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Official Minutes of Quarterly Meeting, the Board of Directors, the Oklahoma Historical Society, Quarter Ending, October 27, 1960
This section includes the minutes of quarterly meeting of the Board of Directors of the Oklahoma Historical Society that was held on October 27, 1960.
Date:
Winter 1960
Creator:
Oklahoma Historical Society
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Notes and Documents, Winter 1960-61
Notes and Documents column including a report by Chairman James D. Morrison about the placement of historical markers by the Oklahoma Historic Sites Committee, ongoing conservation and restoration projects, and the annual Oklahoma Historical Society tour.
Date:
Winter 1960
Creator:
Morrison, James D.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The White Lieutenant and Some of His Contemporaries
Article constructs a portrait of the career and leadership of the White Lieutenant, Chief Alexander McGillivray of the Muscogee (Creek) Nation, through correspondence from the late eighteenth century. Carolyn Thomas Foreman provides context to the conflict between the Cowetas and the Okfuskees and other issues represented here.
Date:
Winter 1960
Creator:
Foreman, Carolyn Thomas, 1872-1967
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Reminiscences of Two Corps Men of Base Hospital 85, World War I
Article provides a description of life and service at Base Hospital 85 during World War I, told from the perspective of Guy Rowley Moore and Rexford B. Cragg, members of the United States Medical Corps.
Date:
Winter 1960
Creator:
Moore, Guy E.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Tecumseh at the Turn of the Century
Article describes the process of homesteading Tecumseh after the land run of 1889. Florence Drake describes the growth of the town, its establishment as the county seat, and the people who settled there.
Date:
Winter 1960
Creator:
Drake, Florence
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Charles Radziminski: Patriot, Exile, Pioneer
Article discusses the life and military career of Charles Radziminski, a Polish Revolutionary who became a U.S. Dragoon, a surveyor for the United States-Mexican Boundary Commissions, and an officer in the pre-Civil War 2nd Cavalry in Texas.
Date:
Winter 1960
Creator:
Radzyminski, Stanley F.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Lieutenant William E. Burnet Letters: Removal of the Texas Indians and the Founding of Fort Cobb, Part II
Article provides a continuation of the letters of William E. Burnett, an officer in the U.S. and later Confederate Army. In this second part of Raymond Estep's first article, the removal of American Indians from Texas and the founding of Fort Cobb are highlighted.
Date:
Winter 1960
Creator:
Estep, Raymond
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Notes and Documents, Fall 1960
Notes and Documents column including documents about the county seat war in McIntosh County, the origin of the name of the town of Lookeba, awards, centennial commemorations, and recent accessions to the library of the OHS.
Date:
Autumn 1960
Creator:
Withington, W. R.; Taylor, Nat M. & Mitchell, Edith
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Official Minutes of Quarterly Meeting, the Board of Directors, the Oklahoma Historical Society, Quarter Ending, July 28, 1960
This section includes the minutes of quarterly meeting of the Board of Directors of the Oklahoma Historical Society that was held on July 28, 1960.
Date:
Autumn 1960
Creator:
Oklahoma Historical Society
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Preliminary Report of Survey of Inscriptions Along Sante Fe Trail in Oklahoma
Article includes a preliminary report by the Oklahoma Historic Sites Committee of the OHS about the inscriptions found along the Santa Fe Trail. Each inscription site is detailed in the report with notes about historic preservation concerns.
Date:
Autumn 1960
Creator:
Oklahoma Historic Sites Committee
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Lieutenant Wm. E. Burnet: Notes on Removal of Indians from Texas to Indian Territory
Article provides and introduction to and includes the letters of William E. Burnett, an officer in the U.S. and later Confederate Army, during the period of American Indian removal in United States history. Raymond Estep contextualizes these letters and how they provide a glimpse into the happenings of this era.
Date:
Autumn 1960
Creator:
Estep, Raymond
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Story of Rock Cut
Article discusses the Rock Cut region on the Santa Fe railway, railroad and mining activity in the area, and excerpts of newspaper reports that discussed the history of railroad companies in Oklahoma.
