Year of Object(s) Creation: 1875
Estimated Value ($USD):
Object Type(s): Printing Press, Tool
Object Material(s): ink or dye, metal
Provenience Nation: United States Tribal Nations
Provenience Location: Oklahoma Territory
Year Removed from Findspot: 1906

Provenance
Start Year: 2024
End Year:
Circumstance of Acquisition: Ownership transferred to the Cherokee Nation
Nation: United States
Location: Cherokee National Supreme Court Museum
Start Year: 2010
End Year: 2024
Circumstance of Acquisition: On loan from the Tulsa Gilcrease Museum to the Cherokee Tribe’s former Supreme Court building
Nation: United States
Location: Cherokee Tribe’s former Supreme Court building
Start Year: 1940
End Year: 2010
Circumstance of Acquisition: Bought by Tulsa oilman, Thomas Gilcrease
Nation: United States
Location: Tulsa’s Gilcrease Museum
Start Year: 1911
End Year: 1940
Circumstance of Acquisition: Sold by the United States federal government and used by various newspapers
Nation: United States
Location:
Start Year: 1875
End Year: 1906
Circumstance of Acquisition: Created, owned, and used by the Cherokee Nation
Nation: United States
Location:

Cherokee Printing Press


Description:
Under a voluntary repatriation agreement, Tulsa's Gilcrease Museum transferred ownership of this printing press for the Cherokee Advocate newspaper back to the Cherokee Nation.

Case Status: Object(s) relinquished
Year Claim Initiated: 2010
Year Claim Resolved: 2024
Means of Resolution: Action by Complainant's Govt.

Complainant Name: Cherokee Nation
Complainant Nation: United States Tribal Nations
Complainant Nation Economy: Developed
Complainant Type: Public: Government

Respondent Name: Tulsa Gilcrease Museum
Respondent Nation: United States
Respondent Nation Economy: Developed
Respondent Type: Public: Institution

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Status: Ready for review Edited by Keli Fisher