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Department of Special Collections and University Archives McFarlin Library. University of Tulsa. 2933 E. 6th
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Alice Mary Robertson
papers
Series 3: Personal
papers
Collection 1931-001
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American Academy of Political and
Social Science.
American Association of University
Women.
American Bar Association.
American Indian Institute.
American Inn Club.
American Institute of Architects.
American Institute of Banking
(Philadelphia Chapter).
American Legion.
Army-Navy football game.
Association of Collegiate Alumnae. |
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Bacone College. (See also Series 6: Oversize for related
newspaper article)
Belleau Wood Memorial Association.
Bloomfield Seminary.
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Brainerd Mission.
Caledonia County Grammar School.
Calliopean
Literary Society.
Cedar Crest College.
Central High School.
Cherokee Female
Seminary.
Cherokee
National Male and Female Seminary. Address by Mrs. R.L. Fite, reprinted from
The Tahlequah Arrow, 11 May 1914. (See also Series 6: Oversize for related
newspaper article)
Colonial School.
Commercial Club
of Omaha.
Constitutional
Convention.
Cooper Seminary.
Council of Women
for Home Missions and Federation of Woman's Boards of Foreign Missions of North America.
Creek Teachers'
Normal School.
Daughters of the
American Revolution.
Dwight Mission. (See Series 6: Oversize for related newspaper article)
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Elmira College. |
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Fayetteville Female Institute.
Florida, State of. Thanksgiving proclamation, 1887.
Fredericksburg, VA.
Gilmanton Academy.
Grant Memorial
Commission.
Hampton Normal and Agricultural Institute.
Hanover College.
Harrel
International Institute.
Henry Kendall College.
Historical
Society of Pennsylvania.
Illinois, Former Governors of.
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Indian Affairs |
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"A Serious
Problem for the New State." Reprint of an article appearing in Muskogee
Phoenix, 5 Jan 1907.
Petition of the Indian citizens of IT to the President of the
United States, expressing no confidence in the Secretary of the
Interior, the Commissioner of Indian Affairs, and the Board of
Indian Peace Commissioners. No date.
"Be it
enacted by the National Council of the Muskogee Nation that should any citizen
or citizens of this nation cut timber from the purpose of selling the same to
any Rail Road company...." Handwritten incomplete draft, 1p.
"A Bill to
provide for an amendment of Art. I, Sec. 2 and 3 and Art. IV and Sec I and V of
the constitution of the Muscogee Nation and for other purposes...."
Handwritten and signed
draft referred to the Judiciary Committee, Thomas Adams, Speaker, House of
Warriors; A.P. McKellop, clerk, 2p.
Reprint of an
original treaty between the US Government and Muskogee or Creek Tribe of
Indians." 1842. 2 copies.
"Protest of
Creek Delegates Against the Passage of HR 1277, 30 Jan 1888.
"Instructions
to the delegates of the Muskogee Nation. Judging from the spirit of the Public Press, the Muskogee Nation is justified in apprehending that efforts on
the part of...congress...to bring about serious and radical changes in the
landed and other interests....26 Oct 1889.
"Be it
enacted by the National Council of the Muskogee Nation: That there be and is
hereby appropriated the sum of $400,000....to be paid...to the Creek
people....." Handwritten draft, 1p. 29 Oct 1889.
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"....Speaking for ourselves and the Muskogee Nation whom we
represent and for whom we act in National Council assembled we
respectfully show...that under the Treaties made by and between the
United States and the Muskogee Nation, said Nation is entitled to
certain rights and privileges [sic], to the full, perfect and free
enjoyment there of...." Handwritten and signed draft, signed Roby McIntosh,
Speaker, House of Warriors. Approved Oct 1889 by L.C.
Perryman, Principal Chief.
Handwritten
partial list of Indian names of streams and location in Alabama, 8p.
"A Pueblo Primer." Witter Bynnor. Mimeograph typed transcription of a list of questions
and answers for an [article] to appear in the Freeman, 5p.
List of names
grouped according to Chickasaw, Choctaw Cherokee, Creek, Seminole and Quapaw
Nations. Possibly related to the above petition.
"History
Repeats." Flyer pertaining to the Five Civilized Tribes and their desire
for an independent statehood. c1878.
"A Manly
Plea to the President for Justice." Joel B. Mayes, Principal Chief of the
Cherokee Nation letter to Benjamin Harrison, President of the United States, pertaining to a dispute over ownership of land west of the Arkansas River. 24 Feb
1890.
Thanksgiving
Proclamation of the Cherokee Nation. Charles Thompson, Principal Chief. 11
Nov 1878.
D.W.
