Printed materials, 1905-1935.

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Printed materials, 1905-1935.

1905–1935

Indian chief. Typescripts of newspaper articles (1905-1935) regarding Alice Brown Davis, Seminole land claims in Mexico, and Seminole schools.

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Davis, Alice Brown, 1852-1935

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Alice Brown Davis (b. Sept. 10, 1852, Park Hill, Indian Territory, OK-d. June 21, 1935, Wewoka, OK) was the first female Principal Chief of the Seminole Tribe of Oklahoma, and served from 1922–1935, appointed by President Warren G. Harding. Her older brothers, John F. and Andrew Jackson Brown, were also involved in the tribe. Alice Brown was well educated; she learned both English and Mikasuki and attended the Ramsay Mission School. She married George Rollin Davis in 1874. Together they operate...