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Minutes of the Quarterly Meeting of the Board of Directors of the Oklahoma Historical Society, July 26, 1973 (open access)

Minutes of the Quarterly Meeting of the Board of Directors of the Oklahoma Historical Society, July 26, 1973

This section includes the minutes of the quarterly meeting of the Board of Directors of the Oklahoma Historical Society held on July 26, 1973. Included is a list of gifts received by the organization as well as a list of new annual, life, and honorary members.
Date: Autumn 1973
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Notes and Documents, Autumn 1973 (open access)

Notes and Documents, Autumn 1973

Notes and Documents column including an announcement that Will Roger's papers will be made public, a poem about going home after plagues and war, an announcement from the Secretary of the Interior that proclaims all American Indians must cut their hair, an a news story on a flood that devastated Eufaula.
Date: Autumn 1973
Creator: Stout, Joseph A.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Necrology, Autumn 1973 (open access)

Necrology, Autumn 1973

Column documenting biographical information about Oklahomans who have died; this issue discusses Paula McSpadden Love, the curator of the Will Rogers memorial and a life-long educator.
Date: Autumn 1973
Creator: Collins, Reba N.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Edward P. McCabe and the Langston Experiment (open access)

Edward P. McCabe and the Langston Experiment

Article chronicles the activism done by Edward P. McCabe, the first African-American person elected to a public office outside of the South, as he encouraged more African-American people to settle within Oklahoma Territory. The article tells his story through newspaper articles published at the time.
Date: Autumn 1973
Creator: Roberson, Jere W.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
New Light on an Old Enigma: Sam Houston and the Grand Saline (open access)

New Light on an Old Enigma: Sam Houston and the Grand Saline

Article attempts to chronicle how Sam Houston acquired the Grand Saline, land originally held by Auguste Pierre Chouteau within Arkansas Territory.
Date: Autumn 1973
Creator: Hall, Kermit L.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Economic Conditions in the Creek Nation, 1865-1871 (open access)

Economic Conditions in the Creek Nation, 1865-1871

Article details the economic struggles faced by the Creek Nation in the decade immediately following the Civil War.
Date: Autumn 1973
Creator: Harriman, Helga H.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Mercenary Heroes: The Scouting Detachment of the Indian Territory Expedition, 1874-1875 (open access)

Mercenary Heroes: The Scouting Detachment of the Indian Territory Expedition, 1874-1875

Article chronicles the planning and execution of the Indian Territory Expedition, a military undertaking by the federal government to stop the frequent attacks by Plains Indians on railroad surveyors, whiskey peddlers, buffalo hunters, and pioneers.
Date: Autumn 1973
Creator: Carriker, Robert C.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Country Kitchen (open access)

Country Kitchen

Article details the amenities and atmosphere found within a pioneer's kitchen.
Date: Autumn 1973
Creator: Bennett, Marj D.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Homesteading the Strip (open access)

Homesteading the Strip

Article chronicles how the United States government opened the land called Cherokee Strip for settlement and the ensuing struggles of the settlers and the American Indians who lived there.
Date: Autumn 1973
Creator: Lucas, Robert C. & Gilstrap, Lucille
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
An Ill-Fated Expedition: The Experiences of Colonel Warner Lewis (open access)

An Ill-Fated Expedition: The Experiences of Colonel Warner Lewis

Article narrates the attack on Colonel Warner Lewis of the Confederate army as he and his men marched to New Mexico and Arizona by American Indians that left all of his men dead except for himself and one solider.
Date: Autumn 1973
Creator: Woods, H. Merle & Lewis, Warner
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Notes and Documents, Winter 1974-75 (open access)

Notes and Documents, Winter 1974-75

Notes and Documents column including a memorial to deceased society members, an article explaining how to apply for a homestead, a chronicle of John Ryan's life, an announcement of the availability of "The Indian Removal," and an announcement for nominations for an endowment.
Date: Winter 1974
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Minutes of the Quarterly Meeting of the Board of Directors of the Oklahoma Historical Society, July 25, 1974 (open access)

Minutes of the Quarterly Meeting of the Board of Directors of the Oklahoma Historical Society, July 25, 1974

This section includes the minutes of the quarterly meeting of the Board of Directors of the Oklahoma Historical Society held on July 25, 1974. Included is a list of gifts received by the organization and a list of new annual and life members.
Date: Winter 1974
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Origins of Black Slavery Among the Cherokees (open access)

