Collection: Fort Gibson Quartermaster Collection | The University of Oklahoma ArchivesSpace

Scope and Contents

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Correspondence concerning Ft. Gibson's role in carrying out the U.S. Government's Indian pacification policy following the Civil War. Included are five volumes of Letters Sent (1879-1890) and one index volume; and two volumes of Registers of Letters Received (1879-1880 and 1886-1890).

Dates

1879-1890

Restrictions on Access

Available for public access.

Extent

5 Cubic Feet (5 ft.)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Ownership and Custodial History

Gift of Wayne C. Grover.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Records: Source of acquisition--Grover, Wayne C. Method of acquisition--Gift; Date of acquisition--1951.

Subjects

Correspondence Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Fort Gibson (Okla.) Subject Source: Naf
Indians of North America -- Government relations -- 1869-1934 Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Letterpress copybooks Subject Source: Ftamc
Military bases -- Indian Territory Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Military bases -- Oklahoma Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
United States. Army -- : Records and correspondence.
United States. Army. Cavalry -- : History.