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Descriptive Summary

Biographical Sketch

Scope and Contents

Restrictions

Index Terms

Related Material

Administrative Information

Bibliography

Description of Series

Records

Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library, Texas Tech University

Chilocco Indian School (Oklahoma) Collection:

An Inventory of the the Collection, 1963-1996, at the Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library



Descriptive Summary

CreatorChilocco Indian School
Title:Chilocco Indian School (Oklahoma) Collection,
Dates:1963-1996
Abstract:Memorabilia and records from the Chilocco Indian School in Oklahoma.
Collection #S 1501.1
Quantity:1 box (0.2 linear feet)
LanguageEnglish.
RepositorySouthwest Collection/Special Collections Library, Texas Tech University

Biographical Sketch

The Chilocco Indian Boarding School in Chilocco, Oklahoma closed its doors in 1980 after 96 years of providing service in vocational education and training to Native Americans from across the U.S. Not only did the campus provide buildings with class rooms but also dormitories for boys and girls.

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Scope and Contents

The collection includes the original Chilocco Indian Boarding School's student rosters for the years 1968-1975. It provides such information as student names, grade level, sex, birth date, tribe, name of guardian or parent, community address, and agency. Also includes a 1963 Baccalaureate and Commencement Program, news clippings concerning the history of the school, and a list of former school employees.

Please note: Two agencies, the Oklahoma Historical Society (OHS) and U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA, have the largest and most complete holdings on Chilocco Indian Schools. This includes student records. OHS has information at http://www.ok-history.mus.ok.us/res/summaryholdings.htm and can be contacted at 405-522-5225. NARA's website has some information at http://www.archives.gov/facilities/tx/fort_worth/finding_aids/native_american_microfilm.html and can be contact at 1-866-272-6272.

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Restrictions

Access Restrictions

Open for research

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Index Terms

The subject headings used by the Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library are derived from the Library of Congress and/or locally developed.
Subjects (Organizations)
Chilocco Indian School
Places
Chilocco (Okla.)
Subjects
Off-reservation boarding schools--Oklahoma--Chilocco
Indians of North America--Education
Indians of North America--Education (Secondary)
Indians of North America--Education (Primary)
Boarding schools--Oklahoma--Chilocco
Vocational school students--Oklahoma--Chilocco

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Related Material

For related materials located in the Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library, see the following collections:

  • Arlie Willis Papers, 1862-2002 and undated
  • Indian Schools Collection, 1929-1945
  • Chilocco Indian School [microfilm] collection, 1940-1996

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Administrative Information

Preferred Citation

Chilocco Indian School (Oklahoma) Collection, 1963-1996, Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas

Gift, 2002

Processed by

Abel Ramirez, September 2002

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Bibliograpy

Chilocco Indian Agricultural School Yearbooks, 1957-1971.

Chilocco Indian School Journal,Vol. 58, 1958-1959.

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Collection Inventory

 

Records

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11Student Rosters, 1968-1975
2The Chickasaw Times Newspaper, 1993
3Commencement Program, 1963
4Former Chilocco School Employees, undated
5News Clippings, 1980-1996
6Microfilmed Collection Information, 2002

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