Choctaw Indians -- Kings and rulers
Found in 20 Collections and/or Records:
Ben F. Smallwood Collection
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Choctaw Chief. Typescripts of Smallwood's messages (1889-1891) to the Choctaw Nation, concerning government affairs, especially in the area of education, and articles (1891) commenting on his death and containing biographical information.
Dovie Jones Collection
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A ledger (1870) from a general store in Cade, Indian Territory, owned and operated by Wilson N. Jones, a Principal Chief of the Choctaws, with entries in the Choctaw language. Also included is a copy of a speech (1892) by Jones to the Choctaw General Council.
Edmond McCurtain Collection
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Indian chief. Typescripts of newspaper articles containing McCurtain's annual messages to the Choctaw Nation General Council (1884-1886), letters by McCurtain to newspaper editors regarding various issues, and an obituary on McCurtain (1890).
Gaston Litton Collection
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Archivist. Manuscripts and published materials (1849-1987) relating to the history of the Five Civilized Tribes, Oklahoma history, and Litton's career with the National Archives, the University of Oklahoma archives, and librarianship in Latin America.
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.
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.
Isaac L. Garvin Collection
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Choctaw Chief. Typescripts of various pieces of legislation enacted by the Choctaw council concerning the courts, schools, timber lands, and coal mining of the Choctaw Nation.
Jackson Frazier McCurtain Collection
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Indian chief. Typescripts of newspaper articles (1875-1901) regarding McCurtain and his State of the Choctaw Nation speeches (1881-1883), made before the General Council of the Choctaw Nation while he was Principal Chief.
Jacob Battiest Jackson Collection
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Typescript of a newspaper article regarding Jackson's election as a Principal Chief of the Choctaw Nation.
John Alley Collection
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University of Oklahoma professor. Letter (1912) to Alley from Victor M. Locke, Jr., Principal Chief of the Choctaws, listing present and former Principal Chiefs of the Five Civilized Tribes, and discussing the status of the Choctaw government; a manuscript entitled "For the First Time, the True Story of the Last Oklahoma Indian Uprising as Told by the Man who Put it Down" as related to Alley by Col. Roy V. Hoffman of the Oklahoma National Guard; Hoffman's official reports concerning that uprising, also known as the Crazy Snake Rebellion, along with Governor Charles N. Haskell's orders; material concerning Kingfisher College; documents about the Dalton family; and miscellaneous research notes and correspondence. John Alley Photograph Collection also in repository.
Patrick Jay Hurley Collection
Solomon Hotema Collection
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A typescripts of a newspaper article concerning Hotema, a Choctaw Chief and Presbyterian minister, and his release from prison.
Tandy C. Walker Collection
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Indian Statesman. Typescripts of news articles (1877-1929) regarding Col. Walker's career and death.
Thompson McKinney Collection
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Choctaw Chief. Typescripts of two newspaper articles. One is McKinney's inaugural address as Chief of the Choctaw Indians and the other is an editorial on his leadership of the Choctaw Nation.
Victor M. Locke, Jr. Collection
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Choctaw Chief. Typescripts of newspaper articles regarding allotment of land in the Choctaw Nation and Chief Locke's role in the Choctaw tribal government.
William H. Harrison Collection
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Typescripts of speeches and correspondence of Harrison, a Principal Chief of the Choctaws, on the allotment of Choctaw lands.
William McIntosh Collection
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Indian chief. Publications relating to the McIntosh family, including a two page biographical sketch (n.d.) entitled "Chief William McIntosh, Jr.;" an article (1969) by Harriet Turner Corbin, entitled "A History and Genealogy of Chief Wm. McIntosh Jr., and His Known Descendants;" "Legends of the Choctaw Indians: History, Origin, Chiefs, Government, and Constitution of the Choctaw Nation" (n.d.). "Clan Tartan Centre, Evidence of a Clan Heritage for the Surname McIntosh" (1993); a photocopied page showing Scottish arms of Clan Chattan, the tomb in McIntosh burial grounds, and McIntosh Inn at Indian Springs, Georgia (n.d.); and a colored picture (n.d.) depicting the Mackintosh coat of arms.
Wilson N. Jones Collection
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Typescripts of newspaper articles, speeches, editorials and official documents from Jones's term as Principal Chief of the Choctaw Nation, concerning tribal politics, land allotment, and mineral rights on Choctaw lands.