Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 22, Number 3, Autumn 1944 (open access)

Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 22, Number 3, Autumn 1944

Quarterly publication containing articles, book reviews, photographs, illustrations, and other works documenting Oklahoma history and preservation.
Date: Autumn 1944
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
New Hope Seminary: 1844-1897 (open access)

New Hope Seminary: 1844-1897

Article details the establishment and impact of the New Hope Seminary, a girls' missionary school within the Choctaw Nation.
Date: Autumn 1944
Creator: Foreman, Carolyn Thomas, 1872-1967
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Lawrie Tatum's Indian Policy (open access)

Lawrie Tatum's Indian Policy

Article describes the repercussions of Lawrie Tatum's strict policies implemented while he worked as an Allotting Agent for the Kiowa and Comanche agency. Included are descriptions of how agents after him mended relationships with the Indigenous people in the area.
Date: Spring 1944
Creator: Steele, Aubrey L.
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The First Indian Territory & Notes (open access)

The First Indian Territory & Notes

Article explains how the first state board of the American Red Cross was created within the state of Oklahoma. Included are excerpts from the diary of Sue McBeth as she worked as a missionary for the Choctaw tribe within Indian Territory.
Date: Summer 1943
Creator: Clinton, Fred S. & Lewis, Anna
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
A Creek Pioneer: Notes Concerning "Aunt Sue" Rogers and Her Family (open access)

A Creek Pioneer: Notes Concerning "Aunt Sue" Rogers and Her Family

Article chronicles the life of Susannah Drew Rogers, also known as "Aunt Sue," and her family as they traveled around the Creek Nation. Aunt Sue is the granddaughter of one of the signers of the treaty that sold the Creek lands to the United States government.
Date: Autumn 1943
Creator: Foreman, Carolyn Thomas, 1872-1967
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Notes and Documents, December 1943 (open access)

Notes and Documents, December 1943

Notes and Documents column including notes regarding literary awards presented to students at Oklahoma A&M College, the semi-centennial opening of the Cherokee Outlet, letters written during that opening, and the minutes for the quarterly meeting of the Board of Directors of the Oklahoma Historical Society held on October 28, 1943.
Date: Winter 1943
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Dissolution of the Wichita Reservation: Part 1 (open access)

Dissolution of the Wichita Reservation: Part 1

Article begins to chronicle how the Cherokee Commission allotted lands in the Wichita Reservation in an effort to dissolve the region for settlement.
Date: Summer 1944
Creator: Chapman, Berlin B.
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 21, Number 2, June 1943 (open access)

Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 21, Number 2, June 1943

Quarterly publication containing articles, book reviews, photographs, illustrations, and other works documenting Oklahoma history and preservation.
Date: June 1943
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Necrology, December 1973 (open access)

Necrology, December 1973

Column documenting biographical information about Oklahomans who have died, including Edward Ferris McKay, a newspaper reporter; David Burbette Blue, a prominent lawyer within the state of Oklahoma; and, Major Eugene Mortimer Kerr, a state representative.
Date: Winter 1943
Creator: Williams, Robert L.; Hoke, Martha Tobin & Walker, Paul A.
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Notes and Documents, March 1927 (open access)

Notes and Documents, March 1927

Notes and Documents column including an appendix composed of an 1870 report on the quality of natural resources, people, and properties found within Indian Territory; an announcement of the creation of the National Board of Geographic Names; the minutes of the annual meeting of the Oklahoma Historical Society held on February 1, 1927; and, the minutes of the meeting of the Board of Directors of the Oklahoma Historical Society held on the same day.
Date: Spring 1927
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 22, Number 1, Spring 1944 (open access)

Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 22, Number 1, Spring 1944

Quarterly publication containing articles, book reviews, photographs, illustrations, and other works documenting Oklahoma history and preservation.
Date: Spring 1944
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Notes and Documents, Summer 1944 (open access)

Notes and Documents, Summer 1944

Notes and Documents column including resolutions honoring Colonel A. N. Leecraft, an announcement of a memorial to Joseph Samuel Murrow, excerpts from accounts of the Masonic lodges, a list of the recent acquisitions to the society's library, a list of names for the Oklahoma War Memorial, a list of military camp papers received by historical society, a list of Oklahoma newspapers, and the minutes for the quarterly meeting of the Board of Directors of the Oklahoma Historical society held on April 27, 1944.
Date: Summer 1944
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Notes and Documents, Autumn 1944 (open access)

Notes and Documents, Autumn 1944

Notes and Documents column including notes regarding receiving copies of The Chronicles, a record of the State Capital Commission, corrections for the magazine, the biographies of Tom Dora and John James Abert, the American Indian Exposition, records of the Oklahoma War memorial, and the minutes for the quarterly meeting of the Board of Directors of the Oklahoma Historical Society held on July 24, 1944.
Date: Autumn 1944
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Notes and Documents, Summer 1945 (open access)

