Home of Governor Jefferson Gardner

Photograph of Governor Jefferson Gardner and his family in front of their home on the east side of Mountain Fork, Indian Territory. Claim disputed August 1989.
Date: 1898~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[Photograph 2012.201.B0233.0597]

Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper.
Date: December 31, 1936
Creator: Kaho, C. J.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
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
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

[Photograph 2012.201.B1237.0227]

Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "J. O. "Jim" Selman, one of the last of Oklahoma's old-time cowboys and famous cattleman, has died at the age of 78. He was a member of the original 8-man Oklahoma State Highway Commission, and originated the Woodward Elks Rodeo, which recently celebrated 50 years. He is shown in this picture at a Northwest Cattlemen's Assoc. get-together with, from left, Charles Gardner, Alva; Roy Craig, Leedey; Selman; and W. E. Bland, Buffalo."
Date: May 28, 1947
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The March of the First Dragoons from Jefferson Barracks to fort Gibson in 1833-1834 (open access)

The March of the First Dragoons from Jefferson Barracks to fort Gibson in 1833-1834

Article discusses the activation of the first United States Dragoons and their arduous march from Jefferson Barracks to Fort Gibson in 1833 to 1834. Hamilton Gardner examines journal records of the officers, and correspondence that documented the journey, to create a clearer picture of the experience.
Date: Spring 1953
Creator: Gardner, Hamilton
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
One Hundred Years Ago in the Region of Tulsa (open access)

One Hundred Years Ago in the Region of Tulsa

Article reports on the conditions of the Indian Territory as told by surveyors a hundred years from the date this article was published. These surveyors were tasked with determining whether the region was fit enough to relocate the Creek tribes to after their removal from the east.
Date: Summer 1933
Creator: Gardner, James H.
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Letter thanking Clara Luper for serving on the Claude J. Murphy birthday celebration committee (open access)

Letter thanking Clara Luper for serving on the Claude J. Murphy birthday celebration committee

Letter thanking Clara Luper for serving on a committee and explaining the ways the event was broadcasted.
Date: August 15, 1979
Creator: Murphy, Claude J.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History