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Oklahoma Territory, 1890-1907 (open access)

Oklahoma Territory, 1890-1907

Guest Editor LeRoy H. Fischer provides a historical portrait of the area designated Oklahoma Territory from 1890 to 1907, including descriptions of major events and establishments such as its creation, the opening of the Cherokee Outlet, and the political environment of the area.
Date: Spring 1975
Creator: Fischer, LeRoy H.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
George Washington Steele, Governor of Oklahoma Territory, 1890-1891 (open access)

George Washington Steele, Governor of Oklahoma Territory, 1890-1891

Article describes the life and career of George Washington Steele, first governor of Oklahoma Territory from 1890-1891. Highlights include the debate over Guthrie or Oklahoma City becoming the territory's capital, and the ways Steele laid groundwork for future governors.
Date: Spring 1975
Creator: Hazell, Thomas Arthur
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Robert Martin, Acting Governor of Oklahoma Territory, 1891-1892 (open access)

Robert Martin, Acting Governor of Oklahoma Territory, 1891-1892

Article describes the life and career of Robert Martin, acting governor of Oklahoma Territory from 1891-1892. Highlights include his time as secretary of Oklahoma Territory and disbursing agent, and the early political environment of Oklahoma Territory.
Date: Spring 1975
Creator: Yakey, Jack R.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Cassius McDonald Barnes, Governor of Oklahoma Territory, 1897-1901 (open access)

Cassius McDonald Barnes, Governor of Oklahoma Territory, 1897-1901

Article describes the life and career of Cassius McDonald Barnes, governor of Oklahoma Territory from 1897-1901. Highlights include his fight for the welfare of Oklahoma citizens and the political hostility he faced in the legislature.
Date: Spring 1975
Creator: Williams, Nudie E.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
William Cary Renfrow, Governor of Oklahoma Territory, 1893-1897 (open access)

William Cary Renfrow, Governor of Oklahoma Territory, 1893-1897

Article describes the life and career of William Cary Renfrow, governor of Oklahoma Territory from 1893-1897. Highlights include the conflict between Renfrow and the Board of Regents at Oklahoma State University and the opening of the Cherokee Outlet.
Date: Spring 1975
Creator: Morgan, James F.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Abraham Jefferson Seay, Governor of Oklahoma Territory, 1892-1893 (open access)

Abraham Jefferson Seay, Governor of Oklahoma Territory, 1892-1893

Article describes the life and career of Abraham Jefferson Seay, governor of Oklahoma Territory from 1892-1893. Highlights include the opening of Cheyenne and Arapaho lands and the establishment of Oklahoma State University.
Date: Spring 1975
Creator: Henslick, Harry E.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
William C. Grimes, Acting Governor of Oklahoma Territory, 1901 (open access)

William C. Grimes, Acting Governor of Oklahoma Territory, 1901

Article describes the life and career of William C. Grimes, acting governor of Oklahoma Territory in 1901. Highlights include his formation of alliances with those in politics and business and his position as leader of the Flynn party.
Date: Spring 1975
Creator: Brown, Kenny L.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
William Miller Jenkins, Governor of Oklahoma Territory, 1901 (open access)

William Miller Jenkins, Governor of Oklahoma Territory, 1901

Article describes the life and career of William Miller Jenkins, governor of Oklahoma Territory in 1901. Highlights include the leasing of school lands, the shooting of President McKinley, and the conflict caused by territorial school boards.
Date: Spring 1975
Creator: Porter, Delmer W.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Frank Frantz, Governor of Oklahoma Territory, 1906-1907 (open access)

Frank Frantz, Governor of Oklahoma Territory, 1906-1907

Article describes the life and career of Frank Frantz, the last governor of Oklahoma Territory before statehood. Highlights include the growth of industry in Oklahoma and disputes over the allotment of land.
Date: Spring 1975
Creator: Anderson, Ken
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Thompson Benton Ferguson, Governor of Oklahoma Territory, 1901-1906 (open access)

Thompson Benton Ferguson, Governor of Oklahoma Territory, 1901-1906

Article describes the life and career of Thompson Benton Ferguson, governor of Oklahoma Territory from 1901-1906. Highlights include his support of agriculture and education and the way he dealt with territorial factionalism within the Oklahoma legislature.
Date: Spring 1975
Creator: Gill, Jerry L.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
For the Record, Spring 1975 (open access)

