South Dakota State Archives Manuscript Collections Remington Schuyler Collection (H87-030, H87-031, H87-032, H87-033, H87-034) Finding Aids Remington Schuyler’s stories and illustrations of the American West were printed in hundreds of magazines throughout the 1920s and 1930s. A student of Howard Pyle and a contemporary of N. C. Wyeth, Schuyler influenced the American public’s image of cowboys and Indians. As a young man, Schuyler grew restless and left college for South Dakota’s Rosebud Indian Reservation in 1903. His brief experiences as a ranch hand on the E-Bar Ranch and as a clerk at a trading post provided inspiration for his art and stories for the remainder of his life. During his long career, Schuyler shared his visions of the West with the readers of popular magazines as well as with generations of Boy Scouts. His compositions and art frequently decorated the cover of Boy’s Life and Scouting. Inside, his “Old Timer” column reflected the lessons learned in his days on the Rosebud. Remington Schuyler was an internationally known artist and writer who incorporated western themes, including: Native American, cowboys, and ranch life into his artwork. The collection is a compilation of his personal files including artwork and various research notes held at the South Dakota State Archives. H87-30 Remington Schuyler Collection This collection consists of 5 boxes of papers, photographs and art work relating to the personal life, business transactions relating to his art work, activities with the Boy Scouts of American, and the research notes of Schuyler’s biographers Henry and Jean Hamilton. Remington Schuyler was an internationally know artist and writer. Box 5191 (Box 1 of 5) Folder 1: Advertising. First American Fire Insurance, Illustration “The Road to Those Below,” Illustration Official Scout Shoes, Illustration Mercurochrome, Illustration (used twice) “The Tracker,” Illustration, Boy’s Life, January, 1926 (2 copies) Flyer for The Red Barn 1944 Christmas card The Crows Nest, Illustration Edna’s Antique Shop, Illustration Letterhead for Swinger Farm (2 copies) Folder 2: Art Business Letters. January 25, 1907, Chas. Hincke to Remington Schuyler April 12, 1911, Clark Nissler to Remington Schuyler November 28, 1911, John Thompson to Remington Schuyler February 18, 1919, Charles Grant Miller to Remington Schuyler March 10, 1919, Charles Grant Miller to Remington Schuyler May 25, 1920, Gertrude Brinckle to Remington Schuyler October 6, 1921, (?) to Remington Schuyler, (Wilmington Society of Fine Arts) January 24, 1923, (?) to Remington Schuyler (The Literary Digest). April 4, (?), Euphemia V. Renselaer Wyatt to Remington Schuyler February 13, 1923, (?) to Remington Schuyler ( Social Film Service) (?), Bill Adams to Remington Schuyler September 10, 1923, Philip Welch to Remington Schuyler December 18, 1923, Campbell & Leonart to Doubleday Page & Co., re: Remington Schuyler January 17, 1924, Hewitt Howland to Herbert Baker, re: Remington Schuyler Illustrations March 17, 1924, Joseph Bushnell Ames to Remington Schuyler March 17, 1924, William Levere to Remington Schuyler April 5, 1924, (?) to Remington Schuyler (Doubleday) May 2, 1924, Don R. Almy to Remington Schuyler May 27, 1924, W. C. Levere to Remington Schuyler June 2 1924, W. C. Levere to Remington Schuyler October 29, 1924, A. Page Cooper to Remington Schuyler January 13, 1925, Anne Sherman Monroe to Remington Schuyler April 29, 1925, A. Bittner to Remington Schuyler December 28, 1925, Arthur Wakeling to Remington Schuyler December 29, 1925, William Levere to Remington Schuyler July 19, 1926, Herbert Stone to Remington Schuyler August 9, 1926, Sydney Rowland to Remington Schuyler June 17, 1927, (?) memo on “Billy West” stories (?), Bruce Bennett to Remington Schuyler July 20, 1927, Bruce Bennett to Remington Schuyler August 25, 1927, D. McIlwraith to Remington Schuyler March 6, 1928, Leah Sewell to Remington Schuyler July 19, 1928, Jim Elliott to Remington Schuyler July 19, 1928, Ben Jennings to Remington Schuyler (April 30, 1989, mmc) 1 July 25, 1928, J. Emerson to Remington Schuyler February 20, 1929, H. G. McIntyre to Remington Schuyler May 1, 1929, Mrs. Hopkins to Remington Schuyler September 8, 1932, F. H. McCown to Mrs. Mills, re: Field & Stream July 17, 1932, Arthur Hanna to Remington Schuyler November 9, 1932, F. C. Coley to Remington Schuyler February 20, 1933, Dorothy McIlwraith to Remington Schuyler February 28, 1933, (?) to Remington Schuyler, (Doubleday, Doran & Co.) March 9, 1933, (?) to Remington Schuyler, (Doubleday, Doran & Co.) February 13, 1933, F. C. Coley to Remington Schuyler March 19, 1933, Thomas Dreier to Francis Coley, re: New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad 10 letters, undated, Emile Horton (?) to Remington Schuyler