Clarence Bloomfield Moore collection, 1891-1918.
Collection Number: 9181

Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections
Cornell University Library


DESCRIPTIVE SUMMARY

Title:
Clarence Bloomfield Moore collection, 1891-1918.
Repository:
Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections
Collection Number:
9181
Abstract:
Collection contains 45 field notebooks from Moore's southeastern archaeological investigations.
Creator:
Moore, Clarence B. (Clarence Bloomfield), 1852-1936.
Miller, Milo G.
Rossignol, George W.
Huntington Free Library
Quanitities:
3 cubic feet.
Language:
Collection material in English

BIOGRAPHICAL NOTE

Clarence B. Moore was a wealthy amateur archaeologist from Philadelphia who crisscrossed the rivers of the southeast each year in his steam-powered paddleboat, the Gopher, excavating sites near the shores in states ranging from Alabama to Tennessee. During his twenty years of investigations, Moore explored an astounding number of archaeological sites. He published the results of his investigations regularly, translating the field notes he kept in small journals into the larger, neatly written notebooks that he later used as the basis for his publications. During his excavations, Moore uncovered many artifacts associated with Indian burials that later ended up in museums. These artifacts are now subject to repatriation by tribal members working to reclaim their sacred heritage. Natives and non-natives alike rely on Moore's field notes, which can provide important clues about the history of an artifact, helping to further repatriation claims.

COLLECTION DESCRIPTION

Collection contains 45 field notebooks from Moore's southeastern archaeological investigations. Moore seems to have developed a system where he recorded his on-site information in a small notebook, and later transferred the data in a more polished form to larger notebooks which he then used as the text for his publications. The smaller notebooks often contain details which were eliminated from the larger texts. They have site lists appended. The large format notebooks include both site lists and alphabetical indices. Most of his field notes are from excavations in Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Tennessee. He also conducted limited field work in Illinois, Indiana, Mississippi River, Missouri, and South Carolina. His notes contain information about the finds and the conditions under which they were excavated, providing locality data and details about the artifacts. Information includes sketches of the site, detailed information about layout and descriptions of unearthed objects, such as jewelry and pottery. Some notebooks also have weather reports for the days of the excavations. Also included is a dictionary of archaeological terms, with bibliographic citations, and some correspondence. Correspondents include Dr. Milo G. Miller and George W. Rossignol. Rossignol correspondence includes information regarding a proposed expedition to Red River, Texas and to Arkansas in 1899. Published guide included. Moore's publications based on his artifacts and field notes were housed in the Museum of the American Indian Library. The artifacts were located in the museum as well.

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INFORMATION FOR USERS

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Clarence Bloomfield Moore collection, #9181. Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library.

SUBJECTS

Names:
Rossignol, George W.
Museum of the American Indian, Heye Foundation
Places:
Mississippi River.
Coosa River (Ga. and Ala.)
Texas -- Antiquities.
South Carolina -- Antiquities.
Missouri -- Antiquities.
Indiana -- Antiquities.
Illinois -- Antiquities.
Tennessee -- Antiquities.
Mississippi -- Antiquities.
Louisiana -- Antiquities.
Kentucky -- Antiquities.
Georgia -- Antiquities.
Florida -- Antiquities.
Arkansas -- Antiquities.
Alabama -- Antiquities.
Subjects:
Scientific expeditions -- United States.
Mound-builders.
Excavations (Archaeology) -- United States.
Excavations (Archaeology) -- Tennessee.
Excavations (Archaeology) -- South Carolina.
Excavations (Archaeology) -- Missouri.
Excavations (Archaeology) -- Louisiana.
Excavations (Archaeology) -- Kentucky.
Excavations (Archaeology) -- Indiana.
Excavations (Archaeology) -- Illinois.
Excavations (Archaeology) -- Georgia.
Excavations (Archaeology) -- Florida.
Excavations (Archaeology) -- Arkansas.
Excavations (Archaeology) -- Alabama.
Excavations (Archaeology) -- Southern States.
Excavations (Archaeology) -- Middle West.
Excavations (Archaeology).
Archaeology -- Dictionaries.
Indians of North America -- Funeral customs and rites.
Indians of North America -- Dwellings.
Indians of North America -- Antiquities.
Indians of North America.
Archaeologists.
