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Posey, Alexander Lawerence, 1873-1908

 Person

Biography

Alexander Posey was an American poet, humorist, journalist, and politician in the Creek Nation.

Found in 5 Collections and/or Records:

A.L. Posey to P.R. Ewing [?], 1897-01-15

 Item — Box 3: [Barcode: A000020957254], Folder: 3
Identifier: 1975.006.2.Creek.009
Scope and Contents

Handwritten and signed letter from A.L. Posey (Superintendent) to P.R. Ewing (Superintendent, Public Institutions). Cover letter for a quarterly report (not included).

Dates: 1897-01-15

Alexander Posey Papers, 1889-1907

 Collection
Identifier: MC-1949-178
Scope and Contents

The papers consist of poems in his own hand, manuscripts, legal documents, a scrap book, a journal kept while he was Superintendent of the Creek Orphan Home at Okmulgee, personal letters, and transcripts of biographical material.

Dates: 1889 - 1907

"Hotgun on the Death of Yadeka Harjo" , 1942-07-09

 Item — Box 3: [Barcode: A000020957254], Folder: 2
Identifier: 1975.006.2.Creek.004b

O. Swain to T.B. Donaldson, 1942-07-09

 Item — Box 3: [Barcode: A000020957254], Folder: 2
Identifier: 1975.006.2.Creek.004a
Scope and Contents

Typed and signed letter from Orlando Swain (Creek Indian Memorial Association) to Thomas B. Donaldson. Expresses gratitude for receiving the document. Also provides information pertaining to L.C. Perryman, Hotalke Marthlar, and Alex Posey.

Dates: 1942-07-09

Wetumpka National Boarding School, Undated

 Item — Box 2: [Barcode: A000023243217], Folder: 2
Identifier: 1975.006.3.Creek.036
Scope and Contents

Image of students and faculty, including the superintendant Alexander Lawerence Posey, 1873-1908, and his wife, Minnie Harris, on the front porch of the Wetumpka National Boarding School.

Dates: Undated