Correspondence, legal documents, and other materials related to the Willie Boy manhunt, including a bone fragment purported to be from Willie Boy [photocopies], 1907-1910, undated

File — Box: 7, Folder: 8

Staff Only

Series Scope and Contents

From the Series:

This series is comprised of photographs, newspaper clippings, and other materials that relate to the Willie Boy manhunt of 1909. The materials include Sheriff Frank Wilson's original report on the event and a scrapbook he created of newspaper clippings related to the event. This series also contains four artifacts from the Willie Boy manhunt, which include three tin cups and a horse stirrup. There is also a bone fragment purported to be from Willie Boy.

Dates

Creation: 1907-1910, undated

Creator

From the Collection: Lawton, Harry W., 1927-2005 (Person)

Languages

From the Collection:

The collection is in English.

Conditions Governing Access

As of October 2022, the bone fragment is not accessible to researchers because it is being consulted on under CalNAGPRA and NAGPRA as required by state and federal law.