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Dukes, Gilbert W. Manuscript Collection

Coverage: 
1877–1905
Source: 
Printed materials, .25 foot

Description
American Indian chief. Typescripts of correspondence (1900–1901) written during Dukes’s tenure as principal chief of the Choctaw Nation and relating to leases, stock raising, and Choctaw Indian schools; speeches (1900–1902); biographical information (1901); and political writings (1900–1905) reflecting the problems involved in the transition from tribal government to territorial, and, ultimately, state jurisdiction.