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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
Junior Colleges in Oklahoma
Article recounts the development of junior colleges within the state of Oklahoma.
Date:
Spring 1948
Creator:
Balyeat, Frank A.
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Notes and Documents, Summer 2010
Notes and Documents column including "Oklahoma Historians Hall of Fame," an article honoring the individuals who were inducted into the annual Oklahoma Historians Hall of Fame in 2010. The honorees included Currie Ballard, Bob Burke, General Thomas P. Stafford, and Dr. Lewis Stiles. It also includes "Alva, Oklahoma: What's in a Name?" an article examining the naming of the town of Alva, Oklahoma, to determine whether it was named for the railroad attorney Alva Adams. Finally, it includes "Oklahoma Newspaper Project," which details the Oklahoma Historical Society's partnership with the University of North Texas and the Oklahoma Press Association to digitize newspapers that reflect Oklahoma's history.
Date:
Summer 2010
Creator:
Baxter, Elizabeth M.; Reichenberger, Donovan & Jerome, Angela
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Reminiscences of Pioneer Days
Article recounts first-person experiences within the Indian and Oklahoma Territories during the allotment of lands while the regions were being prepared for settlement.
Date:
Autumn 1945
Creator:
Bobo, L. P.
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Creek Indian Agents, 1834-1874
Article details the actions taken by Indian Affairs Agents to monitor and manage the Creeks within Indian Territory from 1834 to 1874.
Date:
Spring 1973
Creator:
Boyd, Joel D.
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Necrology, Autumn 1944
Column documenting biographical information about Oklahomans who have died, including William Balser Skirvin, Enloe Vassallo Vernor, Napoleon D. Blackstone, and Iser H. Nakdimen.
Date:
Autumn 1944
Creator:
Branson, Fred P.; Martin, Benjamin & Wright, Muriel H. (Muriel Hazel), 1889-1975
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Appraisal of the Lands of the Choctaws and Chickasaws by the Dawes Commission
Article chronicles how the Dawes Commission broke apart the tribal lands of the Choctaw and Chickasaw tribes in an effort to prepare them for settlement.
Date:
Summer 1944
Creator:
Brown, Loren N.
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Choctaw-Chickasaw Court Citizens
Article details how legislative bodies created policies to recognize members of the Choctaw and Chickasaw tribes in an effort to disperse government resources and land rights to those individuals.
Date:
Winter 1938
Creator:
Brown, Loren N.
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Dawes Commission
Article chronicles the impact the Dawes Commission had the Oklahoma Territory and the Indigenous people who called it home. This commission was created through an act of Congress to convince the tribes to cede their lands to the federal government.
Date:
Spring 1931
Creator:
Brown, Loren N.
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Buffalo Valley: An Osage Hunting Ground
Article describes the area known as Buffalo Valley, a hunting ground of the Osage Nation initially encountered by General Henry Leavenworth's Dragoon unit on a peace-making mission. Orel Busby describes landmarks in the region and the leaders of the Osage at the time.
Date:
Spring 1962
Creator:
Busby, Orel
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
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.
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
An Eighty-Niner who Pioneered the Cherokee Strip
Article documents the Carroll family's journey from Ireland to the Cherokee Strip through five generations of farmers, workers, and travelers.
Date:
Spring 1946
Creator:
Carroll, Lew F.
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
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.
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Dissolution of the Wichita Reservation: Part 1
Article begins to chronicle how the Cherokee Commission allotted lands in the Wichita Reservation in an effort to dissolve the region for settlement.
Date:
Summer 1944
Creator:
Chapman, Berlin B.
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Dissolution of the Wichita Reservation: Part 2
Article continues to chronicle how the Cherokee Commission allotted lands in the Wichita Reservation in an effort to dissolve the region for settlement. This article focuses on the Wichita tribe's efforts to receive appropriate allotments within the community.
Date:
Autumn 1944
Creator:
Chapman, Berlin B.
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Enid Oklahoma Collection in the Carnegie Library
Article explains the significance of the Enid Oklahoma Collection in the Carnegie Library by listing some of the random names featured in the document.
Date:
Summer 1945
Creator:
Chapman, Berlin B.
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
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.
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Otoe and Missouria Reservation: Part I & II
Article chronicles the establishment and dissolution of the Otoe and Missouria Reservation, the sixth and last reservation established in the Cherokee county.
Date:
Summer 1948
Creator:
Chapman, Berlin B.
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Perkins Townsite: An Archival Case Study
Article chronicles the establishment of Perkins, Oklahoma: a townsite created shortly after the Land Run of 1889, using archival documents.
Date:
Summer 1947
Creator:
Chapman, Berlin B.
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Pottawatomie and Absentee Shawnee Reservation
Article chronicles the establishment and dissolution of the Pottawatomie and Absentee Shawnee Reservation.
Date:
Autumn 1946
Creator:
Chapman, Berlin B.
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Notes and Documents, Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 26, Number 2, Summer 1948
Notes and Documents section for Volume 26, Number 2, Summer 1948. It includes an explanation for the bibliography of George E. Foster, a report on manuscripts acquired by the society regarding Catholic Indian Missions, letters written by the "Lost Captain" of Fort Gibson, a note on a constitutional amendment regarding the direct vote for senators, and the minutes for the annual meeting of the Oklahoma Historical Society held on May 26, 1948.
Date:
Summer 1948
Creator:
Chapman, Berlin B.; Wright, Muriel H. (Muriel Hazel), 1889-1975 & Clinton, Fred S.
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Carl Albert: Little Giant of Native America
Article describes the life and career of Carl Albert, Oklahoma Congressman for Oklahoma's Third Congressional District and eventual Speaker of the US House of Representatives. David W. Clark explores the ways Carl Albert assisted the American Indian community through beneficial policies supporting self-determination and opposition to policies terminating tribes.
Date:
Autumn 2015
Creator:
Clark, David W.
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Grant Foreman
Article provides a timeline of the work of Dr. Grant Foreman, valued member of the Board of Directors of the Oklahoma Historical Society, writer, researcher, and lawyer.
Date:
Autumn 1953
Creator:
Clark, Stanley
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
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.
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History