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Notes and Documents, Summer 1962 (open access)

Notes and Documents, Summer 1962

Notes and Documents column including documents about the Civil War centennial, OHS awards, the history of the Grand River Dam Authority, a tribute to public librarian Mrs. Lester O'Riley, a letter from President Herbert Hoover, a bronze portrait of Sequoyah, dedication of the restoration of the old Cherokee capital of New Echota, and the contents of the Thomas J. Harrison pamphlet collection.
Date: Summer 1962
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Minutes of the Quarterly Meeting of the Board of Directors of the Oklahoma Historical Society, July 26, 1962 (open access)

Minutes of the Quarterly Meeting of the Board of Directors of the Oklahoma Historical Society, July 26, 1962

This section includes the minutes of the quarterly meeting of the Board of Directors of the Oklahoma Historical Society that was held on July 26, 1962.
Date: Autumn 1962
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Opening the Cherokee Outlet: An Archival Study, Part II (open access)

Opening the Cherokee Outlet: An Archival Study, Part II

Article continues an archival study on the opening of the Cherokee Outlet in this second part of Berlin B. Chapman's article. Chapman includes documentation from the time to summarize the process of setting up booths run by clerks from the General Land Office, the business at this office, and political and environmental conditions before the opening.
Date: Autumn 1962
Creator: Chapman, Berlin B.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Minutes of the Annual and the Quarterly Meetings of the Oklahoma Historical Society, Thursday April 26, 1962 (open access)

Minutes of the Annual and the Quarterly Meetings of the Oklahoma Historical Society, Thursday April 26, 1962

This section includes the minutes of the annual and quarterly meetings of the Oklahoma Historical Society that were held on April 26, 1962.
Date: Summer 1962
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Minutes of the Quarterly Meeting of the Board of Directors of the Oklahoma Historical Society–January 25, 1962 (open access)

Minutes of the Quarterly Meeting of the Board of Directors of the Oklahoma Historical Society–January 25, 1962

This section includes the minutes of the quarterly meeting of the Board of Directors of the Oklahoma Historical Society that was held on January 25, 1962.
Date: Spring 1962
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Progress in the Civilization of the Osage and their Government (open access)

Progress in the Civilization of the Osage and their Government

Article discusses the history of United States government relations with the Osage Nation in the nineteenth century. Frank F. Finney describes the initial organization of the Osage, negotiations, and the forced assimilation they confronted.
Date: Spring 1962
Creator: Finney, Frank F.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Union Mission, 1826-1837 (open access)

Union Mission, 1826-1837

Article discusses the history of Union Mission from 1826 to 1837 through a summary of the Journal of the Union Mission kept in the library of the Oklahoma Historical Society. Hope Holway discusses the difficulties the missionaries faced in their work, the cost of living there, and the people groups they intended to minister to.
Date: Winter 1962
Creator: Holway, Hope
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Opening the Cherokee Outlet: An Archival Study, Part I (open access)

Opening the Cherokee Outlet: An Archival Study, Part I

Article provides an archival study on the opening of the Cherokee Outlet to settlement. Berlin B. Chapman includes documentation from the time to summarize the agreement made with the Cherokees about the sale of the lands, guidelines for the "land race" portion of the opening, and legislation related to land claims.
Date: Summer 1962
Creator: Chapman, Berlin B.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Seals of the Five Civilized Tribes (open access)

Seals of the Five Civilized Tribes

Article discusses the history of the seals of the five large tribes of Indian Territory: the Cherokee Nation, the Chickasaw Nation, the Choctaw Nation, the Muscogee (Creek) Nation, and the Seminole Nation. Muriel H. Wright provides context and explains the images represented in each seal individually.
Date: Autumn 1962
Creator: Wright, Muriel H. (Muriel Hazel), 1889-1975
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Notes and Documents, Winter 1962-63 (open access)

Notes and Documents, Winter 1962-63

Notes and Documents column including documents about the Tulsa County Historical Society, historic sites and markers in Oklahoma, historical notes and publications, and recent accessions to the library of the Oklahoma Historical Society.
Date: Winter 1962
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History