Form and Genre Terms:
Field notes

CONTAINER LIST
Container
Description
Date
Series I. Field Notebooks
Box 1
Notebook # 1
1891
Scope and Contents
Small notebook. 141p. St. John's River, Florida. Includes the following sites in Volusia, Orange, Putnam, Brevard, and Lake counties:
Scope and Contents
  1. Astor, Bird's Island, Black Hammock, Bluffton, Bryson Mound, Crow's Bluff, Duval Blue Creek, Fort Taylor, Ginn's Grove, Halfway Mound, Huntington's, Huntoon Island, Indian Fields, Lake Monroe, Lake Harney, Mocassin Island, Mosquito Grove, Mount Royal, Mount Taylor, Mulberry Mound, Orange Mound, Pawpaw Mound, Persimmon Mound, Possum Bluff, Raulerson's, St. Francis, Starkes Grove, Thornhill Lake, Thursby's Blue Spring, Tick Island, Turtle Mound, Volusia.
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Notebook # 2
1892
Scope and Contents
Large notebook. 192p. St. John's River sand mounds in Florida. Includes sites in Orange, Volusia, Brevard, and Lake counties. Journal entries January 7, 1892-April 4, 1892. Excavation write-ups p.1-45; by site, p.51-120. [N.B. These are a continuation of text from vol. 3, p.179.] Bookkeeping notes, p.189-192.
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Notebook # 3
1892
Scope and Contents
Large notebook. 179p. St. John's River, Florida. Includes sites in Orange, Lake, Volusia, Brevard, and Putnam counties. Entries begin with January 7, 1892. Excavation write- ups, p.1-179. [N.B. These are continued in vol. 2, starting with p.51.]
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Notebook # 4
1892-1893
Scope and Contents
Large notebook. 187p. St. John's River, Florida. Includes sites in Volusia, Orange, Lake, and Putnam counties. Entries begin with November 13, 1892, p.1-187. Includes journal entries, April 12, 1892-April 19, 1892 (1p.). Continues journal entries November 10, 1892-April 19, 1893, p.188-226
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Notebook # 5
1893-1894
Scope and Contents
Large notebook. 118p. St. John's River, Florida, pt. 2. Includes sites in Putnam, Lake, Duval, Clay, St. John's, Orange, Lake, and Volusia counties. Entries begin with April 27, 1893, p.1-109. Alphabetical list of individuals and institutions, p.110-115. Journal entries, September 27, 1893- April 19, 1894, p.193-228. Includes published letter from Moore to Dr. L.H. Harris, describing a mound in Harris's orange grove in St. John's County, p.14-15.
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Notebook # 6
1893-1894
Scope and Contents
Small notebook. 176p. St. John's River, Florida. Entries begin September 27, 1893, p.1-106. Miscellaneous notes, p.166-176. Includes the following sites in St. John's, Putnam, Clay, Duval, Volusia, Orange, Marion, and Lake counties:
Scope and Contents
  1. Bayard's Point, Beauclerc, Brown's Landing, Clark's Creek, Davenport (Ocklawaha River), Deep Creek, Duval's, Fulton, Geiger's Mound, Ginn's Grove, Grant Mound, Harris Mound, Hitchen's Creek, Julington Creek, Juniper Creek, Mandarin Point, Mill Cove, Mount Royal, Mulberry Mound, Orangedale, Palatka, Pecolata, Peter's Creek, Racey Point, Rice Creek, Silver Springs, St. Augustine Road, St. John's Bluff, Switzerland, Thornhill Lake, Thursby Mound, Tick's Island, Westonia.
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Notebook # 7
1892-1893
Scope and Contents
Small notebook. 178p. St. John's River, Florida. Entries begin November 13, 1892, p.1-137. Miscellaneous notes, p.176-8. Includes the following sites in Lake, Volusia, Putnam, and Orange counties:
Scope and Contents
  1. Astor, Cook's Ferry, De Leon Springs, Dunn Creek Horse Landing, Duval's Blue Creek, Fort Florida, Ginn's Grove, Huntoon Island, Juniper Creek, Kelly Grove, Mount Royal, Mulberry Mound, Murphy Island, Norwalk, Orange Mound, Raulerson's, Tick Island.
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Box 1
Notebook # 8
1894-1895
Scope and Contents
Large notebook. 252p. St. John's River and Ochlawaha River, Florida. Includes sites in Derval, Putnam, Marion, and Lake counties. Entries begin November 25, 1894, p.1- 109. Includes journal entries, November 19, 1894-June 16, 1895, p.228-252. Also has alphabetical listing of topics (i.e. aboriginal copper) with page references, p.218-227.
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Box 1
Notebook # 9
1894-1895
Scope and Contents
Small notebook. 176p. Ocklawaha River and St. John's River, Florida. Entries begin November 25, 1894, p.1-101; p.169-176. Includes the following sites in Putnam, Marion, Lake, and Duvall counties:
Scope and Contents
  1. Ocklawaha River: Barclay's, Delk's Landing, Ditch Creek, Emeralda, Fort Mason, Helena Mound, Higley, Indian Bluff, Lake Eustis, Lanier, Palmetto Landing, Richmond Mound, Silver Springs, Stark's Landing, Tavares, Umatilla, Yallaha.
