Robert Knowles Boyd letters
Abstract
Five letters, Oct. 28, 1925 - Feb. 13, 1927, from Boyd to his cousin, Edith M. Smith, discussing the reception of his pamphlets about the Minnesota-Wisconsin frontier in the 1860s and 1870s. Included are comments on the Battle of Birch Coulee, the Chippewa Valley, the Chippewa Indians, and the Eau Claire family of novelist G.P.R. James. There is also a carbon typescript of a review of Boyd's works from Minnesota History, Vol. 7, No. 4, 1926 (pp. 354-355).
Dates
- Creation: 1925-1927
Creator
- Boyd, Robert K., 1845?- (Person)
Biography of Robert Knowles Boyd
Eau Claire, Wis. land agent. Born in New York in 1845 and raised near St. Charles, Minn., Boyd enlisted in the 6th Minnesota Regiment in the spring of 1862, was wounded in the Battle of Birch Coulee, and was discharged in 1863. Boyd came to the Chippewa River Valley of Wisconsin in 1868, where he worked on lumber rafts, entered the land business, served as an Eau Claire city councilman, and donated Boyd Park to the city.
Extent
0.1 Linear Feet (1 folder)
Language of Materials
English
Ownership and Custodial History
Forms part of the Edward E. Ayer Manuscript Collection (Newberry Library)
Processing Information Note
Formerly known as Ayer MS 101a.
Subject
- Smith, Edith M. (Person)
- Edward E. Ayer Manuscript Collection (Newberry Library) (Organization)
- James, G. P. R. (George Payne Rainsford), 1801?-1860 (Person)
Genre / Form
Geographic
- Chippewa River Valley (Wis.) -- History -- 19th century -- Sources
- Renville County (Minn.) -- History -- 19th century -- Sources
Topical
- Birch Coulee, Battle of, Minn., 1862 -- Sources
- Dakota Indians -- Wars, 1862-1865 -- Sources
- Frontier and pioneer life -- Wisconsin -- Chippewa River Valley -- Sources
- Indians of North America -- Wars -- Minnesota -- 1862-1865 -- Sources
- Manuscripts, American -- Wisconsin -- Eau Claire
- Pioneers -- Wisconsin -- Chippewa River Valley -- Sources
Uniform Title
- Status
- Catalog Record Only
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
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