American Indian chief. Correspondence (1824–1881) of Pitchlynn with prominent citizens and family members in the Choctaw Nation regarding events and troubles within the nation; Pitchlynn’s personal journals (1815); Pitchlynn’s diary (1828–1832); official reports (1825–1841) of the Choctaw Academy and Missionary Station in Kentucky; and Pitchlynn family records (1806–1867). The collection also includes a signed copy of the articles of surrender and peace negotiated between the Choctaw Nation and the United States at the close of the Civil War, and extensive correspondence reflecting the state of the Choctaw Nation just prior to and during the Civil War years, with special regard to slavery. [This collection is available online at the OU Libraries website.]