Bushyhead, Principal Chief. 16 Nov 1882. 2 copies.
J.B.
Mayes, Principal Chief. 18 Nov 1891.
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"From this on
the citizen or Creek citizen in the Creek Nation as fare [sic] as the Creek
line extend and also than shall be no labore [sic] employed this law created
according to treaty any person violating this law shall be fine the sum of one
hunderd [sic] dollars...." Handwritten Snake Indian warning notice,
Wetumka, IT, 17 Oct 1900, 1p.
"One
hundredth anniversary of the establishment of Fort Towson and opening to the
settlement of the Choctaw and Chickasaw Nations." 10 May 1924. Program,
2 copies.
"A Memorial to Congress in the Matter of the Preservation of the
Creek Indian Council House At Okmulgee, Oklahoma." Petition.
No date.
"The Muskogee or Creek Nation of Indians...respectfully
memorialize Congress not to enact any law which is in violation of
the solemn treaty-compacts entered into between their people and the
United States...." No date.
"To the
citizenship commission. We the undersigned petitioners [i.e., members of the
Grayson family] hereby request you to cause our names to be placed upon the
regular rolls of the bona fide citizens of the Muskogee Nation...."
Handwritten and signed
draft, 2p.
Document drawn
up by Cherokee and Creek leaders and missionaries petitioning the US Senate and
House of Representatives to enact legislation to protect native races in the
Islands of the Pacific and elsewhere, against the sale of fire-arms, opium and
intoxicants. Typed and signed draft, 8 Apr 1901, 1p; typed transcription of same, 1p.
Minnesota Chippewa. Copies of hearings on Bill S 3078 concerning the use of tribal trust
funds. 1922.
Illustrated
examples of Indian sign language. Mimeograph, 1p.
"Types of
hand positions in gesture language." Illustrated chart published by the
Smithsonian Institute, Bureau of Ethnology, 1p.
"The Lord's
Prayer." Depicted in Indian sign language. 1 card.
Translated into the Cherokee syllabary. Prayer card, 2 copies.
Excised
copy of the prayer translated into the Cherokee syllabary with an engraved
portrait of Se-quo-yah pasted on board.
Card announcing
Se-quo-yah's entry into the Hall of Fame in the National Capital at Washington.
Pledge of
allegiance translated into the Cherokee syllabary. 1 card.
Conference on
Indian Missions at Fort Gibson, OK. 1911. Conference leaflet. 2 copies.
"The Cherokee." Theatre program and synopsis for a play in
five parts performed at the Hinton Theatre. Incomplete date.
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Interior Department. |
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Stenographer's notebooks. 8 notebooks containing draft
letters taken in shorthand by Alice Robertson. 1875-1882, no
date.
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Related shorthand reference materials.
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Advisory Council on Indian Affairs. "The American Indian of
Today." Mimeograph of a typed covering topics such as
population, education and health, citizenship, lands, natural
resources, and finances, 13p.
"Indian Population of the United States, June 30, 1923." Mimeograph
of a typed draft, 5p.
"Education Among Indians of Oklahoma Tribes." Article reproduced
from The Daily Oklahoman, Oct 1923, 7p.
"The Indian's War Activities." Mimeograph of a
typed draft, 1, 1918, 22p.
"The American Indian in the World War." Mimeograph
of a typed account of a
few of the approximately 10,000 Indian men who were either wounded or killed
while in military service during WWI, 2p.
Documents pertaining to the appointment and resignation as
clerk/copyist/computer. 1873-1899.
"To
the Ladies and Gentlemen of the Indian office...." Mimeograph of a
handwritten message
from Commissioner Smith regarding the conduct expected of employees of the
department, 2p.
(See also Series 3: Personal Papers: Supervisor/Superintendent of Schools)
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Photocopied press cuttings relating to history, events, issues.
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Fort Sill, Oklahoma. Typed list of names
of officers and enlisted men, Company F, 1st Infantry, 1917. 2p. Indiana, State
of. Thanksgiving proclamation, 1885.
Jaynes Class of Mount
Vernon Place M.E. Church, South.
Ku Klux Klan.
Lawton,
Oklahoma. Campaign booster buttons, 5 copies.
League of
Nations.
League of
Republican State Clubs.
Lincoln Banquet
and Republican State Rally.
Lincoln Memorial
Commission.
Lincoln
Republican Club.
Louisiana
Purchase Exposition.
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Maine, State of. Thanksgiving proclamation, 1891.
Martha
Washington Seminary.
Matoon Female
and Male Seminaries.
Micco, Creek
Nation, IT.
Middlesex Club.
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Muskogee Daily News.
Muskogee High
School.
