Title: Henry P. Hamilton Papers
Inclusive Dates: 1887-1918

Creator:

• Hamilton, Henry P., 1862-1919

Call Number: Wis Mss EL

Quantity: 1.2 c.f. (6 archives boxes)

Repository:

Wisconsin Historical Society, Division of Library, Archives, and Museum Collections

Archival Locations:

Wisconsin Historical Society (Map)

COLLECTION MAY BE STORED OFF-SITE: see catalog entry to request materials and for additional information.

Abstract:

Papers of Hamilton, a Two Rivers, Wisconsin, amateur archeologist of note, consisting of his archeological correspondence, 1887-1918, chiefly with farmers, dealers, and other possessors of items which he desired for his famous collection of native Indian copper implements, stone axes, arrows, and spears. The letters throw light on the market price of such relics, forgeries, and the activities of other collectors and the Wisconsin Archeological Society.

Language: English

URL to cite for this finding aid: http://digital.library.wisc.edu/1711.dl/wiarchives.uw-whs-wis000el

 ↑ Bookmark this ↑

 ↑ Bookmark this ↑

In his capacity as vice president of the Hamilton Manufacturing Company of Two Rivers, Wisconsin, and Rahway, New Jersey, makers of printer's furniture and wood type, Henry P. Hamilton became financially successful and was able to gather together the nation's greatest collection of native copper implements. The majority of his specimens were obtained from eastern Wisconsin, although a great many of the arrowheads came from Oregon and Washington.

Three volumes containing an inventory of his collection are filed in the State Historical Society of Wisconsin Museum where the collection itself is also housed.

Acquisition Information

Presented by Henry P. Hamilton, April 1, 1920.

Box   1	1887-1897, May
Box   2	1897, June-1900, June
Box   3	1902, July-1906
Box   4	1907-1910, April
Box   5	1910, May-1913, March
Box   6	1913, April-1918