California | |
| Jay Synch | Department of the Interior/United States Indian Service/Yakima Indian Agency | Fort Simcoe, Washington |
| Harry Throssell | Crow Agency, Montana | |
| Lewis Thompson | New York, New York | |
| Paul Thomsen | Aguanga, California | |
| Vern Thornburgh | Lincoln, Nebraska | |
| C.E. Thum | Ft. Hall Reservation | Ross Fork, Idaho |
| Mrs. F.B. Tichenor | Port Oxford, Oregon | |
| J.C. Tingley | Anadarko, Oklahoma | |
| N.G. Voorhies | Fort Leavenworth, Kansas | |
| Walker & Hubbard | Farmington, New Mexico | |
| G.R. Waitley | Waitley's Antique Shop | Worthington, Ohio |
| Robert Walcott | Natchez, Mississippi | |
| Paul A.F. Walter | School of American Research/Museum of New Mexico | Santa Fe, New Mexico |
| E. Weinstein | The Trinket Jewelry Shop | Salt Lake City, Utah |
| J.T. Welsh | International Trading Company | Brooklyn, New York |
| John Wertz | Dalton, Ohio | |
| Frederick Weygold | Louisville, Kentucky | |
| C.M. Wickmiller | Kingfisher, Oklahoma | |
| W.K. Wilkinson | Kansas City, Missouri | |
| Clark Wissler | American Museum of Natural History | New York, New York |
| Willis Witte | Indian Exhibits Company | New York, New York |
| C.L. Woods | Department of the Interior/United States Indian Service | Neah Bay, Washington |
| Charles A. Wright | Wright's Trading Post | Albuquerque, New Mexico |
| Wyandotte Manufacturing Company | Kansas City, Missouri |