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Chief Isparhecher (open access)

Chief Isparhecher

Article chronicles the life of Chief Isparhecher of the Loyal Creeks, a faction of the Creek tribe who fought with the Union armies during the Civil War and were against the selling of their land to the United States federal government.
Date: Spring 1932
Creator: Meserve, John Bartlett, 1869-1943
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Choctaw Academy: Continued from December (open access)

The Choctaw Academy: Continued from December

Article is a continuation of the author's attempts to document the establishment and history of the Choctaw Academy, a mission school dedicated to the education of American Indian youths. Included are lists of the children enrolled within the school.
Date: Spring 1932
Creator: Foreman, Carolyn Thomas, 1872-1967
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Clarence W. Turner (open access)

Clarence W. Turner

Article honors Clarence W. Turner, owner of the Turner Hardware Company. Through his company's success, Turner was integral to the prosperity of Muskogee County and the Indian Territory.
Date: Spring 1932
Creator: Foreman, Grant
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Editorial: Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 10, Number 1, March 1932 (open access)

Editorial: Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 10, Number 1, March 1932

Article consists of editorials written by the Chronicles' staff. Included is an announcement regarding the annual membership meeting of the Oklahoma Historical Society, a note on magazines and newspapers publishing articles about President George Washington's death and funeral, a note on the formation of the Tulsa Historical Society, and a note on the placement of a historical marker where Washington Irving started his journey.
Date: Spring 1932
Creator: Campbell, Harry
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Engagement at Cabin Creek, Indian Territory (open access)

Engagement at Cabin Creek, Indian Territory

Article details the events surrounding the Battle of Cabin Creek and its impact on the outcome of the Civil War.
Date: Spring 1932
Creator: Cubage, Annie Rosser
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Events Among the Muskogees During Sixty Years (open access)

Events Among the Muskogees During Sixty Years

Article narrates the events of the author's life his life during the sixty years he spent living within Indian Territory as they coincide with historical events.
Date: Spring 1932
Creator: Turner, C. W.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Honorary Alice M. Robertson (open access)

The Honorary Alice M. Robertson

Article honors Alice M. Robertson, the second woman to sit in the United States House of Representatives. She founded Tulsa University, worked diligently with mission schools, was a postmaster, and helped with supply runs for soldiers serving in the Spanish-American War and the First World War.
Date: Spring 1932
Creator: Foreman, Grant
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
John J. Gerlach (open access)

John J. Gerlach

Article chronicles the patronage and accomplishments of John J. Gerlach, the owner of a general store that served ranchers and trail drivers working on the railroads.
Date: Spring 1932
Creator: Thoburn, Joseph B.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Muskogee Historical Society (open access)

The Muskogee Historical Society

Article details two accomplishments of the Muskogee Historical Society: the dedication of the start of Washington Irving's adventure into the American west with a historical marker and acquiring the title for old Fort Gibson.
Date: Spring 1932
Creator: Gregory, Parthenia
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Necrology, March 1932 (open access)

Necrology, March 1932

Column documenting biographical information about Oklahomans who have died, including William E. Roberts, Virginia Cox Sutton, Henry Kelly, Chilion Riley, William Bartlett Hudson, A. Frank Ross, Dr. John Hale Baldwin, and James Monroe Sanford.
Date: Spring 1932
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Notes and Documents, March 1932 (open access)

Notes and Documents, March 1932

Notes and Documents column including the minutes for the quarterly meeting of the Board of Directors of the Oklahoma Historical Society held on January 28, 1932.
Date: Spring 1932
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Opening of the Cherokee Outlet: The Run (open access)

The Opening of the Cherokee Outlet: The Run

Article narrates the events that transpired the day the Oklahoma Territory gained over 8 million acers of the Cherokee Outlet and opened for settlement.
Date: Spring 1932
Creator: Milam, Joe B.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Beginning of the Geological Work in Oklahoma (open access)

