Edward Palmer manuscripts

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First page of "Observations on the Apache Indians of Arizona"

First page of "Observations on the Apache Indians of Arizona" made by Edward Palmer while stationed at Camp Grant in Arizona, 1866-1967.

Collection area: Arizona and Southwest

Collection dates: 1861-1889

About this collection

This collection includes original manuscripts concerning Native Americans, Arizona military posts, and journeys in the Southwest. Holograph manuscripts in various hands include observations of Apaches while stationed at Camp Grant, 1866-1867; life and events at Camp Lincoln (Camp Verde), 1865-1866; observations made while living among the Pima Indians, 1885; Yuma Indians, 1867, 1885-1889; a journey from Fort Mohave to Williams Fork copper mines, 1870; a journey from Prescott to La Paz, 1869; Montezuma Well, ca 1866; and Civil War notes, 1861-1866.

Historical background

Edward Palmer was an Acting Assistant Surgeon in the U. S. Army, and was later employed by the U. S. Dept. of Agriculture from 1865-1889. He was an amateur ethnologist, anthropologist, geologist and meteorologist.

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