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Cherokee

 Subject
Subject Source: Gilcrease Culture Terms

Found in 3726 Collections and/or Records:

Typed letter from C. G. Matheny to the Honorable George W. Benge, Tahlequah, February 3, 1919

 Item — Folder 57: [Barcode: 17.57]
Identifier: 4027.5631
Description

Typed letter from C. G. Matheny to the Honorable George W. Benge, Tahlequah, regarding Matheny's planned trip to Texas to discuss Texas Cherokee land claims during the Texas legislative session. Folder 57

Dates: February 3, 1919

Typed letter from D. W. Liper to Wm. West concerning reports and forms, December 21, 1881

 Item — Folder 470: [Barcode: 61.470]
Identifier: 4026.2054
Description

Letter came from the Treasury Department in Tahlequah, Indian Territory. Wm. West was the Sheriff of the Canadian District of the Cherokee Nation. The letter stated that Liper forwarded per mail a package containing blank forms for quarterly reports to be filled out on. Folder 470

Dates: December 21, 1881

Typed minutes of a meeting of the conservative citizens of Webbers Falls concerning elections of new officers, April 3, 1903

 Item — Folder 578: [Barcode: 61.578]
Identifier: 4027.3089-.1
Description Minutes are typed on Gibson Bros. letterhead. Meeting took place in Webbers Falls, Indian Territory at 8:00 p.m. D. W. McCorkle presided as temporary chairman. Minutes detailed the nomination and voting process for electing officers. C. C. Tittle was declared elected as nominee for Mayor. S. L. Milligan was elected as nominee for recorder. Geo. Pollard, William Gibson, T.M. Looper, J. T. Neal, and Cal Hanks were declared elected aldermen. Minutes were signed my D. W. McCorkle, President Pro....
Dates: April 3, 1903

Typed transcript of "The Trial of Calvin Coker" originally published in The Indian Journal, June 22, 1876

 Item — Box 1, Folder: 46
Identifier: 4126.139
Description

Typed transcript of "The Trial of Calvin Coker", as reported in the publication The Indian Journal, Muskogee, Oklahoma, edited by W. P. Ross and chartered by the Creek Council. Coker stood trial and was acquitted for the murder of Isaac Journeycake. Folder 46

Dates: June 22, 1876

Typescript Copy of John Ross Claim, 1797 - 1897

 Item — Folder 5126: [Barcode: 187.5126]
Identifier: 4026.3057-.4
Description

Typescript of document in Folder 5126.918. Five sheets with typed text in ink on five pages. Folder 737C

Dates: 1797 - 1897

Typescript 'John Ross' Funeral 1866, 1797 - 1897

 Item — Folder 1311: [Barcode: 187.1311]
Identifier: 5126.917-.1
Description

Typescript 'John Ross' Funeral 1866. Folder 1311.

Dates: 1797 - 1897

Typescript of an act amended by the Cherokee National Council, mid-19th century - mid-20th century

 Item — Box 1, Folder: 69
Identifier: 5127.488
Description

Typescript of an act by the Cherokee National Council to amend an act titled "Tax on Stock grazing upon Cherokee Lands west of the 96° Meridian." Four pages. Folder 69

Dates: mid-19th century - mid-20th century

Typescript of biography of Joseph Roger's family, mid-19th century - mid-20th century

 Item — Box 2, Folder: 92
Identifier: 4017.5292
Description

Typescript of biography of Jospeh Roger's family. Roger was one fourth Cherokee and the lives of his descendants are detaied. Eleven pages. Folder 92

Dates: mid-19th century - mid-20th century

Typescript of "Historical Sketches of the Cherokees; together with some of their Customs, Traditions and Superstitions", 1889

 Item — Box 1, Folder: 52
Identifier: 3026.350
Description

Typescript of "Historical Sketches of the Cherokees; together with some of their Customs, Traditions and Superstitions" by Wah-ne-nau-hi, a Cherokee woman formally known as Mrs. Lucy Keys. The text covers both pre and post-European contact history, including Sequoyah, George Lowery, and the Trail of Tears. There is also a family tree of the Oolootas of the Holly Clan. The original document is in the Smithsonian Institute. Folder 52

Dates: 1889

Typescript of notice in the Cherokee Advocate concerning the Katy Flyer train, October 28, 1893

 Item — Folder 561: [Barcode: 61.561]
Identifier: 4026.3066
Description

Starting June 18th the Missouri, Kansas, and Texas Railway would offer a daily solid train from all principal points in Texas, Indian Territory, Kansas, and Missouri to Chicago. The train would go from Houston, Texas to Chicago. This service was recommended for travelers headed to the World Fair. Folder 561

Dates: October 28, 1893