McAlester, James J., 1841-1920

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Geologist. Correspondence (1914-1941) regarding personal matters, and Oklahoma place names and geology; published and unpublished manuscripts (1907-1946) regarding Oklahoma history, place names and geology; reviews (n.d.) of Gould's works; poetry (n.d.) by Gould; speeches (n.d.) delivered by Gould; and newspaper clippings (1900-1946) regarding Gould's life and works.

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Legislation, laws and resolutions (1896-1910) of the Choctaw Nation; typescripts of newspaper articles (1868-1936) concerning elections, allotment of tribal lands, and the Dawes Commission; and four ledgers containing the journals and minutes (1902-1911) of the Choctaw National Council.

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Indian Chief. Correspondence (1890-1916) to and from McCurtain and his personal secretary, George W. Scott, regarding the Choctaws' claims against the United States, and separate statehood for Indian Territory, including letters from Chiefs of other major Indian tribes in the Territory; maps of railroad rights-of-way and towns in the Choctaw Nation (1876-1908), published by its general council; publications (1896-1913) by various political parties and citizens groups in the Choctaw Nation; publications (1892-1916) of the U.S. government regarding mineral rights of the Choctaw Nation and Indian Territory; and personal journals of McCurtain. Green McCurtain Photograph Collection also in repository.

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Businessman and state official. Correspondence (1888-1914); store ledgers (1874-1950); daybooks (1888-1926); inventory books (n.d.); cash books (1886-1925) and other records from the J.J. McAlester Mercantile Company in McAlester, Indian Territory.

Black and white original prints of Sudie McAlester Barnes, J.J. McAlester, McAlester, Oklahoma, and railroad locomotives. Sudie McAlester Barnes Manuscript Collection also in repository.

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Collector. Lecture notes (1859–1866) and theological books (1797–1866) of H. R. Schermerhorn, seminary student and, later, Indian Territory missionary; personal land records (1908–1917), including land deeds from the Choctaw and Chickasaw Nations and unallotted land deeds signed by Chickasaw governor Douglas H. Johnston and Choctaw principal chief Victor M. Locke, Jr.

Black and white original prints of Sudie McAlester Barnes, J.J. McAlester, McAlester, Oklahoma, and railroad locomotives. Sudie McAlester Barnes Manuscript Collection also in repository.

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A diary (1880's) kept by Barnes while attending Baird College in Clinton, Missouri; along with letters to the Dawes Commission and the Choctaw Commissioners, from J.J. McAlester, founder of McAlester, Oklahoma, and a prominent figure in Territorial politics.

Black and white original prints of Sudie McAlester Barnes, J.J. McAlester, McAlester, Oklahoma, and railroad locomotives. Sudie McAlester Barnes Manuscript Collection also in repository.