J. A. Covington Collection
Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: WHC-M-952
Scope and Contents
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Government employee. Photocopies of diaries (1863-1900) kept by Covington describing his work at the Cheyenne-Arapaho Indian Agency and his travels to Alaska during the Klondike gold rush. J.A. Covington Photograph Collection also in repository.
Dates
- 1863-1900
Creator
- Covington, Jacob Amic, 1844-1917 (Person)
Extent
.1 ft. (.1 ft.)
Language of Materials
English
Ownership and Custodial History
Gift of Ralph R. Byers.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Diaries: Source of acquisition--Byers, Ralph R. Method of acquisition--Gift; Date of acquisition--1976.
- Administrative agencies -- Oklahoma -- Cheyenne and Arapaho Reservation Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Alaska -- Description and travel Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Arapaho Indians -- Government relations Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Cheyenne Indians -- Government relations Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Darlington, Brinton, 1804-1872
- Diaries Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Gold miners -- Alaska Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Klondike River Valley (Yukon) -- Gold discoveries Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Miles, John D., 1832-approximately 1911
- Description rules
- Appm
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
Repository Details
Part of the Western History Collections Repository
Contact:
630 Parrington Oval
Room 300
Norman Oklahoma 73019 United States
westernhistorycollections@ou.edu
630 Parrington Oval
Room 300
Norman Oklahoma 73019 United States
westernhistorycollections@ou.edu
