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Minutes of the Quarterly Meeting of the Board of Directors of the Oklahoma Historical Society, February 17, 1972 (open access)

Minutes of the Quarterly Meeting of the Board of Directors of the Oklahoma Historical Society, February 17, 1972

This section includes the minutes of the quarterly meeting of the Board of Directors of the Oklahoma Historical Society held on February 17, 1972. Included is a list of gifts received by the organization.
Date: Spring 1972
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Indian Territory Forts: Charnel Houses of the Frontier, 1839-1865 (open access)

Indian Territory Forts: Charnel Houses of the Frontier, 1839-1865

Article recounts the numerous diseases and afflictions that befell the soldiers stationed at forts within the Indian Territory during the mid 19th century. Included within the article is a list of those affected and killed by the diseases at the forts.
Date: Spring 1972
Creator: Kalisch, Philip A. & Kalisch, Beatrice J.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Henry C. Hitch and His Times (open access)

Henry C. Hitch and His Times

Article chronicles the history of the Hitch family who settled within the Panhandle area of Oklahoma Territory and nurtured a love for nature and farming throughout the generations.
Date: Spring 1972
Creator: Stewart, Roy P.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Cherokee Statesmen: The John Rogers Family of Chattahoochee (open access)

Cherokee Statesmen: The John Rogers Family of Chattahoochee

Article chronicles the life of the Rogers family as they worked and lived within the Cherokee Nation. The family fought for land rights of the Cherokee people while being active members of the community.
Date: Spring 1972
Creator: Shadburn, Don L.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Year Will Rogers Ran for President (open access)

The Year Will Rogers Ran for President

Article narrates how an editor at the humor magazine "Life" nominated Will Rogers as a presidential candidate. Rogers was a fictious character who ran on a "bunkless" campaign slogan, meaning "without party affiliations." He was created as a satire for the political landscape of the late 1920s.
Date: Spring 1972
Creator: Jones, Alfred Haworth
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Necrology, Winter 1971 (open access)

Necrology, Winter 1971

Column documenting biographical information about Oklahomans who have died; this issue discusses William Finley Semple, a lawyer who specialized in land disputes within Choctaw County, and William Penn Couch, a state senator who left to enlist in World War II.
Date: Winter 1971
Creator: Ingram, John E. & Bard, Jennie M.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Notes and Documents, Winter 1971 (open access)

Notes and Documents, Winter 1971

Notes and Documents column including a tribute to Senator Robert L. Owen, a report on a fire that destroyed the Historic Colony School, and a note on new additions to the organization's museum and library.
Date: Winter 1971
Creator: Shirk, George H.; Pierce, Julius & Fraker, Elmer L.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Minutes of the Quarterly Meeting of the Board of Directors of the Oklahoma Historical Society, October 28, 1971 (open access)

Minutes of the Quarterly Meeting of the Board of Directors of the Oklahoma Historical Society, October 28, 1971

This section includes the minutes of the quarterly meeting of the Board of Directors of the Oklahoma Historical Society held on October 29, 1971. Included is a list of gifts received by the organization and a list of new annual members.
Date: Winter 1971
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Preliminary Summary of Archaeological Investigations in the South Barracks, Fort Washita, Bryan County, Oklahoma (open access)

Preliminary Summary of Archaeological Investigations in the South Barracks, Fort Washita, Bryan County, Oklahoma

Article details the findings of an archeological dig at Fort Washita conducted in 1971. The article lists what was found at the site and how the scientists procured them.
Date: Winter 1971
Creator: Wyckoff, Don G. & Spivey, Towana
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Kiowa - Federal Relations in Kansas, 1865-1868 (open access)

Kiowa - Federal Relations in Kansas, 1865-1868

Article details relations between the Kiowa people and the federal government as attempts were made to relocate the tribe in Oklahoma Territory.
Date: Winter 1971
Creator: Monahan, Forrest D., Jr.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Confederate Victory at Chusto-Talasah (open access)

Confederate Victory at Chusto-Talasah

Article details how the Five Civilized Tribes contributed to the Confederate victory at Chusto-Talasah, a battle fought in Indian Territory during the Civil War.
Date: Winter 1971
Creator: Fischer, LeRoy H. & Franks, Kenny A. (Kenny Arthur), 1945-
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Journal of Private Johnson: A Fragment (open access)

The Journal of Private Johnson: A Fragment

Article narrates the life of George H. Johnson during the Battle of Washita, where the 7th U.S. Cavalry attacked a Cheyenne camp to push them across the Washita River. The journal entries document Johnson's trials as he and his fellow soldiers marched through the area during a stormy winter.
Date: Winter 1971
Creator: Shirk, George H.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Chisholm School, District No. 22 (open access)

