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Title: MS 290 - Sitting Bull Ledger Drawings Research Collection

Creator: Sitting Bull, Chief

Extent: 1.0 Boxes

Date Acquired: 01/01/1970

Languages: English [eng]

This collection contains supporting documentation acquired from Dr. Robert Anderson of Portland, Oregon regarding the Sitting Bull Ledger Drawings. The ledger drawings referenced in this collection were done by Sitting Bull in 1882 during the time he was held as prisoner of war at Fort Randall in the Dakota Territories. The drawings were sold or traded for goods to Mr. Charles Pratt a Post Trader, the drawings were then given to G. H. Pettinger. Those drawings are now part of the collection of the Whitney Museum of Western Art. A link for online viewing is provided below.

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Access Restrictions: McCracken Library staff may determine use restrictions dependent on the physical condition of manuscript materials. Restrictions may exist on reproduction, quotation or publication. Contact McCracken Research Library for more information.

Acquisition Source: Dr. Robert Anderson

Acquisition Method: Purchase

Related Materials: Original Sitting Bull Ledger Drawings are part of the Whitney Museum collections, and can be viewed online. For more information please see http://collections.centerofthewest.org/argus/bbhc/Portal/bbhc.aspx?lang=en-US.