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Susette La Flesche, Letter

 Collection
Identifier: MS-0313

Scope and Contents

The Susette La Flesche letter is seven pages in length, written on two leaves of paper. La Flesche writes to Annie E. Howe in Elizabeth, New Jersey. Her letter references a school centennial and memories of her school friends. She writes about her brother being on a buffalo hunt and the ages of her sisters and where they are living. She mentions the Winnebago Tribe, experiences of children and the missionary school, and chapel on Sundays. The letter may have been written in 1877 as the postmark date on the envelope reads 1877, Jan. 16.

Dates

  • Creation: 1877, Jan.

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

The letter is open for research.

Conditions Governing Use

Property rights reside with the University of Nebraska. Copyrights are retained by the creators of the papers or their designees. For permission to reproduce or to publish, please contact Archives & Special Collections.

Biographical / Historical

Susette La Flesche, later Susette LaFlesche Tibbles and also called Inshata Theumba, meaning "Bright Eyes" (1854–1903), is a Native American writer, lecturer, interpreter, and artist of the Omaha Tribe in Nebraska. La Flesche was inducted into the Nebraska Hall of Fame in 1983 and the National Women's Hall of Fame in 1994.

Extent

0.01 Linear Feet (1 folder)

Language of Materials

English

Related Materials

Find RG2026 LaFlesche Family, at History Nebraska, the Nebraska State Historical Society. The materials consist of 1.5 cubic feet of papers and approximately 82 photographs dating 1859-1939 and undated, mostly 1880-1910.

Status
Completed
Author
Finding aid prepared by Sarah Glover, 2022.
Date
(cc) 2022
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Part of the Archives & Special Collections, University of Nebraska-Lincoln Libraries Repository

Contact:
Archives & Special Collections
University of Nebraska-Lincoln Libraries
P.O. Box 884100
Lincoln NE 68588-4100 United States
402-472-2531