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University of Oklahoma Libraries Western History Collections OTHER NATIVE AMERICAN MANUSCRIPT COLLECTIONS Snow, Jerry Whistler Papers 1893-1915 2 feet Collector. Correspondence (1893-1915) to and from members of the Whistler family regarding life in Oklahoma Territory, describing a first ride in an automobile, sicknesses and quarantines, floods, Sac and Fox Indian dances and customs, the Sac and Fox Indian Agency and its agent, Lee Patrick, the Chilocco Indian School, wild west shows, Christmas traditions, and Independence Day celebrations. Correspondents include Maude Mayes Whistler, Pearl Mayes Whistler, and Gertrude Nadan. BX1 Correspondence FF1 Mayes to Maude: July Fourth festivities, school, consumption, saw mill, robberies, the Kickapoo Opening, the Indian Agency, typhoid, flooding, and the Chandler Bank Robbery. 1893-1898 FF2 Bee to Maude: Sac & Fox Indian girls, masquerade party, education, and Miss Reel, the superintendent of all the Indian schools. 1898-1899 FF3 Maude to Bee: Mission, smallpox, because of which the agency was under quarantine enforced by men and guns, squaw dance, and an abortion. 1898-1900 FF4 Bee to Maude: Sac & Fox Indians, quarrel between normal and commercial school factories. 1891-1900 FF5 Mayes to Maude: Whooping cough, Haskell under quarantine, pension papers, President McKinley, and Dennis Flynn, the Territory of Oklahoma's delegate to Congress. 1900 FF6 Bee to Maude: "Magic Lantern and Moving Picture Show," and the Lake Superior Indian Commission. 1900 BX2 Correspondence FF1 Maude to Bee: Medicine dance, Indian Service. 1900 FF2 Mayes to Maude: Smallpox, causing the school to close, and Grand Army of the Republic Week. 1901
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Collection | Snow, Jerry Whistler |
Tribe | Other Native American |
Description | Collector. Correspondence (1893-1915) to and from members of the Whistler family regarding life in Oklahoma Territory, describing a first ride in an automobile, sicknesses and quarantines, floods, Sac and Fox Indian dances and customs, the Sac and Fox Indian Agency and its agent, Lee Patrick, the Chilocco Indian School, wild west shows, Christmas traditions, and Independence Day celebrations. Correspondents include Maude Mayes Whistler, Pearl Mayes Whistler, and Gertrude Nadan. |
Date | 1893-1915 |
Is Part of | Native American Manuscripts Collection |
Special Collection | Western History Collections |
Rights | University of Oklahoma Libraries Western History Collections |
Language | English |
Type | Text |
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