Willie Boy
Subject
Subject Source: Local sources
Scope Note: LCNAF uses incorrect birth and death dates for Willie Boy based on early 20th century accounts from the Sheriff's posse manhunt participants and news reports at the time. Research by UCR Prof Cliff Trafzer, published in his 2020 book Willie Boy & The Last Western Manhunt, brings to light more accurate dates based on the histories of local Indigenous communities.
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
Harry W. Lawton collection on Willie Boy
Collection
Identifier: MS-152
Abstract
This collection is comprised of correspondence, photographs, research notes, newspaper clippings, and other materials related to the Willie Boy manhunt of 1909. Topics include the Willie Boy manhunt, Harry W. Lawton's book, Willie Boy: A Desert Manhunt, the motion picture, Tell Them Willie Boy Was Here, and the legal case concerning the book, The Hunt for Willie Boy: Indian-Hating and Popular...
Dates:
1889-1996, undated
Found in:
Manuscript Collections