  2. St. John's River: Alicia, Broward Mound, Chaseville, Daniel's Landing, Floral Bluff, Gilbert Mound, Grant Mound, Horseshoe Landing, Johnson Mound, Monroe Mound, Murphy's Island, Shields Mound, South Grant Mound.
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Notebook # 10
1895-1896
Scope and Contents
Large notebook. 179p. Georgia coast. Includes sites in Camden and McIntosh counties. Entries begin October 22, 1895, p.1-97. Includes journal entries October 17, 1895-April 27, 1886, p.139-179.
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Notebook # 11
1896-1897
Scope and Contents
Small notebook. 178p. Georgia coast. Entries begin November 25, 1896, p.1-178. Includes the following sites in Bryan, Liberty and McIntosh counties:
Scope and Contents
  1. Creighton Island, Crescent, Hopkins Mound, Kind New Ground Field, St. Catherine's Island.
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Notebook # 12
1896-1897
Scope and Contents
Large notebook. 240p. Georgia coast. Includes sites in McIntosh, Belleville, Chatham, Bryan, and Liberty counties. Beginning entry, Ossabow Island, undated. p.1-215. Includes journal entries November 20, 1896-April 26, 1897, p.216- 240.
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Notebook # 13
1897-1898
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Large notebook. 288p. South Carolina coast, including Savannah and Altamaha Rivers. Includes sites in Beaufort, Chatham, Screven, Barnwell, Burke, Wayne, Liberty, Tattnall, and Appling counties. Beginning entry, Bull Island, undated. p.1-69. Includes journal entries November 15, 1897- April 27, 1898 and November 24, 1898-December 16, 1898, p.252- 288.
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Notebook # 14
1897-1898
Scope and Contents
Small notebook. 68p. South Carolina, Savannah River, and Altahama. Beginning entry, Indian Hill, undated. p.1-68. Includes the following sites in South Carolina and Georgia sites in Beaufort, Chatham, Screven, Barnwell, Liberty (South Carolina and Georgia), Wayne, Tatnall, and Appling counties:
Scope and Contents
  1. South Carolina: Bluffton (Cressons), Burton Hill, Port Royal Island, Calawassie Island, Hasell Point, Indian Hill, Indian Hill, St. Helena Island, Little Island, Polleewahnee Island.
  2. Savannah River: Brooks Landing, Hudson's Ferry, Mills Landing, Pipe Makers Creek.
  3. Altahama River: Beards Bluff, Buckhorn Bluff, Darien, Gray's Landing, Hell's Shoals, Iron Mine, Joiner's Island, Lake Bluff, Matlock's Water Pond, Mitchell's Lake, Old River, Reddish Landing, Tilman's Ferry.
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Notebook # 15
1899
Scope and Contents
Small notebook. 155p. Mobile River, Alabama. Entries begin with February 8, 1899, p.1-85. Expedition accounts, p.86-94, 154-155. Includes the following sites in Mobile, Wilcox, Montgomery, Dallas, Monroe, and Elmore counties:
Scope and Contents
  1. Alabama River, Big Eddy Landing, Burford's Landing, Charlotte Thompson's Place, Coal Bluff, Coosa River, Durand's Bend, Horseshoe Bend, Hunter Place, Jackson's Bend, Little River Mound, Little River, Matthew's Landing, Matthew's Place, Potts Landing, Taloosa and Coosa River, Twenty-one Mile Landing, Webb's Landing.
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Notebook # 16
1899
Scope and Contents
Large notebook. 200p. Alabama and Mobile Rivers. Includes sites in Wilcox, Montgomery, Elmore, Dallas, and Monroe counties. Beginning entry, Twenty-one Mile Bluff, undated. p.11- 108. Accounting entries p.111-115. Includes journal entries February 6, 1899-April 22, 1899, p.183-200.
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Notebook # 17
1900
Scope and Contents
Large notebook. 202p. Florida west coast. Includes sites in Hillsboro, Lee, Monroe, and Manatee counties. Beginning entry, mound near Riverview, undated. p.1-47. Includes journal entries January 12, 1900-April 27, 1900, p.178-202.
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Box 2
Notebook # 18
1901
Scope and Contents
Small notebook. 134p. Northwest coast of Florida, Alabama, and Mississippi. Beginning entry, Butler's Gin, undated. p.1-134. Includes the following sites in Marengo, Baldwin, Pickens, Greene, and Sumter counties, Alabama; Washington, Santa Rosa, and Walton counties, Florida; and Pickens and Lowndes counties, Mississippi:
Scope and Contents
  1. Alabama: Bear Point, Birkley's Landing, Blubber Creek, Bryan's Barn, Goose Pond, Kirkpatrick's Landing, Moscon, Simmon's Landing, Spragin's Mill, Sucarnoochee Creek, Summerville.
