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Alley, John
Papers 1890-1940
2.50 feet

University professor. A letter (1912) to Alley from Victor M. Locke, Jr., principal chief of the Choctaws, listing present and former principal chiefs of the Five Civilized Tribes, and discussing the status of the Choctaw government; a four-page manuscript (n.d.) entitled "For the First Time: The True Story of the Last Oklahoma Indian Uprising as Told by the Man Who Put It Down" as related to Alley by Col. Roy V. Hoffman of the Oklahoma National Guard; Hoffman's official reports (1909) concerning the Crazy Snake Rebellion, along with Governor Charles N. Haskell's orders (1909); correspondence (1926-1942) concerning Kingfisher College; documents (n.d.) about the Dalton family; and miscellaneous research notes and professional correspondence (1920-1942) accumulated by Alley as a professor of government.

 

American Indian File Collection
Printed materials 1939-1975
.75 foot

Subject file. Publications (1939-1975) of the Bureau of Indian Affairs and other state and federal government agencies, along with reprints of articles regarding the American Indian. Included in the collection is a report (1970) entitled, "President Nixon's Indian Legislative Program."
View American Indian File Collection Inventory

 

American Indian Institute Collection
Records 1956-2003
44 feet

Indian advocacy organization. Minutes of annual conferences, newsletters, and other publications concerning Indian education, civil rights, tribal council proceedings, and various Indian youth programs.
View American Indian Institute Collection Inventory  

 

Balyeat, Frank Allen (1886-1971)
Printed materials 1774-1960
.33 foot

Educator. Typescripts and notes (1926-1957) regarding Baptist missionaries to the Indians; a history (1960) of schools in Kiowa County, Oklahoma; publications (1953-1957) of the Bureau of Indian Affairs concerning American Indians and Indian education; a booklet (n.d.) on Sequoyah and the Cherokee syllabary; notes and correspondence (1926) concerning Joseph Samuel Murrow and Bacone College; a leaflet (1958) describing El Meta Bond College; and correspondence (1960) concerning Oklahoma post offices.
View the Frank Allen Balyeat Collection Inventory

 

Bass, Althea Leah Bierbower
Papers 1847-ca. 1960
.33 foot

Historian. Essays (1847-1850) written by Sarah Worcester, a daughter of missionaries to the Cherokees, while a student at Mount Holyoke Female Seminary; unpublished manuscripts (ca. 1950-1960) by Althea Bass, entitled "The Inheritance of Alice Robertson," "I Raise This Glass to Jennie," "Harriet Bunce Wright, a Charleston Lady Among the Choctaws," "A Summer Thanksgiving--the Seneca Green Corn Festival," and "Standing Bear of the Ponca Nation," along with correspondence and research notes (ca. 1957) regarding William L. Bear, and his role in the founding of Osborne, Kansas.
View Althea Bass Collection Inventory 

 

Battey, Thomas C.
Papers 1824-1897
.33 foot

Teacher. Battey's diaries (1872-1884) and correspondence with family members (1873-1874) regarding his experience as a teacher of Indians, along with a book (1876) by Battey entitled Life and Adventures of a Quaker Among the Indians and containing substantial manuscript revision.
View the Thomas C. Battey Collection Inventory

 

Bell, Robert E.
Papers 1936-1977
.25 foot

Anthropologist. Correspondence (1949); notes (n.d.); and publications (1948-1951) concerning a field trip headed by Bell in 1949 to the Harlan Site, near Fort Gibson, Cherokee County, Oklahoma. Included in the collection are notes (1950) by Kenneth Orr concerning the Spiro Site in LeFlore County, Oklahoma and minutes (1939-1942), along with related records (1936-1943) of the Oklahoma State Archaeological Society.

 

Belt, Robert V.
Papers 1885-1898
.33 foot

Government employee and attorney. Five letter books (1885-1898) containing correspondence from Belt, an assistant commissioner of Indian affairs, to government officials regarding the administration of federal Indian policy and legal matters of his private law practice.

 

Berry, Virgil (1866-1954)
Papers 1895-1953
.50 foot

Physician. Clippings (1951-1953) of Berry's column in the Okmulgee Daily Times; copies of the American Medical Association delegates handbook and program (1908); and a typescript memoir entitled "Experiences of a Pioneer Doctor in Indian Territory" in which Berry describes his medical practice in Chouteau, Indian Territory, 1890; his experiences as the first physician in Wagoner, Indian Territory, 1891-1898; as a physician to the Seminole tribe, 1898-1901; and as a physician in Wetumka, Oklahoma, 1901-1909, and Okmulgee, Oklahoma, 1909-1947.
View the Virgil Berry Collection Inventory

 

Burdine, C. A.
Papers 1903-1909
.10 foot

Government employee. Letters (1903-1909) from Burdine to his wife describing life in Indian Territory, especially in the town of Tishomingo, and his work as a member of the Dawes Commission.

 

Campbell, John Sidney, Sr. (1875-1961)
Records 1899-1934
8 feet

Businessman. Account ledgers of the Campbell Hardware Store (1909-1934) and the Campbell Funeral Home (1899-1918), both of Fairland, Indian Territory, and Oklahoma. The funeral home ledgers record the names of the deceased persons for whom undertaking services were provided and include some biographical and cause-of-death information.

