A Spanish "Arrastra" in the Wichita Mountains (open access)

A Spanish "Arrastra" in the Wichita Mountains

Article relates the discovery of an "arrastra," an ore grinding machine used centuries beforehand by Spanish prospectors, in the Wichita Mountains. W. Eugene Hollon discusses personal experiences studying the find, the history of mining shafts, early Spanish mining activities in Mexico, and early prospecting activities in the Wichita Mountains.
Date: Winter 1956
Creator: Hollon, W. Eugene
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Rock Falls Raid, An Analysis of the Documentary Evidence (open access)

The Rock Falls Raid, An Analysis of the Documentary Evidence

Article narrates the legal and political battles fought over settlement of the Cherokee Outlet that accumulated into the creation of Rock Falls, a townsite that forced a confrontation between cattlemen and government agencies.
Date: Spring 1971
Creator: Savage, William W., Jr.
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Traders Along the Washita: A Short History of the Shirley Trading Company (open access)

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
Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 12, Number 3, September 1934 (open access)

Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 12, Number 3, September 1934

Quarterly publication containing articles, book reviews, photographs, illustrations, and other works documenting Oklahoma history and preservation.
Date: September 1934
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 11, Number 4, December 1933 (open access)

Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 11, Number 4, December 1933

Quarterly publication containing articles, book reviews, photographs, illustrations, and other works documenting Oklahoma history and preservation. Index to volume 11 starts after page 1133.
Date: Winter 1933
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 10, Number 2, June 1932 (open access)

Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 10, Number 2, June 1932

Quarterly publication containing articles, book reviews, photographs, illustrations, and other works documenting Oklahoma history and preservation.
Date: June 1932
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 49, Number 1, Spring 1971 (open access)

Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 49, Number 1, Spring 1971

Quarterly publication containing articles, book reviews, photographs, illustrations, and other works documenting Oklahoma history and preservation.
Date: Spring 1971
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Early Days of Anadarko (open access)

The Early Days of Anadarko

Article traces the history of the city of Anadarko, which grew out of the Wichita Agency and attracted numerous religious denominations, who built churches and schools there. Sara Brown Mitchell describes the town in its early days and its people.
Date: Winter 1950
Creator: Mitchell, Sara Brown
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 34, Number 4, Winter 1956-57 (open access)

Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 34, Number 4, Winter 1956-57

Quarterly publication containing articles, book reviews, photographs, illustrations, and other works documenting Oklahoma history and preservation. Index to volume 34 starts on page 517.
Date: Winter 1956
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 28, Number 2, Summer 1950 (open access)

Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 28, Number 2, Summer 1950

Quarterly publication containing articles, book reviews, photographs, illustrations, and other works documenting Oklahoma history and preservation.
Date: Summer 1950
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 42, Number 2, Summer 1964 (open access)

Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 42, Number 2, Summer 1964

Quarterly publication containing articles, book reviews, photographs, illustrations, and other works documenting Oklahoma history and preservation.
Date: Summer 1964
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 22, Number 2, Summer 1944 (open access)

Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 22, Number 2, Summer 1944

Quarterly publication containing articles, book reviews, photographs, illustrations, and other works documenting Oklahoma history and preservation.
Date: Summer 1944
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 78, Number 4, Winter 2000-01 (open access)

Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 78, Number 4, Winter 2000-01

Quarterly publication containing articles, book reviews, photographs, illustrations, and other works documenting Oklahoma history and preservation. Index to volume 78 starts on page 514.
Date: Winter 2000
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 29, Number 4, Winter 1951-52 (open access)

Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 29, Number 4, Winter 1951-52

Quarterly publication containing articles, book reviews, photographs, illustrations, and other works documenting Oklahoma history and preservation. Index to volume 29 starts on page 520.
Date: Winter 1951
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 30, Number 2, Summer 1952 (open access)

Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 30, Number 2, Summer 1952

Quarterly publication containing articles, book reviews, photographs, illustrations, and other works documenting Oklahoma history and preservation.
Date: Summer 1952
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 60, Number 4, Winter 1982-83 (open access)

Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 60, Number 4, Winter 1982-83

Quarterly publication containing articles, book reviews, photographs, illustrations, and other works documenting Oklahoma history and preservation. Index to volume 60 starts on page 507.
Date: Winter 1982
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 22, Number 3, Autumn 1944 (open access)

Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 22, Number 3, Autumn 1944

Quarterly publication containing articles, book reviews, photographs, illustrations, and other works documenting Oklahoma history and preservation.
Date: Autumn 1944
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 88, Number 3, Fall 2010 (open access)

Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 88, Number 3, Fall 2010

Quarterly publication containing articles, book reviews, photographs, illustrations, and other works documenting Oklahoma history and preservation.
Date: Autumn 2010
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 15, Number 2, June 1937 (open access)

Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 15, Number 2, June 1937

Quarterly publication containing articles, book reviews, photographs, illustrations, and other works documenting Oklahoma history and preservation.
Date: Summer 1937
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 81, Number 2, Summer 2003 (open access)

Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 81, Number 2, Summer 2003

Quarterly publication containing articles, book reviews, photographs, illustrations, and other works documenting Oklahoma history and preservation.
Date: Summer 2003
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 90, Number 1, Spring 2012 (open access)

Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 90, Number 1, Spring 2012

Quarterly publication containing articles, book reviews, photographs, illustrations, and other works documenting Oklahoma history and preservation.
Date: Spring 2012
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 91, Number 4, Winter 2013-14 (open access)

Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 91, Number 4, Winter 2013-14

Quarterly publication containing articles, book reviews, photographs, illustrations, and other works documenting Oklahoma history and preservation. Index to volume 91 starts on page 508.
Date: Winter 2013
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Brief History of the Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad Lines (open access)

Brief History of the Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad Lines

Article chronicles the construction of the Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad Lines that reached to the Gulf of Mexico.
Date: Autumn 1946
Creator: Johnson, Walter A.
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Evans and Clark Families: Borderlands Legacies in Western Oklahoma, 1875-1950 (open access)

The Evans and Clark Families: Borderlands Legacies in Western Oklahoma, 1875-1950

Article uses the lives of the Evans and Clark families to demonstrate evolving systems of racial discrimination in the emerging state of Oklahoma.
Date: Summer 2018
Creator: Truden, John
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History