  2. Florida: Basin Bayou, Black Creek, Camp Walton, Choctawhatchee Bay, Don's Bayou, Freeport, Graveyard Point, Jolly B, Maesta Creek, Point Washington.
  3. Mississippi: Butler's Gin, Chowder Spring, Columbus, Crawford, Wyndham Landing.
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Box 2
Notebook # 19
1901
Scope and Contents
Large notebook. 251p. Tombigbee River, Mississippi and Alabama. Includes sites in Lowndes, Pickens, Greene, Sumter, Marengo, Baldwin, Santa Rosa, Walton, and Washington counties. Pages of possible site locations, through p.10. Beginning entry, mound at Butler's Gin, undated. p.22-126. Correspondence attached p.252-253. Includes journal entries January 16, 1901- April 25, 1901, p.232-251.
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Box 2
Notebook # 20
1902
Scope and Contents
Large notebook. 299p. Northwest coast of Florida. Includes sites in Franklin, Cahoun, Washington, Lafayette, Levy, Wakulla, and Taylor counties. Pages of possible site locations through p.2. Beginning entry, Cool Spring Mound, undated. p.8- 230. Enclosures. Includes journal entries January 14, 1902-May 13, 1902, p.276-299.
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Box 2
Notebook # 21
1902
Scope and Contents
Small notebook. 110p. Entries p.1-110. Northwest coast of Florida. Includes the following sites in Franklin, Wakulla, Taylor, Lafayette, and Levy counties:
Scope and Contents
  1. Aucilla River, Econfenne River, Goodson's Fish Camp, Horseshoe Point, Mound Field, Murphy's Landing, Nichols Mound, Ocklockonee Bay, Pine Key, Shell Heap, Spring Creek, Steinhatchee River, Warrior River, Yent Mound.
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Box 2
Notebook # 22
1902
Scope and Contents
Small notebook. 176p. Apalachicola River, northwest Florida. Beginning entry, Cool Spring Mound, undated. p.1-176. Includes the following sites in Franklin, Bay, and Calhoun counties:
Scope and Contents
  1. Alligator Bayon, Anderson's Bayou, Apalachiocola, Baker's Landing, Bear Point, Burnt Mill Creek, Carabelle R. Mound, Cool Springs Mound, Davis Point, Eleven-mile Point, Gotier Hammock, Green's Point, Hare Hammock, Holley Mound, Huckleberry Landing, Indian Pass Point, Jackson Mound, Laughton's Bayou, Magnolia Cemetry, Pearl Bayou, Pierce Mound, Singer Mound, Sowell Mound, Strange's Landing, Tucker Mound.
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Box 2
Notebook # 23
1903
Scope and Contents
Small notebook. 146p. Suwannee River, Apalachicola River, and Gulf Coast, Florida. Entries begin with mound near the Brickyard. p.1-146. Includes the following sites in Levy, Lafayette, Liberty, Calhoun, Gadsden, Jackson, Hernando, Pasco, Hillsboro, and Citrus counties:
Scope and Contents
  1. Suwanee River: Fannings, Fayettesville, Fowler's Landing, Jenning's Landing, Rocky Landing.
  2. Chipola River: Burgess Center, Chipola Cut-off, Isabel Landing. Apalchicola River: Aspalga, Atkins Landing, Blountstown, Brickyard Center, Bristol, Chattahoochee Landing, Davis Field, Estiffanulga, Sampson's Landing, Yon Mound.
  3. Gulf Coast: Bayport, Bear Landing, Cedar Keys, Chassahowitzka River, Clear Water, Crystal River, Dry Creek, Gigger Point, Hog Island, Indian Bend, Indian Creek, John's Pass, Long Key, Pichlochascootie River, Rock Island, Wekiwachee River.
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Box 2
Notebook # 24
1903
Scope and Contents
Large notebook. 300p. Suwannee River and Apalachicola Rivers, Florida. Includes sites in Franklin, Calhoun, Liberty, Gadsden, Jackson, Lafayette, Levy, Hillsboro, Citrus, Hernando, and Pasco counties. Notes and listing of possible sites through p.3. Entries begin with mound on Brickyard Creek. p.11-132. Includes journal entries January 13, 1903-April 18, 1903. p.281- 300.
