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Witness on Trial: Bishop W. Angie Smith at the Church Trial of James J. Stewart
The third of a three-part article, this article adds a new perspective to the ongoing study of Bishop W. Angie Smith of The Methodist Church. The author evaluates the bishop's testimony on his own behalf during the trial of James J. Stewart, the minister who accused him of wrongdoing.
Date:
Spring 2010
Creator:
Martin, A. W., Jr.
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Charles Radziminski: Patriot, Exile, Pioneer
Article discusses the life and military career of Charles Radziminski, a Polish Revolutionary who became a U.S. Dragoon, a surveyor for the United States-Mexican Boundary Commissions, and an officer in the pre-Civil War 2nd Cavalry in Texas.
Date:
Winter 1960
Creator:
Radzyminski, Stanley F.
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The California Overland Mail Route Through Oklahoma
Article details the establishing of a mail route through Oklahoma and Indian Territories during their frontier era. These routes provided mailing services from Texas to California. A first person narrative is given of someone who traveled down one of these routes.
Date:
Autumn 1931
Creator:
Foreman, Grant
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Love Gifts for the Bishop: James J. Stewart v. Bishop W. Angie Smith, Part 1
Article discussing the events that led to a church investigating committee when, James J. Stewart, an Albuquerque minister, filed charges against Methodist bishop W. Angie Smith for what he considered abuse of episcopal power. It also discusses the proceedings of the meeting itself and the aftermath.
Date:
Spring 2000
Creator:
Martin, A. W., Jr.
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
"He Has Builded His Own Monument": Will T. Little and the Legacy of '89
Article provides a biographical tribute to Will T. Little, a pioneer of the Unassigned Lands who was the first to write and print a news publication there. Kenny L. Brown describes the life of the man and the impact he made, which included environmental advocacy and the planting of trees in Perry's courthouse square.
Date:
Autumn 1989
Creator:
Brown, Kenny L.
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Rodeo in Oklahoma Women's Business: How Lucille Mulhall's Fame Created an Opportunity in Rodeo
Article describes the contributions of Lucille Mulhall, the "Cowpuncher Queen of Oklahoma Territory," to the business of rodeo in Oklahoma and beyond.
Date:
Autumn 2014
Creator:
Hanshew, Tracey
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Butterfield Overland Mail One Hundred Years Ago
Article discusses the creation of the Butterfield Overland Mail Route and its development. Muriel H. Wright explores how mail was transported by railroad and stagecoaches across the route, and the events that impacted the route's success.
Date:
Spring 1957
Creator:
Wright, Muriel H. (Muriel Hazel), 1889-1975
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Traders Along the Washita: A Short History of the Shirley Trading Company
Article discusses the history of the Shirley Trading Company on the Washita River. Founded by two brothers, John and William Shirley, the enterprise that began as a trading post at the Wichita Agency expanded into a much larger economic empire involving ranches, stores, hotels, and even a toll bridge.
Date:
Spring 1987
Creator:
Tower, Michael
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Inside the Store, Inside the Past: A Cultural Analysis of McAlester's General Store
Article discusses the life and entrepreneurship of James J. McAlester, owner of McAlester's General Store, a prominent establishment in the Choctaw Nation in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Linda C. English takes a closer look at the growth and change of the store through its records.
Date:
Spring 2003
Creator:
English, Linda C.
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Itemized List of the Whipple Collection
Article provides an itemized list of the General Amiel Weeks Whipple Collection, which includes journals, drawings, paintings, maps, manuscripts, pamphlets, books and pages, and lithographs related to the land surveys the man participated in.
Date:
Autumn 1950
Creator:
Evans, Charles
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Foreign Travelers in Oklahoma, 1900-1950
Article lists notes about nineteen travelers coming from outside of the United States to Oklahoma and their coverage of the state. Lawrence S. Thompson provides a bibliography of the books by these travelers what type of material they included.
Date:
Winter 1952
Creator:
Thompson, Lawrence B.
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Chinese Exclusion in Oklahoma: A Case of Overt Discrimination
Article describes the impact of the Chinese Exclusion Act in Oklahoma. Many Chinese citizens were business owners and escaped much of the violence, but they still faced discrimination. Jay R. Dew explores Oklahoma's role as a stopover for prisoner transportation from the east to San Francisco for deportation.
Date:
Autumn 1996
Creator:
Dew, Jay R.
