Battey, Thomas C. Manuscript Collection
Coverage:
1824–1897
Source:
Papers, .33 foot
Description
Teacher. Battey’s diaries (1872–1884) and correspondence with family members (1873–1874) regarding his experience as a teacher of Indians, along with a book (1876) by Battey entitled Life and Adventures of a Quaker Among the Indians, containing substantial manuscript revision. The collection also includes newspaper articles (1897) regarding Battey, and copies of Sac and Fox treaties (1824–1868) with the United States. [This collection is available online at the OU Libraries website.]