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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
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