Inventory of the Charles Cleaves Daniels Papers, 1843-1945

Collection Number 3630


Manuscripts Department, University Library of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Collection Information


Contact Information:
Manuscripts Department
CB#3926, Wilson Library
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, NC 27514-8890
Phone: 919/962-1345
Fax: 919/962-3594
Email: mss@email.unc.edu
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Descriptive Summary

Repository
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection.
Creator
Daniels, Charles Cleaves, 1864-1951.
Title
Charles Cleaves Daniels Papers, 1843-1945.
Call Number
3630
Language of Materials
Materials in English
Extent
22 items (0.5 linear feet).
Abstract
Daniels, North Carolina and New York City lawyer, brother of Josephus Daniels, worked for the United States government during the 1890s in connection with the protection of Indian lands from fraud in Wyoming, Utah, Connecticut, and Oklahoma, and later in Minnesota and New York. Chiefly writings by Daniels, including part of a book about Wyoming, emphasizing particularly his opposition to control by cattle barons; reminiscences of his life in North Carolina and the West; and articles about North Carolina, western, legal, and business topics, written chiefly in the spirit of trust-busting. Also included are two letters concerning the affairs of the Chippewa (Ojibwa) Indians in Minnesota; family reminiscences by Frank Arthur Daniels (1858-1939); and childhood reminiscences by Mary Cleaves Seabrook Daniels (1835-1923), mother of Josephus Junior, Charles C., and Frank A. Daniels.


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Administrative Information

Acquisitions Information
Gift 1963
Processing Information
Processed by: SHC Staff
Encoded by: Noah Huffman, December 2007
Additional Descriptive Resources
A more complete finding aid for this collection is available at the Southern Historical Collection.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], in the Charles Cleaves Daniels Papers, #3630, Southern Historical Collection, The Wilson Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Copyright Notice
Copyright is retained by the authors of items in these papers, or their descendants, as stipulated by United States copyright law.
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Online Catalog Headings

These and related materials may be found under the following headings in online catalogs.

Children--North Carolina--Social life and customs.
Daniels, Charles Cleaves, 1864-1951.
Daniels, Frank A. (Frank Arthur), 1858-1939.
Daniels, Mary Cleaves Seabrook, 1835-1923.
Family--North Carolina--Social life and customs.
Indians of North America--Minnesota--History.
Lawyers' writings.
Lawyers--North Carolina--History--19th century.
Lawyers--West (U.S.)--History--19th century.
North Carolina--Economic policy.
North Carolina--Social life and customs.
Ojibwa Indians--History.
Reformers--United States--History.
West (U.S.)--Economic policy.
West (U.S.)--Social life and customs.
Wyoming--History.
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Related Material

Josephus Daniels (#203), Southern Historical Collection, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
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Biographical Note

Daniels, North Carolina and New York City lawyer, brother of Josephus Daniels, worked for the United States government during the 1890s in connection with the protection of Indian lands from fraud in Wyoming, Utah, Connecticut, and Oklahoma, and later in Minnesota and New York.

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Collection Overview

Chiefly writings by Daniels, including part of a book about Wyoming, emphasizing particularly his opposition to control by cattle barons; reminiscences of his life in North Carolina and the West; and articles about North Carolina, western, legal, and business topics, written chiefly in the spirit of "trust-busting." Also included are two letters concerning the affairs of the Chippewa (Ojibwa) Indians in Minnesota; family reminiscences by Frank Arthur Daniels (1858-1939); and childhood reminiscences by Mary Cleaves Seabrook Daniels (1835-1923), mother of Josephus Junior, Charles C., and Frank A. Daniels.