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The Cherokee Orphan Asylum
Article describes the establishment and history of the Cherokee Orphan Asylum, an institution that provided care and education to orphaned children of the Cherokee Nation. Judge N. B. Johnson describes the evolution of the institution and how the nation secured funds for its creation.
Date:
Autumn 1966
Creator:
Johnson, N. B.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
On the Gallows' Edge: Capital Punishment, Appeals, and Presidential Clemency in Indian Territory, 1896-1907
This article continues Von Creel's study of the administration of justice in Indian Territory courts and expands upon the application of capital punishment. Von Creel details the cases of nine individuals who were convicted of capital crimes but who escaped hanging. Their stories involve the complicated legal processes of appeal, application for presidential clemency, commutation of sentence, and post-verdict motions.
Date:
Summer 2006
Creator:
Creel, Von Russell
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
New Light on an Old Enigma: Sam Houston and the Grand Saline
Article attempts to chronicle how Sam Houston acquired the Grand Saline, land originally held by Auguste Pierre Chouteau within Arkansas Territory.
Date:
Autumn 1973
Creator:
Hall, Kermit L.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Water and Power: Developing the Grand River Dam Authority, Part 1, 1935-1944
Article describes the eight year project that led to the creation of the Grand River Dam Authority. Part 1 of Richard Lowitt's two-part article describes how the GRDA was campaigned for by Representative Wesley Disney and Senator Elmer Thomas of the Oklahoma Legislature. The resulting construction of the Pensacola Dam became a remedy for both flood control and creation of electric power.
Date:
Summer 2009
Creator:
Lowitt, Richard, 1922-2018
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Union Mission, 1826-1837
Article discusses the history of Union Mission from 1826 to 1837 through a summary of the Journal of the Union Mission kept in the library of the Oklahoma Historical Society. Hope Holway discusses the difficulties the missionaries faced in their work, the cost of living there, and the people groups they intended to minister to.
Date:
Winter 1962
Creator:
Holway, Hope
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Thomas Jefferson Harrison
Article honors the life and contributions of Thomas Jefferson Harrison, who was a member of the Oklahoma Historical Society Board of Directors, one of the founders of Pryor Library, a collector of ancient and rare bibles, and dedicated to his community.
Date:
Summer 1963
Creator:
Wilkerson, John C., Jr.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Historical Phases of the Grand River Valley
Article is a speech given at the annual meeting of the Oklahoma Historical Society regarding the how the Grand River Valley fits into Oklahoma history.
Date:
Summer 1947
Creator:
Foreman, Grant
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History