Junior Choir at Emmanuel Episcopal Church

Children standing on steps of the Emmanuel Episcopal Church. Written on back of photo "Junior Choir, Emmanuel, Shawnee, Okla, June 1927."
Date: 1927
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Interior of Emmanuel Episcopal Church, Shawnee

Wood pews on either side of center aisle, altar at center front. Written on back of photo "Shawnee, Emmanuel Church, Feb. 1948."
Date: 1948
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Map of Shawnee, Oklahoma

Map showing the streets of Shawnee where St. Thomas was located. The area enclosed by green lines at the southeast corner illustrates the location of St. Thomas Episcopal Church. No records exist after 1920.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Front of calendar, 1914

Section of 1914 calendar with photographs of exterior of brick building, stained glass window and interior of Emmanuel Episcopal Church. Brick building built in 1901 at Broadway and Highland.
Date: 1914
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Interior of early Emmanuel Episcopal Church

Wood chairs on either side of the center aisle, altar at center front and gas lit lighting hanging from the ceiling. The image is dated before 1909 at Broadway and Tenth.
Date: 1909
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Emmanuel Episcopal Church and Rectory, Shawnee

Brick building, arched doorway in covered vestibule, arched windows, and steeple on roof. Wood frame building to right. Written on back "Emmanuel Church, Shawnee (the rectory is the frame building at the right of church.)" In the history document it states the rectory was moved to the back of the lot behind the church.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Wm. Du Hamel, Episcopal Priest

Rev. Wm. Du Hamel sitting in chair, holding Bible in right hand. He was the priest at Emmanuel Episcopal Church who also served at the Black mission of St. Thomas. The church existed from 1910 until around 1919 when the land was sold.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Construction of flood control dams in the upper reaches of the Salt Creek Watershed project in Pottawatomie County captions transcript

Construction of flood control dams in the upper reaches of the Salt Creek Watershed project in Pottawatomie County

This is a film that was produced in 1960 by the USDA Soil Conservation Service (now named the Natural Resources Conservation Service). The 20-minute film shows the construction of flood control dams in the upper reaches of the Salt Creek Watershed project in Pottawatomie County. The dams are located approximately 15 miles northwest of Konawa, Oklahoma. The dams were constructed by the Konawa and Shawnee Conservation Districts with assistance from the USDA Small Watershed Program (Public Law 566).
Date: 1960
Creator: United States. Soil Conservation Service.
Object Type: Video
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
From Termination to Self-Determination: Indian Health in Oklahoma, 1954-1980, Part 1 (open access)

From Termination to Self-Determination: Indian Health in Oklahoma, 1954-1980, Part 1

Article evaluates the problems of Indian health care and the campaign led by Senator Fred Harris and others to correct a record of neglect.
Date: Winter 2007
Creator: Lowitt, Richard, 1922-2018
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The County Democrat. (Tecumseh, Okla.), Vol. 33, No. 13, Ed. 1 Friday, January 7, 1927 (open access)

The County Democrat. (Tecumseh, Okla.), Vol. 33, No. 13, Ed. 1 Friday, January 7, 1927

Weekly newspaper from Tecumseh, Oklahoma that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: January 7, 1927
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Willard Johnston: Homesteader and Frontier Banker, 1881-1904 (open access)

Willard Johnston: Homesteader and Frontier Banker, 1881-1904

Article studies the development of frontier banking as exemplified in Willard Johnston's interests, which began in Shawnee and expanded to include numerous financial institutions and communities around the state.
Date: Winter 2009
Creator: Hightower, Michael J.
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Sacred Heart Mission Among the Potawatomi Indians (open access)

Sacred Heart Mission Among the Potawatomi Indians

Article narrates the author's search for information on the Sacred Heart Mission School which served the Potawatomi tribe in Oklahoma Territory.
Date: Summer 1972
Creator: Fightmaster, Maxine
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
From Termination to Self-Determination: Indian Health in Oklahoma, 1954-1980, Part 2 (open access)

From Termination to Self-Determination: Indian Health in Oklahoma, 1954-1980, Part 2

The second part of this two-part article continues the evaluation of the problems in Indian healthcare and the campaign led by Senators Fred Harris and Dewey Bartlett to correct a record of neglect. The healthcare problem after 1970 was linked to a new federal policy of tribal self-determination.
Date: Spring 2008
Creator: Lowitt, Richard, 1922-2018
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Shawnee Daily Herald. (Shawnee, Okla.), Vol. 15, No. 54, Ed. 1 Tuesday, September 13, 1910 (open access)

