Oklahoma -- Social life and customs
Found in 7 Collections and/or Records:
A covered grave in an American Indian graveyard. O.T. July 1899., 1899, Jul
Charles A. Burdine Collection
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Government employee. Letters from Burdine to his wife decribing everyday life in Indian Territory, particularly in Tishomingo, and his work as a member of the Dawes Commission.
Jerry Whistler Snow Collection
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Correspondence (1893-1915) to and from various members of the Whistler family regarding life in Oklahoma Territory, describing a first ride in an automobile, sicknesses, diseases and quarantines, floods, Sac and Fox Indian dances and customs, the Sac and Fox Indian Agency and its Agent, Lee Patrick, the Chilicco Indian School, Wild West shows, and holiday celebrations. Correspondents include Maude Mayes Whistler, Pearl Mayes Whistler, and Gertrude Naden. Jerry Whistler Snow Photograph Collection also in repository.
Mrs. W. C. Jarboe Collection
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An account written in 1913 by Mrs. Jarboe of her family's move from Texas to Indian Territory and their subsequent move to Greer County, Oklahoma. The manuscript contains anecdotes about their experiences with Choctaw and Kiowa Indians, as well as a general description of pioneer life.
Myrtle Evans Bowen Collection
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Biographical material by Bowen describing pioneer life in Oklahoma and Indian Territories.
Richard Burkey Holbrook Collection
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Editor. Correspondence (1900-1915) between Holbrook, his wife (Mabel Jackson), and others regarding his editorship of the "Pawnee Dispatch" family matters and social life in Pawnee, Oklahoma. Richard Burkey Holbrook Photograph Collection also in repository.
The Park, Dustin, Okla. Group of people around a pond with three in a canoe., undated
Black and white copy prints of Dustin, Indian Territory and Oklahoma, including scenes of businesses, railroads, farming, and cotton gins. The collection also contains a scene of Cromwell, Oklahoma and a photograph of Creek Indians.