 

Campbell, Walter Stanley (1877-1957)
Papers 1800-1964
77 feet

Professor. Personal correspondence (1897-1957); correspondence with Campbell's relatives (1822-1896); correspondence with publishers and literary agents (1920-1958); literary manuscripts (ca. 1914-1957); diaries, notebooks, and journals (1901-1926); and business papers (ca. 1925-1959) regarding Campbell's writings on the west, Indians, and Oklahoma, with emphasis on transportation, fortifications, cowboys, wars and battles, criminals and outlaws, and Indian chiefs, along with original Indian art by Carl Sweezy.

 

Carlock, Arlie Ernest (1873-1936)
Papers 1896-1936
3 items

Physician. A news clipping (1896) announcing Carlock's commencement from the Missouri Medical College in St. Louis, Missouri; a letter (1897) from a former classmate regarding the alumni of the class of 1896 and the destruction of the college by fire; and a biographical sketch (1936) of Carlock, detailing his long career as a physician in Indian Territory and Oklahoma, with an account of the establishment of a hospital at Hartshorne, Oklahoma, and the reasons for its failure.

 

Cate, Roscoe Simmons (1876-1954)
Papers 1819-1970
5.33 feet

Indian attorney. Diaries (1939-1949) kept by Cate; manuscripts (1876-1924) in the Creek language; copies of correspondence (1838-1937) in English, signed by officials connected with Indian affairs, including Maj. Gen. Thomas S. Jessup, Opothleyaholo, and Albert Pike; and a compilation of names and locations of Creek towns in Alabama and Oklahoma, along with briefs, trusts, and correspondence, all relating to the court case (1937-1938) concerning the estate of Jackson Barnett, one of Oklahoma's wealthiest Indians.
View R. S. Cate Collection Inventory

 

Chaat, Robert P.
Records 1900-1908, 1939-1948
.10 foot

Clergyman. A minute book (1900-1908) kept by the secretary of the Apache Indian Mission at Fort Sill, Oklahoma; manuscripts (n.d.) concerning the history of the Dutch Reformed church schools, the Comanche Mission, the Warm Springs Apaches, and Indian conversion to Christianity, along with booklets, pamphlets, and newsletters (1939-1948) regarding the history and constitution of the Dutch Reformed Church, and the evils of narcotics.

 

Chaney, Warren P. (b. 1878)
Papers 1864-1935
.10 foot

Government employee. Correspondence (1904-1908); recollections (1955); allotment records (1908); Civil War papers (1864); and published materials (1932-1954) relating to Indian Territory events of the early twentieth century and reflecting Chaney's experiences while traveling through the Choctaw and Chickasaw nations as clerk-in-charge of the Choctaw-Chickasaw allotment division of the Dawes Commission.

 

Chapman, T. Shelby
Records 1895-1911
1 foot

Physician. A typewritten account of the first meeting of the Indian Territory Medical Association in 1899; certificates (ca. 1900); copies of magazines (ca. 1910-1930); three letters (1904) of condolence on the death of Chapman's son; and seven account books (1895-1911) from his medical practice in McAlester, Oklahoma.

 

Collins, Arza Bailey and John D. Arnold
Papers 1907-1936
.75 foot

Government employee. Diaries (1912-1933) kept by Collins recording his travel and activities as a U.S. farmer for the Sac and Fox Indian Agency; correspondence (1924-1929) relating to lease disputes; weekly reports (1922-1925) to the Shawnee Indian agent, and other records (1907-1936) relating to the Sac and Fox and Iowa Indians in Oklahoma.
View the Arza Bailey Collins Collection Inventory

 

Colonial Dames Collection
Papers 1852-1894
1.33 feet

Collector. Correspondence (1859-1862) regarding the Choctaw Indians and Spencer Academy; correspondence (1864-1871) concerning the Omaha Indian mission in Nebraska; correspondence (1861-1864) dealing with the Civil War, and correspondence (1852-1894) from Charles S. Rogers to Mrs. Orlando S. Lee, mostly regarding student life, family illnesses, and duties as a minister.
View the Colonial Dames Collection Inventory

 

Combest, George Marion (1866-1926)
Papers 1899-1927
.10 foot

Physician. A diary (1899) detailing Combest's participation in the Spanish-American War; certificates (1896-1906) of honorable discharge from military service, registration as a physician in Indian Territory, and pension eligibility from previous military service, along with articles (1918-1926) concerning Combest's enlistment into the medical reserve force in 1918, his obituary in 1926, and medals earned during his military career. The collection also includes Combest's unpublished biography (n.d.) entitled "Life and Works of George Marion Combest: Oklahoma Pioneer Medical Doctor" by Christine Combest Millsap.

