Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 43 Index, 1965 (open access)

Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 43 Index, 1965

Quarterly publication containing articles, book reviews, photographs, illustrations, and other works documenting Oklahoma history and preservation.
Date: 1965
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 43, Number 1, Spring 1965 (open access)

Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 43, Number 1, Spring 1965

Quarterly publication containing articles, book reviews, photographs, illustrations, and other works documenting Oklahoma history and preservation.
Date: Spring 1965
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Minutes of the Quarterly Meeting of the Board of Directors, Oklahoma Historical Society, January 28, 1965 (open access)

Minutes of the Quarterly Meeting of the Board of Directors, Oklahoma Historical Society, January 28, 1965

This section includes the minutes of the quarterly meeting of the Board of Directors of the Oklahoma Historical Society that was held on January 28, 1965.
Date: Spring 1965
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
My Escape from the South in 1861 (open access)

My Escape from the South in 1861

Article presents the account of the Revered John Edwards, a missionary to the Choctaws at the Wheelock Mission in Oklahoma, about his leaving the South at the beginning of the Civil War. Edwards explains various personal views, including his distaste for slavery, his faith, and reasons for leaving.
Date: Spring 1965
Creator: Edwards, John, 1828-1903 & Wright, Muriel H. (Muriel Hazel), 1889-1975
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Neosho Agency 1838-1871 (open access)

Neosho Agency 1838-1871

Article discusses the history of the Neosho Agency, which served American Indian tribes in the northeast corner of Oklahoma from 1838 to 1871. Frank H. Harris discusses the agents that ran the agency and includes excerpts of the records they kept.
Date: Spring 1965
Creator: Harris, Frank H.
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Notes and Documents,  Spring 1965 (open access)

Notes and Documents, Spring 1965

Notes and Documents column including documents about the index to the Chronicles, the real name of Cherokee leader Tsali and the story of Will West Long, and the unveiling of the bronze sculpture of Alice Brown Davis, Chieftain of the Seminoles.
Date: Spring 1965
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Notes on the History of the Creek Nation and Some of Its Leaders (open access)

Notes on the History of the Creek Nation and Some of Its Leaders

Article explores the history of the Muscogee, or Creek Nation, focusing on the actions of its chiefs and leaders and relations with the U.S. government. Bert Hodges traces the core presence of the McIntosh family in this history of leaders.
Date: Spring 1965
Creator: Hodges, Bert
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Prehistory in Oklahoma (open access)

Prehistory in Oklahoma

Article examines human communities in prehistoric Oklahoma through investigation of evidence found in archaeological sites. A. M. Gibson discusses how these findings illustrate the way of life early hunters followed, and the growth and development of this way of life.
Date: Spring 1965
Creator: Gibson, Arrell M.
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Richard Henry Cloyd (open access)

Richard Henry Cloyd

Article provides a biographical tribute to the life and career of Richard Henry Cloyd. John E. Luttrell discusses his early education, teaching experience, time as Mayor of Norman, Oklahoma, service in the United States army, membership on the OHS Board of Directors, and appointment as Judge of the City Court.
Date: Spring 1965
Creator: Luttrell, John E.
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
That Noble Experiment: A Note on Prohibition in Oklahoma (open access)

That Noble Experiment: A Note on Prohibition in Oklahoma

Article discusses the debate over the adoption of the prohibition clause in the Oklahoma constitution, the experiment carried out and subsequent enforcement, and the discontinuation of dispensaries that followed.
Date: Spring 1965
Creator: Franklin, Jimmie L.
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 43, Number 2, Summer 1965 (open access)

Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 43, Number 2, Summer 1965

Quarterly publication containing articles, book reviews, photographs, illustrations, and other works documenting Oklahoma history and preservation.
Date: Summer 1965
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Enid "Railroad War": An Archival Study (open access)

The Enid "Railroad War": An Archival Study

Article relates the history of the "Railroad War" in Enid, Oklahoma in three parts. Berlin B. Chapman provides historical context to the contest between railroad companies for railway land in Indian Territory, violence that occurred as a result, and Congress terminating the contest through legislation.
Date: Summer 1965
Creator: Chapman, Berlin B.
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Minutes of the Annual and Quarterly Meetings, Oklahoma Historical Society, April 29, 1965 (open access)

Minutes of the Annual and Quarterly Meetings, Oklahoma Historical Society, April 29, 1965

