P0791 GRACE LEE NUTE: An Inventory of Her Papers at the Minnesota Historical Society Finding aid prepared by Dennis Meissner Minnesota Historical Society
St. Paul MN.

Manuscripts Collection

 Finding aid encoded by Lyda Morehouse January 2002Finding aid written inEnglish August 2008Converted from EAD Version 1.0 to Version 2002 by Monica Manny Ralston, Daniel Sher, and Joyce Chapman. OVERVIEW Minnesota Historical Society Nute, Grace Lee, 1895-. Grace Lee Nute papers. 1924-1945, 1957. Papers, articles, research reports and notes, and speeches prepared by Nute, curator of manuscripts (1927-1946) at the Minnesota Historical Society, pertaining to voyageurs and the fur trade, missionaries, French and American exploration, Indians and Indian relations, settlement, famous Minnesotans, and other aspects of Minnesota history. 0.5 cu. ft. (2 boxes). See Detailed Description for shelf locations. SCOPE AND CONTENTS

There are also reports on collections and professional procedures in other manuscripts repositories; letters and research notes relating to her book entitled Caesars of the Wilderness (New York, 1943); and a card calendar of items (1892-1910) pertaining to the career of U.S. congressman Charles Lindbergh, Sr.

 CATALOG HEADINGS

This collection is indexed under the following headings in the catalog of the Minnesota Historical Society. Researchers desiring materials about related topics, persons or places should search the catalog using these headings.

Topics: Archives -- Canada. Archives -- Minnesota. Dakota Indians -- Missions. English -- Minnesota. Frontier and pioneer life -- Minnesota. Fur trade. Indians of North America -- Government relations. Indians of North America -- Missions. Iron mines and mining -- Minnesota. Missions -- Minnesota. Ojibwa Indians -- Government relations. Ojibwa Indians -- Missions. Religion -- Minnesota. Persons: Allen, James, 1806-1846. Amerland, William H. Bailly, Alexis, 1798-1861. Boutwell, William Thurston, 1803-1890. Carlson, C. E. Crosby, George. Des Groseilliers, Médard Chouart, b. 1618. Dousman, Hercules L. (Hercules Louis), 1800-1868. Evans, James, 1801-1846. Faribault, Alexander, 1806-1882. Fjelde family. Franchére, Gabriel, 1786-1863. Graham, Frederick Ulrich, 1820- Hay, Eugene Gano, 1853-1933. Hennepin, Louis, 17th cent. Hopkins, Edward M. Hopkins family. Houghton, Douglass, 1809-1845. Jacobs, Peter. Jenks, Albert Ernest, 1869-1953. Johnston, George, 1790-1861. Kane, Paul, 1810-1871. Lamare-Picquot, 1787-1865. Lamare-Picquot, Christophe Augustin, 1785-1873. La Vérendrye, Pierre Gaultier de Varennes, 1685-1749. Lindbergh, Charles A. (Charles August), 1859-1924. Lindbergh family. Paul, Aubrey John Dean. Pierz, Francis, 1785-1880. Pond, Samuel William, 1808-1891. Radisson, Pierre Esprit, ca. 1636-1710 Rindisbacher, Peter, 1806-1834. Robertson, J. Ross (John Ross), 1841-1918. Schoolcraft, Henry Rowe, 1793-1864. Sheldon, Theodore B., 1820-1900. Taliaferro, Lawrence, 1794-1871. Whipple, Henry Benjamin, 1822-1901. Organizations: American Home Missionary Society. Minnesota Historical Society. National Grange. State Historical Society of Wisconsin. United States. Office of Indian Affairs. Places: America -- Discovery and exploration -- French. Fort Snelling (Minn.). Grand Portage (Minn.). Mille Lacs Lake (Minn.). Minnesota -- Description and travel. Minnesota -- History. Minnesota -- Politics and government. Morrison County (Minn.). Ramsey County (Minn.). Saint Cloud (Minn.). White Bear Lake (Minn.). Document Types: Archival calendars. ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION Preferred Citation:

[Indicate the cited item and/or series here]. Grace Lee Nute Papers. Minnesota Historical Society.

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 Accession Information:

Accession number: 2374; 2538; 2607a; 2976; 2978; 5415; 5644; 5659; 5669; 6701; 8538; 11,501

Processing Information:

Processed by: Dennis Meissner, January 2002

Catalog ID number: 09-00040544

DETAILED DESCRIPTION P791 1 Writings, 1924-1943, 1957. 7 folders.

