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Manuscript Collection: Christian Schussele
Collection
Identifier: MC.1954.191
Collection Overview
Collection summary derived from "Guidebook to Manuscripts", 1969: Christian Schussele (1826?-1879) was born in Guebviller, Haut Rhin, Alsace, while that province was French. Schussele is the artist who painted the courtroom scene of Andrew Jackson being tried before Judge Hall in New Orleans, and most of these papers are letters concerning this undertaking. This painting is a part of the Gilcrease collection. C. J. Hedenberg is the correspondent who gathered the information that enabled...
Dates:
1853-1860
Manuscript Collection: Civil War Papers
Collection
Identifier: MC.1970.45
Collection Overview
Collection summary derived from "Guidebook to Manuscripts", 1969: These records are divided between Confederate Paper an Union Papers. Confederate papers include items regarding the release of Tyre L. Harris, and underage conscriptee, 9 tax receipts from Charles Powell, 15 Registered Bonds of the Confederate States of America, the signature papers of a Treaty between the Confederate States and the Chickasaw and Choctaw Nation, and a newspaper article, dated June 9, 1864 regarding the Sloop...
Dates:
1862-1904
Manuscript Collection: Clark Field
Collection
Identifier: MC.2009.65
Collection Overview
Collection summary derived from "Guidebook to Manuscripts", 1969: Clark Field was a private citizen from Tulsa who gave generously of his time and money to support the excavation work at the Spiro Mound site. His collection of photographs with handwritten notes document the dig in progress. The Spiro Mound Site, in LeFlore County, was excavated by the Anthropology Department of the University of Oklahoma. The supervisor of the dig was Dr. Forrest E. Clements. It was part of a Works Projects...
Dates:
1934-1937
Manuscript Collection: Connecticut Deeds
Collection
Identifier: MC.1970.48
Collection Overview
Collection summary derived from "Guidebook to Manuscripts", 1969: This collection is primarily Land Deeds. Four are between Daniell Tracy and others, and 12 are between the Stone Family, primarily Benjamin Stone. Also included is a Contract between Harmon Stone and Town of Litchfield regarding $440 that will be paid after the new highway is constructed, and a letter from Leneau Church (?) to Fredrick Watson, Canaan, Connecticut, asking him to obtain subpoenas.
Dates:
1697-1848
Manuscript Collection: Cornelius Vanderbilt
Collection
Identifier: MC.1954.208
Collection Overview
Collection summary derived from "Guidebook to Manuscripts", 1969: A hand written letter dated March 15, 1818, to Thomas Gibbon from Cornelius Vanderbilt (1794-1877) would seem to have little historical significance. There is little punctuation and it is difficult to read. It appears that the Commodore is thanking Gibbon for a horse named "Goose." He also mentions sending Gibbon some fish and writes something concerning boats. A rather cryptic postscript reads: "I have kept out of the way for...
Dates:
1818
Manuscript Collection: Crow Papers
Collection
Identifier: MC.1964.51
Collection Overview
Collection summary derived from "Guidebook to Manuscripts", 1969: This tribal roll of the Crow Indians was compiled sometime during the 1880's and contains 300 names, with both the Crow and the English spelling. (5 pp., typed list).
Dates:
circa 1880
Manuscript Collection: C.T. Wells
Collection
Identifier: MC.1964.217
Collection Overview
Collection summary derived from "Guidebook to Manuscripts", 1969: This is an account of a fifteen day trip by horse and wagon from Mulberry, Franklin County, Arkansas, to Arkansas City, Kansas, by C. T. Wells (n.d.) and companions. It has very little of historical value except one brief mention of George Perryman, a few places named, and some brief description of various Indian agencies. It does indicate that the appearance of the prairie around Muskogee, for in stance, had not changed much...
Dates:
1878-1879
Manuscript Collection: David L. Payne
Collection
Identifier: MC.1970.168
Collection Overview
Collection summary derived from "Guidebook to Manuscripts", 1969: Printed Certificate for the Southwest Colony Town and Mining Company, printed Stock Certificates for The Oklahoma Town Company of Wichita, Kansas, two printed Certificates of Membership in Payne's Oklahoma Colony. One is made out to Chas W. [Deetrich]. The second one is blank. Printed certificate for Payne's Oklahoma Colony. Ticket to "Payne's Lecture on Oklahoma. Admit One" and a Calling Card for: "D.L. Payne, Oklahoma...
Dates:
1880-1884
Manuscript Collection: D.D. Hitchcock
Collection
Identifier: MC.1970.94
Collection Overview
Collection summary derived from "Guidebook to Manuscripts", 1969: Appointment of D.D. Hitchcock as Assistant Surgeon of the Second Indian Regiment of Guards at Bentonville, Arkansas. Signed by Major M.B.C. Wright, as Commander of the Regiment.
Dates:
February 28, 1863
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