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SPECIAL
COLLECTIONS
Special Collections has in its collection limited and first editions, as
well as many autographed books. The early materials have unique decorative
leather covers. Many of the materials in Special Collections are out-of-print
or difficult to replace.
NATIVE AMERICAN
MATERIALS
Special Collections has a wide variety of source materials relating to the
history and culture of the American Indians with special emphasis on the
Cherokee and other tribes of Oklahoma. Language dictionaries of many tribes are
also housed in Special Collections. The INDIAN-PIONEER PAPERS, an oral history
section containing early-day interviews of either witnessed or participated-in
events of historical significance, is on microfilm. A vertical file of
Cherokee, Symposium on Native Americans and Native American-related items is
available.
OKLAHOMA
MATERIALS
Special Collections maintains books, periodicals, and documents relating to
Oklahoma history, focusing on the early period. There are many autographed
first editions of prominent Oklahoma authors. A vertical file of
Oklahoma-related items is available with its own index.
NEWSPAPERS
Special Collections maintains different collections of Oklahoma and Native
American newspapers. Cherokee newspapers, dating from 1800 through the early
1900's are available on microfilm. Included in that time period are newspapers
from the northeastern area of Oklahoma. The Tahlequah newspaper, which had its
beginning with the Cherokee Nation, is maintained through the present along
with the Muskogee Daily Phoenix, Ft.. Gibson' Times and Tulsa World.
Recent issues of other northeastern county newspapers are only kept
for three months. Many Native American newspapers, newsletters and journals,
published irregularly and generally not available on microfilm, are housed
permanently in Special Collections. The only out-of-state Indian newspaper
available on microfilm is Akwesasne Notes.
MICROFILMS
Special Collections houses microfilm copies of important regional historical
newspapers of the late 1800's and early 1900's such as the Cherokee
Advocate, Indian Chieftain, and Tahlequah Arrow. Other publications
are the U.S. OFFICE OF INDIAN AFFAIRS and the HISTORICAL INFORMATION
RELATING TO MILITARY POSTS AND OTHER INSTALLATIONS. Also with the Indian
Affairs microfilms are records from the U.S. ARMY and the U.S. DEPT. OF WAR
(1800-1823). Available also on microfilm are Native American and
Oklahoma-related subjects.
MAPS
Among the cartographic records are several maps showing Indian tribes and
routes of surveys in the Indian Country and United States. The lands occupied
by Indian tribes and lands ceded to the U.S. are among the maps found in
Special Collections. There are also maps of Indian Territory, the Cherokee
Nation ( 1884, 1889), and the United States showing the names of many tribes
and bands. Also available are maps of the Civil War battles and sites.
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