Ten-Barrel "Whodunit" at Red Fork (open access)

Ten-Barrel "Whodunit" at Red Fork

Article describes the oil boom that began at Red Fork, Oklahoma, and the controversy over who discovered and had rights to the oil well there.
Date: Winter 1978
Creator: Roberts, Joe Donald
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
For the Record, Spring 1975 (open access)

For the Record, Spring 1975

For the Record section including the minutes of the quarterly board meeting of the Board of Directors of the Oklahoma Historical Society that was held on October 24, 1974. It also includes a gift list for the third quarter of 1974 and lists of new annual and new life members of the OHS.
Date: Spring 1975
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Minutes of the Quarterly Meeting of the Board of Directors of the Oklahoma Historical Society, January 28, 1971 and the Minutes of the Meeting of the Executive Committee of the Oklahoma Historical Society, February 18, 1971 (open access)

Minutes of the Quarterly Meeting of the Board of Directors of the Oklahoma Historical Society, January 28, 1971 and the Minutes of the Meeting of the Executive Committee of the Oklahoma Historical Society, February 18, 1971

This section includes the minutes of the quarterly meeting of the Board of Directors of the Oklahoma Historical Society held on January 28, 1971. This section also includes the minutes of the meeting of the Executive Committee of the Oklahoma Historical Society held on February 18, 1971. Included is a list of gifts received by the organization and a list of new annual members.
Date: Spring 1971
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 53, Number 1, Spring 1975 (open access)

Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 53, Number 1, Spring 1975

Quarterly publication containing articles, book reviews, photographs, illustrations, and other works documenting Oklahoma history and preservation.
Date: Spring 1975
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 49, Number 1, Spring 1971 (open access)

Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 49, Number 1, Spring 1971

Quarterly publication containing articles, book reviews, photographs, illustrations, and other works documenting Oklahoma history and preservation.
Date: Spring 1971
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Beginning of Oil and Gas Conservation in Oklahoma, 1907-1931 (open access)

The Beginning of Oil and Gas Conservation in Oklahoma, 1907-1931

Article details the history of oil and gas conservation in Oklahoma from 1907 to 1931. With the growth of the oil industry and the increase of oil fields, it became necessary to develop regulatory practices due to the amount of waste being produced by these industries.
Date: Winter 1977
Creator: Clark, Blue
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Frank Frantz, Governor of Oklahoma Territory, 1906-1907 (open access)

Frank Frantz, Governor of Oklahoma Territory, 1906-1907

Article describes the life and career of Frank Frantz, the last governor of Oklahoma Territory before statehood. Highlights include the growth of industry in Oklahoma and disputes over the allotment of land.
Date: Spring 1975
Creator: Anderson, Ken
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Minutes of the Quarterly Meeting of the Board of Directors of the Oklahoma Historical Society, February 28, 1974 (open access)

Minutes of the Quarterly Meeting of the Board of Directors of the Oklahoma Historical Society, February 28, 1974

This section includes the minutes for the quarterly meeting of the Board of Directors of the Oklahoma Historical Society held on February 28, 1974. Included is a resolution for acquiring a gift from Carolyn Burford, a lifts of gifts received by the organization, and a list of new annual and life members.
Date: Summer 1974
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 55, Number 4, Winter 1977-78 (open access)

Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 55, Number 4, Winter 1977-78

Quarterly publication containing articles, book reviews, photographs, illustrations, and other works documenting Oklahoma history and preservation.
Date: Winter 1977
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
For the Record, Winter 1975-76 (open access)

For the Record, Winter 1975-76

For the Record section including the minutes of the quarterly board meeting of the Board of Directors of the Oklahoma Historical Society that was held on July 24, 1975. It also includes a gift list for the second quarter of 1975 and lists of new annual and new life members of the OHS.
Date: Winter 1975
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 52, Number 2, Summer 1974 (open access)

Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 52, Number 2, Summer 1974

Quarterly publication containing articles, book reviews, photographs, illustrations, and other works documenting Oklahoma history and preservation.
Date: Summer 1974
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Notes and Documents, Spring 1973 (open access)

