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Reconstruction in the Cherokee Nation
Article discusses treaties made between the Cherokee Nation and the United States government in the wake of the Civil War. Hanna R. Warren describes the losses the Cherokees experienced during the war, the period of peace negotiations in the Reconstruction period, and the aftermath of the treaties made.
Date:
Summer 1967
Creator:
Warren, Hanna R.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Sod House of Marshal McCully: A Last Relic of the Great Plains History
Article describes the history of the sod house built by Cherokee Strip homesteader Marshal McCully, which was purchased by the Oklahoma Historical Society in 1963. B. B. Chapman describes McCully's land claim, family, and farming activities in a tribute to this historic site.
Date:
Summer 1967
Creator:
Chapman, Berlin B.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Minutes of the Annual and Quarterly Meetings of the Oklahoma Historical Society, April 27, 1967
This section includes the minutes of the annual and quarterly meetings of the Oklahoma Historical Society that were both held on April 27, 1967.
Date:
Summer 1967
Creator:
Oklahoma Historical Society
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Reminiscences of the Development of the Parking Meter
Article introduces and includes the memoirs of H. G. Thuesen, the co-developer of the world's first parking meter. Thuesen describes the design and construction of this device and the people he worked with to create it during his time as College of Engineering faculty at Oklahoma State university.
Date:
Summer 1967
Creator:
Thuesen, H. G. & Fischer, LeRoy H.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Governor Walton's War on the Ku Klux Klan: An Episode in Oklahoma History
Article investigate the history of the Ku Klux Klan in Oklahoma and the career of Governor John Calloway Walton. Sheldon Neuringer discusses Walton's alliance with the Farmer-Labor Reconstruction League, how Walton instituted martial law to combat the activities of the Ku Klux Klan, and Walton's eventual impeachment.
Date:
Summer 1967
Creator:
Neuringer, Sheldon
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Alexis Pierre Beatte
Article describes the life of Alexis Pierre Beatte, a hunter, guide, and interpreter for Washington Irving's expedition into the western regions of North America and a representative of the Osage tribe. Arthur Shoemaker examines accounts of those who encountered Beatte and his mysterious origins.
Date:
Summer 1967
Creator:
Shoemaker, Arthur
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Francis, Chickasaw Nation, 1894
Article describes the establishment of the town of Francis, originally known as Newton, in Indian Territory, Oklahoma. Reita Sturdivant discusses the town's growth and development, the institution of railroads, the type of pioneers that settled there, and the content of newspapers being published in its early days.
Date:
Summer 1967
Creator:
Sturdivant, Reita
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
President Jackson and William Faulkner's Choctaws
Article examines the literature of William Faulkner in its reflection of actual events, specifically the visits of two Choctaw chiefs to Washington to negotiate with President Andrew Jackson. Elmo Howell discusses the details in Faulkner's stories, then moves on to factual records of similar events.
Date:
Autumn 1967
Creator:
Howell, Elmo
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
From the Natchez Trace to Oklahoma: Development of Christian Civilization among the Choctaws, 1800-1860
Article discusses the establishment of Christianity and mission schools among the Choctaws in the early nineteenth century. Arminta Scott Spalding provides context through a description of the history of the Natchez Trace and the Choctaw Nation.
Date:
Spring 1967
Creator:
Spalding, Arminta Scott
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Sylvester Witt Marsten
Article describes the life and work of Baptist minister Sylvester Witt Marston, who spent time preaching in frontier towns of Indian Territory, leading missions, working as an agent at the Union Agency, and establishing schools for freedmen.
Date:
Spring 1967
Creator:
Chilcott, Winona Hunter
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Minutes of the Quarterly Meeting of the Board of Directors, Oklahoma Historical Society, January 26, 1967
This section includes the minutes of the quarterly meeting of the Board of Directors of the Oklahoma Historical Society that was held on January 26, 1967.
Date:
Spring 1967
Creator:
Oklahoma Historical Society
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Place of Indian Territory in the Command Structure of the Civil War
Article describes the Union (or Federal) army and Confederate army commanders who were in charge of the different areas of Indian Territory throughout the years of the Civil War, from 1861 to 1865.
