Wartime Duties of Historical Society Museums (open access)

Wartime Duties of Historical Society Museums

Article is a speech given by L. Hubbard Shattuck, Director of the Chicago Historical Society, at a meeting of the American Association of Museums concerning the role of historical archives during times of war.
Date: Autumn 1942
Creator: Shattuck, L. Hubbard
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Notes and Documents, June 1942 (open access)

Notes and Documents, June 1942

Notes and Documents column including notes regarding a list of relevant articles for the society's readers, descriptions of inventory materials acquired by multiple historical associations, an announcement of the presentation of a book by the state's historical society, and the minutes for the annual meeting of the Oklahoma Historical Society held on April 20, 1942.
Date: Summer 1942
Creator: Moffitt, James W.
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Notes and Documents, September 1942 (open access)

Notes and Documents, September 1942

Notes and Documents column including notes on upcoming articles that will be published within The Chronicles, announcements on acquisitions made by historical societies, an announcement on actions taken by the National Resources Planning Board, lists of members for various historical societies, the minutes of the quarterly meeting of the Board of Directors of the Oklahoma Historical Society held on July 23, 1942, and a list of contributors for this volume.
Date: Autumn 1942
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 20, Number 2, June 1942 (open access)

Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 20, Number 2, June 1942

Quarterly publication containing articles, book reviews, photographs, illustrations, and other works documenting Oklahoma history and preservation.
Date: Summer 1942
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Collecting War Records (open access)

Collecting War Records

Article explains various methods for collecting war records for acquisition into historical societies.
Date: Summer 1942
Creator: Beeson, Lewis
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 20, Number 3, September 1942 (open access)

Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 20, Number 3, September 1942

Quarterly publication containing articles, book reviews, photographs, illustrations, and other works documenting Oklahoma history and preservation.
Date: Autumn 1942
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Notes on Indian History (open access)

Notes on Indian History

Article consists of notes that list the contributors to The Chronicles, descriptions of books and letters that were acquisitioned within historical societies, memorials to prominent professors and historians, and a reprint of an article from The Daily Oklahoman.
Date: Autumn 1942
Creator: Moffitt, James W.
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
General William Goldsmith Belknap: Commandant at Fort Gibson, Fort Washita and Fort Smith (open access)

General William Goldsmith Belknap: Commandant at Fort Gibson, Fort Washita and Fort Smith

Article recounts the military career of General William Goldsmith Belknap as he commanded troops in Fort Gibson, Fort Washita and Fort Smith.
Date: Summer 1942
Creator: Foreman, Carolyn Thomas, 1872-1967
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History