Notes and Documents, Summer 1966 (open access)

Notes and Documents, Summer 1966

Notes and Documents column including documents about Oklahoma historical markers and monuments, a report about missionary Sue McBeth, notes on a historical relic, and a correction.
Date: Summer 1966
Creator: Wright, Muriel H. (Muriel Hazel), 1889-1975; Holway, Hope & Johnson, N. B.
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 44, Number 3, Autumn 1966 (open access)

Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 44, Number 3, Autumn 1966

Quarterly publication containing articles, book reviews, photographs, illustrations, and other works documenting Oklahoma history and preservation.
Date: Autumn 1966
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Jose Maria: Anadarko Chief (open access)

Jose Maria: Anadarko Chief

Article describes the life of José Maria, a chief of the Anadarkos. Kenneth F. Neighbours discusses the life of the Anadarkos in Texas, relations with the United States government, and warfare with other tribes.
Date: Autumn 1966
Creator: Neighbours, Kenneth F.
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Acculturation Problems Among the Plains Tribes of the Government Agencies in Western Indian Territory (open access)

Acculturation Problems Among the Plains Tribes of the Government Agencies in Western Indian Territory

Article describes the process of managing government agencies in reservations and the issues that arose. Michael Dan Mitchell discusses the establishment of Quaker leadership and suspicion when it came to white influence among the tribes.
Date: Autumn 1966
Creator: Mitchell, Michael Dan
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Two Quanah Parker Letters (open access)

Two Quanah Parker Letters

Article provides context to and includes two letters written by Comanche leader Quanah Parker. James M. Day explains Parker's concern for his people and their welfare and his request for the removal of his mother's body, which was buried in Texas, to Oklahoma so he could be buried near here when he passed.
Date: Autumn 1966
Creator: Day, James M. & Parker, Quanah
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Colonel Ranald Mackenzie at Fort Sill (open access)

Colonel Ranald Mackenzie at Fort Sill

Article discusses the military career of Colonel Ranald S. Mackenzie and the removal of the Northern Cheyennes. Jean L. Zimmerman describes how Colonel Mackenzie participated in law enforcement in Indian Territory and his correspondence with the Office of Indian Affairs.
Date: Spring 1966
Creator: Zimmerman, Jean L.
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 44, Number 2, Summer 1966 (open access)

Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 44, Number 2, Summer 1966

Quarterly publication containing articles, book reviews, photographs, illustrations, and other works documenting Oklahoma history and preservation.
Date: Summer 1966
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Cherokee Orphan Asylum (open access)

The Cherokee Orphan Asylum

Article describes the establishment and history of the Cherokee Orphan Asylum, an institution that provided care and education to orphaned children of the Cherokee Nation. Judge N. B. Johnson describes the evolution of the institution and how the nation secured funds for its creation.
Date: Autumn 1966
Creator: Johnson, N. B.
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 44, Number 1, Spring 1966 (open access)

Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 44, Number 1, Spring 1966

Quarterly publication containing articles, book reviews, photographs, illustrations, and other works documenting Oklahoma history and preservation.
Date: Spring 1966
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Nez Perce in the Quapaw Agency, 1878-1879 (open access)

The Nez Perce in the Quapaw Agency, 1878-1879

Article describes the journey of the Nez Perce and their leader, Chief Joseph, to the Quapaw Agency as prisoners of the Nez Perce war. Velma Nieberding describes their interactions with the agents there and strategic resistance to the relinquishment of their lands.
Date: Spring 1966
Creator: Nieberding, Velma
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Minutes of the Quarterly Meeting of the Board of Directors, Oklahoma Historical Society, January 27, 1966 (open access)

Minutes of the Quarterly Meeting of the Board of Directors, Oklahoma Historical Society, January 27, 1966

This section includes the minutes of the quarterly meeting of the Board of Directors of the Oklahoma Historical Society that was held on January 27, 1966.
Date: Spring 1966
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The History of Hammon and the Red Moon School (open access)

The History of Hammon and the Red Moon School

Article discusses the establishment of the Red Moon Boarding School at the Red Moon Agency for the Cheyenne and Arapaho groups living on the reservation there. Patt Hodge describes the work of James H. Hammon and the success of the school.
Date: Summer 1966
Creator: Hodge, Patt
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Green Yeargain and Star Route 32024 (open access)

