My Escape from the South in 1861 (open access)

My Escape from the South in 1861

Article presents the account of the Revered John Edwards, a missionary to the Choctaws at the Wheelock Mission in Oklahoma, about his leaving the South at the beginning of the Civil War. Edwards explains various personal views, including his distaste for slavery, his faith, and reasons for leaving.
Date: Spring 1965
Creator: Edwards, John, 1828-1903 & Wright, Muriel H. (Muriel Hazel), 1889-1975
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Neosho Agency 1838-1871 (open access)

Neosho Agency 1838-1871

Article discusses the history of the Neosho Agency, which served American Indian tribes in the northeast corner of Oklahoma from 1838 to 1871. Frank H. Harris discusses the agents that ran the agency and includes excerpts of the records they kept.
Date: Spring 1965
Creator: Harris, Frank H.
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 43, Number 1, Spring 1965 (open access)

Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 43, Number 1, Spring 1965

Quarterly publication containing articles, book reviews, photographs, illustrations, and other works documenting Oklahoma history and preservation.
Date: Spring 1965
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History