This section includes the minutes of the annual and quarterly Meetings of the Oklahoma Historical Society that were both held on April 29, 1965.
Date: Summer 1965
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Necrology, Summer 1965 (open access)

Necrology, Summer 1965

Column documenting biographical information about Oklahomans who have died, including Oklahoma Territory attorney general Percy Constance Simons and bank official Clarence Lester Willis.
Date: Summer 1965
Creator: Jones, Stephen & Turner, Mary Jo
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Notes and Documents, Summer 1965 (open access)

Notes and Documents, Summer 1965

Notes and Documents column including documents about the annual tour of the Oklahoma Historical Society, historical notes about Old Fort Washita, description of the Quapaw Pow Wow, a report on the history of the first Boy Scout troops in Oklahoma, and a report about the beginnings of the OHS.
Date: Summer 1965
Creator: Wright, Muriel H. (Muriel Hazel), 1889-1975; Harrill, H. H.; Nieberding, Velma; Jackson, W. B. & Fraker, Elmer L.
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Albert Andrew Exendine: Carlisle Coach and Teacher (open access)

Albert Andrew Exendine: Carlisle Coach and Teacher

Article discusses the career and accomplishments of football coach Albert Andrew Exendine. John L. Johnson's interview with the man illustrates his contributions to football history and how his American Indian heritage factored into his experience.
Date: Autumn 1965
Creator: Johnson, John L.
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The American Indian and His Name (open access)

The American Indian and His Name

Article discusses the meanings behind American Indian names, the assimilation practices of white government officials, and the need for preservation of these cultural identities.
Date: Autumn 1965
Creator: Holway, Hope
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Booster Attitudes of Some Newspapers in Oklahoma Territory--"The Land of the Fair God" (open access)

Booster Attitudes of Some Newspapers in Oklahoma Territory--"The Land of the Fair God"

Article describes the booster attitudes of frontier editors who promoted land in Oklahoma Territory in order to draw settlers to the area. Major newspapers discussed include the El Reno Democrat, the Kingfisher Free Press, the Watonga Republican, the Arapahoe Arrow, and the Arapohoe Bee.
Date: Autumn 1965
Creator: Johnson, Bobby H.
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 43, Number 3, Autumn 1965 (open access)

Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 43, Number 3, Autumn 1965

Quarterly publication containing articles, book reviews, photographs, illustrations, and other works documenting Oklahoma history and preservation.
Date: Autumn 1965
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Demise of Populism in Oklahoma Territory (open access)

The Demise of Populism in Oklahoma Territory

Article describes the establishment, growth, and eventual demise of the People's Party, or the Populist Party, in Oklahoma Territory in the late nineteenth century. Terry Paul Wilson explores their political agendas, the candidates they supported, and the concept of fusion of parties.
Date: Autumn 1965
Creator: Wilson, Terry Paul
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
A Deputy U. S. Marshal in the Territories (open access)

A Deputy U. S. Marshal in the Territories

Article describes the establishment of the criminal justice system in the Oklahoma and Indian Territories, the life and career of U.S. Deputy Marshal William Bartley Murrill, and the major outlaw gangs in the territories during the late nineteenth century.
Date: Autumn 1965
Creator: Lehman, Leola
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Inland Prairie Town (open access)

The Inland Prairie Town

Article describes life at inland prairie towns that were established before railroads, and how some became county seats in Oklahoma. Albert S. Giles, Sr., describes his own personal experience at towns like these, including the people who offered services there, circuit riders, and camp houses.
Date: Autumn 1965
Creator: Giles, Albert S., Sr.
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Life and Society in Sapulpa (open access)

Life and Society in Sapulpa

Article describes the cultural and civic activities that went on in Sapulpa, Indian Territory in the late nineteenth century. Paul P. Jackson describes celebrations, events, social clubs, and various other organizations.
Date: Autumn 1965
Creator: Jackson, Pauline P.
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Minutes of the Quarterly Meeting of the Board of Directors, Oklahoma Historical Society, July 29, 1965 (open access)

Minutes of the Quarterly Meeting of the Board of Directors, Oklahoma Historical Society, July 29, 1965

This section includes the minutes of the quarterly meeting of the Board of Directors of the Oklahoma Historical Society that was held on July 29, 1965.
Date: Autumn 1965
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History