Green Yeargain and Star Route 32024

Article describes the life and career of one of the first mail carriers of Tulsa, Green Yeargain, and the route he took to deliver mail, Star Route 32024. Louise Morse Whitham includes the story of Yeargain's interview with an advisor of the Tulsa Historical Society, Lilah D. Lindsey.
Date: Summer 1966
Creator: Whitham, Louise Morse
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Minutes of the Quarterly Meeting of the Board of Directors, Oklahoma Historical Society, October 27, 1977 (open access)

Minutes of the Quarterly Meeting of the Board of Directors, Oklahoma Historical Society, October 27, 1977

This section includes the minutes of the quarterly meeting of the Board of Directors of the Oklahoma Historical Society held on October 27, 1977.
Date: Winter 1966
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Notes and Documents, Fall 1966 (open access)

Notes and Documents, Fall 1966

Notes and Documents column including correspondence, biographical sketches, a report from the Oklahoma State University Department of History, and an announcement about the sale of rare books.
Date: Autumn 1966
Creator: Butler, Edward; Mayes, Mayme B.; Ross, Shorey W.; Knight, Homer L. & Shirk, George H.
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Spring Frog (open access)

Spring Frog

Article provides a biographical sketch of the life of Spring Frog, the prominent Cherokee leader who lived from 1754 to 1859. T. L. Ballenger describes his service in battles and his activities among his people.
Date: Spring 1966
Creator: Ballenger, T. L.
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Post Offices of Oklahoma, November 26, 1907 to December 31, 1965 (open access)

The Post Offices of Oklahoma, November 26, 1907 to December 31, 1965

Article provides an introduction to and includes a compiled list of post offices in Oklahoma from statehood (1907) to the time of the article being written (1965). George H. Shirk explains the two lists that preceded this one and includes a guide for its use.
Date: Spring 1966
Creator: Shirk, George H.
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 44, Number 4, Winter 1966-67 (open access)

Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 44, Number 4, Winter 1966-67

Quarterly publication containing articles, book reviews, photographs, illustrations, and other works documenting Oklahoma history and preservation. Index to volume 44 starts after page 462.
Date: Winter 1966
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Minutes of the Quarterly Meeting of the Board of Directors, Oklahoma Historical Society, July 28, 1966 (open access)

Minutes of the Quarterly Meeting of the Board of Directors, Oklahoma Historical Society, July 28, 1966

This section includes the minutes of the quarterly meeting of the Board of Directors of the Oklahoma Historical Society that was held on July 28, 1966.
Date: Autumn 1966
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Notes and Documents, Spring 1966 (open access)

Notes and Documents, Spring 1966

Notes and Documents column including a document about major projects completed by the National Society of the Colonel Dames of the XVII Century, a report by The Wichita Eagle about a call for support of the Oklahoma Historical Society, and a list of publications.
Date: Summer 1966
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Reminiscences of Jim Tomm (open access)

Reminiscences of Jim Tomm

Article provides reminiscences of Jim Tomm, a freedman who was born into slavery on the plantation of George Stidham in the Muscogee (Creek) Nation and freed during the Civil War. L. M. S. Wilson compiles these memories of Tomm's life before, during, and after the Civil War.
Date: Autumn 1966
Creator: Wilson, L. M. S. & Tomm, Jim
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Civil War Sites in Oklahoma (open access)

Civil War Sites in Oklahoma

Article provides a detailed description of 86 historic sites in Oklahoma related to the Civil War in honor of its centennial, supported by extensive field research and consultation of sources. The list is arranged alphabetically by county.
Date: Summer 1966
Creator: Wright, Muriel H. (Muriel Hazel), 1889-1975 & Fischer, LeRoy H.
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Notes and Documents, Winter 1966-67 (open access)

Notes and Documents, Winter 1966-67

Notes and Documents column including a document about further notes on the rune stone near Heavener, Oklahoma, and a list of recent accessions to the OHS library.
Date: Winter 1966
Creator: Wright, Muriel H. (Muriel Hazel), 1889-1975 & Simpson, Aline
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History