Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 25, Number 4, Winter 1947-48 (open access)

Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 25, Number 4, Winter 1947-48

Quarterly publication containing articles, book reviews, photographs, illustrations, and other works documenting Oklahoma history and preservation. Index to volume 25 starts after page 418.
Date: Winter 1947
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Coodey Family of Indian Territory (open access)

The Coodey Family of Indian Territory

Article chronicles the history and accomplishments of the Coodey family, whose descendants helped unify the eastern and western branches of the Cherokee tribe and where instrumental in writing the tribe's new constitution.
Date: Winter 1947
Creator: Foreman, Carolyn Thomas, 1872-1967
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
History of the Woman's Auxiliary, Synod of Oklahoma (open access)

History of the Woman's Auxiliary, Synod of Oklahoma

Article recounts the founding and significance of the Woman's Auxiliary of the Synod of Oklahoma, an organization for female religious leaders.
Date: Winter 1947
Creator: Calhoon, Mrs. R. W.
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Indian Regiments in the Battle of Pea Ridge (open access)

The Indian Regiments in the Battle of Pea Ridge

Article chronicles how the Confederate States of America raised troops from Indigenous communities to fight alongside them during the Battle of Pea Ridge in the American Civil War.
Date: Winter 1947
Creator: Clifford, Roy A.
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Notes and Documents, Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 25, Number 4, Winter 1947-48 (open access)

Notes and Documents, Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 25, Number 4, Winter 1947-48

Notes and Documents section for Volume 25, Number 4, Winter 1947. It includes two tributes to Lieutenant General Ira C. Eaker and the minutes for the quarterly meeting of the Board of Directors of the Oklahoma Historical Society held on October 23, 1947.
Date: Winter 1947
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Oklahoma War Memorial - World War II: Part 17 (open access)

Oklahoma War Memorial - World War II: Part 17

Article honors the men from Oklahoma who have died fighting in World War II after the last publication of a similar list. The country would continue to be a major player in the war until 1945.
Date: Winter 1947
Creator: Wright, Muriel H. (Muriel Hazel), 1889-1975
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
University of Oklahoma Medical School Crisis Averted (open access)

University of Oklahoma Medical School Crisis Averted

Article chronicles the establishment of the University of Oklahoma's Medical School.
Date: Winter 1947
Creator: Clinton, Fred S.
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 25, Number 3, Autumn 1947 (open access)

Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 25, Number 3, Autumn 1947

Quarterly publication containing articles, book reviews, photographs, illustrations, and other works documenting Oklahoma history and preservation.
Date: Autumn 1947
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Diary of Charles Hazelrigg (open access)

The Diary of Charles Hazelrigg

Article describes Charles Hazelrigg's experiences living and preaching within Oklahoma Territory while the region was being settled.
Date: Autumn 1947
Creator: Debo, Angie & Hazelrigg, Charles
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The First Hospital and Training School for Nurses in the Indian Territory, Now Oklahoma (open access)

The First Hospital and Training School for Nurses in the Indian Territory, Now Oklahoma

Article attempts to chronicle the history of the establishment of the All Saints Hospital and Training School for Nurses using reports made at the time of the organization's creation. This was the first hospital training school within Indian Territory.
Date: Autumn 1947
Creator: Clinton, Fred S.
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
History of Phillips University (open access)

History of Phillips University

Article chronicles the establishment of Phillips University, a higher education center that taught Christian theology alongside science, history, literature, art, and philosophy.
Date: Autumn 1947
Creator: McCash, I. N.
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Israel G. Vore and Levering Manual Labor School (open access)

Israel G. Vore and Levering Manual Labor School

Article chronicles the life of Israel G. Vore and his family. Vore was a cattle farmer, Confederate soldier, missionary, and county clerk.
Date: Autumn 1947
Creator: Foreman, Carolyn Thomas, 1872-1967
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Notes and Documents, Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 25, Number 3, Autumn 1947 (open access)

Notes and Documents, Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 25, Number 3, Autumn 1947

