Manuscript Collection: Ethan Allen Hitchcock

Collection

Identifier: MC.1965.95

Staff Only

Collection Overview

Collection summary derived from "Guidebook to Manuscripts", 1969: Ethan Allen Hitchcock, U.S. Army officer (1798-1870) was delegated to investigate charges of frauds against the Indians in Indian Territory in 1840 and 1841. His papers contain autobiographical sketches, correspondence, personal information, and information relating to Indian affairs. Also included are military orders and an account book (1847- 1858) which is dated "1832" on the leather binding, but it is evidently one Hitchcock picked up in Mexico. It lists the amounts of payments to U. S. soldiers in the Mexican War and gives some account of the Mexican campaign. Some of the papers also concern Millie Francis , Creek Indian girl who received a Congressional Medal for saving the life of a U. S. soldier in the Seminole War. The diaries date from 1858 to 1868, but the first one contains a resume of earlier diaries written from 1819 to 1834. They consist of autobiographical notes, a map of Mexico (1830) and a great deal about the Mexican War.

Dates

1819-1868

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

89 item(s) (89 diaries; 88 miscellaneous items)

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.