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1. George W. Conover papers, 1880-1949 (bulk 1880-1915).
- Creator:
- Conover, George W., 1848-
- Call Number:
- WA MSS S-2631
- Container / Volume:
- Box 2
- Image Count:
- 80
- Abstract:
- The collection consists of journals, financial documents, account books, correspondence, photographs and maps that document the professional and personal life of George W. Conover. The bulk of the material dates from the turn of the twentieth century,...
- Description:
- George W. Conover (1848-1936), a native of Philadelphia, was a merchant, rancher and Indian agent in southwestern Oklahoma. From 1870 to 1873 he worked at the Indian commissary at Fort Sill, after which he moved to the area of Andarko to become a ranc...
- Subject (Geographic):
- Oklahoma., Andarko (Okla.), Caddo County (Okla.), Indian Territory., Kiowa, Comanche, and Apache Indian Reservation (Okla.), Oklahoma, Wichita Reservation (Okla.), and Indian Territory
- Subject (Name):
- Conover, George W., 1848- and Conover, Tomasa.
- Subject (Topic):
- Businessmen, Caddo Indians, Comanche Indians, Delaware Indians, Indian agents, Kiowa Indians, Land settlement, Indians of North America, Ranchers, Statehood (American politics), Wichita Indians, Government relations, Land tenure, Indian reservations, Politics and government, and Social life and customs
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > George W. Conover papers, 1880-1949 (bulk 1880-1915).
2. Henry Ridinger diary : manuscript
- Creator:
- Ridinger, Henry, 1851-1938
- Published / Created:
- 1878-1882.
- Call Number:
- WA MSS S-4142
- Container / Volume:
- Box
- Image Count:
- 112
- Resource Type:
- text
- Abstract:
- Manuscript diary in the hand of Henry Ridinger, 1878-1882. Ridinger describes his work as a herder in Colorado, landscapes and topography in Colorado, Navajo settlements, working in the hay trade, a shooting and arrest in Colorado, and his travel thr...
- Description:
- Henry Ridinger (1851-1938) was born in either Iowa or Illinois in 1851. His family moved to Kansas in 1857 and he left home at the age of 11, circa 1862. He worked as a cattle herder and hay farmer in Colorado, Kansas, and Oklahoma for several years i...
- Subject (Geographic):
- Colorado., Oklahoma., Oklahoma, Colorado, Indian Territory, and Kansas
- Subject (Name):
- Ridinger, Henry, 1851-1938. and Ridinger, Sam
- Subject (Topic):
- Agriculture, Cherokee Indians, Crime, Hay trade, Herders, Hunting, Indians of North America, Government relations, Jews, Navajo Indians, Osage Indians, Pawnee Indians, Ute Indians, Waco Indians, and Description and travel
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Henry Ridinger diary : manuscript