Jay L. Hargett Collection
Scope and Contents
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Collector. Typescripts of correspondence (1816-1870) regarding missionary work among the Choctaw and Cherokee Indians; diaries (1914) recounting travel in the eastern United States and in the Galena, Kansas area; a student's notebook containing class notes, poetry and miscellaneous notes; an account book (1860's-1890's) recording purchases and daily expenses; and personal correspondence (1894-1902) between Edwin Ludlow and his wife. Correspondents regarding missionary activities include Cyrus Byington, Israel Folsom, David Folsom, Nathaniel Folsom, Peter Pitchlynn, Stand Watie, and Cyrus Kingsbury. J. L. Hargett Photograph Collection also in repository.
Dates
- Creation: 1792-1935
Creator
- Hargett, Jay L., 1916-2003 (Person)
Restrictions on Access
On June 26, 2023, the Western History Collections began a preservation project that has made many of its collections unavailable for a period of time. This collection is among the materials temporarily unavailable. Please contact Western History Collections if you wish to be added to a contact list to be notified when this collection becomes available.
Available for public access.
Extent
.66 Cubic Feet (.66 ft.)
Language of Materials
English
Ownership and Custodial History
Gift of Jay L. Hargett.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Papers: Source of acquisition--Hargett, Jay L. Method of acquisition--Gift; Date of acquisition--1957.
Subject
- Pushmataha, approximately 1764-1824 (Person)
- Byington, Cyrus, 1793-1868 -- : Correspondence (Person)
- Cooper, Douglas H., 1815-1879 -- : Correspondence (Person)
- Folsom, David, 1791-1847 -- : Correspondence (Person)
- Folsom, Nathaniel, 1756-1833 (Person)
- Kingsbury, Cyrus, 1786-1870 -- : Correspondence (Person)
- LeFlore, Greenwood, 1800-1865 (Person)
- Ludlow, Edwin -- : Correspondence (Person)
- Pitchlynn, Peter Perkins, 1806-1881 -- : Correspondence (Person)
- Ross, John, 1790-1866 -- : 1790-1866 (Person)
- Watie, Stand, 1806-1871 -- : Correspondence (Person)
Genre / Form
Geographic
- Cherokee Nation
- Cherokee Nation, Oklahoma
- Chickasaw Nation, Oklahoma -- Politics and government
- Choctaw Nation
- Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma
- United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives
Topical
- Cabin Creek, 1st Battle of, 1863
- Cherokee Indians -- Land tenure
- Cherokee Indians -- Removal
- Chickasaw Indians -- Legal status, laws, etc.
- Choctaw Indians -- Education
- Choctaw Indians -- Politics and government
- Choctaw Indians -- Relocation
- Choctaw Indians -- Treaties
- Indian allotments
- Indian allotments -- Oklahoma
- Missions
- Orphanages
- Schools -- Indian Territory
- Schools -- Oklahoma
- 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
