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48 Hours in Atoka
Article describes the 48 Hours in Atoka concert that took place in 1975 and the impact this concert had on the local Atoka community.
Date:
Spring 2013
Creator:
Donovan-Wallis, Cindy
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Abortive Territory of Cimarron
Article chronicles the establishment of the Abortive Territory of Cimarron, a provisional government created within the region known as "No Man's Land" within the Oklahoma Panhandle.
Date:
Autumn 1945
Creator:
Kinchen, Oscar A.
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
About Some of Our First Schools in Choctaw Nation
Article chronicles the federal government's attempts to restore and manage mission school buildings within the Choctaw Nation through correspondences between Indian agents and Representatives.
Date:
Autumn 1928
Creator:
Bryce, J. Y.
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Additional Letters of General Stand Watie
Article adds additional context and letters to General Stand Watie's thoughts and experiences as an ally of the Confederacy during the Civil War, through his letters.
Date:
Summer 1921
Creator:
Dale, Edward Everett
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Address of Hon. Charles N. Haskell
Article is a speech made by the Honorable Charles N. Haskell that was delivered to the Oklahoma Historical Society during the 25th Anniversary celebration for the state. Haskell was the first governor of Oklahoma.
Date:
Winter 1932
Creator:
Haskell, Charles N.
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Albert Andrew Exendine: Carlisle Coach and Teacher
Article discusses the career and accomplishments of football coach Albert Andrew Exendine. John L. Johnson's interview with the man illustrates his contributions to football history and how his American Indian heritage factored into his experience.
Date:
Autumn 1965
Creator:
Johnson, John L.
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Alexander McGillivray, Emperor of the Creeks
Article documents the life of Alexander McGillivray, a leader of the Creek tribe who was well respected among the United States' governmental leaders.
Date:
Spring 1929
Creator:
Foreman, Carolyn Thomas, 1872-1967
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
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
Alice M. Robertson, Oklahoma's First Congresswoman
Article describes the life and political career of Alice M. Robertson, Oklahoma's first congresswoman and the second woman in the United States Congress. Ruth Moore Stanley describes her support for American soldiers, stance on political issues, anti-suffragist philosophy, and religious beliefs.
Date:
Autumn 1967
Creator:
Stanley, Ruth Moore
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
"And The Skies Are Not Cloudy All Day": Drought and the Cherokee Outlet Land Run
This article details the difficulties that settlers of the Cherokee Outlet faced and how they coped with adverse conditions. Many environmental and economic factors contributed to their success or failure, including a major drought on the Southern Plains that coincided with the opening of the Cherokee Outlet in 1893.
Date:
Winter 2003
Creator:
Sweeney, Kevin Z.
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Angelo Cyrus Scott: Leader in Higher Education, Oklahoma Territory
Article highlights the accomplishments of Oklahoma State University's fifth president, Angelo Cyrus Scott.
Date:
Spring 1969
Creator:
Rulon, Philip Reed
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Ann Eliza Worcester Robertson as a Linguist
Article describes the life of scholar and linguist Ann Eliza Worcester Robertson, who completed a translation of the New Testament of the Bible into the Creek, or Muscogee language. Hope Holway explores the struggles she had to overcome during her career and those who supported her along the way.
Date:
Spring 1959
Creator:
Holway, Hope
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Antisuffragist. Antifeminist! Pro-women? The Anomalous Alice Mary Robertson
Article examining Oklahoma's first woman representative in the United States Congress, Alice Mary Robertson. In this article Robertson's attitudes toward suffrage, feminism, and women at home and in politics, are explored.
Date:
Spring 2010
Creator:
Caldwell, Deah
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
"Any Woman That Could Ride a Horse Could Fly": Dorothy K. Pressler Morgan, 1930s Oklahoma Aviatrix
Article describes the role of Dorothy Pressler Morgan in aviation history. In 1930 Dorothy Pressler Morgan became the second female pilot licensed in Oklahoma by the U.S. Department of Commerce. She was also known as Oklahoma City's best stunt pilot, an altitude-record setter, and the nation's first female airport manager.
Date:
Spring 2006
Creator:
Fugate, Tally D.
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
An Appreciation: Col. Joe C. Miller
Article chronicles the life of Colonel Joe C. Miller. He cofounded the 101 Ranch with his brothers while being an adopted chief of the Ponca tribe and helping to mediate disputes between farmers.
Date:
Autumn 1928
Creator:
Sarchet, Corb
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Armstrongs of Indian Territory
Article discusses three generations of men within the Armstrong family and their contributions to improving relations between the Cherokee, Chickasaw, Choctaw, Creek, and Seminole tribes and the U.S. government.
Date:
Autumn 1952
Creator:
Foreman, Carolyn Thomas, 1872-1967
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Armstrongs of Indian Territory, Part II: William Armstrong
Article discusses the life and career of William Armstrong, who was appointed Special Agent and Superintendent for the removal of the Choctaws to Indian Territory. Carolyn Thomas Foreman explores the struggles Armstrong and the Choctaws faced on their journey west, and the reports Armstrong made about government relations with the tribes of North America.
Date:
Winter 1952
Creator:
Foreman, Carolyn Thomas, 1872-1967
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
The Aroma of Politics: Reymond Gary and the Election of 1954
Article details Raymond Gary's successful gubernatorial campaign and some of the key political figures who opposed him. The elections in1954 were a colorful affair, and the political and personal intrigue that surrounded the candidates is documented here.
Date:
Spring 1988
Creator:
Milligan, James C. & Norris, L. David
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Artist Möllhausen in Oklahoma--1853
Article provides an introduction to the traveling artist Heinrich Balduin Möllhausen before providing an excerpt of the journal he kept while accompanying Lieutenant A. W. Whipple on the Pacific Railroad Survey of Oklahoma in 1853. The journal includes depiction of the land they traveled and the people they encountered.
Date:
Winter 1953
Creator:
Wright, Muriel H. (Muriel Hazel), 1889-1975 & Shirk, George H.
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Augusta Robertson Moore
Article documents the life of Augusta Robertson Moore as she grew up within the Creek Nation working alongside her family in the Presbyterian missions.
Date:
Winter 1935
Creator:
Foreman, Carolyn Thomas, 1872-1967
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The B.I.T.: The Story of an Adventure in Railroad Building
Article chronicles the removal of North American Indians from their ancestral homes in the east to the region west of the Mississippi River through speeches given by politicians at that time. Included are plans for building railroads through the Indian Territory shortly after the tribes settled.
Date:
Spring 1933
Creator:
Holden, James Franklin
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Bamboo Bombers over Oklahoma: USAAF Pilot Training during World War II
Article discusses the flight schools in Oklahoma that left an impact on U.S. Army Air Force history by training pilots for participation in World War II. Leo Kelley includes recollections from the pilots who trained in these schools to create a portrait of the experience.
Date:
Winter 1990
Creator:
Kelley, Leo
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Battle of the Washita
Article details the events that transpired during the Battle of the Washita, as told by Joseph K. Griffis, an alleged former captive of the Kiowa tribe who claims to have been present during the event.
Date:
Autumn 1930
Creator:
Griffis, Joseph K. & Peery, Dan W.
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History