"In the Beginning" by Fred Olds. From postcard from the Oklahoma Territorial Museum.

Betty June Starr Whelan Cherokee Collection Index

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Jim Thorpe's Son Wants Dad's Body Back in Oklahoma

Photograph / Image · 1983-03-16

Photocopy of the newspaper article "Jim Thorpe's Son Wants Dad's Body Back in Oklahoma," about the return of Jim Thorpe's body to Oklahoma. Jim Thorpe was buried in a town in Pennsylvania which was named after him.

Physical locator: MS188-03-13: Historic Indian Materials — Page 6.15

Jim Thorpe's 100th birthday

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Photocopy of the article "Jim Thorpe's 100th birthday to be celebrated this spring in Yale," about the celebration of Jim Thorpe and his legacy in Yale, Oklahoma.

Physical locator: MS188-03-13: Historic Indian Materials — Page 6.15

Reading Lamp

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Photocopy of "Reading Lamp," about the book "Sam Houston With the Cherokees, 1829-1833," and the authors' motivations for writing a book on a controversial subject.

Physical locator: MS188-03-13: Historic Indian Materials — Page 6.15

The Bear and the Rabbit

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Photocopy of the article "The Bear and the Rabbit," a retelling of a Cherokee myth in both the Cherokee langauge and in English.

Physical locator: MS188-03-13: Historic Indian Materials — Page 6.15

Dr. T.L. Ballenger Obituary

Genealogical Material · 1987

Photocopy of the obituary for Dr. Thomas L. Ballenger, born 1882.

Physical locator: MS188-03-13: Historic Indian Materials — Page 6.15

The Story of Ned Christie

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Comic page "The Story of Ned Christtie," about the shootout at Chrisitie's hideout.

Physical locator: MS188-03-13: Historic Indian Materials — Page 6.16

Cherokee Beginnings

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Copy of article "Cherokee Beginnings, Religion and Customs," telling a Cherokee story about the first fire.

Physical locator: MS188-03-13: Historic Indian Materials — Page 6.16

Death Lives in The West

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Copy of article "Death Lives in The West," about relationships colonial and pioneer relationships with Native Americans in the West.

Physical locator: MS188-03-13: Historic Indian Materials — Page 6.16

Among The Cherokees

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Newspaper page from a Cherokee newspaper, with articles "Among The Cherokees," ""Lynn Riggs," and "Robert Latham Owen," about Cherokee historical figures.

Physical locator: MS188-03-13: Historic Indian Materials — Page 6.17

Historian sheds light on inventor's life

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Copy of newspaper article "Historian sheds light on inventor's life," about the life of Cherokee inventor Sequoyah, who created the Cherokee alphabet.

Physical locator: MS188-03-13: Historic Indian Materials — Page 6.17

Sequoyah's influence still felt today

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Continuing the newspaper article "Historian sheds light on inventor's life," about the life of Cherokee inventor Sequoyah, who created the Cherokee alphabet.

Physical locator: MS188-03-13: Historic Indian Materials — Page 6.18

Sequoyah Stamp Bears Little Resemblance To Portrait

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Copy of the newspaper article "Sequoyah Stamp Bears Little Resemblance To Portrait," about the Postal Service's Sequoyah stamp and the lack of resembalnce to the model made by artists Charles Banks Wilson, which the Post Office commissioned.

Physical locator: MS188-03-13: Historic Indian Materials — Page 6.18

Cherokees In The News

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Copy of the newspaper article "An Old Indian's Vision," a story about an Indian Elder's vision of the Cherokee journey west, later known as the Trail of Tears.

Physical locator: MS188-03-13: Historic Indian Materials — Page 6.18

Tales from the Civil War, bushwackers and Pin Indians

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Copy of the newspaper article "Tales from the Civil War, bushwackers and Pin Indians," accounts of life out west from W.C. Payne.

Physical locator: MS188-03-13: Historic Indian Materials — Page 6.19

Death Lives In The West

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Copy of article "Death Lives In The West," about the history of the Santa Elena area in South Carolina.

Physical locator: MS188-03-13: Historic Indian Materials — Page 6.19

Sequoyah

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Copy of an article with a portrai of Sequoyah, about Sequoyah, creator of the Cherokee alphabet.

Physical locator: MS188-03-13: Historic Indian Materials — Page 6.19

Death Lives In The West: Encroachment On Cherokee Lands

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Copy of the newspaper article "Death Lives In The West: Encroachment On Cherokee Lands," about the response by white settlers to a royal proclamation issued in 1763 prohibiting further encroachment by white settlers onto Cherokee lands.

Physical locator: MS188-03-13: Historic Indian Materials — Page 6.19

Cherokee Beginnings, Religion and Customs

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Copf of newspaper article "Cherokee Beginnings, Religion and Customs," telling the story of the founding of Kitu-hwa and A-ni-Kitu-hwa-gi civilizations.

Physical locator: MS188-03-13: Historic Indian Materials — Page 6.19

Texas Monument Dedicated To Memory Of Cherokee Woman

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Copy of newspaper article "Texas Monument Dedicated To Memory of Cherokee Woman," about the commemoration of a historical marker for Sarah Ridge Paschal Pix.

Physical locator: MS188-03-13: Historic Indian Materials — Page 6.19

Tombstone in Evansvile Cemetary

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Image description reads "Epitaph on faded tombstone in Evansville Cemetary reads "Revenge is my Motto"

Physical locator: MS188-03-13: Historic Indian Materials — Page 6.20*

Evansville Cemetary is Landmark of History

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Description on the evolution of the Evansville Cemetary throughout history into modern day.

Physical locator: MS188-03-13: Historic Indian Materials — Page 6.20*

Cherokee Beginnings, Religion, and Customs

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Informational article on the A-ni-da-we-hi and customs such as the sacredness of water, snake teeth and fish bone scratches, tobacco, and the sacred numbers and colors

Physical locator: MS188-03-13: Historic Indian Materials — Page 6.20*

Indians had their own 'Super Bowl'

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Descriptipn of Indian football in comparison to the modern day superbowl.

Physical locator: MS188-03-13: Historic Indian Materials — Page 6.20*

Red Over Black' Book Views Tribal Slavery

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History behind slavery within the Cherokee tribes in comparison to African American slaves among white people.

Physical locator: MS188-03-13: Historic Indian Materials — Page 7.1

Valuable Data on Cherokees' Ancestors is on Fire at NSU

Photograph / Image · 1985-07-11

$1 million awarded by the U.S Court of claims to Eastern Cherokees brought a lot of applicants foward to fill out family tress proving their heritage.

Physical locator: MS188-03-13: Historic Indian Materials — Page 7.1