Sela G. Wright (1795-1875) Papers
Contents of the Papers
The Sela G. Wright Papers consist primarily of Wright's Ojibwe language manuscript, and letters, 1847-66, written by Wright or his relatives. Included are Wright's letters from Red lake, Minnesota, while among the Ojibwe Indians, which are partly written in Ojibwe; letters written while assisting Negroes in the South, 1863-66; a letter containing a description of a sailor's death off Java, 1847; and a letter containing information concerning the funeral services by C.G. Finney for an Oberlin student, 1847.
For the complete description of the Sela G. Wright Papers (RG 30/192), see the following link: http://www.oberlinlibstaff.com/archon/index.php?p=collections/controlcard&id=114
Map of the northern Minnesota area indicating the areas where Oberlinians Sela G. Wright, Frederick Ayers, and others lived and worked with the Ojibway Indians." Courtesy of the Minnesota Historical Society