Shoshoni Indians-History.

The collection primarily consists of essays and narratives written or collected by John E. Rees about Native Americans in Idaho, with a large portion relating to the Shoshoni tribe. Other topics include: history of Sacajawea, how the town of Emmett was named, Lemhi County, petroglyphs.

Newspaper clippings; summaries of legislation; correspondence with the superintendent of the U.S. Bureau of Indian Affairs, Frell M. Owl; programs from celebrations and conferences; and articles by Lovell; all concerning American Indians.

General information about Indian massacre sites; letters regarding the location and events of a massacre in Southern Idaho, and a short history of the Birch Creek Massacre by Alex Cruikshank.

An account of the Elijah Otter massacre, Sept. 1860.

Correspondence (1889-1906); diaries (1875, 1877); autobiography (1888); scrapbook and newspaper clippings (1892-1915); also includes photographs; journals; notebooks; and manuscript, "Trail of a Gold Seeker, 1863."