Tennessee

Native American, Cherokee

Handwritten notice from Return J. Meigs, War Department in Tennessee to John Browder

French Thierry

Carte des États-Unis d’Amérique

D. McClelland

Map of the United States and Territories

Grant Foreman

Map Showing Routes of Emigrating Indians

George Montague Wheeler

Progress Map of the U. S. Geographical Surveys West of the 100th Meridian

G.W. & C.B. Colton and Company

Map of Arkansas and Indian Territory

Letter to Henry Ross from Lewis Ross, written on board a Steamboat from St. Louis to Fort Gibson with Uncle John Ross

The Removal of the Cherokee

Printed Statement of the Cherokee Funds requested by D. W. Bushyhead, Treasurer

Manuscripts

George W. Fields Manuscript Collection

1901 - 1925

Bound Book

notes

Legal Proceeding

Notice

resolution

letter

American

Cherokee

Mexican

proceedings

attorneys

Cherokee Indians

Oklahoma City

Arkansas

Supreme Court

chief (tribal leader)

Manuscript Collection Records

Texas

Draft minutes of meeting of Texas Cherokees and Associate Bands regarding action to reclaim lands ceded in treaty of 1836

Letter from J.T. Cross to George W. Fields regarding possible claim of heirs of Dan Helton

Opinion rendered by G.W. Terrell, Attorney General concerning the Texas-Cherokees versus the State of Texas

Proceedings of a General Council of the Texas Cherokees and the Associate Bands

Signed resolution approving George W. Fields' conduct in the case

Signed resolution condemning the acts of James A. Norman trying to divest attorney, George W. Fields

Signed resolution retaining George W. Fields as attorney to represent the Texas-Cherokees and Associate Bands

Two typescript copies titled 'Texas Cherokees 1820-1839'

Typescript titled "The Texas-Cherokee Case" by William Sulzer

<h2>Access Restrictions</h2>
<p>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.</p>
<h2>Use Restrictions</h2>
<p>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.</p>
<h2>Provenance</h2>
<p>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.</p>
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<p>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.</p>