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Box 2
Notebook # 25
1904-1906
Scope and Contents
Large notebook. 300p. Florida, Mississippi, Alabama. Includes sites in Hale, Greene, Tuscaloosa, Clark, Washington, Choctaw, Marengo, Baldwin, and Mobile counties, Alabama; Jackson county, Mississippi; and Osceola, DeSoto, and Lee counties, Florida. Entries begin with Lauier mound. p.9-199. Includes journal entries, January 11, 1904-April 21, 1904; December 29, 1904-April 25, 1905; January 25, 1906-April 18, 1906. p.249-300.
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Box 2
Notebook # 26
1905
Scope and Contents
Small notebook. 181p. Lake Tohopekaliga, and Charlotte Harbor, Florida; Mobile Bay, Alabama; Mississippi Sound, Mississippi; Lower Tombigbee, Alabama. Entries begin January 11, 1905. p.1-181. Includes the following sites in Osceola and Lee counties, Florida; Baldwin, Choctaw, Marengo, Hale, Greene, Tuscaloosa, Clark, and Washington counties, Alabama; and Jackson and Harrison counties, Mississippi:
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  1. Lake Tohopekaliga and Charlotte Harbor: Brown's Landing, Frier Cove, Kissimmee, Lanier Mound, Lee's Landing, McCool's Landing, Pine Island, Punta Rassa, St. Elmo Landing.
  2. Mobile Bay and Simpson Island: Blakeley's, Bon Secours River, Bottle Creek, Fish River, Seymour Bluff, Starke's Wharf, Strong's Bayou.
  3. Lower Tombigbee: Baska Creek, Bass Landing, Beaver's Creek, Breckenridge Landing, Carney's Bluff, Cox Landing, Cut-off, Gaines Landing, Hook's Plantation, Horse Creek, Jackson's Landing, Kimbell's Field, Malone's Gin, Payne's Woodyard, Peavey's Landing, Powe's Landing, Rembert, Santa Bogue, Steiner's Landing, Three River Landing, Walter's Plant.
  4. Black Warrior: Arcola, Bohannon's Landing, Calvin's Landing, Candy's Landing, Lock No.7, McAlpin's Woodyard, Moundville, Stephen's Bluff.
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Box 2
Notebook # 27
1905
Scope and Contents
. Small notebook. 77p. Flint River, Chattahoochee River, and Moundville. Entries p.1-77. Includes the following sites in Decatur, Clay, and Quitmon counties, Georgia; Jackson county, Florida, and Early, Houston, Henry, and Russell counties, Alabama:
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  1. Flint River: Kerr's Landing, Log Landing, Munnerlyn's Landing.
  2. Chattahoochee River: Abercrombie Landing, Columbia, Fort Gaines, Fullmore's Upper Landing, Georgetown, Hare's Landing, Kemp's Landing Old Rambo Landing Purcell's Landing, Shoemaker Landing, Starke's Clay Landing, Steammill Landing.
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Box 2
Notebook # 28
1906
Scope and Contents
Small notebook. 88p. Moundville Revisited. Crystal River. Entries begin with Crystal River revisited. p.1-88.
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Box 2
Notebook # 29
1905-1906
Scope and Contents
Large Notebook. 252p. Chattahoochee River and Flint River. Includes sites in Jackson county, Florida; Decatur, Early, Clay, Quitman, Chattahoochee, Russell, and Muscogee counties, Georgia; and Houston, Henry, and Barbour counties, Alabama. Entries begin with mound near Kerr's Landing. p.5-62. Includes journal entries November 7, 1905-December 10, 1905, p.246-252.
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Notebook # 30
1907-1908
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Large notebook. 198p. Yazoo, Sunflower, and Arkansas Rivers. Includes sites in Washington, Warren, Issaquenna, Sharkey, Yazoo, Holmes, and Leflore counties, Mississippi; and Arkansas, Jefferson, and Lincoln counties, Arkansas. Entries begin with Blum mounds. p.1-112. Includes journal entries January 13, 1907-April 19, 1908, p.146-198.
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Notebook # 31
1908-1909
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Large notebook. 198p. Ouachita Valley, Little River, Bayou Bartholomew. Includes sites in Catahoula, Caldwell, Ouachita, Grant, Franklin, and Morehouse parishes, Louisiana; and Ashley, Bradley, Union, and Calhoun counties, Arkansas. Entries begin November 18, 1908. p.7-165. Includes journal entries November 6, 1908-April 26, 1909, p.171-198.
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Notebook # 32
1908
Scope and Contents
Small notebook. 163p. Mississippi and Arkansas. Entries begin with Blum Mounds. p.1-163. Includes the following sites in Sharkey, Yazoo, Holmes, Washington, Leflore, Issaquenna, and Warren counties, Mississippi; Arkansas, Lincoln, and Jefferson counties, Arkansas:
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  1. Sunflower River: Anderson Landing, Bachelor Retreat, Blum Mounds, Fairview Landing, Fairview Plantation, George Lake, Spanish Fort Landing, Stalonia Landing, Wrong-end-up Landing.
