Serial/Series Title

Notes and Documents, Fall 1987 (open access)

Notes and Documents, Fall 1987

Notes and Documents column including a document highlighting the Indian-Pioneer History Collection located at the Archives and Manuscripts Division of the Oklahoma Historical Society. William D. Welge provides historical context to the enactment of the Works Progress Administration Project and its process.
Date: Autumn 1987
Creator: Welge, William D.
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
For the Record, Spring 1987 (open access)

For the Record, Spring 1987

For the Record section including the minutes of the quarterly board meeting of the Board of Directors of the Oklahoma Historical Society that was held on October 29, 1986.
Date: Spring 1987
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Traders Along the Washita: A Short History of the Shirley Trading Company (open access)

Traders Along the Washita: A Short History of the Shirley Trading Company

Article discusses the history of the Shirley Trading Company on the Washita River. Founded by two brothers, John and William Shirley, the enterprise that began as a trading post at the Wichita Agency expanded into a much larger economic empire involving ranches, stores, hotels, and even a toll bridge.
Date: Spring 1987
Creator: Tower, Michael
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 65, Number 1, Spring 1987 (open access)

Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 65, Number 1, Spring 1987

Quarterly publication containing articles, book reviews, photographs, illustrations, and other works documenting Oklahoma history and preservation.
Date: Spring 1987
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 65, Number 3, Fall 1987 (open access)

Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 65, Number 3, Fall 1987

Quarterly publication containing articles, book reviews, photographs, illustrations, and other works documenting Oklahoma history and preservation.
Date: Autumn 1987
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
For the Record, Fall 1987 (open access)

For the Record, Fall 1987

For the Record section including the minutes of the annual meeting of the Oklahoma Historical Society and the minutes of the quarterly board meeting of the Board of Directors of the OHS that were both held on April 23, 1987.
Date: Autumn 1987
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Go South and Be Free Part II: John W. Williamson's Account of the Pawnee Removal (open access)

Go South and Be Free Part II: John W. Williamson's Account of the Pawnee Removal

Article continues the story of the Pawnee tribe's journey from their homeland in Nebraska to Indian territory through the account of John W. Williamson, an agent who travelled with them. The second part of this article picks up Williamson's account at Medicine Lodge Creek and is once again annotated by editors Thomas R. Buecker and R. Eli Paul.
Date: Autumn 1987
Creator: Buecker, Thomas R.; Paul, R. Eli & Williamson, John W.
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Go South and Be Free: John W. Williamson's Account of the Pawnee Removal (open access)

Go South and Be Free: John W. Williamson's Account of the Pawnee Removal

Article describes the flight of the Pawnees from their homeland in Nebraska to Indian territory, recounted through an introduction by Thomas R. Buecker and R. Eli Paul and a document written by the agent who went with the Pawnees, John W. Williamson. Unlike many tribes, their relocation was voluntary as they had faced disease, white encroachment, and threats from other tribes in Nebraska.
Date: Summer 1987
Creator: Buecker, Thomas R.; Paul, R. Eli & Williamson, John W.
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 65, Number 2, Summer 1987 (open access)

Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 65, Number 2, Summer 1987

Quarterly publication containing articles, book reviews, photographs, illustrations, and other works documenting Oklahoma history and preservation.
Date: Summer 1987
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
For the Record, Summer 1987 (open access)

For the Record, Summer 1987

For the Record section including the minutes of the quarterly board meeting of the Board of Directors of the Oklahoma Historical Society that was held on January 28, 1987.
Date: Summer 1987
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
For the Record, Winter 1987-88 (open access)

For the Record, Winter 1987-88

For the Record section including the minutes of the quarterly board meeting of the Board of Directors of the Oklahoma Historical Society that was held on July 29, 1987.
Date: Winter 1987
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Dutch Connection: Salomon Frederik van Oss and Dutch Investment in Oklahoma (open access)

The Dutch Connection: Salomon Frederik van Oss and Dutch Investment in Oklahoma

Article illustrates the impact of Dutch investor Salomon Frederik van Oss, whose promotion of the Oklahoma and Indian Territories led to Dutch connections and investments in Oklahoma railroads and the state's oil industry.
Date: Autumn 1987
Creator: Veenendaal, Augustus J., Jr.
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Visionary or Rogue? The Life & Legacy of Elias Cornelius Boudinot (open access)

Visionary or Rogue? The Life & Legacy of Elias Cornelius Boudinot

Article describes the colorful political career of Elias Cornelius Boudinot, a man considered by some a progressive altruist and others as a self-seeking politician who betrayed his people. Boudinot was a Cherokee lawyer who fought for many controversial ideas, such as making Indian Territory an official territory of the United States and establishing a central government there.
Date: Autumn 1987
Creator: Colbert, Thomas Burnell
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 65, Number 4, Winter 1987-88 (open access)

Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 65, Number 4, Winter 1987-88

Quarterly publication containing articles, book reviews, photographs, illustrations, and other works documenting Oklahoma history and preservation. Index to volume 65 starts on page 445.
Date: Winter 1987
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Over There in the "Damned Old Band": The WWI Experience of Oscar Noble (open access)

Over There in the "Damned Old Band": The WWI Experience of Oscar Noble

Article describes the life and military career of Oscar Noble, who was part of the military band in his unit during World War I. Brad Agnew relates the experiences of the veteran through excerpts of the man's diary and letters home to his wife, Bertha.
Date: Spring 1987
Creator: Agnew, Brad
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History