Indian Records in the Oklahoma Historical Society Archives (open access)

Indian Records in the Oklahoma Historical Society Archives

Article discusses the acquisition of a large collection of records related to American Indian history by the Oklahoma Historical Society, and the complications that ensued during the process. Lawrence C. Kelly also lists the extent and of this collection and includes figures.
Date: Summer 1976
Creator: Kelly, Lawrence C.
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Notes and Documents, Fall 1979 (open access)

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
Western History Collections at the University of Oklahoma (open access)

Western History Collections at the University of Oklahoma

Article discusses the holdings of the Western History Collections at the University of Oklahoma in Norman, Oklahoma. H. Glenn Jordan provides details about different groups of content within the collections by subject and format.
Date: Autumn 1976
Creator: Jordan, H. Glenn
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Seymour (open access)

Seymour

Article explores the establishment of another post office location in Indian Territory, Seymour Post Office, as a part of the investigation into the location of these offices.
Date: Spring 1977
Creator: Shirk, George H.
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Cherokee Post Office (open access)

Cherokee Post Office

Article examines documents and records of the National Archives in Washington, D.C. to locate a post office named Cherokee and its place in Indian Territory.
Date: Winter 1975
Creator: Shirk, George H.
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Indian Studies Resources at the University of Tulsa (open access)

Indian Studies Resources at the University of Tulsa

Article describes the contents of the Worcester-Robertson Family Papers held at the University of Tulsa and their historical significance in providing primary source material related to the history of American Indian tribes.
Date: Spring 1977
Creator: Logsdon, Guy
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 54, Number 2, Summer 1976 (open access)

Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 54, Number 2, Summer 1976

Quarterly publication containing articles, book reviews, photographs, illustrations, and other works documenting Oklahoma history and preservation.
Date: Summer 1976
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Notes and Documents, Spring 1972 (open access)

Notes and Documents, Spring 1972

Notes and Documents column including an announcement of the distribution of the organization's annual index, an announcement on memorials being written for the recently deceased members, and a list of books cataloged by the organization's library.
Date: Spring 1972
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 50, Number 1, Spring 1972 (open access)

Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 50, Number 1, Spring 1972

Quarterly publication containing articles, book reviews, photographs, illustrations, and other works documenting Oklahoma history and preservation.
Date: Spring 1972
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Government Policy and Indian Farming on the Cheyenne and Arapaho Reservation: 1869-1880 (open access)

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
Seminole Indian Agents, 1842-1874 (open access)

Seminole Indian Agents, 1842-1874

Article details the accomplishments of Indian Affairs Agents assigned to monitor and manage the Seminoles residing within Indian Territory as well as the challenges faced with cultivating a healthy relationship between the tribe and the government agency.
Date: Spring 1973
Creator: Brown, Thomas Elton
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Notes and Documents, Spring 1973 (open access)

Notes and Documents, Spring 1973

Notes and Documents column including a note about the historic site of Webbers Falls, a history of the railroad being built through this site, and a list of books catalogued by the library of the Oklahoma Historical Society.
Date: Spring 1973
Creator: McFadden, Marguerite
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 51, Number 1, Spring 1973 (open access)

Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 51, Number 1, Spring 1973

Quarterly publication containing articles, book reviews, photographs, illustrations, and other works documenting Oklahoma history and preservation.
Date: Spring 1973
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 54, Number 4, Winter 1976-77 (open access)

Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 54, Number 4, Winter 1976-77

Quarterly publication containing articles, book reviews, photographs, illustrations, and other works documenting Oklahoma history and preservation.
Date: Winter 1976
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
For the Record, Winter 1977-78 (open access)

For the Record, Winter 1977-78

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 28, 1977. It also includes a gift list for the second quarter of 1977 and lists of new annual and new life members of the OHS.
Date: Winter 1977
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Oklahoma's "Bone-Dry Law" and The Roman Catholic Church (open access)

Oklahoma's "Bone-Dry Law" and The Roman Catholic Church

Article details how members of the Roman Catholic Church fought for the right to have sacramental wine after the passing of Oklahoma's "Bone-Dry Law," which forbade the manufacture and consumption of any liquors without an exception for religious services.
Date: Autumn 1974
Creator: Brown, Thomas Elton
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 57, Number 2, Summer 1979 (open access)

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
The Centennial Celebration of Oklahoma Printing and Publishing (open access)

The Centennial Celebration of Oklahoma Printing and Publishing

Article documents the history of printing in Oklahoma in celebration of the centennial anniversary of the first printing press being placed within the territory.
Date: Summer 1970
Creator: Clark, Robert L.
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Fort Coffee and Frontier Affairs, 1834-1838 (open access)

Fort Coffee and Frontier Affairs, 1834-1838

Article describes the situation at Fort Coffee during the early nineteenth century, including relations with American Indian tribes on the border, liquor traffic, and military affairs.
Date: Autumn 1976
Creator: Littlefield, Daniel F., Jr. & Underhill, Lonnie E.
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Santos Flores: A Case of Mistaken Identity (open access)

Santos Flores: A Case of Mistaken Identity

Article narrates how an emissary of the Mexican government, Santos Flores, was mistaken for Manuel Flores, a man trying to turn the American Indians of Oklahoma against the young Republic of Texas, within the newspapers. Manuel was believed to be dead due an altercation with Texas Rangers at the time of Santos' arrest and escape.
Date: Winter 1970
Creator: Patten, Roderick B.
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Girl Scouting in Stillwater, Oklahoma: A Case Study in Local History (open access)

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
"A Corps of Clerks": The Bureaucracy of Industrialization in Indian Territory 1866-1907 (open access)

"A Corps of Clerks": The Bureaucracy of Industrialization in Indian Territory 1866-1907

Article discusses the history of government relations in Indian Territory and the "corps of clerks" that were part of the bureaucracy that regulated the area.
Date: Autumn 1975
Creator: Miner, H. Craig
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 54, Number 3, Fall 1976 (open access)

Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 54, Number 3, Fall 1976

Quarterly publication containing articles, book reviews, photographs, illustrations, and other works documenting Oklahoma history and preservation.
Date: Autumn 1976
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
For the Record, Summer 1978 (open access)

For the Record, Summer 1978

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 January 26, 1978. It also includes a gift list for the fourth quarter of 1977 and lists of new annual and new life members of the OHS.
Date: Summer 1978
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History