The Battle of Wichita Village (open access)

The Battle of Wichita Village

Article details the events that led to the Battle of Wichita Village, a battle fought between Texan troopers and the Comanche tribe.
Date: Summer 1937
Creator: Nye, W. S., Captain
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Necrology, September 1937 (open access)

Necrology, September 1937

Column documenting biographical information about Oklahomans who have died, including J. Howard Langley, a prominent attorney in Indian Territory; John Young Bryce, a Methodist preacher; Franklin H. Reed, an attorney for the Seminole tribe; Christine Folsom Bates, a prominent member of the Choctaw tribe; Cyrus Alexander Norman, a member of the Presbyterian Church; and Christopher Columbus Ervin, a former Confederate soldier.
Date: Autumn 1937
Creator: Kornegay, W. H.; Babcock, Sidney H.; Freeman, Charles R.; Morrison, W. B.; Norman, J. A. & Kirby, Mrs. Thomas O.
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 15, Number 2, June 1937 (open access)

Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 15, Number 2, June 1937

Quarterly publication containing articles, book reviews, photographs, illustrations, and other works documenting Oklahoma history and preservation.
Date: Summer 1937
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Education Among the Chickasaw Indians (open access)

Education Among the Chickasaw Indians

Article chronicles how schools were established within the Chickasaw Nation and the accomplishments of the young men and women who graduated from those schools.
Date: Summer 1937
Creator: Foreman, Carolyn Thomas, 1872-1967
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 15, Number 3, September 1937 (open access)

Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 15, Number 3, September 1937

Quarterly publication containing articles, book reviews, photographs, illustrations, and other works documenting Oklahoma history and preservation.
Date: Autumn 1937
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Early Missionaries to the Cherokees (open access)

Early Missionaries to the Cherokees

Article details the establishment of the Brainerd Mission, a Moravian mission, and the American Baptist Missionary within the Cherokee Nation, through correspondences between religious leaders.
Date: Winter 1937
Creator: Routh, E. C.
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 15, Number 4, December 1937 (open access)

Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 15, Number 4, December 1937

Quarterly publication containing articles, book reviews, photographs, illustrations, and other works documenting Oklahoma history and preservation.
Date: Winter 1937
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Education of the Chickasaws, 1856-1907 (open access)

Education of the Chickasaws, 1856-1907

Article details how the Chickasaw Nation set up their education system through legislation and provisions within their constitution.
Date: Winter 1937
Creator: Davis, Caroline
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Principal Chiefs of the Cherokee Nation (open access)

The Principal Chiefs of the Cherokee Nation

Article explains the differences in governmental practices and customs of the six different factions of the Cherokee tribe. These tribes were combined into one when the Cherokees were removed to the Indian Territory.
Date: Autumn 1937
Creator: Litton, Gaston L.
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Necrology, December 1937 (open access)

Necrology, December 1937

Column documenting biographical information about Oklahomans who have died, including Robert H. Wilson, one of the first superintendents to establish rural schools within Oklahoma; Rev. Evan Bernard Ringland, a Presbyterian missionary and military doctor; and Charles L. Moore, an attorney and member of the state's Constitutional Convention.
Date: Winter 1937
Creator: Henshaw, George A. & Barefoot, Bert B.
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
How the Cherokees Acquired the Outlet: Part 1 (open access)

How the Cherokees Acquired the Outlet: Part 1

Article details the treaties that were negotiated to create the Cherokee Outlet, a portion of Indian Territory designated for the resettlement of the Cherokee tribe.
Date: Spring 1937
Creator: Chapman, Berlin B.
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Northern Boundary of Oklahoma (open access)

The Northern Boundary of Oklahoma

Article documents how the northern boundary of Oklahoma, also known as the Panhandle, was created through congressional legislation.
Date: Autumn 1937
Creator: Clark, J. Stanley
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Chief William Potter Ross (open access)

Chief William Potter Ross

Article chronicles the life and accomplishments of Chief William Potter Ross, the former editor of the Cherokee Advocate and eventual chief of the Cherokee tribe.
Date: Spring 1937
Creator: Meserve, John Bartlett, 1869-1943
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 15, Number 1, March 1937 (open access)

Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 15, Number 1, March 1937

Quarterly publication containing articles, book reviews, photographs, illustrations, and other works documenting Oklahoma history and preservation.
Date: Spring 1937
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Resolution of Respect for and in Appreciation of Honorable Charles B. Stuart (open access)

Resolution of Respect for and in Appreciation of Honorable Charles B. Stuart

Article is a resolution of respect for Charles B. Stuart, a prominent lawyer and judge within Oklahoma Territory and friend to the Oklahoma Historical Society.
Date: Summer 1937
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Resolution of Respect for and in Appreciation of Honorable James H. Gordon (open access)

Resolution of Respect for and in Appreciation of Honorable James H. Gordon

Article is a resolution of respect for James H. Gordon, the business partner for Judge Charles B. Stuart and a practicing lawyer, by the Oklahoma Historical Society.
Date: Summer 1937
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Judge James H. Gordon (open access)

Judge James H. Gordon

Article honors the life of Judge James H. Gordon, a prominent attorney and judge within the state of Oklahoma, who also was one of the first organizers of the National Bank.
Date: Summer 1937
Creator: West, Preston C.
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
How the Cherokees Acquired and Disposed of the Outlet: Part Three (open access)

How the Cherokees Acquired and Disposed of the Outlet: Part Three

Article continues to document how the Cherokee tribe started losing ownership of the Cherokee Outlet through negotiations with the other tribes in the area and the United States federal government. This article documents the methods undertaken by a state commission to obtain the title for the region.
Date: Autumn 1937
Creator: Chapman, Berlin B.
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History