Nathan Cook Meeker papers [microform]
Collection
Identifier: ACCN 1318
Scope and Contents
The Nathan Cook Meeker papers consist of transcribed correspondence and telegrams, copied onto a microfilm reel, from Meeker and his predecessors, including Charles Adams, at the White River Indian Agency in Colorado. Much of the material surrounds the events of the Meeker massacre.
Dates
- 1873-1879
Creator
Language of Materials
Collection materials are in English.
Conditions Governing Access
Twenty-four hour advanced notice encouraged. Materials must be used on-site. Access to parts of this collection may be restricted under provisions of state or federal law.
Conditions Governing Use
The library does not claim to control copyright for all materials in the collection. An individual depicted in a reproduction has privacy rights as outlined in Title 45 CFR, part 46 (Protection of Human Subjects). For further information, please review the J. Willard Marriott Library’s Use Agreement and Reproduction Request forms.
Biographical Note
Nathan Cook Meeker was a Colorado pioneer and instrumental in founding the Union Colony of Colorado, 1870 (later Greeley). He was appointed agent to the Utes at White River Indian Agency in 1878. Meeker and other reservation staff were murdered by Indians in 1879.
Extent
0.2 Linear Feet (Microfilm reel: negative; 35 mm.)
Abstract
The Nathan Cook Meeker papers (1873-1879) consist of transcribed correspondence and telegrams, copied onto a microfilm reel, from Meeker and his predecessors, including Charles Adams, at the White River Indian Agency in Colorado. Much of the material surrounds the events of the Meeker massacre.
Existence and Location of Originals
Microfilm reproduced by Universal Microfilming, Salt Lake City, Utah, in 1951. Location of originals unknown.
Processing Information
Processed by Manuscripts Division staff in 1992.
- Correspondence
- Indians of North America -- Colorado -- History -- Sources
- Meeker massacre, Colorado, 1879
- Meeker, N. C. (Nathan Cook), 1817-1879
- Telegrams
- Territorial Government
- Union Colony of Colorado (Greeley, Colo.)
- United States. Office of Indian Affairs. White River Agency (Colo.)
- Ute Indians -- History -- 19th century -- Sources
- Ute Indians -- Wars, 1879
Creator
- Title
- Inventory of the Nathan Cook Meeker papers [microform], 1873-1879
- Author
- Finding aid created by Manuscripts Division staff
- Date
- © 1992 (last modified: 2019)
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid encoded in English in Latin script.
Repository Details
Part of the J. Willard Marriott Library Special Collections Repository
Contact:
295 South 1500 East
Salt Lake City Utah 84112 United States
801-581-8863
special@library.utah.edu
295 South 1500 East
Salt Lake City Utah 84112 United States
801-581-8863
special@library.utah.edu