George W. Conover papers, 1880-1949 (bulk 1880-1915).
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Description
- Title
- George W. Conover papers, 1880-1949 (bulk 1880-1915).
- Creator
- Conover, George W., 1848-
- Abstract
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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, a time when Oklahoma was transitioning to statehood and the town of Andarko was founded. Conover's interactions with Caddo, Wichita, Delaware, Kiowa, Comanche and Apache Indians are documented in his financial records and journals. The collection also documents the distribution of land when the town of Andarko was founded in 1901. Conover's journals record daily personal and business activity and reflections on the death of his first wife Tomasa. Three printed maps (in broadside storage) depict Indian Territory, the Kiowa, Comanche and Apache Reservation, and the Wichita Reservation
- Description
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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 rancher, merchant and farmer. He published an autobiography, Sixty years in Southwest Oklahoma (Anadarko, Oklahoma, N. T. Plummer book and job printer, 1927), in 1927. He was married twice; his first wife Tomasa died in 1900 and he married Laura (née Smith) in 1901.
Materials in English. - Provenance
- Purchased from William Reese Co. on the Arthur Corbitt Hoskins Memorial Fund, 2010.
- Extent
- 0.83 linear feet (2 boxes) + 1 broadside.
- Extent of Digitization
- This object has been partially digitized.
- Digitization Note
- Folders 12, 34, and 35 completely digitized. Pages 39-178, 185-202 in Folder 12 blank and not digitized.
- Language
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English
Collection Information
- Repository
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
- Call Number
- WA MSS S-2631
- Container / Volume
- Box 2
Subjects, Formats, And Genres
- Genre
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Maps
Diaries
Maps Oklahoma
Photographs
Account books - Subject (Geographic)
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Oklahoma.
Andarko (Okla.)
Caddo County (Okla.)
Indian Territory.
Kiowa, Comanche, and Apache Indian Reservation (Okla.)
Oklahoma
Wichita Reservation (Okla.)
Indian Territory - Subject (Name)
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Conover, George W., 1848-
Conover, Tomasa. - Subject (Topic)
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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
Social life and customs - Subjects
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Conover, George W., 1848-
Conover, Tomasa
Businessmen
Caddo Indians
Comanche Indians
Delaware Indians
Indian agents > Oklahoma
Kiowa Indians
Land settlement > Oklahoma
Indians of North America
Ranchers > Oklahoma
Statehood (American politics)
Wichita Indians
Andarko (Okla.)
Caddo County (Okla.)
Indian Territory
Kiowa, Comanche, and Apache Indian Reservation (Okla.) > Maps
Kiowa, Comanche, and Apache Indian Reservation (Okla.) > Government relations
Kiowa, Comanche, and Apache Indian Reservation (Okla.) > Land tenure
Oklahoma > Indian reservations
Oklahoma > Politics and government > To 1907
Oklahoma > Politics and government > 1907-
Oklahoma > Social life and customs
Oklahoma > Maps
Wichita Reservation (Okla.) > Maps
Wichita Reservation (Okla.) > Government relations
Wichita Reservation (Okla.) > Land tenure
Indian Territory > Maps
Oklahoma
Access And Usage Rights
- Access
- Public
- Rights
- The use of this image may be subject to the copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) or to site license or other rights management terms and conditions. The person using the image is liable for any infringement.
- Citation
- George W. Conover Papers. Yale Collection of Western Americana, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library.
Identifiers
- Catalog Record
- 9155941
- Object ID (OID)
- 33333139
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