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
- Creation: 1842-1857
Creator
- Lilley, Mrs. John B. (Person)
Restrictions on Access
Available for public access.
Extent
.1 Cubic Feet (.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)
Subject
- Tal-a-mas-mico (Person)
- Lilley, John B. (Person)
- Coweta Mission (Okla.) (Organization)
- Tullahassee Mission (Okla.) (Organization)
Genre / Form
Geographic
Topical
- Missionaries -- Indian Territory
- Missionaries -- Oklahoma
- Missions -- Indian Territory
- Missions -- Oklahoma
- Presbyterian Church -- Missions -- Indian Territory
- Presbyterian Church -- Missions -- Oklahoma
- Seminole Indians -- Anecdotes, facetiae, satire, etc.
- Seminole Indians -- Education
- Seminole Indians -- Missions
- Seminole Indians -- Politics and government
- Seminole Indians -- Slaves, Ownership of
- Slavery -- Indian Territory
- Slavery -- Oklahoma
- Women in church work -- Indian Territory
- Women in church work -- Oklahoma
- 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