Date:
Winter 1967
Creator:
Shirk, George H.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Minutes of the Quarterly Meeting of the Board of Directors of the Oklahoma Historical Society, October 26, 1967
This section includes the minutes of the quarterly meeting of the Board of Directors of the Oklahoma Historical Society that was held on October 26, 1967.
Date:
Winter 1967
Creator:
Oklahoma Historical Society
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Minutes of the Quarterly Meeting of the Board of Directors of the Oklahoma Historical Society, July 27, 1967
This section includes the minutes of the quarterly meeting of the Board of Directors of the Oklahoma Historical Society that was held on July 27, 1967.
Date:
Autumn 1967
Creator:
Oklahoma Historical Society
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Carolyn Thomas Foreman
Article provides a biographical tribute to the life and works of Carolyn Thomas Foreman, as well as the team she formed with her husband, Grant Foreman, to record Oklahoma's rich history. J. Stanley Clark describes her work as well as her involvement with various historical societies and awards.
Date:
Winter 1967
Creator:
Clark, J. Stanley
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
John Stolfa, Sr.
Article describes the life and business ventures of John Joseph Stolfa, Sr., a man who traveled from Czechoslovakia to Oklahoma in 1889 and established several businesses in Oklahoma, surpassing a century for his 100th birthday century in Ardmore.
Date:
Autumn 1967
Creator:
Braun, Florence S.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
A Tour on the Prairies Along the Washington Irving Trail in Oklahoma
Article provides a revised version of the Oklahoma Historical Society's 1956 guide to traversing the Washington Irving Trail in Oklahoma. George H. Shirk describes the changes in the original route with the introduction of the 1967 highways and provides instructions and historical details for visitors touring this trail.
Date:
Autumn 1967
Creator:
Shirk, George H.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Alice M. Robertson, Oklahoma's First Congresswoman
Article describes the life and political career of Alice M. Robertson, Oklahoma's first congresswoman and the second woman in the United States Congress. Ruth Moore Stanley describes her support for American soldiers, stance on political issues, anti-suffragist philosophy, and religious beliefs.
Date:
Autumn 1967
Creator:
Stanley, Ruth Moore
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Reconstruction in the Chickasaw Nation: The Freedman Problem
Article describes relations between the United States government and the Chickasaw Nation regarding the large number of Chickasaw freedmen that stayed in the nation after their emancipation. The Chickasaws had several issues with the freedmen drawing other freed peoples to the area and becoming the racial majority.
Date:
Spring 1967
Creator:
James, Parthena Louise
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Cyrus Stevens Avery
Article provides a tribute to the life and career of Cyrus Stevens Avery, who served as State Highway Commissioner of Oklahoma, Director of the Tulsa National Bank, and a member of the Board of Directors of the Tulsa Chamber of Commerce.
Date:
Spring 1967
Creator:
Avery, Ruth Sigler
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Spencer Academy, Choctaw Nation, 1842-1900
Article describes the need for and establishment of Spencer Academy in the Choctaw Nation. W. David Baird explores the leadership behind the institution, its religious connections, events during the Civil War, and the rebuilding of the academy after it burned down.
Date:
Spring 1967
Creator:
Baird, W. David
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Grandma Berry's Ninety Years in Oklahoma
Article includes the reminiscences of the author's grandmother living on the frontier of the Choctaw Nation in Indian Territory, as well as the author's own memories of her grandmother. Becky Berry's grandmother, Mrs. H. H. Berry, describes growing up and traveling around, early education, and family memories.
Date:
Spring 1967
Creator:
Berry, Becky & Berry, Mrs. H. H.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
A Note in Oklahoma History: Henry C. Brokmeyer Among the Creek Indians
Article explores Henry C. Brokmeyer's sojourn among the Muscogee (Creek) tribe. Donald K. Pickens examines the life of the lawyer, politician, and Hegelian philosopher and his fascination with the Muscogees.
Date:
Spring 1967
Creator:
Pickens, Donald K.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
A History of Council Grove in Oklahoma
Article describes the history of Council Grove, from its roots as a meeting place for Plains tribes, to a center of trade for Jesse Chisholm, to its name change as Council and the growth of towns in the area.
Date:
Winter 1967
Creator:
Asplin, Ray
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History