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Oklahoma History and the National Archives
Article discusses the state of the National Archives in the 1950s and traces its growth, arrangement changes, and additions of microfilm technology over the years. Kathryn M. Murphy focuses on materials related to Oklahoma history in the Archives and their coverage.
Date:
Spring 1952
Creator:
Murphy, Kathryn M.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
First Post Offices Within the Boundaries of Oklahoma
Article provides historical background to the included list of the first post offices in Oklahoma. Using records of the Postmaster General compiled in the National Archives, George H. Shirk lists post offices established in Oklahoma Territory leading up to statehood.
Date:
Spring 1952
Creator:
Shirk, George H.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Potawatomi Day Schools
Article relates the history of Pottawatomi day schools, highlighting the Clardyville and Wagoza schools. Hobart D. Ragland explains the call for education among the Pottawatomis and tracks their movements across Oklahoma in the nineteenth century.
Date:
Autumn 1952
Creator:
Ragland, Hobert D.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Armstrongs of Indian Territory
Article discusses three generations of men within the Armstrong family and their contributions to improving relations between the Cherokee, Chickasaw, Choctaw, Creek, and Seminole tribes and the U.S. government.
Date:
Autumn 1952
Creator:
Foreman, Carolyn Thomas, 1872-1967
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Notes and Documents, Winter 1952-53
Notes and Documents column including documents about Oklahoma's "Hall of Fame" at the Oklahoma Historical Society, photostats collected by Dr. Grant Foreman and donated to the OHS, an exhibit of Crisler paintings, banking exhibits, and the publication of a paper about Wichita kinship.
Date:
Winter 1952
Creator:
Wright, Muriel H. (Muriel Hazel), 1889-1975 & Kelley, E. H.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Dr. William Butler and George Butler, Cherokee Agents
Article describes the lives and careers of two Cherokee agents, Dr. William Butler and the son who succeeded him, George Butler. Carolyn Thomas Foreman dwells on the career of each man individually and the history of their work with the Cherokees.
Date:
Summer 1952
Creator:
Foreman, Carolyn Thomas, 1872-1967
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
For the Record, Spring 1952
For the Record section including the minutes of the Board of Directors of the Oklahoma Historical Society meeting that was held on January 24, 1952.
Date:
Spring 1952
Creator:
Oklahoma Historical Society
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Mrs. John R. Williams: Pioneer of the Indian Territory
Article describes the life and family of of Mary Elizabeth Prescott Delesdernier, also known as Mrs. John R. Williams. Muriel H. Wright describes the community figure's upbringing on the Oklahoma frontier and her involvement in Oklahoma businesses and societies.
Date:
Winter 1952
Creator:
Wright, Muriel H. (Muriel Hazel), 1889-1975
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Pierce Mason Butler
Article describes the life of Pierce Mason Butler, agent for the Cherokee people after their forced removal by the United States government. Carolyn Thomas Foreman captures the colonel's detailed descriptions about the people he worked which provide lasting information about the state of the Cherokee Nation at this time.
Date:
Spring 1952
Creator:
Foreman, Carolyn Thomas, 1872-1967
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Armstrongs of Indian Territory, Part II: William Armstrong
Article discusses the life and career of William Armstrong, who was appointed Special Agent and Superintendent for the removal of the Choctaws to Indian Territory. Carolyn Thomas Foreman explores the struggles Armstrong and the Choctaws faced on their journey west, and the reports Armstrong made about government relations with the tribes of North America.
Date:
Winter 1952
Creator:
Foreman, Carolyn Thomas, 1872-1967
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Colored High School of the Cherokee Nation
Article discusses the call for and establishment of a high school for freedmen in the Cherokee Nation in 1890, the rights black freed persons had in early Indian Territory, the students who attended the school, and records of the school.
Date:
Winter 1952
Creator:
Ballenger, T. L.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
"Worcester, The Pride of the West"
Article explores the history of Worcester Academy and its foundations, teachers, and eventual decline. Kathleen Garrett explores how the school offered educational opportunities within the Cherokee Nation.
Date:
Winter 1952
Creator:
Garrett, Kathleen
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History