 

Connelley, William Elsey (1855-ca. 1929)
Papers 1854-1925
2.33 feet

Author. Correspondence (ca. 1923) regarding the Benders of Kansas, and the genealogy of families in Big Sandy Valley, Kentucky; notebooks (ca. 1854-1913) concerning the Civil War, William Quantrill, Indians, linguistics, border wars, Kansas history prior to the 20th century, and the genealogy of families of Big Sandy Valley, Kentucky; clippings (ca. 1855-1900) concerning Indian mythology, legends, and relations with whites, the Civil War within Kansas and adjoining states, as well as other Kansas history; manuscripts (ca. 1902) concerning politics, Indian mythology, folklore, linguistics, and relations with whites, John Brown, William Quantrill, and Kansas history; and pamphlets (1857-1925) concerning politics within and between Indian and white groups, Indian mythology, folklore, linguistics, "Wild Bill" Hickok, and John Brown. The collection also includes diaries (1858-1911) of Connelley, and of George Ela who writes of Kansas farm life, local Indian groups and their linguistics, and his Civil War experiences at Pine Bluff, Arkansas.
View the William Elsey Connelley Collection Inventory

 

Cornish, Melven (b. ca. 1870)
Papers 1876-1940
20 feet

Attorney. Case files (1903-1904) and letterbooks (1900-1905) relating to Choctaw and Chickasaw Indians citizenship claims; dockets (1903-1904) for the central and southern divisions of the U. S. District Court; an account book (1899); and a record book (1876) entitled Proceedings of the Court of Claims, Choctaw Nation, along with clippings (1896-1907) and published court documents (1900-1940) relating to Chickasaw and Choctaw Indian cases represented by the law firm of Mansfield, McMurray, and Cornish in U.S. courts.
View the Melven Cornish Collection Inventory

 

Cruce, Cruce, and Bleakmore Collection
Papers 1899-1935
25 feet

Law firm. Legal documents and correspondence from the Ardmore, Indian Territory, law firms Cruce, Cruce, and Cruce (1899-1901); Cruce, Cruce, and Bleakmore (1901-1912); and Potter and Cruce (1912-1928) reflecting the firm's practice representing Chickasaw Indian citizenship and allotment claims, banking interests, and oil and gas companies. Also in the collection are correspondence and speeches from Lee Cruce's gubernatorial campaign of 1907 and his senatorial campaign of 1930.

 

Dale, Edward Everett (1879-1972)
Papers 1865-1948
80 feet

Historian. Correspondence (1902-1972), student papers (n.d.), theses and dissertations (1932-1933), and personal research materials (1832-1967) regarding the history of Oklahoma, Oklahoma Territory, and Indian Territory, the Indians of North America, and the American southwest; teaching materials used by Dale at Harvard (1913-1920) and the University of Oklahoma (1921-1952); administrative and other files (1936-1941) of the Works Progress Administration's Indian-Pioneer History Project for Oklahoma; U.S. government documents (1897-1957); and presidential papers of University of Oklahoma presidents James Shannon Buchanan (1911-1929) and Stratton D. Brooks (1915-1922).

 

DeKnight, Emma H.
Diary 1886-1892
1 item

Teacher. A diary (1886-1892) kept by DeKnight and relating her experience as a teacher at the Chilocco Indian School and the Oto school at the Red Rock Indian Agency. The diary emphasizes the time DeKnight spent among the Otos and includes a list (1887) of her Oto students.

 

Division of Manuscripts Collection
Papers 1682-1969
4 feet

Subject collection. Letters, reports, publications, and manuscripts reflecting the history of Oklahoma and of its American Indian tribes and nations, including correspondence (1813-1839) from U.S. government officials concerning policy toward the Indians, especially in regard to the Indian removal, and correspondence (1862) from Confederate Army officer Albert Pike in regard to Confederate States of America policy toward the Indians. Also included in this collection is a group of French colonial documents (1682-1794), along with diaries and journals (1770-1877) of travelers on the American frontier. The collection contains material on a variety of topics and researchers are urged to consult the inventory to determine the full scope of the collection's contents.

 

Evans, Arthur W. (b. 1908)
Papers 1816-1968
.66 foot

Collector. Correspondence (1906-1968); certificates (1891-1918); and news clippings (1928-1939) regarding University of Oklahoma president Arthur Grant Evans, federal funding for schools in Indian Territory, the issue of separate statehood for Oklahoma and Indian territories, and Evans's participation in the United States' propaganda effort in World War I; a typescript regarding the history (1816-1831) of the Presbyterian church and missions in the eastern Cherokee Nation; a diary (1887) of A. G. Evans; and original records (1830-1857) of the New Echota Church in the Cherokee Nation as recorded by Samuel A. Worcester, church clerk.

 

Farley, Alan W.
Papers 1833-1966
2.50 feet

Collector. A typewritten manuscript (n.d.) in which Homer W. Wheeler describes his life as a U.S. Army scout; numerous broadsides, newspapers, and handbills (1840-1966) regarding the settlement of Kansas, along with a wide variety of other documents (1833-1965) collected by Farley and relating to the Civil War, settlement of Kansas, Indian battles on the Great Plains with an emphasis on Kansas, and on the history of the west in general.

