Manuscript Collection: Wyandotte Papers
Collection Overview
Collection summary derived from "Guidebook to Manuscripts", 1969: There are two treaties among these items. One dated May 16, 1836, is printed; the other is an original document on parchment, dated July 4, 1805, between the United States of America and the chiefs and head men of the Wyandotte, Ottawa, Chippewa, Munsee, Delaware, Shawnee, and Potawatomi Nations "...holden at Fort Industry on the Miami of the Lake ... " The Indian signatures are in pictograph style. A copy of laws regulating trade and intercourse with the Indian tribes is another of the documents. See "Armstrong Papers" for further Wyandotte material.
Access Restrictions
Available by appointment only at the Helmerich Center for American Research (HCAR) with the exception of materials with donor restrictions. Contact Library staff in advance to inquire if materials exist pertaining to your research interests.
Use Restrictions
Please contact the Rights and Reproduction Department for information on publishing or reproducing materials included in these records. Permission will be granted by the Gilcrease Museum as the owner of the physical materials, and does not imply permission from the copyright holder. It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain all necessary permissions from the copyright holder.
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.