Tag Archives: Native Americans

Witness to the Fort Mims Massacre, 1813

Posted on August 30, 2013 by kgmatheny | Posted in: Letters, Southern History, War | Tagged , , | 1 Comment

Normally, I would call this item a hidden gem, but the subject matter is pretty grisly. Two hundred years ago, during the Creek War, the “Red Stick” faction of the local Muskogee Creeks attacked and captured Fort Mims, less than … Continue reading →

ETDs 2012: History, Culture, and Art

Posted on December 4, 2012 by kgmatheny | Posted in: Research, UA History | Tagged , , , , , | Leave a comment

More scholarship from graduate students at UA. These questions all represent research published in dissertations and theses during 2012. * Anthropology: Can we learn anything about the 20th c. Great Migration of African Americans by looking at cemeteries? This image … Continue reading →

Native American Heritage Month

Posted on November 20, 2012 by kgmatheny | Posted in: Cool Collections, Foreign Language, Small Collections | Tagged , , , , , | Leave a comment

Did you know November is Native American Heritage Month? The W. S. Hoole Special Collections Library houses some really interesting collections pertaining to the Choctaw Indians living in Mississippi and Louisiana at the turn of the twentieth century. The Choctaw … Continue reading →