 

Fisher, Te Ata
Papers 1913-1983
6.50 feet

Performer. Correspondence (1934-1983) to and from Fisher, along with printed materials (1935-1976) she used as resource material for her performances as a storyteller and interpreter of Indian folklore and culture. The collection also includes a scrapbook (1936) of a Scandinavian tour, along with some correspondence (1922-1953) and printed material (1913-1936), mostly reprints, relating to Clyde Fisher, a naturalist and Te Ata Fisher's husband.
View Te Ata Fisher Collection Inventory

 

Fort Gibson Quartermaster Collection
Letterbooks 1879-1890
5 feet

Military post. Correspondence documenting Fort Gibson's significance in carrying out the U. S. government's Indian policy regarding the Indian pacification program following the Civil War. Included in the collection are letters sent (1879-1890), five volumes and one index volume; and registers of letters received (1879-1880 and 1886-1890), two volumes.

 

Hargett, Jay L.
Papers 1792-1935
.66 foot

Collector. Typescripts of correspondence (1816-1870), mostly regarding missionary work among the Choctaw and Cherokee Indians; diaries (1914) recounting travel in the eastern United States and in the Galena, Kansas, area; a students notebook (n.d.) containing class notes, poetry, and miscellaneous notes; an account book (1860s-1890s) recording purchases and daily expenses; and personal correspondence (1894-1902) between Edwin Ludlow writing from Mexico as superintendent of the Mexican Coal and Coke Company and his wife who was residing in Hartshorne, Indian Territory. Correspondents writing about missionary activities include Cyrus Byington, Israel Folsom, David Folsom, Nathaniel Folsom, Peter Pitchlynn, Stand Watie, and Cyrus Kingsbury.
View the Jay L. Hargett Collection Inventory

 

Hatfield, Edna Greer Porter
Papers 1831-1958
1 foot

Collector. Transcripts of interviews (ca. 1930-1958) with pioneers who took part in the 1893 land run into the Cherokee Strip. The interviews contain descriptions of the land run, hardships encountered, sod houses and dugouts, agriculture, religion, schools, and other socio-economic aspects of life in the Cherokee Strip. Township maps showing the location of original settlers in the Cherokee Strip accompany the interviews. The collection also includes historical, religious, social, and anecdotal information about the Indian tribes that lived in the eastern portion of the Cherokee Strip such as the Tonkawa, Kansa (Kaw), and Ponca Indians. Correspondence (1871-1875) and field notebooks (1869-1871) written by Orville Smith and T. H. Barrett during a survey of the Sisseton and Wahpeton Indian reservations in Dakota Territory make up the final part of the Hatfield Collection.
View the Edna Greer Porter Hatfield Collection Inventory

 

Hensley, Claude
Papers 1860-1940
.10 foot

Journalist. Typescripts of correspondence (1879) and memoirs (1860-1874) concerning Quanah Parker; the first telephone in Indian Territory; life at Fort Sill, and Fort Reno, Oklahoma Territory; and the hunting of buffalo; along with an account (1940) by E. H. Linzee describing the development of Oklahoma Territory.

 

Hume, Carlton Ross (1878-1960)
Papers 1838-1948
10.50 feet

Attorney. Personal and business correspondence (1893-1948) relating to Hume's family, his attendance at the University of Oklahoma, his contact with the university as an alumnus, and his law practice as an attorney for the Caddo Indians. Also included are numerous legal documents (1838-1948) relating to Indian claims and the Indians of Oklahoma, the Shirley Trading Post, the Anadarko, Oklahoma, area and the University of Oklahoma.

 

Indian Territory Medical Association Collection
Records 1881-1904
.33 foot

Professional organization. Minute books (1881-1904) recording the proceedings of the Indian Territory Medical Association and a college term paper (1956) regarding the history, origin, and governance of the Indian Territory Medical Association.

 

Jarboe, (Mrs.) W. C.
Manuscript 1890-1913
1 item

Pioneer. In 1913 Jarboe wrote this account of her family's move from Texas into Indian Territory, and their subsequent move to Greer County, Oklahoma. The manuscript contains anecdotes about their experiences with Choctaw and Kiowa Indians, as well as a general description of hardships faced by pioneers.

 

Jones, Lydia Caroline Baggett (1843-1934)
Papers ca. 1900-1988
5 items

Pioneer. Photocopies of Jones's account of pioneer life in early Montague County, Texas, from 1854 to approximately 1867, describing early settlers and raids by Comanche Indians; census returns from 1860 and 1870 for the Jones and Baggett families, taken from Early Records of Montague County, Texas (1982); an obituary (1934) of Jones; a roll of the Nacogdoches (Texas) Mounted Volunteers; and notes (1988) on the genealogy of the Jones and Baggett families.

 

Jordan, Glenn
Printed materials 1860-1977
.50 foot

Historian. Research materials (1860-1977) gathered by Jordan while preparing his dissertation on Joseph S. Murrow and Bacone College, including photocopies of Murrow's diary (1867-1869).
View the Glenn Jordan Collection Inventory

 

Kagey, Joseph Newton (1890-1959)
Papers 1850-1959
.10 foot

Educator. Newspaper clippings (1946-1959) and a history (1954) of the Seneca Indian School; a pamphlet (1950) and booklet (ca. 1951) regarding the history of the Goodland Indian Mission; and an obituary (1959) of Kagey.
View the Joseph Newton Kagey Collection Inventory

 

Kennedy, L. P.
Letter 1887
1 item

Clergyman. A letter (1887) from Judge Isaac C. Parker advising Kennedy as to the legality in Texas of marriages performed in Indian Territory.

