Reminiscences of the Development of the Parking Meter (open access)

Reminiscences of the Development of the Parking Meter

Article introduces and includes the memoirs of H. G. Thuesen, the co-developer of the world's first parking meter. Thuesen describes the design and construction of this device and the people he worked with to create it during his time as College of Engineering faculty at Oklahoma State university.
Date: Summer 1967
Creator: Thuesen, H. G. & Fischer, LeRoy H.
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 45, Number 2, Summer 1967 (open access)

Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 45, Number 2, Summer 1967

Quarterly publication containing articles, book reviews, photographs, illustrations, and other works documenting Oklahoma history and preservation.
Date: Summer 1967
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Ottawa Indians of Oklahoma and Chief Pontiac (open access)

The Ottawa Indians of Oklahoma and Chief Pontiac

Article traces the genealogy of Chief Pontiac and his descendants. Norman G. Holmes explores the history of the Ottawa tribe, the life of Pontiac, and the writer's own family relations to the famous chief through examination of historical records.
Date: Summer 1967
Creator: Holmes, Norman G.
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Carolyn Thomas Foreman (open access)

Carolyn Thomas Foreman

Article provides a biographical tribute to the life and works of Carolyn Thomas Foreman, as well as the team she formed with her husband, Grant Foreman, to record Oklahoma's rich history. J. Stanley Clark describes her work as well as her involvement with various historical societies and awards.
Date: Winter 1967
Creator: Clark, J. Stanley
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Notes and Documents, Summer 1967 (open access)

Notes and Documents, Summer 1967

Notes and Documents column including documents providing biographical information about an Arapaho named Two Babies, Chief Moses George Harragarra, and freighter Patrick Hennessey on the Chisholm Trail.
Date: Summer 1967
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Minutes of the Quarterly Meeting of the Board of Directors, Oklahoma Historical Society, January 26, 1967 (open access)

Minutes of the Quarterly Meeting of the Board of Directors, Oklahoma Historical Society, January 26, 1967

This section includes the minutes of the quarterly meeting of the Board of Directors of the Oklahoma Historical Society that was held on January 26, 1967.
Date: Spring 1967
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Spencer Academy, Choctaw Nation, 1842-1900 (open access)

Spencer Academy, Choctaw Nation, 1842-1900

Article describes the need for and establishment of Spencer Academy in the Choctaw Nation. W. David Baird explores the leadership behind the institution, its religious connections, events during the Civil War, and the rebuilding of the academy after it burned down.
Date: Spring 1967
Creator: Baird, W. David
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 45, Number 1, 1967 (open access)

Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 45, Number 1, 1967

Quarterly publication containing articles, book reviews, photographs, illustrations, and other works documenting Oklahoma history and preservation.
Date: Spring 1967
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 45, Number 4, Winter 1967-68 (open access)

Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 45, Number 4, Winter 1967-68

Quarterly publication containing articles, book reviews, photographs, illustrations, and other works documenting Oklahoma history and preservation. Index to volume 45 starts after page 506.
Date: Winter 1967
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Notes and Documents, Winter 1967-68 (open access)

Notes and Documents, Winter 1967-68

Notes and Documents column including a document about a historical marker dedicated to Chief Stumbling Bear, a note on the Great Seal of Oklahoma, historical notes about Lone Dove Hill, Berlin B. Chapman's resignation, a report from Oklahoma State University, a story about singing Dixie, and recent accessions.
Date: Winter 1967
Creator: Giswold, Gillett; Gaylord, E. K.; Phillips, H. Milt; Chapman, Berlin B.; Gilles, Albert S., Sr. & Simpson, Alene
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Minutes of the Quarterly Meeting of the Board of Directors of the Oklahoma Historical Society, July 27, 1967 (open access)

Minutes of the Quarterly Meeting of the Board of Directors of the Oklahoma Historical Society, July 27, 1967

This section includes the minutes of the quarterly meeting of the Board of Directors of the Oklahoma Historical Society that was held on July 27, 1967.
Date: Autumn 1967
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Sod House of Marshal McCully: A Last Relic of the Great Plains History (open access)

The Sod House of Marshal McCully: A Last Relic of the Great Plains History

Article describes the history of the sod house built by Cherokee Strip homesteader Marshal McCully, which was purchased by the Oklahoma Historical Society in 1963. B. B. Chapman describes McCully's land claim, family, and farming activities in a tribute to this historic site.
Date: Summer 1967
Creator: Chapman, Berlin B.
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Minutes of the Annual and Quarterly Meetings of the Oklahoma Historical Society, April 27, 1967 (open access)

Minutes of the Annual and Quarterly Meetings of the Oklahoma Historical Society, April 27, 1967

This section includes the minutes of the annual and quarterly meetings of the Oklahoma Historical Society that were both held on April 27, 1967.
Date: Summer 1967
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Minutes of the Quarterly Meeting of the Board of Directors of the Oklahoma Historical Society, October 26, 1967 (open access)

Minutes of the Quarterly Meeting of the Board of Directors of the Oklahoma Historical Society, October 26, 1967

This section includes the minutes of the quarterly meeting of the Board of Directors of the Oklahoma Historical Society that was held on October 26, 1967.
Date: Winter 1967
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 45, Number 3, Autumn 1967 (open access)

Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 45, Number 3, Autumn 1967

Quarterly publication containing articles, book reviews, photographs, illustrations, and other works documenting Oklahoma history and preservation.
Date: Autumn 1967
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Reconstruction in the Chickasaw Nation: The Freedman Problem (open access)

Reconstruction in the Chickasaw Nation: The Freedman Problem

Article describes relations between the United States government and the Chickasaw Nation regarding the large number of Chickasaw freedmen that stayed in the nation after their emancipation. The Chickasaws had several issues with the freedmen drawing other freed peoples to the area and becoming the racial majority.
Date: Spring 1967
Creator: James, Parthena Louise
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Kiowa-Comanche Reservation in the 1890's (open access)

The Kiowa-Comanche Reservation in the 1890's

Article discusses the history of the Kiowa-Comanche reservation in the 1890s. Forrest D. Monahan, Jr. discusses violations of the reservation's boundaries by white settlers, the commission sent by the United States government to negotiate with the Kiowas and Comanches for land access, and the unfair stipulations of the treaty.
Date: Winter 1967
Creator: Monahan, Forrest D.
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
From the Natchez Trace to Oklahoma: Development of Christian Civilization among the Choctaws, 1800-1860 (open access)

From the Natchez Trace to Oklahoma: Development of Christian Civilization among the Choctaws, 1800-1860

Article discusses the establishment of Christianity and mission schools among the Choctaws in the early nineteenth century. Arminta Scott Spalding provides context through a description of the history of the Natchez Trace and the Choctaw Nation.
Date: Spring 1967
Creator: Spalding, Arminta Scott
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Alice M. Robertson, Oklahoma's First Congresswoman (open access)

Alice M. Robertson, Oklahoma's First Congresswoman

Article describes the life and political career of Alice M. Robertson, Oklahoma's first congresswoman and the second woman in the United States Congress. Ruth Moore Stanley describes her support for American soldiers, stance on political issues, anti-suffragist philosophy, and religious beliefs.
Date: Autumn 1967
Creator: Stanley, Ruth Moore
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History