The Shawnee Daily Herald. (Shawnee, Okla.), Vol. 15, No. 54, Ed. 1 Tuesday, September 13, 1910

Daily morning edition newspaper from Shawnee, Oklahoma that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: September 13, 1910
Creator: Harlow, Victor E.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Shawnee Daily News-Herald (Shawnee, Okla.), Vol. 21, No. 202, Ed. 1 Tuesday, February 8, 1916 (open access)

The Shawnee Daily News-Herald (Shawnee, Okla.), Vol. 21, No. 202, Ed. 1 Tuesday, February 8, 1916

Daily newspaper from Shawnee, Oklahoma that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: February 8, 1916
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Shawnee Daily News-Herald (Shawnee, Okla.), Vol. 24, No. 209, Ed. 1 Friday, December 20, 1918 (open access)

The Shawnee Daily News-Herald (Shawnee, Okla.), Vol. 24, No. 209, Ed. 1 Friday, December 20, 1918

Daily newspaper from Shawnee, Oklahoma that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: December 20, 1918
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Shawnee Daily News-Herald (Shawnee, Okla.), Vol. 22, No. 225, Ed. 1 Friday, March 16, 1917 (open access)

The Shawnee Daily News-Herald (Shawnee, Okla.), Vol. 22, No. 225, Ed. 1 Friday, March 16, 1917

Daily newspaper from Shawnee, Oklahoma that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: March 16, 1917
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The New Deal Comes to Shawnee (open access)

The New Deal Comes to Shawnee

Article describes the impact of public works programs created by the Civil Works Administration in the town of Shawnee as part of President Franklin D. Roosevelt's New Deal relief measures during the Great Depression.
Date: Summer 1985
Creator: Soden, Dale E.
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Shawnee News. (Shawnee, Okla.), Vol. 10, No. 117, Ed. 1 Friday, May 3, 1907 (open access)

The Shawnee News. (Shawnee, Okla.), Vol. 10, No. 117, Ed. 1 Friday, May 3, 1907

Daily newspaper from Shawnee, Oklahoma that includes local, territorial, and national news along with advertising.
Date: May 3, 1907
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Shawnee Daily News-Herald (Shawnee, Okla.), Vol. 19, No. 196, Ed. 1 Sunday, April 26, 1914 (open access)

The Shawnee Daily News-Herald (Shawnee, Okla.), Vol. 19, No. 196, Ed. 1 Sunday, April 26, 1914

Daily newspaper from Shawnee, Oklahoma that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: April 26, 1914
Creator: Weaver, Otis B.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Shawnee Daily News-Herald (Shawnee, Okla.), Vol. 21, No. 88, Ed. 2 Monday, August 30, 1915 (open access)

The Shawnee Daily News-Herald (Shawnee, Okla.), Vol. 21, No. 88, Ed. 2 Monday, August 30, 1915

Daily newspaper from Shawnee, Oklahoma that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: August 30, 1915
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Earlsboro Journal (Earlsboro, Okla.), Vol. 4, No. 47, Ed. 1 Friday, September 26, 1930 (open access)

The Earlsboro Journal (Earlsboro, Okla.), Vol. 4, No. 47, Ed. 1 Friday, September 26, 1930

Weekly newspaper from Earlsboro, Oklahoma that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: September 26, 1930
Creator: O'Bryan, C. L. & O'Bryan, Mrs. C. L.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Shawnee Daily News-Herald (Shawnee, Okla.), Vol. 21, No. 35, Ed. 1 Tuesday, June 29, 1915 (open access)

The Shawnee Daily News-Herald (Shawnee, Okla.), Vol. 21, No. 35, Ed. 1 Tuesday, June 29, 1915

Daily newspaper from Shawnee, Oklahoma that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: June 29, 1915
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Shawnee Daily Herald. (Shawnee, Okla.), Vol. 14, No. 300, Ed. 1 Friday, June 24, 1910 (open access)

The Shawnee Daily Herald. (Shawnee, Okla.), Vol. 14, No. 300, Ed. 1 Friday, June 24, 1910

Daily morning edition newspaper from Shawnee, Oklahoma that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: June 24, 1910
Creator: Harlow, Victor E.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History