Manuscript Collection: Levi Gritts
Collection Overview
Collection summary derived from "Guidebook to Manuscripts", 1969: This collection includes a teacher's certificate authorizing Levi Gritts to teach in Cherokee Nation primary schools, Gritts letter of application to the university of Oklahoma President Joseph Brant for the position of teacher of the Cherokee Language and two letters of recommendation for Gritts. Also included is "Cherokee Hymns" published by Phoenix Publications in Chicago, examples of the Cherokee syllabary, "Will Rogers" written by Gritts, in English and in Cherokee, a blank form for the Cherokee language and the Cherokee Syllabary with English equivalents.
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.