Tar and Feather Patriotism: The Suppression of Dissent in Oklahoma during World War I (open access)

Tar and Feather Patriotism: The Suppression of Dissent in Oklahoma during World War I

Article describes the atmosphere of wartime Oklahoma in the early 1900s, the way those who resisted the draft were treated, and the abuse German-Americans suffered during this time in the name of patriotism.
Date: Winter 1978
Creator: Fowler, James H., II
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Radical Labor in Oklahoma: The Working Class Union (open access)

Radical Labor in Oklahoma: The Working Class Union

Article chronicles the history of the Green Corn Rebellion, a bloody protest led by the Working Class Union who opposed the United States joining World War I and the subsequent draft.
Date: Summer 1974
Creator: Warrick, Sherry
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Frontier of Northwest Texas During the Civil War (open access)

The Frontier of Northwest Texas During the Civil War

Article details the scrimmages fought within the Texas frontier during the Civil War. The frontiersmen were given little aid from the Confederacy as it prepared to fight with the North.
Date: Summer 1972
Creator: Tate, Michael L.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Civil War Battle of Barren Creek Indian Territory, 1863 (open access)

Civil War Battle of Barren Creek Indian Territory, 1863

Article narrates the events surrounding the Civil War Battle of Barren Creek, a small Union victory that took place in the central part of the Cherokee Nation.
Date: Spring 1970
Creator: Ramp, Lary C.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
A Civil War Experience of Some Arkansas Women in Indian Territory (open access)

A Civil War Experience of Some Arkansas Women in Indian Territory

Article provides an account by Francena Lavinia Martin Sutton, one of a party of five women and three children who journeyed to Arkansas in the midst of the Civil War. Sutton relates struggles they faced on the road and interactions with Choctaws, who hosted them when they wandered into Indian Territory.
Date: Spring 1979
Creator: Martin Sutton, Francena Lavinia & Fischer, LeRoy H.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Oklahoma's Military Tradition (open access)

Oklahoma's Military Tradition

Article explores the history of Oklahoma's military from its beginnings as the Oklahoma Territorial Militia to its evolution into the Oklahoma National Guard. Fred A. Daugherty and Pendleton Woods discuss the Guard's participation in the Spanish-American War, World War I, World War II, the Korean War, and the Vietnam War.
Date: Winter 1979
Creator: Daugherty, Fred A. & Woods, Pendleton
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Confederate Victory at Chusto-Talasah (open access)

Confederate Victory at Chusto-Talasah

Article details how the Five Civilized Tribes contributed to the Confederate victory at Chusto-Talasah, a battle fought in Indian Territory during the Civil War.
Date: Winter 1971
Creator: Fischer, LeRoy H. & Franks, Kenny A. (Kenny Arthur), 1945-
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
A Brief Excursion into Journalism (open access)

A Brief Excursion into Journalism

Article contains translations of The Choctaw and Chickasaw Observer, a newspaper handwritten and published in the Choctaw Nation during the Civil War.
Date: Winter 1973
Creator: Blaine, Martha Royce
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Campus Cadets: A History of Collegiate Military Training, 1891-1951 (open access)

The Campus Cadets: A History of Collegiate Military Training, 1891-1951

Article describes the history of military instruction of cadets at Oklahoma State University from 1891 to 1951. Philip Reed Rulon discusses curriculum, uniforms, and postwar training before World War I and World War II.
Date: Spring 1979
Creator: Rulon, Philip Reed
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Implementation of the Confederate Treaties with the Five Civilized Tribes (open access)

The Implementation of the Confederate Treaties with the Five Civilized Tribes

Article outlines the terms of the treaties proposed and signed between The Five Civilized Nations and the Confederacy.
Date: Spring 1973
Creator: Franks, Kenny A. (Kenny Arthur), 1945-
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Cherokee Script Issuance of 1862 (open access)

The Cherokee Script Issuance of 1862

Article describes the Cherokee script issuance of 1862 by the Cherokee Council and National Committee. James F. Morgan also provides historical context about Cherokee leadership and factionalism during this time.
Date: Autumn 1976
Creator: Morgan, James F.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Choctaw Warrants of 1863 (open access)

The Choctaw Warrants of 1863

Article discusses the economic and political state of the Choctaw Nation during the Civil War. James F. Morgan investigates the incentives the United States government and Confederate States of America offered the Choctaws to illicit an alliance.
Date: Spring 1979
Creator: Morgan, James F.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Creek Treaty of 1866 (open access)