April 3, 1933, F. C. Coley to Remington Schuyler N. D., postcard, Public Works of Art Project January 16, 1934, Vernon Porter to Remington Schuyler May 1, 1934, Public Works of Art Project to Remington Schuyler, re: final check March 24, 1934, Dorothy Wilmot to Remington Schuyler April 19, 1934, Virginia Drew to Remington Schuyler April 20, 1934, Darien Civic Arts Commitee to Remington Schuyler April 30, 1934, Virginia Drew to Remington Schuyler May 7, 1934, Virginia Drew to Remington Schuyler May 14, 1934, B. H. Van Buren to Remington Schuyler February 6, 1935, F. W. Cooke to Remington Schuyler June 11, 1935, Mrs. Hopkins to Remington Schuyler October 5, 1936, Harold Fowler to John Winterich (NYPD) October 14, 19365, John Winterich to Harold Fowler (NYPD) October 17, 1936, Remington Schuyler to Harold Fowler October 20, 1936, Harold Fowler to Remington Schuyler October 26, 1936, K. E. Rosmussen to American Legion Monthly March 15, 1939, Clark Wissler to Remington Schuyler April 17, 1941, Christian Science Publishing Society to Remington Schuyler June 11, 1941, Remington Schuyler to Fred Peters July 30, 1941, O. B. Evenson to Remington Schuyler February 14, 1944, Henry Donohue to Remington Schuyler February 26, 1944, Carl D. Lane to Remington Schuyler October 19, 1945, Florence Cole to Remington Schuyler January 2, 1946, John A. Stiles to Remington Schuyler February 26, 1946, Harold McCracken to Remington Schuyler June 19, 1946, Mahlon Haines to Remington Schuyler February 15, 1947, John A. Stiles to Remington Schuyler March 3, 1947, Mack (?) to Remington Schuyler January 12, 1948, Allan Macfarlan to Remington Schuyler January 6, 1949, Donald Kennicott to Remington Schuyler March 31, 1949, E. Urner Goodman to Dr. Poling March 31, 1949, Donald Kennicott to Remington Schuyler April 7, 1950, E. Loomis Spriggs to Remington Schuyler May 23, 1950, J. Carl Jourdan to Remington Schuyler April 1, 1952, Noonan Kocian Co. to Remington Schuyler April 11, 1952, Noonan Kocian Co. to Remington Schuyler N.D., S. T. Pope to Remington Schuyler N. D., Carl H. Parlasca to Remington Schuyler (partial) May 16 (?), A. Bittner to Remington Schuyler (?) Remington Schuyler to Martin (?) with notes N. D., Christian Herald notes February 29 (?) Joseph Bushnell Ames to Remington Schuyler, re: illustrations for a book (April 30, 1989, mmc) 2 Clipping featuring “Black Buttes” Folder 3: Art for Family. Peter Van Rensselaer Schuyler birth announcement, 1 full, 1 partial New Year’s card, 1948 New Year’s card, 1949, 2 copies and 1 black and white photo New Year’s card, no date, (Marshall), 1 copy and 1 black and white photo “Peace I Bring You,” 2 cards, no date Folder 4: Art Teaching. Teaching notes on the back of 1949 New Year’s cards List of art courses Program of Norwich Art Association speeches January 18, 1944 letter to Magda Heverman from Remington Schuyler Example of sketch to finished work Daniel Boone notes Indian program for DAR Folder 5: Artists’ Market. News Clippings Westporter Herald, April 29, 1932 Norwalk Hour, April 29, 1932 Westporter Herald, October 4, 1932 Bridgeport Post, November 18, 1933 Artists’ Market sales receipts Folder 6: Big Bend Archaeological Society Presentation, Marshall, MO, March 4, 1952. Transcript of speech, apparently a slide presentation, mostly dealing with Schuyler’s experiences on Rosebud Reservation Folder 7: Boy Scouts: Articles. Scouting, February 1937, pp. 7 and 8 Scouting, May 1934, pp. 11 & 12 Rough draft of article, “Camping” Boys’ Life, “The War Trail of Lost Arrow”, no date Folder 8: Boy Scouts: Eagle Badge Original (Removed to FB99) Folder 9: Boy Scouts: Earliest Drawing, 1910 at Pelham Manor. 1 photo, 1 print Folder 10: Boy Scouts: Indian Lore. April 22, 1949, letter, Remington Schuyler to Harry Tschopik, Jr. “Indian Lore” folder “Indian Lore” cover suggestion “Indian Lore” working copy “Indian Lore” rough draft “Indian Lore” manuscript, edited Suggestions to Cub Leaders on Indian Lore activities for Cubs, no date Inked drawing of feather headdress “How to Make a Hopi Katchina Mask” (proof) Folder 11: Boy Scouts: Letters upon Retirement/Letters of Condolence. Certificate of Retirement, Remington Schuyler (April 30, 1989, mmc) 3 Letters from Boy Scouts of America, Headquarters Staff to Remington Schuyler upon his retirement from active service at the Headquarters offices 6 letters of condolence from various BSA officials to the sons of Remington Schuyler upon his death BSA Memorial Service program The Scout Executive, September 1959 October 17, 1949, letter from T. J. Price to Remington Schuyler Retirement Resolution History of Big Chief War Paint October 7, 1949, Arthur Lusty to Remington Schuyler, re: retirement Folder 12: Boy Scouts: Miscellaneous. 6 scratchboard sketches of Boy Scout camp activities