Recollections of Tulsa, Indian Territory, From Sister Mary Agnes Newchurch, O. Carm (open access)

Recollections of Tulsa, Indian Territory, From Sister Mary Agnes Newchurch, O. Carm

Article recounts Sister Mary Agnes Newchurch's time at a mission schools in Tulsa and Vinita during a year of financial difficulties and misunderstandings with the communities. She was the last surviving member who taught at these communities at the time of her testimony.
Date: Spring 1971
Creator: Nolan, Charles E. & Newchurch, Sister Mary Agnes
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 49, Number 1, Spring 1971 (open access)

Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 49, Number 1, Spring 1971

Quarterly publication containing articles, book reviews, photographs, illustrations, and other works documenting Oklahoma history and preservation.
Date: Spring 1971
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Rock Falls Raid, An Analysis of the Documentary Evidence (open access)

The Rock Falls Raid, An Analysis of the Documentary Evidence

Article narrates the legal and political battles fought over settlement of the Cherokee Outlet that accumulated into the creation of Rock Falls, a townsite that forced a confrontation between cattlemen and government agencies.
Date: Spring 1971
Creator: Savage, William W., Jr.
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Notes and Documents, Winter 1971 (open access)

Notes and Documents, Winter 1971

Notes and Documents column including a tribute to Senator Robert L. Owen, a report on a fire that destroyed the Historic Colony School, and a note on new additions to the organization's museum and library.
Date: Winter 1971
Creator: Shirk, George H.; Pierce, Julius & Fraker, Elmer L.
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Quail Hunting: Big Business in Early Oklahoma (open access)

Quail Hunting: Big Business in Early Oklahoma

Article chronicles the hunting of bobwhite quail within the Oklahoma Territory. Quail hunting was so widespread that concerns were raised about overhunting of the game bird. The article mentions laws placed to limit the hunting of quails.
Date: Autumn 1971
Creator: Underhill, Lonnie E. & Littlefield, Daniel F., Jr.
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Cascorillo: Archaeological Fact or Romantic Fantasy? (open access)

Cascorillo: Archaeological Fact or Romantic Fantasy?

Article attempts to corroborate the account of Pedro Jaungonzales who claims to have stayed at a fort used for digging, smelting, and protecting the Mexico-Texas border during Texas' fight for independence called Cascorillo. Few archeological artifacts have been found to confirm his story.
Date: Spring 1971
Creator: Ottaway, Harold N.
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Preliminary Summary of Archaeological Investigations in the South Barracks, Fort Washita, Bryan County, Oklahoma (open access)

Preliminary Summary of Archaeological Investigations in the South Barracks, Fort Washita, Bryan County, Oklahoma

Article details the findings of an archeological dig at Fort Washita conducted in 1971. The article lists what was found at the site and how the scientists procured them.
Date: Winter 1971
Creator: Wyckoff, Don G. & Spivey, Towana
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 49, Number 4, Winter 1971 (open access)

Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 49, Number 4, Winter 1971

Quarterly publication containing articles, book reviews, photographs, illustrations, and other works documenting Oklahoma history and preservation.
Date: Winter 1971
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Kiowa - Federal Relations in Kansas, 1865-1868 (open access)

Kiowa - Federal Relations in Kansas, 1865-1868

Article details relations between the Kiowa people and the federal government as attempts were made to relocate the tribe in Oklahoma Territory.
Date: Winter 1971
Creator: Monahan, Forrest D., Jr.
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Chickasaw Nation on the Eve of the Civil War (open access)

The Chickasaw Nation on the Eve of the Civil War

Article narrates how the Chickasaws lived, prospered, and operated in their native lands before being relocated to the Oklahoma Territory. The article also mentions how the tribe adapted to their changing circumstances before the Civil War.
Date: Spring 1971
Creator: Steacy, Stephen
Object Type: Article
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
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 49, Number 3, Autumn 1971 (open access)

Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 49, Number 3, Autumn 1971

Quarterly publication containing articles, book reviews, photographs, illustrations, and other works documenting Oklahoma history and preservation.
Date: Autumn 1971
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Indian International Fair at Muskogee (open access)

The Indian International Fair at Muskogee

Article chronicles the success of the first Indian International Fair. Included within the article is an introduction to the fair followed by notes by Will R. Robinson who attended the fair during his childhood. Also included is a list of items offered throughout the fair's exhibits with rules and regulations.
Date: Spring 1971
Creator: Wright, Muriel H. (Muriel Hazel), 1889-1975 & Robinson, Will R.
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Notes and Documents, Spring 1971 (open access)

Notes and Documents, Spring 1971

Notes and Documents column including a thankful tribute to all the contributors to the magazine throughout its fifty years with special attention to Gary Hugh McKinney and a list of books accessioned and catalogued by the organization's library.
Date: Spring 1971
Creator: Wright, Muriel H. (Muriel Hazel), 1889-1975
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Killing of Big Snake (open access)

The Killing of Big Snake

Article details the arrest of Big Snake, a Ponca man who was arrested for allegedly attempting to flea from the Indian Territory back to his ancestral land in the Dakotas.
Date: Autumn 1971
Creator: Clark, J. Stanley
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Minutes of the Quarterly Meeting of the Board of Directors of the Oklahoma Historical Society, July 22, 1971 (open access)

Minutes of the Quarterly Meeting of the Board of Directors of the Oklahoma Historical Society, July 22, 1971

This section includes the minutes of the quarterly meeting of the Board of Directors of the Oklahoma Historical Society held on July 22, 1971. Included is a list of gifts received by the organization and a list of new annual members.
Date: Autumn 1971
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Oklahoma's Oral History Collection: New Source for Indian History (open access)

Oklahoma's Oral History Collection: New Source for Indian History

Article discusses how the Oklahoma's History Project was created, its background, and explains why collecting oral history is important. Specifically, this article focuses on the collection of histories of American Indians who reside in Oklahoma Territory.
Date: Summer 1971
Creator: Jordan, Julia A.
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Minutes of the Quarterly Meeting of the Board of Directors of the Oklahoma Historical Society, October 28, 1971 (open access)

Minutes of the Quarterly Meeting of the Board of Directors of the Oklahoma Historical Society, October 28, 1971

This section includes the minutes of the quarterly meeting of the Board of Directors of the Oklahoma Historical Society held on October 29, 1971. Included is a list of gifts received by the organization and a list of new annual members.
Date: Winter 1971
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 49, Number 2, Summer 1971 (open access)

Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 49, Number 2, Summer 1971

Quarterly publication containing articles, book reviews, photographs, illustrations, and other works documenting Oklahoma history and preservation.
Date: Summer 1971
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Minutes of the Quarterly Meeting of the Board of Directors of the Oklahoma Historical Society, January 28, 1971 and the Minutes of the Meeting of the Executive Committee of the Oklahoma Historical Society, February 18, 1971 (open access)

Minutes of the Quarterly Meeting of the Board of Directors of the Oklahoma Historical Society, January 28, 1971 and the Minutes of the Meeting of the Executive Committee of the Oklahoma Historical Society, February 18, 1971

This section includes the minutes of the quarterly meeting of the Board of Directors of the Oklahoma Historical Society held on January 28, 1971. This section also includes the minutes of the meeting of the Executive Committee of the Oklahoma Historical Society held on February 18, 1971. Included is a list of gifts received by the organization and a list of new annual members.
Date: Spring 1971
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History