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General Douglas H. Cooper, C. S. A. (open access)

General Douglas H. Cooper, C. S. A.

Article describes the life and career of Confederate General Douglas H. Cooper. Muriel H. Wright explores his work as a Choctaw agent, and his participation in the Civil War.
Date: Summer 1954
Creator: Wright, Muriel H. (Muriel Hazel), 1889-1975
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Captain James E. Reynolds (open access)

Captain James E. Reynolds

Article discusses the life and career of Confederate veteran and pioneer of Indian Territory, Captain James E. Reynolds. Rosa Ayleene Nance discusses, his upbringing, eventual marriage, participation in the Civil War, and business pursuits on the frontier.
Date: Spring 1954
Creator: Nance, Rosa Aylecne
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Chief Bowles of the Texas Cherokee (open access)

Chief Bowles of the Texas Cherokee

Article describes the life and leadership of Chief Bowles, Cherokee leader during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. Dorman H. Winfrey explores his attempts to gain land for the Cherokees, and the battles with Texans.
Date: Spring 1954
Creator: Winfrey, Dorman H.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
James Mooney in Oklahoma (open access)

James Mooney in Oklahoma

Article describes the work of James Mooney, a researcher for the Bureau of American Ethnology. Althea Bass describes his travels among various tribes in Oklahoma and includes excerpts of Mooney's own records of his experiences.
Date: Autumn 1954
Creator: Bass, Althea
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History