Necrology, September 1936 (open access)

Necrology, September 1936

Column documenting biographical information about Oklahomans who have died, including Mabel A. Ranck, a contributor to the Chronicles and member of the Oklahoma Historical Society; and Mrs. Lucille Dudley, a prominent community member.
Date: Autumn 1936
Creator: Peery, Dan W.
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Notes and Documents, December 1936 (open access)

Notes and Documents, December 1936

Notes and Documents column including the minutes of the quarterly meeting of the Board of Directors of the Oklahoma Historical Society held on October 29, 1936, a note on the memorial located at Fort Gibson, a note on the exchange of information between historical institutions, and an announcement of a History contest.
Date: Winter 1936
Creator: Meserve, John Bartlett, 1869-1943
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Notes and Documents, June 1936 (open access)

Notes and Documents, June 1936

Notes and Documents column including a note on previous articles regarding the first telephone in Oklahoma Territory, a note on the first postmaster within Oklahoma Territory, a poem about the pioneer farmer, the minutes for the annual meeting of the Oklahoma Historical Society held on April 30, 1936 that includes speeches given at the event, the annual report of the secretary of the Oklahoma Historical Society, and the minutes for the quarterly meeting of the Board of Directors of the Oklahoma Historical Society held on April 23, 1936.
Date: Summer 1936
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Notes and Documents, March 1936 (open access)

Notes and Documents, March 1936

Notes and Documents column including the minutes for the annual meeting of the Board of Directors of the Oklahoma Historical Society held on January 23, 1936.
Date: Spring 1936
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Notes and Documents, September 1936 (open access)

Notes and Documents, September 1936

Notes and Documents column including the minutes for the quarterly meeting of the Board of Directors of the Oklahoma Historical Society held on July 23, 1936.
Date: Autumn 1936
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Notes from the Indian Advocate (open access)

Notes from the Indian Advocate

Article describes the lifestyles of students studying at the Armstrong Academy, a Choctaw mission school, as told from the perspective of Reverend P. P. Brown, a visiting missionary.
Date: Spring 1936
Creator: Foreman, Grant & Brown, P. P.
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Oklahoma: A Foreordained Commonwealth (open access)

Oklahoma: A Foreordained Commonwealth

Article chronicles the treaties and negotiations made between the United States and other foreign parties that shaped the state of Oklahoma.
Date: Spring 1936
Creator: Peery, Dan W.
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Oklahoma's First College, Old High Gate, at Norman (open access)

Oklahoma's First College, Old High Gate, at Norman

Article explains how High Gate Female College, the college established in Oklahoma Territory, was created during the Indian Mission annual Conference of the Southern Methodist Church. Included are descriptions of how the college operated during the day.
Date: Autumn 1936
Creator: Kinchen, Oscar A.
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Reminiscences of an Indian Trader (open access)

The Reminiscences of an Indian Trader

Article chronicles the experiences of General Richard A. Sneed as he worked as a trader for the Comanche, Kiowa, and Prairie Apache tribes within Fort Sill. \
Date: Summer 1936
Creator: Sneed, Richard A.
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Report of Grant Foreman, A Director of the Oklahoma Historical Society, to the Board (open access)

Report of Grant Foreman, A Director of the Oklahoma Historical Society, to the Board

Article is a speech made by a director of the Oklahoma Historical Society regarding materials he recently acquired for the society.
Date: Spring 1936
Creator: Foreman, Grant
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Report of Sequoyah Memorial Committee (open access)

Report of Sequoyah Memorial Committee

Article is a report regarding the celebration of the placement of the Sequoyah Memorial Marker by the Oklahoma Historical Society.
Date: Autumn 1936
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Report on Works Progress Administration Project 65-65-2843, at the Oklahoma State Historical Building, to July 23, 1936 (open access)

Report on Works Progress Administration Project 65-65-2843, at the Oklahoma State Historical Building, to July 23, 1936

Article reports on the progress of a project by the Oklahoma Historical Society to index and catalog print materials within its library and archives.
Date: Autumn 1936
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Resolution on the Death of General Richard A. Sneed (open access)

Resolution on the Death of General Richard A. Sneed

Article is a resolution commemorating the death of one of the Oklahoma Historical Society's Board of Directors, General Richard A. Sneed.
Date: Summer 1936
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Resolutions of the Ardmore Bar Association, Regarding William D. Potter (open access)

Resolutions of the Ardmore Bar Association, Regarding William D. Potter

Article is a resolution honoring of William D. Potter, a prominent attorney, from the Oklahoma Historical Society.
Date: Autumn 1936
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Two Cattle Trails (open access)

The Two Cattle Trails

Article documents the state sponsored project to locate the exact location of the Chisholm Trail, a cattle trail that bisected the state during its pioneer days.
Date: Spring 1936
Creator: Tennant, H. S.
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Union Pacific, Southern Branch (open access)

The Union Pacific, Southern Branch

Article details the creation and significance of the Union Pacific, Southern Branch Railroad. This railroad was created through an act of Congress to connect military forts between Kansas and Oklahoma.
Date: Summer 1936
Creator: Morrison, James D.
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Views of a Visitor to the Constitutional Convention (open access)

Views of a Visitor to the Constitutional Convention

Article is a letter to a newspaper editor regarding what the author wishes to see transpire as a result of Oklahoma's Constitutional Convention.
Date: Autumn 1936
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
When the Territory was Young (open access)

When the Territory was Young

Article narrates the author's experiences as a frontiers-man within Indian and Oklahoma Territories before the region was made into a single state.
Date: Autumn 1936
Creator: Beck, T. E.
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History