Coleman Cole Collection

Collection — Box: 1

Identifier: WHC-M-117

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Scope and Contents

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Choctaw Chief. Typescripts of correspondence relating to Choctaw participation in the Indian Union proposal developed in the Okmulgee Council; published speeches; Choctaw Tribal Council proceedings; accounts of Choctaw court cases; and other papers pertaining to intruders, tribal citizenship, and royalties from Choctaw coal lands, all during the period of Cole's tenure as Principal Chief, 1874-1878.

Dates

1875-1879

Creator

Cole, Coleman, approximately 1800-1885 (Person)

Extent

.33 ft. (.33 ft.)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Ownership and Custodial History

Transfer from Phillips Collection.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Typescripts: Source of acquisition--Philips Collection. Method of acquisition--Transfer; Date of acquisition--1964.

Subjects

Choctaw Indians Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Choctaw Indians -- Politics and government Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Choctaw Indians -- Tribal citizenship Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma. General Council
Correspondence Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Indian courts Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Mines and mineral resources Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Speeches, addresses, etc. Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings