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Free Land Hunters of the Southern Plains: Part 1 (open access)

Free Land Hunters of the Southern Plains: Part 1

Article chronicles the political movements and legislations that resulted in the land runs of Oklahoma and Indian Territories.
Date: Winter 1944
Creator: Rister, Carl Coke
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Heritage of the Oklahoma Child (open access)

The Heritage of the Oklahoma Child

Article romanticizes the history of Oklahoma as a tribute to patriotism during World War II.
Date: Winter 1944
Creator: Evans, Charles
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
James Sanford Davenport: Lawyer, Statesman and Judge (open access)

James Sanford Davenport: Lawyer, Statesman and Judge

Article chronicles the life of James Sanford Davenport, a prominent lawyer and judge based in the state of Oklahoma.
Date: Winter 1944
Creator: Doyle, Thomas H.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Lieutenant Thomas Jefferson Rainey (open access)

Lieutenant Thomas Jefferson Rainey

Article honors the life of Lieutenant Thomas Jefferson Rainey, a young pilot for the 359th Fighter Squadron of the First Army Air Force who died fighting during World War II.
Date: Winter 1944
Creator: Rainey, Lillian Frye
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Necrology, Winter 1944-45 (open access)

Necrology, Winter 1944-45

Column documenting biographical information about Oklahomans who have died, including Henry Carlyle Potterf, Charles Calvin Fisher, George McFarlin Tucker, and James Riley Copeland.
Date: Winter 1944
Creator: Williams, Robert L. & Potter, W. W.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Notes and Documents, Winter 1944-45 (open access)

Notes and Documents, Winter 1944-45

Notes and Documents column including notes regarding the Oklahoma state emblems, the organization of the Rutherford County Historical Society, the marking of historical sites, and the minutes for the quarterly meeting of the Board of Directors of the Oklahoma Historical Society held on October 23, 1944.
Date: Winter 1944
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Oklahoma War Memorial - World War II: Part 5 (open access)

Oklahoma War Memorial - World War II: Part 5

Article continues to honor the men from Oklahoma who have died fighting in World War II after the last publication of a similar list. The country would continue to be a major player in the war until 1945.
Date: Winter 1944
Creator: Wright, Muriel H. (Muriel Hazel), 1889-1975
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Reminiscences of Pioneer Days in the Cherokee Strip (open access)

Reminiscences of Pioneer Days in the Cherokee Strip

Article recounts the experiences of G. E. Lemon as he traveled from Kansas to Oklahoma during the region's pioneering days in the late 1800s.
Date: Winter 1944
Creator: Lemon, G. E.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Story of the Oklahoma Boundaries (open access)

Story of the Oklahoma Boundaries

Article explains the territorial disputes that shaped the boundaries of the state.
Date: Winter 1944
Creator: Melvin, M. E.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
William Brown Morrison: 1877-1944 (open access)

William Brown Morrison: 1877-1944

Article chronicles the genealogy, awards, and career of William Brown Morrison, a professor of history who taught at multiple universities within the state of Oklahoma.
Date: Winter 1944
Creator: Williams, Robert L.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The B'nai B'rith Hillel Foundations- Retrospect and Prospect (open access)

The B'nai B'rith Hillel Foundations- Retrospect and Prospect

Article reprinted from The Jewish Forum discussing the importance of Hillel for Jewish students across college campuses.
Date: October 1944
Creator: Kaplan, Harry
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Beginnings of the Oklahoma State Hospital Association (open access)

The Beginnings of the Oklahoma State Hospital Association

Article chronicles how the Oklahoma State Hospital Association was created during the state's infancy in celebration of the association's 25th anniversary.
Date: Autumn 1944
Creator: Clinton, Fred S.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Cherokee Occupance in the Oklahoma Ozarks and Prairie Plains (open access)