Muskogee,
Oklahoma. Brochures, commemorative buttons and ribbons.
Muskogee Rotary
Club.
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National Agricultural Conference.
National
Congress of Mothers and Parent-Teacher Associations.
National
Economic League.
National
Exposition of Chemical Industries
National
Federation of Business and Professional Womens Clubs.
National League
of Women Voters.
National Meade
Memorial Commission.
National Press
Club. (See Series 3: American Legion)
National
Republic.
National Woman
Suffrage Association. "Appeal to Women Citizens of the United
States;" "Plan of Woman Suffrage Organizations."
National Woman's
Party.
New Jersey,
State of. 147th State Legislature concurrent resolution in reference to the
Veterans' Bureau.
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Northeastern State Normal School.
Northeastern
State Teachers College.
Nuyaka Mission
School. Accounts, house wares inventories, and student records book.
1885-1886; handwritten note by Alice Robertson in reference to the school, 1p.
Oakland High
School.
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Oklahoma and Indian Territory Children's Home Society. Annual
membership certificate. 1902.
Oklahoma City,
Oklahoma.
Oklahoma
Education Association (Northeastern District). Fifteenth Annual Session
program booklet, Oct-Nov 1924.
Oklahoma
Historical Society.
Oklahoma
Memorial Association.
Oklahoma
Soldiers' Memorial Hospital. (See Series 3: Veterans Bureau)
Oklahoma State
Bar Association.
Oklahoma State
Federation of Women's Clubs.
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Oklahoma, State of. |
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Department of State. Carbon copy typescript House Concurrent
Resolution No. 12 memorializing the US Congress to nullify certain
orders of the Interstate Commerce Commission affecting intrastate
railroad rates and to amend the act to regulate commerce so as to
render such orders in the future impossible, 2p with certificate,
1921.
Oklahoma's Twenty-First Birthday. Programs, 16 Nov 1928.
"Constitutional Convention Call." Printed flyer, 6 Sept 1929.
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Photocopy of press cuttings relating to Oklahoma
as a territory and as a state, 1895-1944, no date.
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Oklahoma State Society of Washington, DC.
Okmulgee County
Republican Central Committee.
Old Settlers
Association.
Pennsylvania,
Historical Society of.
Phi Delta
Fraternity.
Philadelphia
Club of Advertising Women.
Pierpont Statue
Commission.
Pioneer
Convention.
Pioneer Woman
Unveiling Ceremony. (See also Series 1: Writings: Robertson, Alice Mary;
Series 6: Oversize for related newspaper article)
Pittsburg Press
Club.
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Political
Campaigns/Term in Office |
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Carbon copy typed announcement of candidacy, 4 Jun 1920, 1p.
Typed itemized
campaign expense account, 23 Jul 1920, 1p.
Carbon copy typed statement
of expenditures, 23 Jul-4 Aug 1920, 1p.
Typed and signed letter from Oklahoma State Election Board to
Alice Robertson in reference to the breakdown of votes cast for 2nd
District Congressman, 28 Jan 1921, 1s.
Form letter of
thanks to supporters, 1p.
Statement of
receipts and expenditures of candidate for election as representative in
Congress. circa Nov 1922.
Expenditures for
re-election campaign; lists of contributors; 6p.
Certificate of
Registration as an elector for the 15th Precinct, Ward 4, 23 Jul 1924.
Campaign related
brochures, cards, advertisements, photocopy of related press cuttings.
Typed list
of Alice Robertson's legislative activities dating from 4 Mar 1921 to unspecified date:
HR6652, HR6653, HR6741, HR7035, HR7182, HR7283, HR7396, HR7450, HR8273, HR9683,
HR10495, HR10496, HR11033, HR11034, HR11318, HR12552; 5p.
Typed list
of dates, subjects and appearances of Alice Robertson's remarks in the Congressional Record,
1p.
42.2 HR Misc Doc
No 166: Protest of the Cherokee and Creek Indian delegates to the survey of
their lands in Indian Territory as proposed in the Indian Appropriation Bill, 4
Apr 1872.
51.1 HR1507 to
accompany HR 3804: Bill seeking to appropriate $400,000 due the Creek Nation
under the third article of the Treaty of 1866, 18 Apr 1890.
67.1 HR2158
Report No 169: To provide monthly payment of pensions, 11 Apr 1921.
67.1 S1039:
Amendment to the Constitution for the public protection of maternity and
infancy and to provide a method of cooperation between the US government and
several states, 28 Apr 1921.
Promotional brochure sponsored by several women's organizations.
67.1 S1358
Report No 121: To provide for maintaining the corps of cadets at the US
military academy at its maximum authorized strength, 20 May 1921.
