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The Aboriginal Chickasaw Nation (open access)

The Aboriginal Chickasaw Nation

Article details how the Chickasaw tribe traveled and named various landmarks within North America prior to colonization. Included are descriptions of customs and notable events that molded the tribe.
Date: Winter 1937
Creator: Bond, Janet
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Additional Notes on Perryville, Choctaw Nation (open access)

Additional Notes on Perryville, Choctaw Nation

Article names and describes each original building within Perryville, Choctaw Nation that are designated by numbered plates. These buildings are no longer standing and were described by the Oklahoma Historical Society's secretary, John Y. Bryce, who was raised within the area.
Date: Summer 1930
Creator: Wright, Muriel H. (Muriel Hazel), 1889-1975
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
An Address (open access)

An Address

Article is a speech given at the dinner of the Cherokee Seminaries Students' Association at the American Indian Exposition regarding provisions made to progress the Cherokee's education system.
Date: Winter 1937
Creator: Hastings, W. W.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Address by Thomas H. Doyle (open access)

Address by Thomas H. Doyle

Article is a speech given by Thomas H. Doyle during the unveiling of the bronze statues of Will Rogers and Wiley Post, innovators within the aviation profession.
Date: Spring 1938
Creator: Doyle, Thomas H.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Address in Commemoration of Wiley Post (open access)

Address in Commemoration of Wiley Post

Article is a speech given by Paul A. Walker at the 28th anniversary of Oklahoma obtaining statehood, given to the Oklahoma State Society of Washington, D. C. The speech pays tribute to Wiley Post, the discoverer of the jet stream. Included is a resolution honoring his and Will Rogers' deaths.
Date: Winter 1935
Creator: Walker, Paul A.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Address of Hon. Charles N. Haskell (open access)

Address of Hon. Charles N. Haskell

Article is a speech made by the Honorable Charles N. Haskell that was delivered to the Oklahoma Historical Society during the 25th Anniversary celebration for the state. Haskell was the first governor of Oklahoma.
Date: Winter 1932
Creator: Haskell, Charles N.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Address of Judge C. Ross Hume (open access)

Address of Judge C. Ross Hume

Article is an address given by Judge C. Ross Hume to dedicate the landmark where the Five Civilized Tribes agreed to form an Indian Confederacy of the Plains.
Date: Winter 1931
Creator: Lewis, Anna & Hume, C. Ross
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Ahpeahtone, Kiowa - A Bit of History (open access)

Ahpeahtone, Kiowa - A Bit of History

Article details a trip undertaken by the last chief of the Kiowa tribe, Ahpeahtone, to locate a self-proclaimed prophet during the "Messiah Craze." This prophet spoke of the return to the old times of buffalo and peace.
Date: Autumn 1931
Creator: Methvin, J. J.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Alexander Lawrence Posey (open access)

Alexander Lawrence Posey

Article details the life and lineage of renowned Creek poet Alexander Lawrence Posey as he became a political and educational leader.
Date: Winter 1933
Creator: Challacombe, Doris
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Ancient Irrigation Ditches on the Plains (open access)

Ancient Irrigation Ditches on the Plains

Article examines an ancient canal located in the mountainous region within the Oklahoma panhandle, southwestern Kansas, and the Texas panhandle. This canal is believed to have been built by Indigenous tribes prior to colonization,
Date: Spring 1931
Creator: Thoburn, Joseph B.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Annual Meeting (open access)

Annual Meeting

Article is an announcement of a date change for the annual meeting of the Oklahoma Historical Society.
Date: Spring 1935
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Annual Meeting at Muskogee (open access)

Annual Meeting at Muskogee

Article announces the location of the next annual meeting of the Oklahoma Historical Society and the tour of historical sites that will commence during the meeting.
Date: Spring 1934
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Annual Meeting of the Oklahoma Historical Society (open access)

Annual Meeting of the Oklahoma Historical Society

Article details the events that transpired at the annual meeting of the Oklahoma Historical Society that was held on April 18 and 19, 1934.
Date: Summer 1934
Creator: Estill-Harbour, Emma
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Annual Sun Dance of the Kiowa Dance (open access)

The Annual Sun Dance of the Kiowa Dance

Article describes the significance of the Sun Dance for Indigenous tribes. Also included is an account made by George Hunt as he witnessed a Kiowa Sun Dance.
Date: Autumn 1934
Creator: Hunt, George & Nye, Wilbur S.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
[Article over Refugee Physicians Reprinted from Modern Medicine] (open access)

[Article over Refugee Physicians Reprinted from Modern Medicine]

Two articles detailing refugee physicians in America and the difficulties that arise for them and for the communities they try to integrate themselves in.
Date: February 13, 1939
Creator: Modern Medicine
System: The Portal to Texas History
Augusta Robertson Moore (open access)

Augusta Robertson Moore

Article documents the life of Augusta Robertson Moore as she grew up within the Creek Nation working alongside her family in the Presbyterian missions.
Date: Winter 1935
Creator: Foreman, Carolyn Thomas, 1872-1967
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Aunt Eliza of Tahlequah (open access)

Aunt Eliza of Tahlequah

Article chronicles the life of Eliza Missouri Bushyhead, a prominent teacher at the Cherokee Female Seminary at Tahlequah. The article compares her life to her father's, Jesse Bushyhead, who was a missionary based in the Cherokee Nation.
Date: Spring 1931
Creator: Foreman, Carolyn Thomas, 1872-1967
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Autobiography of Governor A. J. Seay (open access)

Autobiography of Governor A. J. Seay

Article is an excerpt from the autobiography of Governor A. J. Seay, the second governor of Oklahoma.
Date: Spring 1939
Creator: Peery, Dan W. & Seay, A. J.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The B.I.T.: The Story of an Adventure in Railroad Building (open access)

The B.I.T.: The Story of an Adventure in Railroad Building

Article chronicles the removal of North American Indians from their ancestral homes in the east to the region west of the Mississippi River through speeches given by politicians at that time. Included are plans for building railroads through the Indian Territory shortly after the tribes settled.
Date: Spring 1933
Creator: Holden, James Franklin
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Battle of Honey Springs (open access)

The Battle of Honey Springs

Article chronicles the events that transpired during the Battle of Honey Springs that was fought during the Civil War.
Date: Summer 1935
Creator: Freeman, Charles R.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Battle of the Washita (open access)

The Battle of the Washita

Article details the events that transpired during the Battle of the Washita, as told by Joseph K. Griffis, an alleged former captive of the Kiowa tribe who claims to have been present during the event.
Date: Autumn 1930
Creator: Griffis, Joseph K. & Peery, Dan W.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Battle of Wichita Village (open access)

The Battle of Wichita Village

Article details the events that led to the Battle of Wichita Village, a battle fought between Texan troopers and the Comanche tribe.
Date: Summer 1937
Creator: Nye, W. S., Captain
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Beginning of Quaker Administration of Indian Affairs in Oklahoma (open access)

The Beginning of Quaker Administration of Indian Affairs in Oklahoma

Article chronicles the establishment and success of the Quaker missions within Indian Territory.
Date: Winter 1939
Creator: Steele, Aubrey L.
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