 

King, Charles Francis Xavier (d. ca. 1981)
Papers 1960-1975
2 feet

Professor. Unpublished manuscripts (1951-1975) on western history themes including the Battle of the Washita in 1868, the establishment of Fort Gibson, Indian Territory, and its cemetery, and the westward migration of the Cherokees; and lecture notes (n.d.) used by King to teach American, European, and Russian history.

 

Logan, Leonard M. (1891-1974)
Papers 1925-1961
2.50 feet

University professor. Correspondence (1950-1958) with the U.S. Department of the Interior, congressmen, and the U.S. Bureau of Indian Affairs; reports (1956-1963); newspaper clippings (1925-1961) concerning Indian affairs; and manuscripts (1948) by Logan entitled "The Care of Chronic and Convalescent Patients in Oklahoma," and "Norman and Cleveland County, A Resource Inventory."

 

Lovelace, Bryan W.
Papers 1850-1858
.10 foot

Collector. An original journal (1850) kept by Joseph R. Smith of New York, in which he recorded his experiences while on a surveying expedition through Indian Territory. Entries detail the expedition's encounters with hostile Comanches, friendly Osages, severe weather, and hordes of insects. Also included in this collection are photocopies of a legislative document (1858) and a published article (1850), both regarding Creek Nation boundaries.

 

Malone, E. L.
Papers 1904-1905
.10 foot

Oil field worker. Letters (1904-1905) from E. L. Malone to his wife and son, describing oil field life and Oklahoma Territory boom towns.

 

Marriott, Alice (1910- )
Papers 1930-1968
21 feet

Anthropologist. Correspondence (1926-1961); manuscripts (n.d.) of Marriott's books and articles; research notes (n.d.); and printed materials (1930-1968) accumulated by Marriott in the course of her research for her numerous books and articles relating to Indians. Included in the collection are book-length manuscripts entitled "Maria, the Potter of San Ildefonso," "The Ten Grandmothers," "Indian Annie," and the "Valley Below."

 

Marriott-Rachlin Collection
Papers 1963-1975
3 feet

Anthropologists. Correspondence (1963-1975); research materials (1963-1975); and manuscripts (n.d.) of Alice Marriott and Carol Rachlin accumulated during their collaboration on several essays and articles relating to Indian society, mythology, and peyotism.

 

Martin, Richard L. (b. 1847)
Papers 1860-1907
5 items

Rancher and postmaster. Two letter-size tablets containing rough drafts (1860-1907) of Martin's correspondence and a brief account of his experiences in Indian Territory during the Civil War. Some correspondence (1882-1907) concerns land allotment and Indian opposition to Oklahoma statehood.

 

Matthews, Sam P.
Records 1890-1892
.10 foot

Collector. Four criminal-case docket books (1890-1892) from the court of A. D. Matthews, judge of the U.S. Circuit Court, Third Division, Indian Territory. The docket books record the names of defendants, the charges, the verdicts, and the penalties administered.

 

Miller, G. R.
Papers 1908-1936
.10 foot

Collector. Two account ledgers (1908-1920) from a Lawton, Oklahoma, business which sold goods primarily to Kiowa and Comanche Indians. The collection also contains a copy of the Comanche constitution (1936), and lists (1914-1915) of eligible Comanche voters and members of the Kiowa and Comanche tribes.

 

Miller, Robert L.
Papers 1960-1975
4 feet

University employee. Correspondence (1963-1975); reports (1962-1975); and printed materials (1960-1975) relating to Indian rights and Indian education, accumulated by Miller during his tenure as director of the Indian Education Center at the University of Oklahoma's American Indian Institute.

 

Mitchell, Robert Thurston
Papers 1937-1951
.10 foot

Collector. Memoirs (n.d.) of Robert L. Mitchell, a Vinita, Oklahoma, physician; correspondence (1938-1951) concerning the Mitchell family genealogy; newspaper clippings (1946-1951); research notes and materials relating to the Cherokee Nation, missions, education, roads, and schools in Indian Territory; and a typescript of an interview (1937) conducted by James S. Buchanan with Stanley A. Clark.

 

Moore, Robb
Papers 1914-1949
.10 foot

Collector. Typewritten manuscripts (ca. 1949) by Ora Padgett entitled "Thirty-two Years in the U.S. Indian Service," and "The American Reservation," both regarding his experiences in the Indian Service.

 

Moorman, Lewis Jefferson (1875-1954)
Papers 1909-1953
1 foot

Physician. Typescripts of oral history interviews (1936-1937) conducted during the Indian-Pioneer Oral History Project; correspondence (1924-1953) concerning real estate transactions, Moorman's research on tuberculosis and Indian health, and other aspects of his medical career, including connections with the University of Oklahoma School of Medicine; and a stock certificate (1909) from Epworth College of Medicine in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.

