Search Indian Pioneer Histories, 1930s
About this Database
This database contains more than 45,000 names from the Indian Pioneer Histories. It is an every-name index, meaning that it includes all names mentioned in interviews. There is not an interview with each person in this database.
About the Indian Pioneer Histories
The Indian Pioneer Histories are oral histories conducted in the 1930s, offering firsthand accounts from individuals who lived in early-day Oklahoma. Interviews vary in length but may include information births and deaths, residence, burial location, and profession. The interviews were conducted during the Great Depression as part of Works Progress Administration project S-149, sponsored by the University of Oklahoma and the Oklahoma Historical Society.
Read Interviews Online
Digized copies of Indian Pioneer Histories are being added to The Gateway to Oklahoma History , the free online repository of the OHS. The online collection is a work-in-progress, and interviews are being uploaded regularly.
Order Copies
The Research Center now offers a $15 express service for orders from this database.
To order copies of a listing by mail, use the printable order form (PDF) and include the information provided in the index. To order by phone call 405-522-5225 and please have your credit card ready. Please keep in mind every person in this index does not necessarily have an interview, and may only be mentioned in another's account.
