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Guide to Manuscript Collections, Western History Collections, University of Oklahoma - Softcover

DeWitt, Donald L

 
9780788401176: Guide to Manuscript Collections, Western History Collections, University of Oklahoma
Softcover
ISBN 10: 0788401173 ISBN 13: 9780788401176
Publisher: Heritage Books, 2014

Synopsis

Dating from the early 19th century, these materials include census records of the Five Civilized Tribes; records of attorneys specializing in Indian citizenship claims; and a variety of records from the Cherokee Nation. Other manuscript holdings include the Indian-Pioneer Papers; records of railroads, banks, businesses, and physicians; diaries of frontier and pioneer life, the Civil War, travel in western states, and life in Indian Territory; and collections relating to women. Designed for easy use, the guide is arranged alphabetically by collection title. Each entry has seven information fields including a useful summary of the collection's contents.

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About the Author

DONALD L. DEWITT is Curator of the Western History Collections at the University of Oklahoma.

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Publisher
Heritage Books
Publication date
2014
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0788401173
ISBN 13 
9780788401176
Binding
Paperback
Number of pages
330