The International Conflict for the lands of Creek Confederacy (open access)

The International Conflict for the lands of Creek Confederacy

Article documents the conflicts fought within the Creek Nation during the Spanish, French, British, and American occupations of the region.
Date: Winter 1936
Creator: Forbes, Gerald
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Early Advancement Among the Five Civilized Tribes (open access)

Early Advancement Among the Five Civilized Tribes

Article details how the Five Civilized Tribes altered their practices and customs to stay progressive alongside their neighbors in the United States and Oklahoma Territory.
Date: Summer 1936
Creator: Davis, Edward
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Resolution on the Death of General Richard A. Sneed (open access)

Resolution on the Death of General Richard A. Sneed

Article is a resolution commemorating the death of one of the Oklahoma Historical Society's Board of Directors, General Richard A. Sneed.
Date: Summer 1936
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Reminiscences of an Indian Trader (open access)

The Reminiscences of an Indian Trader

Article chronicles the experiences of General Richard A. Sneed as he worked as a trader for the Comanche, Kiowa, and Prairie Apache tribes within Fort Sill. \
Date: Summer 1936
Creator: Sneed, Richard A.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Contributions of the Indian People to Oklahoma (open access)

Contributions of the Indian People to Oklahoma

Article details how Indigenous tribes contributed to the shaping of Oklahoma's history from the naming of the state's territories to its cultural norms.
Date: Summer 1936
Creator: Wright, Muriel H. (Muriel Hazel), 1889-1975
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Union Pacific, Southern Branch (open access)

The Union Pacific, Southern Branch

Article details the creation and significance of the Union Pacific, Southern Branch Railroad. This railroad was created through an act of Congress to connect military forts between Kansas and Oklahoma.
Date: Summer 1936
Creator: Morrison, James D.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Governor Haskell Tells of Two Conventions (open access)

Governor Haskell Tells of Two Conventions

Article chronicles the events that transpired during Governor Charles N. Haskell's election and first term as governor of the state of Oklahoma. Included is an introduction by Paul Nesbitt on how he convinced the governor to tell his story.
Date: Summer 1936
Creator: Nesbitt, Paul & Haskell, Charles N.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
In Memory of Smith Corbin Matson (open access)

In Memory of Smith Corbin Matson

Article is a memorial resolution by the Oklahoma Historical Society in memory of Judge Smith Corbin Matson.
Date: Summer 1936
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Frank H. Greer (open access)

Frank H. Greer

Article documents the Greer family's accomplishments as territorial educators and military men before and after they relocated from Kansas Territory to Oklahoma Territory.
Date: Autumn 1936
Creator: Thoburn, Joseph B.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Edward W. Bushyhead and John Rollin Ridge: Cherokee Editors in California (open access)

Edward W. Bushyhead and John Rollin Ridge: Cherokee Editors in California

Article chronicles how Edward W. Bushyhead and John Rollin Ridge established newspapers within California during their search for gold.
Date: Autumn 1936
Creator: Foreman, Carolyn Thomas, 1872-1967
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
When the Territory was Young (open access)

When the Territory was Young

Article narrates the author's experiences as a frontiers-man within Indian and Oklahoma Territories before the region was made into a single state.
Date: Autumn 1936
Creator: Beck, T. E.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Comanche Indian and his Language (open access)

The Comanche Indian and his Language

Article attempts to explain the sentence structure and vocabulary associated with the Comanche language.
Date: Autumn 1936
Creator: Becker, W. J.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Interpretation of Seminole Clan Relationship Terms (open access)

Interpretation of Seminole Clan Relationship Terms

Article explains how to express relationship structures and dynamics with the Seminole language.
Date: Autumn 1936
Creator: Antle, H. R.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Resolutions of the Ardmore Bar Association, Regarding William D. Potter (open access)

Resolutions of the Ardmore Bar Association, Regarding William D. Potter

Article is a resolution honoring of William D. Potter, a prominent attorney, from the Oklahoma Historical Society.
Date: Autumn 1936
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Chief Dennis Wolfe Bushyhead (open access)

Chief Dennis Wolfe Bushyhead

Article documents the life and accomplishments of Chief Dennis Wolfe Bushyhead of the Cherokee tribe.
Date: Autumn 1936
Creator: Meserve, John Bartlett, 1869-1943
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Report of Sequoyah Memorial Committee (open access)

Report of Sequoyah Memorial Committee

Article is a report regarding the celebration of the placement of the Sequoyah Memorial Marker by the Oklahoma Historical Society.
Date: Autumn 1936
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Report on Works Progress Administration Project 65-65-2843, at the Oklahoma State Historical Building, to July 23, 1936 (open access)

Report on Works Progress Administration Project 65-65-2843, at the Oklahoma State Historical Building, to July 23, 1936

Article reports on the progress of a project by the Oklahoma Historical Society to index and catalog print materials within its library and archives.
Date: Autumn 1936
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Report of Grant Foreman, A Director of the Oklahoma Historical Society, to the Board (open access)

Report of Grant Foreman, A Director of the Oklahoma Historical Society, to the Board

Article is a speech made by a director of the Oklahoma Historical Society regarding materials he recently acquired for the society.
Date: Spring 1936
Creator: Foreman, Grant
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Chief Coleman Cole (open access)

Chief Coleman Cole

Article details the life and accomplishments of Chief Coleman Cole of the Shakchi-Humma tribe, a subset of the Choctaw clan.
Date: Spring 1936
Creator: Meserve, John Bartlett, 1869-1943
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Oklahoma: A Foreordained Commonwealth (open access)

Oklahoma: A Foreordained Commonwealth

Article chronicles the treaties and negotiations made between the United States and other foreign parties that shaped the state of Oklahoma.
Date: Spring 1936
Creator: Peery, Dan W.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
John Hazelton Cotteral (open access)

John Hazelton Cotteral

Article chronicles the life of Judge John Hazelton Cotteral, a highly decorated former lawyer and judge within Oklahoma Territory.
Date: Spring 1936
Creator: Bierer, A. G. C.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
A Historical and Archaic Study of the Tuskegee in Florida (open access)

A Historical and Archaic Study of the Tuskegee in Florida

Article details the conflicts faced by the Seminole tribe as they were removed from the Florida region into the Creek Nation within Indian Territory. Included is a description of the Seminole's lifestyle after removal.
Date: Spring 1936
Creator: Davis, Edward & Antle, H. R.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Notes from the Indian Advocate (open access)

Notes from the Indian Advocate

Article describes the lifestyles of students studying at the Armstrong Academy, a Choctaw mission school, as told from the perspective of Reverend P. P. Brown, a visiting missionary.
Date: Spring 1936
Creator: Foreman, Grant & Brown, P. P.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Two Cattle Trails (open access)

The Two Cattle Trails

Article documents the state sponsored project to locate the exact location of the Chisholm Trail, a cattle trail that bisected the state during its pioneer days.
Date: Spring 1936
Creator: Tennant, H. S.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History