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    • 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,...

    • Native American Manuscripts Collection

    • Western History Collections



    • 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,...

    • Native American Manuscripts Collection

    • Western History Collections



    • 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...

    • Native American Manuscripts Collection

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    • 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).

    • Native American Manuscripts Collection

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    • 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.

    • Native American Manuscripts Collection

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    • 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 Unpublished manuscripts (1951-1975) on western history themes including the Battle of the Washita in 1868, the establishment of Fort Gibson, Indian Territory, and its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...

    • Native American Manuscripts Collection

    • Western History Collections



    • 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...

    • Native American Manuscripts Collection

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    • Indian advocacy organization. Minutes of annual conferences, newsletters, and other publications concerning Indian education, civil rights, tribal council proceedings, and various Indian youth programs.

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    • 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...

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    • Western History Collections



    • 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...

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    • 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...

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    • 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...

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    • 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...

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    • 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...

    • Native American Manuscripts Collection

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    • 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...

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    • 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,...

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    • 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.

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    • 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...

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    • 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...

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    • 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;...

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    • 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.

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    • 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...

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    • 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...

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    • 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...

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    • 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...

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    • 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.

    • Native American Manuscripts Collection

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    • 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...

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    • 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...

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    • 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...

    • Native American Manuscripts Collection

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    • 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...

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    • 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...

    • Native American Manuscripts Collection

    • Western History Collections



    • 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...

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    • 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....

    • Native American Manuscripts Collection

    • Western History Collections



    • 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...

    • Native American Manuscripts Collection

    • Western History Collections



    • 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)...

    • Native American Manuscripts Collection

    • Western History Collections



    • 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.

    • Native American Manuscripts Collection

    • Western History Collections



    • 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...

    • Native American Manuscripts Collection

    • Western History Collections



    • 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...

    • Native American Manuscripts Collection

    • Western History Collections



    • 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...

    • Native American Manuscripts Collection

    • Western History Collections



    • 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...

    • Native American Manuscripts Collection

    • Western History Collections



    • 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...

    • Native American Manuscripts Collection

    • Western History Collections



    • 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...

    • Native American Manuscripts Collection

    • Western History Collections



    • 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;...

    • Native American Manuscripts Collection

    • Western History Collections



    • 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,...

    • Native American Manuscripts Collection

    • Western History Collections
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