Mrs. John B. Lilley Collection
Item
Identifier: WHC-M-1204
Scope and Contents
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Missionary. A typescript of a diary kept by Mrs. Lilley, the wife of John B. Lilley, a Presbyterian missionary to the Seminole Indians. The diary describes the Lilleys' arrival among the Seminole, the hardships of living in Indian Territory, problems with slaves, friction between the Creeks and the Seminoles, and tensions prior to the Civil War.
Dates
- 1842-1857
Creator
- Lilley, Mrs. John B. (Person)
Restrictions on Access
Available for public access.
Extent
.1 ft. (.1 ft.)
Language of Materials
English
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Diary: Source of acquisition--Unknown. Method of acquisition--Unknown; Date of acquisition--1967.
Alternate Form Available
Also available online. (http://digital.libraries.ou.edu/cdm/landingpage/collection/JLilley)
- Cherokee Nation, Oklahoma -- Politics and government Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Coweta Mission (Okla.)
- Diaries Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Lilley, John B.
- Missionaries -- Indian Territory Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Missionaries -- Oklahoma Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Missions -- Indian Territory Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Missions -- Oklahoma Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Presbyterian Church -- Missions -- Indian Territory Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Presbyterian Church -- Missions -- Oklahoma Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Seminole Indians -- Anecdotes, facetiae, satire, etc. Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Seminole Indians -- Education Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Seminole Indians -- Missions Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Seminole Indians -- Politics and government Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Seminole Indians -- Slaves, Ownership of Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Slavery -- Indian Territory Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Slavery -- Oklahoma Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Tal-a-mas-mico
- Tullahassee Mission (Okla.)
- Women in church work -- Indian Territory Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Women in church work -- Oklahoma Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- 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