 

Morrison, W. D. and James Morrison
Papers 1840-1920
8 feet

Historians. Research notes and related materials (1840-1920) many concerning Choctaw and Chickasaw tribal politics, allotment of lands, and Indian participation in the Civil War, gathered by the Morrisons for the purpose of writing a history of Bryan County, Oklahoma.

 

Morrow, John A. (b. 1875)
Papers 1953-1954
2 items

Physician. Memoirs (1954) of Morrow, recounting his early medical practice (1899-1912) in Indian Territory, and biographical newspaper clippings (1953).

 

Murrow, Joseph Samuel (1835-1930)
Papers 1894-1928
.33 foot

Missionary. Legal documents and papers (1894-1928) relating to J. S. Murrow, his home and school for Indian orphans, and Bacone College. The collection also includes minutes and proceedings (1916-1918) of the Indian Missionary Association, and programs (1912-1921) for meetings of the Deacons and Missionaries Institute of the Cheyenne-Arapaho Baptist churches and of the Oklahoma Indian Baptist Association.

 

Nelson, George (1870-1944)
Papers 1908-1944
1 foot

Interpreter. Personal correspondence (1912-1943); land records (1908-1929) for allotments in the Choctaw and Chickasaw nations; lists (1939-1940) of allotments available for coal leases; files (1933) on government aid given to destitute Indians; and a catechism (n.d.) written in the Choctaw Indian language.

 

Ohoyohoma Club Collection
Records 1925-1959
3.75 feet

Social organization. Scrapbooks (1925-1959) containing photographs, news clippings, programs, and mementos of the Ohoyohoma Club, a McAlester, Oklahoma, women's club that limited it membership to women of Indian descent.

 

Oklahoma Indian Rights Association Collection
Records 1966-1980
11.50 feet

Indian advocacy organization. Records of the association (1966-1980), including correspondence, reports, financial records, and publications of the Oklahoma Indian Rights Association, regarding its involvement in the cause of American Indian civil rights, economic betterment, and the organization's relations with Oklahoma Indian tribes and nations.

 

Parks, Lucile Snider (b. ca. 1894)
Manuscript 1897-1903
1 item

Journalist. A photostatic copy of a typescript (n.d.) by Parks entitled "Prairie Prelude: 1897-1903" in which she describes her childhood and life in Pawnee, Indian Territory.

 

Pierce, Thomas Franklin, Sr. (b. 1867)
Papers 1867-1957
.10 foot

Professor. An autobiographical manuscript (n.d.) that includes Pierce's experiences as an educator in Indian Territory and Oklahoma.

 

Reagle, James, Jr.
Papers 1864-1868
.10 foot

Army surgeon. Correspondence (1866-1868) to and from Reagle regarding personal matters as well as his assignment at Fort Arbuckle, Indian Territory, including some description of Indians with whom he had contact. The collection also contains Reagle's diary (1864-1867) in which he recorded his experiences as a U.S. Army surgeon in Virginia during the Civil War, and his post-war experiences with the U.S. Tenth Cavalry at Fort Arbuckle, including English translations of Chickasaw, Choctaw, and Comanche words, impressions of Indian tribes, and a sketch of a Caddo village.

 

Robertson, Samuel W. (b. 1860)
Papers 1876-1939
.33 foot

Teacher. Correspondence (1876-1931) between Robertson and his parents, mostly regarding family life and mission activities; and an autobiography of Samuel W. Robertson, with biographical information on Robertson's parents, William S. and Ann W. Robertson, the well-known Presbyterian missionaries to the Creek Indians.

 

Ross, Samuel Price (b. 1862)
Papers 1867-1936
.33 foot

Physician. Ledgers (1912-1922) in which Ross recorded patients attended and fees charged; certificates and diplomas (1989-1922) awarded Ross by medical schools, brotherhoods, and the medical board of the Choctaw Nation; and a typescript (1867-1936) of an account by Mrs. Ross of her experiences as the wife of a physician in Indian Territory, describing with detail the social conditions of the area, the state and practice of medicine there, and the lives and customs of its inhabitants.

 

Schmitt, Karl and Iva
Papers 1947-1965
4.50 feet

Anthropologists. Field notes (1947-1951); articles (1947-1965); and other research notes (n.d.) concerning the Schmitts's work among the Wichita Indians, the Caddo, the Pawnee, and other southern plains tribes.

 

Sherrill, Rufus Hansen (1883-1952)
Papers 1926-1930
10 items

Physician. Correspondence (1926-1930) from Indians to Sherrill, a general practitioner in Broken Bow, Oklahoma, asking for medical treatment and medicines.

