Notes and Documents, Winter 1966-67 (open access)

Notes and Documents, Winter 1966-67

Notes and Documents column including a document about further notes on the rune stone near Heavener, Oklahoma, and a list of recent accessions to the OHS library.
Date: Winter 1966
Creator: Wright, Muriel H. (Muriel Hazel), 1889-1975 & Simpson, Aline
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Necrology, Winter 1966-67 (open access)

Necrology, Winter 1966-67

Column documenting biographical information about Oklahomans who have died; this issue discusses lawyer and legislator Lewis Edwin Neff.
Date: Winter 1966
Creator: Neff, Lucinda B.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Minutes of the Quarterly Meeting of the Board of Directors, Oklahoma Historical Society, October 27, 1977 (open access)

Minutes of the Quarterly Meeting of the Board of Directors, Oklahoma Historical Society, October 27, 1977

This section includes the minutes of the quarterly meeting of the Board of Directors of the Oklahoma Historical Society held on October 27, 1977.
Date: Winter 1966
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Southern Regional Education (open access)

Southern Regional Education

Article discusses the establishment and history of the Southern Regional Education Board, and its efforts towards improving educational opportunities in the Southern states. J. L. Franklin discusses legislation and integration in the process.
Date: Winter 1966
Creator: Franklin, Jimmie L.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Second Federal Invasion of Indian Territory (open access)

The Second Federal Invasion of Indian Territory

Article relates the events of the second expedition, or invasion, led by federal forces into Indian Territory during the Civil War. William J. Willey explores the course of the military struggles that followed as an important phase of the Civil War.
Date: Winter 1966
Creator: Willey, William J.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The First Federal Invasion of Indian Territory (open access)

The First Federal Invasion of Indian Territory

Article relates the events of the federal military expedition of 1862 led by Colonel William Weer into Indian Territory during the Civil War. Gary N. Heath describes the battles that occurred with Confederate forces during the "Indian Expedition."
Date: Winter 1966
Creator: Heath, Gary N.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Reports of the Governors of Oklahoma Territory 1891-1899 (open access)

Reports of the Governors of Oklahoma Territory 1891-1899

Article provides a review and investigation of reports written by Oklahoma Territory governors to the Secretary of the interior from 1891 to 1899. B. H. Johnson explores the ways the four governors promoted the area in these reports.
Date: Winter 1966
Creator: Johnson, Bobby H.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Class of 1903 at Oklahoma A. & M. College (open access)

The Class of 1903 at Oklahoma A. & M. College

Article describes the author's experiences at Oklahoma Agricultural and Mechanical College as a member of the class of 1903. R. Morton House describes the classes and musical organizations he participated in, as well as the rest of the student body.
Date: Winter 1966
Creator: House, R. Morton
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Oklahoma Free Homes Bill 1892-1900 (open access)

The Oklahoma Free Homes Bill 1892-1900

Article describes the creation and passage of the Free Homes Bill in Oklahoma, which provided settlers with financial relief. Vernon S. Braswell discusses the legislation surrounding the bill, also known as Public Law 105.
Date: Winter 1966
Creator: Braswell, Vernon S.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Cuban View of the Oklahoma Run (open access)

Cuban View of the Oklahoma Run

Article describes and includes an account of the 1889 Oklahoma land run written by Cuban revolutionary José Martí. Francis Donahue provides an introduction to the account and its writer, who wrote for several Latin American daily newspapers.
Date: Winter 1966
Creator: Donahue, Francis & Martí, José, 1853-1895
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Notes and Documents, Fall 1966 (open access)

Notes and Documents, Fall 1966

Notes and Documents column including correspondence, biographical sketches, a report from the Oklahoma State University Department of History, and an announcement about the sale of rare books.
Date: Autumn 1966
Creator: Butler, Edward; Mayes, Mayme B.; Ross, Shorey W.; Knight, Homer L. & Shirk, George H.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Necrology, Fall 1966 (open access)

Necrology, Fall 1966

Column documenting biographical information about Oklahomans who have died; this issue discusses Marion Donehew, the first student to enroll at the University of Oklahoma and a teacher and reporter on the frontier.
Date: Autumn 1966
Creator: Donehew, Marion Lorene
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Minutes of the Quarterly Meeting of the Board of Directors, Oklahoma Historical Society, July 28, 1966 (open access)

Minutes of the Quarterly Meeting of the Board of Directors, Oklahoma Historical Society, July 28, 1966

