Notes and Documents, Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 24, Number 4, Winter 1946-47 (open access)

Notes and Documents, Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 24, Number 4, Winter 1946-47

Notes and Documents section for Volume 24, Number 4, Winter 1946-47. It includes an announcement for the annual meeting of the society, a report from the founding of the first Chouteau trading post, a list of objects discovered by the Maryland archeological exhibit, a list of historical society publications received by the OHS library, an announcement of the collection of data for the Hillside Mission, a note of reprints received by the editorial department, a book review, and the minutes for the quarterly meeting of the Board of Directors of the Oklahoma Historical Society held on October 24, 1946.
Date: Winter 1946
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, February 28, 1974 (open access)

Minutes of the Quarterly Meeting of the Board of Directors of the Oklahoma Historical Society, February 28, 1974

This section includes the minutes for the quarterly meeting of the Board of Directors of the Oklahoma Historical Society held on February 28, 1974. Included is a resolution for acquiring a gift from Carolyn Burford, a lifts of gifts received by the organization, and a list of new annual and life members.
Date: Summer 1974
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
For the Record, Winter 1977-78 (open access)

For the Record, Winter 1977-78

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 28, 1977. It also includes a gift list for the second quarter of 1977 and lists of new annual and new life members of the OHS.
Date: Winter 1977
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
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
For the Record, Spring 1975 (open access)

For the Record, Spring 1975

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 24, 1974. It also includes a gift list for the third quarter of 1974 and lists of new annual and new life members of the OHS.
Date: Spring 1975
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Five Great Indian Nations (open access)

The Five Great Indian Nations

Article explores the history of five major Nations that partnered with the Confederate Army during the Civil War and offers a list of American Indian military units. Jessie Randolph Moore discusses how the Cherokee, Choctaw, Chickasaw, Seminole, and Creek Nations impacted the war efforts.
Date: Autumn 1951
Creator: Moore, Jessie Randolph
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 28, Number 3, Autumn 1950 (open access)

Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 28, Number 3, Autumn 1950

Quarterly publication containing articles, book reviews, photographs, illustrations, and other works documenting Oklahoma history and preservation.
Date: Autumn 1950
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Oklahoma War Memorial - World War II: Part 10 (open access)

Oklahoma War Memorial - World War II: Part 10

Article honors the men from Oklahoma who have died fighting in World War II after the last publication of a similar list. The country would continue to be a major player in the war until 1945.
Date: Spring 1946
Creator: Wright, Muriel H. (Muriel Hazel), 1889-1975
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
A Progressive from Oklahoma: Senator Robert Latham Owen, Jr. (open access)

A Progressive from Oklahoma: Senator Robert Latham Owen, Jr.

Article describes the life and political career of Robert L. Owen, the first Senator of Oklahoma. Owen was a part-Cherokee attorney, businessman, and educator. Kenny L. Brown documents impact of the man's progressive views and the actions he took on the United States Senate.
Date: Autumn 1984
Creator: Brown, Kenny L.
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Constructing Segregation: Race Politics in the Territorial Legislature, 1890-1907 (open access)

Constructing Segregation: Race Politics in the Territorial Legislature, 1890-1907

Article relates the story of the gradual construction of segregation in Oklahoma through the medium of separate-school legislation and ballot manipulation.
Date: Autumn 2008
Creator: Darcy, R.
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 72, Number 2, Summer 1994 (open access)

Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 72, Number 2, Summer 1994

Quarterly publication containing articles, book reviews, photographs, illustrations, and other works documenting Oklahoma history and preservation.
Date: Summer 1994
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Earning Their Spurs in the Oil Patch: The Cinematic FBI, the Osage Murders, and the Test of the American West (open access)

Earning Their Spurs in the Oil Patch: The Cinematic FBI, the Osage Murders, and the Test of the American West

This article covers the Osage Murders, a series of murders occurring in Osage county in the early 1920s where victims were members of the Osage Tribe who all held rights that entitled them to oil royalties. The murders were eventually solved and later used to promote the Federal Bureau of Investigation, even being used as the basis for multiple books and movies.
Date: Summer 2006
Creator: Warren, Andrew L.
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The End of the Savage: Indian Policy in the United States Senate, 1880-1900 (open access)

