Music on the Indian Territory Frontier (open access)

Music on the Indian Territory Frontier

Article discusses the music curriculum at the Cherokee National Female Seminary and the drive made by the music teacher to teach the daughters of the Edmondson family, the focus of the article. Kathleen Garrett explores the growth of music in Indian Territory.
Date: Autumn 1955
Creator: Garrett, Kathleen
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
One Hundred Years of Oklahoma Verse 1830-1930 (open access)

One Hundred Years of Oklahoma Verse 1830-1930

Article discusses poetry in the territorial period of Oklahoma's history and before. Leslie McRill includes poetry and love songs from east and west Oklahoma, including works by and about the American Indian tribes of Oklahoma.
Date: Spring 1955
Creator: McRill, Leslie A.
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 33, Number 3, Autumn 1955 (open access)

Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 33, Number 3, Autumn 1955

Quarterly publication containing articles, book reviews, photographs, illustrations, and other works documenting Oklahoma history and preservation.
Date: Autumn 1955
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
A History of the Quapaw (open access)

A History of the Quapaw

Article describes the history of Quapaws and traces their movements throughout North America from as early as the sixteenth century. Vern E. Thompson also includes depictions of their religion, ceremonies, hunting grounds, discovery of lead and zinc, and a translation of a frenchman's report on the Quapaws.
Date: Autumn 1955
Creator: Thompson, Vern E.
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
S. Alice Callahan: Author of Wynema a Child of the Forest (open access)

S. Alice Callahan: Author of Wynema a Child of the Forest

Article describes the life and work of S. Alice Callahan, author of Wynema Child of the Forest and teacher at the Harrell Institute in Muscogee, Indian Territory. Carolyn Thomas Foreman explores the contents of the book, its titular individual, and includes excerpts of Callahan's work.
Date: Autumn 1955
Creator: Foreman, Carolyn Thomas, 1872-1967
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Notes and Documents, Summer 1955 (open access)

Notes and Documents, Summer 1955

Notes and Documents column including documents about publications, dedications, correspondence, memorials, some additional history for articles in The Chronicles, and the history of the University of Oklahoma Medical Center.
Date: Summer 1955
Creator: Wright, Muriel H. (Muriel Hazel), 1889-1975; Moore, Jessie Randolph; Moore, Melifsa; Oneal, Ben G.; Shirk, George H. & S., R. L.
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Early Days in the Sac and Fox Country, Oklahoma Territory (open access)

Early Days in the Sac and Fox Country, Oklahoma Territory

Article discusses the author's experiences in a pioneer family who lived in Oklahoma Territory. George W. Stiles discusses the opening of the Sac and Fox Reservation to settlement, early town growth, education, and the cattle trade.
Date: Autumn 1955
Creator: Stiles, George W.
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 33, Number 4, Winter 1955-56 (open access)

Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 33, Number 4, Winter 1955-56

Quarterly publication containing articles, book reviews, photographs, illustrations, and other works documenting Oklahoma history and preservation. Index to volume 33 starts after page 567.
Date: Winter 1955
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 33, Number 1, Spring 1955 (open access)

Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 33, Number 1, Spring 1955

Quarterly publication containing articles, book reviews, photographs, illustrations, and other works documenting Oklahoma history and preservation.
Date: Spring 1955
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 33, Number 2, Summer 1955 (open access)

Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 33, Number 2, Summer 1955

Quarterly publication containing articles, book reviews, photographs, illustrations, and other works documenting Oklahoma history and preservation.
Date: Summer 1955
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History