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Jerry Whistler Snow Collection

 Collection
Identifier: WHC-M-697

Scope and Contents

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Correspondence (1893-1915) to and from various members of the Whistler family regarding life in Oklahoma Territory, describing a first ride in an automobile, sicknesses, diseases and quarantines, floods, Sac and Fox Indian dances and customs, the Sac and Fox Indian Agency and its Agent, Lee Patrick, the Chilicco Indian School, Wild West shows, and holiday celebrations. Correspondents include Maude Mayes Whistler, Pearl Mayes Whistler, and Gertrude Naden. Jerry Whistler Snow Photograph Collection also in repository.

Dates

  • 1893-1915

Restrictions on Access

Available for public access.

Extent

2 ft. (2 ft.)

Language of Materials

English

Ownership and Custodial History

Gift of Jerry Whistler Snow.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Papers: Source of acquisition--Snow, Jerry Whistler. Method of acquisition--Gift; Date of acquisition--1986.

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