Lisle Brown research collection

Collection

Identifier: MS 0570

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

The Lisle G. Brown research collection (1876-1877) contain photocopied diaries, typescripts of reminiscences, and histories of the Battle of the Little Bighorn and the U.S. Army's activities in the Yellowstone/Missouri River region. While focusing on the defeat of General George Custer's Seventh Cavalry by Sioux and Cheyenne forces on 25 June 1876, the diaries, narratives, and histories also illustrate the subsequent flight of Sitting Bull, the last stand of Chief Joseph's Nez Perce, and the geography of the Yellowstone/Missouri river region as it appeared in the latter portion of the nineteenth century.

Dates

1876-1877

Creator

Brown, Lisle G. (Person)

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

Photocopying is not permitted.

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 Sketch

Lisle G. Brown was a librarian and historian at the University of Utah before accepting a position as Special Collections Director at Marshall College in the early 1970s. One of his areas of interest and research was the Battle of the Little Bighorn and the U.S. Army's activities in the Yellowstone/Missouri River region.

Extent

0.5 Linear Feet

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

The Lisle Brown research collection (1876-1877) contain photocopied diaries, typescripts of reminiscences, and histories of the Battle of the Little Bighorn and the U.S. Army's activities in the Yellowstone/Missouri River region. Lisle Brown, a librarian and historian at the University of Utah, collected these materials as he researched the Northern Plains Indian wars.