Brief History of the Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad Lines (open access)

Brief History of the Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad Lines

Article chronicles the construction of the Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad Lines that reached to the Gulf of Mexico.
Date: Autumn 1946
Creator: Johnson, Walter A.
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Old Boggy Depot (open access)

Old Boggy Depot

Article details the history surrounding Old Boggy Depot, a depot that has operated since the Antebellum period. Through this depot passed millions in gold worth of trade.
Date: Spring 1927
Creator: Wright, Muriel H. (Muriel Hazel), 1889-1975
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Story of Rock Cut (open access)

The Story of Rock Cut

Article discusses the Rock Cut region on the Santa Fe railway, railroad and mining activity in the area, and excerpts of newspaper reports that discussed the history of railroad companies in Oklahoma.
Date: Autumn 1960
Creator: Crockett, Bernice N.
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Oklahoma City, from Public Land to Private Property, Part One (open access)

Oklahoma City, from Public Land to Private Property, Part One

Article discusses the establishment and growth of Oklahoma City from public lands to private property. Berlin B. Chapman relates the history of railroad companies feuding over the townsite, the initial city planning that occurred, and the early leadership of Oklahoma City.
Date: Summer 1959
Creator: Chapman, Berlin B.
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Railroads, Oil and Dutchmen: Investing in the Oklahoma Frontier (open access)

Railroads, Oil and Dutchmen: Investing in the Oklahoma Frontier

Article records the process of investing in the Oklahoma Central Railway and two figures whose names eventually inspired the names of towns on the railroad: Dutch banker Salomon Frederick Van Oss and railroad inspector Gerrit A. A. Middelburg. Augustus J. Veenendaal, Jr. includes primary source material in the form of reports and correspondence from the Dutch investors.
Date: Spring 1985
Creator: Veenendaal, Augustus J., Jr.
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Building of the Railroads in the Cherokee Nation (open access)

The Building of the Railroads in the Cherokee Nation

Article chronicles how railroad companies overcame legal and territorial disputes to expand their businesses into the Cherokee Nation.
Date: Summer 1971
Creator: Self, Nancy Hope
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 2, Number 1, March 1924 (open access)

Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 2, Number 1, March 1924

Quarterly publication containing articles, book reviews, photographs, illustrations, and other works documenting Oklahoma history and preservation.
Date: March 1924
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 24, Number 3, Autumn 1946 (open access)

Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 24, Number 3, Autumn 1946

Quarterly publication containing articles, book reviews, photographs, illustrations, and other works documenting Oklahoma history and preservation.
Date: Autumn 1946
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 30, Number 4, Winter 1952-53 (open access)

Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 30, Number 4, Winter 1952-53

Quarterly publication containing articles, book reviews, photographs, illustrations, and other works documenting Oklahoma history and preservation. Index to volume 30 starts on page 489.
Date: Winter 1952
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 58, Number 3, Fall 1980 (open access)

Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 58, Number 3, Fall 1980

Quarterly publication containing articles, book reviews, photographs, illustrations, and other works documenting Oklahoma history and preservation.
Date: Autumn 1980
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 60, Number 2, Summer 1982 (open access)

Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 60, Number 2, Summer 1982

Quarterly publication containing articles, book reviews, photographs, illustrations, and other works documenting Oklahoma history and preservation.
Date: Summer 1982
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
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
Chief James Bigheart of the Osages (open access)

Chief James Bigheart of the Osages

Article explores the life and contributions of Chief James Bigheart, key politician and organizer of the Osage Nation in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Orpha B. Russell discusses how Bigheart fought the allotment bill that would put Osages at a disadvantage, and brought the "headright" method to pass.
Date: Winter 1954
Creator: Russell, Orpha B.
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Notes and Documents, Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 24, Number 3, Autumn 1946 (open access)

Notes and Documents, Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 24, Number 3, Autumn 1946

Notes and Documents section for Volume 25, Number 3, Autumn 1946. It includes the a list of Oklahomans who were awarded the Navy Cross, a correction to a previous issue, a memorial to Walter B. McCown, an announcement for the retirement of A. M. Landman, a list of land values within the Choctaw and Chickasaw Nations, additional notes on a book published by a board member, a note on a protest regarding the Battle of the Washita, several notes on payments for Indigenous lands, a list of books acquired by the society's library, the minutes for the annual meeting of the Oklahoma Historical Society held on May 27, 1946, and the minutes for the quarterly meeting of the Board of Directors of the Oklahoma Historical Society held on July 25, 1946.
Date: Autumn 1946
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Angelo Cyrus Scott: Leader in Higher Education, Oklahoma Territory (open access)

Angelo Cyrus Scott: Leader in Higher Education, Oklahoma Territory

Article highlights the accomplishments of Oklahoma State University's fifth president, Angelo Cyrus Scott.
Date: Spring 1969
Creator: Rulon, Philip Reed
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 24, Number 4, Winter 1946-47 (open access)

Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 24, Number 4, Winter 1946-47

Quarterly publication containing articles, book reviews, photographs, illustrations, and other works documenting Oklahoma history and preservation. Index to volume 24 starts after page 511.
Date: Winter 1946
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 47, Number 1, Spring 1969 (open access)

Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 47, Number 1, Spring 1969

Quarterly publication containing articles, book reviews, photographs, illustrations, and other works documenting Oklahoma history and preservation.
Date: Spring 1969
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 38, Number 3, Autumn 1960 (open access)

Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 38, Number 3, Autumn 1960

Quarterly publication containing articles, book reviews, photographs, illustrations, and other works documenting Oklahoma history and preservation.
Date: Autumn 1960
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
From the Brazos to the North Fork: The Autobiography of Otto Koeltzow, Part One (open access)

From the Brazos to the North Fork: The Autobiography of Otto Koeltzow, Part One

Article provides and introduction to and includes an excerpt of the autobiography of Otto Koeltzow, a migrant from Germany who homesteaded Greer County, Oklahoma Territory and weathered many difficulties to establish a community there.
Date: Summer 1962
Creator: Gibson, Arrell M.
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Notes from the Northern Standard: Part 2 (open access)

Notes from the Northern Standard: Part 2

Article explains several announcements published within the Northern Standard, a newspaper published within Clarksville, Texas. These announcements were made regarding the capture of runaway slaves, the theft of several horses, and the results of horse races.
Date: Autumn 1941
Creator: Morrison, James D.
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Free Land Hunters of the Southern Plains: Part 1 (open access)

Free Land Hunters of the Southern Plains: Part 1

Article chronicles the political movements and legislations that resulted in the land runs of Oklahoma and Indian Territories.
Date: Winter 1944
Creator: Rister, Carl Coke
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 32, Number 4, Winter 1954-55 (open access)

Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 32, Number 4, Winter 1954-55

Quarterly publication containing articles, book reviews, photographs, illustrations, and other works documenting Oklahoma history and preservation. Index to volume 32 starts after page 448.
Date: Winter 1954
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Reminiscences of an Early Dental Practitioner in Western Oklahoma (open access)

Reminiscences of an Early Dental Practitioner in Western Oklahoma

Article describes the experiences of Dr. F C. Holmes, traveling dental practitioner, in Western Oklahoma at the turn of the 19th century. Holmes describes the homesteaders he encountered during this period and the practices he employed as a pioneer dentist.
Date: Summer 1957
Creator: Holmes, F. C. & Clark, Stanley
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 40, Number 2, Summer 1962 (open access)

Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 40, Number 2, Summer 1962

Quarterly publication containing articles, book reviews, photographs, illustrations, and other works documenting Oklahoma history and preservation.
Date: Summer 1962
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History