Article Title 1926-v4-n2_a04 (open access)

Article Title 1926-v4-n2_a04

Article details the history of the Harley Institute, formerly known as the Chickasaw Academy. The academy was a Methodist mission school that served the Chickasaw community.
Date: Summer 1926
Creator: Chisholm, Mrs. Johnnie Bishop
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Where is Mainstreet? The Commercial Landscape of Four Oklahoma Small Towns (open access)

Where is Mainstreet? The Commercial Landscape of Four Oklahoma Small Towns

Article examines the decline of services in small-town Oklahoma using results of a study of four commercial centers: Caddo, Wapanucka, Calera, and Bromide. Brian L. Schulz introduces some programs that may help revitalize these rural areas.
Date: Spring 1993
Creator: Schulz, Brian L.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
From Termination to Self-Determination: Indian Health in Oklahoma, 1954-1980, Part 1 (open access)

From Termination to Self-Determination: Indian Health in Oklahoma, 1954-1980, Part 1

Article evaluates the problems of Indian health care and the campaign led by Senator Fred Harris and others to correct a record of neglect.
Date: Winter 2007
Creator: Lowitt, Richard, 1922-2018
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Mary Alice Hearrell Murray: A Chickasaw Girl in Indian Territory (open access)

Mary Alice Hearrell Murray: A Chickasaw Girl in Indian Territory

Article examines the early life of Alice Hearell Murray and her impact on the beginning of the career of her husband, William "Alfalfa Bill" Murray.
Date: Winter 2014
Creator: Reese, Linda Williams
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Chickasaw Education and Murray State College (open access)

Chickasaw Education and Murray State College

Article describes the establishment and history of Murray State College in the Chickasaw Nation, including its historical context, physical layout of buildings, and student population.
Date: Autumn 1981
Creator: Lokey, Margaret H. & Wyatt, Beverly J.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
On the Gallows' Edge: Capital Punishment, Appeals, and Presidential Clemency in Indian Territory, 1896-1907 (open access)

On the Gallows' Edge: Capital Punishment, Appeals, and Presidential Clemency in Indian Territory, 1896-1907

This article continues Von Creel's study of the administration of justice in Indian Territory courts and expands upon the application of capital punishment. Von Creel details the cases of nine individuals who were convicted of capital crimes but who escaped hanging. Their stories involve the complicated legal processes of appeal, application for presidential clemency, commutation of sentence, and post-verdict motions.
Date: Summer 2006
Creator: Creel, Von Russell
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Some Historical Items of Interest: Chickasaw Interest (open access)

Some Historical Items of Interest: Chickasaw Interest

Article details the significance of the buildings that housed the Chickasaw Manual Labor School and how those buildings were created.
Date: Autumn 1929
Creator: Bryce, J. Y.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History