Jane Heard Clinton (open access)

Jane Heard Clinton

Article chronicles the life and genealogy of Jane Heard Clinton, the wife of a doctor within Indian Territory and an active member of the Methodist Episcopal Church.
Date: Spring 1946
Creator: Debo, Angie
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Junior Colleges in Oklahoma (open access)

Junior Colleges in Oklahoma

Article recounts the development of junior colleges within the state of Oklahoma.
Date: Spring 1948
Creator: Balyeat, Frank A.
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Notes and Documents, September 1940 (open access)

Notes and Documents, September 1940

Notes and Documents column including dairy excerpts from the assistant surgeon Leonard McPhail as he traveled throughout the American frontier, a biographical sketch of Chief Kias of the Cheyenne tribe, and the minutes of the quarterly meeting of the Board of Directors of the Oklahoma Historical Society held on July 25, 1940.
Date: Autumn 1940
Creator: Jones, Harold W. & Ediger, Theodore A.
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Tulsa's Water Resources - Spring and Spavinaw (open access)

Tulsa's Water Resources - Spring and Spavinaw

Article chronicles how the first water systems were created within Tulsa, Oklahoma.
Date: Spring 1945
Creator: Clinton, Fred S.
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Perkins Townsite: An Archival Case Study (open access)

Perkins Townsite: An Archival Case Study

Article chronicles the establishment of Perkins, Oklahoma: a townsite created shortly after the Land Run of 1889, using archival documents.
Date: Summer 1947
Creator: Chapman, Berlin B.
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Origin of Oklahoma Day (open access)

Origin of Oklahoma Day

Article chronicles the history of "Oklahoma Day," a day of celebration for the state's opening and introduction into the Union.
Date: Autumn 1945
Creator: Wright, Muriel H. (Muriel Hazel), 1889-1975
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Notes and Documents, Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 27, Number 2, Summer 1949 (open access)

Notes and Documents, Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 27, Number 2, Summer 1949

Notes and Documents section for Volume 27, Number 2, Summer 1949. It includes the minutes for the annual meeting of the Oklahoma Historical Society held on May 26, 1949.
Date: Summer 1949
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
"Oklahoma," The Land of Promise: Part 2 (open access)

"Oklahoma," The Land of Promise: Part 2

Article chronicles the beginning of settlements within the Oklahoma Territory after legislation passed making the area ready for them.
Date: Spring 1945
Creator: Rister, Carl Coke
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Notes and Documents, Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 25, Number 4, Winter 1947-48 (open access)

Notes and Documents, Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 25, Number 4, Winter 1947-48

Notes and Documents section for Volume 25, Number 4, Winter 1947. It includes two tributes to Lieutenant General Ira C. Eaker and the minutes for the quarterly meeting of the Board of Directors of the Oklahoma Historical Society held on October 23, 1947.
Date: Winter 1947
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The State Historical Society of Oklahoma and its Possessions (open access)

The State Historical Society of Oklahoma and its Possessions

Article consists of a speech given by the president of the State Teachers' College of Oklahoma regarding the history of the state's higher education institutions and descriptions of the Oklahoma Historical Society's important buildings and departments.
Date: Autumn 1946
Creator: Evans, Charles
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Otoe and Missouria Reservation: Part I & II (open access)

The Otoe and Missouria Reservation: Part I & II

Article chronicles the establishment and dissolution of the Otoe and Missouria Reservation, the sixth and last reservation established in the Cherokee county.
Date: Summer 1948
Creator: Chapman, Berlin B.
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Chickasaw Manual Labor Academy (open access)

Chickasaw Manual Labor Academy

Article chronicles the establishment of the Chickasaw Manual Labor Academy within Indian Territory.
Date: Winter 1945
Creator: Foreman, Carolyn Thomas, 1872-1967
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Education Among the Quapaws: 1829-1875 (open access)

Education Among the Quapaws: 1829-1875

Article chronicles how mission school were set up within the Indian Territory for the Quapaw tribesmen.
Date: Spring 1947
Creator: Foreman, Carolyn Thomas, 1872-1967
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Pottawatomie and Absentee Shawnee Reservation (open access)

The Pottawatomie and Absentee Shawnee Reservation

Article chronicles the establishment and dissolution of the Pottawatomie and Absentee Shawnee Reservation.
Date: Autumn 1946
Creator: Chapman, Berlin B.
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Pioneer Historian and Archeologist of the State of Oklahoma (open access)

Pioneer Historian and Archeologist of the State of Oklahoma

Article chronicles the life and career of the prominent Oklahoma historian and frequent contributor to The Chronicles, Joseph Bradfield Thoburn.
Date: Winter 1946
Creator: Wright, Muriel H. (Muriel Hazel), 1889-1975
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Old Navajoe (open access)

Old Navajoe

Article details the establishment, impact, and dissolution of the town Navajoe within the Oklahoma Territory. This town no longer exists.
Date: Summer 1946
Creator: Dale, Edward Everett
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Oklahoma's Two Commemorative Stamps (open access)

Oklahoma's Two Commemorative Stamps

Article describes the significance of two commemorative stamps issued by the Post Office Department that focused on significant figures within Oklahoma history. These stamps were the Indian Centennial Commemorative and the stamp honoring Will Rogers.
Date: Spring 1949
Creator: Shirk, George H.
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The First Hospital and Training School for Nurses in the Indian Territory, Now Oklahoma (open access)

The First Hospital and Training School for Nurses in the Indian Territory, Now Oklahoma

Article attempts to chronicle the history of the establishment of the All Saints Hospital and Training School for Nurses using reports made at the time of the organization's creation. This was the first hospital training school within Indian Territory.
Date: Autumn 1947
Creator: Clinton, Fred S.
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Public Land Policy of the Five Civilized Tribes (open access)

The Public Land Policy of the Five Civilized Tribes

Article describes the legislation enacted within the Five Civilized Tribes to create publicly owned land after their removal to the West.
Date: Summer 1945
Creator: Graebner, Norman Arthur
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Black Beaver (open access)

Black Beaver

Article chronicles the accomplishments and legacy of Black Beaver, member of the Delaware tribe who worked with the United States army as a guide during surveys.
Date: Autumn 1946
Creator: Foreman, Carolyn Thomas, 1872-1967
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
General Benjamin Henry Grierson (open access)

General Benjamin Henry Grierson

Article chronicles the life and career of General Benjamin Henry Grierson, a commander at many military forts within the Oklahoma and Indian Territories.
Date: Summer 1946
Creator: Foreman, Carolyn Thomas, 1872-1967
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Coodey Family of Indian Territory (open access)

The Coodey Family of Indian Territory

Article chronicles the history and accomplishments of the Coodey family, whose descendants helped unify the eastern and western branches of the Cherokee tribe and where instrumental in writing the tribe's new constitution.
Date: Winter 1947
Creator: Foreman, Carolyn Thomas, 1872-1967
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Major General Clarence L. Tinker (open access)

Major General Clarence L. Tinker

Article chronicles the life and military career of Major General Clarence L. Tinker, the name sake of the Tinker Air Force Base and veteran of the Battle of Midway that occurred during World War II.
Date: Autumn 1949
Creator: Woolery, John
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Robert Lee Williams (open access)

Robert Lee Williams

Article honors Robert Lee Williams: a leading figure in the movement to make Oklahoma an official state in the United States, a delegate for the constitutional convention, and a justice on the state's Supreme Court.
Date: Summer 1948
Creator: Evans, Charles
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History