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Cherokee

 Subject
Subject Source: Gilcrease Culture Terms

Found in 3726 Collections and/or Records:

Lt. Harris's Camp with Cherokee at Cadron Creek, Arkansas, 1850 - 1900

 Item — Folder Cherokee.16: [Barcode: 3.Cherokee.16]
Identifier: 4327.3674
Description

Black and white photograph of site of Lt. Harri's camp with Cherokee at Cadron Creek, Arkansas. Photo of grass with a few trees, and hill in background. This photograph comes from the Grant Foreman Collection at the Gilcrease Museum. Folder 16



Inscription(s)

Inscribed, "Site of encampment of Lieutenant Harris's party of Cherokee Indians at mouth of Cadron Creek (Arkansas) where they suffered with cholera." under image on recto

Dates: 1850 - 1900

Lt. Harris's Camp with Cherokee at Cadron Creek, Arkansas, 1850 - 1900

 Item — Folder Cherokee.16: [Barcode: 3.Cherokee.16]
Identifier: 4327.3676
Description

Black and white photograph of the Arkansas River at mouth of Cadron Creek. Shows river from atop a hill with trees in foreground and opposite bank in background. This photograph comes from the Grant Foreman Collection at the Gilcrease Museum. Folder 16



Inscription(s)

Inscribed, "Arkansas River at mouth of Cadron" on verso

Dates: 1850 - 1900

Lt. Harris's Camp with Cherokee at Caldron Creek, Arkansas, 1850 - 1900

 Item — Folder Cherokee.16: [Barcode: 3.Cherokee.16]
Identifier: 4327.3675
Description

Black and white photograph of mouth of Cadron Creek, Arkansas. Shows river and enbankment. This photograph comes from the Grant Foreman Collection at the Gilcrease Museum. Folder 16



Inscription(s)

Inscribed, "Mouth of Cadron Creek where Lieutenant Harri's Cherokee Indians suffered with Cholera." under image on recto

Dates: 1850 - 1900

Lt. Harris's Camp with Cherokee at Caldron Creek, Arkansas, 1850 - 1900

 Item — Folder Cherokee.16: [Barcode: 3.Cherokee.16]
Identifier: 4327.3677
Description

Black and white photograph of a path in woods. This photograph comes from the Grant Foreman Collection at the Gilcrease Museum. Folder 16



Inscription(s)

Inscribed, "At mouth of Cadron Creek, ancient when Cherokee emigrants began this over land journey" on verso

Dates: 1850 - 1900

Major W.D. Wylie of Shreveport, and E.C. Boudinot, May 22, 1880

 Item — Folder Cherokee.3: [Barcode: 3.Cherokee.3]
Identifier: 4326.2025
Description

Folder 3



Inscription(s)

Inscribed, "For my litte friend Miss Lillie Selhitts" on verso; Inscribed, "Major W.D. Wylie of Shreveport - (left) and E.C. Boudinot (Right)" on verso; Inscribed, "May 22, 1880, Major W.D. Wylie of Shreveport La, E.C. Boudinot" on verso

Dates: May 22, 1880

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

Manuscript certified that David aided in search for Van McIntosh, 1812 - 1916

 Item — Folder 136: [Barcode: 61.136]
Identifier: 4026.3531
Description

Manuscript certified that David aided in searching for Van McIntosh who was charged with the murder of Henry Vickery. Note written over the top states that no register in office and was signed by G. W. Gunter. Folder 136

Dates: 1812 - 1916

Manuscript Collection: Cherokee Claims Record

 Collection
Identifier: MC.1970.37
Collection Overview Collection summary derived from "Guidebook to Manuscripts", 1969: Bound volume containing the text of 374 claims filed under the 1835 Treaty of New Echota. In addition to the claims are supporting affidavits and evidence. The claims were filed before Jesse Bushyhead, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Cherokee Nation; Evan Jones, Clerk; David M. Foreman, Solicitor or Clerk for the Going Snake District. (The Going Snake district was east of Tahlequah, near Westville. On page 122 and...
Dates: 1842

Manuscript Collection: Cherokee Nation Diaries

 Collection
Identifier: MC.1970.38
Collection Overview

Collection summary derived from "Guidebook to Manuscripts", 1969: Four diaries probably belonging to Isaac Brown. They are dated 1857, 1872, 1882, and 1887. The diaries entries relate to family life, and life as a farmer and a school teacher. Interesting note: Isaac Brown helped bury the widow of General Stand Waite.

Dates: 1857-1887

Manuscript Collection: Eastern Band Cherokee Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MC.1964.36
Collection Overview Collection summary derived from "Guidebook to Manuscripts", 1969: The Eastern Band of Cherokees were those who, under the leadership of John Ross, did not subscribe to the treaty of New Echota (1835) and had to be removed by force to the Western lands. However, there had been emigration to the West as early as 1810 by groups who wished to leave Georgia and the term "Western Cherokees" was applied to this group as well as to later emigrants. The papers in the Gilcrease files labeled "Eastern...
Dates: 1752-1907