The Creek Treaty of 1866

Article narrates the events that transpired at the signing of The Creek Treaty in 1866. Outlined within the treaty were provisions for land allotment within the Creek Nation and establishing federal courts within the territory. The treaty was signed shortly after the end of the Civil War.
Date: Summer 1970
Creator: Balman, Gail
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Confederate Refugees from Indian Territory (open access)

Confederate Refugees from Indian Territory

Article discusses the difficulties faced by Cherokee, Choctaw, Creek, Chickasaw, and Seminole refugees who left Indian Territory during the Civil War and the relief their leaders attempted to secure them as delegates to the Confederate government.
Date: Winter 1979
Creator: Fischer, LeRoy H. & McMurry, William L.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Creek Nativism since 1865 (open access)

Creek Nativism since 1865

Article explores the history of the Creek people and the influence of Muscogee Creek orator Opothleyaholo. Mark K. Megehee discusses the political environment the Creeks became embroiled in, wars, and the successful preservation of Creek culture despite pressures to assimilate.
Date: Autumn 1978
Creator: Megehee, Mark K.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Delegates of the Five Civilized Tribes to the Confederate Congress (open access)

Delegates of the Five Civilized Tribes to the Confederate Congress

Article describes the delegation of representatives from the "Five Civilized Tribes" of Indian Territory who met with the Confederate Congress during wartime, and the outcomes of their visit.
Date: Autumn 1975
Creator: Wilson, Terry Paul
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Notes and Documents, Fall 1976 (open access)

Notes and Documents, Fall 1976

Notes and Documents column including documents pertaining to events of historical significance, awards and ceremonies, and individual contributions to Oklahoma history.
Date: Autumn 1976
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Report on the Five Civilized Tribes, 1897 (open access)

Report on the Five Civilized Tribes, 1897

Article narrates a reporter's visit to the Five Civilized Tribes as he visits the Cherokee and Creek nations after the enactment of the Curtis Act, which divided American Indian lands for settlement. The article shows the conditions of the tribes as they navigate this time period.
Date: Winter 1970
Creator: The Kansas City Star
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
An Analysis of the Confederate Treaties with the Five Civilized Tribes (open access)

An Analysis of the Confederate Treaties with the Five Civilized Tribes

Article details how the Confederate States of America signed various treaties with The Five Civilized Tribes. The treaties stipulated that the tribes would fight for the Confederacy in exchange for their land rights.
Date: Winter 1972
Creator: Franks, Kenny A. (Kenny Arthur), 1945-
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Creek Indian Agents, 1834-1874 (open access)

Creek Indian Agents, 1834-1874

Article details the actions taken by Indian Affairs Agents to monitor and manage the Creeks within Indian Territory from 1834 to 1874.
Date: Spring 1973
Creator: Boyd, Joel D.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Minutes of the Annual Meeting of the Oklahoma Historical Society and the Quarterly Meeting of the Board of Directors of the Oklahoma Society, April 29, 1971 (open access)

Minutes of the Annual Meeting of the Oklahoma Historical Society and the Quarterly Meeting of the Board of Directors of the Oklahoma Society, April 29, 1971

This section includes the minutes of the annual meeting of the Oklahoma Historical Society and the minutes for the quarterly meeting of the Board of Directors on the Oklahoma Historical Society held on April 29, 1971. Included is a list of gifts received by the organization and a list of new annual members.
Date: Summer 1971
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Notes and Documents, Spring 1970 (open access)

Notes and Documents, Spring 1970

Notes and Documents column including a correction for the placement of two illustrations in the previous issue, an announcement for the distribution of the Annual Index, a report of changes in staff and activities within the history department at Oklahoma State University, a note on the opening of the Museum of the Great Lakes, and a list of recent accessions to the library.
Date: Spring 1970
Creator: Wright, Muriel H. (Muriel Hazel), 1889-1975 & Knight, Homer L.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Notes and Documents, Spring 1973 (open access)

Notes and Documents, Spring 1973

Notes and Documents column including a note about the historic site of Webbers Falls, a history of the railroad being built through this site, and a list of books catalogued by the library of the Oklahoma Historical Society.
Date: Spring 1973
Creator: McFadden, Marguerite
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Notes and Documents, Spring 1972 (open access)

Notes and Documents, Spring 1972

Notes and Documents column including an announcement of the distribution of the organization's annual index, an announcement on memorials being written for the recently deceased members, and a list of books cataloged by the organization's library.
Date: Spring 1972
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History