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Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 35, Number 4, Winter 1957-58
Quarterly publication containing articles, book reviews, photographs, illustrations, and other works documenting Oklahoma history and preservation. Index to volume 35 starts on page 505.
Date:
Winter 1957
Creator:
Oklahoma Historical Society
Object Type:
Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Federal Indian Relations in the South, 1781-1789
Article discusses the history of government relations with the tribes of the south in the United States following the Revolution. Kenneth Coleman explores the British and Spanish interest in the area occupied by the American Indians, and the treaties Congress made with these people groups.
Date:
Winter 1957
Creator:
Coleman, Kenneth
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Kaw Indians and Their Indian Territory Agency
Article discusses the history of the Kaw people, their leaders, and the creation of their agency in Indian Territory. Frank F. Finney discusses their initial move to Indian Territory, ways of life, and the other tribes they were friendly with.
Date:
Winter 1957
Creator:
Finney, Frank F.
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Legal Sooners of 1889 in Oklahoma
Article describes the land claims of "legal sooners," those who entered an area of land called Oklahoma District under legal means, such as by means of permit, authorized occupation, or employment by the government. Berlin B. Chapman discusses the early law enforcement and legal process for land claims and disputes in the region.
Date:
Winter 1957
Creator:
Chapman, Berlin B.
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Lieutenant-General Theophilus Hunter Holmes, C. S. A., Founder of Fort Holmes
Article describes the military career of Lieutenant General Theophilus Hunter Holmes, founder of Fort Holmes. Carolyn Thomas Foreman discusses his participation in the Seminole Wars, the Mexican-American War, and focuses particularly on his service in the Confederate Army during the Civil War.
Date:
Winter 1957
Creator:
Foreman, Carolyn Thomas, 1872-1967
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Notes and Documents, Winter 1957-58
Notes and Documents column including documents about the two new departments of the Oklahoma Historical Society, the centennial of the Butterfield Overland Mail Route celebration, the dedication of the Sherman House at Fort Sill, dedication of bronze portraits in the Indian Hall of Fame, and notes about Charles Burkham of Old Miller County.
Date:
Winter 1957
Creator:
Fraker, Elmer L. & Wood, Mrs. Walter
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Official Minutes of Quarterly Meeting, the Board of Directors, the Oklahoma Historical Society, Quarter Ending October 24, 1957
This section includes the minutes of quarterly meeting of the Board of Directors of the Oklahoma Historical Society that was held on October 24, 1957.
Date:
Winter 1957
Creator:
Oklahoma Historical Society
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The 'Y' Chapel of Song
Article describes the history and creation process of the "Y" Chapel of Song at Central State College, now the University of Central Oklahoma. Jessie Newby Ray describes the architecture of the chapel, its purpose, the fundraising process behind building it, and the contributors to its construction.
Date:
Winter 1957
Creator:
Ray, Jessie Newby
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 35, Number 3, Autumn 1957
Quarterly publication containing articles, book reviews, photographs, illustrations, and other works documenting Oklahoma history and preservation.
Date:
Autumn 1957
Creator:
Oklahoma Historical Society
Object Type:
Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Great Seal of the State of Oklahoma
Article discusses the history and imagery of the great seal of Oklahoma. Muriel H. Wright traces Oklahoma's journey to statehood and includes notes about the Sequoyah Convention and the Oklahoma Constitutional Convention.
Date:
Autumn 1957
Creator:
Wright, Muriel H. (Muriel Hazel), 1889-1975
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Joseph Samuel Morrow, Apostle to the Indians
Article describes the work of Baptist missionary, Joseph Samuel Morrow, in providing educational opportunities and religious instructions to the tribes of Indian Territory. Frank A. Balyeat discusses the institutions he helped found, which includes the Baptist Academy and the Murrow Orphans Home.
Date:
Autumn 1957
Creator:
Balyeat, Frank A.
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Leasing of Quapaw Mineral Lands
Article describes the history of the leasing of Quapaw mineral lands after the discovery of lead and zinc ore. A. M. Gibson discusses the measures put in place to protect the Quapaws from unfair agreements and the financial and legal issues that sprouted from these leases.
