Gilbert Wesley Dukes Collection

Collection — Box: D-29

Identifier: WHC-M-174

Staff Only

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

1877-1905

Creator

Dukes, Gilbert Wesley, 1849-1919 (Person)

Restrictions on Access

Available for public access.

Extent

74 items (74 items)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

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.

Subjects

Choctaw Indians -- Education Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Choctaw Indians -- Government relations Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Choctaw Indians -- Land tenure Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Choctaw Indians -- Legal status, laws, etc. Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Choctaw Indians -- Politics and government Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Correspondence Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Indians of North America -- Domestic animals Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Livestock -- Indian Territory Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Livestock -- Oklahoma Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
McCurtain, Green, 1848-1910
Mines and mineral resources Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Speeches, addresses, etc. Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
United States. Commission to the Five Civilized Tribes