The papers of Will Rogers
By: edited by Arthur Frank Wertheim and Barbara Bair.
Contributors: Wertheim, Arthur Frank, 1935-; Bair, Barbara, 1955-
Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press
Published: 1996
Place of publication: Norman
Language: eng
Number of pages: 544
Subjects: Rogers, Will, 1879-1935 -- Archives; Rogers, Will, 1879-1935 -- Correspondence; Performing arts -- United States -- History -- 20th century -- Sources
Description: "In these journals, Colonel Richard Irving Dodge, a well-known chronicler of western history and an authority on Plains Indians, provides an important account of conditions in Indian Territory from 1878 to 1880, a period of rapid transition.".

"The Cheyenne-Arapaho reservation in present-day western Oklahoma was the center of Dodge's activity. His writings offer a firsthand record of the 1878 retreat of the Northern Cheyenne, the conditions endured by Indians who remained on the reservation, and the jurisdictional conflicts between Army personnel and representatives of the Office of Indian Affairs.".

"These journals also provide insight into Dodge's character, with reports of his official duties as a military man and of several landmark events in his family life. Extensive commentaries and notes by Wayne R. Kime provide further detail, including a history of Cantonment North Fork Canadian River, a six-company post Dodge established and commanded in the region."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Table of contents: title: v. 1. The early years : November 1879-April 1904; title: v. 2. Wild West and vaudeville : April 1904-September 1908; title: v. 3. From vaudeville to Broadway : September 1908-August 1915.