One Hundred Years Ago in the Region of Tulsa (open access)

One Hundred Years Ago in the Region of Tulsa

Article reports on the conditions of the Indian Territory as told by surveyors a hundred years from the date this article was published. These surveyors were tasked with determining whether the region was fit enough to relocate the Creek tribes to after their removal from the east.
Date: Summer 1933
Creator: Gardner, James H.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Fort Towson (open access)

Fort Towson

Article chronicles the establishment and history of Fort Towson. The fort was established to protect the Choctaw and Chickasaw tribes from invasion.
Date: Summer 1930
Creator: Morrison, W. B.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Necrology, September 1932 (open access)

Necrology, September 1932

Column documenting biographical information about Oklahomans who have died, including Lewis W. Cobb, Carl S. Glitsch, Walter Reynolds Harris, Jackman Andrew Gill, Carl Monk, Starkey Brent Dawes, Guy Fountain Nelson, John H. Mosier, Myron White, William Francis Dodd, Robert Lee Glover, Frank Lee, William A. Cobb, John Franklin Weaver, and William E. Browne.
Date: Autumn 1932
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Oklahoma Historical Notes (open access)

Oklahoma Historical Notes

Article chronicles the dedication ceremony held at the Robert M. Jones Cemetery on April 26, 1938.
Date: Winter 1938
Creator: Moffitt, James W.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Notes and Documents, March 1939 (open access)

Notes and Documents, March 1939

Notes and Documents column including a note on the presentation of Confederate photographs, an announcement on the gift of a Chisholm Trail map to the society, a note on the acquisition of a Richards gun by the society, an announcement on the meeting of the Oklahoma State Archaeological Society, an announcement regarding a new art exhibit within the society's building, a note on the society's representation at a national conference, a announcement of the opening of the Will Rogers Memorial Museum, announcements regarding the election of numerous board members to various historical societies, announcements for various activities conducted by historical societies, and the minutes for the quarterly meeting of the Board of Directors of the Oklahoma Historical Society held on January 26, 1939.
Date: Spring 1939
Creator: Moffitt, James W.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Notes and Documents, June 1936 (open access)

Notes and Documents, June 1936

Notes and Documents column including a note on previous articles regarding the first telephone in Oklahoma Territory, a note on the first postmaster within Oklahoma Territory, a poem about the pioneer farmer, the minutes for the annual meeting of the Oklahoma Historical Society held on April 30, 1936 that includes speeches given at the event, the annual report of the secretary of the Oklahoma Historical Society, and the minutes for the quarterly meeting of the Board of Directors of the Oklahoma Historical Society held on April 23, 1936.
Date: Summer 1936
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Necrology, December 1930 (open access)

Necrology, December 1930

Column documenting biographical information about Oklahomans who have died, includingFrank C. Hubbard, an organizer for the Indian Territory Press Association; Judge George A. Spaulding, a United States Commissioner; John Richard McCalla, an attorney; John Emery Sater, a frontiersman; James Orval Hall, a Confederate soldier; Cyrus Samuel Leeper, the manager of a lumber yard; Jesse Albert Baker, a court clerk; Clement Vann Rogers, a former judge and senator; and Robinson McMillian, a Confederate soldier.
Date: Winter 1930
Creator: Foreman, Grant & R. L. W.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Notes and Documents, March 1936 (open access)

Notes and Documents, March 1936

Notes and Documents column including the minutes for the annual meeting of the Board of Directors of the Oklahoma Historical Society held on January 23, 1936.
Date: Spring 1936
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Dawes Commission (open access)

The Dawes Commission

Article chronicles the impact the Dawes Commission had the Oklahoma Territory and the Indigenous people who called it home. This commission was created through an act of Congress to convince the tribes to cede their lands to the federal government.
Date: Spring 1931
Creator: Brown, Loren N.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The McCurtains (open access)

The McCurtains

Article details how the McCurtain family rose to prominence and oversaw the daily operations of the Choctaw tribe as a dynasty of chiefs. These chiefs were charged with negotiation and signing treaties with other tribes and the United States federal government.
Date: Autumn 1935
Creator: Meserve, John Bartlett, 1869-1943
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Notes and Documents, September 1935 (open access)