67.1 HR6652
Report No 155, HR 6653: To extend the time for the construction of a bridge
across the Arkansas River at a point near Webbers Falls, Muskogee County,
Oklahoma, 26 May 1921.
67.1 HR Res 138
Report No 107: Joint resolution to suspend funding of construction of Camp
Eustis, Virginia and to sell existing real estate and camp buildings, 27 May
1921.
67.2 S3078: To
provide for the free transmission through the mails of certain publications for
the blind, 25 Jan 1922.
Carbon copy typed list of pros and cons, 2p.
67.2 HR7035 Serial 36: Hearing before the committee on
the judiciary regarding the granting of pensions to regularly
commissioned US Deputy Marshalls of the US District
Court of Western District of Arkansas, including Indian Territory, and to their
widows and children under 16 years of age, 11 Apr 1922.
67.2 H Res 393:
Attorney General's investigation and inquiry into the $21,500 school fund for
the Cherokee Nation and the manner in which it was disposed of by Frank J.
Bouidnott, 29 Jun 1922.
67.4 HR1452 to
accompany S 514: In reference to the claims of the Cherokee, Creek and
Seminole Indians, 25 Jan 1923.
70.1 HR14070:
To provide a child welfare extension service in the Children's Bureau of the
Department of Labor, 28 May 1928.
PLEASE SEE
ONLINE CATALOGUE for copies of the Congressional Record which contain remarks
by Alice Robertson on the following topics:
67.1:
Sheppard-Towner Bill.
67.1, Vol 61, No
76, p4021. Speech on free cow hides.
67.1, Vol 61, No
161, p9035. Eugene V. Debs.
67.2, Vol 62, No
102, p6032. Naval Appropriation Bill.
67.2, Vol 62, No
168. p10469. In reference to the Attorney General's investigation into $21,500
Cherokee Nation school fund disposition by Frank J. Boudinott.
67.4: Title to
lands with the Pueblo land grants.
67.4, Vol 64, No
68, 18 Feb 1923. In reference to William Evans Crow.
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Voting record by roll calls for the House of
Representatives, 67th Congress, 1st through 4th sessions.
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67th Congress: Rosters, lists of members for various
congressional committees, general memorandums, House and Senate
chamber passes.
Other
Congressional business and related issues: Mimeograph typescript in reference to the
surplus, taxation, and export of farm products, 2p.
"Present Economic Conditions as Affecting American Homes." Reprint
from the Congressional Record of remarks made by Alice Robertson in the House of
Representatives. 10 Jun 1922.
Carbon copy typescript fragment, with handwritten revisions, regarding arguments for government aid to
the blind, 1p.
Mimeograph of a typescript from the Department of Agriculture and the Department of
Commerce regarding the estimated total farm mortgage debt for 1920, 1p.
Typed and signed resolution regarding the regulation of immigrants, 1p.
"Wives and Mothers of Industrial Workers." Statement of beliefs,
addressed to the Congress. 20 Jan 1921, 2p.
Committee on
Naval Affairs, House of Representatives. In reference to the Marine Corps.
Mimeographed typescript, 1p.
"Prohibition of the Liquor Traffic." Reprint of a speech by C.N.
Haskell, given at the Jan 1907 Constitutional Convention.
Sheppard-Towner Maternity Bill. Informational brochure.
US
Railroad Labor Board, Decision #982, regarding the Railway Employees
Department, A.F. of L. vs. Indiana Harbor Belt Railroad Company. May 1922.
Handwritten
brief outline for a campaign speech, Bangor, Maine, circa 1922.
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Trip to Panama by a congressional party of which Alice Robertson
was a member; includes itineraries, passenger lists, map of Panama,
etc. Dec 1922. (See also Series 4: Photographs)
Statement of Alice Robertson's accounts, House of Representatives. 1922-1923.
Handwritten note (author unknown) to Alice Robertson "referring to enclosure your speech is a Boomerang
[sic] the Language you used is that of a Dish Washer you better go back to your
trade."
Carbon copy typed
minutes of a meeting of the 15th Precinct Caucus; Alice Robertson elected as delegate to
attend the county convention, 1p.
Handwritten
commentary in Alice Robertson's hand on the falsehoods and innuendos being made about her
allegedly by a Scott supporter, 1p.
Mimeograph fragment of an open letter from Alice Robertson in reference to the appointment
of a woman member of the Disarmament Commission and Alice Robertson's stand on the issue, 1p.
Mimeograph fragment of an open letter from Alice Robertson in reference to an unidentified
bill concerning religious freedom, Native Americans, and their education, 1p.
