Historian of Oklahoma Muriel Hazel Wright | |
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Born | March 31, 1889 |
Died | February 27, 1975 Oklahoma City, U.S. | (aged 85)
Citizenship | United States Choctaw Nation |
Education | East Central Normal School Columbia University (Barnard College) |
Occupation(s) | Historian, teacher, writer |
Employer | Oklahoma Historical Society |
Known for | Editor of the Chronicles of Oklahoma |
Muriel Hazel Wright (31 March 1889 – 27 February 1975) was an American teacher, historian and writer on the Choctaw Nation. A native of Indian Territory, she was the daughter of mixed-blood Choctaw physician Eliphalet Wright and the granddaughter of the Choctaw chief Allen Wright. She wrote several books about Oklahoma and was unofficially called "Historian of Oklahoma". She also was very active in the Oklahoma Historical Society and served as editor of the Chronicles of Oklahoma from 1955 to 1971.