Scope and Contents From the Collection: Correspondence 1855-1946: These letters are arranged chronologically and pertain to Hughes's research into historical topics as well as his personal correspondence. The materials contain information about biographical details and other factual information. These letters provide insight into Hughes's research for the History of the Welsh in Minnesota and Mankato: Its First Fifty Years, Dakota and Winnebago Indians, Traverse des Sioux, and the discovery of some Mayer sketches. Letters written...

Scope and Contents From the Collection: Correspondence 1855-1946: These letters are arranged chronologically and pertain to Hughes's research into historical topics as well as his personal correspondence. The materials contain information about biographical details and other factual information. These letters provide insight into Hughes's research for the History of the Welsh in Minnesota and Mankato: Its First Fifty Years, Dakota and Winnebago Indians, Traverse des Sioux, and the discovery of some Mayer sketches. Letters written...

Scope and Contents From the Collection: Correspondence 1855-1946: These letters are arranged chronologically and pertain to Hughes's research into historical topics as well as his personal correspondence. The materials contain information about biographical details and other factual information. These letters provide insight into Hughes's research for the History of the Welsh in Minnesota and Mankato: Its First Fifty Years, Dakota and Winnebago Indians, Traverse des Sioux, and the discovery of some Mayer sketches. Letters written...

Scope and Contents From the Collection: Correspondence 1855-1946: These letters are arranged chronologically and pertain to Hughes's research into historical topics as well as his personal correspondence. The materials contain information about biographical details and other factual information. These letters provide insight into Hughes's research for the History of the Welsh in Minnesota and Mankato: Its First Fifty Years, Dakota and Winnebago Indians, Traverse des Sioux, and the discovery of some Mayer sketches. Letters written...

Scope and Contents From the Collection: Correspondence 1855-1946: These letters are arranged chronologically and pertain to Hughes's research into historical topics as well as his personal correspondence. The materials contain information about biographical details and other factual information. These letters provide insight into Hughes's research for the History of the Welsh in Minnesota and Mankato: Its First Fifty Years, Dakota and Winnebago Indians, Traverse des Sioux, and the discovery of some Mayer sketches. Letters written...

Scope and Contents From the Collection: Correspondence 1855-1946: These letters are arranged chronologically and pertain to Hughes's research into historical topics as well as his personal correspondence. The materials contain information about biographical details and other factual information. These letters provide insight into Hughes's research for the History of the Welsh in Minnesota and Mankato: Its First Fifty Years, Dakota and Winnebago Indians, Traverse des Sioux, and the discovery of some Mayer sketches. Letters written...

Scope and Contents From the Collection: Correspondence 1855-1946: These letters are arranged chronologically and pertain to Hughes's research into historical topics as well as his personal correspondence. The materials contain information about biographical details and other factual information. These letters provide insight into Hughes's research for the History of the Welsh in Minnesota and Mankato: Its First Fifty Years, Dakota and Winnebago Indians, Traverse des Sioux, and the discovery of some Mayer sketches. Letters written...

Scope and Contents From the Collection: Correspondence 1855-1946: These letters are arranged chronologically and pertain to Hughes's research into historical topics as well as his personal correspondence. The materials contain information about biographical details and other factual information. These letters provide insight into Hughes's research for the History of the Welsh in Minnesota and Mankato: Its First Fifty Years, Dakota and Winnebago Indians, Traverse des Sioux, and the discovery of some Mayer sketches. Letters written...

Abstract This collection relates primarily to Thomas Hughes a lawyer in Mankato and a lay historian for south-central Minnesota. The majority of the Hughes collection concerns the history of Blue Earth County, Dakota and Winnebago Indians, steamboating on the Minnesota River, Welsh immigrants in Minnesota, and Traverse des Sioux. A few documents depict aspects of Hughes's legal profession, but the majority of documents, newspapers, and photographs pertain to the region's history. Also, the collection...