Manuscript Collection: P.W. Humphrey

Collection

Identifier: MC.1964.104

Staff Only

Collection Overview

Collection summary derived from "Guidebook to Manuscripts", 1969: Letter from P.W. Humphrey to Charles Cassady in Washington, reporting George Colbert's assertion in 1812 that U.S. would have "War Enough" because warriors from Northern Tribes had passed through Chickasaw lands to see Creeks, and a party of Creek warriors returning from North had killed five or six whites near mouth of Duck River. Also informs that representative Johnson and Gen. Desha know for a fact that Tecumseh was not at Tippecanoe but among the Creeks.

Dates

December 21, 1814

Language of Materials

Materials in English

Access Restrictions

Available by appointment only at the Helmerich Center for American Research (HCAR) with the exception of materials with donor restrictions. Contact Library staff in advance to inquire if materials exist pertaining to your research interests.

Use Restrictions

Please contact the Rights and Reproduction Department for information on publishing or reproducing materials included in these records. Permission will be granted by the Gilcrease Museum as the owner of the physical materials, and does not imply permission from the copyright holder. It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain all necessary permissions from the copyright holder.

Extent

1 item(s)

Additional Description

Provenance

The Gilcrease Foundation acquired these materials before 1964 and is housed in the Helmerich Center for American Research (HCAR). The library currently receives most materials through community donation, board members, artists and the acquisition of manuscript collections.

Processing Information

Staff, interns, and volunteers of the Thomas Gilcrease Library and Archive have contributed to the organization and maintenance of the files since the collection passed to the City of Tulsa in the 1950s.