Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 27 Index, 1949 (open access)

Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 27 Index, 1949

Quarterly publication containing articles, book reviews, photographs, illustrations, and other works documenting Oklahoma history and preservation.
Date: 1949
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 27, Number 1, Spring 1949 (open access)

Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 27, Number 1, Spring 1949

Quarterly publication containing articles, book reviews, photographs, illustrations, and other works documenting Oklahoma history and preservation.
Date: Spring 1949
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Experiences at the Opening of Oklahoma: 1889 (open access)

Experiences at the Opening of Oklahoma: 1889

Article narrates the author's experiences during the 1889 opening of Oklahoma that allowed homesteaders to settle with Indian Territory.
Date: Spring 1949
Creator: White, Robe Carl
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Lewis Francis Hadley: "The Long-Haired Sign Talker" (open access)

Lewis Francis Hadley: "The Long-Haired Sign Talker"

Article chronicles how Lewis Francis Hadley became an expert in Native American Sign Language and documented the language for others to learn.
Date: Spring 1949
Creator: Foreman, Carolyn Thomas, 1872-1967
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Neighbors in the Cherokee Strip (open access)

Neighbors in the Cherokee Strip

Article details the accomplishments of the Wade, Pickerill, Butts,, Roberts, Riley, Grim, Wood, Howard, Froemming, Conighan, Kelley, Sater, Taggart, Hart, Koneka, Myrtle, Lockridge, Hammond, and Helberg families. All of these families were neighbors within the Cherokee Strip of the author during the years 1893 and 1899.
Date: Spring 1949
Creator: Kennan, Clara B.
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Notes and Documents, Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 27, Number 1, Spring 1949 (open access)

Notes and Documents, Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 27, Number 1, Spring 1949

Notes and Documents section for Volume 27, Number 1, Spring 1949. It includes an announcement for the publication of The Chronicle's Index, a note on the exhibit of the French Merci gifted to the society, an announcement for the first OHS newsletter, a resolution for appropriating funds for historical markers, a list of recent accessions to the OHS library, and the minutes for the quarterly meeting of the Board of Directors of the Oklahoma Historical Society held on February 24, 1949.
Date: Spring 1949
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Oklahoma's Two Commemorative Stamps (open access)

Oklahoma's Two Commemorative Stamps

Article describes the significance of two commemorative stamps issued by the Post Office Department that focused on significant figures within Oklahoma history. These stamps were the Indian Centennial Commemorative and the stamp honoring Will Rogers.
Date: Spring 1949
Creator: Shirk, George H.
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Opening of Oklahoma (open access)

The Opening of Oklahoma

Article details the author's experiences moving from Ohio to Oklahoma two weeks before the state was opened to settling. Included are his experiences participating in the land run.
Date: Spring 1949
Creator: Hastings, James K.
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Presbyterian Mission Schools Among the Choctaws and Chickasaws: 1845-1861 (open access)

Presbyterian Mission Schools Among the Choctaws and Chickasaws: 1845-1861

Article continues to detail how Presbyterian missionaries established schools and churches among the Choctaw and Chickasaw tribes in the mid and late 19th century.
Date: Spring 1949
Creator: Hiemstra, William L.
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Women Teachers in Oklahoma: 1820-1860 (open access)

Women Teachers in Oklahoma: 1820-1860

Article details the work and accomplishments of women teachers within the mission schools of Oklahoma and Indian Territories.
Date: Spring 1949
Creator: McMillan, Ethel
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 27, Number 2, Summer 1949 (open access)

Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 27, Number 2, Summer 1949

Quarterly publication containing articles, book reviews, photographs, illustrations, and other works documenting Oklahoma history and preservation.
Date: Summer 1949
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Crippled Children in Oklahoma (open access)

Crippled Children in Oklahoma

Article chronicles how the Oklahoma City Rotary Club created the Crippled Children's Committee to provide treatment for physically disabled children.
Date: Summer 1949
Creator: McBribe, Earl D.
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Early Days in the C & A (open access)

Early Days in the C & A

Article details the author's experiences living within the Cheyenne and Arapaho country before the region was opened to settling.
Date: Summer 1949
Creator: Edwards, Thomas A.
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
First Consolidated School Law in the United States (open access)

First Consolidated School Law in the United States

Article details how the author led a movement to consolidate country schools to provide access to higher quality of education for students living in rural areas, through the publication of The Oklahoma Farm Journal.
Date: Summer 1949
Creator: Northup, Frank D.
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Judge Thomas H. Doyle (open access)

Judge Thomas H. Doyle

Article honors Judge Thomas H. Doyle through detailing his life and accomplishments while serving within the state of Oklahoma.
Date: Summer 1949
Creator: Evans, Charles
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
News for the Choctaws (open access)

News for the Choctaws

Article chronicles the impact of The Choctaw Telegraph, a newspaper published with the Choctaw Nation.
Date: Summer 1949
Creator: Morrison, James D.
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Oklahoma College for Women (open access)

The Oklahoma College for Women

Article chronicles the establishment of the first college for women within the state of Oklahoma: The Oklahoma College for Women.
Date: Summer 1949
Creator: Lewis, Anna
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Oklahoma War Memorial - World War II: Part 19 (open access)

Oklahoma War Memorial - World War II: Part 19

Article continues to honor the men from Oklahoma who have died fighting in World War II. These names are published in addition to previously published memorials. The United States fought within the war between 1941 and 1945.
Date: Summer 1949
Creator: Wright, Muriel H. (Muriel Hazel), 1889-1975
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Site of the Battle of Round Mountain, 1861 (open access)

The Site of the Battle of Round Mountain, 1861

Article chronicles the attempts to establish a historical marker at the Battle of Round Mountain, the first Civil War battle fought in Oklahoma.
Date: Summer 1949
Creator: Debo, Angie
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Thomas Pryor Gore: 1870-1949 (open access)

Thomas Pryor Gore: 1870-1949

Article honors Thomas Pryor Gore, a former senator for the state of Oklahoma.
Date: Summer 1949
Creator: Evans, Charles
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 27, Number 3, Autumn 1949 (open access)

Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 27, Number 3, Autumn 1949

Quarterly publication containing articles, book reviews, photographs, illustrations, and other works documenting Oklahoma history and preservation.
Date: Autumn 1949
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 27, Number 4, Winter 1949-50 (open access)

Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 27, Number 4, Winter 1949-50

Quarterly publication containing articles, book reviews, photographs, illustrations, and other works documenting Oklahoma history and preservation. Index to volume 27 starts after page 452.
Date: Winter 1949
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History