A group of 69 numbered and chronologically arranged items including academic manuscripts, transcriptions of archival documents, administrative reports, radio addresses, and other writings created by Nute in the course of her work and research. The items were at one time cataloged individually, but were collocated in 1970 into a single series. The series contains the following items:

1. "The Seal of Minnesota," undated. 5 pp., typed. 2. "Sketch of Samuel W. Pond," prepared for the Dictionary of American Biography, undated. 3 pp., typed. 3. "Minnesota Calling," undated. 6 pp., typed. 4. "Sir Aubrey and Lady Paul and the Building of St. John in the Wilderness," 1924. 3 pp., typed. 5. "Some Famous Minnesota Fur Traders," April 1924. 6 pp., typed. 6. Report by Grace Lee Nute to Solon J. Buck on her research trip to Chicago, New York, and other points, February 3, 1925. 23 pp., typed.

14 additional sheets of notes.

7. "The Voyageur," March 17, 1925. 10 pp., typed. 8. Circular Regarding the Indian Trade Licenses in Canadian Archives, September 1, 1925. 2 pp., typed carbon copy. 9. Transcripts of some manuscripts relating to the French Regime, January 1926. 2 pp., handwritten. 10. Notes taken by Nute on processing, storage, and other matters practiced at the Burton Historical Collection, Detroit, January 2, 1926. 1 p., handwritten. 11. Report by Nute to Theodore C. Blegen regarding Burton Historical Collection, April 1, 1926. 7 pp. (5 numbered, 2 unnumbered), typed. 12. "Some Interesting Manuscripts in the Minnesota Historical Society," April 26, 1926. 7 pp., typed. 13. "Alexander Faribault," July 5, 1926. 3 pp., typed carbon copy. 14. Report by Nute to Theodore C. Blegen, on trip to Sault Ste. Marie, September 11, 1926. 3 pp., 1 typed and 2 handwritten. 15. Report by Nute to Theodore C. Blegen on field trip to St. Cloud, St. John's University, and the College of St. Benedict, September 11, 1926. 3 pp., typed. 16. Report by Nute to Theodore C. Blegen on location of records in the Octagonal Tower, Fort Snelling, September 30, 1926. 1 p., typed. 17. Report by Nute on her trip to Prairie du Chien to see the records of Hercules L. Douman, January 13, 1927. 3 pp., typed. 18. Notes on research in the records of the Office of Indian Affairs, September 10, 1927. 3 pp., handwritten. 19. Report of a trip to eastern depositories, October 1, 1927. 6 pp., typed.

Similiar to number 18, above.

20. "A Brief Sketch of Minnesota History," September 1928. 12 pp.

Published in Legislative Manual, 1931, pp. 132-36.

 21. "Minnesota Geography," October 2, 1928. 7 pp., typed carbon.

First of a series of addresses delivered over WCCO radio by Miss Nute for Hamline University ("Hamline Hour").

 22. The Indians of the Northwest," October 9, 1928. 8 pp., typed.

For "Hamline Hour."

 23. "French Explorers of the Northwest," October 16, 1928. 9 pp., typed carbon copy.

For "Hamline Hour."

 24. "Early American Explorers of the Northwest," November 6, 1928. 7 pp., typed carbon copy.

For "Hamline Hour."

 25. "Other American Explorers," November 13, 1928. 7 pp., typed carbon copy.

For "Hamline Hour."

 26. "Missionaries Among the Sioux and Chippewa," November 20, 1928. 7 pp., typed carbon copy.

For "Hamline Hour."

27. Report of a survey of military records at Fort Snelling, November 23, 1928. 3 pp., typed carbon copy. 28. "Missionaries Among Indians of the Northwest," November 27, 1928. 7 pp., typed carbon copy.

For "Hamline Hour."

29. "The First Settlers on the Upper Mississippi River," December 4, 1928. 8 pp., typed carbon copy.

For "Hamline Hour."

30. "A Famous Pioneer of the Northwest," (Henry Hastings Sibley), December 11, 1928. 8 pp., typed carbon copy.

For "Hamline Hour."

