The Lost Captain: J. L. Dawson of Old Fort Gibson (open access)

The Lost Captain: J. L. Dawson of Old Fort Gibson

Article narrates the life and accomplishments of Captain James Lowes Dawson as told through correspondences made between his close associates, family members, and the federal government while he worked in Fort Gibson.
Date: Autumn 1943
Creator: Gardner, James Henry
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Chief Benjamin Franklin Smallwood and Chief Jefferson Gardner (open access)

Chief Benjamin Franklin Smallwood and Chief Jefferson Gardner

Article chronicles the rise of power and influence of two chiefs of the Choctaw tribe: Chief Benjamin Smallwood and Chief Jefferson Gardner.
Date: Autumn 1941
Creator: Meserve, John Bartlett, 1869-1943
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
[Keep 'Em Flying booklet] (open access)

[Keep 'Em Flying booklet]

Book issued to flying cadets, including information such as officer personnel, student officers, cadet of the class of June 1942, and details of cadet life.
Date: June 1942
Creator: Austin, Garth G.
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Aviation Cadet Club Membership Card] (open access)

[Aviation Cadet Club Membership Card]

Membership card to the Aviation Cadet Club belonging to Frank W. Gardner. The front of the card says: "Aviation Cadet Club Official Membership Card. This is to certify that the bearer F. W. Gardner is a member in good standing of the Aviation Cadet Club and is entitled to all privileges and benefits as such. Youngblood Hotel, Enid, Oklahoma. Club Phone ---, Date 7-11-42." The back of the cards reads: "I agree to fulfill my obligations to the Aviation Cadet Club and to abide by its rules and regulations. Unless revoked for any reason, this card entitles the bearer, as an aviation cadet, to membership in the Aviation Cadet Club for a period of one year from date of issue."
Date: July 11, 1942
Creator: Aviation Cadet Club
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Waurika News. (Waurika, Okla.), Vol. 5, No. 26, Ed. 1 Friday, March 8, 1907 (open access)

The Waurika News. (Waurika, Okla.), Vol. 5, No. 26, Ed. 1 Friday, March 8, 1907

Weekly newspaper from Waurika, Oklahoma Territory that includes local, territorial, and United States national news along with advertising.
Date: March 8, 1907
Creator: Gardner, W. E.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Waurika News. (Waurika, Okla.), Vol. 5, No. 18, Ed. 1 Friday, January 11, 1907 (open access)

The Waurika News. (Waurika, Okla.), Vol. 5, No. 18, Ed. 1 Friday, January 11, 1907

Weekly newspaper from Waurika, Oklahoma Territory that includes local, territorial, and United States national news along with advertising.
Date: January 11, 1907
Creator: Gardner, W. E.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Waurika News. (Waurika, Okla.), Vol. 5, No. 22, Ed. 1 Friday, February 8, 1907 (open access)

The Waurika News. (Waurika, Okla.), Vol. 5, No. 22, Ed. 1 Friday, February 8, 1907

Weekly newspaper from Waurika, Oklahoma Territory that includes local, territorial, and United States national news along with advertising.
Date: February 8, 1907
Creator: Gardner, W. E.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Waurika News. (Waurika, Okla.), Vol. 5, No. 14, Ed. 1 Friday, December 14, 1906 (open access)

The Waurika News. (Waurika, Okla.), Vol. 5, No. 14, Ed. 1 Friday, December 14, 1906

Weekly newspaper from Waurika, Oklahoma Territory that includes local, territorial, and United States national news along with advertising.
Date: December 14, 1906
Creator: Gardner, W. E.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Waurika News. (Waurika, Okla.), Vol. 5, No. 27, Ed. 1 Friday, March 15, 1907 (open access)

The Waurika News. (Waurika, Okla.), Vol. 5, No. 27, Ed. 1 Friday, March 15, 1907

Weekly newspaper from Waurika, Oklahoma Territory that includes local, territorial, and United States national news along with advertising.
Date: March 15, 1907
Creator: Gardner, W. E.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Waurika News. (Waurika, Okla.), Vol. 5, No. 19, Ed. 1 Friday, January 18, 1907 (open access)

The Waurika News. (Waurika, Okla.), Vol. 5, No. 19, Ed. 1 Friday, January 18, 1907

Weekly newspaper from Waurika, Oklahoma Territory that includes local, territorial, and United States national news along with advertising.
Date: January 18, 1907
Creator: Gardner, W. E.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Waurika News. (Waurika, Okla.), Vol. 5, No. 15, Ed. 1 Friday, December 21, 1906 (open access)

The Waurika News. (Waurika, Okla.), Vol. 5, No. 15, Ed. 1 Friday, December 21, 1906

