Choctaw Indians
Found in 115 Collections and/or Records:
Choctaw senate in session, 1911. Tuskahoma, Oklahoma., undated
Choctaw students and staff gathered in front of Goodland Academy, a famous school for Choctaw boys and girls. Instructor kneeling on the right is holding a switch., Undated
Black and white copy prints of Choctaw Indians, including studio protraits, the Choctaw Lighthorse, schools, and tribal government officials. The collection also includes photographs of participants in the Choctaw conflict known as the Locke-Jones War or the Antlers War, along with scenes of the towns of McAlester, Antlers, and Ti, Indian Territory. Hobert Otho Boggs Manuscript Collection also in repository.
Choctaw Tribal Court, 1894. Held in a tent about 6 miles NE of Bosewell., 1894
Choctaw woman with child. Identified as Josiah Gardner’s daughter who eventually married Culbertson Thompson, an insurgent Choctaw. She was pressed into service to cook for the insurgents. Poor photograph., Undated
Black and white copy prints of Choctaw Indians, including studio protraits, the Choctaw Lighthorse, schools, and tribal government officials. The collection also includes photographs of participants in the Choctaw conflict known as the Locke-Jones War or the Antlers War, along with scenes of the towns of McAlester, Antlers, and Ti, Indian Territory. Hobert Otho Boggs Manuscript Collection also in repository.
C.H.P. James, Choctaw, of McAlester, I.T. Bust only. Studio portrait. See #28 for negative., Undated
Black and white copy prints of Choctaw Indians, including studio protraits, the Choctaw Lighthorse, schools, and tribal government officials. The collection also includes photographs of participants in the Choctaw conflict known as the Locke-Jones War or the Antlers War, along with scenes of the towns of McAlester, Antlers, and Ti, Indian Territory. Hobert Otho Boggs Manuscript Collection also in repository.
Cokeman Cole, Choctaw Chief., undated
Coleman Cole Collection
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Choctaw Chief. Typescripts of correspondence relating to Choctaw participation in the Indian Union proposal developed in the Okmulgee Council; published speeches; Choctaw Tribal Council proceedings; accounts of Choctaw court cases; and other papers pertaining to intruders, tribal citizenship, and royalties from Choctaw coal lands, all during the period of Cole's tenure as Principal Chief, 1874-1878.
Commission of the Chickasaw and Choctaw that sold the old Choctaw Capital at Tushkahoma – May 1928. 1. Wm. Ward 2. A.L. Irvine 3. J.E. Tidwell 4. J.D. Fulton 5. J.F. Tomlin 6. D. Budris 7. J.B. Queen 8. W.H. Angell 9. J.G. Farr. (Oversized Photo), 1928
Black and white original and copy prints of Chickasaw, Cherokee and Choctaw Indians. Included are scenes of the Bloomfield Academy, the Chickasaw Nation capitol building, officials of the Chickasaw tribal government, and Chickasaw governor, Douglas H. Johnson. The collection also contains photographs of Mary Alice Hearrell Murray, Elmer Thomas, William Henry (Alfalfa Bill) Murray and Saladin Watie.
Daniel Bond, Choctaw, standing. Studio portrait, Undated
Black and white copy prints of Choctaw Indians, including studio protraits, the Choctaw Lighthorse, schools, and tribal government officials. The collection also includes photographs of participants in the Choctaw conflict known as the Locke-Jones War or the Antlers War, along with scenes of the towns of McAlester, Antlers, and Ti, Indian Territory. Hobert Otho Boggs Manuscript Collection also in repository.
Dennis Carr family standing in front of their home with their horse. In 1879, the Choctaw Council by special act declared the Carrs members of the tribe., 1879
Black and white copy prints of Choctaw Indians, including studio protraits, the Choctaw Lighthorse, schools, and tribal government officials. The collection also includes photographs of participants in the Choctaw conflict known as the Locke-Jones War or the Antlers War, along with scenes of the towns of McAlester, Antlers, and Ti, Indian Territory. Hobert Otho Boggs Manuscript Collection also in repository.
Devon A. Mihesuah Papers
Writer. Papers (1975-2020) of Choctaw author and historian Devon A. Mihesuah. The papers document her career as a researcher and writer, and her work for Indigenous rights and empowerment in the United States. The collection contains research files for several books authored by Mihesuah, including Indigenizing the Academy and Cultivating the Rosebuds, as well as research project files from her grants and fellowships. The papers also contain news clippings, correspondence, and collected materials on Mihesuah’s activist work on Indigenous burial site desecration, and on activities of the American Indian Movement (AIM) during the 1970s-1980s and related subjects.
Doris Duke Indian Oral History Collection
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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.
Ellis Freeny Collection
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Collector. Biographical and genealogical materials (1897-1903) gathered by Ellis Freeny regarding Choctaw chief Peter Perkins Pitchlynn and the Pitchlynn family.
