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MARION P. AND WILLIAM W. SATTERLEE:

An Inventory of Their Papers



OVERVIEW OF THE COLLECTION

Creator:Satterlee, Marion P., 1857-1942.
Title:Marion P. and William W. Satterlee papers.
Date:1878-1937.
Abstract:Research files (1909-1937) of Marion P. Satterlee, a historian of the 1862 Dakota Conflict in Minnesota, and a scrapbook and miscellany (1878-1893) of William W. Satterlee, a leader of the Prohibition Party in Minnesota and a professor at Grant University, Athens, Tennessee.
Quantity:1.0 cu. ft. (3 boxes).
Location:See Detailed Description section for shelf location.

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BIOGRAPHY OF MARION AND WILLIAM SATTERLEE

Marion P. Satterlee was a historian of the 1862 Dakota War. His father, Reverend William W. Satterlee, was a professor at Grant University in Athens, Tennessee (later Tennessee Wesleyan College), and a leader of the Prohibition Party in Minnesota.

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SCOPE AND CONTENTS OF THE COLLECTION

The collection primarily contains Marion P. Satterlee's historical research files (1909-1937) regarding the 1862 Dakota Conflict in Minnesota. Also included are a scrapbook and miscellaneous items (1878-1893) of Marion P. Satterlee's father, William W. Satterlee, a leader of the Prohibition Party in Minnesota and a professor at Grant University, Athens, Tennessee.

Marion's research files include two boxes of card files with data on both Indian and white participants in the Dakota Conflict, and letters containing reminiscences from white survivors.

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ORGANIZATION OF THE COLLECTION

These records are divided into the following two sections:
William W. Satterlee Papers
Marion P. Satterlee Dakota War Research Files.

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RELATED MATERIALS

Marion P. Satterlee's publications on the 1862 Dakota War are available in the Minnesota Historical Society book collection, as is a work by William W. Satterlee related to the prohibition movement in Minnesota.

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INDEX TERMS

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:
Dakota Indians--Biography.
Dakota Indians--Wars, 1862-1865.
Person:
Satterlee, William Wilson, 1837-1893.
Organizations:
Grant University.
Prohibition Party (U.S.).
Red Rock Park Association.
Types of Documentation:
Stock certificates.

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ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION

Preferred Citation:
[Indicate the cited item and/or series here]. Marion P. and William W. Satterlee Papers. Minnesota Historical Society.
See the Chicago Manual of Style for additional examples.
Accession Information:
Accession number: 1794C; 1802A; 2947; 3009; 3016
Processing Information:
Processed by: John M. Wickre, May 1988
PALS ID number: 09-0042252

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