Scope and Contents
Twenty-seven autograph notebooks, some signed, belonging to Annie Heloise Abel, circa 1910-1925. Notebooks record research notes, reading lists, and queries concerning Native Americans and United States government policies during the 19th and early 20th centuries.
Accompanied by a Bible presented to Abel by her husband, George Cockburn Henderson, in 1922; two metal boxes; two wooden boxes (one containing dried flowers); a piece of fabric; and an empty envelope from unknown materials shipped to Abel from Smith College Library.
Dates
- circa 1910-1925
Creator
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
The Annie Heloise Abel Notebooks is the physical property of the Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University. Literary rights, including copyright, belong to the authors or their legal heirs and assigns. For further information, consult the appropriate curator.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Source unknown.
Arrangement
Arranged alphabetically by material.
Extent
4.09 Linear Feet (5 boxes)
Language of Materials
English
Catalog Record
A record for this collection is available in Orbis, the Yale University Library catalog
Persistent URL
Abstract
Twenty-seven autograph notebooks, some signed, belonging to Annie Heloise Abel, circa 1910-1925. Notebooks record research notes, reading lists, and queries concerning Native Americans and United States government policies during the 19th and early 20th centuries.
Accompanied by a Bible presented to Abel by her husband, George Cockburn Henderson, in 1922; two metal boxes; two wooden boxes (one containing dried flowers); a piece of fabric; and an empty envelope from unknown materials shipped to Abel from Smith College Library.
Biographical / Historical
Annie Heloise Abel (1873-1947) (Yale 1905 PhD) immigrated from Sussex, England, to Salina, Kansas, in 1885. A historian and professor, Abel taught at various colleges in the United States, including Wells College, Goucher College, Smith College, and Johns Hopkins University. She authored multiple works on Native Americans, specifically on British and American Indian policies, using Indian Office records to understand federal policy.
Processing Information
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- Dried flowers
- Henderson, G. C. (George Cockburn), 1870-1944
- Historians -- United States
- Historians -- United States -- 20th Century
- History -- Research -- United States
- Indians of North America -- Government relations -- 1789-1869
- Indians of North America -- Government relations -- 1869-1934
- Indians of North America -- History -- 19th century
- Indians of North America -- History -- 20th century
- Indians of North America -- Legal status, laws, etc.
- Indians of North America -- Research -- Law and legislation
- Research notes
- United States -- History -- 19th century
- United States -- History -- 20th Century
- Title
- Guide to the Annie Heloise Abel Notebooks
- Author
- Sarah Lerner
- Date
- June 2022
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English.
Part of the Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library Repository
Location
121 Wall Street
New Haven, CT 06511
Opening Hours
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