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CREEK (AND EUCHEE) NATION MANUSCRIPT COLLECTIONS 

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Checote, Samuel (1819-1884)
Printed materials 1867-1886
.25 foot

Indian chief. Typescripts of messages (1875-1883) of Checote, first principal chief of the Creek Nation under the Muskogee Constitution of 1867, to the House of Kings and Warriors; newspaper editorials (1872-1883) on Checote and George W. Grayson from the Vindicator and the Cherokee Advocate, along with a biographical sketch (1926) of Checote.
View the Samuel Checote Collection Inventory

 

Choska Trading Company Collection
Records 1902-1907
2 items

Trading company. Ledgers (1902-1907) recording the daily commerce of the Choska Trading Company, a general merchandise store which operated in the Creek Nation villages of Choska, and Porter, Indian Territory.
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Coachman, Ward
Printed materials 1877-1878
3 items

Indian chief. Typescripts of messages (1877) and an editorial (1878) concerning an attempt to unite Creek political factions, and to promote the Creek constitution of 1867.
View the Ward Coachman Collection Inventory

 

Creek Nation Collection
Papers 1849-1943
.33 foot

Indian tribe. Court decisions, treasury warrants, and related legal documents (1868-1900); correspondence (1873-1898); and typescripts of newspaper articles (1849-1943); all relating to land, institutions, and the affairs of the Creek Nation, Indian Territory. Correspondents include Samuel Checote, Ward Coachman, Joseph M. Perryman, and Isparecher.
View the Creek Nation Collection Inventory

 

Grayson Family Papers
Papers 1834-1919
1 foot

Family collection. Correspondence (1834-1919) regarding Creek Indian history, including tribal politics, tribal factionalism, the Green Peach War, sale of Creek lands in Alabama, removal, allotment of land, and related administrative matters. Correspondents include George W. Grayson, Washington Grayson, Pleasant Porter, Return J. Meigs, Samuel Checote, James A. Garfield, and Dennis W. Bushyhead.
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Harjo, Lochar (d. 1879)
Printed materials 1875-1879
5 items

Indian chief. Typescripts of newspaper articles (1875-1879) of Harjo's inaugural speech as principal chief of the Creeks, on governmental affairs during his administration, and, subsequently, on his impeachment.
View the Lochar Harjo Collection Inventory

 

Isparhecher (1828-1902)
Printed material 1884-1908
.25 foot

Indian chief. Typescripts of letters (1891-1898); speeches (1884-1898); editorials (1896-1906); and biographical accounts (1903-1908), all relating to Isparhecher while a principal chief of the Creek Nation on subjects such as tribal factionalism, finance, land titles, and related government affairs.
View the Isparhecher Collection Inventory

 

Latty, James Monroe (1861-1937)
Papers 1898
3 items

Farmer. A letter (1898), with typescript copies, by James M. Latty of Muskogee, Indian Territory, to his brother in Idaho, describing his intention to move west so that his children would receive a better education. Latty lived in the Creek Nation.
View the James Monroe Latty Collection Inventory

 

McIntosh, Roley Cub (b. 1858)
Printed materials 1835-1928
.10 foot

Indian chief. Typescripts of a speech to the Comanche and Wichita nations (1835), and the Creek Nation (1898); of McIntosh's message to the Creek Nation (1898); of newspaper articles (1871-1907) regarding McIntosh; and a biographical sketch (1928) of McIntosh.
View the Roley Cub McIntosh Collection Inventory

 

Mitchell, (Mrs.) Alfred
Printed materials 1895-1910
1 foot

Collector. Typescripts of articles (1895-1910) and poems (1901-1907) written by the Creek Indian poet Alex Posey. The articles include information on Posey's actions while he was a member of the Dawes Commission, the opposition to allotment by the Snake Clan of Creek Indians, and Creek Indian opposition to Oklahoma statehood.
View the Mrs. Alfred Mitchell Collection Inventory

 

Opothleyaholo Collection
Manuscript 1928
1 item

Indian chief. A biographical typescript (1928) commenting on Opothleyaholo's mistrust of white men.
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Perryman, Joseph M. (1833-1896)
Papers 1883-1901
.10 foot

Indian chief. Typescripts of newspaper articles (1883-1901), including editorials, proclamations, and reports relating to Perryman, principal chief of the Creek Nation, his term of office, 1884-1888, and his service as a delegate from the Creek Nation to the Indian International Council.
View the Joseph M. Perryman Collection Inventory

 

Perryman, Legus Chouteau
Papers 1887-1907
.33 foot

Indian chief. Typescripts of newspaper articles (1887-1907) relating to Perryman as a principal chief of the Creek Nation, the Dawes Commission, Perryman's ouster from office in 1895, and his involvement with a plan for Creek Indians to emigrate to Mexico in 1905.
View the Legus Chouteau Perryman Collection Inventory

 

Porter, Pleasant (1840-1907)
Papers 1871-1902
1.66 feet

Indian chief. Typescripts of correspondence (1894-1901); speeches (1893-1907); and newspaper articles (1871-1902) relating to Porter as a principal chief of the Creek Nation and president of the Sequoyah Convention, the allotment of lands by the Dawes Commission, the termination of tribal government, and the movement for separate statehood for Indian Territory.
View the Pleasant Porter Collection Inventory

 

Sapulpa (Oklahoma) Euchee Boarding School Collection
Records 1915-1918
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U.S. Indian Service school. Ledgers (1915-1918) recording supplies used by the school, along with the number of teachers and students in attendance.
View the Sapulpa (Oklahoma) Euchee Boarding School Collection Inventory

 

Shumard, Evelyn H.
Papers 1898-1939
2 feet

Collector. Minutes (1898-1902) of the city council of Sapulpa, Indian Territory; diaries (1915) of Evelyn Shumard; short manuscripts (n.d.) by Shumard entitled "Outlaws," "The Parade," The Spirit of Tulsa," "My Life," and "Oklahoma;" scrapbooks (n.d.) by Marion, Alice, and Gordon Shumard on various topics including "An Early History of Sapulpa," and memorabilia (n.d.) from schools attended by the Shumards. Sapulpa was in the Creek Nation before Oklahoma statehood.

 

Tiger, Moty (b. 1840)
Printed materials 1899-1931
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Indian chief. Typescripts of newspaper articles (1899-1931) relating to the change in status of the Creek Nation, and the role of Tiger, its first principal chief after the amalgamation of Indian Territory into Oklahoma.
View the Moty Tiger Collection Inventory

 

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