  2. Yazoo River: Belzona, Carey Middleton Gin Landing, Caruthers Landing, Clark's Ferry, Fort Place, Hayne's Bluff, Honey Island, King's Crossing, Koalunsa, Leist Landing, Monterey, O'Neill's Landing, Parker's Bayou, Silent Shade Landing, Stella, Tchula Lake, Wasp Lake, Welsh Camp Landing, Yalobusha River.
  3. Arkansas River: Douglas, Greer, Menard Mounds, Old River Landing, Sawyer's Landing.
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Notebook # 33
1909-1910
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Small notebook. 151p. White River, Black River, and St. Francis River, Arkansas. Entries begin with mound near Mt. Adams. p.1-151. Includes the following sites in Prairie, Arkansas, White, Woodruff, Jackson, Lawrence, Randolph, Lee, St. Francis, Independence, Cross, and Poinsett counties:
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  1. White River: Atkinson Ferry, Chandler Landing, Hames Place, King's Landing, Lindsay's Point, Mt. Adams, Negro Hill, Taylor's Bayou, Teague Mound.
  2. Black River: Clover Bend, Cornpen Landing, Elgin, Harter Knoll, Lauratown, Lindley Landing, Little Turkey Hill, Mitchell's Log Camp Landing, Perkins Field, Tucker Bay, Upper Hovey Place.
  3. St. Francis River: Bay Ferry, Big Eddy, Castile Place, Catfish Mounds, Cummings Place, Forrest Place, Fortune Mounds, Miller Place, Neeley's Ferry, Parkin's, Potter Place, Rose Mound, Stott Place, Togo, Turkey Island, Turnbow Place, Whitehall Place.
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Notebook # 34
1910-1911
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. Small notebook. 134p. Mississippi River. Entries begin November 10, 1910, p.1-134. Includes the following sites in Mississippi, Crittenden, Lee, Tunica, Phillye's, Bolivar, Desha, Washington, and Warren counties; and Concordia and Pointe Coupee parishes:
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  1. Middle Mississippi Valley: Avenue, Bradley, Commerce, Kent Place, Mount Place, Pecan Point, Rhodes, Stoffle Place.
  2. Lower Mississippi Valley: Glass, Glendale, Nebletts, Oak Bend, Richland, Shadyside Landing, Shaw Fields.
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Notebook # 35
1909-1910
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. Large notebook. 200p. St. Frances River, White River, Black River, Arkansas. Includes sites in Lee, St. Francis, Poinsett, Monroe, Arkansas, Prairie, White, Woodruff, Jackson, Independence, Lawrence, and Randolph counties. Enclosure lists counties in Alabama, Florida, and Mississippi. Entries begin with White River. p.7-133. Includes journal entries November 9, 1909-April 25, 1910, p.178-200.
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Notebook # 36
1910-1911
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Large notebook. 200p. Mississippi River Valley, Lower Mississippi, Red River. Includes sites in Phillips, Lee, Crittenden, Mississippi, and Desha counties, Arkansas; Tunica, Adams, Bolevar, and Washington counties, Mississippi; and Pointe Coupee and Avoyelles parishes, Louisiana. Entries begin March 21, 1911. p.7-127. Includes journal entries November 7, 1910- April 24, 1911, p.177-200.
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Notebook # 37
1911-1912
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Large notebook. 200p. Red River, Arkansas and Louisiana. Includes sites in Miller, Lafayette, Hempstead, and Bowie counties, Arkansas; Pointe Coupee, Avoyelles, Rapides, Grant, Red River, Bossier, and Caddo parishes, Louisiana. Entries begin with notes. p.7-174. Includes journal entries November 6, 1911-April 26, 1912, p.177-200.
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Notebook # 38
1911-1912
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Small notebook. 179p. Red River. Entries begin with Keller Place. p.1-118. Sketch on p.179. Includes the following sites in Pointe Coupee, Avoyelle, Rapides, Grant, Red River, and Bossier parishes, Louisiana; and Miller, Lafayette, and Hempsted counties, Arkansas:
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  1. Red River: Battle's, Briar Bend, Byram Ferry, Crenshaw, Diggs Bluff, Dooley Ferry, Dunn's, Fosters, Fridays, Gahagan, Haley's, Haynes, Johnson's, Keller Place, L'Eau Noire Bayou, Lacroix, Mayer's, McClure's Place, Moore's, Norman Landing, Saline Point, Sulphur River, Taylortown, Thompson's.
