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Finding Aid to the Thomas B. Marquis Papers, 1906-1973

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Descriptive Summary

Biographical Note

Collection Summary

Index Terms

Administrative Information

Restrictions

Series Descriptions

Series I. Personal and Biographical

Series II. Creative Works

Series III. Diaries

Series IV. Printed Material

Archives and Modern Manuscripts Program, History of Medicine Division

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Machine-readable finding aid encoded by John P. Rees


Descriptive Summary

Collection Number: MS C 308
Creator Marquis, Thomas Bailey, 1869-1935
Title Thomas B. Marquis Papers
Dates: 1906-1973
Quantity: 4.2 linear feet
Abstract: Dr. Marquis practiced medicine in Montana, was with the U. S. Medical Corps during World War I, and became government physician on the Tongue River-Cheyenne Indian reservation. Because of his interest in Indian subjects he eventually gave up his medical practice and devoted full time to gathering historical data and writing.

Biographical Note

Dr. Marquis practiced medicine in Montana, was with the U. S. Medical Corps during World War I, and became government physician on the Tongue River-Cheyenne Indian reservation. Because of his interest in Indian subjects he eventually gave up his medical practice and devoted full time to gathering historical data and writing.

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Collection Summary

Comprised of correspondence, biographical material, drafts of articles and books, notes, maps, clippings, and publications. Portions of Marquis's diary (1919-1935) were microfilmed and are avilable as Film 76-79.

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Restrictions

Restrictions

NLM does not possess copyright to the collection. Contact the Reference Staff for details regarding rights. For online customer service, please visit custserv@nlm.nih.gov.

Copyright

Collection is not restricted. Contact the Reference Staff for information regarding access. For online customer service, please visit custserv@nlm.nih.gov.

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Index Terms

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MeSH Subjects
Indians, North American
Military Medicine
Physicians
Public Health
Geographic Names
Montana
Genre Terms
Personal Narratives

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Administrative Information

Preferred Citation

Marquis, Thomas B. Thomas B. Marquis Papers. Located in: Modern Manuscripts Collection, History of Medicine Division, National Library of Medicine, Bethesda, MD; MS C 308.

Provenance

Gift from Anna Rose Heil and Minnie-Ellen Marquis Hastings, 1976.

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Series Descriptions

 

Series I. Personal and Biographical

Box
1 Photographs, n.d.
1 Financial and legal papers
1 Autobiographical sketch, 1930
1 Newspaper obituaries
1 Copyright correpsondence
1 Letters to daughters, 1918-1936
1 Letters to daughters, fragments
1 Unidentified letters
General correspondence, A-C
1 Chappell letters and notes
2 General correspondence, D-Y
2 Publisher lists
2 Notes on publications
2 Publishers' correspondence
2 Correspondence re: publications (Northern Cheyenne, Old Army Press, Smithsonian, University of Nebraska Press, University of Oklahoma Press
3 The Caxton Printers, LTD, publishers, 1934-1964
3 The Midwest Company, publishers, 1930-1936

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Series II. Creative Works

Box
II.1 Articles
3 "The Deleted Rural Poor"
3 "Hereditary Radicalism"
3 "The Inoculation Vice Cure" [and] "The Blissful Hoar Age"
3 "What is Work" [and] "Do We Like Government?"
3 "Our Puculiarities as to Citizenship" [and] "Suffrage"
3 "Subduing the Earth"
3 "Too Much Popular Rule"
3 "The Custer Soldier Suicidal Panic"
3 "Sketch of Custer Battle, 1876"
3 "Custer Optimism of Littke Bighorn Battle"
3 "False Features of Artist Depictions of Custer's Last Battle"
3 "William A. White, Veteran Cavalryman at Ft. Ellis"
3 "Custer Soldier Burials"
3 "Custer Not Recognized"
4 "How Did General Custer Die?"
4 "Two Days After the Custer Battle"
4 "Soldiering in the Old West"
4 "Porcupine, Old-Time Indian Chief"
4 "Cheyenne Indian Domestic Relations"
4 "Cheyennes and Crows"
4 "When Death Strikes a Cheyenne'
4 "Tales of the Cheyennes"
4 "Pioneer Montana Soldier"
4 "Cheyenne and Sioux"
4 "Indian Farming"
4 "Indian Language and Sign Talk"
4 "Trappers, Fur Traders Planted Civilization among Northwest Indians"
4 "Planting of Tobacco by Crow Indian Fraternity"
4 "Talks at the Ten Club"
4 "Indian Old Man"
5 "At the French Riviera after Armistice"
5 "From Camp Greenleaf to French"
5 "World War Army Doctor", illustrations
5 "World War Army Doctor"
6 "The Fee of Dr. Bonte"
6 Short essays, radio book reviews, pamphlet draft, mailing list
6 "The Story of a March"
6 "An Indian Joke"
6 "Real Estate Goes Up"
6 "Annie's Wagon"
6 "By Personal Court"
6 "A Surplus Reduced"
6 "The Making of a Garage Doctor"
6 "Medical Officer"
6 "The Fees of Dr. Bronte"
6 "The Capable Sun Bear"
6 "For the Welfare of the Tribe"
6 "The Great Spirit Provides"
6 "Lone Hawk the Uncivilized"
6 Cheyenne school children, drawings and writings
6 Cheyenne business orders
6 Sales records at museum, pamphlets, etc.
6 Maps: Little Big Horn, Crook and Reynold's campaign, Sun Bear's course at Custer battle
6 Maps
6 Reading list
6 Book reviews
6 Miscellaneous notes and drafts
6 Godfrey's Gazzette articles, 1926
6 Killing of Sitting Bull McLaughlin report, 1891

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Series III. Diaries

Box
7 Diaries, 1906-1935
Reel 76-79 Diaries, 1919-1935
4 Diary--Cheyenne

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Series IV. Printed Material

Box
8 Books, articles, guides, notes (by subject)
9 Notes (by subject)
10 Reprints, other authors
10 Clippings
10 Index: Gazette artciles and "The Author's Statement"
10 W.W. White newspaper column
10 Newspapers: Berkeley Gazzete; The Montana Collegian
10 Clippings: White Crow Indian book reviews; misc.
10 "Warrior" book clippings and letter

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Last reviewed: 01 November 2006
Last updated: 01 November 2006
First published: 24 June 2004
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