A Legacy of Education: The History of the Cherokee Seminaries

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Article depicts the construction and history of the Cherokee National Female and Male Seminaries near Park Hill. Brad Agnew highlights accounts from educators, students, Indian agents, and the Cherokee administration to provide a more complete picture of the legacy and impact of these institutions.

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Agnew, Brad Summer 1985.

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  • Main Title: A Legacy of Education: The History of the Cherokee Seminaries
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Article depicts the construction and history of the Cherokee National Female and Male Seminaries near Park Hill. Brad Agnew highlights accounts from educators, students, Indian agents, and the Cherokee administration to provide a more complete picture of the legacy and impact of these institutions.

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20 p. : ill.

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Abstract: Before the Civil War the Cherokees funded and built two educational seminaries near Park Hill. Using a skillful blend of first person narratives and archival records, Brad Agnew traces the history of those institutions and provides a verbal portrait of learning and life at nineteenth century schools in the Cherokee Nation.

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  • Chronicles of Oklahoma, 63(2), Oklahoma Historical Society, 1985, pp. 128-147

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  • Publication Title: Chronicles of Oklahoma
  • Volume: 63
  • Issue: 2
  • Page Start: 128
  • Page End: 147

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Agnew, Brad. A Legacy of Education: The History of the Cherokee Seminaries, article, Summer 1985; Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc2031493/: accessed April 18, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.

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