Mary Collins family papers
Contributors: South Dakota State Archives
Publisher: South Dakota State Archives, Tourism & State Development, Cultural Heritage Center
Published: 2004
Place of publication: Pierre, SD
Language: eng
Format: [microform]
Subjects: Dakota Indians; Missions; Correspondence; Women missionaries
Notes: Title from microfilm certificate of authenticity.

Mary Clementine Collins was a prominent female Congregational missionary to the Lakota between 1875 and 1910. Her personal papers contain genealogical material, an autobiography in her own hand, ordination papers, her will, and a certificate appointing her postmaster. The family and mission-related correspondence is most extensive for the 1880s and 1900s. Correspondents include the American Missionary Association, the Department of the Interior (Indian Service), and the Indian Rights Association. Voluminous writings by Collins, in both English and Dakota as well as many photographs and drawings are also part of this collection.