This collection includes correspondence, including letters from Gen.
George Crook recommending Bourke for promotions, letters from publishers, and
others to and from Bourke relating to his writing and military experiences.
Collection Number:
AZ 347
Repository:
University of Arizona Libraries, Special Collections
University of Arizona
PO Box 210055
Tucson, AZ 85721-0055
Phone: 520-621-6423
Fax: 520-621-9733
URL: http://speccoll.library.arizona.edu/
Biographical Note
John Gregory Bourke was a U.S. Army soldier, ethnologist, and
author.
Scope and Content Note
This collection includes correspondence, including letters from Gen.
George Crook recommending Bourke for promotions, letters from publishers, and
others to and from Bourke relating to his writing and military experiences.
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John Gregory Bourke papers(AZ 347). Special Collections, University of Arizona Libraries.
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General George Crook: Generals Orders no. 14. Typewritten,
regarding 2nd Lt. John Bourke and the Apache Campaign, Prescott, Arizona
Territory.
, April 9,
1873
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General George Crook to Secretary of War: Typewritten
recommendation of Bourke for appointment to Inspector General's Corps, Whipple
Barracks, Arizona Territory.
, March 15,
1885
1
1
E. A. Snow to President of the United States, Grover
Cleveland: Typewritten recommendation of Bourke for appointment to Inspector
General's Corps, Washington, D. C.
, January 17,
1888
1
1
General George Crook to President of the United States,
Grover Cleveland: Typewritten recommendation of Bourke as Major and Inspector
General, Omaha, Nebraska.
, January 24,
1888
1
1
General George Crook to Bourke's daughter: "Warmest thanks
for your kind congratulations and wishes," etc., Omaha, Nebraska.
, April 15,
1888
1
1
John Bourke and W. H. Lowdermilk & Co.: Agreement
regarding selling of "Scatalogic Rites of All Nations" at $3.50, Washington D.
C.
, March 6
1891
1
1
W. C. Brownell of Scribner's Sons to John Bourke: Regarding
distribution of copies of
On the Border with Crook, New York.
, December 9,
1891
1
1
W. W. Rockhill to John Bourke: Regarding Bourke's
responsibility for the exhibit "La Rabida" at the World's Columbian Exposition,
Chicago?
, September 4,
1893
1
1
Hamlin Russell of the
St. Louis Chronicle to John Bourke:
Regarding past military experiences together and the death of a mutual friend
and officer, St. Louis, Missouri.
, January 19,
1894
1
1
Author John Hittell to John Bourke: Comments on Bourke's
writings and his own, San Francisco.
, April 22,
1894
1
1
Author Thomas H. Wilson to John Bourke: Request for
information about the Arizona campaign, Ft. Omaha, Nebraska.
, November 30,
1894
1
1
John Bourke to Adjutant General, U. S. A.: Request for
copies of history books for information to help in military situations, Ft.
Ethan Allen, Vermont. Request denied on verso.
, June 12,
1895
1
1
John ? to Bourke's wife (?): Regarding a forthcoming visit
and his own wife's illness, Philadelphia.
, December 6,
1897
1
1
T. H. Stanton to Mrs. Bourke: Regarding an unidentified
book.
, No
date