Doris Duke Indian Oral History Collection
Scope and Contents
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Oral history collection. Typescripts of interviews conducted with hundreds of American Indians in Oklahoma regarding the histories and cultures of their respective tribes. Included are accounts of Indian ceremonies, customs, social conditions, philosophies, and standards of living. Members of every tribe resident in Oklahoma were interviewed.
Dates
- 1967-1972
Restrictions on Access
Use of this collection restricted to microcopies.
Extent
695 Cassettes (695 cassettes)
Language of Materials
English
Ownership and Custodial History
Project conducted by the American Indian Institute of the University of Oklahoma, with funding from Doris Duke.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Sound cassettes: Source of acquisition--Project conducted by the American Indian Institute of the University of Oklahoma, with funding from Doris Duke. Date of acquisition--1972.
Alternate Form Available
Also available in microfiche. Greenwhich, Conn.. Johnson Associates. 1981.
Alternate Form Available
Also available online.
Reproduction Note
Type of reproduction--Also available in bound typescripts.
- African Americans -- Relations with Indians Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Agriculture -- Indian Territory Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- American bison Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Apache Indians -- Oklahoma -- Fort Sill Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Arapaho Indians Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Banks and banking -- Indian Territory Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Birds -- Oklahoma Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Buildings -- Indian Territory Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Caddo Indians Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Cayuga Indians Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Cherokee Indians Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Cheyenne Indians Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Chickasaw Indians Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Choctaw Indians Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Church buildings -- Indian Territory Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Church buildings -- Oklahoma Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Cities and towns -- Indian Territory Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Cities and towns -- Oklahoma Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Comanche Indians Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Courts -- Indian Territory Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Cowboys -- Indian Territory Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Cowboys -- Oklahoma Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Creek Indians Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Delaware Indians Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Folklore -- Indian Territory Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Fox Indians Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Frontier and pioneer life -- Indian Territory Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Frontier and pioneer life -- Oklahoma Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Genealogy Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Ghosts -- Indian Territory Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Indian art -- North America Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Indian dance -- North America Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Indian mythology -- North America Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Indians -- Kings and rulers Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Indians of North America -- Agriculture Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Indians of North America -- Calendars Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Indians of North America -- Folklore Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Indians of North America -- Folklore Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Indians of North America -- Genealogy Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Indians of North America -- Government relations Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Indians of North America -- Health and hygiene Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Indians of North America -- Marriage customs and rites Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Indians of North America -- Medicine Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Indians of North America -- Music Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Indians of North America -- Oklahoma Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Indians of North America -- Religion Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Indians of North America -- Rites and ceremonies Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Indians of North America -- Wars Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Iowa Indians Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Kickapoo Indians Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Kiowa Apache Indians Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Kiowa Indians Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Miami Indians Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Oral histories Subject Source: Ftamc
- Osage Indians Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Oto Indians Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Ottawa Indians Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Pawnee Indians Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Peoria Indians Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Peyotism Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Pioneers -- Indian Territory Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Pioneers -- Oklahoma Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Ponca Indians Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Potawatomi Indians Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Quapaw Indians Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Sac & Fox Nation, Oklahoma Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Sauk Indians Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Seminole Indians Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Seneca Indians Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Shawnee Indians Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Stores, Retail -- Oklahoma Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- United States. Bureau of Indian Affairs
- United States. Cherokee Commission
- University of Oklahoma. American Indian Institute
- Wichita Indians Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Women -- Oklahoma Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Wyandot Indians Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- 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