Weekly newspaper from Waurika, Oklahoma Territory that includes local, territorial, and United States national news along with advertising.
Date: December 21, 1906
Creator: Gardner, W. E.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Waurika News. (Waurika, Okla.), Vol. 5, No. 17, Ed. 1 Friday, January 4, 1907 (open access)

The Waurika News. (Waurika, Okla.), Vol. 5, No. 17, Ed. 1 Friday, January 4, 1907

Weekly newspaper from Waurika, Oklahoma Territory that includes local, territorial, and United States national news along with advertising.
Date: January 4, 1907
Creator: Gardner, W. E.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Waurika News. (Waurika, Okla.), Vol. 5, No. 28, Ed. 1 Friday, March 22, 1907 (open access)

The Waurika News. (Waurika, Okla.), Vol. 5, No. 28, Ed. 1 Friday, March 22, 1907

Weekly newspaper from Waurika, Oklahoma Territory that includes local, territorial, and United States national news along with advertising.
Date: March 22, 1907
Creator: Gardner, W. E.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Waurika News. (Waurika, Okla.), Vol. 5, No. 20, Ed. 1 Friday, January 25, 1907 (open access)

The Waurika News. (Waurika, Okla.), Vol. 5, No. 20, Ed. 1 Friday, January 25, 1907

Weekly newspaper from Waurika, Oklahoma Territory that includes local, territorial, and United States national news along with advertising.
Date: January 25, 1907
Creator: Gardner, W. E.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Waurika News. (Waurika, Okla.), Vol. 5, No. 23, Ed. 1 Friday, February 15, 1907 (open access)

The Waurika News. (Waurika, Okla.), Vol. 5, No. 23, Ed. 1 Friday, February 15, 1907

Weekly newspaper from Waurika, Oklahoma Territory that includes local, territorial, and United States national news along with advertising.
Date: February 15, 1907
Creator: Gardner, W. E.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Waurika News. (Waurika, Okla.), Vol. 5, No. 24, Ed. 1 Friday, February 22, 1907 (open access)

The Waurika News. (Waurika, Okla.), Vol. 5, No. 24, Ed. 1 Friday, February 22, 1907

Weekly newspaper from Waurika, Oklahoma Territory that includes local, territorial, and United States national news along with advertising.
Date: February 22, 1907
Creator: Gardner, W. E.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Waurika News. (Waurika, Okla.), Vol. 5, No. 29, Ed. 1 Friday, March 29, 1907 (open access)

The Waurika News. (Waurika, Okla.), Vol. 5, No. 29, Ed. 1 Friday, March 29, 1907

Weekly newspaper from Waurika, Oklahoma Territory that includes local, territorial, and United States national news along with advertising.
Date: March 29, 1907
Creator: Gardner, W. E.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Waurika News. (Waurika, Okla.), Vol. 5, No. 25, Ed. 1 Friday, March 1, 1907 (open access)

The Waurika News. (Waurika, Okla.), Vol. 5, No. 25, Ed. 1 Friday, March 1, 1907

Weekly newspaper from Waurika, Oklahoma Territory that includes local, territorial, and United States national news along with advertising.
Date: March 1, 1907
Creator: Gardner, W. E.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Waurika News. (Waurika, Okla.), Vol. 5, No. 21, Ed. 1 Friday, February 1, 1907 (open access)

The Waurika News. (Waurika, Okla.), Vol. 5, No. 21, Ed. 1 Friday, February 1, 1907

Weekly newspaper from Waurika, Oklahoma Territory that includes local, territorial, and United States national news along with advertising.
Date: February 1, 1907
Creator: Gardner, W. E.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Memories of George W. Mayes (open access)

Memories of George W. Mayes

Article details the life of George W. Mayes, a chief of the Cherokee tribe after their relocation to Indian Territory, through the eyes of his nephew, Harold Keith.
Date: Spring 1946
Creator: Keith, Harold
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Soil Erosion

Photograph of J.A. Lane standing by a fence post on his unprotected sandy land farm after a bad dust storm.
Date: 1950~
Creator: Gardner, G. C.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Erosion Wind

Photograph of Boyd Spencer, left, Assistant Supervisor, Wallace Kidd, Editor of Anadarko Daily News and on right J.A. Lane looking over sand drifts from Lane's farm.
Date: 1950~
Creator: Gardner, G. C.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Erosion Wind

Photograph of J.A. Lane, Oney, Okla. On the left and Boyd Spencer, Assistant Supervisor on the right, standing by the Lane house, showing wind erosion from land planted solidly to peanuts.
Date: 1950~
Creator: Gardner, G. C.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Erosion Wind

Photograph of Boyd Spencer, left, Assistant Supervisor, Wallace Kidd, right, Editor of Anadarko Daily News and in center, J.A. Lane. 3 1/2 feet of sand blown in near the chicken house on Lane's farm, from peanut pasture.
Date: 1950~
Creator: Gardner, G. C.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History