Origins of Black Slavery Among the Cherokees

Article chronicles how the Cherokees became slave holders and their attitudes towards African-Americans during the Antebellum Era.
Date: Winter 1974
Creator: Halliburton, R., Jr.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Governor Lee Cruce, White Supremacy and Capital Punishment, 1911-1915 (open access)

Governor Lee Cruce, White Supremacy and Capital Punishment, 1911-1915

Article details the white supremacist policies and rhetoric surrounding governor Lee Cruce, Oklahoma's second governor. Despite his beliefs, Governor Cruce took a hard stance against excessive capital punishment for African-Americans and commuted many death sentences for them.
Date: Winter 1974
Creator: Casey, Orben J.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Laws Which have Governed Cleveland County (open access)

The Laws Which have Governed Cleveland County

Article chronicles the evolution of the legislative and judicial systems prevalent within Cleveland County during the 19th century.
Date: Winter 1974
Creator: Merrill, Maurice H.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Political and Social Attitudes of Some Early Oklahoma Democrats (open access)

The Political and Social Attitudes of Some Early Oklahoma Democrats

Article describes major Democratic politicians and their attitudes towards the social and political climate of the early 20th century in Oklahoma.
Date: Winter 1974
Creator: Burbank, Garin
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Among the Plains Tribes in Oklahoma with Frederic Remington (open access)

Among the Plains Tribes in Oklahoma with Frederic Remington

Article narrates Frederic Remington's adventures as he traveled throughout the west, sketching and painting what he saw while recording his journey in a journal. The article contains a narrative of his time visiting the Plains Indians.
Date: Winter 1974
Creator: Remingtron, Frederic & Franks, Kenny A. (Kenny Arthur), 1945-
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Notes and Documents, Fall 1974 (open access)

Notes and Documents, Fall 1974

Notes and Documents column including an announcement of the availability of the library's acquisition list, an announcement of the availability of "The Rambler," an announcement of new classifications of memberships, a note on address changes, an announcement of talks about historic preservation of properties in Oklahoma, a retelling of the 150th Anniversary of the establishment of Fort Gibson, a description of the home of the fifth territorial governor of Oklahoma, and memorials to deceased society members.
Date: Autumn 1974
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Minutes of the Annual and Quarterly Meetings of the Board of Directors of the Oklahoma Historical Society, April 26, 1974 (open access)

Minutes of the Annual and Quarterly Meetings of the Board of Directors of the Oklahoma Historical Society, April 26, 1974

This section includes the minutes of the annual meeting of the Oklahoma Historical Society and the quarterly meeting of the Board of Directors of the Oklahoma Historical Society held on April 26, 1974. Included are tributes to Dr. V.R. Easterling and Rella Looney, an announcement of retirement by Roger B. Charlesworth, a list of gifts received by the organization, and a list of new annual and life members.
Date: Autumn 1974
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Chief John Ross and Cherokee Removal Finances (open access)

Chief John Ross and Cherokee Removal Finances

Article details how Chief John Ross of the Cherokees fought for a better financial payout for selling land to the United States. He argued and lobbied on behalf of himself and his tribe.
Date: Autumn 1974
Creator: Moulton, Gary E.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Afrika Korps in Oklahoma: Fort Reno's Prison of War Compound (open access)

The Afrika Korps in Oklahoma: Fort Reno's Prison of War Compound

Article details the creation of prisoner of war camps at Fort Reno and how the United States worked to treat the prisoners brought there with enough respect to honor the Geneva Convention. The prisoners were used as workers in the farming and manufacturing industry to help with the war efforts.
Date: Autumn 1974
Creator: Wilson, Terry Paul
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
"Katy" Depots of Oklahoma: A Pictorial History (open access)

"Katy" Depots of Oklahoma: A Pictorial History

Article details the architectural history of "Katy" railroad stations throughout Oklahoma. The article chronicles this history through pictures.
Date: Autumn 1974
Creator: Grant, H. Roger & Hofsommer, Donovan L.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Oklahoma's "Bone-Dry Law" and The Roman Catholic Church (open access)

Oklahoma's "Bone-Dry Law" and The Roman Catholic Church

Article details how members of the Roman Catholic Church fought for the right to have sacramental wine after the passing of Oklahoma's "Bone-Dry Law," which forbade the manufacture and consumption of any liquors without an exception for religious services.
Date: Autumn 1974
Creator: Brown, Thomas Elton
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Creek Nation on the Eve of the Civil War (open access)

The Creek Nation on the Eve of the Civil War

Article details the life styles of the Creek people during the period between their relocation to Oklahoma and the start of the Civil War.
Date: Autumn 1974
Creator: DuChateau, Andre Paul
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History