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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
Jack C. Montgomery: A Little Big Man
Article documents the life of Jack Montgomery and recalls his service with the Forty-fifth Infantry Division in World War II, where he received the Medal of Honor for his actions during the war.
Date:
Winter 2004
Creator:
Bean, Christopher B.
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Energy Resources on the Southern Great Plains
Article details the history of discovering and managing energy resources on the Southern Great Plains. From coal mining to the oil and gas industry, settlers took full advantage of the area's resources to run their settlements.
Date:
Autumn 1981
Creator:
Bonnifield, Paul
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
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
Lu tsa ka Le Ah ke ho "Can't Go Beyond": Alloting the Osage Reservation, 1906-1909
Article describes the efforts of the Osage Nation in the early 1900s to create their own system of allotment through the drafting of the Osage Allotment Act and subsequently carrying out its provisions. Louis F. Burns describes the way the tribe protected their territory, as well as the dangers they faced from those seeking the resources on their land.
Date:
Summer 1994
Creator:
Burns, Louis F.
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Oklahoma Historical Society: A Review in 1905
Article introduces and includes a reprint of an extensive report written in 1905 by William P. Campbell about the founding and development of the Oklahoma Historical Society, lists of donors and gifts, newspaper publications, and collection items.
Date:
Autumn 1961
Creator:
Campbell, William P.
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Search for Fountain Camp: Locating Washington Irving's October 20, 1832, Encampment in Oklahoma
Article investigates the location of Fountain Camp, a location writer Washington Irving and an expedition led by the Commissioner of Indian Affairs stopped at in their journey to scope out land in Oklahoma before relocation of Eastern tribes to Indian Territory.
Date:
Summer 1996
Creator:
Chlouber, Carla
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
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
First Oil and Gas Well in Tulsa County
Article records the story of the first oil and gas well in Tulsa County, the Bland-Clinton oil and gas well that opened at Red Fork, Oklahoma on June 25, 1901. Fred S. Clinton discusses his own experience as a citizen of the Creek Nation who saw firsthand the conflict that occurred with gaining title to and marketing the oil well.
Date:
Autumn 1952
Creator:
Clinton, Fred S.
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Hook Nine Ranch in the Indian Territory
Article describes the establishment of the Hendrix and Royer Ranch, also known as the Hook Nine Ranch, in Indian Territory. Ellsworth Collings discusses the founders and the results of their cattle business, providing details about the ranch and its surroundings.
Date:
Winter 1955
Creator:
Collings, Ellsworth
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Tinker's Twin Twisters of 1948 and the Birth of Tornado Forecasting
Article describes the destructive paths of the tornadoes that struck Tinker Air Force Base on March 20 and March 25, 1948, and pays tribute to Robert C. Miller and Ernest J. Fawbush, the two weathermen who predicted the second tornado and changed the field of weather forecasting forever.
Date:
Autumn 2000
Creator:
Crowder, James L.
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
"More Valuable than Oil" The Establishment and Development of Tinker Air Force Base, 1940-1949
Article describes the efforts of the Oklahoma City Chamber of Commerce to obtain an air depot and the eventual construction of Tinker Air Force Base. James L. Crowder, Jr. focuses on the details behind the developments and the way the air base prepared U.S. army recruits for the war effort.
Date:
Autumn 1992
Creator:
Crowder, James L., Jr.
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
One Succeeded, One Did Not: Bacone College and the Oklahoma Presbyterian College, 1910-80
Article explores the success and failure of two American Indian institutions of higher education; Bacone College and Oklahoma Presbyterian College. While Bacone still serves students in the twenty-first century, Oklahoma Presbyterian closed in the 1960s. This article identifies the reasons why Bacone survived, and Oklahoma Presbyterian College did not.
Date:
Spring 2013
Creator:
Crum, Steven J.
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Rough Riders Three
Article describes the lives and participation of three "Rough Riders" in the Spanish-American War, later president Theodore Roosevelt, Frank Frantz, and Walter Cook, to illustrate how their lives began to intersect in the late 1890s.
Date:
Winter 2019
Creator:
Cummings, Joe
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
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
Geology Applied, By the People, For the People
Article chronicles how the geographical surveys of early Oklahoma Territory were conducted and the findings of those surveys.
Date:
Autumn 1945
Creator:
Dott, Robert H.
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Indian Territory Illuminating Oil Company
Article describes the history and establishment of the Indian Territory Illuminating Oil Company, as well as a more generalized history of Oklahoma's oil industry and oil wells.
Date:
Summer 1959
Creator:
Finney, Frank F.
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Confederate Indian Forces Outside of Indian Territory
Article narrates the battles fought by American Indian and Confederate regiments against the Union during the American Civil War. The battles described were fought outside of Indian Territory, the site of modern day Oklahoma.
Date:
Summer 1968
Creator:
Fischer, LeRoy H. & Gill, Jerry L.
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
History of the Osage Blanket Lease
Article chronicles the development of an oil company within the Osage Reservation under a contract known as the Foster Lease, a blanket lease for the resources.
Date:
Spring 1941
Creator:
Forbes, Gerald
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Early Post Offices of Oklahoma
Article is a list of post offices located within Oklahoma and Indian Territory during the 19th century.
Date:
Spring 1928
Creator:
Foreman, Grant
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Ragtown: Wirt, Oklahoma, and the Healdton Boom
Article describes the growth and subsequent problems of the Oklahoma oil-boom town of Wirt in Carter County, also known as Ragtown. Emerging overnight as the center of the Healdton Field, Ragtown provided shelter and work for hundreds of assorted oil-field characters.
Date:
Spring 2009
Creator:
Freeman, Elizabeth F.
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Early Mining Camps in Northeastern Oklahoma
Article discusses the history of early mining camps in Northeastern Oklahoma, including their discovery, the costs associated with mining, the materials the ores were used to create, and the growth of these camps.
Date:
Summer 1956
Creator:
Gibson, Arrell M.
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
A Social History of the Tri-State District
Article discusses the history of the Tri-State District area, which includes the history of mining camps and their poor conditions, the intellectual environment and the schools that were established in the region, and the social and economic conditions prevalent.
Date:
Summer 1959
Creator:
Gibson, Arrell M.
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Dedication of the Monument on Black Mesa
Article narrates the author's trip to Black Mesa, the highest elevation in Oklahoma, as part of the Reclamation Service of the United States Government, a branch of the government that managed water resources.
Date:
Spring 1929
Creator:
Gould, Charles N.
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History