 

Smith, Micah Pearce
Papers 1930-1936
.10 foot

Historian. Manuscripts (n.d.) written by Smith and entitled "The Seminole Presbyterian Mission," "Dr. Emmet Starr," and "Daniel Collins Home;" research notes (1930-1936) on the Oklahoma towns of Fred, Ninnekah, Chickasha, and Bloomfield, along with a biographical questionnaire relating to Rhoda Gunn Colbert Potts, Daniel Collins, and the Colbert family.
View the Micah Pearce Smith Collection Inventory

 

Society of Friends Collection
Printed materials 1952-1973
.25 foot

Religious denomination. Published reports (1953-1956) of the Society of Friends (Quaker) Committee on Indian Affairs annual meetings; a report (1952) entitled "American Indian Development," by the National Congress of American Indians; annual reports (1972-1973) of Friends Centers in Oklahoma; a checklist (n.d.) of repositories holding Society of Friends records; and related publications by the Society of Friends concerning the church's support of Indian affairs.

 

Stith, Ruth Brewer
Papers 1863-1931
.10 foot

Collector. Correspondence (1911, 1931) relating to the works of Theodore F. Brewer, and short manuscripts by Brewer concerning Methodism in Indian Territory, entitled "The Indians of Oklahoma," "Muskogee Ministerial Association," "Work Among the Indians," "A Historical Sketch of our Work in Oklahoma," "Meeting of the General Board of Education," and "Spaulding Female College." Also included is a manuscript poem (1863) entitled "Red Shiloh," attributed to Brewer, and purportedly written after his participation in the Battle of Shiloh.

 

Timmons, Alice and Boyce
Papers 1892-1982
.33 foot

University employees. Correspondence (1972-1976) and printed materials (1966-1982) relating to American Indian projects in which the Timmonses were interested, such as the Alaska Native Law Project, the North Slope Legal Assistance Project, the American Indian Institute, and the Alaska Legal Services Corporation.

 

Tolleson, William Alfred (1869-1953)
Records 1893-1953
16 feet

Physician. Correspondence (1896-1953) of Tolleson in regard to personal and professional matters including Tolleson's employment as a physician for the Missouri, Kansas, and Texas Railroad; financial papers (1887-1949) of the Tolleson family; lecture notes (1894-1895) recorded by Tolleson while in medical school; newspaper clippings (1925-1942) regarding medicine; and materials from Tolleson's medical practice in Eufaula, Indian Territory, and Oklahoma, including medical equipment and supply catalogs (1928), registers of medical prescriptions given (1929-1937), and patient account and appointment registers (1875-1942). Also in this collection are posters (1895-1898) depicting seventeenth- and eighteenth-century medical practices, and certificates (1948-1949) marking Tolleson's long service to the practice of medicine in Oklahoma.

 

Turnbo, S. C. (b. ca. 1844)
Manuscript 1861-1865
1 item

Confederate soldier. A bound typescript (n.d.) of Turnbo's journal in which he records his personal observations regarding the actions and views of the citizens of Indian Territory and the states of Arkansas, Missouri, and Kansas during the Civil War.
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U. S. District Court Collection: Central District of Indian Territory
Ledger 1903
1 item

Federal court. A ledger (1903) of the court entitled "Abstract of Mortgages, Liens and Deeds of Trust" in which entries regarding these documents were recorded.
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U. S. District Court Collection: Northern District of Indian Territory
Ledger 1897-1900
1 item

Federal court. A prisoner docket book kept by the U.S. marshal, Leo E. Bennett, of the Northern District of Indian Territory, Muskogee, Indian Territory, for the years 1897-1900. The book records prisoners' names, race, age, criminal charge, date received, arresting officer, committing judge, sentence, and dates released.
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U. S. District Court Collection: Western District of Arkansas
Records 1872-1903
.25 foot

Federal court. Correspondence (1872-1903) regarding U.S. District Court business and the adminstration of justice in Indian Territory. The collection includes a legal opinion by Isaac Parker regarding the case of Ex-Parte James E. Reynolds.
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Van Cleave, William E. (b. 1877)
Papers 1926-1940
.25 foot

Physician. Correspondence (1926-1940); manuscripts entitled "Indian Medicine" and "Important Points in the Early Diagnosis of Tuberculosis," by Van Cleave; a biographical sketch of Van Cleave; annual reports (1926-1934) of medical activity at the Choctaw-Chickasaw Sanitorium; issues of the TB Tom Tom newsletter (1933); and newspaper clippings about Van Cleave, the sanitorium, and his work with the Indians at the sanitorium.

 

Walker, Tandy C. (1814-1877)
Printed materials 1877-1929
5 items

Indian statesman. Typescripts of news articles (1877-1929) on the career and death of Col. Tandy C. Walker, the organizer of the first Choctaw-Chickasaw regiment for Confederate Army service.
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Wallace, Cecile Boone
Scrapbook 1957
1 item

Teacher. An ethnobotanical pressbook (1957) compiled by Wallace containing wild plant specimens along with descriptions of their use by Indian tribes.
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Ward, D. C.
Printed material 1889-1939
2 items

Missionary. A typescript of an article (1939) regarding the history of the Cache Creek Indian Mission, located in southwestern Oklahoma, and which ministered to Plains Indian tribes.
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Wardell, Morris L. (1889-1957)
Papers 1921-1956
34 feet

Historian. Correspondence (1921-1956) relating to Wardell's service as a professor of history, and an assistant to the president of the University of Oklahoma, and concerning student affairs, foreign students, curriculum, academic department administration, military training, housing, the University of Oklahoma during World War II, post-war planning, and legislative matters, as well as Wardell's involvement in civic organizations, his teaching, and his publishing activities; reports (1929-1945) from the deans, the personnel department, the registrar's office, and academic departments of the University of Oklahoma; and lecture notes, research materials, and manuscripts relating to the Cherokee Indians, and specifically Wardell's book Political History of the Cherokee Nation, (University of Oklahoma Press, 1938), to the Osage Indians, to historic sites in Oklahoma, and to the history of the west in general.

