John Alley Collection
Scope and Contents
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University of Oklahoma professor. Letter (1912) to Alley from Victor M. Locke, Jr., Principal Chief of the Choctaws, listing present and former Principal Chiefs of the Five Civilized Tribes, and discussing the status of the Choctaw government; a manuscript entitled "For the First Time, the True Story of the Last Oklahoma Indian Uprising as Told by the Man who Put it Down" as related to Alley by Col. Roy V. Hoffman of the Oklahoma National Guard; Hoffman's official reports concerning that uprising, also known as the Crazy Snake Rebellion, along with Governor Charles N. Haskell's orders; material concerning Kingfisher College; documents about the Dalton family; and miscellaneous research notes and correspondence. John Alley Photograph Collection also in repository.
Dates
- 1890-1940
Restrictions on Access
Open for public research.
Extent
2.5 ft. (2.5 ft.)
Language of Materials
English
Ownership and Custodial History
Gift of John Alley.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Papers: Source of acquisition--Alley, John. Method of acquisition--Gift; Date of acquisition--9999.
- Alley, John, 1875-1944
- Cherokee Nation, Oklahoma -- Kings and rulers Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Chickasaw Indians -- Kings and rulers Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Choctaw Indians -- Government relations Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Choctaw Indians -- Kings and rulers Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Choctaw Indians -- Tribal government Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Correspondence Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Crazy Snake, (Creek chief), 1846-1911
- Creek Indians -- Wars Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Creek Indians--Kings and rulers Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Dalton Gang
- Dalton family
- Five Civilized Tribes -- Government relations Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Haskell, Charles Nathaniel, 1860-1933
- Hoffman, Roy, 1869-1953
- Kingfisher College (Okla.) -- : Administration.
- Locke, Victor M., Jr
- Manuscripts Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Notes Subject Source: Ftamc
- Seminole Indians -- Kings and rulers Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- University of Oklahoma -- : Faculty.
- 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
