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chief (tribal leader)

 Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Scope Note: Art & Architecture Thesaurus\AGENTS FACET\People\people\people by occupation\people in government and administration\rulers (people)\

Found in 883 Collections and/or Records:

Louis Downing, Cherokee Chief, 1850 - 1900

 Item — Folder Cherokee.14: [Barcode: 3.Cherokee.14]
Identifier: 4326.3679
Description

Sepia-colored portrait photograph of Louis Downing, Cherokee chief. Man seated in studio setting wear Anglo-style suit with jacket, button-down shirt, vest, and neckerchief. Man identified on reverse. Folder 14



Inscription(s)

Inscribed, "Louis Downing, Cherokee Chief" on verso

Dates: 1850 - 1900
Found in: Gilcrease Museum/Helmerich Center for American Research / PC.OklahomaNativeAmerican, Oklahoma Native American Photographs Collection

Mad Bull, 1850 - 1900

 Item — Folder Cheyenne.12: [Barcode: 3.Cheyenne.12]
Identifier: 4327.3765
Description

Folder 12

Dates: 1850 - 1900
Found in: Gilcrease Museum/Helmerich Center for American Research / PC.OklahomaNativeAmerican, Oklahoma Native American Photographs Collection

Man-a-to-wah or mano-to-wah or Chief many Scalps, 1868

 Item — Folder Sac and Fox.8: [Barcode: 3.Sac and Fox.8]
Identifier: 4326.4539
Description

Black and white photograph of Man-a-to-wah or Chief Many Scalps. Seated in studio setting. Wearing traditional Sac and Fox clothing. Folder 8



Inscription(s)

Inscribed, "Also: Man-a-to-wah or many scalps. A Fox chief." on verso

Dates: 1868
Found in: Gilcrease Museum/Helmerich Center for American Research / PC.OklahomaNativeAmerican, Oklahoma Native American Photographs Collection

Man-killer, 'Outacite,' early chief of the Cherokees, 1834

 Item — Folder Cherokee.21: [Barcode: 3.Cherokee.21]
Identifier: 4327.3205
Description Black and white photocopy of book-printed picture of Outacity, or Man-Killer. Photo in book is aftr original painting by Sir Joshua Reynolds. Painting is bust portrait of Cherokee man wearing traditional regalia. Photograph title copied from Samuel Drake's Biography and History of the Indians of North America. Folder 21 Inscription(s) Inscribed, "Outacite, Chief of Cherokees" under image on recto; Inscribed, "reproduced from Samuel G. Drake...
Dates: 1834
Found in: Gilcrease Museum/Helmerich Center for American Research / PC.OklahomaNativeAmerican, Oklahoma Native American Photographs Collection

Manuscript Collection: George W. Fields

 Collection
Identifier: MC.1964.66
Collection Overview Collection summary derived from "Guidebook to Manuscripts", 1969: George W. Fields (n. d.) was an attorney for the Texas Cherokees. Three documents relate to the contract for Field's services and one is the account of the Proceedings of the General council of Texas Cherokees and Associated Bands empowering him to act in the matter of the claim against the State of Texas.. One typed, bound manuscript, dated 1920, is entitled "The Texas Cherokees, 1820-1839" and has ninety-two pages. There is...
Dates: 1920-1925
Found in: Gilcrease Museum/Helmerich Center for American Research / Manuscript Collection: George W. Fields

Memo by Chief John Ross Concerning Information to be Sought in Washington City Concerning Two Reservation Claims., March, 1845

 Item — Folder 968: [Barcode: 187.968]
Identifier: 4026.1129
Description

Memo by Chief John Ross concerning information to be sought in Washington City concerning two reservation claims. Single folded sheet of paper with handwritten text in ink on two pages. Folder 968

Dates: March, 1845
Found in: Gilcrease Museum/Helmerich Center for American Research / MC.1954.185, Manuscript Collection: John Ross Papers

Memorandum by Guston B. Teehee, Esquire, March 18, 1874

 Item — Folder 1320: [Barcode: 187.1320]
Identifier: 4026.3043
Description

Memorandum by Guston B. Teehee, Esquire in Tahlequah about petition of Sarah H. Stapler for heirs of Chief John Ross. One sheet of paper with handwritten text in ink on recto and verso. Folder 1320

Dates: March 18, 1874
Found in: Gilcrease Museum/Helmerich Center for American Research / MC.1954.185, Manuscript Collection: John Ross Papers

Memorandum of Cherokee Traditions Recounted by Andrew Sander, circa July 4, 1837

 Item — Folder 224A: [Barcode: 187.224A]
Identifier: 4026.1902
Description

Memorandum of Cherokee traditions recounted by Andrew Sanders, interpreter, and quoted in part in Chief John Ross' letter of July 4, 1837 to John Howard Payne. (see Moulton) Single folded sheet of paper with handwritten text in ink on four pages. Folder 224A

Dates: circa July 4, 1837
Found in: Gilcrease Museum/Helmerich Center for American Research / MC.1954.185, Manuscript Collection: John Ross Papers

Memorandum of Lieutenant Colonel William Gates on meeting of Major General Thomas Jessup and Seminole Chiefs and Warriors, December 5, 1837

 Item — Folder 274: [Barcode: 187.274]
Identifier: 4026.499
Description

Memorandum of Lieutenant Colonel William Gates on meeting of General Thomas Jesup and Seminole Chiefs and Warriors. One sheet of paper with handwritten text in ink on recto. Folder 274

Dates: December 5, 1837
Found in: Gilcrease Museum/Helmerich Center for American Research / MC.1954.185, Manuscript Collection: John Ross Papers

Memorial and Petition Signed by 6 Eastern and 4 Western Cherokee Chiefs, February 22, 1837

 Item — Folder 210: [Barcode: 187.210]
Identifier: 4026.436-.3
Description

Memorial and Petition signed by 6 Eastern and 4 Western Cherokee Chiefs to Congress asking for a delay of the Treaty of New Echota and investigation of their assertions. (Moulton) Sheets of paper with handwritten text in ink. Folder 210

Dates: February 22, 1837
Found in: Gilcrease Museum/Helmerich Center for American Research / MC.1954.185, Manuscript Collection: John Ross Papers

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