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Gilbert Wesley Dukes Collection

 Collection — Box: D-29
Identifier: WHC-M-174

Scope and Contents

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Typescripts of correspondence written during Dukes' tenure as Principal Chief of the Choctaw Nation and relating to leases, stockraising, and Choctaw schools, together with speeches, biographical information, and political writings reflecting the problems involved in the transition from tribal government to territorial and ultimately state jurisdiction.

Dates

  • Creation: 1877-1905

Creator

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

74 items (74 items)

Language of Materials

English

Ownership and Custodial History

Transferred from the Phillips Collection.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Printed material: Source of acquisition--Phillips Collection. Method of acquisition--Transferred; Date of acquisition--9999.

Description rules
Appm
Language of description
Undetermined
Script of description
Code for undetermined script

Repository Details

Part of the Western History Collections Repository

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