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The Indians' Friend, John H. Seger: Continued from September (open access)

The Indians' Friend, John H. Seger: Continued from September

Article continues to chronicle the life and accomplishments of John H, Seger. He was the principal and owner of the Seger Indian Trading School where he managed the education and training of Cheyenne and Arapaho youths.
Date: Winter 1932
Creator: Peery, Dan W.
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Indians' Friend, John H. Seger: His Stories of the Myths, Legends and Religions of the Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes (open access)

The Indians' Friend, John H. Seger: His Stories of the Myths, Legends and Religions of the Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes

Article chronicles the life and accomplishments of John H, Seger. He was the principal and owner of the Seger Indian Trading School where he managed the education and training of Cheyenne and Arapaho youths.
Date: Autumn 1932
Creator: Peery, Dan W.
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Battle of the Washita (open access)

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
Historic Spots and Actions in the Washita Valley up to 1870 (open access)

Historic Spots and Actions in the Washita Valley up to 1870

Article details the military expeditions undertaken around the Washita River by the United States in the hopes of swaying the American Indian tribes that lived there to cooperate with the government's decrees.
Date: Summer 1927
Creator: Allgood, Samuel Y.
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Mercenary Heroes: The Scouting Detachment of the Indian Territory Expedition, 1874-1875 (open access)

Mercenary Heroes: The Scouting Detachment of the Indian Territory Expedition, 1874-1875

Article chronicles the planning and execution of the Indian Territory Expedition, a military undertaking by the federal government to stop the frequent attacks by Plains Indians on railroad surveyors, whiskey peddlers, buffalo hunters, and pioneers.
Date: Autumn 1973
Creator: Carriker, Robert C.
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Cascorillo: Archaeological Fact or Romantic Fantasy? (open access)

Cascorillo: Archaeological Fact or Romantic Fantasy?

Article attempts to corroborate the account of Pedro Jaungonzales who claims to have stayed at a fort used for digging, smelting, and protecting the Mexico-Texas border during Texas' fight for independence called Cascorillo. Few archeological artifacts have been found to confirm his story.
Date: Spring 1971
Creator: Ottaway, Harold N.
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Soil Conservation District 86: Washita County

Township range grid map for a portion of Oklahoma with handwritten markings denoting the boundaries of Washita County Soil Conservation District number 86, with additional notations for the Washita River. The district was organized in August 3rd, 1953, encompassing Washita County, showing its original border and current border.
Date: unknown
Creator: Oklahoma Conservation Commission
Object Type: Map
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
[Uranium-Occurrence Reports: Clinton Quadrangle] (open access)

[Uranium-Occurrence Reports: Clinton Quadrangle]

Reports providing data for 11 uranium occurrences in the Clinton Quadrangle, including description, uranium analysis, exact location, deposit type, and features of the host rock.
Date: September 1982
Creator: Bloch, S.; Johnson, K. S.; Eutsler, R. L. & Myers, J. J.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Appendix A. Uranium Occurences in the Clinton Quadrangle]

Table describing the location of 11 uranium deposits in the Clinton Quadrangle near Custer, Washita, Beckham, and Roger Mills counties in Oklahoma.
Date: September 1982
Creator: Bloch, S.; Johnson, K. S.; Eutsler, R. L. & Myers, J. J.
Object Type: Dataset
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Closing of Cordell Christian College: A Microcosm of American Intolerance during World War I (open access)

The Closing of Cordell Christian College: A Microcosm of American Intolerance during World War I

Article investigates the closing of Cordell Christian College due to its perceived antiwar sentiments during World War I. Michael W. Casey explores the attitudes in Oklahoma at the time and the vigilantism that occurred in the name of patriotism.
Date: Spring 1998
Creator: Casey, Michael W.
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Battle of the Washita, Revisited: A Journey to a Historic Site in 1933 (open access)

