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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
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
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
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Necrology, Summer 1944 (open access)

Necrology, Summer 1944

Column documenting biographical information about Oklahomans who have died, including Thomas Mayberry Randolph, Joseph Patrick O’Brien, James J. Savage, and Albert Lyman Welsh.
Date: Summer 1944
Creator: Moore, Jessie Randolph & Oklahoma Historical Society
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Production of Mesons by the 184-inch Berkeley Cyclotron (open access)

Production of Mesons by the 184-inch Berkeley Cyclotron

The authors have observed tracks which they believe to be due to mesons in photographic plates placed near a target bombarded by 380 Mev alpha particles. For a 10-minute exposure in the cyclotron, about 50 meson tracks are found along the 3-inch edge of a photographic plate. The mass has been determined by measuring the bending in the magnetic field and the range in emulsion. From the first 50 meson tracks measured they find a mass of 313 {+-} 16 electron masses. It is highly probable that these mesons are the heavy mesons described by Lattes, Occhialini, and Powell.
Date: January 1, 1948
Creator: Gardner, Eugene & Lattes, C. M. G.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Necrology, Winter 1944-45 (open access)

Necrology, Winter 1944-45

Column documenting biographical information about Oklahomans who have died, including Henry Carlyle Potterf, Charles Calvin Fisher, George McFarlin Tucker, and James Riley Copeland.
Date: Winter 1944
Creator: Williams, Robert L. & Potter, W. W.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Dams on the Grand River (open access)

Dams on the Grand River

Article chronicles the establishment of the Grand River Hydro-Electric Company and how the organization built dams to stop flooding of the Grand River.
Date: Autumn 1948
Creator: Holway, W. R.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
History of the Woman's Auxiliary, Synod of Oklahoma (open access)

History of the Woman's Auxiliary, Synod of Oklahoma

Article recounts the founding and significance of the Woman's Auxiliary of the Synod of Oklahoma, an organization for female religious leaders.
Date: Winter 1947
Creator: Calhoon, Mrs. R. W.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Sir William Johnson, Baronet (open access)

Sir William Johnson, Baronet

Article chronicles the life and military career of Sir William Johnson, an Irish immigrant who lead Indigenous troops into battle against the French during the King George's War in the state of New York. Johnson was also appointed as an Indian Agency Commissioner.
Date: Summer 1944
Creator: Dailey, W. N. P.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
First Hospitals in Tulsa (open access)

First Hospitals in Tulsa

Article chronicles the establishment of the Tulsa Hospital Association and the subsequent first hospitals within the city.
Date: Spring 1944
Creator: Clinton, Fred S.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Bibliographical Notes: A Preliminary Check-List of Nineteenth Century Oklahoma Book Publishers (open access)

Bibliographical Notes: A Preliminary Check-List of Nineteenth Century Oklahoma Book Publishers

Article consists of a list of publishing firms who specialize in historical narratives.
Date: Spring 1944
Creator: Silver, Rollo G.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Yancey Lewis: 1861-1915 (open access)

Yancey Lewis: 1861-1915

Article documents the life and accomplishments of Judge Yancey Lewis, a pioneering attorney within the Indian Territory.
Date: Spring 1944
Creator: Williams, Robert L.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Notes and Documents, September 1943 (open access)

Notes and Documents, September 1943

Notes and Documents column including the minutes for the quarterly meeting of the Board of Directors of the Oklahoma Historical Society held on July 29, 1943.
Date: Autumn 1943
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Early-Day Railroad Building Operations in Western Oklahoma (open access)

Early-Day Railroad Building Operations in Western Oklahoma

Article chronicles how Edward Lockwood Peckham created one of the first railroads in the Oklahoma and Indian Territories within the city of Blackwell.
Date: Summer 1943
Creator: Chambers, Homer S.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
History of Cattle Ranching in Eastern Oklahoma (open access)

History of Cattle Ranching in Eastern Oklahoma

Article chronicles the history of the cattle industry within the area occupied by the Five Civilized Tribes. This was the primary export of the region until the start of the Civil War.
Date: Autumn 1943
Creator: Graebner, Norman Arthur
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Education in the Cherokee Nation (open access)

Education in the Cherokee Nation

Article chronicles the establishment and impact of education systems within the Cherokee Nation.
Date: Winter 1943
Creator: Knepler, Abraham Eleazer
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Wildlife on the T-5 and Spade Ranches: Part 1 & 2 (open access)

Wildlife on the T-5 and Spade Ranches: Part 1 & 2

Article narratives the wildlife and hunting culture present within the area known as the T-5 from the perspective of a cowboy living in the area in the late 1800s.
Date: Autumn 1943
Creator: Records, Ralph H.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Samuel Long Morley: 1872-1944 (open access)

Samuel Long Morley: 1872-1944

Article chronicles the life and military career of Samuel Long Morley.
Date: Autumn 1944
Creator: Williams, Robert L.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Jennie Harris Oliver (open access)

Jennie Harris Oliver

Article chronicles the life and career of Jennie Harris Oliver, a prominent writer and poet who was admired by the people of Oklahoma.
Date: Summer 1944
Creator: Truitt, Bess
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Beginnings of the Oklahoma State Hospital Association (open access)

The Beginnings of the Oklahoma State Hospital Association

Article chronicles how the Oklahoma State Hospital Association was created during the state's infancy in celebration of the association's 25th anniversary.
Date: Autumn 1944
Creator: Clinton, Fred S.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
From Brush Arbor to Boston Avenue: The First Methodist Episcopal Church, South, in Tulsa, Indian Territory (open access)

From Brush Arbor to Boston Avenue: The First Methodist Episcopal Church, South, in Tulsa, Indian Territory

Article chronicles the establishment of the First Methodist Episcopal Church within Tulsa, Oklahoma through correspondence between the missionaries who worked in the area and conferences that established the institution within Indian Territory.
Date: Autumn 1943
Creator: Clinton, Fred S.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Hyechka Club (open access)

The Hyechka Club

Article lists the charter members and officers of the Hyechka Club, a women's cultural music club created for the Creek tribe.
Date: Winter 1943
Creator: Clinton, Fred S.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
James Hugh McBirney: 1870-1944 (open access)

James Hugh McBirney: 1870-1944

Article chronicles the career of James Hugh McBirney, bookkeeper of the Tulsa Banking Company, the first banking institution in the city of Tulsa.
Date: Autumn 1944
Creator: Clinton, Fred S.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Establishment of the Iowa Reservation (open access)

Establishment of the Iowa Reservation

Article continues to chronicle the history of the Iowa reservation by documenting how the reservation was established within the Indian Territory.
Date: Winter 1943
Creator: Chapman, Berlin B.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History