Date:
Autumn 1960
Creator:
Crockett, Bernice N.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
School Days at Emahaka Academy
Article describes the life of Byron S. Blake, a young boy growing up in Oklahoma Territory, and his interesting recollections of attending Emahaka Academy, the Seminole girls' school in the region.
Date:
Autumn 1960
Creator:
Trevathan, Robert E.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Redmond Selecman Cole
Article pays tribute to the life and work of Redmond Selecman Cole, a member of the Oklahoma Historical Society Board of Directors who held numerous public posts in the Pawnee-Tulsa area. Fannie Brownlee Misch discusses his journey from County Attorney to Mayor of Pawnee to Judge of the district, and his involvement in numerous societies.
Date:
Autumn 1960
Creator:
Misch, Fannie Brownlee
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Arthur Grant Evans
Article provides a biographical tribute to the life and work of Arthur Grant Evans, a preacher and school superintendent of Cherokee National Seminaries. Frank A. Balyeat discusses the contributions and beliefs of the educator, which included his advocacy of American Indian and white students studying alongside one another in the same schools.
Date:
Autumn 1960
Creator:
Balyeat, Frank A.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Notes and Documents, Summer 1960
Notes and Documents column including documents about Sugar Loaf Mountain Resort, the installation of air conditioning at the OHS, correspondence, a memorial scroll for Acee Blue Eagle, a list of Oklahoma historical markers, and notes about the 1960 annual OHS tour.
Date:
Summer 1960
Creator:
Wright, Muriel H. (Muriel Hazel), 1889-1975; Keyes, Earl F. & MacArthur, Douglas, 1880-1964
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Charles Page: A Man--A Dream--An Opportunity
Article describes the life and work of Charles Page, businessman and benefactor to widows and orphans. Mrs. Walter Wood pays tribute to the philanthropist and his contributions to the foundations of Tulsa, Oklahoma.
Date:
Summer 1960
Creator:
Wood, Mrs. Walter
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Official Minutes of Annual and Quarterly Meetings, Oklahoma Historical Society, April 28, 1960
This section includes the minutes of the annual and quarterly meetings of the Oklahoma Historical Society that were held on April 28, 1960.
Date:
Summer 1960
Creator:
Oklahoma Historical Society
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Oklahoma's Missing Link
Article highlights the search for Oklahoma's "missing link," a photograph of the 1889 land run. Robert E. Cunningham explores the history of photography in Oklahoma, the photo of the 1893 run used frequently in newspapers, and the work of several well-known photographers.
Date:
Summer 1960
Creator:
Cunningham, Robert E.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Perry's First Doctor
Article describes the life of Dr. Thomas McIntyre Cullimore, the first doctor who settled in Perry, Oklahoma after participating in the 1893 land run. Clarence Cullimore includes his recollections of his father's practice and frontier life.
Date:
Summer 1960
Creator:
Cullimore, Clarence
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Lieutenant Simpson's California Road Across Oklahoma
Article provides an introduction to and includes the report written by Lieutenant James H. Simpson, a member of the Corps of Topographical Engineers, providing an analysis about the route called the California Road. It includes references to texts of previous reports by Lieutenant A. W. Whipple and Randolph B. Marcy.
Date:
Summer 1960
Creator:
Dott, Robert H.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Battle of Chustenahlah
Article describes the events of the Battle of Chustenahlah, a battle waged between Confederate troops led by Colonel James McIntosh and Colonel D. H. Cooper and a Union faction of the Muscogee (Creek) Nation led by Opothleyohola near Hominy Creek in Osage County.
Date:
Summer 1960
Creator:
Shoemaker, Arthur
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Charles Newton Gould: "Covered Wagon Geologist"
Article describes the experiences and work of the "covered wagon geologist" Charles N. Gould. Mildred Armor Frizzell provides context to excerpts of the pioneer's autobiography, where he discussed his work conducting geological surveys and teaching at the University of Oklahoma.
Date:
Summer 1960
Creator:
Frizzell, Mildred A.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Rock Mary Report
Article provides a summary of the investigation by the Committee of the Oklahoma Historical Society to determine the location of "Rock Mary" a sandstone mound previously reported on by topographical engineers performing a terrain analysis of Caddo County.
Date:
Summer 1960
Creator:
Oklahoma Historic Sites Committee
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History