Fort McCulloch (open access)

Fort McCulloch

Article chronicles the military activities that took place in and around Fort McCulloch, a Confederate fort within Oklahoma. This article pays close attention to the actions of General Albert Pike, commander of all the military forces of the Confederacy within the Indian Territory.
Date: Autumn 1926
Creator: Morrison, W. B.
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Some Aspects of the Santa Fe Trail, 1848-1880 (open access)

Some Aspects of the Santa Fe Trail, 1848-1880

Article details the history of the Santa Fe Trail between the Mexican-American War and the creation of railroads.
Date: Spring 1924
Creator: Bieber, Ralph P.
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Cherokee Question (open access)

The Cherokee Question

Article details the mindsets and actions of politicians as they negotiate treaties with the Cherokee Nation after the Civil War through letters and documents written during this time. Included is an introduction by the managing editor, Joseph B. Thoburn.
Date: Summer 1924
Creator: Thoburn, Joseph B.
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Some Letters of General Stand Watie (open access)

Some Letters of General Stand Watie

Article details how General Stand Waite negotiated allied treaties with the Confederacy during the Civil War through his letters explaining his thoughts on the matter.
Date: Spring 1921
Creator: Dale, Edward Everett
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Additional Letters of General Stand Watie (open access)

Additional Letters of General Stand Watie

Article adds additional context and letters to General Stand Watie's thoughts and experiences as an ally of the Confederacy during the Civil War, through his letters.
Date: Summer 1921
Creator: Dale, Edward Everett
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Fort Washita (open access)

Fort Washita

Article chronicles the establishment and history of Fort Washita, a military fort established by the United States government to protect members of the Chickasaw tribes from other invading tribes.
Date: Summer 1927
Creator: Morrison, W. B.
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Indian Territory in 1878 (open access)

The Indian Territory in 1878

Article is a speech made by Colonel William Penn Adair at the fifth annual Indian International Fair regarding the history and impact of the Five Civilized Tribes. Adair was a prominent figure within the Cherokee Nation.
Date: Autumn 1926
Creator: Adair, William Penn
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 4, Number 3, September 1926 (open access)

Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 4, Number 3, September 1926

Quarterly publication containing articles, book reviews, photographs, illustrations, and other works documenting Oklahoma history and preservation.
Date: September 1926
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Opening of Oklahoma (open access)

The Opening of Oklahoma

Article narrates the life of a man living in Oklahoma when the state was opening for settlement.
Date: Summer 1926
Creator: Wicks, Hamilton S.
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 4, Number 2, June 1926 (open access)

Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 4, Number 2, June 1926

Quarterly publication containing articles, book reviews, photographs, illustrations, and other works documenting Oklahoma history and preservation.
Date: June 1926
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 2, Number 2, June 1924 (open access)

Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 2, Number 2, June 1924

Quarterly publication containing articles, book reviews, photographs, illustrations, and other works documenting Oklahoma history and preservation.
Date: Summer 1924
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Letters of the Two Boudinots (open access)

Letters of the Two Boudinots

Article chronicles the life of Elias Boudinot through letters written between him and his family members. Boudinot was the editor of the Cherokee Phoenix newspaper and the subject of an interracial marriage scandal within a mission school.
Date: Autumn 1928
Creator: Dale, Edward Everett
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 1, Number 1, January 1921 (open access)

Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 1, Number 1, January 1921

Quarterly publication containing articles, book reviews, photographs, illustrations, and other works documenting Oklahoma history and preservation.
Date: January 1921
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Alexander McGillivray, Emperor of the Creeks (open access)

Alexander McGillivray, Emperor of the Creeks

Article documents the life of Alexander McGillivray, a leader of the Creek tribe who was well respected among the United States' governmental leaders.
Date: Spring 1929
Creator: Foreman, Carolyn Thomas, 1872-1967
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Cherokee Strip Live Stock Association (open access)

The Cherokee Strip Live Stock Association

Article documents the creation and history of the Cherokee Strip, a slice of land within Indian Territory that was allotted for the Cherokee Nation to live and thrive. The article further describes how the creation of a live stock association within this region.
Date: Spring 1927
Creator: Dale, Edward Everett
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Fort Arbuckle (open access)

Fort Arbuckle

Article chronicles the establishment of Fort Arbuckle, a military post built to protect the Choctaw Nation from the Chickasaw Nation and to protect emigrants on their way to California.
Date: Spring 1928
Creator: Morrison, W. B.
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Perryville at One Time Regular Military Post (open access)

Perryville at One Time Regular Military Post

Article details the historical events centered on the Confederate military base, Perryville, located within Indian Territory.
Date: Summer 1926
Creator: Bryce, J. Y.
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 5, Number 1, March 1927 (open access)

Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 5, Number 1, March 1927

Quarterly publication containing articles, book reviews, photographs, illustrations, and other works documenting Oklahoma history and preservation.
Date: March 1927
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 6, Number 3, September 1928 (open access)

Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 6, Number 3, September 1928

Quarterly publication containing articles, book reviews, photographs, illustrations, and other works documenting Oklahoma history and preservation.
Date: September 1928
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Necrology, June 1928 (open access)

Necrology, June 1928

Column documenting biographical information about Oklahomans who have died, including Peter P. Pitchlynn, chief of the Choctaws; Albert G. Cochran, a teacher; Ambers Lafayette Bennett, a service man and politician; Joel B. Mayes, a teacher; Emory David Brownlee, a county judge and state senator; George McQuaid, a newspaper man; Robert M. Harris, governor of the Chickasaw Nation; Samuel Houston Mayes, former principal chief of the Cherokee Nation; Calvin Luther (Lute) Herbert, a lawyer; Theodore F. Brewer, a preacher and president of a university; and, James Joseph McGraw, a banker and politician.
Date: Summer 1928
Creator: Latta, Tom A.; Conlan, Czarina C.; Thoburn, Joseph B. & Oklahoma Historical Society
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Notes and Documents, March 1927 (open access)

Notes and Documents, March 1927

Notes and Documents column including an appendix composed of an 1870 report on the quality of natural resources, people, and properties found within Indian Territory; an announcement of the creation of the National Board of Geographic Names; the minutes of the annual meeting of the Oklahoma Historical Society held on February 1, 1927; and, the minutes of the meeting of the Board of Directors of the Oklahoma Historical Society held on the same day.
Date: Spring 1927
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 1, Number 2, October 1921 (open access)

Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 1, Number 2, October 1921

Quarterly publication containing articles, book reviews, photographs, illustrations, and other works documenting Oklahoma history and preservation.
Date: October 1921
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 7, Number 1, March 1929 (open access)

Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 7, Number 1, March 1929

Quarterly publication containing articles, book reviews, photographs, illustrations, and other works documenting Oklahoma history and preservation.
Date: March 1929
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
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