Beginning of the Geological Work in Oklahoma

Article chronicles how the first geological survey of Oklahoma Territory used their funded to purchase supplies, find a geologist, and map the geological landscape of the region.
Date: Summer 1932
Creator: Gould, Charles N.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
A Brief Review of the Life of Doctor Eliphalet Nott Wright (open access)

A Brief Review of the Life of Doctor Eliphalet Nott Wright

Article chronicles the life of Doctor Eliphalet Nott Wright, a doctor who worked within Old Boggy Depot. The doctor's family's homestead was one of the last surviving structures with the trade post.
Date: Summer 1932
Creator: Wright, Muriel H. (Muriel Hazel), 1889-1975
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Editorial: Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 10, Number 2, June 1932 (open access)

Editorial: Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 10, Number 2, June 1932

Article consists of editorials written by the Chronicles staff. It includes the reprint of a compliment from The Filson Club History Quarterly regarding previously published articles and a list of contributors for this volume and their accomplishments.
Date: Summer 1932
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Green Corn Dance (open access)

The Green Corn Dance

Article narrates the last Green Corn Dance performed east of the Arkansas by the Creek tribe before they were removed. The letter was written by a spectator of the event, John Howard Payne.
Date: Summer 1932
Creator: Swanton, John R. & Payne, John Howard
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
History of the Oklahoma Historical Society (open access)

History of the Oklahoma Historical Society

Article documents the creation of the Oklahoma Historical Society, the construction of the society's building, and the importance of The Chronicles of Oklahoma.
Date: Summer 1932
Creator: Doyle, Thomas H.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
J. J. Burke - Pioneer Newspaper Man (open access)

J. J. Burke - Pioneer Newspaper Man

Article honors the pioneer newspaper man J. J. Burke. He was the former editor for the Colony Free Press, the Daily Oklahoman, and the Norman Transcript, as well as the owner of the Oklahoma City Times-Journal.
Date: Summer 1932
Creator: Scott, A. C.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Jane Gwin Matson (open access)

Jane Gwin Matson

Article honors Jane Gwin Matson, an artist and gardener who was active within her community. She was in charge of landscaping the grounds for the new building of the Oklahoma Historical Society.
Date: Summer 1932
Creator: Miley, Cora
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Journal of a Tour in the Indian Territory (open access)

Journal of a Tour in the Indian Territory

Article narrates the encounters and experiences the author had while participating in a boat ride to the Great Raft, one of the biggest water highways into Indian Territory, aboard the Belle of the Red River.
Date: Summer 1932
Creator: Harris, N. Sayre & Foreman, Carolyn Thomas, 1872-1967
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Mississippi Choctaws (open access)

The Mississippi Choctaws

Article details the laws enacted to remove the Choctaw tribe from Mississippi in an effort to acquire the land for the United States.
Date: Summer 1932
Creator: Davis, Edward
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Necrology, June 1932 (open access)

Necrology, June 1932

Column documenting biographical information about Oklahomans who have died, including John Williams Duke, a psychologist; James Monroe Aydelotte, a farmer and businessman; Isaac Benjamin Littleton, a former Confederate soldier; Turner B. Turnbull Jr, a manager of the Choctaw schools and a farmer; William H. Armstrong, former physician and Baptist preacher; and John S. Hancock, businessman and tax collector.
Date: Summer 1932
Creator: J. L. B. & Williams, R. L.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Notes and Documents, June 1932 (open access)

Notes and Documents, June 1932

Notes and Documents column including the minutes for the annual meeting of the Oklahoma Historical Society held on March 31, 1932 and the minutes for the quarterly meeting of the Board of Directors of the Oklahoma Historical Society held on April 28, 1932.
Date: Summer 1932
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Quaker Indian Agents of the Kiowa, Comanche, and Wichita Indian Reservation (open access)

The Quaker Indian Agents of the Kiowa, Comanche, and Wichita Indian Reservation

Article chronicles the experiences of Lawrie Tatum as a Quaker Indian agent for the Kiowa, Comanche, and Wichita reservations.
Date: Summer 1932
Creator: Buntin, Martha
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History