Cherokee Occupance in the Oklahoma Ozarks and Prairie Plains

Article details how the Cherokee lands were taken over and modified to become livable for settlers during a process known as occupance.
Date: Autumn 1944
Creator: Hewes, Leslie
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Dissolution of the Wichita Reservation: Part 2 (open access)

Dissolution of the Wichita Reservation: Part 2

Article continues to chronicle how the Cherokee Commission allotted lands in the Wichita Reservation in an effort to dissolve the region for settlement. This article focuses on the Wichita tribe's efforts to receive appropriate allotments within the community.
Date: Autumn 1944
Creator: Chapman, Berlin B.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
James Hugh McBirney: 1870-1944 (open access)

James Hugh McBirney: 1870-1944

Article chronicles the career of James Hugh McBirney, bookkeeper of the Tulsa Banking Company, the first banking institution in the city of Tulsa.
Date: Autumn 1944
Creator: Clinton, Fred S.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Necrology, Autumn 1944 (open access)

Necrology, Autumn 1944

Column documenting biographical information about Oklahomans who have died, including William Balser Skirvin, Enloe Vassallo Vernor, Napoleon D. Blackstone, and Iser H. Nakdimen.
Date: Autumn 1944
Creator: Branson, Fred P.; Martin, Benjamin & Wright, Muriel H. (Muriel Hazel), 1889-1975
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
New Hope Seminary: 1844-1897 (open access)

New Hope Seminary: 1844-1897

Article details the establishment and impact of the New Hope Seminary, a girls' missionary school within the Choctaw Nation.
Date: Autumn 1944
Creator: Foreman, Carolyn Thomas, 1872-1967
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Notes and Documents, Autumn 1944 (open access)

Notes and Documents, Autumn 1944

Notes and Documents column including notes regarding receiving copies of The Chronicles, a record of the State Capital Commission, corrections for the magazine, the biographies of Tom Dora and John James Abert, the American Indian Exposition, records of the Oklahoma War memorial, and the minutes for the quarterly meeting of the Board of Directors of the Oklahoma Historical Society held on July 24, 1944.
Date: Autumn 1944
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Oklahoma War Memorial - World War II: Part 4 (open access)

Oklahoma War Memorial - World War II: Part 4

Article honors the men from Oklahoma who have died fighting in World War II after the last publication of a similar list. The country would continue to be a major player in the war until 1945.
Date: Autumn 1944
Creator: Wright, Muriel H. (Muriel Hazel), 1889-1975
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Rural School Houses in Early Oklahoma (open access)

Rural School Houses in Early Oklahoma

Article chronicles how schools were funded and built within rural communities of the Indian Territory.
Date: Autumn 1944
Creator: Balyeat, F. A.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Samuel Long Morley: 1872-1944 (open access)

Samuel Long Morley: 1872-1944

Article chronicles the life and military career of Samuel Long Morley.
Date: Autumn 1944
Creator: Williams, Robert L.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Stanley Explores Oklahoma (open access)

Stanley Explores Oklahoma

Article consists of excerpts from the diary of Lieutenant David S. Stanley as he participated in a survey of the region between Fort Smith and the Pacific ocean for the purpose of building a railroad.
Date: Autumn 1944
Creator: Shawver, Lona & Stanley, David S.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Appraisal of the Lands of the Choctaws and Chickasaws by the Dawes Commission (open access)

The Appraisal of the Lands of the Choctaws and Chickasaws by the Dawes Commission

Article chronicles how the Dawes Commission broke apart the tribal lands of the Choctaw and Chickasaw tribes in an effort to prepare them for settlement.
Date: Summer 1944
Creator: Brown, Loren N.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Dissolution of the Wichita Reservation: Part 1 (open access)

Dissolution of the Wichita Reservation: Part 1

Article begins to chronicle how the Cherokee Commission allotted lands in the Wichita Reservation in an effort to dissolve the region for settlement.
Date: Summer 1944
Creator: Chapman, Berlin B.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History