Creek Nation Collection
Scope and Contents
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Court decisions, treasury warrants and related legal documents (1868-1900); correspondence (1873-1898); and typescripts of newspaper articles (1849-1943), all relating to land, institutions and the affairs of the Creek Nation, Indian Territory. Correspondents include Samuel Checote, Ward Coachman, Joseph M. Perryman and Isparecher.
Dates
- Creation: 1849-1943
Restrictions on Access
Available for public access.
Extent
.33 Cubic Feet (.33 ft.)
Language of Materials
English
Ownership and Custodial History
Gift of Frank Phillips.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Papers: Source of acquisition--Phillips, Frank. Method of acquisition--Gift; Date of acquisition--9999.
Alternate Form Available
Also available online. (http://digital.libraries.ou.edu/cdm/landingpage/collection/creek)
Subject
- Bushyhead, Dennis Wolfe, 1826-1898 -- Correspondence (Person)
- Checote, Samuel, 1819-1884 (Person)
- Coachman, Ward (Person)
- Isparcheher, 1828-1902 (Creek chief) (Person)
- Perryman, Joseph M., 1833-1896 -- Correspondence (Person)
- Porter, Pleasant (Person)
- Crazy Snake, (Creek chief), 1846-1911 (Person)
- McIntosh, William F., 1824- (Person)
- Eufaula High School (Okla.) -- History (Organization)
- United States. Commission to the Five Civilized Tribes (Organization)
- Eufaula Boarding School (Okla.) -- History (Organization)
- Mayes, S. H. (Samuel Houston), 1845-1927 -- Correspondence (Person)
Geographic
Topical
- Courts -- Muscogee (Creek) Nation
- Creek Indians -- Business enterprises
- Creek Indians -- Census
- Creek Indians -- Claims
- Creek Indians -- Councils
- Creek Indians -- Crime
- Creek Indians -- Education
- Creek Indians -- Financial affairs
- Creek Indians -- Folklore
- Creek Indians -- Georgia
- Creek Indians -- Government relations -- 1789-1869
- Creek Indians -- Government relations -- 1869-1934
- Creek Indians -- History
- Creek Indians -- Land tenure
- Creek Indians -- Land transfers
- Creek Indians -- Languages
- Creek Indians -- Legal status, laws, etc.
- Creek Indians -- Mexico
- Creek Indians -- Missions
- Creek Indians -- Mixed bloods
- Creek Indians -- Orphanages
- Creek Indians -- Politics and government
- Creek Indians -- Removal
- Creek Indians -- Slaves, Ownership of
- Creek Indians -- Social life and customs
- Creek Indians -- Texas
- Creek Indians -- Treaties
- Creek Indians -- Tribal citizenship
- Creek Indians -- Wars
- Oklmugee (Okla.) -- History
- 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