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Notes and Documents, Fall 1979
Notes and Documents column including an announcement about the new executive director of the Oklahoma Historical Society, H. Glenn Jordan, and a brief description of his career and contributions.
Date:
Autumn 1979
Creator:
Oklahoma Historical Society
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Government Policy and Indian Farming on the Cheyenne and Arapaho Reservation: 1869-1880
Article describes the agricultural programming the United States government promoted for Cheyenne and Arapaho lands in the late nineteenth century. William D. Pennington describes the attempt and ultimate failure of the policies in transforming nomadic groups into agrarian ones.
Date:
Summer 1979
Creator:
Pennington, William D.
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 57, Number 2, Summer 1979
Quarterly publication containing articles, book reviews, photographs, illustrations, and other works documenting Oklahoma history and preservation.
Date:
Summer 1979
Creator:
Oklahoma Historical Society
Object Type:
Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Girl Scouting in Stillwater, Oklahoma: A Case Study in Local History
Article describes the history of Girl Scouting in Stillwater, Oklahoma. Lynda M. Sturdevant discusses the formation of the Girl Scout Council and the many volunteer projects carried out under their leadership, which included tree and flower planting, drives and projects, and making cookies for the troops during World War II.
Date:
Spring 1979
Creator:
Sturdevant, Lynda M.
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 57, Number 1, Spring 1979
Quarterly publication containing articles, book reviews, photographs, illustrations, and other works documenting Oklahoma history and preservation.
Date:
Spring 1979
Creator:
Oklahoma Historical Society
Object Type:
Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Colbert's Ferry
Article describes the history of one of the best known Red River ferries, Colbert's Ferry, and how it served as a major form of transportation in Oklahoma during the nineteenth century.
Date:
Summer 1979
Creator:
Overbeck, Ruth Ann
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Choctaw Warrants of 1863
Article discusses the economic and political state of the Choctaw Nation during the Civil War. James F. Morgan investigates the incentives the United States government and Confederate States of America offered the Choctaws to illicit an alliance.
Date:
Spring 1979
Creator:
Morgan, James F.
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
For the Record, Spring 1979
For the Record section including the minutes of the quarterly board meeting of the Board of Directors of the Oklahoma Historical Society that was held on October 26, 1978. It also includes a gift list for the third quarter of 1978 and lists of new annual and new life members of the OHS.
Date:
Spring 1979
Creator:
Oklahoma Historical Society
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Will Rogers' Roots
Article traces the genealogy of Will Rogers, following the Cherokee roots of his ancestors to the frontier ranching and farming life of his immediate family.
Date:
Autumn 1979
Creator:
Meredith, Howard L.
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Notes and Documents, Summer 1979
Notes and Documents column including announcements about the Goodholm house relocation and renovation, the publication of a new journal, Tampa Bay History, by the University of South Florida, and a list of doctors certified in United States Indian Territory retrieved from donated medical certification books.
Date:
Summer 1979
Creator:
Oklahoma Historical Society
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
For the Record, Summer 1979
For the Record section including the minutes of the quarterly board meeting of the Board of Directors of the Oklahoma Historical Society that was held on February 8, 1979. It also includes a gift list for the fourth quarter of 1978-79 and lists of new annual and new life members of the OHS.
Date:
Summer 1979
Creator:
Oklahoma Historical Society
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
For the Record, Winter 1979-80
For the Record section including the minutes of the quarterly board meeting of the Board of Directors of the Oklahoma Historical Society that was held on July 26, 1979. It also includes a gift list for the second quarter of 1979 and lists of new annual and new life members of the OHS.
Date:
Winter 1979
Creator:
Oklahoma Historical Society
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 57, Number 3, Fall 1979
Quarterly publication containing articles, book reviews, photographs, illustrations, and other works documenting Oklahoma history and preservation.
Date:
Autumn 1979
Creator:
Oklahoma Historical Society
Object Type:
Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Creek War of 1836, A Military History
Article describes the events that precipitated the Creek War of 1836 and the conflicts that occurred between Creeks and white settlers in Alabama.
Date:
Winter 1979
Creator:
Valliere, Kenneth L.
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
For the Record, Fall 1979
For the Record section including the minutes of the quarterly board meeting of the Board of Directors of the Oklahoma Historical Society that was held on April 26, 1979. It also includes a gift list for the first quarter of 1979 and lists of new annual and new life members of the OHS.
Date:
Autumn 1979
Creator:
Oklahoma Historical Society
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Troubled Times: Homesteading in Short-Grass Country, 1892-1900
Article discusses the results of the 1893 land run after the opening of lands on the Cheyenne and Arapaho reservation, including the difficulties settlers faced. Michael H. Reggio describes how the poor crop yields, pests, droughts, and lack of transportation impacted the lives of homesteaders.
Date:
Summer 1979
Creator:
Reggio, Michael H.
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 57, Number 4, Winter 1979
Quarterly publication containing articles, book reviews, photographs, illustrations, and other works documenting Oklahoma history and preservation. Index to volume 57 starts on page 539.
Date:
Winter 1979
Creator:
Oklahoma Historical Society
Object Type:
Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Historic Preservation Movement in Oklahoma
Article discusses the history of historic preservation in Oklahoma and the involvement of the Oklahoma Historical Society and the University of Oklahoma in establishing preservation projects, marking sites, and performing research about the historical significance of these sites.
Date:
Spring 1979
Creator:
Fischer, LeRoy H.
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Oklahoma Historical Society Sites Holdings
Article lists the historic sites acquired by the Oklahoma Historical Society by county and provides details about their construction and historical significance.
Date:
Winter 1979
Creator:
Metcalf, C. Earle
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
A Civil War Experience of Some Arkansas Women in Indian Territory
Article provides an account by Francena Lavinia Martin Sutton, one of a party of five women and three children who journeyed to Arkansas in the midst of the Civil War. Sutton relates struggles they faced on the road and interactions with Choctaws, who hosted them when they wandered into Indian Territory.
Date:
Spring 1979
Creator:
Martin Sutton, Francena Lavinia & Fischer, LeRoy H.
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History