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Notebook # 39
1912-1913
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Small notebook. 180p. Ouachita Valley, Louisiana and Saline River, Arkansas. Entries begin with Pritchard's Landing. p.1-85; p.180 has continuation. Includes the following sites in Catahoula, Tensas, West Carroll, East, Franklin, Madison, and Louisiana parishes; and Bradley county, Arkansas:
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  1. Ouachita Valley: Alphenia Place, Crowfoot Place, Dean Lake, Flynn's Place, Hope Landing, Insley Place, Jackson's Place, Lake Place, Lower Jackson Place, Montgomery, Motley Place, Mott Place, Poverty Point, Pritchard's Landing, Richardson Place, Stevens, Turkey Point Landing.
  2. Saline River: Brooks Landing, Godfrey Landing, Goulett Island, Hampton landing, Lowrie Landing, Moore's Mill, Wherry's Landing, Wire Fence Landing.
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Notebook # 40
1912-1913
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Large notebook. 200p. Saline River, Arkansas; Bayou d'Arbonne, Atchafalaya River, and Tensas River, Louisiana. Includes sites in Ashley and Bradley counties, Arkansas; and Union, Assumption, Ibeia, Iberville, St. Landry, Concordia, Catahoula, Tensa, Madison, Franklin, East Carroll, and West Carroll parishes, Louisiana. Entries begin with Goulett Island. p.9-158. Includes journal entries November 9, 1912-April 23, 1913, p.174-200.
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Notebook # 41
1913-1914
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Large notebook. 298p. Tennessee River, Eastern Tennessee, Mississippi and Alabama. Includes sites in Hamilton, James, Meigs, Rhea, Roane, Loudon, Blount, Knox, Livingston, Lyon, Marshall, Stewart, Henry, Benton, Humphrey, Decatur, Wayne, and Hardin counties, Tennessee; Tishomingo county, Mississippi; and Lauderdale and Colbert counties, Alabama. Tennessee River entries p.7-238. Includes journal entries November 3, 1913-April 29, 1914, p.268-298.
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Notebook # 42
1914
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Small notebook. 101p. Entries p.1-101. Includes the following sites in Rhea, Meigs, Loudon, Blount, Knox, Roane, Stewart, Henry, Benton, Wayne, Hardin, Harniston, Hamilton, and James counties, Tennessee; and Marshall county, Kentucky:
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  1. Tennessee River: Arthur Place, Barrett's Ferry, Beech Creek, Bess Place, Citico Mound, Cooks Landing, Dickey Place, Eldridge Place, Evan's Place, Gray's Place, Henson, Hiwassee Island, Hodds Ferry, Hoyal Ferry, Huffine Ferry, Igou Ferry, Jackson Place, Johnson Creek, Jones Place, Koger Island, Little River Shoals, Lovelady Landing, North Carolina Landing, Perkins Bluff, Shipps Landing, Sykes Place, Thompson, Wolf Island.
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Notebook # 43
1914-1915
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Large notebook. 300p. Tennessee River. Includes sites in Stewart, Humphreys, Benton, Marion, and Hamilton counties, Tennessee; and Decatur, Lauderdale, Colbert, Lawrence, Limestone, Morgan, Alabama, Marshall, and Jackson counties, Alabama. Notes p.7. Entries p.9-273. Includes journal entries November 4, 1914-April 28, 1915, p.275-300.
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Notebook # 44
1914-1915
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Small notebook. 148p. Citico revisited, Tennessee. Includes Citico mound and Williams Landing, Hamilton County, Tennessee. Index, p.1. Entries p.3-148.
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Notebook # 45
1915-1918
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Large notebook. 300p. Ohio River, Green River, Mississippi River. Includes sites in Ballard, Livingston, Henderson, McLean, Ohio, Butler, Edmonson. Fulton, and Hickman counties, Kentucky; Massac and Pope counties, Illinois; Posey county, Indiana; Lauderdale county, Tennessee; New Madrid and Mississippi counties, Missouri. Notes, p.7. Entries p.9-208. Includes journal entries November 4, 1915-April 26, 1916; November 8, 1916-April 23, 1917; September 25, 1917- April 26, 1918, p.218-300.
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Series II. Other Material
Box 1
Printed guide and Catalogue
Box 3
Unnumbered notebook.
1891
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Contains Cruise of the Osceola, p.1-77. Entries from January 21-February 23, 1891. Cruise of the Alligator. Entries from March 5-April 7, 1891, p.79-99. Journal entries describe boat trips in Florida investigating potential archaeological sites.
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Box 3
Dictionary of Archaeological Terms.
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240p. Includes alphabetical index of archaeological terms, with page references. p.3-91. Terms are then defined. Includes bibliographic citations. p.108-126. Notes on various books, p.224-240
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Correspondence.
