Alan R. Woolworth

Alan R. Woolworth (August 19, 1924 – August 13, 2014) was an American archaeologist known for his career at the Minnesota Historical Society. Most of his career focused on the Indigenous peoples in Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota, and Minnesota. At 19, he enlisted in the army. He served in the 70th Infantry Division and was stationed in France and Germany where he was wounded. He later served in Czechoslovakia. He received a Purple Heart with an oak leaf cluster and a Bronze Star.

Upon returning from Europe, he attended the University of Nebraska and the University of Minnesota to study archaeology. Woolworth Alan R and W. Raymond Wood. 2000. The Demery Site (39c01) Oahe Reservoir Area South Dakota. Salinas CA: Coyote Press. Woolworth Alan R., John L. Champe and United States Indian Claims Commission. 1974. Ethnohistorical Report on the Yankton Sioux. New York: Garland Pub.

Personal life and death Alan R. Woolworth died on August 13, 2014, shortly before his 90th birthday, in North Memorial Hospital in Minneapolis. Woolworth left behind two daughters and four grandchildren. He was known as a friend to the Sioux Community until his death.