Mrs. Alfred Mitchell Collection
Scope and Contents
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Typescripts of articles and poems written by the Creek Indian poet Alex Posey; also included are articles concerning Posey's activities while a member of the Dawes Commission, the opposition to allotment by the Snake Clan of Creek Indians, and Creek opposition to Oklahoma statehood. Mrs. Alfred Mitchell Photograph Collection also in repository.
Dates
- Creation: 1895-1910
Creator
- Mitchell, Mrs. Alfred (Person)
Restrictions on Access
Available for public access.
Extent
1 Cubic Feet (1 ft.)
Language of Materials
English
Ownership and Custodial History
Gift of Mrs. Alfred Mitchell.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Typescripts: Source of acquisition--Mitchell, Mrs. Alfred. Method of acquisition--Gift; Date of acquisition--1955.
Alternate Form Available
Also available online. (http://digital.libraries.ou.edu/cdm/landingpage/collection/mitchell)
Subject
- Crazy Snake, (Creek chief), 1846-1911 (Person)
- Posey, Alexander Lawrence, 1873-1908 (Person)
- Posey, Nancy (Person)
- United States. Commission to the Five Civilized Tribes (Organization)
Genre / Form
Topical
- Creek Indians -- Census
- Creek Indians -- Folklore
- Creek Indians -- Government relations
- Creek Indians -- Land tenure
- Creek Indians -- Philosophy
- Creek Indians -- Poetry
- Creek Indians -- Politics and government
- Creek Indians -- Tribal citizenship
- Creek Indians -- Wars
- Indian allotments -- Muscogee (Creek) Nation
- Indian allotments -- Oklahoma
- Poetry
- Statehood (American politics)
- 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