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Historic Places on the Old Stage Line from Fort Smith to Red River
Article details the historic landmarks found along the road running between Fort Smith and the Red River as they pertain to the history of the Indian Territory.
Date:
Summer 1933
Creator:
Wright, Muriel H. (Muriel Hazel), 1889-1975
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 9, Number 3, September 1931
Quarterly publication containing articles, book reviews, photographs, illustrations, and other works documenting Oklahoma history and preservation.
Date:
September 1931
Creator:
Oklahoma Historical Society
Object Type:
Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Judge James Jesse Dunn, 1867-1926
Article honors the life of Judge Jesse James Dunn, an active member of the legislator within the state of Oklahoma.
Date:
Spring 1940
Creator:
Williams, Robert L.
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Armstrongs of Indian Territory, Part III: General Frank Crawford Armstrong
Article describes the life and career of General frank Crawford Armstrong, an officer in the Confederate Army and later Assistant Commissioner of Indian Affairs. In the third part of this article series, Carolyn Thomas Foreman explains Armstrong's participation in the Civil War and the factionalism among members of the Cherokee Nation in the late nineteenth century.
Date:
Spring 1953
Creator:
Foreman, Carolyn Thomas, 1872-1967
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
For the Record, Spring 2018
For the Record section including the minutes of the quarterly board meeting of the Oklahoma Historical Society that was held on October 25, 2017 as well as the following lists: "New Members, October-November-December 2017" and "Twenty-Year-Members, October-November-December 2017."
Date:
Spring 2018
Creator:
Oklahoma Historical Society
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Necrology, December 1930
Column documenting biographical information about Oklahomans who have died, includingFrank C. Hubbard, an organizer for the Indian Territory Press Association; Judge George A. Spaulding, a United States Commissioner; John Richard McCalla, an attorney; John Emery Sater, a frontiersman; James Orval Hall, a Confederate soldier; Cyrus Samuel Leeper, the manager of a lumber yard; Jesse Albert Baker, a court clerk; Clement Vann Rogers, a former judge and senator; and Robinson McMillian, a Confederate soldier.
Date:
Winter 1930
Creator:
Foreman, Grant & R. L. W.
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Oklahoma Jazz: Deep Second to 52nd Street
Article examines statistical sources to trace the history of jazz music in Oklahoma and the careers of jazz artists born in Oklahoma, as well as the jazz bands and outlets that flourished there. George O. Carney also explores the expansion of these artists and bands into the wider sphere of the nation and the world.
Date:
Spring 1994
Creator:
Carney, George O.
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
American Airlines Along the Butterfield Mail Route
Article discusses the work of the author, an American Airlines pilot on the Butterfield Overland Mail Route. Vernon H. Brown describes the history of the route and its founder, its layout in Oklahoma, and plans for the Oklahoma Semi-Centennial Celebration that included a marking of the route.
Date:
Spring 1955
Creator:
Brown, Vernon H.
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
For the Record, Spring 2017
For the Record section including the minutes of the regular quarterly board meeting of the Board of Directors of the Oklahoma Historical Society that was held on October 26, 2016. It also includes a list of new members of the Oklahoma Historical Society from October through December of 2016, and a list of the of those who have been members more than twenty years.
Date:
Spring 2017
Creator:
Oklahoma Historical Society
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Latinos in Oklahoma: A History of Four and a Half Centuries
Article covers the history of Latinos in Oklahoma, providing details about the roots of Spanish colonialism, the various factors that led people to migrate to the United States, and the organizations, media, and celebrations that promoted the growth and preservation of Latino culture in Oklahoma.
Date:
Summer 2009
Creator:
Smith, Michael M.
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Notes and Documents, Fall 1960
Notes and Documents column including documents about the county seat war in McIntosh County, the origin of the name of the town of Lookeba, awards, centennial commemorations, and recent accessions to the library of the OHS.
Date:
Autumn 1960
Creator:
Withington, W. R.; Taylor, Nat M. & Mitchell, Edith
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Notes and Documents, Winter 1965-66
Notes and Documents column including a tribute to Chronicles writer and reader Kitty M. Harvey, and lists recent accessions to the library of the Oklahoma Historical Society.
Date:
Winter 1965
Creator:
Wright, Muriel H. (Muriel Hazel), 1889-1975 & Simpson, Alene
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History