Guide to Manuscript Collections, Western History Collections, University of Oklahoma
Author | : Donald L. DeWitt |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 318 |
Release | : 1994 |
ISBN-10 | : 0788401173 |
ISBN-13 | : 9780788401176 |
Rating | : 4/5 (73 Downloads) |
Book excerpt: Dating from the early 19th century, these materials include census records of the Five Civilized Tribes; records of attorneys specializing in Indian citizenship claims; and a variety of records from the Cherokee Nation. Other manuscript holdings include the Indian-Pioneer Papers; records of railroads, banks, businesses, and physicians; diaries of frontier and pioneer life, the Civil War, travel in western states, and life in Indian Territory; and collections relating to women. Designed for easy use, the guide is arranged alphabetically by collection title. Each entry has seven information fields including a useful summary of the collection's contents.