Notes and Documents, Summer 1945

Notes and Documents column including notes regarding the 90th Infantry Division, General James Carson Jamison, a state biographical volume, the 1884 report of the M. W. Grand Lodge of the Indian Territory, the Thomas Gilcrease Foundation in Tulsa, Oklahoma, a reprint of President F.D.R.'s Memorial Address delivered by Governor Robert S. Kerr, and the minutes for the quarterly meeting of Board of Directors of the Oklahoma Historical Society held on April 26, 1945.
Date: Summer 1945
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Notes and Documents, Spring 1944 (open access)

Notes and Documents, Spring 1944

Notes and Documents column including notes regarding Masonic organizations within Indian Territory, St. John's Day celebrations, Cherokee history, members of the Cherokee Lodge, Tuckabatche Micco's grave, the Oklahoma Military academy established during World War II, and the minutes for the quarterly meeting of the Board of the Directors of the Oklahoma Historical Society held on January 27, 1944.
Date: Spring 1944
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
John Bartlett Meserve, et al. (open access)

John Bartlett Meserve, et al.

Article memorializes several prominent figures within Oklahoma's history. Included is a memorial to the Oklahoma Historical Society's Board of Directors, John Bartlett Meserve; Philip Ashton Norris, a business man within Oklahoma Territory; and, General John Coppinger, a commander at Fort Gibson.
Date: Summer 1943
Creator: Foreman, Grant; Williams, Robert L. & Foreman, Carolyn Thomas, 1872-1967
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Necrology, Autumn 1944 (open access)

Necrology, Autumn 1944

Column documenting biographical information about Oklahomans who have died, including William Balser Skirvin, Enloe Vassallo Vernor, Napoleon D. Blackstone, and Iser H. Nakdimen.
Date: Autumn 1944
Creator: Branson, Fred P.; Martin, Benjamin & Wright, Muriel H. (Muriel Hazel), 1889-1975
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Dissolution of the Wichita Reservation: Part 2 (open access)

Dissolution of the Wichita Reservation: Part 2

Article continues to chronicle how the Cherokee Commission allotted lands in the Wichita Reservation in an effort to dissolve the region for settlement. This article focuses on the Wichita tribe's efforts to receive appropriate allotments within the community.
Date: Autumn 1944
Creator: Chapman, Berlin B.
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Leroy Long - Teacher of Medicine: Chapters 9, 10, 11, 12, and 13 (open access)

Leroy Long - Teacher of Medicine: Chapters 9, 10, 11, 12, and 13

Article continues to chronicle the life of Dr. Leroy Long, a prominent physician within the Oklahoma and Indian Territories. This article focuses on his accomplishments and legacy within the territories.
Date: Summer 1943
Creator: Hayes, Basil A.
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Notes and Documents, Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 26, Number 2, Summer 1948 (open access)

Notes and Documents, Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 26, Number 2, Summer 1948

Notes and Documents section for Volume 26, Number 2, Summer 1948. It includes an explanation for the bibliography of George E. Foster, a report on manuscripts acquired by the society regarding Catholic Indian Missions, letters written by the "Lost Captain" of Fort Gibson, a note on a constitutional amendment regarding the direct vote for senators, and the minutes for the annual meeting of the Oklahoma Historical Society held on May 26, 1948.
Date: Summer 1948
Creator: Chapman, Berlin B.; Wright, Muriel H. (Muriel Hazel), 1889-1975 & Clinton, Fred S.
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Necrology, Spring 1944 (open access)

Necrology, Spring 1944

Column documenting biographical information about Oklahomans who have died, including Solomon Andrew Layton, William Origen Beall, Wilson Alexander Chase, Robert Hutton Chase, William Lester Chase, Sallie Rogers McSpadden, Edward Jackson Gilder, and Charles Wheeler.
Date: Spring 1944
Creator: Martin, Benjamin; Williams, Robert L.; Fullerton, Eula & Campbell, Harry
Object Type: Article
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.
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
University of Oklahoma Medical School Crisis Averted (open access)

University of Oklahoma Medical School Crisis Averted

Article chronicles the establishment of the University of Oklahoma's Medical School.
Date: Winter 1947
Creator: Clinton, Fred S.
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Indian Territory Medical Association (open access)

The Indian Territory Medical Association

Article chronicles the establishment of the first medical society within Indian Territory using correspondents with the founding members and meeting minutes.
Date: Spring 1948
Creator: Clinton, Fred S.
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History