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.
Object Type: Article
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
Object Type: Article
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.
Object Type: Article
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
Object Type: Article
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
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 19, Number 3, September 1941 (open access)

Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 19, Number 3, September 1941

Quarterly publication containing articles, book reviews, photographs, illustrations, and other works documenting Oklahoma history and preservation.
Date: Autumn 1941
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
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.
Object Type: Article
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.
Object Type: Article
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
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Notes and Documents, March 1939 (open access)

Notes and Documents, March 1939

Notes and Documents column including a note on the presentation of Confederate photographs, an announcement on the gift of a Chisholm Trail map to the society, a note on the acquisition of a Richards gun by the society, an announcement on the meeting of the Oklahoma State Archaeological Society, an announcement regarding a new art exhibit within the society's building, a note on the society's representation at a national conference, a announcement of the opening of the Will Rogers Memorial Museum, announcements regarding the election of numerous board members to various historical societies, announcements for various activities conducted by historical societies, and the minutes for the quarterly meeting of the Board of Directors of the Oklahoma Historical Society held on January 26, 1939.
Date: Spring 1939
Creator: Moffitt, James W.
Object Type: Article
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.
Object Type: Article
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.
Object Type: Article
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.
Object Type: Article
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.
Object Type: Article
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.
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Home for the Insane, Deaf, Dumb, and Blind of the Cherokee Nation (open access)

The Home for the Insane, Deaf, Dumb, and Blind of the Cherokee Nation

Article chronicles the establishment of the first orphanage and asylum within the Cherokee Nation.
Date: Winter 1943
Creator: Steen, Carl T.
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Appraisal of the Lands of the Choctaws and Chickasaws by the Dawes Commission (open access)

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
Cherokee Occupance in the Oklahoma Ozarks and Prairie Plains (open access)

Cherokee Occupance in the Oklahoma Ozarks and Prairie Plains

Article details how the Cherokee lands were taken over and modified to become livable for settlers during a process known as occupance.
Date: Autumn 1944
Creator: Hewes, Leslie
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Stanley Explores Oklahoma (open access)

Stanley Explores Oklahoma

Article consists of excerpts from the diary of Lieutenant David S. Stanley as he participated in a survey of the region between Fort Smith and the Pacific ocean for the purpose of building a railroad.
Date: Autumn 1944
Creator: Shawver, Lona & Stanley, David S.
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 11, Number 4, December 1933 (open access)

Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 11, Number 4, December 1933

Quarterly publication containing articles, book reviews, photographs, illustrations, and other works documenting Oklahoma history and preservation. Index to volume 11 starts after page 1133.
Date: Winter 1933
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Necrology, September 1943 (open access)

Necrology, September 1943

Column documenting biographical information about Oklahomans who have died, including Virginia Stafford Handcock, a member of the Daughters of the Confederacy and a charter member of the St. Paul's Methodist Church of Muskogee.
Date: Autumn 1943
Creator: Martin, Benjamin
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Notes and Documents, June 1936 (open access)

Notes and Documents, June 1936

Notes and Documents column including a note on previous articles regarding the first telephone in Oklahoma Territory, a note on the first postmaster within Oklahoma Territory, a poem about the pioneer farmer, the minutes for the annual meeting of the Oklahoma Historical Society held on April 30, 1936 that includes speeches given at the event, the annual report of the secretary of the Oklahoma Historical Society, and the minutes for the quarterly meeting of the Board of Directors of the Oklahoma Historical Society held on April 23, 1936.
Date: Summer 1936
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 21, Number 4, December 1943 (open access)

Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 21, Number 4, December 1943

Quarterly publication containing articles, book reviews, photographs, illustrations, and other works documenting Oklahoma history and preservation. Index to volume 21 starts after page 445.
Date: December 1943
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 22, Number 3, Autumn 1944 (open access)

Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 22, Number 3, Autumn 1944

Quarterly publication containing articles, book reviews, photographs, illustrations, and other works documenting Oklahoma history and preservation.
Date: Autumn 1944
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History