The Battle of the Washita, Revisited: A Journey to a Historic Site in 1933

Article describes the journey of Howard F. Van Zandt and Guy W. Lanman, two graduate students from the University of Oklahoma, to the historic site of the Battle of the Washita in 1933. Howard F. Van Zandt provides his reconstruction of the events following the walkthrough of the battle sites and his interaction with a Cheyenne survivor of the attack.
Date: Spring 1984
Creator: Van Zandt, Howard F.
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Sooner State Civil Defense: Oklahoma Community and College Campus Cold War Preparedness, 1960-68 (open access)

Sooner State Civil Defense: Oklahoma Community and College Campus Cold War Preparedness, 1960-68

Article discusses the atmosphere of anxiety as the Cold War between the United States and the Soviet Union escalated in the 1960s that bred a need for preparedness in local communities and college campuses across western Oklahoma.
Date: Summer 2019
Creator: Brewer, Landry
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Notes and Documents, Fall 2011 (open access)

Notes and Documents, Fall 2011

Notes and Documents column including a short document titled "The Twenty-Five Indians: A Revealing Ledger from the Genevieve Seger Collection" that describes a ledger book dating back to 1886 which lists the names of the first colonists to leave the Darlington (Cheyenne-Arapaho) Agency to establish an agricultural colony on the Washita River. The ledger, given to the Oklahoma Historical Society by Genevieve Seger, provides evidence that twenty-eight Arapahos set out to establish the colony.
Date: Autumn 2011
Creator: Welge, William D.
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
[News Script: New top Texas weather] (open access)

[News Script: New top Texas weather]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about turbulent weather which raked the northern portions of Texas with a tornado.
Date: June 18, 1974, 8:25 a.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library

Bear Creek Flood Damage

Photograph of an UNIDENTIFIED man standing on a bridge, next to flood damage on Bear Creek, near valley section 2.
Date: September 22, 1961
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

A. W. Dugger Dam Backslope

Photograph of the dirt backslope of the A. W. Dugger Dam. The back of the photograph proclaims, “Backslope height 28 ft. 3 months after construction.”
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Aerial Shot of Partially Completed Pattern of Windbreaks in Development Since 1939

Photograph of an aerial shot of partially completed pattern of windbreaks in development since 1939. The back of the photograph proclaims, “Partially completed pattern of windbreaks in the Dill area, North Fork of Red River Soil Conservation District, Oklahoma. Note the farmstead windbreaks planted in conjunction with the more extensive field windbreaks. An effective farmstead is soon in the center protecting the Blanton farm. This community pattern has been in the process of development since 1939.”
Date: September 26, 1949
Creator: Postlethwaite, Hermann
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Aerial Shot of a Floodwater Retarding Structures Under Construction and Complete on Cavalry Creek

Photograph of an aerial shot of a floodwater retarding structures under construction and complete on Cavalry Creek. The back of the photograph proclaims, “Floodwater retarding structures under construction and complete.”
Date: July 28, 1957
Creator: Brune, G. M.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Aerial Shot of a Floodwater Retarding Structures Under Construction and Complete on Cavalry Creek

Photograph of an aerial shot of a floodwater retarding structures under construction and complete on Cavalry Creek. The back of the photograph proclaims, “Floodwater retarding structures under construction and complete.”
Date: July 28, 1957
Creator: Brune, G. M.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Site of a Future Erosion Control Dam

Photograph of a view of a future erosion control dam site to control gully. The back of the photograph proclaims, “Views of the site of an erosion control dam below a waterway to be built later.”
Date: September 1952
Creator: Archer, S. G.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[Plowed Alfalfa Field]

Photograph of "alfalfa field developed in flood plain of Cloud Creek below detention reservoirs No. 1 and No. 2."
Date: January 21, 1950
Creator: Archer, S. G.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Terraces

Photograph of terraces holding water on Hugh Boggs' wheat field.
Date: April 20, 1941
Creator: Jenkins, Elvin W.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Bank of Rocky Farm

Photograph of the Bank of Rocky Farm.
Date: July 25, 1936
Creator: Hufnagle, Richard W.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Grass, Legume and Forb Cultivation

Photograph of pasture planting. 1959 planting of Indian grass, switch, sand and love and Big bluestem. OK-979-6.
Date: October 4, 1960
Creator: Bryan, Hugo
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History