Manuscript Collection: Samuel Bell Maxey
Collection Overview
Collection summary derived from "Guidebook to Manuscripts", 1969: Samuel Bell Maxey (1825-1895) was a Confederate general in charge of troops in Indian Territory and later became a senator from Texas. There are 200 letters, more of which are personal than official, and documents and maps (1861-65). There are only two letters after 1865 and they are dated 1881-82, one to the Secretary of the Interior and one to Jackson McCurtain, Choctaw Chief; both pertain to railroad charters in the Choctaw Nation. Important item: Probably the most important item in this collection is his "Confidential Correspondence" (1863-64). The typescript contains approximately 100 pages.
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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.