Division of Manuscripts Collection
Scope and Contents
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Subject collection. Letters, reports, publications, and manuscripts reflecting the history of Oklahoma and of its American Indian tribes and nations, including correspondence (1813–1839) from U.S. government officials concerning policy toward the Indians, especially in regard to the Indian removal, and correspondence (1862) from Confederate Army officer Albert Pike in regard to Confederate States of America policy toward the Indians. Also included in this collection is a group of French colonial documents (1682–1794), along with diaries and journals (1770–1877) of travelers on the American frontier. The collection contains material on a variety of topics; researchers are urged to consult the inventory to determine the full scope of the collection’s contents. Portions of Boxes 7 and 8 of this collection are available at the OU Libraries website.
Correspondence, reports, publications and manuscripts reflecting the history of Oklahoma, including correspondence from U.S. Government officials (1813-1839) regarding U.S. Indian policy, especially Indian removal, and correspondence (1862) from Confederate officer Albert Pike regarding Confederate Indian policy. Also in this collection are French colonial documents (1682-1794).
Dates
- Creation: 1682-1969
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
4.33 Cubic Feet (4.33 ft.)
Language of Materials
English
Ownership and Custodial History
Assembled by Western History Collections staff from various sources and purchase.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Correspondence: Source of acquisition--Various sources. Method of acquisition--Assembled by Western History Collections staff and purchase; Date of acquisition--9999.
Alternate Form Available
Also available online. (http://digital.libraries.ou.edu/cdm/landingpage/collection/DoM)
Scope and content
Also included are manuscripts concerning early education in the Ohio and Mississippi Valleys and the moral and religious condition of the Indians in the western part of North America. An 86 page ledger of "Gold Dust Bought, 1881" showing dates of transactions, customer names, and prices paid. Author unknown. A diary chronicling a trip from New York to the west coast of South America via Panama. Author unknown. Division of Manuscripts Photograph Collection also in repository.
Scope and content
"Occupation - Soldier: The Life of 1st Sgt. Emanuel Stance of the 9th U.S. Cavalry 'Buffalo Soldiers' The First African-American to Win the Congressional Medal of Honor for Action in the Post-Civil War Period" - This was an article done by Patrick A. Bowmaster as part of an independent study project at Virginia Polytechnic Institute. (Note: Bowmaster indicated that this article was accepted for publiction with "Wild West" magazine.
Scope and content
Daniel Woolen Mills, Chicago, Fall and Winter, 1913-14 clothing catalog. Measures 22" x 12 1/2", hard cover. Twenty-six full page color drawings. Verso of each page originally had color swatches which are removed. Layers of tissue paper with the name Conine & Mayer, Nowata, Oklahoma, between each page.
Scope and content
Diary of John T. Kerr concerning the Colorado gold rush.
Subject
- Arbuckle, Matthew, 1776-1851 (Person)
- Kingsbury, Cyrus, 1786-1870 -- : Death and burial (Person)
- Maugham, W. Somerset (William Somerset), 1874-1965 (Person)
- Mayes, J. B. (Joel Bryan), 1833-1891 (Person)
- Meigs, Return Jonathan, 1740-1823 (Person)
- Otterby, John (Person)
- Pike, Albert, 1809-1891 (Person)
- Poinsett, Joel Roberts, 1779-1851 (Person)
- Ridge, John Rollin, 1827-1867 -- : Death and burial (Person)
- Ross, John, 1790-1866 (Person)
- Ross, William P. (William Potter), 1820-1891 (Person)
- Scott, Winfield, 1786-1866 (Person)
- Seay, Abraham Jefferson, 1832-1915 (Person)
- Springston, John L. (Person)
- Starr, Emmet (Person)
- Sunstrom, Arnold (Person)
- Tabeau, Pierre-Antoine, 1755-1820 (Person)
- Oochalata, -1891 (Cherokee chief) (Person)
- Weatherby, John W. (Person)
- Watrous, C. W. (Person)
- Stance, Emanuel (Person)
- Kerr, John T. (Person)
- Reed, Jane S. (Person)
- Wright, Solon B. (Person)
- Baldwin, A. J. (Alger J.), 1840- (Person)
- Watie family (Family)
- Central State University (Okla.) -- : History. (Organization)
- Confederate States of America. Army -- : Supplies and stores. (Organization)
- University of Oklahoma. Oklahoma Memorial Stadium (Organization)
- University of Oklahoma. Oklahoma Memorial Union (Organization)
- Oklahoma City Symphony Orchestra (Organization)
- Peace Evangelical Lutheran Church (Edmond, Okla.) (Organization)
- Tulsa (Okla.). Juvenile Court (Organization)
- University of Oklahoma -- Buildings (Organization)
- Young Women's Christian Association (Okla.) (Organization)
- Western Association for the Society of Inquiry (Organization)
- Boudinot family -- Genealogy (Family)
- Butterfield Overland Stage Line (Organization)
- Ridge family -- Genealogy (Family)
Genre / Form
Geographic
- Bryan County (Okla.) -- History
- Cherokee Nation -- Boundaries
- Cherokee Nation -- Defenses
- Cherokee Nation, Oklahoma -- Politics and government
- Cherokee Strip (Okla. and Kan.)