Enrollment of citizens of the Choctaw Nation in 1899., 1899
Execution of Silan Lewis, November 5, 1894, Choctaw. Lewis was executed for the shooting of Joe Huklotubby. On back of photo: “When time arrived – after two stays of execution – Lewis presented himself to be shot. Took off his shoes and prayed. Two deputies held him as he knelt on a blanket. Lyman Pulsey stood ten steps away and shot out a white spot of damp flour on Silan’s breast. Wife threw herself upon the dying man. Lewis was a member of the Insurgents who opposed statehood.” Photograph is very poor., 1894 November 5
Black and white copy prints of Choctaw Indians, including studio protraits, the Choctaw Lighthorse, schools, and tribal government officials. The collection also includes photographs of participants in the Choctaw conflict known as the Locke-Jones War or the Antlers War, along with scenes of the towns of McAlester, Antlers, and Ti, Indian Territory. Hobert Otho Boggs Manuscript Collection also in repository.
Family and close relatives of one of the Woods brothers, Ben (seated in center) who gathered together for a feast and farewell reunion for him, Choctaw. He was afflicted with incurable cancer. Standing behind the host is Gilbert Dukes, Choctaw. Picture is poor., Undated
Black and white copy prints of Choctaw Indians, including studio protraits, the Choctaw Lighthorse, schools, and tribal government officials. The collection also includes photographs of participants in the Choctaw conflict known as the Locke-Jones War or the Antlers War, along with scenes of the towns of McAlester, Antlers, and Ti, Indian Territory. Hobert Otho Boggs Manuscript Collection also in repository.
First Choctaw tribal council at Tuskahoma, I.T. 1905. Personalities are identified: 1. Jacob Jones; 2. R.W. Thomas; 3. Willis Cooper; 4. Comer McKinney; 5. J.P. Thompson; 6. J.W. Consor; 7. C.W. Welsh; 8. Jon Sonescol; 9. Bill Blue; 10. Simon Pulsey; 11. Wm. McKinnty; 12. Peter Wilson; 13. E. Lester (Gov.’s Sec.); 14. C.W. Choate, (Pres. Sen.); 15. Green McCurtain (Prin. Chief); 16. Calvin Rowell; 17. Paul Stephens; 18. Wilson Shoney; 19. Tandy Anderson; 20. George Crowder; 21. Daniel Webster; 22. C.H. Jones; 23. Lee Allison; 24. Edgar H. Moore (Member 1st State Leg.); 25. E. Sanguin; 26. Morris Williams; 27. J.I. Christie; 28. P.W. Hudson; 29. J.I. Hickman; 30. Ellis Jefferson; 31. Simpson Wilson; 32. H.E. Hontubby (Lighthorse); 33. Simpson Colbert (Speaker of the House); 34. Simon Taylor; 35. Ellis Buhannon; 36. J.P. Tims; 37. J.L. Ward; 38. P.T. Everidge; 39. L.H. Perkins; 40. Peter Maytubby Jr.; 41 T.L. Griggs; 42. J.M. Harrison; 43. A.H. Clay; 44. Cut off; 45. S.M. Harkins; 46. Frank Fulsom; 47. Edward White; 48. Don Fulsom; 49. S.W. Maytubby; 50. Jess Fulton; 51. M.H. LeFlore. (Oversize), 1905
Black and white original and copy prints of Comanche, Kiowa, Wichita, Cheyenne, Chickasaw and Choctaw Indians. The collection includes scenes of the Choctaw tribal council house, Muskogee, Indian Territory, and the Goodland Indian School. Jay L. Hargett Manuscript Collection also in repository.
George Hudson, Principal Chief of the Choctaw Nation, 1860-1862., 1860-1862
George Nelson, interpreter in Indian service in McAlester. Choctaw. 2 copies, undated
Black and white original prints of George Nelson, a Choctaw Indians who was an interpreter for the United States Indian Service at McAlester, Oklahoma. George Nelson Manuscript Collection also in repository.
Gilbert Dukes, Choctaw Governor, sitting in a rocking chair on a porch. See #24 for negative., Undated
Black and white copy prints of Choctaw Indians, including studio protraits, the Choctaw Lighthorse, schools, and tribal government officials. The collection also includes photographs of participants in the Choctaw conflict known as the Locke-Jones War or the Antlers War, along with scenes of the towns of McAlester, Antlers, and Ti, Indian Territory. Hobert Otho Boggs Manuscript Collection also in repository.
Governor Cyrus Harris of the Choctaw., undated
Governor Gilbert Dukes of the Choctaw Nation, left, and Ben Willis, right, Choctaw. Studio portrait, scratched and unclear., Undated
Black and white copy prints of Choctaw Indians, including studio protraits, the Choctaw Lighthorse, schools, and tribal government officials. The collection also includes photographs of participants in the Choctaw conflict known as the Locke-Jones War or the Antlers War, along with scenes of the towns of McAlester, Antlers, and Ti, Indian Territory. Hobert Otho Boggs Manuscript Collection also in repository.
