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Official Minutes of Quarterly Meeting, the Board of Directors, the Oklahoma Historical Society, Quarter Ending, January 28, 1960
This section includes the minutes of quarterly meeting of the Board of Directors of the Oklahoma Historical Society that was held on January 28, 1960.
Date:
Spring 1960
Creator:
Oklahoma Historical Society
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
We Came to Live in Oklahoma Territory
Article provides a personal narrative of Fannie L. Eisele, whose family immigrated from Germany and became homesteaders of Oklahoma Territory. Eisele describes her life on the frontier, farming duties, and the growth of towns in the area.
Date:
Spring 1960
Creator:
Eisele, Fannie L.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Music in Oklahoma by the Billy McGinty Cowboy Band
Article discusses the history of Billy McGinty's Cowboy Band and radio broadcasting in Ripley, Oklahoma. Leslie A. McRill includes excerpts of transcripts of broadcasts that included the band's music and provided information about Billy.
Date:
Spring 1960
Creator:
McRill, Leslie A.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Lieutenant Simpson's California Road Across Oklahoma
Article provides an introduction to and includes the report written by Lieutenant James H. Simpson, a member of the Corps of Topographical Engineers, providing an analysis about the route called the California Road. It includes references to texts of previous reports by Lieutenant A. W. Whipple and Randolph B. Marcy.
Date:
Summer 1960
Creator:
Dott, Robert H.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Redmond Selecman Cole
Article pays tribute to the life and work of Redmond Selecman Cole, a member of the Oklahoma Historical Society Board of Directors who held numerous public posts in the Pawnee-Tulsa area. Fannie Brownlee Misch discusses his journey from County Attorney to Mayor of Pawnee to Judge of the district, and his involvement in numerous societies.
Date:
Autumn 1960
Creator:
Misch, Fannie Brownlee
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Arthur Grant Evans
Article provides a biographical tribute to the life and work of Arthur Grant Evans, a preacher and school superintendent of Cherokee National Seminaries. Frank A. Balyeat discusses the contributions and beliefs of the educator, which included his advocacy of American Indian and white students studying alongside one another in the same schools.
Date:
Autumn 1960
Creator:
Balyeat, Frank A.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Official Minutes of Quarterly Meeting, the Board of Directors, the Oklahoma Historical Society, Quarter Ending, October 27, 1960
This section includes the minutes of quarterly meeting of the Board of Directors of the Oklahoma Historical Society that was held on October 27, 1960.
Date:
Winter 1960
Creator:
Oklahoma Historical Society
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.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Charles Page: A Man--A Dream--An Opportunity
Article describes the life and work of Charles Page, businessman and benefactor to widows and orphans. Mrs. Walter Wood pays tribute to the philanthropist and his contributions to the foundations of Tulsa, Oklahoma.
Date:
Summer 1960
Creator:
Wood, Mrs. Walter
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Oklahoma's Missing Link
Article highlights the search for Oklahoma's "missing link," a photograph of the 1889 land run. Robert E. Cunningham explores the history of photography in Oklahoma, the photo of the 1893 run used frequently in newspapers, and the work of several well-known photographers.
Date:
Summer 1960
Creator:
Cunningham, Robert E.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Tecumseh at the Turn of the Century
Article describes the process of homesteading Tecumseh after the land run of 1889. Florence Drake describes the growth of the town, its establishment as the county seat, and the people who settled there.
Date:
Winter 1960
Creator:
Drake, Florence
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Battle of Chustenahlah
Article describes the events of the Battle of Chustenahlah, a battle waged between Confederate troops led by Colonel James McIntosh and Colonel D. H. Cooper and a Union faction of the Muscogee (Creek) Nation led by Opothleyohola near Hominy Creek in Osage County.
Date:
Summer 1960
Creator:
Shoemaker, Arthur
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Official Minutes of Annual and Quarterly Meetings, Oklahoma Historical Society, April 28, 1960
This section includes the minutes of the annual and quarterly meetings of the Oklahoma Historical Society that were held on April 28, 1960.