Notes and Documents, Spring 1973

Notes and Documents column including a note about the historic site of Webbers Falls, a history of the railroad being built through this site, and a list of books catalogued by the library of the Oklahoma Historical Society.
Date: Spring 1973
Creator: McFadden, Marguerite
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The United States Army as the Early Patron of Naturalists in the Trans-Mississippi West, 1803-1820 (open access)

The United States Army as the Early Patron of Naturalists in the Trans-Mississippi West, 1803-1820

Article explores the participation of the United States Army in Naturalist expeditions of the late eighteenth and early nineteenth century. Early explorers who documented the flora and fauna of the western world were Captain Meriwether Lewis and Second Lieutenant William Clark, General Zebulon Pike, and General Randolph B. Marcy.
Date: Summer 1978
Creator: Thomas, Phillip Drennen
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Dragoon Life in Indian Territory, 1833-1846 (open access)

Dragoon Life in Indian Territory, 1833-1846

Article chronicles the establishment and history of the First Regiment of United States Dragoons, an elite regiment of mounted soldiers who patrolled the frontier.
Date: Spring 1970
Creator: Davis, Carl L. & Fischer, LeRoy H.
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 57, Number 4, Winter 1979 (open access)

Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 57, Number 4, Winter 1979

Quarterly publication containing articles, book reviews, photographs, illustrations, and other works documenting Oklahoma history and preservation. Index to volume 57 starts on page 539.
Date: Winter 1979
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Cherokee Indian Agents, 1830-1874 (open access)

Cherokee Indian Agents, 1830-1874

Article details the problems faced by Indian Affair agents who were charged with managing the Cherokee tribe, who split in two during resettlement, between the years 1830 and 1874.
Date: Winter 1972
Creator: Broemeling, Carol B.
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Henry C. Hitch and His Times (open access)

Henry C. Hitch and His Times

Article chronicles the history of the Hitch family who settled within the Panhandle area of Oklahoma Territory and nurtured a love for nature and farming throughout the generations.
Date: Spring 1972
Creator: Stewart, Roy P.
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
For the Record, Fall 1975 (open access)

For the Record, Fall 1975

For the Record section including the minutes of the annual board meeting Board of Directors of the Oklahoma Historical Society, memorial addresses, the minutes of the quarterly board meeting of the Board of Directors of the OHS, a gift list for the first quarter of 1975, and lists of new annual and new life members of the OHS.
Date: Autumn 1975
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 56, Number 2, Summer 1978 (open access)

Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 56, Number 2, Summer 1978

Quarterly publication containing articles, book reviews, photographs, illustrations, and other works documenting Oklahoma history and preservation.
Date: Summer 1978
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 56, Number 4, Winter 1978-79 (open access)

Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 56, Number 4, Winter 1978-79

Quarterly publication containing articles, book reviews, photographs, illustrations, and other works documenting Oklahoma history and preservation. Index to volume 56 starts on page 493.
Date: Winter 1978
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 50, Number 2, Summer 1972 (open access)

Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 50, Number 2, Summer 1972

Quarterly publication containing articles, book reviews, photographs, illustrations, and other works documenting Oklahoma history and preservation.
Date: Summer 1972
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 56, Number 1, Spring 1978 (open access)

Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 56, Number 1, Spring 1978

Quarterly publication containing articles, book reviews, photographs, illustrations, and other works documenting Oklahoma history and preservation.
Date: Spring 1978
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 48, Number 2, Summer 1970 (open access)

Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 48, Number 2, Summer 1970

Quarterly publication containing articles, book reviews, photographs, illustrations, and other works documenting Oklahoma history and preservation.
Date: Summer 1970
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 50, Number 1, Spring 1972 (open access)

Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 50, Number 1, Spring 1972

Quarterly publication containing articles, book reviews, photographs, illustrations, and other works documenting Oklahoma history and preservation.
Date: Spring 1972
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History