This section includes the minutes of the quarterly meeting of the Board of Directors of the Oklahoma Historical Society that was held on July 28, 1966.
Date: Autumn 1966
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Choctaw Nation in 1843: A Missionary's View (open access)

The Choctaw Nation in 1843: A Missionary's View

Article provides an introduction to and includes a letter from the Reverend Jared Olmsted to his brother, Orrin L. Olmsted, while he was living and working as a missionary-teacher in the Choctaw Nation.
Date: Autumn 1966
Creator: Bryant, Keith L., Jr. & Olmsted, Jared
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Two Quanah Parker Letters (open access)

Two Quanah Parker Letters

Article provides context to and includes two letters written by Comanche leader Quanah Parker. James M. Day explains Parker's concern for his people and their welfare and his request for the removal of his mother's body, which was buried in Texas, to Oklahoma so he could be buried near here when he passed.
Date: Autumn 1966
Creator: Day, James M. & Parker, Quanah
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Reminiscences of Jim Tomm (open access)

Reminiscences of Jim Tomm

Article provides reminiscences of Jim Tomm, a freedman who was born into slavery on the plantation of George Stidham in the Muscogee (Creek) Nation and freed during the Civil War. L. M. S. Wilson compiles these memories of Tomm's life before, during, and after the Civil War.
Date: Autumn 1966
Creator: Wilson, L. M. S. & Tomm, Jim
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Death's First Visit to Old Faxon (open access)

Death's First Visit to Old Faxon

Article describes the tragedy of the first deaths that struck Faxon, Oklahoma, a frontier town initially called "Slogan" when it was established. Albert S. Gilles, Sr. provides personal recollections and recounts the tale of the burial.
Date: Autumn 1966
Creator: Gilles, Albert S., Sr.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Acculturation Problems Among the Plains Tribes of the Government Agencies in Western Indian Territory (open access)

Acculturation Problems Among the Plains Tribes of the Government Agencies in Western Indian Territory

Article describes the process of managing government agencies in reservations and the issues that arose. Michael Dan Mitchell discusses the establishment of Quaker leadership and suspicion when it came to white influence among the tribes.
Date: Autumn 1966
Creator: Mitchell, Michael Dan
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Jose Maria: Anadarko Chief (open access)

Jose Maria: Anadarko Chief

Article describes the life of José Maria, a chief of the Anadarkos. Kenneth F. Neighbours discusses the life of the Anadarkos in Texas, relations with the United States government, and warfare with other tribes.
Date: Autumn 1966
Creator: Neighbours, Kenneth F.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Cherokee Orphan Asylum (open access)

The Cherokee Orphan Asylum

Article describes the establishment and history of the Cherokee Orphan Asylum, an institution that provided care and education to orphaned children of the Cherokee Nation. Judge N. B. Johnson describes the evolution of the institution and how the nation secured funds for its creation.
Date: Autumn 1966
Creator: Johnson, N. B.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Civil War Sites in Oklahoma (open access)

Civil War Sites in Oklahoma

Article provides a detailed description of 86 historic sites in Oklahoma related to the Civil War in honor of its centennial, supported by extensive field research and consultation of sources. The list is arranged alphabetically by county.
Date: Summer 1966
Creator: Wright, Muriel H. (Muriel Hazel), 1889-1975 & Fischer, LeRoy H.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Minutes of the 74th Annual Meeting and Quarterly Meeting, Board of Directors, Oklahoma Historical Society, April 28, 1966 (open access)

Minutes of the 74th Annual Meeting and Quarterly Meeting, Board of Directors, Oklahoma Historical Society, April 28, 1966

This section includes the minutes of the 74th annual meeting of the Oklahoma Historical Society and the minutes of the quarterly meeting of the Board of Directors of the OHS that were held on April 28, 1966.
Date: Summer 1966
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Oklahoma's Red River Boundary: Under U. S. Supreme Court Decision in 1927 (open access)

Oklahoma's Red River Boundary: Under U. S. Supreme Court Decision in 1927

Article discusses the disputes and judicial decisions concerning the boundary between Oklahoma and Texas formed by the Red River that occurred in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.
Date: Autumn 1966
Creator: Andrew, Bunyan Hadley
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Notes and Documents, Summer 1966 (open access)

Notes and Documents, Summer 1966

Notes and Documents column including documents about Oklahoma historical markers and monuments, a report about missionary Sue McBeth, notes on a historical relic, and a correction.
Date: Summer 1966
Creator: Wright, Muriel H. (Muriel Hazel), 1889-1975; Holway, Hope & Johnson, N. B.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History