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Presidential campaign propaganda, flyers,
leaflets, brochures; Democratic Platform (Jun 1920); Socialist Party
Platform; county, state, and national Republican Party conventions
and related activates. 52 pieces. Medals, buttons, and ribbons.
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Invitations to political, governmental and embassorial functions.
69 pieces.
(See also Series 3: Indian Affairs; Veterans Bureau; Series 6: Oversize)
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Photocopied press cuttings relating to Alice
Robertson's political
activities: 1920-1931. (See also Series 6:
Oversize)
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Political Science Club.
Porter High
School.
Portland Rose
Festival (Portland, OR)
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Postmaster
Appointment |
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Organizational chart of the Department of Postmasters General.
United States
Post Office, Muskogee, IT. Brochure of statistics and general information.
US Civil Service
form listing persons eligible for appointment as postal clerk-carrier in
Muskogee, IT. circa 1905.
Changes in
designations/increase in salaries of postal clerks for fiscal year 1906.
Receipts for
mail equipment. circa 1913.
Official post
office department questionnaire (blank).
Postmaster's
Oath.
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National Association of Postmasters of First Class Offices.
Programs, commemorative medals, buttons, and ribbons.
1906-1912, no date.
Joint Convention
of Postal Organizations. Programs, commemorative button and ribbon. 1909.
Southwest Postal
Association Convention. Commemorative medal. 1910.
United National
Association of Post Office Clerks of the United States Annual Convention.
Invitation. 1922.
"Inside
History of the Fight Made Against Miss Robertson." Photocopied press cutting in
reference to Alice Robertson's reappointment as postmistress. Includes
handwritten notes by Alice Robertson
pertaining to the press cutting and a brief biography of Mary Chandler Hale
(daughter of Zach Chandler, a cousin of Ann Eliza Worcester Robertson).
"Miss
Robertson when seen in her office this morning frankly acknowledged that the
news of her confirmation afforded the keenest pleasure...." Carbon copy
typescript, 2p.
"Attention
Republicans." Announcement of enrollment of names and vote for
postmaster.
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Photocopy of related press cuttings. (See also Series 6:
Oversize)
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Presbyterian
Church of the United States |
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Presbyterian Board of Publication and Sabbath-school Work.
"Heart Songs" series, Nos. 7-14.
Board of Foreign
Missions. Handwritten draft minutes of a trustees meeting, recorded by William
Shenck Robertson and signed
by those in attendance, held at Tullahassee Mission, 4 Mar 1868.
Board of Home
Missions.
General
Assembly.
Women's
Executive Committee of Home Missions.
The Progressive Teacher. Nov, Vol 1, No 1, 1905. Published by Territorial Teachers'
Association, Muskogee, IT. J.E. Johnson, ed.
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Red Cross. Materials relating to Alice
Robertson's service
with the Red Cross Canteen. (See also Series 6: Oversize for
related newspaper article) |
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Republican Associate Leaders of Bronx County.
Republican
National Executive Committee.
Republican
Woman's Club of St. Louis.
Rhode Island,
State of. Thanksgiving proclamation, 1891.
Royal Rosarians.
St. Louis Air
Board and Chamber of Commerce.
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Sawokla
Cafeteria and Farm |
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Handwritten lists of food expenses, quantities used/purchased, price
lists for the menu, and receipts.
Handwritten
documentation of parties catered and waitressed by Nettie Jane Wheeler.
Expense account
book for 12 Jan 1920-2 Apr 1920.
Handwritten draft
breakfast/dinner/supper menu plans and prices in a memo book.
Breakfast menu.
Certificate of agreement between the US Navy and Army and the
cafeteria that Sawokla Cafeteria will reemploy anyone who left to
serve in WWI. No date.
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Photocopy of related press cuttings. (See also Series 6:
Oversize)
(See also Series 4: Photographs)
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Sequoyah Orphan Training School.
Southern
Commercial Congress. (See also Series 1: Writings: Robertson, Alice Mary;
Series 6: Oversize)
Southern Society
of Washington.
Sunshine and Showers. Jan, Vol 1, No 8, 1904
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Supervisor/Superintendent
of Schools, Creek Nation
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Handwritten itemized list of expenditures for 11 Jan-5 Dec 1900, 1p.
Department of
the Interior, Office of School Supervisor for Creek Nation. Notification of
third annual session of the Creek Teachers' Normal beginning 10 Jun 1902. 3
copies.
Department of
Indian Education, Minneapolis MN. Program, Jul 1902.
Department of
the Interior, Office of School Supervisor for Creek Nation. Notification of
fourth annual session of the Creek Teachers' Normal beginning 9 Jun 1903, 1p.