Notes and Documents section for Volume 25, number 3, Autumn 1947. It includes notes regarding the restoration of the small Vermont town of Weston, a letter written by George L. Miller, a note on how South Carolina's cemeteries provide a look into the state's history, a correction from a previous volume, and the minutes for the quarterly meeting of the Board of Directors of the Oklahoma Historical Society held on July 24, 1947.
Date: Autumn 1947
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Oklahoma War Memorial - World War II: Part 16 (open access)

Oklahoma War Memorial - World War II: Part 16

Article honors the men from Oklahoma who have died fighting in World War II after the last publication of a similar list. The country would continue to be a major player in the war until 1945.
Date: Autumn 1947
Creator: Wright, Muriel H. (Muriel Hazel), 1889-1975
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Oklahoma's First Senator Dies (open access)

Oklahoma's First Senator Dies

Article honors Senator Robert Latham Owen, the first senator elected within Oklahoma state.
Date: Autumn 1947
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Registration and Drawing for Opening of Kiowa and Comanche Country. 1901 (open access)

Registration and Drawing for Opening of Kiowa and Comanche Country. 1901

Article chronicles how the Kiowa and Comanche counties were settled with land auctions during the region's opening.
Date: Autumn 1947
Creator: Linzee, E. H.
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Save the Historical Records (open access)

Save the Historical Records

Article explains the importance of a historical society in appraising historical records before they are disposed off by third party members. This opinion was written by the editor of The Chronicles in response to the burning of records by the Indian Bureau.
Date: Autumn 1947
Creator: Evans, Charles
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Cherokee Phoenix: Pioneer of Indian Journalism (open access)

The Cherokee Phoenix: Pioneer of Indian Journalism

Article chronicles the establishment of The Cherokee Phoenix, the first newspaper printed int he Sequoyah Alphabet. This newspaper was created by the missionary, Samuel Austin Worcester.
Date: Summer 1947
Creator: Martin, Robert G., Jr.
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 25, Number 2, Summer 1947 (open access)

Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 25, Number 2, Summer 1947

Quarterly publication containing articles, book reviews, photographs, illustrations, and other works documenting Oklahoma history and preservation.
Date: Summer 1947
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Historical Phases of the Grand River Valley (open access)

Historical Phases of the Grand River Valley

Article is a speech given at the annual meeting of the Oklahoma Historical Society regarding the how the Grand River Valley fits into Oklahoma history.
Date: Summer 1947
Creator: Foreman, Grant
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Notes and Documents, Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 25, Number 2, Summer 1947 (open access)

Notes and Documents, Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 25, Number 2, Summer 1947

Notes and Document section for Volume 25, Number 2, Summer 1947. It includes an announcement for the associate editor's leave of absence; a memorial for E.D. "Daddy" Hicks, the pioneer who developed the telephone within Oklahoma Territory; a biography for Navy Rear Admiral Joseph James Clark; and the minutes for the annual meeting of the Oklahoma Historical Society held on May 26, 1947.
Date: Summer 1947
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Oklahoma History Embedded in the Law (open access)

Oklahoma History Embedded in the Law

Article reports on the author's opinions of the leading judicial cases that are affecting the state of Oklahoma. Hume, the author, was appointed Chairman of the History Committee of the state's 15th Judicial District Association.
Date: Summer 1947
Creator: Hume, C. Ross
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Oklahoma War Memorial - World War II: Part 15 (open access)

Oklahoma War Memorial - World War II: Part 15

Article honors the men from Oklahoma who have died fighting in World War II after the last publication of a similar list. The country would continue to be a major player in the war until 1945.
Date: Summer 1947
Creator: Wright, Muriel H. (Muriel Hazel), 1889-1975
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Perkins Townsite: An Archival Case Study (open access)

Perkins Townsite: An Archival Case Study

Article chronicles the establishment of Perkins, Oklahoma: a townsite created shortly after the Land Run of 1889, using archival documents.
Date: Summer 1947
Creator: Chapman, Berlin B.
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History