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Notes and Documents, December 1939 (open access)

Notes and Documents, December 1939

Notes and Documents column including notes on the federal government's efforts to secure a treaty for the removal of Chickasaws from Mississippi to the Choctaw Nation and the minutes for the quarterly meeting of the Board of Directors of the Oklahoma Historical Society held on October 26, 1939.
Date: Winter 1939
Creator: Litton, Gaston L.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Necrology, December 1939 (open access)

Necrology, December 1939

Column documenting biographical information about Oklahomans who have died, including Frank Pearson Johnson, a banker and business leader; James Haskins Sutherlin, a former state senator; Charles W. Raymond, a federal judge of the Indian Territory; and Thomas Lawrence Wade Jr., a delegate to the Democratic National Convention.
Date: Winter 1939
Creator: Brown, Cecil J.; Williams, Robert L. & Martin, Benjamin J.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Diary of a Missionary to the Choctaws, 1860-1861 (open access)

Diary of a Missionary to the Choctaws, 1860-1861

Article consists of excerpts from the diary of Sue L. McBeth, a missionary for the Presbyterian Church, as she works within the Choctaw Nation.
Date: Winter 1939
Creator: Lewis, Anna & McBeth, Sue L.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Southwestern Oil Boom Towns (open access)

Southwestern Oil Boom Towns

Article documents the rise and fall of boom towns within the American frontier that were created as the direct result of the discovery of oil.
Date: Winter 1939
Creator: Forbes, Gerald
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Indian International Fair (open access)

Indian International Fair

Article chronicles how the first few Indian International Fairs were organized and describes the significance of these events.
Date: Winter 1939
Creator: Robinson, Ella
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Civil War in the Indian Territory, 1861: Part 2 (open access)

The Civil War in the Indian Territory, 1861: Part 2

Article documents the Union's efforts to establish agreements with the Five Civilized Tribes as allies at the start of the Civil War.
Date: Winter 1939
Creator: Trickett, Dean
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Governor Robert Maxwell Harris (open access)

Governor Robert Maxwell Harris

Article chronicles the life and accomplishment of Robert Maxwell Harris, a governor of the Chickasaw Nation.
Date: Winter 1939
Creator: Meserve, John Bartlett, 1869-1943
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Beginning of Quaker Administration of Indian Affairs in Oklahoma (open access)

The Beginning of Quaker Administration of Indian Affairs in Oklahoma

Article chronicles the establishment and success of the Quaker missions within Indian Territory.
Date: Winter 1939
Creator: Steele, Aubrey L.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Necrology, September 1939 (open access)

Necrology, September 1939

Column documenting biographical information about Oklahomans who have died, including Frederick William Insull, an accomplished electrician; Judge Thomas Chauncey Humphry, a county judge within Oklahoma; and Samuel Henry Harris, an attorney and community leader.
Date: Autumn 1939
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Statue of Will Rogers (open access)

The Statue of Will Rogers

Article details the events that transpired during the unveiling of the Will Rogers statue within the rotunda of the Nation's Capitol.
Date: Autumn 1939
Creator: Love, Paula McSpadden
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Notes and Documents, September 1939 (open access)

Notes and Documents, September 1939

Notes and Documents column including the minutes for the quarterly meeting of the Board of Directors of the Oklahoma Historical Society held on July 27, 1939.
Date: Autumn 1939
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Choctaw Indian Dishes (open access)

Choctaw Indian Dishes

Article contains recipes for traditional Choctaw dishes.
Date: Autumn 1939
Creator: Hudson, Peter James
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
A Cross-Section in the Life of a Missionary Teacher Among the Indians (open access)

A Cross-Section in the Life of a Missionary Teacher Among the Indians

Article chronicles the life of Louise Thomson as she traveled to Indian Territory as a missionary. Included are descriptions of her life as she worked within the region.
Date: Autumn 1939
Creator: Thompson, Louise
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Civil War in the Indian Territory, 1861: Part 1 (open access)

