White Hair Memorial | Oklahoma Historical Society White Hair Memorial | Oklahoma Historical Society Oklahoma Historical Society White Hair Memorial White Hair Memorial is temporarily closed. We apologize for any inconvenience. The White Hair Memorial learning center is located in the former home of Lillie Morrell Burkhart, an Osage and descendant of Chief Pawhuska (White Hair). A repository for Osage artifacts and documents, the collections include resources such as maps, annuity rolls, oral histories, and photographs. Records on Microfilm In 1985 the White Hair Memorial initiated a microfilming project with the National Archives in Fort Worth, Texas. A wide range of record groups were filmed during the project, including the correspondence of the Osage Agency, minutes and proceedings of the Osage Tribal Council, annuity rolls and censuses, records of the Osage Boarding Schools, and allotment rolls and maps. Other materials available include Catholic Mission documents from the Kansas Historical Society, manuscript notes from the National Anthropological Archives of the Smithsonian Institute, and transcripts of Congressional testimony by Osage tribal officials and representatives. Burns Osage Library The Louis F. Burns and Ruth B. Burns Osage Research Library grew from a lifetime of collecting materials related to the study of Osage history and culture. These materials were sources for many books, speeches, essays, and published articles on the Osage by Louis Burns. Books, periodicals, newspapers, maps, and audio-visuals containing information relating to the Osage are cataloged and can be retrieved by subject, title, author, or keyword. Fields of study represented are anthropology, archaeology, art, culture and folklore, genealogy, geography, history, Native languages, Native law, literature by and about Osage people, government relations, geology (including oil and gas mining in Osage County), philosophy, religion, ethnology, and various fields of natural and applied science used by the Osage people in their evolution. A collection of genealogical books reflecting the westward migration of the Burns and Blake families is also available in the library. White Hair Memorial Plan Your Visit Oklahoma Historical Society 800 Nazih Zuhdi Drive, Oklahoma City, OK 73105 405-521-2491 Site Index Press Room Get Updates in Your Inbox Keep up to date with our weekly newsletter delivered straight to your inbox. Subscribe Now