Wilma Mankiller Collection
Scope and Contents
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Official and personal correspondence (1977-1995) of Principal Chief Wilma Mankiller and the Cherokee Nation, including correspondence with U.S. Congress members, the National Congress of American Indians, the Cherokee National Historical Society, and tribal council correspondence. The collection includes subject files (1977-1995) on the Native American Rights Fund; the U.S. Bureau of Indian Affairs central office; the U.S. Indian Affairs Muskogee, Oklahoma, area office; the Inter-Tribal Council of the Five Civilized Tribes; the National Congress of American Indians, and others. Also included are records regarding educational, industrial, and social programs administered by the Cherokee Nation during Mankiller's tenure; papers relating to Mankiller's books; and genealogical materials on the Mankiller family.
Dates
- Creation: 1977-1995
Restrictions on Access
Available for public access.
Extent
45 Cubic Feet (45 ft.)
Language of Materials
English
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Papers: Source of acquisition--Mankiller, Wilma. Method of acquisition--Gift; Date of acquisition--1998.
Alternate Form Available
Also available online. (http://digital.libraries.ou.edu/cdm/landingpage/collection/WMankiller)
Subject
- Mankiller, Wilma, 1945-2010 (Person)
- Cochran, Nita (Person)
- Cherokee National Historical Society (Organization)
- National Indian Health Board (Organization)
- Talking Leaves Job Corps (Organization)
- United States. Bureau of Indian Affairs (Organization)
- National Congress of American Indians (Organization)
- Native American Rights Fund (Organization)
- Arkansas Riverbed Project (U.S.) (Organization)
- Cherokee Nation Industries (Stilwell, Okla.) (Organization)
- Oaks Mission School (Delaware, Okla.) (Organization)
- Sequoyah High School (Tahlequah, Okla.) (Organization)
Geographic
Topical
- 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
