"The Smoked Meat Rebellion" (open access)

"The Smoked Meat Rebellion"

Article explores crime on the Oklahoma frontier in the early 1900s, referencing a particular instance of someone stealing a thousand pounds of smoked bacon, which earned the following events the name the "Smoked Meat Rebellion," also known as the Crazy Snake Rebellion. Mel H. Bolster discusses the interaction of Creeks, Creek freedmen, and the local law enforcement during these events.
Date: Spring 1953
Creator: Bolster, Mel H.
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 31, Number 1, Spring 1953 (open access)

Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 31, Number 1, Spring 1953

Quarterly publication containing articles, book reviews, photographs, illustrations, and other works documenting Oklahoma history and preservation.
Date: Spring 1953
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Confederate Government Relations with the Five Civilized Tribes (open access)

Confederate Government Relations with the Five Civilized Tribes

Article discusses treaties and alliances made with the Creek, Choctaw, Chickasaw, and Seminole Nations during the Civil War. Ohland Morton focuses on interaction with the Confederate government and provides historical context to the initial uprooting of these tribes and relocation.
Date: Summer 1953
Creator: Morton, Ohland
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Confederate Relations with the Five Civilized Tribes, Part II (open access)

Confederate Relations with the Five Civilized Tribes, Part II

Article continues the discussion of treaties and alliances the Confederate States made with the Creek, Choctaw, Chickasaw, and Seminole Nations during the Civil War. In this second part of the article, Ohland Morton discusses the Civil War skirmishes and the leadership of Stand Watie after the creation of these treaties.
Date: Autumn 1953
Creator: Morton, Ohland
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Taovayas Indians in Frontier Trade and Diplomacy 1719-1768 (open access)

The Taovayas Indians in Frontier Trade and Diplomacy 1719-1768

Article describes the history of a group of Wichitas visitors from Spain called Tayovayas. Elizabeth Ann Harper discusses their relations with the French and Spaniards in the eighteenth century, which ranged from peaceful trade negotiation to military skirmishes.
Date: Autumn 1953
Creator: Harper, Elizabeth Ann
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 31, Number 3, Autumn 1953 (open access)

Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 31, Number 3, Autumn 1953

Quarterly publication containing articles, book reviews, photographs, illustrations, and other works documenting Oklahoma history and preservation.
Date: Autumn 1953
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 31, Number 4, Winter 1953-54 (open access)

Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 31, Number 4, Winter 1953-54

Quarterly publication containing articles, book reviews, photographs, illustrations, and other works documenting Oklahoma history and preservation. Index to volume 96 starts after page 461.
Date: Winter 1953
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 31, Number 2, Summer 1953 (open access)

Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 31, Number 2, Summer 1953

Quarterly publication containing articles, book reviews, photographs, illustrations, and other works documenting Oklahoma history and preservation.
Date: Summer 1953
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History