John Rollin Ridge (open access)

John Rollin Ridge

Article chronicles the life of John Rollin Ridge, a Cherokee poet, scholar, journalist, and adventurer. Included are excerpts from his poetry books and correspondences between Ridge and his cousin, Stand Watie.
Date: Winter 1926
Creator: Dale, Edward Everett
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Jones Academy (open access)

Jones Academy

Article documents the history and accomplishments of the Jones Male Academy, a boarding school that was operated by the Choctaw tribe.
Date: Winter 1926
Creator: Kagey, J. N.
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
A Journey Across Oklahoma Ninety Years Ago (open access)

A Journey Across Oklahoma Ninety Years Ago

Article details an expedition taken across Oklahoma Territory by Albert Pike and Aaron B. Lewis in the early 1800s.
Date: Winter 1926
Creator: Morrison, W. B.
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Keetoowah Society (open access)

The Keetoowah Society

Article details the creation history of the Keetoowah Society, an organization that was dedicated to maintaining and asserting the rights of all Cherokee people within governmental bodies.
Date: Autumn 1926
Creator: Duncan, J. W.
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
A Leaf from a Sketchbook (open access)

A Leaf from a Sketchbook

Article details how the author of "Sketch Book" describes a town within Indian Territory called Atoka and other scenic towns located within the territory.
Date: Spring 1926
Creator: Taylor, Baxter
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Life Among the Choctaw Indians (open access)

Life Among the Choctaw Indians

Article details the life and activities of those living around mission schools within the Choctaw Nation. The article details how those working within the schools collected provisions for the schools.
Date: Summer 1926
Creator: Benson, Henry C.
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Life in the Cherokee Nation a Decade After the Civil War (open access)

Life in the Cherokee Nation a Decade After the Civil War

Article chronicles a time of great prosperity that occurred within the Cherokee Nation directly after the Civil War.
Date: Spring 1926
Creator: Travis, V. A.
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
A Nearly Forgotten Fragment of Local History (open access)

A Nearly Forgotten Fragment of Local History

Article details the many raids made by the Comanches on Chickasaw settlements near Fort Arbuckle in the late 1800s. During these raids, no casualties were reported, few injuries, and only cattle and horses were stolen.
Date: Spring 1926
Creator: Ream, Robert L.
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Necrology, September 1926 (open access)

Necrology, September 1926

Column documenting biographical information about Oklahomans who have died; this issue discusses Jesse J. Dunn, a pioneer attorney, political leader, former justice and chief justice of the Oklahoma Supreme Court.
Date: Autumn 1926
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
No Man's Land (open access)

No Man's Land

Article details the author's experiences living within No Man's Land, an area of Beaver county without a governing body or law enforcement.
Date: Summer 1926
Creator: Brown, Elmer E.
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Notes and Documents, December 1926 (open access)

Notes and Documents, December 1926

Notes and Documents column including a correction from a previous issue of The Chronicles regarding an additional post office within the Cherokee Nation and the meeting minutes for the meeting of the Board of Directors of the Oklahoma Historical Society held on October 14, 1926.
Date: Winter 1926
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Notes and Documents, June 1926 (open access)

Notes and Documents, June 1926

Notes and Documents column including the meeting minutes of the Board of Directors of the Oklahoma Historical Society held on May 4, 1926, a memorial for Oklahoma pioneers who have recently passed, and memorials for Levi Bixler and Mrs. E. A. Thompson.
Date: Summer 1926
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society & Bryce, J. Y.
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Notes and Documents, March 1926 (open access)

Notes and Documents, March 1926

Notes and Documents column including the annual report of Czarina C. Conlan regarding the community members he has met on his travels throughout Oklahoma, the meeting minutes of the annual meeting of the Oklahoma Historical Society, the meeting minutes of the Board of Directors of the OHS, a report on the finances of the OHS, and a list of the daily and weekly newspapers published in Oklahoma.
Date: Spring 1926
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Notes and Documents, September 1926 (open access)

Notes and Documents, September 1926

Notes and Documents column including a biographical sketch of Captain William Graham Baird, the first post master of Wilburton county; a biographical sketch of Judge Overton Love, a member of the founding family of Love county; memorials to Robert King Warren, a county attorney, and Luda Pickens Davenport, a judge within Antlers county, and Jessie Palmer Weber, a secretary and librarian of the Illinois Historical Society; a narrative of the daily life of a Baptist missionary within Oklahoma Territory; and a list of people invited into the home of Mrs. T. J. Bond.
Date: Autumn 1926
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Oklahoma Archaeological Explorations in 1925-26 (open access)

Oklahoma Archaeological Explorations in 1925-26

Article summarizes the archaeological expeditions and discoveries made by the Oklahoma Historical Society, within the state of Oklahoma, in 1925 and 1926.
Date: Summer 1926
Creator: Thoburn, Joseph B.
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Oklahoma Civilization (open access)

Oklahoma Civilization

Article is a speech regarding the significance of Oklahoma's history of civilization.
Date: Summer 1926
Creator: Bryce, J. Y.
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Oklahoma Pioneer (open access)

The Oklahoma Pioneer

Article is a poem honoring the integrity of the Oklahoma pioneer.
Date: Summer 1926
Creator: Duffy, Peter Parnell
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Oklahoma's Only Daughter of the American Revolution (open access)

Oklahoma's Only Daughter of the American Revolution

Article details the family history of Sarah Starns Ellis, the only Daughter of the American Revolution that lived in Oklahoma in the 1920s. Her father served in George Washington's army during the Revolutionary War.
Date: Autumn 1926
Creator: Arnote, A. J.
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Old Timers Swap Yarns as Part of Celebration (open access)

Old Timers Swap Yarns as Part of Celebration

Article narrates how a sheriff named Mr. Thornton came into a town to arrest an outlaw, but was killed before he could.
Date: Summer 1926
Creator: Bryce, J. Y.
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Opening of Oklahoma (open access)

The Opening of Oklahoma

Article narrates the life of a man living in Oklahoma when the state was opening for settlement.
Date: Summer 1926
Creator: Wicks, Hamilton S.
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Perryville at One Time Regular Military Post (open access)

Perryville at One Time Regular Military Post

Article details the historical events centered on the Confederate military base, Perryville, located within Indian Territory.
Date: Summer 1926
Creator: Bryce, J. Y.
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Pottawatomie County Historical Society (open access)

Pottawatomie County Historical Society

Article explains the significance of the speech given by Joseph B. Thoburn, a member of the Oklahoma Historical Society, at the Pottawatomie County Hall meeting held on February 18, 1926. During the speech, Thoburn talked about the importance of preserving the state's historical documents.
Date: Summer 1926
Creator: Drake, Florence
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Proposed Amendment to the Society's Constitution (open access)

Proposed Amendment to the Society's Constitution

Article proposes an amendment to the Oklahoma History Society's constitution regarding the five year terms of members of the Board of Directors.
Date: Autumn 1926
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Rev. Willis F. Folsom: A Biographical Sketch with Excerpts from His Diary (open access)

Rev. Willis F. Folsom: A Biographical Sketch with Excerpts from His Diary

Article narrates how the author met Reverend Willis F. Folsom and describes his thoughts about the man. Reverend Folsom received his education from Bloomfield Academy. Later, he served as a reverend within the Choctaw Nation.
Date: Spring 1926
Creator: Brewer, Phil D.
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History