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John Homer Seger: The Practical Indian Educator (open access)

John Homer Seger: The Practical Indian Educator

Article describes the life and career of John Homer Seger, a teacher who lived among the Cheyennes and Arapahos who learned their language and acted as an advisor. Jack T. Rairdon creates a portrait of the man with documentation written about him.
Date: Summer 1956
Creator: Rairdon, Jack
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 34, Number 2, Summer 1956 (open access)

Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 34, Number 2, Summer 1956

Quarterly publication containing articles, book reviews, photographs, illustrations, and other works documenting Oklahoma history and preservation.
Date: Summer 1956
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Notes and Documents, Fall 1956 (open access)

Notes and Documents, Fall 1956

Notes and Documents column including memorials, additional notes to Chronicles articles, historical notes, correspondence from the late nineteenth century, and a list of accessions to the Oklahoma Historical Society library.
Date: Autumn 1956
Creator: Vaught, Edgar S.; Walker, Paul A.; Foreman, Mrs. Grant; Smith, Herman K. & Wright, Muriel H. (Muriel Hazel), 1889-1975
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Founding of El Reno (open access)

The Founding of El Reno

Article discusses the establishment of the town of El Reno, Oklahoma, its founder John A. Foreman, homestead law in the area, and county seat elections. Berlin B. Chapman includes excerpts of documentation from the time to construct a clearer picture of the townsite and the legalities surrounding its settlement.
Date: Spring 1956
Creator: Chapman, Berlin B.
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Jumper Family of the Seminole Nation (open access)

The Jumper Family of the Seminole Nation

Article highlights the history of the Jumper family of the Seminole Nation, beginning with Chief Micanopy, who was leader during the Seminole Wars. Caroline Thomas Foreman discusses the conflict between the U.S. Army and the Seminole Nation, the treaties made to secure peace, and Seminole resistance to the removal west.
Date: Autumn 1956
Creator: Foreman, Carolyn Thomas, 1872-1967
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 34, Number 3, Autumn 1956 (open access)

Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 34, Number 3, Autumn 1956

Quarterly publication containing articles, book reviews, photographs, illustrations, and other works documenting Oklahoma history and preservation.
Date: Autumn 1956
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 34, Number 1, Spring 1956 (open access)

Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 34, Number 1, Spring 1956

Quarterly publication containing articles, book reviews, photographs, illustrations, and other works documenting Oklahoma history and preservation.
Date: Spring 1956
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Notes and Documents, Winter 1956-57 (open access)

Notes and Documents, Winter 1956-57

Notes and Documents column including additional information for Chronicles articles, a document about the history of Chickasaw education, some notes on the history of the Wyandot tribe, and an address delivered by Dr. Heman Humphrey about the rights of American Indians.
Date: Winter 1956
Creator: Wright, Muriel H. (Muriel Hazel), 1889-1975; Foreman, Carolyn Thomas, 1872-1967; Nieberding, Velma & Humphrey, Heman
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
A Report to the General Council of the Indian Territory Meeting at Okmulgee in 1873 (open access)

A Report to the General Council of the Indian Territory Meeting at Okmulgee in 1873

Article introduces and includes a report written by the Committee on Agriculture, a group composed of leaders of American Indian Nations, submitted to the General Council of Indian Territory. Its writers report the agricultural advancement of the tribes of Indian Territory and attest to the growth and accomplishment of its peoples.
Date: Spring 1956
Creator: Wright, Muriel H. (Muriel Hazel), 1889-1975
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Official Minutes of Quarterly Meeting, the Board of Directors, the Oklahoma Historical Society, Quarter Ending July 26, 1956 (open access)

Official Minutes of Quarterly Meeting, the Board of Directors, the Oklahoma Historical Society, Quarter Ending July 26, 1956

This section includes the minutes of quarterly meeting of the Board of Directors of the Oklahoma Historical Society that was held on July 26, 1956.
Date: Autumn 1956
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Founding of Oklahoma A. and M. College: A Memoir (open access)