Date:
Summer 1960
Creator:
Oklahoma Historical Society
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Rock Mary Report
Article provides a summary of the investigation by the Committee of the Oklahoma Historical Society to determine the location of "Rock Mary" a sandstone mound previously reported on by topographical engineers performing a terrain analysis of Caddo County.
Date:
Summer 1960
Creator:
Oklahoma Historic Sites Committee
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Preliminary Report of Survey of Inscriptions Along Sante Fe Trail in Oklahoma
Article includes a preliminary report by the Oklahoma Historic Sites Committee of the OHS about the inscriptions found along the Santa Fe Trail. Each inscription site is detailed in the report with notes about historic preservation concerns.
Date:
Autumn 1960
Creator:
Oklahoma Historic Sites Committee
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Perry's First Doctor
Article describes the life of Dr. Thomas McIntyre Cullimore, the first doctor who settled in Perry, Oklahoma after participating in the 1893 land run. Clarence Cullimore includes his recollections of his father's practice and frontier life.
Date:
Summer 1960
Creator:
Cullimore, Clarence
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Lieutenant Wm. E. Burnet: Notes on Removal of Indians from Texas to Indian Territory
Article provides and introduction to and includes the letters of William E. Burnett, an officer in the U.S. and later Confederate Army, during the period of American Indian removal in United States history. Raymond Estep contextualizes these letters and how they provide a glimpse into the happenings of this era.
Date:
Autumn 1960
Creator:
Estep, Raymond
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Official Minutes of Quarterly Meeting, the Board of Directors, the Oklahoma Historical Society, Quarter Ending, July 28, 1960
This section includes the minutes of quarterly meeting of the Board of Directors of the Oklahoma Historical Society that was held on July 28, 1960.
Date:
Autumn 1960
Creator:
Oklahoma Historical Society
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
School Days at Emahaka Academy
Article describes the life of Byron S. Blake, a young boy growing up in Oklahoma Territory, and his interesting recollections of attending Emahaka Academy, the Seminole girls' school in the region.
Date:
Autumn 1960
Creator:
Trevathan, Robert E.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Lieutenant William E. Burnet Letters: Removal of the Texas Indians and the Founding of Fort Cobb, Part II
Article provides a continuation of the letters of William E. Burnett, an officer in the U.S. and later Confederate Army. In this second part of Raymond Estep's first article, the removal of American Indians from Texas and the founding of Fort Cobb are highlighted.
Date:
Winter 1960
Creator:
Estep, Raymond
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Reminiscences of Two Corps Men of Base Hospital 85, World War I
Article provides a description of life and service at Base Hospital 85 during World War I, told from the perspective of Guy Rowley Moore and Rexford B. Cragg, members of the United States Medical Corps.
Date:
Winter 1960
Creator:
Moore, Guy E.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Big Jake's Crossing
Article explores the history of "Big Jake's Crossing," a way station on the Washita River where the author's father, Mr. G. W. Miller, set up a ferry for the use of travelers. Bess Rogers offers her own personal recollections of the time and frontier life.
Date:
Spring 1960
Creator:
Rogers, Bess
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Very Reverend Urban de Hasque, S. T. D., L. L. D., Pioneer Priest of Indian Territory
Article describes the work of Catholic priest Reverend Urban de Hasque among the peoples of Indian Territory. Velma Nieberding explores the reverend's involvement in "The Sacrificial Wine Case," his work as a Chaplain in the U.S. Army, the churches he built in Oklahoma, and the way Oklahoma honors his passing.
Date:
Spring 1960
Creator:
Nieberding, Velma
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Will Rogers: Good Neighbor
Article discusses the diplomatic relations carried out by Oklahoma humorist Will Rogers and the juxtaposition of his isolationist beliefs with his humanitarianism. I. E. Cadenhead, Jr. explores the social commentator's trips to Mexico and his opinions about the relationship between the U.S. and Latin America.
Date:
Spring 1960
Creator:
Cadenhead, I. E., Jr.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History