Memories of the Indian Territory Mission Field (open access)

Memories of the Indian Territory Mission Field

Article describes the author's personal experiences as a student and teacher in Indian Territory. Lilah Denton Lindsey explores her own experience in the mission field as well as those she worked with. Included is an excerpt of a story told to her by Dr. R. M. Loughridge about early mission work in the area.
Date: Summer 1958
Creator: Lindsey, Lilah Denton
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Brief History of the Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad Lines (open access)

Brief History of the Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad Lines

Article chronicles the construction of the Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad Lines that reached to the Gulf of Mexico.
Date: Autumn 1946
Creator: Johnson, Walter A.
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
A Note in Oklahoma History: Henry C. Brokmeyer Among the Creek Indians (open access)

A Note in Oklahoma History: Henry C. Brokmeyer Among the Creek Indians

Article explores Henry C. Brokmeyer's sojourn among the Muscogee (Creek) tribe. Donald K. Pickens examines the life of the lawyer, politician, and Hegelian philosopher and his fascination with the Muscogees.
Date: Spring 1967
Creator: Pickens, Donald K.
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
“Educate or We Perish”: The Armstrong Academy’s History as Part of the Choctaw Educational System (open access)

“Educate or We Perish”: The Armstrong Academy’s History as Part of the Choctaw Educational System

Article explores the evolution of Armstrong Academy, a boarding school for American Indian boys, from its opening in 1845 to its untimely closing in 1920.
Date: Autumn 2011
Creator: Miles, Dennis
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 36, Number 2, Summer 1958 (open access)

Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 36, Number 2, Summer 1958

Quarterly publication containing articles, book reviews, photographs, illustrations, and other works documenting Oklahoma history and preservation.
Date: Summer 1958
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Notes and Documents, Winter 1958-59 (open access)

Notes and Documents, Winter 1958-59

Notes and Documents column including documents about a new brochure published by the Oklahoma Historical Society, historical notes about events, individuals, and sites, the Butterfield Overland Mail centennial, and notes on the boundary disputes between Texas and Oklahoma.
Date: Winter 1958
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Oklahoma Historical Society: A Review in 1905 (open access)

The Oklahoma Historical Society: A Review in 1905

Article introduces and includes a reprint of an extensive report written in 1905 by William P. Campbell about the founding and development of the Oklahoma Historical Society, lists of donors and gifts, newspaper publications, and collection items.
Date: Autumn 1961
Creator: Campbell, William P.
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 20, Number 4, December 1942 (open access)

Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 20, Number 4, December 1942

Quarterly publication containing articles, book reviews, photographs, illustrations, and other works documenting Oklahoma history and preservation.
Date: Winter 1945
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Rehearsal for Civil War: The Texas Cavalry in the Indian Territory, 1861 (open access)

Rehearsal for Civil War: The Texas Cavalry in the Indian Territory, 1861

Article explores the skirmishes led by Texas cavalry units and their Indian allies in the south that acted as a precursor for a much larger conflict, the Civil War. Douglas Hale investigates how loyalties to the different armies caused intertribal conflict and damage to Indian Territory.
Date: Autumn 1990
Creator: Hale, Douglas
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Notes and Documents, June 1942 (open access)

Notes and Documents, June 1942

Notes and Documents column including notes regarding a list of relevant articles for the society's readers, descriptions of inventory materials acquired by multiple historical associations, an announcement of the presentation of a book by the state's historical society, and the minutes for the annual meeting of the Oklahoma Historical Society held on April 20, 1942.
Date: Summer 1942
Creator: Moffitt, James W.
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Notes and Documents, September 1942 (open access)

Notes and Documents, September 1942

Notes and Documents column including notes on upcoming articles that will be published within The Chronicles, announcements on acquisitions made by historical societies, an announcement on actions taken by the National Resources Planning Board, lists of members for various historical societies, the minutes of the quarterly meeting of the Board of Directors of the Oklahoma Historical Society held on July 23, 1942, and a list of contributors for this volume.
Date: Autumn 1942
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Anatomy of an Oklahoma Lynching: Bryan County, August 12-13, 1911 (open access)

