Alexander Lawrence Posey (open access)

Alexander Lawrence Posey

Article details the life and lineage of renowned Creek poet Alexander Lawrence Posey as he became a political and educational leader.
Date: Winter 1933
Creator: Challacombe, Doris
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 11, Number 4, December 1933 (open access)

Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 11, Number 4, December 1933

Quarterly publication containing articles, book reviews, photographs, illustrations, and other works documenting Oklahoma history and preservation. Index to volume 11 starts after page 1133.
Date: Winter 1933
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Eastern Boundary of Oklahoma (open access)

The Eastern Boundary of Oklahoma

Article chronicles the many boundaries made within Oklahoma Territory as the region was reshaped by the formation of other territories.
Date: Winter 1933
Creator: Clark, Joseph Stanley
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Establishment of the Wichita Reservation (open access)

Establishment of the Wichita Reservation

Article details the treaties made between the United States federal government and the Comanche and Wichita tribes regarding the allotment of land outside of the Five Civilized Tribes territory.
Date: Winter 1933
Creator: Chapman, Berlin B.
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The First Allotment of Lands in Severalty Among the Oklahoma Cheyenne and Arapaho Indians (open access)

The First Allotment of Lands in Severalty Among the Oklahoma Cheyenne and Arapaho Indians

Article explains the author's opinions regarding the Land of Severalty Act and how he believed the law was a success. This law, otherwise known as the Dawes Act, called for American Indian lands to be allotted to individuals instead of tribes.
Date: Winter 1933
Creator: Meserve, Charles F. (Charles Francis), 1850-1936
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Indian Removal (open access)

Indian Removal

Article details the origins of Indigenous tribes' names and their geological history before they were removed to Indian Territory.
Date: Winter 1933
Creator: Fensten, Jos J.
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Jane McCurtain (open access)

Jane McCurtain

Article chronicles the life of Jane McCurtain, the wife of a the Choctaw chief who provided legislative aid and advise to public officials.
Date: Winter 1933
Creator: Lewis, Anna
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Memories of my Childhood Days in the Choctaw Nation: Continued (open access)

Memories of my Childhood Days in the Choctaw Nation: Continued

Article narrates the life and experiences of the author as he grew up in Doaksville, the capitol of the Choctaw Nation, before the start of the Civil War.
Date: Winter 1933
Creator: Christian, Emma Ervin
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Necrology, December 1933 (open access)

Necrology, December 1933

Column documenting biographical information about Oklahomans who have died, including John A. Wimberly, a member of the first Territorial legislature; Victor M. Locke Sr., a former Confederate solider; Joseph Green Ralls, a former attorney; and Sampson Theopilus Lane, a former Confederate solider and Methodist preacher.
Date: Winter 1933
Creator: Williams, R. L. & Peery, Dan W.
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Notes and Documents, December 1933 (open access)

Notes and Documents, December 1933

Notes and Documents column including the minutes for the quarterly meeting of the Board of Directors of the Oklahoma Historical Society held on October 26, 1933.
Date: Winter 1933
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Rev. Thomas Bertholf, 1810-1867 (open access)

Rev. Thomas Bertholf, 1810-1867

Article chronicles the life and accomplishments of Reverend Thomas Bertholf, a leader within the Methodist Church who worked extensively within the Indian Territory.
Date: Winter 1933
Creator: Freeman, Charles R.
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Slavery in the Cherokee Nation (open access)

Slavery in the Cherokee Nation

Article explains how slavery was practiced within the Choctaw Nation by describing the differences between the adoption of a captured person into the tribe and making them into a servant.
Date: Winter 1933
Creator: Davis, J. B.
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Charity Hall: An Early Chickasaw School (open access)

Charity Hall: An Early Chickasaw School

Article documents the construction and history of Charity Hall, a mission school dedicated to the education of Chickasaw youths that was built on the grounds of an old cotton gin.
Date: Autumn 1933
Creator: Foreman, Carolyn Thomas, 1872-1967
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Charles N. Haskell (open access)

Charles N. Haskell

Article explains the importance of resolutions adopted by the Oklahoma Historical Society regarding the death on the first governor of the state of Oklahoma, Charles N. Haskell.
Date: Autumn 1933
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Chouteaus: Their Contributions to the History of the West, Part II (open access)

The Chouteaus: Their Contributions to the History of the West, Part II

Article outlines the diplomatic and social relationships of the Chouteau family and how these dynamics were significant to the history of the American west. The Chouteau family created a legendary fur trade business.
Date: Autumn 1933
Creator: Westbrook, Harriette Johnson
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 11, Number 3, September 1933 (open access)

Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 11, Number 3, September 1933

Quarterly publication containing articles, book reviews, photographs, illustrations, and other works documenting Oklahoma history and preservation.
Date: Autumn 1933
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Creek Indian Council in Session (open access)

The Creek Indian Council in Session

Article details the author's journey to Okmulgee, the capitol of the Creek Nation, to see the Creek Indian Council in session.
Date: Autumn 1933
Creator: Robertson, Alice M.
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Editorials and Notes: Historic Fort Gibson (open access)

Editorials and Notes: Historic Fort Gibson

Article is a resolution made my the Board of Directors of the Oklahoma Historical Society to dismantle Fort Gibson while establishing efforts to preserve the site's artifacts and records.
Date: Autumn 1933
Creator: Foreman, Grant
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Greer County Pioneers Organize (open access)

Greer County Pioneers Organize

Article announces the meeting of the Old Greer County Pioneers, a group of individuals who were residing within Greer county when the boundary between Oklahoma and Texas was finalized.
Date: Autumn 1933
Creator: Dickerson, Argus
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Homes of Distinguished Cherokee Indians (open access)

Homes of Distinguished Cherokee Indians

Article details the author's experiences as he visits the homes of five notable Cherokee men: Elias Boudinot, Chief Joseph Vann, John Martin, Chief David McNair, and Chief Peter Hildebrand.
Date: Autumn 1933
Creator: Beeson, Leola Selman
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Indians' Friend John H. Seger: Continued from June (open access)

The Indians' Friend John H. Seger: Continued from June

Article continues to chronicle the life and accomplishments of John H, Seger by explaining his contributions to the running of Fort Reno and helping migrating Cheyenne tribesmen. Segar was the principal and owner of the Seger Indian Trading School where he managed the education and training of Cheyenne and Arapaho youths.
Date: Autumn 1933
Creator: Peery, Dan W.
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Necrology, September 1933 (open access)

Necrology, September 1933

Column documenting biographical information about Oklahomans who have died, including Charles Henry Tully, businessman within the mercantile business and a school board member; Annette Ross Hume, a missionary within Indian Territory; Judge Bayard Taylor Hainer, a former federal attorney; and James Edward Finney, a guard for emigrating American Indians.
Date: Autumn 1933
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Notes and Documents, September 1933 (open access)

Notes and Documents, September 1933

Notes and Documents column including a proposed amendment to the Oklahoma Historical Society's constitution and the minutes for the quarterly meeting of the society's Board of Directors held on July 27, 1933.
Date: Autumn 1933
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Oklahoma's First Telephone (open access)

Oklahoma's First Telephone

Article corrects another author's assumptions as to when the first telephone appeared within the Oklahoma Territory.
Date: Autumn 1933
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History