Governor Green McCurtain. Choctaw. Studio portrait. Photographer - ________, Fort Smith, Arkansas. Original, 4x6. Photographer’s board., undated
Black and white copy prints of Arikara, Apache, Arapaho, Assiniboin, Blackfoot, Cayuse, Comanche, Crow, Cherokee, Cayuga, Chinook, Caddo, Choctaw, Chippewa, Cheyenne, Delaware, Hidatsa, Hopi, Iowa, Kaw, Kickapoo, Kichai, Kiowa, Klamath, Laguna, Moki, Modoc, Makah, Mandan, Makah, Mandan, Miami, Missouri, Nez Perce, Onadaga, Omaha, Oto, Osage, Paiute, Puyallup, Pawnee, Peoria, Papago, Potawatomi, Pueblo, Ponca, Quapaw, Quinault, Sac and Fox, Salish, Seminole, Seneca, Shawnee, Sioux, Shoshoni, Tuscarora, Umatilla, Ute, Walla Walla, Winnebago, Wyandotte, Yakima, Yuma, Yuchi, and Zuni Indians. George Rainey Manuscript Collection also in repository.
Governor Thompson McKinney of the Choctaw Nation. He was buried in a pasture near Wilburton, OK. Studio portrait., Undated
Black and white copy prints of Choctaw Indians, including studio protraits, the Choctaw Lighthorse, schools, and tribal government officials. The collection also includes photographs of participants in the Choctaw conflict known as the Locke-Jones War or the Antlers War, along with scenes of the towns of McAlester, Antlers, and Ti, Indian Territory. Hobert Otho Boggs Manuscript Collection also in repository.
Granny Pulsey, Choctaw, with her two adopted sons on the porch of their home. Granny was a small girl when she came from Mississippi to Oklahoma in the 1820’s. “She was proud of her home near Gerty, Hughes County, and took the orphan lads shown in this picture to raise as her own sons. When Granny was nearly a hundred, one of the boys shot at a bird but missed and shot Granny in the side. She died almost at once, but she gave forgiveness to the heartbroken lad before she breathed her last.”, Undated
Black and white copy prints of Choctaw Indians, including studio protraits, the Choctaw Lighthorse, schools, and tribal government officials. The collection also includes photographs of participants in the Choctaw conflict known as the Locke-Jones War or the Antlers War, along with scenes of the towns of McAlester, Antlers, and Ti, Indian Territory. Hobert Otho Boggs Manuscript Collection also in repository.
Green McCurtain, Chief of the Choctaw., undated
Green McCurtain, Choctaw Chief, portrait., undated
Black and white original prints of David Ross Boyd, his family, scenes from the first ten years of the University of Oklahoma, including the first faculty, students and buildings. The collection also contains images of the Rough Riders Reunion at Oklahoma City in 1910. David Ross Boyd Manuscript Collection also in repository.
Green McCurtain Collection
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Indian Chief. Correspondence (1890-1916) to and from McCurtain and his personal secretary, George W. Scott, regarding the Choctaws' claims against the United States, and separate statehood for Indian Territory, including letters from Chiefs of other major Indian tribes in the Territory; maps of railroad rights-of-way and towns in the Choctaw Nation (1876-1908), published by its general council; publications (1896-1913) by various political parties and citizens groups in the Choctaw Nation; publications (1892-1916) of the U.S. government regarding mineral rights of the Choctaw Nation and Indian Territory; and personal journals of McCurtain. Green McCurtain Photograph Collection also in repository.
Green McCurtain making a speech on a porch with audience in the background. McCurtain was an advisor to Wilson N. Jones., Undated
Black and white copy prints of Choctaw Indians, including studio protraits, the Choctaw Lighthorse, schools, and tribal government officials. The collection also includes photographs of participants in the Choctaw conflict known as the Locke-Jones War or the Antlers War, along with scenes of the towns of McAlester, Antlers, and Ti, Indian Territory. Hobert Otho Boggs Manuscript Collection also in repository.
Group of Choctaw men of which only two of the group is identified. Culbertson Thompson (fourth from left) and Ben Huklotubby (far right). Thompson was part of an armed band that plotted to kill off the opposing side oat night. Joe Huklotubby was killed September 10, 1892, and was the father of Ben Huklotubby. Studio portrait., Undated
Black and white copy prints of Choctaw Indians, including studio protraits, the Choctaw Lighthorse, schools, and tribal government officials. The collection also includes photographs of participants in the Choctaw conflict known as the Locke-Jones War or the Antlers War, along with scenes of the towns of McAlester, Antlers, and Ti, Indian Territory. Hobert Otho Boggs Manuscript Collection also in repository.