Joseph Samuel Murrow Collection
Scope and Contents
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Missionary. Legal and other records (1894-1928) of the Rev. Murrow's home and school for Indian orphans, including a monthly report for the school, records of Bacone College, and of the newspaper"The Indian Orphan"; Murrow's original certificate of appointment as superintendent of Indian missions in Indian and Oklahoma Territories; minutes and proceedings (1916-1918) of the Indian Missionary Association and Osage Indian Mission; and programs (1912-1921) for meetings of the Deacons' and Missionaries' Institute of the Cheyenne-Arapaho Baptist Churches, and of the Oklahoma Indian Baptist Association.
Dates
- 1894-1928
Extent
.33 ft. (.33 ft.)
Language of Materials
English
Ownership and Custodial History
Gift of Roger W. Goetz.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Papers: Source of acquisition--Goetz, Roger W. Method of acquisition--Gift; Date of acquisition--1950.
Alternate Form Available
Also available online. https://digital.libraries.ou.edu/cdm/landingpage/collection/jsm
- Bacone College
- Certificates Subject Source: Ftamc
- Cheyenne Indians -- Marriage customs and rites Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Choctaw Indians -- Education Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Choctaw Indians -- Missions Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Indian Missionary Association
- Indians of North America -- Education Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Indians of North America -- Marriage customs and rites Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Indians of North America -- Missions Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Minutes Subject Source: Ftamc
- Missionaries -- Indian Territory Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Missionaries -- Oklahoma Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Murrow Indian Children's Home
- Murrow, Joseph Samuel, 1835-1929
- Oklahoma Indian Baptist Association
- Osage Indians -- Missions Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Proceedings Subject Source: Ftamc
- Programs Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Reports Subject Source: Ftamc
- Description rules
- Appm
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
Repository Details
Part of the Western History Collections Repository
630 Parrington Oval
Room 300
Norman Oklahoma 73019 United States
westernhistorycollections@ou.edu