The Founding of Oklahoma A. and M. College: A Memoir

Article discusses the founding and history of Oklahoma A. & M. College from the perspective of one of the men of the six in the first graduating class, Alfred Edwin Jarrell. Jarrell describes the curriculum and educators who taught at the school, and what set it apart from public schools.
Date: Autumn 1956
Creator: Jarrell, Alfred Edwin
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Seal of the Seminole Nation (open access)

Seal of the Seminole Nation

Article explores the imagery behind the seal of the Seminole Nation and the history of the tribe. Muriel H. Wright describes their separation from the Creeks, the Seminole Wars, and the period of growth in the nation after reconstruction.
Date: Autumn 1956
Creator: Wright, Muriel H. (Muriel Hazel), 1889-1975
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Minutes of the Fourth Quarterly and Annual Meeting of the Board of Directors of the Oklahoma Historical Society, January 26, 1956 (open access)

Minutes of the Fourth Quarterly and Annual Meeting of the Board of Directors of the Oklahoma Historical Society, January 26, 1956

This section includes the minutes of the fourth quarterly and annual meetings of the Board of Directors of the Oklahoma Historical Society that were held on January 26, 1956.
Date: Spring 1956
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
A Spanish "Arrastra" in the Wichita Mountains (open access)

A Spanish "Arrastra" in the Wichita Mountains

Article relates the discovery of an "arrastra," an ore grinding machine used centuries beforehand by Spanish prospectors, in the Wichita Mountains. W. Eugene Hollon discusses personal experiences studying the find, the history of mining shafts, early Spanish mining activities in Mexico, and early prospecting activities in the Wichita Mountains.
Date: Winter 1956
Creator: Hollon, W. Eugene
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Notes and Documents, Spring 1956 (open access)

Notes and Documents, Spring 1956

Notes and Documents column including documents about historical markers, the first dairy herd on the Chisholm Trail, a piece on "Buffalo Wallows," an excerpt of a Cavalry private's journal, a story about the Populist Party, and notes about the first church services in Oklahoma City after April 22, 1889.
Date: Spring 1956
Creator: Wright, Muriel H. (Muriel Hazel), 1889-1975; Clift, J. G.; Miller, R. G.; Spotts, David L.; Bull, Floyd R. & Fullerton, Eula
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Notes and Documents, Summer 1956 (open access)

Notes and Documents, Summer 1956

Notes and Documents column including a correction by Berlin B. Chapman, a document about the pens used to sign the Oklahoma constitution, correspondence about the restoration of Cherokee historic sites, a document about the Seneca-Cayuga Green Corn festival, Confederate awards, a document about Tussy Community, and notes about the 1956 tour of the Chisholm Trail.
Date: Summer 1956
Creator: Chapman, Berlin B.; Nieberding, Velma; Shirk, George H.; Wright, Muriel H. (Muriel Hazel), 1889-1975 & Fraker, Elmer L.
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 34, Number 4, Winter 1956-57 (open access)

Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 34, Number 4, Winter 1956-57

Quarterly publication containing articles, book reviews, photographs, illustrations, and other works documenting Oklahoma history and preservation. Index to volume 34 starts on page 517.
Date: Winter 1956
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
A History of Fort Cobb (open access)

A History of Fort Cobb

Article describes the history of Fort Cobb, from its establishment for the protection of the Wichita Agency, to its status as a Confederate base during the Civil War, to its military use by the United States Cavalry during wars with the surrounding tribes along the Washita River.
Date: Spring 1956
Creator: Wright, Muriel H. (Muriel Hazel), 1889-1975
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Light-Horse in the Indian Territory (open access)

The Light-Horse in the Indian Territory

Article describes the origin of the term "light-horse" and the appearance of mounted law enforcement in the tribes of North America. Carolyn Thomas Foreman discusses the "light-horsemen" of the Cherokee, Choctaw, and Muscogee (Creek) Nations.
Date: Spring 1956
Creator: Foreman, Carolyn Thomas, 1872-1967
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 34 Index, 1956 (open access)

Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 34 Index, 1956

Quarterly publication containing articles, book reviews, photographs, illustrations, and other works documenting Oklahoma history and preservation.
Date: 1956
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History