Scope and Contents
This collection chiefly consists of professional and personal papers of John Archiquette that document events and activities of the Oneida Tribe of Indians of Wisconsin, primarily between 1876-1919. It also contains materials collected by his heirs, 1866-1984. The personal papers include ledger volumes that Archiquette used as journals and letter books, which include brief and frequent entries related to community affairs and events, as well as to his personal life and family. The collection also includes records of the Oneida Tribe of Indians of Wisconsin kept by Joseph O. Powless and Archiquette, which principally document deaths in the community, 1817-1880, as well as the records of the vestry council of the Church of the Holy Apostles in Oneida, Wisconsin, kept by Peter Bread and Archiquette, 1881-1906.
Dates
- 1817 - 1984
- Majority of material found within 1876 - 1919
Creator
Language of Materials
In English and Oneida.
Conditions Governing Access
The materials are open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
The John Archiquette Collection is the physical property of the Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University. Literary rights, including copyright, belong to the authors or their legal heirs and assigns. For further information, consult the appropriate curator.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Purchased from John Cato on the Walter McClintock Memorial Fund, 2011.
Arrangement
Organized into three series: I. Personal Papers, 1866-1984. II. Records of the Oneida Tribe of Indians of Wisconsin, 1817-1866. III. Records of the Church of the Holy Apostles, Oneida, Wisconsin, 1881-1905.
Extent
1.04 Linear Feet ((3 boxes) + 3 broadside folders)
Catalog Record
A record for this collection is available in Orbis, the Yale University Library catalog
Persistent URL
Overview
This collection chiefly consists of professional and personal papers of John Archiquette that document events and activities of the Oneida Tribe of Indians of Wisconsin, primarily between 1876-1919. It also contains materials collected by his heirs, 1866-1984. The personal papers include ledger volumes that Archiquette used as journals and letter books, which include brief and frequent entries related to community affairs and events, as well as to his personal life and family. The collection also includes records of the Oneida Tribe of Indians of Wisconsin kept by Joseph O. Powless and Archiquette, which principally document deaths in the community, 1817-1880, as well as the records of the vestry council of the Church of the Holy Apostles in Oneida, Wisconsin, kept by Peter Bread and Archiquette, 1881-1906.
John Archiquette (1847-1923)
John Archiquette (1847-1923) was a prominent member of the Oneida Tribe of Indians of Wisconsin. He was a veteran of the American Civil War; a captain of the Oneida Indian police force; a vestryman and warden of the Church of the Holy Apostles in Oneida, Wisconsin; and a member of the Oneida National Brass Band.
Oneida Tribe of Indians of Wisconsin
The Oneida Tribe of Indians of Wisconsin is a sovereign nation comprised of Oneida Indians who relocated from central New York state to eastern Wisconsin in and around Green Bay from 1823 to 1841.
Holy Apostles Episcopal Church in Oneida, Wisconsin
The Holy Apostles Episcopal Church in Oneida, Wisconsin, is a mission congregation of the Episcopal Diocese of Fond du Lac founded in 1825. The church was originally named Hobart Episcopal Church for John Henry Hobart (1775-1830), the third Episcopal bishop of New York (1816-1830).
- Archiquette, John, 1847-1923
- Bread, Peter, b. 1845
- Church records
- Church records and registers -- Wisconsin -- Oneida
- Diaries
- Episcopal Church -- Wisconsin -- Oneida
- Holy Apostles Episcopal Church (Oneida, Wis.)
- Indians of North America -- Wisconsin
- Oneida (Wis.)
- Oneida Indians
- Oneida Tribe of Indians of Wisconsin
- Oneida Tribe of Indians of Wisconsin -- Religion
- Powless, Joseph O., d. 1868
- Registers of births, etc. -- Wisconsin -- Oneida Reservation
- Title
- Guide to the John Archiquette Collection
- Author
- by Matthew Daniel Mason
- Date
- April 2011
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English.
Part of the Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library Repository
Location
121 Wall Street
New Haven, CT 06511
Opening Hours
Access Information
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