Chisholm School, District No. 22

Article narrates the social and natural environment surrounding Chisholm School, District No. 22, a small rural school located in a large red roofed building.
Date: Winter 1971
Creator: Bennett, Marj D.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Golden Age of Bloomfield Academy in the Chickasaw Nation (open access)

The Golden Age of Bloomfield Academy in the Chickasaw Nation

Article chronicles the history of Bloomfield Academy, an all-female mission school within the Chickasaw District of Indian Territory. Included within the article is an appendix focused on the closing exercises of the seminary in 1904.
Date: Winter 1971
Creator: Mitchell, Irene B. & Renken, Ida Belle
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Minutes of the Quarterly Meeting of the Board of Directors of the Oklahoma Historical Society, July 22, 1971 (open access)

Minutes of the Quarterly Meeting of the Board of Directors of the Oklahoma Historical Society, July 22, 1971

This section includes the minutes of the quarterly meeting of the Board of Directors of the Oklahoma Historical Society held on July 22, 1971. Included is a list of gifts received by the organization and a list of new annual members.
Date: Autumn 1971
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Notes and Documents, Autumn 1971 (open access)

Notes and Documents, Autumn 1971

Notes and Documents column including a recognition of two awards given to the editor of The Chronicles, an announcement of historic sites opening up within the state, a note on how the organization will incorporate students into its activities, and an announcement of the organization acquiring correspondences from Hezekiah Spencer, a fur trader active during the 19th century.
Date: Autumn 1971
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Discrimination and Statehood in Oklahoma (open access)

Discrimination and Statehood in Oklahoma

Article chronicles how competing for land caused the development of racial discrimination with the Oklahoma and Indian Territories. Included at the end of the article is an appendix charting the population of Oklahoma between 1900 and 1920.
Date: Autumn 1971
Creator: Mellinger, Philip
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Chickasaw Queen: In William Faulkner's Story (open access)

The Chickasaw Queen: In William Faulkner's Story

Article details the history of royalty within the Chickasaw Nation before their relocation to Oklahoma Territory by comparing real accounts of the times to the writings of William Faulkner. The article focuses on King Ishtehotopah, the king who gave his formal consent to relocate his people.
Date: Autumn 1971
Creator: Howell, Elmo
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Life in the Cherokee Nation, 1855-1860 (open access)

Life in the Cherokee Nation, 1855-1860

Article chronicles what life was like inside of the Cherokee Nation before the Civil War. The article focuses on how tribe members interacted with authority figures, mission schools, architecture, and finances.
Date: Autumn 1971
Creator: Holland, Reid A.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Killing of Big Snake (open access)

The Killing of Big Snake

Article details the arrest of Big Snake, a Ponca man who was arrested for allegedly attempting to flea from the Indian Territory back to his ancestral land in the Dakotas.
Date: Autumn 1971
Creator: Clark, J. Stanley
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Quail Hunting: Big Business in Early Oklahoma (open access)

Quail Hunting: Big Business in Early Oklahoma

Article chronicles the hunting of bobwhite quail within the Oklahoma Territory. Quail hunting was so widespread that concerns were raised about overhunting of the game bird. The article mentions laws placed to limit the hunting of quails.
Date: Autumn 1971
Creator: Underhill, Lonnie E. & Littlefield, Daniel F., Jr.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Notes and Documents, Summer 1971 (open access)

Notes and Documents, Summer 1971

Notes and Documents column including an announcement for the distribution of the The Chronicles' annual index, a narrative of a colonel's life at Camp Gruber during World War II, and a quote spoken at Guy Quoetone's birthday celebration.
Date: Summer 1971
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Minutes of the Annual Meeting of the Oklahoma Historical Society and the Quarterly Meeting of the Board of Directors of the Oklahoma Society, April 29, 1971 (open access)

Minutes of the Annual Meeting of the Oklahoma Historical Society and the Quarterly Meeting of the Board of Directors of the Oklahoma Society, April 29, 1971

This section includes the minutes of the annual meeting of the Oklahoma Historical Society and the minutes for the quarterly meeting of the Board of Directors on the Oklahoma Historical Society held on April 29, 1971. Included is a list of gifts received by the organization and a list of new annual members.
Date: Summer 1971
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Freedman in Indian Territory During Reconstruction (open access)

Freedman in Indian Territory During Reconstruction

Article chronicles how the Five Civilized Tribes and other tribes within Indian Territory went about adopting and freeing enslaved people during the era of Reconstruction. The article mentions treaties and negations made with the federal government that dealt with this issue.
Date: Summer 1971
Creator: Willson, Walt
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History