The Civil War in the Indian Territory, 1861: Part 1

Article details how members of the Five Civilized Tribes created legislation to chose allies and govern their territories at the start of the Civil War.
Date: Autumn 1939
Creator: Trickett, Dean
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Diary of Joseph A. Edmonds (open access)

Diary of Joseph A. Edmonds

Article is a diary excerpt of a pioneer who traveled from Missouri to Indian Territory along the Missouri, Kansas, and Texas Railroad.
Date: Autumn 1939
Creator: Moffitt, James W. & Edmonds, Joseph A.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Problems of a Cherokee Principal Chief (open access)

Problems of a Cherokee Principal Chief

Article contains letters and telegraph correspondences to the Cherokee Principal Chief Dennis Wolf Bushyhead as he dealt with problems regarding his tribe.
Date: Autumn 1939
Creator: Keith, Harold
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Homesteader and the Development of Woodward County (open access)

The Homesteader and the Development of Woodward County

Article chronicles how homesteaders settled and developed Woodward county within Oklahoma.
Date: Autumn 1939
Creator: Randels, Ralph E.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Letters Regarding Choctaw Missions and Missionaries (open access)

Letters Regarding Choctaw Missions and Missionaries

Article contains letters written to Sue McBeth, a missionary within the Choctaw Nation, from other missionaries within the region.
Date: Autumn 1939
Creator: Lewis, Anna
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Trinity Episcopal Church, Tulsa (open access)

Trinity Episcopal Church, Tulsa

Article chronicles the history of the Trinity Episcopal Church, established within Indian Territory, and its impact on the community.
Date: Autumn 1939
Creator: Meserve, John Bartlett, 1869-1943
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Necrology, June 1939 (open access)

Necrology, June 1939

Column documenting biographical information about Oklahomans who have died, including John Bell Turner, Charles Bolivar Barker, Reverend Edward Rutledge Williams, William Thomas Dalton, Casper Wister Herod, John Mitten Carr, Alice Hearrell Murray, and Harry Lee Stuart.
Date: Summer 1939
Creator: Bell, R. R.; Moore, Jesse E. & Williams, Robert L.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Notes and Documents, June 1939 (open access)

Notes and Documents, June 1939

Notes and Documents column including a note regarding the formation of a historical society with Central High School in Tulsa, a speech given on Indian Territory Day, a note on the annual meeting of the Sons of the American Revolution within Oklahoma, an announcement regarding newspapers publishing copies of the Chronicles, an announcement for the repair of a Quaker church, an announcement for the celebration of the opening of the Cherokee Strip, a note on the birthdays of the towns Meeker and Salina, a announcement of the appointment of a new vice president for the Chickasha Daily Express, an announcement for a dedication dinner, a note on the 100th anniversary of the Baptist Mission Church, and the minutes for the annual meeting of the Oklahoma Historical Society held on May 11, 1939.
Date: Summer 1939
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Reconnaissance of H. L. Marvin: Chief Engineer for the Kansas Southern Railroad in 1884 (open access)

Reconnaissance of H. L. Marvin: Chief Engineer for the Kansas Southern Railroad in 1884

Article is a report by H. L. Marvin, the Chief Engineer of the Kansas Southern Railroad, regarding the condition the condition and placement of railroad lines within Indian Territory.
Date: Summer 1939
Creator: Moffitt, James W.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
A Story of Choctaw Chiefs: Part 2 (open access)

A Story of Choctaw Chiefs: Part 2

Article continues to document the lives of the leaders of the Choctaw tribe. This articles documents the lives and accomplishments of the governors of the Choctaw Nation.
Date: Summer 1939
Creator: Hudson, Peter James
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Samuel Thomas Bledsoe (open access)

Samuel Thomas Bledsoe

Article details the life of Samuel Thomas Bledsoe, a prominent attorney within the state of Oklahoma.
Date: Summer 1939
Creator: Lyles, M. L.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History