The End of the Savage: Indian Policy in the United States Senate, 1880-1900

Article examines the atrocities that occurred after the institution of the "Peace Policy" towards American Indians, legislation regarding land allotments, and political debates over the status of American Indians.
Date: Summer 1977
Creator: Hoxie, Frederick E.
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 62, Number 3, Fall 1984 (open access)

Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 62, Number 3, Fall 1984

Quarterly publication containing articles, book reviews, photographs, illustrations, and other works documenting Oklahoma history and preservation.
Date: Autumn 1984
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 53, Number 1, Spring 1975 (open access)

Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 53, Number 1, Spring 1975

Quarterly publication containing articles, book reviews, photographs, illustrations, and other works documenting Oklahoma history and preservation.
Date: Spring 1975
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 86, Number 3, Fall 2008 (open access)

Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 86, Number 3, Fall 2008

Quarterly publication containing articles, book reviews, photographs, illustrations, and other works documenting Oklahoma history and preservation.
Date: Autumn 2008
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Main Street, Stillwater OK, Growing Up with Hollywood CA: An Oklahoma Town's Movie Theaters (open access)

Main Street, Stillwater OK, Growing Up with Hollywood CA: An Oklahoma Town's Movie Theaters

Article describes the development of movie theaters in Stillwater, Oklahoma from opera houses, to locally-owned movie houses, to chain takeovers. Deborah Carmichael equates this growth to the development of the film industry in Hollywood and the importance of moving pictures in the history of the U.S.
Date: Spring 2002
Creator: Carmichael, Deborah
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Origins and Development of State Politics: The Oklahoma Territorial Legislature, 1890-1905 (open access)

Origins and Development of State Politics: The Oklahoma Territorial Legislature, 1890-1905

Article provides a detailed breakdown of the proceedings and members of the Oklahoma Territorial Legislature from 1890-1905. R. Darcy recognizes a lack of scholarly coverage of this political body, and includes documentation and accounts from this era.
Date: Summer 2005
Creator: Darcy, R.
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Gore, Bristow and Taft: Reflections on Canadian Reciprocity, 1911 (open access)

Gore, Bristow and Taft: Reflections on Canadian Reciprocity, 1911

Article describes the conflict that arose between two United States Senators over a reciprocity agreement with Canada after the institution of the Payne-Aldrich Tariff.
Date: Summer 1975
Creator: Travis, Paul D.
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 77, Number 1, Spring 1999 (open access)

Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 77, Number 1, Spring 1999

Quarterly publication containing articles, book reviews, photographs, illustrations, and other works documenting Oklahoma history and preservation.
Date: Spring 1999
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 80, Number 1, Spring 2002 (open access)

Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 80, Number 1, Spring 2002

Quarterly publication containing articles, book reviews, photographs, illustrations, and other works documenting Oklahoma history and preservation.
Date: Spring 2002
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 83, Number 2, Summer 2005 (open access)

Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 83, Number 2, Summer 2005

Quarterly publication containing articles, book reviews, photographs, illustrations, and other works documenting Oklahoma history and preservation.
Date: Summer 2005
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Political Leadership of Robert L. Owen (open access)

Political Leadership of Robert L. Owen

Article explores the life and career of United States Senator, attorney, and Cherokee agent Robert L. Owen. Wyatt W. Belcher focuses on the man's political beliefs and leadership, describing him as a practical politician never caught unawares despite his idealist side.
Date: Winter 1953
Creator: Belcher, Wyatt W.
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
"Everyone Got His Two Cents Worth": Leslie Gordon Niblack and the Guthrie Daily Leader (open access)

"Everyone Got His Two Cents Worth": Leslie Gordon Niblack and the Guthrie Daily Leader

Article provides a historical portrait the last decade of Guthrie Daily Leader editor Leslie Gordon Niblack's career, as well as some of the headlines and contents of the newspaper itself. Niblack was a supporter of the Democratic Party and often featured political stories, but his newspaper also featured stories about natural disasters, local events, and advertisements.
Date: Winter 1982
Creator: Hall, Dennie
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History