1899
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1899 correspondence from George W. Rossignol to Clarence B. Moore. Often addressed to Dr. M.G. Miller. About a proposed expedition to the Coosa River in Alabama and Georgia. May 17, 1899-August 1, 1899. Undated letters at end.
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Series III. Guide to Notebooks by Year
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Notebook # - - - - - Years Covered11891218923189241892-189351893-189461893-18947189481894-189591894-1895101895-1896111896-1897121896-1897131897-1898141897-1898151899161899171900181901191901201902211902221902231903241903251904-1906261905271905281906291905-1906301907-1908311908-1909321907-1908331909-1910341910-1911351909-1910361910-1911371911-1912381911-1912391912-1913401912-1913411913-1914421914431914-1915441914-1915451915-1918
Series IV. Guide to Notebooks by Location
Alabama
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County - - - - - Notebook #Baldwin18, 25, 26Barbour29Choctaw25, 26Clark25, 26Colbert43Dallas15, 16Decatur43Elmore15, 16Greene18, 19, 25, 26Hale25, 26, 28, 29Henry27, 29Houston27, 29Jackson43Lauderdale43Lawrence43Limestone43Madison43Marengo18, 19, 25, 26Marshall43Mobile15, 16Monroe15, 16Montgomery15, 16Morgan43Pickens18, 19Russell27Sumter18, 19Tuscaloosa25, 26Washington25, 36Wilcox15, 16
Arkansas
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County - - - - - Notebook #Arkansas30, 32, 33, 35Ashley31, 40Bowie37Bradley31, 39, 40Calhoun31Crittenden34, 36Cross33, 35Desha34, 36Hempstead37, 38Independence33, 35Jackson33, 35Jefferson30, 32Lafayette37, 38Lawrence33, 35Lee33, 34, 35, 36Lincoln30, 32Miller37, 38Mississippi34, 36Monroe35Phillips34, 36Poinsett33, 35Prairie33, 35Randolph33, 35St. Francis33, 35Union31Washington34White33, 35Woodruff33, 35
Florida
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County - - - - - Notebook #Baldwin19Bay22Brevard1, 2, 3Calhoun20, 22, 23, 24Citrus21, 324Clay5, 6Duval5, 6, 8, 9Franklin20, 21, 22, 23, 24Gadsden23, 24Hernando23, 24Hillsboro17, 23, 24Jackson23, 24, 27, 29Lafayette20, 21, 23, 24Lake1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8Lee17, 26Levy20, 21, 23, 24Liberty23, 24Manatee17Marion6, 8, 9Monroe17Orange1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7Osceola26Pasco23, 24Putnam1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9St. Johns5, 6Santa Rosa18, 19Taylor20, 21Volusia1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7Wakulla20, 21Walton18, 19Washington18, 19, 20, 22
Georgia
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County - - - - - Notebook #Appling13, 14Belleville12Bryan11, 12Camden10Chatham12, 13, 14Chattahochee29Clay27, 29Decautur27, 29Early27, 29Liberty11, 12, 13, 14McIntosh10, 11, 12Muscogee29Quitman27, 29Russell29Screven13, 14Stewart29Tattnall13, 14Wayne13, 14
Illinois
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County - - - - - Notebook #Massac45Pope45
Indiana
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County - - - - - Notebook #Posey45
Kentucky
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County - - - - - Notebook #Ballard45Butler45Edmonson45Fulton45Henderson45Hickman45Livingston45McLean45Marshall42Ohio45
Louisiana
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Parish - - - - - Notebook #Assumption40Avoyelles36, 37, 38Bossier37, 38Caddo37, 38Caldwell31Catahoula31, 39, 40Concordia34, 36, 40East Carroll39, 40Franklin31, 39, 40Grant31, 37, 38Iberia40Iberville40Madison39, 40Morehouse31Ouachita31Pointe Coupee34, 36, 37, 38Rapides37, 38Red River38St. Landry40Tensas39, 40West Carroll39, 40West Feliciana36
Mississippi
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County - - - - - Notebook #Adams36Bolivar34, 36Harrison26Holmes30Issaquena30Jackson26Leflore30Lowndes18, 19Pickens18Sharkey30, 32Tunica34, 36Warren30, 34, 36Washington30, 32, 36Yazoo30, 32
Missouri
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County - - - - - Notebook #Mississippi45New Madrid35
South Carolina
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County - - - - - Notebook #Barnwell13, 14Beaufort13, 14Burke13
Tennessee
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County - - - - - Notebook #Benton42, 43Blount41, 42Dyer45Hamilton41, 42, 43, 44Hardin42Henry42Humphreys43James41, 42Knox41, 42Lauderdale45Loudon41, 42Marion43Meig41, 42Rhea41, 42Roane41, 42Stewart42, 43Wayne42