Department of
the Interior, Office of Superintendent of Schools in Indian Territory.
Brochure concerning an educational exhibit at the Louisiana Purchase
Exposition, 1904.
Creek Colored
Teachers' Normal. Announcement of the fifth annual session beginning Jun 1904.
Open letter from
the Supervisor to the teachers of schools in the Creek Nation. 24 Aug 1904. 3
copies.
Open letter from
the Supervisor in reference to the purchase of textbooks. 26 Aug 1904. 3
copies.
"To show
the difficulty in building in this county I would mention that about $25,000
was spent upon the Wealaka Mission...." Handwritten incomplete draft report to
the Presbyterian Board on the building of a school for the Creeks in the
Okmulgee area, 1p.
Open letter from
the Supervisor in response to a petition for the establishment of a school in
unspecified neighborhood within the Creek Nation, 2 Sept 1904, 1s.
Statement of
differences arising in the settlement of the cash accounts of Alice Robertson, School
Supervisor and Special Disbursing Agent, 26 Apr 1905, 1p.
Salary voucher,
31 Dec 1904.
Statement of
Disbursing Account and abstract for Dec 1904.
Statement of
time, to accompany accounts of Alice Robertson for the first quarter, 1905.
Notice of
settlement of accounts for Jun 1904-Jan 1905.
Cash
accounts-current for quarters ending Dec 1904 and Jan 1905.
Quarterly return
vouchers for public property. Dec 1904, Jan 1905.
Document of
resignation as supervisor, 9 Jan 1905.
Campaign flyer
for the candidacy for the position of Muskogee County Superintendent of
Schools. 3 copies.
Certificate
verifying Alice Robertson as an official Republican nominee for office of Muskogee County
Superintendent of Schools. 8 Aug 1916.
Trinity College.
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Tullahassee
Manual Labor School |
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Handwritten and printed lists of student's names, circa 1850-1871.
13 pieces.
4 pocket
notebooks containing lists of student names, provisions, addresses, notes.
(See also Series 3: Personal Papers: Presbyterian Board of Foreign Missions)
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Handwritten and printed Examinations/Order of Exercises, circa 1853-1879.
22 pieces.
"Black Book for 1859 and 1860." Handwritten notebook noting
student's name, and marks for tardiness, misconduct and/or
negligence.
Invitation and program for the Class of 1904 graduates.
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Accounts, expenditures, provisions, and receipts,
1859-1882. Includes handwritten list of teacher's salaries, 1875-1876.
47 pieces.
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Student handwritten essays and exercises completed by:
Waitie Barnett
Lucy Bear
Eliza Bell
Millie Brown
Rachel Checote
Ellis Childers
Thomas Dick
Harriet Fusharjo
Sarah Fusharjo
Nancy Leola
Benjamin Marshall Marshall
Marcellus McCombs
Nancy McIntosh
Ella Moore
Lizzie Moore
Isom Peter [?]
Lincoln Postoak
Witie Shirley
Robert W. Stewart
Leonidas Stidham
Frank Tuttle
Nancy Jane Winslett
Keziah Winslett
unidentified
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Our Monthly. A publication of the Tulahassee Manual Labor
School, Creek Nation:
Dec, Vol 1, No 1, 1870 (handwritten). [According to
Littlefield and Parins American Indian and Alaska Native
Newspapers and Periodicals, the first issue was hand written in
a copybook.]
Apr, Vol 1, No 5, 1871 (handwritten).
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Jan, Vol 2, No 1, 1873. 2 copies.
Feb, Vol 2, No 2, 1873. 8 copies.
Apr, Vol 2, No 3, 1873. 5 copies.
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May, Vol 2, No 4, 1873. 15 copies.
Jun, Vol 2, No 5, 1873. 8 copies.
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Jul, Vol 2, No 6, 1873. 3 copies.
Jul, Vol 2, No 7, 1873. 7 copies.
Oct, Vol 2, No 8, 1873. 4 copies.
Dec, Vol 2, No 9, 1873. 3 copies.
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Jan, Vol 3, No 1, 1874. 5 copies.
Mar, Vol 3, No 2, 1874. 3 copies.
Apr, Vol 3, No 3, 1874. 5 copies.
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May, Vol 3, No 4, 1874. 3 copies.
Jun, Vol 3, No 5, 1874. 2 copies.
Aug, Vol 3, No 6-7, 1874. 2 copies.
Oct, Vol 3, No 9, 1874. 4 copies.
Nov, Vol 3, No 10, 1874. 7 copies.
Dec, Vol 3, No 11, 1874. 14 copies.