For the Record, Spring 1975

For the Record section including the minutes of the quarterly board meeting of the Board of Directors of the Oklahoma Historical Society that was held on October 24, 1974. It also includes a gift list for the third quarter of 1974 and lists of new annual and new life members of the OHS.
Date: Spring 1975
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Note and Documents, Spring 1975 (open access)

Note and Documents, Spring 1975

Notes and Documents column including memorials to deceased members of the Oklahoma Historical Society, a list of Oklahoma Territory research records, an announcement from the history department of Oklahoma State University, and award announcements by the Oklahoma Historical Society and the National History Organization.
Date: Spring 1975
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
European Immigrants in Oklahoma: A Survey (open access)

European Immigrants in Oklahoma: A Survey

Article explores census records to create a portrait of transatlantic migration to Oklahoma in the early twentieth century. Douglas Hale explores the ethnic groups that comprised Oklahoma's population through distribution charts and maps.
Date: Summer 1975
Creator: Hale, Douglas
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Osage Pasture Map (open access)

The Osage Pasture Map

Article examines the Osage pasture map and its data as well as the state of relations and broken cooperation between the federal government and the Osage Nation at the time the map was created.
Date: Summer 1975
Creator: Burrill, Robert M.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Necrology, Spring 1975 (open access)

Necrology, Spring 1975

Column documenting biographical information about Oklahomans who have died; this issue discusses Lou S. Allard, former member of the Board of Directors of the Oklahoma Historical Society.
Date: Spring 1975
Creator: Phillips, H. Milt
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Gore, Bristow and Taft: Reflections on Canadian Reciprocity, 1911 (open access)

Gore, Bristow and Taft: Reflections on Canadian Reciprocity, 1911

Article describes the conflict that arose between two United States Senators over a reciprocity agreement with Canada after the institution of the Payne-Aldrich Tariff.
Date: Summer 1975
Creator: Travis, Paul D.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Woody Guthrie: The Oklahoma Years, 1912-1929 (open access)

Woody Guthrie: The Oklahoma Years, 1912-1929

Article describes the period of time musician and critic Woody Guthrie spent living in Oklahoma through excerpts of correspondence, Guthrie's own recollections, and songs based off of his environment.
Date: Summer 1975
Creator: Menig, Harry
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Pictorial Essay on the Dawes Commission (open access)

Pictorial Essay on the Dawes Commission

Article provides a historical portrait of the Dawes Commission through description and a series of photographs. Ronnie Williams explores the lives of the legislators involved as well as the people groups who resisted the land allotments.
Date: Summer 1975
Creator: Williams, Ronnie
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
For the Record, Summer 1975 (open access)

For the Record, Summer 1975

For the Record section including the minutes of the quarterly board meeting of the Board of Directors of the Oklahoma Historical Society that was held on January 23, 1975. It also includes a gift list for the fourth quarter of 1974-1975 and lists of new annual and new life members of the OHS.
Date: Summer 1975
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Note and Documents, Summer 1975 (open access)

Note and Documents, Summer 1975

Notes and Documents column including a document about Oklahoma's state flag, a humorous poem about homesteader "Captain" Caha and his mules, and the 1974 Muriel H. Wright Heritage Endowment.
Date: Summer 1975
Creator: Fullerton, Eula & Green, Donald E.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Necrology, Summer 1975 (open access)

Necrology, Summer 1975

Column documenting biographical information about Oklahomans who have died; this issue discusses Henry B. Bass, former member of the Board of Directors of the Oklahoma Historical Society.
Date: Summer 1975
Creator: Shirk, George H.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Stewards of the Past (open access)

Stewards of the Past

Article addresses the destruction of historical and archaeological resources in Oklahoma, examining the loss and vandalism of several key historic sites.
Date: Autumn 1975
Creator: Bell, Robert E.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
"A Corps of Clerks": The Bureaucracy of Industrialization in Indian Territory 1866-1907 (open access)

"A Corps of Clerks": The Bureaucracy of Industrialization in Indian Territory 1866-1907

Article discusses the history of government relations in Indian Territory and the "corps of clerks" that were part of the bureaucracy that regulated the area.
Date: Autumn 1975
Creator: Miner, H. Craig
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Delegates of the Five Civilized Tribes to the Confederate Congress (open access)

Delegates of the Five Civilized Tribes to the Confederate Congress

Article describes the delegation of representatives from the "Five Civilized Tribes" of Indian Territory who met with the Confederate Congress during wartime, and the outcomes of their visit.
Date: Autumn 1975
Creator: Wilson, Terry Paul
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History