- Fort Reno (Okla.)
- France -- Colonies
- Guthrie (Okla.) -- Buildings, structures, etc.
- Indian Territory -- Description and travel
- Oklahoma City (Okla.) -- Buildings, structures, etc.
- Panama -- Description and travel
- Sac & Fox Nation, Oklahoma
- South America -- Description and travel
- Stillwater (Okla.)
- United States -- Description and travel
Topical
- Account books
- African American soldiers
- Airplanes -- History -- Oklahoma
- Antiquities
- Campaign buttons
- Cherokee Indians -- Claims
- Cherokee Indians -- Removal
- Cherokee Indians -- Treaties
- Cherokee Indians -- Tribal government
- Church buildings -- Oklahoma
- Clothing trade
- Commercial catalogs
- Creek Indians -- Census
- Creek Indians -- Treaties
- Education -- United States
- Gold mines and mining -- Colorado
- Gold ores -- United States
- Indian dance -- North America
- Indian reservations
- Indians of North America -- Census
- Indians of North America -- Claims
- Indians of North America -- Diseases
- Indians of North America -- Education
- Indians of North America -- Folklore
- Indians of North America -- Missionaries
- Indians of North America -- Missions
- Indians of North America -- Mortality
- Indians of North America -- Politics and government
- Indians of North America -- Treaties
- Interplanetary voyages
- Juvenile courts -- Oklahoma
- Lutheran Church -- Oklahoma
- Manuscripts, French
- Men's clothing industry
- Methodist Church -- Oklahoma
- Missionaries -- Indian Territory
- Missions -- Indian Territory
- Monuments -- Oklahoma
- Monuments -- Oklahoma -- El Reno
- Religious education
- Schools -- Indian Territory
- Schools -- Oklahoma
- Schools -- Oklahoma -- Atoka
- Science fiction
- Seminole Indians -- Removal
- Seminole Indians -- Treaties
- Statehood (American politics)
- Sun dance
- Surveyors -- Texas
- War memorials -- Oklahoma
- Wyandot Indians -- Folklore
Uniform Title
- Description rules
- Appm
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
- Box: 15 (Mixed Materials)
- Box: 2 (Mixed Materials)
- Box: 3 (Mixed Materials)
- Box: 4 (Mixed Materials)
- Box: 5 (Mixed Materials)
- Box: 6 (Mixed Materials)
- Box: 7 (Mixed Materials)
- Box: 8 (Mixed Materials)
- Box: 9 (Mixed Materials)
- Box: 10 (Mixed Materials)
- Box: 11 (Mixed Materials)
- Box: 12 (Mixed Materials)
- Box: 13 (Mixed Materials)
- Box: 14 (Mixed Materials)
- Oversize Box: 1 (Mixed Materials)
- Oversize Box: 2 (Mixed Materials)
- Oversize Box: 3 (Mixed Materials)
- Oversize Box: 4 (Mixed Materials)
- Oversize Box: 5 (Mixed Materials)
- Oversize Box: 6 (Mixed Materials)
- Drawer: 8507 (Maps)
Repository Details
Part of the Western History Collections Repository
Monnet Hall, 3rd Floor
630 Parrington Oval
Norman Oklahoma 73019
405-325-2904
westernhistorycollections@ou.edu