Guide To Manuscript Collections, Western History Collections, University Of Oklahoma

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.

• | Author: Donald L. Dewitt
• | Publisher: Heritage Books, Inc
• | Publication Date: Aug 07, 2014
• | Number of Pages: 328 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Paperback
• | ISBN-10: 0788401173
• | ISBN-13: 9780788401176