Pennsylvania Indians materials, Paul A. W. Wallace Papers
Culture:
Lenape includes: Lenni-Lenape, Delaware
Language: English
Date: 1950-1966
Contributor: Wallace, Paul A. W.
Subject: Pennsylvania--History | Warfare | Anthropometry
Type: Text
Extent: 4 items
Description: Materials relating to Paul A. W. Wallace's interests in Pennsylvanian and Native American history. Items include drafts, etc., of "Indian Trails and Pennsylvania Travelers," an article for the Northumberland County Historical Society Proceedings; materials on "Indian Highways of Pennsylvania," descriptions of some Native American paths (primarily in Pennsylvania), purposes for which they were used, and their later use by Euro-Americans; two copies and a synopsis of "Sakayenkwarahton and General Sullivan Travel the Great Warriors Path," regarding the military use of Native trails by whites, particularly with respect to the Battle of Wyoming, along with research notes; and materials on the average height of Native peoples of Pennsylvania, including correspondence between Wallace and J. E. Anderson, W. Laughlin, William A. Ritchie, T. Dale Stewart, and Charles Wray.
Collection: Paul A. W. Wallace Papers Mss.Ms.Coll.64b