Anatomy of an Oklahoma Lynching: Bryan County, August 12-13, 1911

Article provides details surrounding the lynching of John Lee, a black man who attacked and killed a woman alone with her children near Durant, Oklahoma in 1911. Lowell Blaisdell describes the history of racial violence in the area, including other lynching incidents, and the circulation of rumors and paranoia that went hand-in-hand with the attitudes of the era.
Date: Autumn 2001
Creator: Blaisdell, Lowell L.
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Fort Sill and the Birth of US Combat Aviation (open access)

Fort Sill and the Birth of US Combat Aviation

Article covers the history of Fort Sill as an aircraft, artillery unit, and observation balloon training center throughout both World War I and World War II, providing historical context for its importance in the field of military aviation.
Date: Spring 2019
Creator: Wikle, Thomas A.
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 84, Number 1, Spring 2006 (open access)

Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 84, Number 1, Spring 2006

Quarterly publication containing articles, book reviews, photographs, illustrations, and other works documenting Oklahoma history and preservation.
Date: Spring 2006
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 36, Number 4, Winter 1958-59 (open access)

Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 36, Number 4, Winter 1958-59

Quarterly publication containing articles, book reviews, photographs, illustrations, and other works documenting Oklahoma history and preservation. Index to volume 36 starts after page 500.
Date: Winter 1958
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
"Goodbye, Dear, I'll Be Back in a Year": The Mobilization of the Oklahoma National Guard For World War II (open access)

"Goodbye, Dear, I'll Be Back in a Year": The Mobilization of the Oklahoma National Guard For World War II

Article explores the history of the Oklahoma National Guard, and particularly the Forty-fifth Infantry Division and their participation in World War II. Kenny A. Franks describes the intensive training soldiers went through and the events that led up to mobilization.
Date: Winter 1991
Creator: Franks, Kenny A. (Kenny Arthur), 1945-
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 33, Number 2, Summer 1955 (open access)

Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 33, Number 2, Summer 1955

Quarterly publication containing articles, book reviews, photographs, illustrations, and other works documenting Oklahoma history and preservation.
Date: Summer 1955
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 17, Number 2, June 1939 (open access)

Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 17, Number 2, June 1939

Quarterly publication containing articles, book reviews, photographs, illustrations, and other works documenting Oklahoma history and preservation.
Date: June 1939
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 93, Number 4, Winter 2015-16 (open access)

Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 93, Number 4, Winter 2015-16

Quarterly publication containing articles, book reviews, photographs, illustrations, and other works documenting Oklahoma history and preservation. Index to volume 93 starts on page 513.
Date: Winter 2015
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 97, Number 2, Summer 2019 (open access)

Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 97, Number 2, Summer 2019

Quarterly publication containing articles, book reviews, photographs, illustrations, and other works documenting Oklahoma history and preservation.
Date: Summer 2019
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 82, Number 2, Summer 2004 (open access)

Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 82, Number 2, Summer 2004

Quarterly publication containing articles, book reviews, photographs, illustrations, and other works documenting Oklahoma history and preservation.
Date: Summer 2004
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 60, Number 2, Summer 1982 (open access)

Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 60, Number 2, Summer 1982

Quarterly publication containing articles, book reviews, photographs, illustrations, and other works documenting Oklahoma history and preservation.
Date: Summer 1982
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 23, Number 1, Spring 1945 (open access)

Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 23, Number 1, Spring 1945

Quarterly publication containing articles, book reviews, photographs, illustrations, and other works documenting Oklahoma history and preservation.
Date: Spring 1945
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 39 Index, 1961 (open access)

Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 39 Index, 1961

Quarterly publication containing articles, book reviews, photographs, illustrations, and other works documenting Oklahoma history and preservation.
Date: 1961
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History