Collection Overview Collection summary derived from "Guidebook to Manuscripts", 1969: John Howard Payne (1791-1852) visited the Cherokee country in the 1830's, and two of these letters are introductions to John Ross, the Cherokee Chief. There is an exchange of seven letters between them, mostly personal. Some letters and photostats concern the arrest of Ross and Payne. One letter from John Ridge offers his regrets that Payne cannot visit his house and mentions sending him various Cherokee papers. Payne was...

Collection Overview

Collection summary derived from "Guidebook to Manuscripts", 1969: A collection of letters, some written in Cherokee, receipts, birth and marriage certificates and newspaper clippings. Most letters are between Lewis and Henry Ross.

Collection Overview Collection summary derived from "Guidebook to Manuscripts", 1969: An interesting item in this collection is a letter dated May 18, 1821, signed by J. C. Calhoun, appointing Nathaniel Philbrook sub-agent to the Osages on the Arkansas to serve under Governor Miller. His compensation was to be $500.00 per annum. A letter written in 1844 to Creek Agent, Captain Dawson, mentions a William Baxter who had formerly been in Josiah Gregg's employ. He relates that Francis and John (Spangaras?) found...

Collection Overview Collection summary derived from "Guidebook to Manuscripts", 1969: Smithsonian ethnologist, James Mooney, writes two letters pertaining to a bill before Congress to prohibit the use of Peyote in the Indian ceremonial dances. Most of the correspondence and printed material deal with this subject. A great many letters are between missionaries of the American Baptist Home Missionary Society and most of them feel that Mooney encourages the continued use of Peyote. They blame him for his attitude...

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Collection summary derived from "Guidebook to Manuscripts", 1969: Willie Baze Lane Pond (1896-1947) was the first teacher of the Kiowa Five Native American Artists: Spencer Asah, Jack Hokeah, Steven Mopope, and Monroe Tsatoke. She also taught James Auchiah, Carl Dietrich, June Jones, Ruby Pedrick, Lois Smoky, and Carl Sweezy. This collection includes letters about paintings, art exhibits and associations, as well as scrapbooks, sketchbooks, clipping and magazines.

Collection Overview Collection summary derived from "Guidebook to Manuscripts", 1969: This collection contains a handwritten letter from Crumbo to Dick Best, Gilcrease Museum Director with an enclosed photograph of the artist E.J. Heatwale, a typed manuscript of the short story by Crumbo entitled "The Rainbow Horse", a typed manuscript written by Woody Crumbo entitled "Wolf in The Moon", which is a story of the Indian, and an unsigned handwritten article by Woody Crumbo about Thomas Gilcrease. Crumbo uses a...

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Typed three page description discussing the painting by Charles M. Russell titled 'Medicine Man.'

Description

Same as TU2009.39.4001 which is a typed three page description discussing the painting by Charles M. Russell titled 'Medicine Man.'

Description

Same as TU2009.39.4001 which is a typed three page description discussing the painting by Charles M. Russell titled 'Medicine Man.'

Description

Same as TU2009.39.4001 which is a typed three page description discussing the painting by Charles M. Russell titled 'Medicine Man.'