Oklahoma History and the National Archives (open access)

Oklahoma History and the National Archives

Article discusses the state of the National Archives in the 1950s and traces its growth, arrangement changes, and additions of microfilm technology over the years. Kathryn M. Murphy focuses on materials related to Oklahoma history in the Archives and their coverage.
Date: Spring 1952
Creator: Murphy, Kathryn M.
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
First Post Offices Within the Boundaries of Oklahoma (open access)

First Post Offices Within the Boundaries of Oklahoma

Article provides historical background to the included list of the first post offices in Oklahoma. Using records of the Postmaster General compiled in the National Archives, George H. Shirk lists post offices established in Oklahoma Territory leading up to statehood.
Date: Spring 1952
Creator: Shirk, George H.
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 30, Number 1, Spring 1952 (open access)

Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 30, Number 1, Spring 1952

Quarterly publication containing articles, book reviews, photographs, illustrations, and other works documenting Oklahoma history and preservation.
Date: Spring 1952
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Potawatomi Day Schools (open access)

Potawatomi Day Schools

Article relates the history of Pottawatomi day schools, highlighting the Clardyville and Wagoza schools. Hobart D. Ragland explains the call for education among the Pottawatomis and tracks their movements across Oklahoma in the nineteenth century.
Date: Autumn 1952
Creator: Ragland, Hobert D.
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Armstrongs of Indian Territory (open access)

The Armstrongs of Indian Territory

Article discusses three generations of men within the Armstrong family and their contributions to improving relations between the Cherokee, Chickasaw, Choctaw, Creek, and Seminole tribes and the U.S. government.
Date: Autumn 1952
Creator: Foreman, Carolyn Thomas, 1872-1967
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 30, Number 3, Autumn 1952 (open access)

Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 30, Number 3, Autumn 1952

Quarterly publication containing articles, book reviews, photographs, illustrations, and other works documenting Oklahoma history and preservation.
Date: Autumn 1952
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Notes and Documents, Winter 1952-53 (open access)

Notes and Documents, Winter 1952-53

Notes and Documents column including documents about Oklahoma's "Hall of Fame" at the Oklahoma Historical Society, photostats collected by Dr. Grant Foreman and donated to the OHS, an exhibit of Crisler paintings, banking exhibits, and the publication of a paper about Wichita kinship.
Date: Winter 1952
Creator: Wright, Muriel H. (Muriel Hazel), 1889-1975 & Kelley, E. H.
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Dr. William Butler and George Butler, Cherokee Agents (open access)

Dr. William Butler and George Butler, Cherokee Agents

Article describes the lives and careers of two Cherokee agents, Dr. William Butler and the son who succeeded him, George Butler. Carolyn Thomas Foreman dwells on the career of each man individually and the history of their work with the Cherokees.
Date: Summer 1952
Creator: Foreman, Carolyn Thomas, 1872-1967
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
For the Record, Spring 1952 (open access)

For the Record, Spring 1952

For the Record section including the minutes of the Board of Directors of the Oklahoma Historical Society meeting that was held on January 24, 1952.
Date: Spring 1952
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 30, Number 4, Winter 1952-53 (open access)

Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 30, Number 4, Winter 1952-53

Quarterly publication containing articles, book reviews, photographs, illustrations, and other works documenting Oklahoma history and preservation. Index to volume 30 starts on page 489.
Date: Winter 1952
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Mrs. John R. Williams: Pioneer of the Indian Territory (open access)

Mrs. John R. Williams: Pioneer of the Indian Territory

Article describes the life and family of of Mary Elizabeth Prescott Delesdernier, also known as Mrs. John R. Williams. Muriel H. Wright describes the community figure's upbringing on the Oklahoma frontier and her involvement in Oklahoma businesses and societies.
Date: Winter 1952
Creator: Wright, Muriel H. (Muriel Hazel), 1889-1975
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Pierce Mason Butler (open access)

Pierce Mason Butler

Article describes the life of Pierce Mason Butler, agent for the Cherokee people after their forced removal by the United States government. Carolyn Thomas Foreman captures the colonel's detailed descriptions about the people he worked which provide lasting information about the state of the Cherokee Nation at this time.
Date: Spring 1952
Creator: Foreman, Carolyn Thomas, 1872-1967
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 30 Index, 1952 (open access)

Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 30 Index, 1952

Quarterly publication containing articles, book reviews, photographs, illustrations, and other works documenting Oklahoma history and preservation.
Date: 1952
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Armstrongs of Indian Territory, Part II: William Armstrong (open access)

The Armstrongs of Indian Territory, Part II: William Armstrong

Article discusses the life and career of William Armstrong, who was appointed Special Agent and Superintendent for the removal of the Choctaws to Indian Territory. Carolyn Thomas Foreman explores the struggles Armstrong and the Choctaws faced on their journey west, and the reports Armstrong made about government relations with the tribes of North America.
Date: Winter 1952
Creator: Foreman, Carolyn Thomas, 1872-1967
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Colored High School of the Cherokee Nation (open access)

The Colored High School of the Cherokee Nation

Article discusses the call for and establishment of a high school for freedmen in the Cherokee Nation in 1890, the rights black freed persons had in early Indian Territory, the students who attended the school, and records of the school.
Date: Winter 1952
Creator: Ballenger, T. L.
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
"Worcester, The Pride of the West" (open access)

"Worcester, The Pride of the West"

Article explores the history of Worcester Academy and its foundations, teachers, and eventual decline. Kathleen Garrett explores how the school offered educational opportunities within the Cherokee Nation.
Date: Winter 1952
Creator: Garrett, Kathleen
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 30, Number 2, Summer 1952 (open access)

Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 30, Number 2, Summer 1952

Quarterly publication containing articles, book reviews, photographs, illustrations, and other works documenting Oklahoma history and preservation.
Date: Summer 1952
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History