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Jan, Vol 4, No 1, 1875. 6 copies.
Feb, vol 4, No 2, 1875. 6 copies.
Mar, Vol 4, No 3, 1875. 6 copies.
Apr, Vol 4, No 4, 1875. 11 copies.
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May, Vol 4, No 5, 1875. 3 copies.
Jun, Vol 4, No 6, 1875. 6 copies.
Jul, Vol 4, No 7, 1875. 5 copies.
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Aug, Vol 4, No 3, 1875. 25 copies.
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Sept, Vol 4, No 9, 1875. 4 copies.
Oct, Vol 4, No 10, 1875. 11 copies.
Typed transcription by Samuel Worcester Robertson of the first editorial in
Our Monthly, with handwritten note by Samuel Worcester
Robertson, 2p.
(See also Series 4: Photographs)
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Tulsa, University of (See Henry Kendall
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Union Mission.
United Spanish War Veterans. Commemorative ribbons, buttons, and pins.
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United Spanish War Veterans. Commemorative ribbons, buttons, and
pins. |
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Veterans Bureau. |
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United States Veterans Hospital (Muskogee, OK).
Related papers and documents pertaining to the hospital.
Includes documents pertaining to the Soldiers' Bonus Bill.
(See also Series 6: Oversize for related newspaper articles)
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United States Veterans. Photocopy of related
press cuttings, 1920-1931, no date. (See also New
Jersey, State of)
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Veterans of Foreign WAlice Robertson's.
Virginia
Federation of Womens Clubs.
Washington Board
of Trade.
Weekly Magnet, The. Specimen of a weekly paper printed as a reduced photo-engraving. Jan
1883.
Wisconsin, State
of. Proclamation for a day of mourning on the event of the death of General
Ulysses S. Grant, 23 Jul 1885.
Woman's Baptist
Foreign Missionary Society. "A Transferred Gift." Pamphlet by
Caroline Atwater Mason.
Woman's Board of
Foreign Missions of the Presbyterian Church. "Ide es Suleeb--The Feast of
the Cross." Pamphlet by Mrs. E.K. Cheadle.
Woman's
Missionary Union.
Woman's National
Indian Association.
Woman's
Presbyterian Board of Missions of the Northwest. "The Children of the
Day. An Opening Devotional Service" by Julia H. Johnston.
"Under
Orders" by Julia A. Douglas.
Woman's
Synodical Society of Oklahoma.
Women's City
Club of New York.
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Women in politics. Photocopy of press cuttings relating to this
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Women's Industrial Conference.
Women's National Republican Club.
Worcester Academy Literary Society.
World's Congress.
Wyoming, State of. Thanksgiving proclamation, 1885.
Young Men's Republican Club of Peoria. Program featuring Alice
Robertson as guest of honor, 8 Mar 1922.
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Deed to property, lot #1, Block 106, Muskogee, OK.
Business cards, 13 pieces.
Dinner invitations; admission tickets; souvenir medals, buttons
and ribbons; names and addresses of various members of business and
professional clubs.
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Photocopy of press cuttings relating to various
individuals in the news: obituaries, marriage announcements,
biographical pieces, etc.
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Photocopy of press cuttings relating to national
political news, 1898-1925.
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Photocopy of press cuttings relating to
international news events, 1920-1929.
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Photocopy of press cuttings on a variety of
subjects.
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Unsigned greeting cards, inspirational leaflets,
etc. 51 pieces.
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"History of the Clan Robertson of Athole, Scotland, From The
History of the Highlanders by James Browne, LL.D." Carbon
copy typed transcription with handwritten corrections, 7p; the name
of Geo. F. Robertson, Paris, Texas, written at top.
Family record
excised from unknown source listing birth dates for Samuel Worcester Robertson,
Corcas Platt, and children; on verso, marriage dates for Samuel Worcester
Robertson, Eliza Robertson, and Julia Augusta Robertson, 1p; typed transcription
of same, 1p.
Robertson Family Records. Publishers brochure announcing the publication issued by the American
Historical-Genealogical Society, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Jan 1929.
Handwritten draft list
of items/notations Alice Robertson found in the family bible, 1p.
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Robertson, Alice
Mary
Handwritten and signed vita, 1p.
Typed draft
transcription of an entry in Who's Who in America, 1924-1925 edition, 1p.
Handwritten draft
biography by Spenser S. Stephens, 10 Aug 1910, 5p, with cover handwritten and
signed letter, 1s.
Carbon copy typed draft
biographical piece with handwritten revisions, 3p; typescript ion of same with further
revisions and additions, 3p.
