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Necrology, March 1940 (open access)

Necrology, March 1940

Column documenting biographical information about Oklahomans who have died, including Judge Wade Hampton Kornegay, Walter Ferguson, Douglas H. Johnston, Mrs. Anna C. Trainor Matheson, Charles Thomas Ingram, and Benjamin Stone Ingram.
Date: Spring 1940
Creator: Williams, Robert L.; Foreman, Carolyn Thomas, 1872-1967; Cornish, Melven; Kirkpatrick, E. E. & Martin, Benjamin
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Notes and Documents, March 1940 (open access)

Notes and Documents, March 1940

Notes and Documents column including the program for the annual meeting of the Oklahoma Historical Society held from May 9 to 10, 1940 and the minutes for the quarterly meeting of the society's Board of Directors held on January 25, 1940.
Date: Spring 1940
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Historical Notes (open access)

Historical Notes

Article consists of historical notes regarding how the Oklahoma Historical Society acquired an original manuscript, a description of artifacts discussed at the fifth annual Southern Historical Association meeting, the impact of Sequoyah's alphabet, an explanation for archaeological discoveries made by a professor, a narrative regarding a visit to Bacone College, the reorganization of the Daughters of the American Revolution, a meeting of the Sons of the American Revolution, and a note on the index of a previous volume of The Chronicles of Oklahoma.
Date: Spring 1940
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Educational History in and About Tulsa, Oklahoma (1839-1939) (open access)

Educational History in and About Tulsa, Oklahoma (1839-1939)

Article recounts speeches made during the centennial celebration of the founding of Tulsa county within Oklahoma.
Date: Spring 1940
Creator: Whitman, Louise
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Settlers on the Neutral Strip (open access)

Settlers on the Neutral Strip

Article chronicles how settlers moved and occupied the Neutral Strip within Oklahoma Territory through negotiations made between the Cheyenne and Arapaho tribes and the federal government.
Date: Spring 1940
Creator: Chapman, Berlin B.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Career of Montfort Stokes in Oklahoma (open access)

The Career of Montfort Stokes in Oklahoma

Article chronicles the career of Montfort Stokes, a former senator and chairman of the Federal Indian Commission, as he worked to settle Indigenous people within Indian Territory.
Date: Spring 1940
Creator: Foster, William Omer
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Chief Gilbert Wesley Dukes (open access)

Chief Gilbert Wesley Dukes

Article chronicles the life of Chief Gilbert Wesley Dukes of the Choctaw tribe as they negotiated terms with the federal government to be removed to the west.
Date: Spring 1940
Creator: Meserve, John Bartlett, 1869-1943
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Miller County, Arkansas Territory, The Frontier that Men Forgot (open access)

Miller County, Arkansas Territory, The Frontier that Men Forgot

Article chronicles the history of Miller county within southeastern Oklahoma and the Miller county located within the Republic of Texas before they were both renamed.
Date: Spring 1940
Creator: Strickland, Rex W.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Judge James Jesse Dunn, 1867-1926 (open access)

Judge James Jesse Dunn, 1867-1926

Article honors the life of Judge Jesse James Dunn, an active member of the legislator within the state of Oklahoma.
Date: Spring 1940
Creator: Williams, Robert L.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
[Hall of Honor Article] (open access)

[Hall of Honor Article]

Article entitled "Hall of Honor" about Col. Valin Woodward, USAF, who is being inducted into the Military Science Hall of Honor by the University of Texas at Arlington, which he attended when it was the North Texas Agricultural College.
Date: 1940~/1949~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History