Notes and Documents, September 1935

Notes and Documents column including the minutes for the quarterly meeting of the Board of Directors of the Oklahoma Historical Society held on July 25, 1935.
Date: Autumn 1935
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Oklahoma's First Court (open access)

Oklahoma's First Court

Article details the opening day of the first court established within Indian Territory by the United States Government.
Date: Winter 1935
Creator: Foreman, Grant
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Notes and Documents, March 1935 (open access)

Notes and Documents, March 1935

Notes and Documents column including a note regarding the election of a new president of the historical society, an announcement of the placement of a painting within the society's building, and the minutes for the meeting of the Board of Directors of the Oklahoma Historical Society held on January 24, 1935.
Date: Spring 1935
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Recollections of Peter Hudson (open access)

Recollections of Peter Hudson

Article details Peter Hudson's account of historical events that transpired within the Choctaw Nation as he traveled away from Ultima Thule, a now extinct town within Arkansas. He also explains what the Choctaw tribe called the geographical landmarks he encountered on his journey.
Date: Winter 1932
Creator: Hudson, Peter
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Notes and Documents, December 1935 (open access)

Notes and Documents, December 1935

Notes and Documents column including a note regarding a survey undertaken to map incoming railroads, a journal entry of that survey, a note on the unveiling of a cemetery marker for a Daughter of 1812, and the quarterly minutes of the meeting of the Board of Directors of the Oklahoma Historical Society held on October 24, 1935.
Date: Winter 1935
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Greer County Pioneers Organize (open access)

Greer County Pioneers Organize

Article announces the meeting of the Old Greer County Pioneers, a group of individuals who were residing within Greer county when the boundary between Oklahoma and Texas was finalized.
Date: Autumn 1933
Creator: Dickerson, Argus
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
A Choctaw Landmark (open access)

A Choctaw Landmark

Article details the creation and significance of the Tobucksy County Courthouse that stood within the Choctaw Nation for fifty years.
Date: Winter 1934
Creator: Hefley, A. D.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Choctaw Academy: Continued from December (open access)

The Choctaw Academy: Continued from December

Article is a continuation of the author's attempts to document the establishment and history of the Choctaw Academy, a mission school dedicated to the education of American Indian youths. Included are lists of the children enrolled within the school.
Date: Spring 1932
Creator: Foreman, Carolyn Thomas, 1872-1967
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Notes and Documents, June 1933 (open access)

Notes and Documents, June 1933

Notes and Documents column including the minutes for the quarterly meeting of the Board of Directors of the Oklahoma Historical Society held on April 27, 1933, resolutions passed by the historical society regarding the deaths of John Hazelton Cotteral and James C. Thompson.
Date: Summer 1933
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Governor William Leander Byrd (open access)

Governor William Leander Byrd

Article chronicles the history and significance of the Byrd family. This family were prominent socialists within Virginia before William Leander Byrd became the governor of the Chickasaw Nation.
Date: Winter 1934
Creator: Meserve, John Bartlett, 1869-1943
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Choctaw Academy (open access)

The Choctaw Academy

Article is a continuation of the author's attempts to document the establishment and history of the Choctaw Academy, a mission school dedicated to the education of American Indian youths.
Date: Winter 1931
Creator: Foreman, Carolyn Thomas, 1872-1967
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Chief Wilson Nathaniel Jones (open access)

Chief Wilson Nathaniel Jones

Article details how Wilson Nathaniel Jones became chief of the Choctaw tribe after his family was removed to the Indian Territory during the Trail of Tears.
Date: Winter 1936
Creator: Meserve, John Bartlett, 1869-1943
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Wapanucka Academy, Chickasaw Nation (open access)

Wapanucka Academy, Chickasaw Nation

Article chronicles the creation and significance of the Wapanucka Academy within the Chickasaw Nation.
Date: Winter 1934
Creator: Wright, Muriel H. (Muriel Hazel), 1889-1975
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
A Story of Choctaw Chiefs: Part 2 (open access)

A Story of Choctaw Chiefs: Part 2

Article continues to document the lives of the leaders of the Choctaw tribe. This articles documents the lives and accomplishments of the governors of the Choctaw Nation.
Date: Summer 1939
Creator: Hudson, Peter James
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History