Carbon copy typed incomplete
draft of a play about Alice Robertson with handwritten revisions, 4p.
Last Will and
Testament. Carbon copy typed draft, 30 Apr 1928, 2p.
Photocopy of press
cuttings of biographical pieces and obituaries appearing in various US
newspapers. (See also Series 6: Oversize)
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Robertson-Moore,
Ann Augusta
Menu and music programme from a European cruise.
Typed
document pertaining to Cornelius Carr (deceased) pertaining to the rightful
ownership of land given him by Napoleon Bonaparte Moore, with handwritten revisions, 2p.
Carbon copy of same, 2
copies.
Photocopy of press cuttings
about Ann Augusta Robertson.
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Robertson, Ann
Eliza Worcester
Photocopy of press cuttings in which Ann Eliza Worcester
Robertson is mentioned.
Handwritten draft biographical work written by
Charles Gibson, 2p with cover handwritten and signed
letter to Alice Robertson, no date.
Reprint
of obituary originally appearing in the Muskogee Evening Times, 21 Nov 1905. 4
copies.
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Desk calendar with handwritten notes,
appointments, etc., for Jun-Dec 1897.
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Pocket notebook. Includes list of expenses of a
journey taken beginning Jul 1853 and notes pertaining to
Dr. and Mrs. A.P. Merriman and their departure from
Chicago to New Hampshire, Oct 14.
Pocket
notebook. Includes grocery lists, clothing lists, sporadic daily appointments
and reminders. Jan 1895-1904.
Wall
calendar with handwritten notes for Feb-Dec 1902.
Handwritten
draft list by Alice Robertson of books from the library of Ann Eliza Worcester
Robertson as of Nov 1905, 2p.
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Robertson, Mary
Matoon Female
Seminary report of progress, 17 Apr 1863.
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Robertson,
William Shenck
Handwritten draft biographical piece written in Ann Eliza
Worcester Robertson's hand, 2p; typed transcription of same, 3p.
"The
Teacher." Typed draft biographical piece, author unknown, 2p with carbon
copy
fragment of same, 1p; typed transcription of same, 3p.
Constitution and
By-laws and rules of Mercantile Lodge, No. 8 of the Independent Order of Odd
Fellows. 1846.
Certificates of membership, Mar 1847, Jul 1847, Jan 1848.
Typed
transcription of a translated obituary notice written by L.C. Perryman,
originally appearing in the Indian Journal, Oct 1881, 1p; carbon copy of same, 1p.
Typed
bio/obituary, author unknown, 5p.
Carbon copy typed
transcription of obituary by L.C. Perryman, transcribed by Samuel Worcester
Robertson with handwritten note.
(See also Series 6: Oversize for related newspaper article)
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Handwritten draft genealogical information compiled and presented
by Althea L. Bass, 7p; typed transcription of same, 4p.
Typed
transcription of notes found in the Worcester family book, 1p.
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Worcester, Edwin
Dean. Excised page from The National Cyclopaedia.
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Worcester,
Sarah. Carbon copy typed biographical piece, author unknown, 1p.
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Worcester, Samuel Austin
"A Biographical Sketch of the Reverend Samuel Austin Worcester," by Pliny H.
White. Written for the Vermont Historical Society, and read at a special
meeting of the Society at Burlington, 23 Jan 1861, 4p.
Typed and signed cover letter from Vermont State Library to Althea Bass in reference to the above
biographical sketch, Jun 1933,1s.Handwritten
draft transcription, in Ann Eliza Worcester Robertson's hand of the inscription appearing on the head
stone of Samuel Austin Worcester, 1p. Includes the inscription appearing on the head stone of Rev.
H. Ballentine.
Photocopy of
press cuttings about Samuel Austin Worcester.Handwritten notes by
Alice Robertson,
written on an envelope, in reference to Leonard Worcester, John Orr, and Samuel
Worcester Robertson.
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Miscellaneous genealogical/biographical
Avery, John/Joseph/Mary. Typed brief biographical piece, with
handwritten revisions, 1p.
Carbon copy, another version, 1p. Hicks,
Herbert Worcester. Photocopy of press cuttings and obituary. Loughridge,
Robert McGill. Typed brief biographical piece transcribed from the First
Presbyterian Church Manual of Ministers, with handwritten revisions, 1p.
Handwritten draft
fragment of an obituary by Alice Robertson, 23 May 1900, 1p.
Hopkins-Worcester lineage. Handwritten incomplete draft, 7p.
Hicks and
Hopson. Handwritten note in reference to the cousins of Mrs. N.B. Moore and
Alice Robertson, 1p.
Memorial card for Sophorina and Lois Clarinda Loomis.
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