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Two Notable Women of the Creek Nation (open access)

Two Notable Women of the Creek Nation

Article discusses the lives, careers, and influence of two women of the Muscogee (Creek) Nation, Mary Lewis Herrod and Kate Shaw Ahrens. Carolyn Thomas Foreman provides a biographical sketch of each woman and discusses how they provided education to the youths of their nation.
Date: Autumn 1957
Creator: Foreman, Carolyn Thomas, 1872-1967
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
A Survey of Oklahoma Museums 1893-1957 (open access)

A Survey of Oklahoma Museums 1893-1957

Article provides a survey of Oklahoma museums and attests to their importance. S. F. de Borhegyi first provides context to the creation of these museums and lists the statistics of their distribution, type, and attendance, then goes into further detail to describe the museums and their collections by city.
Date: Summer 1957
Creator: de Borhegyi, Stephen F.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Dr. and Mrs. Richard Moore Crain (open access)

Dr. and Mrs. Richard Moore Crain

Article discusses the lives of the pioneer couple Dr. Richard Moore Crain and his wife, who was Miss Anna Rebecca Neal before marriage. Carolyn Thomas Foreman discusses the difficulties they faced on the frontier, Anna's work as a schoolteacher, and Dr. Cain's work with the various tribes they lived among.
Date: Spring 1957
Creator: Foreman, Carolyn Thomas, 1872-1967
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Legal Sooners of 1889 in Oklahoma (open access)

The Legal Sooners of 1889 in Oklahoma

Article describes the land claims of "legal sooners," those who entered an area of land called Oklahoma District under legal means, such as by means of permit, authorized occupation, or employment by the government. Berlin B. Chapman discusses the early law enforcement and legal process for land claims and disputes in the region.
Date: Winter 1957
Creator: Chapman, Berlin B.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Lost Colonel (open access)

The Lost Colonel

Article provides historical context for a trip across Indian Territory taken during the Civil War era by a U. S. Cavalry unit and a unit of African-American federal soldiers, and recorded by Hospital Steward Thomas A. Muzzall. Highlights of his journal include Colonel Paul Harwood becoming lost during the expedition.
Date: Summer 1957
Creator: Shirk, George H.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Official Minutes of Quarterly Meeting, the Board of Directors, the Oklahoma Historical Society, Quarter Ending October 24, 1957 (open access)

Official Minutes of Quarterly Meeting, the Board of Directors, the Oklahoma Historical Society, Quarter Ending October 24, 1957

This section includes the minutes of quarterly meeting of the Board of Directors of the Oklahoma Historical Society that was held on October 24, 1957.
Date: Winter 1957
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Kaw Indians and Their Indian Territory Agency (open access)

The Kaw Indians and Their Indian Territory Agency

Article discusses the history of the Kaw people, their leaders, and the creation of their agency in Indian Territory. Frank F. Finney discusses their initial move to Indian Territory, ways of life, and the other tribes they were friendly with.
Date: Winter 1957
Creator: Finney, Frank F.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Notes and Documents, Fall 1957 (open access)

Notes and Documents, Fall 1957

Notes and Documents column including documents about new publications, a map of Oklahoma Territory, history of Oklahoma emblems, corrections for The Chronicles articles, a history of Keystone in Pawnee County, and a list of recent accessions to Oklahoma Historical Society.
Date: Autumn 1957
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Notes and Documents, Spring 1957 (open access)

Notes and Documents, Spring 1957

Notes and Documents column including a note about a new booklet published by the OHS, a document about the settlement of No Man's Land, a reprint of notes about the creation of a bridge across the Red River, a document about the flags raised in Oklahoma Territory, and a detailed set of instructions for the route of the Washington Irving Trail tour written by George H. Shirk.
Date: Spring 1957
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History