The Diaries of John Gregory Bourke Volume 4: July 3, 1880--May 22, 1881

Acknowledgments

viii Acknowledgments I wish to express my appreciation to the people whose on-going efforts have made this series possible, particularly Ron Chrisman, director, and Karen DeVinney, managing editor, University of North Texas Press, for whom this sometimes seems like an endless project . Special thanks go to Lee Whittlesey, historian of Yellowstone National Park, and author of Storytelling in Yellowstone, who offered invaluable assistance. Mr. Whittlesey not only sorted out the convoluted administration of Yellowstone in its early days, but also cross-referenced the landmarks mentioned in Bourke’s text, with their names and locations in the modern park. The chapters on the Yellowstone visit therefore are much more useful to the reader than they would have been without his efforts. Such is the assistance I have always received from representatives of the National Park Service. At the United States Military Academy Library, West Point, New York, Susan Lintelmann, manuscripts curator, and Herbert LaGoy, archives technician, Special Collections and Archives Division, provided supplemental information on Bourke and his service as a cadet at the Academy. As I have stated in previous volumes, Bourke often scribbled field notes, and then transcribed them to a formal journal. These transcribed journals, in some cases written much later, form the basis of the manuscript volumes in the West Point Library. Sometimes the original field notes are also included in the subvolumes, but in other cases they are not. One of the original volumes of field notes, concerning Bourke’s work among the Navajo, Zuni, and Hopi, is held in the Special Collections of the University of Arizona Library, Tucson. I was made aware of this by Louis A. Hieb of Seattle, who formerly headed Special Collections. Scott Cossel, currently with Special Collections, provided me with a copy. Thus I was able to compare the original with Bourke’s later transcription in West Point, and together they form the basis of Chapters 19–21 of this volume. I have discussed this further in the introduction to this volume. I greatly appreciate the help of both Mr. Hieb and Mr. Cossel. Here I should point out that upon learning of this volume in Arizona, I made ix inquiries with major libraries throughout the country to determine if there are others known outside the West Point collection, and so far have found none. Thanks to the administration of South Texas College, McAllen, Texas, Dr. Shirley A. Reed, president; Juan Mejía, vice president for instruction; Shirley Ingram, director of Human Resources; Dr. Margaretha Bischoff, dean, Liberal Arts and Social Sciences; and Dr. Christopher Nelson, chairman, Department of History and Philosophy , who have provided latitude and encouragement for this project. For this volume, which was disrupted by a serious illness, I want to thank all my friends and colleagues for their continued support and encouragement. On that subject, I wish to acknowledge the efforts of Dr. Todd A. Shenkenberg, Dr. Ramon Argüelles, Dr. Eduardo Flores, Dr. Eric Taylor, Dr. Stanley Sy, Dr. Ruben Lopez, and Dr. William Heins. Since the inception of this series, Robert Wooster has patiently gone over each volume, raising points, offering constructive criticism , and providing useful references on matters that were not clear, or that he felt should be developed more. For that reason, this volume is dedicated to him, with gratitude. Thanks also to Paul Hedren for his helpful comments on the manuscript for this volume, and his encouragement throughout all my projects. This page intentionally left blank. ...