31. "Some Conclusions From a Resurvey of the Minnesota Archives," December 29, 1928. 9 pp., typed. 32. Report of a survey of the archives of the American Home Missionary Society and other repositories in Chicago, January 11, 1929. 4 pp., typed carbon copy. 33. Report by Nute to Solon J. Buck on field trip to St. Cloud, February 16, 1929. 3 pp., typed carbon copy. 34. "History of Missions in the Central Northwest," May 1929. 10 pp., typed carbon copy. 35. "A Brief Report on the Re-inventorying of the Archives of Minnesota," December 13, 1929. 3 pp., typed. 36. Statement by Nute on the maps in the department of education, April 1, 1930. 2 pp., typed carbon copy. 37. Report on Nute's field trip to St. Francis Seminary, St. Francis, Wisconsin, and Quebec, Canada, August 29, 1930. 4 pp., plus 17 pp. additional appendices A, B, C, D, and E. 38. Report of Nute's trip to St. Cloud, July 17, 1931. 4 pp., typed carbon copy. 39. "The French Regime in Minnesota," October 9, 1931. 12 pp., typed carbon copy. 40. "Pioneer Life in Minnesota," December 13, 1931. 15 pp. (12 numbered, and 3 additional), typed. 41. "Schoolcraft's Companions in 1832," July 15, 1932. 13 pp., typed. 42. Report of field trip to the Public Archives of Canada and the State Historical Society of Wisconsin, September 26, 1932. 10 pp., typed. 43. Report on a visit to the old Ramsey County Court House, October 25, 1932. 1 p., typed. 44. "Pioneer Women of Minnesota," November 25, 1932. 9 pp., typed. 45. "The Policy of the United States Toward Missions Among the Indians, 1819-70," December 30, 1932. 11 pp., typed. 46. Sketch of Lawrence Taliaferro, prepared for the Dictionary of American Biography, 1933. 2 pp., typed. 47. "The Mission Publications Project of the Minnesota Historical Society," [ca. 1933]. 7 pp., typed. 48. "Report of Researchers at Harvard University, University of Toronto, and the Toronto Public Library," 1933. 6 pp., typed. 49. "Iron Mining in Minnesota" (2 versions), April 13, 1933. 13 pp., typed. 50. "Ways and Means in a Manuscripts Division," April 15, 1933. 9 pp., typed. 51. "The Establishment of Churches in Minnesota," May 1, 1933. 18 pp., typed. 52. "A Hundred Years of Traders and Missionaries," May 9, 1933. 12 pp., typed. 53. Sketch of Henry B. Whipple, November 21, 1933. 9 pp., typed carbon copy. 54. Francis Pierz, December 12, 1933[?]. 3 pp. (2 numbered, 1 additional, 1 typed.) 55. "Some Recent Additions to the Radisson Story," October 11, 1935. 11 pp., typed. 56. An Interview with the Curator of the Manuscripts Division, December 19, 1935. 7 pp. 57. "An English Hunter on the Frontier in 1947," January 13, 1936. 11 pp., typed. 58. "Adventures in European Research," January 23, 1936. 7 pp., typed. 59. "Conference Touching on Grand Portage Matters," February 14, 1936. 3 pp., typed carbon copy. 60. "Making a Guide to Manuscripts," May 21, 1936. 4 pp., typed. 61. "Suggestions for a Campaign to Collect and Preserve the Records of Minnesota Granges and Grangers," November 1937. 4 pp., typed. 62. "Report of Researches in the National Archives in New York," December 1939. 4 pp., typed carbon copy. 63. Report on the Round Tower of Fort Snelling, June 24, 1940. 3 pp., typed. 64. Reports on the Reader Situation in the Manuscripts Division, January 23, 1941. 3 pp., typed carbon copy. 65. "The Site of the Sioux Villages at Mille Lacs Lake in the Time of Father Hennepin," February 18, 1941. 2 pp., typed carbon copy. 66. Report of Researches on Trip to Red Wing, Winona, and Wabasha, September 24, 1941. 3 pp., typed carbon copy. 67. Report on Trip to Duluth, April 1942. 4 pp., typed carbon copy. 68. "Cooperative Enterprises," March 17, 1943[?]. 2 pp., typed.

Regarding the preparation of the calendar of the American Fur Company papers in the New York Historical Society, 1831-49.

69. Newspaper clipping: "Historian Traces Explorer's Visit Here," from the St. Paul Pioneer Press, October 13, 1957. 1 p.

Regarding Christophe Augustin Lamare-Picquot.

Research materials for the book Caesars of the Wilderness, undated, 1934-1940. 1 folder and 1 stenographic notebook.

A few letters (1934-1940) and numerous undated notes and transcribed fur trade documents compiled by Nute.

 P791 2 Calendar of Charles A. Lindbergh, Sr., documents, [193-]. 1 card file box.

A calendar (ca. 1000 cards) of items related to Charles A. Lindbergh, Sr., compiled by Nute during the 1930s. The documents calendared cover the 1892-1910 period. Most of the data was gathered from Morrison County newspapers, and a number of items are in the Knute Nelson Papers. The cards were compiled for a projected biography that never materialized.