 

White, Lida
Papers 1891-1952
2.50 feet

Teacher. Correspondence (1891-1952) regarding White's employment, her historical research, her investments in Montana real estate, and personal matters with family and friends; leases and contracts (1936-1947); notebooks (n.d.) containing lecture notes; unorganized research notes (n.d.) entitled "Indian Lore;" and four notebooks containing typescripts of interviews (1934-1942) that White conducted with elderly Indians in Tulsa, Oklahoma, and with early settlers of the Oklahoma City area. In addition to biographical and socio-economic information, the interviews focus on the education of Indians and the establishment of schools in Indian Territory and Oklahoma.

 

Wood, Edwin K.
Papers 1875-1892
.25 foot

Collector. An act (1875) of the Choctaw Nation establishing burglary as a crime; acts (1889-1892) of the Cherokee Nation appointing Elias C. Boudinot II, Thomas M. Buffington, David Rowe, and Richard M. Wolfe as Cherokee delegates to Washington, D.C., along with instructions to address land issues such as the return of Fort Gibson to the Cherokees; requests (1905-1906) for payment of salaries and expenses of the attorneys and special marshal of the Cherokee Nation; a committee report (1889) regarding payment for Cherokee lands given the Osages under the Cherokee Treaty of 1866; and a term paper (n.d.) by Wood entitled "The Indian Treaty Maker."

 

Woodard, Fred Barton (b. 1871)
Papers 1920-1953
.33 foot

Lawyer. Personal and business correspondence (1934-1953), mostly relating to Republican Party politics, with Hamilton Fish and John H. Kane the principal correspondents. Also included are government documents and other published materials (1920s-1940s) regarding American Indians such as hearings before congressional committees on Indian affairs relating to relief of needy Indians (1940); claims of the Shawnee and Delaware tribes (1920s-1936), the Yakima tribe (1939), the Snake or Paiute tribe (1940), and the Wichita and related tribes (1939); restrictions on the lands of the Quapaw Indians (1939); a report (1946) illustrating the reduction in size of the Fort Berthold Indian Reservation; a proposed constitution for the Brotherhood of North American Indians; a tearsheet of a biographical sketch of Charles Journeycake, a chief of the Delaware, written by Woodard in 1943; and publications on Indian lands in general.

 

Works Progress Administration (WPA) Archaeological Survey Project Collection
Records 1937-1942
1.25 feet

Federal project. Reports (1937-1942) submitted by the WPA Archaeological Survey Project of Oklahoma, regarding sites excavated in thirteen counties of Oklahoma and the findings therein. Included are reports entitled "Excavation of Prehistoric Indian Sites."

 

Works Progress Administration (WPA) Historic Sites and Federal Writers' Project Collection
Records 1937-1941
23 feet

Federal project. Book-length manuscripts, research and project reports (1937-1941) and administrative records (1937-1941) generated by the WPA Historic Sites and Federal Writers' projects for Oklahoma during the 1930s. Arranged by county and by subject, these project files reflect the WPA research and findings regarding birthplaces and homes of prominent Oklahomans, cemeteries and burial sites, churches, missions and schools, cities, towns, and post offices, ghost towns, roads and trails, stagecoaches and stagelines, and Indians of North America in Oklahoma, including agencies and reservations, treaties, tribal government centers, councils and meetings, chiefs and leaders, judicial centers, jails and prisons, stomp grounds, ceremonial rites and dances, and settlements and villages. Also included are reports regarding geographical features and regions of Oklahoma, arranged by name, including caverns, mountains, rivers, springs and prairies, ranches, ruins and antiquities, bridges, crossings and ferries, battlefields, soil and mineral conservation, state parks, and land runs. In addition, there are reports regarding biographies of prominent Oklahomans, business enterprises and industries, judicial centers, Masonic (freemason) orders, banks and banking, trading posts and stores, military posts and camps, and transcripts of interviews conducted with oil field workers regarding the petroleum industry in Oklahoma.

 

Wyatt, Rose Mary Burt (b. 1871)
Papers 1886-1911
.10 foot

Collector. Printed speeches (1911) of Oklahoma senator Robert L. Owen; letters (1938-1943) from Samuel Sandheimer; and letters (1886-1889) from Mother Mary Joseph and Sister Mary Frances Bernard, Wyatt's former instructors at Sacred Heart Mission, Indian Territory. The letters were written from Saint Mary's Academy, at Sacred Heart Mission, Saint Joseph's Convent in Krebs, Indian Territory, and Saint Catharine's Convent in Lehigh, Indian Territory, and are about mission work in those respective locations and throughout Indian Territory.

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