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Oklahoma History Quilt (open access)

Oklahoma History Quilt

Article explains the significance of the creation of the Oklahoma History Quilt by Camille Nixdorf Phelan. Included is an explanation of how each block correlates to a historical event within the state.
Date: Winter 1935
Creator: Peery, Dan W.
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Annual Meeting (open access)

Annual Meeting

Article is an announcement of a date change for the annual meeting of the Oklahoma Historical Society.
Date: Spring 1935
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
A Tribute to Charles F. Colcord (open access)

A Tribute to Charles F. Colcord

Article pays tribute to the former president of the Oklahoma Historical Society, Charles F. Colcord, by outlining his life and accomplishments.
Date: Spring 1935
Creator: Ferguson, Walter
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Col. Jesse Henry Leavenworth (open access)

Col. Jesse Henry Leavenworth

Article documents the military career of Colonel Jesse Henry Leavenworth as he worked with the United States Dragoons.
Date: Spring 1935
Creator: Foreman, Carolyn Thomas, 1872-1967
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Hon. Milton W. Reynolds (Kicking Bird) (open access)

Hon. Milton W. Reynolds (Kicking Bird)

Article details the significant contributions Milton W. Reynolds made to documenting the history of the Oklahoma and Indian Territories through his work as a newspaper reporter. Reynolds was elected as one of the first state representatives before his death.
Date: Spring 1935
Creator: Peery, Dan W.
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Colonel Sidney Suggs (open access)

Colonel Sidney Suggs

Article honors Colonel Sidney Suggs, a former business man and newspaper owner who advocated for road repairs so farmers can better travel to and from markets.
Date: Spring 1935
Creator: Snyder, J. H.
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Resolution on the Death of Charles F. Colcord (open access)

Resolution on the Death of Charles F. Colcord

Article is a memorial resolution adopted by the Oklahoma Historical Society regarding the former president Charles F. Colcord.
Date: Spring 1935
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Difficulties Encountered in Issuing Cheyenne and Arapaho Subsistence, 1861-1870 (open access)

Difficulties Encountered in Issuing Cheyenne and Arapaho Subsistence, 1861-1870

Article details how an Indian agent stationed at the Cheyenne and Arapaho Reservation ordered, delivered, and managed rationing supplies for the communities he served.
Date: Spring 1935
Creator: Buntin, Martha
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Kiowa's Defiance (open access)

The Kiowa's Defiance

Article describes how members of the Kiowa tribe have taken measures to help their community while assimilating into American society. Some of those measures include taking public office, becoming an artist, and robbing trains and forts of their supplies.
Date: Spring 1935
Creator: Peery, Dan W.
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Indian Removal Message of President Jackson (open access)

The Indian Removal Message of President Jackson

Article is a speech given by President Andrew Jackson regarding his opinions on the removal of North American Indian tribes from their ancestral homes to the region west of the Mississippi.
Date: Spring 1935
Creator: Meserve, John Bartlett, 1869-1943
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Journal of Elijah Hicks (open access)

The Journal of Elijah Hicks

Article contains entries from the journal of Elijah Hicks, a delegate for the Cherokee tribe at a conference between the United States government and other tribes. This conference was hosted as an attempt to broker a peace between the state of Texas and the warring tribes of the west.
Date: Spring 1935
Creator: Foreman, Grant & Hicks, Elijah
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Sons of the American Revolution (open access)

Sons of the American Revolution

Article announces the elected officers of the Oklahoma branch of the Sons of the American Revolution.
Date: Spring 1935
Creator: Brett, John Fred
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Report of an Archaeological Site (open access)

Report of an Archaeological Site

Article reports on an archaeological excavation that occurred on a private citizen's farm within Oklahoma. The site revealed a grass lodge that was home to several American Indian families in the past.
Date: Summer 1935
Creator: Antle, H. R.
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Reminiscences of Early Days in the Chickasaw Nation (open access)

Reminiscences of Early Days in the Chickasaw Nation

Article narrates the thoughts and experiences of one pioneer's interactions with American Indian tribes within Cook County, Texas, then known as the Chickasaw Nation.
Date: Summer 1935
Creator: Roff, Joe T.
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Missionaries of the Latter Day Saints Church in Indian Territory (open access)

Missionaries of the Latter Day Saints Church in Indian Territory

Article narrates the missionary work conducted by member of the Church of Latter Day Saints, Bishop George Miller and Henry W. Miller, as they traveled to the Cherokee Nation.
Date: Summer 1935
Creator: Foreman, Grant
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Supreme Court of the Territory of Oklahoma (open access)

The Supreme Court of the Territory of Oklahoma

Article details the orders given by the United States federal government to establish a supreme court within the Oklahoma and Indian Territories.
Date: Summer 1935
Creator: Doyle, Thomas H.
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
A Young Army Officer's Experiences in Indian Territory (open access)

A Young Army Officer's Experiences in Indian Territory

Article details Henry E. Alvord's observations and experiences as he traveled with the United States military within Indian Territory.
Date: Summer 1935
Creator: Sherman, Caroline B.
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Old Council House (open access)

The Old Council House

Article explains the significance of the Old Council House of the Creek Nation as a historical landmark within the history of the Indian Territory. This building is where the annual meeting of the Oklahoma Historical Society was held in 1935. Included is a poem paying tribute to the old building.
Date: Summer 1935
Creator: Hall, George Riley
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Land of the Mistletoe (open access)

Land of the Mistletoe

Article is a poem romanticizing the environment and splendor of Oklahoma.
Date: Summer 1935
Creator: Hall, George Riley
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Old Day County Oklahoma Territory (open access)

Old Day County Oklahoma Territory

Article describes the short history of Day county within Oklahoma Territory and list the legislators who worked within the region.
Date: Summer 1935
Creator: Peery, Dan W.
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Chitto Harjo (open access)

Chitto Harjo

Article is a historical sketch on Chitto Harjo (Crazy Snake) that was written by a student in high school and chosen for publication by the Oklahoma Historical Society.
Date: Summer 1935
Creator: Davis, Mace
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Battle of Honey Springs (open access)

The Battle of Honey Springs

Article chronicles the events that transpired during the Battle of Honey Springs that was fought during the Civil War.
Date: Summer 1935
Creator: Freeman, Charles R.
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Notes and Documents, March 1935 (open access)

Notes and Documents, March 1935

Notes and Documents column including a note regarding the election of a new president of the historical society, an announcement of the placement of a painting within the society's building, and the minutes for the meeting of the Board of Directors of the Oklahoma Historical Society held on January 24, 1935.
Date: Spring 1935
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Necrology, March 1935 (open access)

Necrology, March 1935

Column documenting biographical information about Oklahomans who have died; this issue discusses Edward Merrick, a former member of the Dawes Commission and a representative from Muskogee county who served in the second legislature session of the state.
Date: Spring 1935
Creator: Foreman, Grant
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History