Native American Authors

Muriel Hazel Wright
, 1889-1975

Choctaw

Ms. Wright was a teacher and historian who also actively participated in the governance of the Choctaw Nation. Wright wrote numerous articles, edited The Chronicles of Oklahoma, wrote three textbooks about Oklahoma history for use in the public schools, and produced a reference work on Oklahoma's native tribes.

Awards and Honors

Oklahoma Hall of Fame, 1940
University of Oklahoma’s Distinguished Service Award, 1948
Oklahoma City Business and Professional Woman of the Year, 1950
National American Indian Women’s Association Award ,1971
Oklahoma Historians Hall of Fame, 1993

Online resources by or about Muriel Hazel Wright:

Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History & Culture: Wright, Muriel Hazel (1889-1975)
Author: Loughlin, Patricia
Type: authorbio
Description: Thorough biography of Muriel Hazel Wright.

URL: http://digital.library.okstate.edu/encyclopedia/entries/W/WR005.html

Books by Muriel Hazel Wright:

Wright, Muriel Hazel. Civil War Sites in Oklahoma
Oklahoma City : Oklahoma Historical Society, 1967.
Genre: Nonfiction
Language: English
Audience: Adult

Wright, Muriel Hazel. A Guide to the Indian Tribes of Oklahoma
Norman, OK : University of Oklahoma Press, 1951.
Genre: Reference
Language: English
Audience: Adult

Wright, Muriel Hazel. Mark of Heritage
Oklahoma City : Oklahoma Historical Society, 1976.
Genre: Nonfiction
Language: English
Audience: Adult

Wright, Muriel Hazel. Oklahoma; a history of the state and its people
New York : Lewis Historical Publishing Company, Inc., 1929.
Genre: Nonfiction
Language: English
Audience: All Ages

Wright, Muriel Hazel. Our Oklahoma
Guthrie, OK : Co-operative Publishing Co., 1939.
Genre: Nonfiction
Language: English
Audience: All Ages

Wright, Muriel Hazel. Springplace; Moravian Mission and the Ward Family of the Cherokee Nation
Guthrie, OK : Co-operative Publishing Co., 1940.
Genre: Nonfiction
Language: English
Audience: Adult

Wright, Muriel Hazel. The Story of Oklahoma
Oklahoma City : Webb Publishing Company, 1924.
Genre: Nonfiction
Language: English
Audience: All Ages

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