Doris Duke Indian Oral History Collection

Collection — Multiple Containers

Identifier: WHC-M-1931

Staff Only

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

Creation: 1967-1972

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.

Use of this collection restricted to microcopies.

Extent

695 Cassettes (695 cassettes)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

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.