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Photostat of Cherokee Council Rules in syllabary
Native American, Cherokee
Photostat of Cherokee Council Rules in syllabary
Native American, Cherokee
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Manuscript Collection: Mary Jane Ross

Collection Overview

Collection summary derived from "Guidebook to Manuscripts", 1969: A collection of letters, some written in Cherokee, receipts, birth and marriage certificates and newspaper clippings. Most letters are between Lewis and Henry Ross.

Thomas Gilcrease Library and Archive
ENG, CHR
85 items
1826 - 1948
CSV file
MC.1975.186

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Provenance

The Gilcrease Foundation acquired these materials before 1964 and is housed in the Helmerich Center for American Research (HCAR). The library currently receives most materials through community donation, board members, artists and the acquisition of manuscript collections.

Staff, interns, and volunteers of the Thomas Gilcrease Library and Archive have contributed to the organization and maintenance of the files since the collection passed to the City of Tulsa in the 1950s.