Date:
Autumn 1957
Creator:
Gibson, Arrell M.
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Necrology, Fall 1957
Column documenting biographical information about Oklahomans who have died; this issue discusses writer and county superintendent Nell A. Snyder.
Date:
Autumn 1957
Creator:
Delly, Lillian
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Notes and Documents, Fall 1957
Notes and Documents column including documents about new publications, a map of Oklahoma Territory, history of Oklahoma emblems, corrections for The Chronicles articles, a history of Keystone in Pawnee County, and a list of recent accessions to Oklahoma Historical Society.
Date:
Autumn 1957
Creator:
Oklahoma Historical Society
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Official Minutes of Quarterly Meeting, the Board of Directors, the Oklahoma Historical Society, Quarter Ending July 25, 1957
This section includes the minutes of the quarterly meeting of the Board of Directors of the Oklahoma Historical Society that was held on July 25, 1957.
Date:
Autumn 1957
Creator:
Oklahoma Historical Society
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Pioneering on the Great Plains
Article describes the harrowing experience of one pioneer and his wife and children traveling in a covered wagon on the Great Plains. William E. Baker tells the story of the dangers of crossing a river and the journey to Kingfisher, Oklahoma.
Date:
Autumn 1957
Creator:
Baker, William E.
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Senator Thomas P. Gore
Article provides a biographical breakdown of the life and career of Senator Thomas P. Gore of Oklahoma. Monroe Billington discusses his evolution as a politician, from his early radical Populist beliefs to his ultra-conservative later years.
Date:
Autumn 1957
Creator:
Billington, Monroe
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Two Notable Women of the Creek Nation
Article discusses the lives, careers, and influence of two women of the Muscogee (Creek) Nation, Mary Lewis Herrod and Kate Shaw Ahrens. Carolyn Thomas Foreman provides a biographical sketch of each woman and discusses how they provided education to the youths of their nation.
Date:
Autumn 1957
Creator:
Foreman, Carolyn Thomas, 1872-1967
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
"The Wedding of Oklahoma and Miss Indian Territory"
Article discusses the pageantry wedding event held at the commemoration of Oklahoma's entrance to the Union as the 46th state. Actors were chosen to represent "Miss Indian Territory" and "Mr. Oklahoma" and performed a symbolic wedding ceremony.
Date:
Autumn 1957
Creator:
Wright, Muriel H. (Muriel Hazel), 1889-1975
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Big Pasture
Article describes the tract of land called "the Big Pasture" that was originally separated from Kiowa-Comanche-Apache lands, the process of allotting the land and opening it to homesteaders, and the names of the townsites that were set up there after the land was surveyed.
Date:
Summer 1957
Creator:
Cooper, Charles M.
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 35, Number 2, Summer 1957
Quarterly publication containing articles, book reviews, photographs, illustrations, and other works documenting Oklahoma history and preservation.
Date:
Summer 1957
Creator:
Oklahoma Historical Society
Object Type:
Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Founding of Ponca City
Article discusses the founding of Ponca City by the author's father, Burton Seymour Barnes, and the land run of 1893. Louis Seymour Barnes illustrates the growth of business in Ponca City and the order his father brought as mayor.
Date:
Summer 1957
Creator:
Barnes, Louis Seymour
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Grand Seal of the Territory of Oklahoma
Article describes the history of Oklahoma Territory and its many land openings, the grand seal of Oklahoma Territory, and its designer Frank H. Greer. Muriel H. Wright explores Oklahoma Territory's legislative bodies, and Greer's link to the Oklahoma Historical Society.
Date:
Summer 1957
Creator:
Wright, Muriel H. (Muriel Hazel), 1889-1975
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Lost Colonel
Article provides historical context for a trip across Indian Territory taken during the Civil War era by a U. S. Cavalry unit and a unit of African-American federal soldiers, and recorded by Hospital Steward Thomas A. Muzzall. Highlights of his journal include Colonel Paul Harwood becoming lost during the expedition.
Date:
Summer 1957
Creator:
Shirk, George H.
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History