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Alice Ross Howard
Article chronicles the life of Alice Ross Howard, a distant relative of Chief John Ross of the Eastern Cherokee Nation. The article follows Howard and her family as they escape from the Civil War to the North and return to rebuild their lives within the Cherokee Nation.
Date:
Autumn 1945
Creator:
Foreman, Carolyn Thomas, 1872-1967
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Cherokee Occupance in the Oklahoma Ozarks and Prairie Plains
Article details how the Cherokee lands were taken over and modified to become livable for settlers during a process known as occupance.
Date:
Autumn 1944
Creator:
Hewes, Leslie
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Home for the Insane, Deaf, Dumb, and Blind of the Cherokee Nation
Article chronicles the establishment of the first orphanage and asylum within the Cherokee Nation.
Date:
Winter 1943
Creator:
Steen, Carl T.
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
How the Cherokees Acquired the Outlet: Part 1
Article details the treaties that were negotiated to create the Cherokee Outlet, a portion of Indian Territory designated for the resettlement of the Cherokee tribe.
Date:
Spring 1937
Creator:
Chapman, Berlin B.
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Story of the Telephone in Oklahoma
Article chronicles how E. D. Hicks brought the telephone to the Cherokee Nation and its impact on the community.
Date:
Autumn 1934
Creator:
Fullerton, Eula E.
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Grand June Council
Article narrates how the American Indian tribes of North America gathered a Grand Conference to establish peaceful relations between them, held in June of 1843.
Date:
Winter 1932
Creator:
Sigourney, Lydia Huntly
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Opening of the Cherokee Outlet: The Run
Article narrates the events that transpired the day the Oklahoma Territory gained over 8 million acers of the Cherokee Outlet and opened for settlement.
Date:
Spring 1932
Creator:
Milam, Joe B.
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Opening of the Cherokee Outlet: Continued
Article continues narrating the events that transpired during the opening of the Cherokee Outlet for settling while also detailing the processes for acquiring land within the region.
Date:
Winter 1931
Creator:
Milam, Joe B.
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Opening of the Cherokee Outlet
Article details how the Cherokee tribe divided their lands and established a prosperous community with other surrounding tribes during the opening of the Cherokee Outlet.
Date:
Autumn 1931
Creator:
Milam, Joe B.
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
A College Tour to Points of Historic Interest
Article details the historic monuments students of the Northeastern State Teachers College visited during their field trip around Oklahoma.
Date:
Autumn 1931
Creator:
Ballenger, T. L.
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Aunt Eliza of Tahlequah
Article chronicles the life of Eliza Missouri Bushyhead, a prominent teacher at the Cherokee Female Seminary at Tahlequah. The article compares her life to her father's, Jesse Bushyhead, who was a missionary based in the Cherokee Nation.
Date:
Spring 1931
Creator:
Foreman, Carolyn Thomas, 1872-1967
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
A History of the Cherokee Indians: Continued from September
Article chronicles the history of the Cherokee tribe from protests for their removal to Oklahoma through the aftereffects of the Civil War.
Date:
Winter 1930
Creator:
Cunningham, Hugh T.
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
An Historic Letter of Interest
Article is a letter detailing the author's thoughts on why the admission of Little Rock and Fort smith into Cherokee county is unwarranted.
Date:
Autumn 1929
Creator:
King, Isaac D.
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Homesteading the Strip
Article chronicles how the United States government opened the land called Cherokee Strip for settlement and the ensuing struggles of the settlers and the American Indians who lived there.
Date:
Autumn 1973
Creator:
Lucas, Robert C. & Gilstrap, Lucille
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Northeastern's Seminary Hall
Article chronicles the history of the building that hosted Seminary Hall, the first co-educational public seminary school in the world, located on the Northeastern State College campus.
Date:
Winter 1973
Creator:
Halliburton, R., Jr.
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Intruders at Chilocco
Article details how the United States government created the Chilocco Indian School within contested borders of the Cherokee Nation.
Date:
Summer 1972
Creator:
Savage, William W., Jr.
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Life in the Cherokee Nation, 1855-1860
Article chronicles what life was like inside of the Cherokee Nation before the Civil War. The article focuses on how tribe members interacted with authority figures, mission schools, architecture, and finances.
Date:
Autumn 1971
Creator:
Holland, Reid A.
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Building of the Railroads in the Cherokee Nation
Article chronicles how railroad companies overcame legal and territorial disputes to expand their businesses into the Cherokee Nation.
Date:
Summer 1971
Creator:
Self, Nancy Hope
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Rock Falls Raid, An Analysis of the Documentary Evidence
Article narrates the legal and political battles fought over settlement of the Cherokee Outlet that accumulated into the creation of Rock Falls, a townsite that forced a confrontation between cattlemen and government agencies.
Date:
Spring 1971
Creator:
Savage, William W., Jr.
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Trial of Ezekiel Proctor and the Problem of Judicial Jurisdiction
Article narrates the events surrounding the "Tragedy of Goingsnake," a shootout that resulted in nine deaths and numerous wounded. The shootout resulted from a judicial jurisdiction dispute regarding the trial of Ezekiel Proctor, a Cherokee man charged with the murder of Polly Kesterson.
Date:
Autumn 1970
Creator:
Littlefield, Daniel F., Jr. & Underhill, Lonnie E.
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Christian Gotelied Priber: Utopian Precursor of the Cherokee Government
Article narrates how Christian Gotelieb Priber went about establishing a utopian society called the Kingdom of Paradise in colonial America among the Cherokee people. The article compares how historians, the Cherokees, and the people of that time, viewed his philosophy.
Date:
Autumn 1970
Creator:
Strickland, Rennard
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Educational and Cultural Influences of the Cherokee Seminaries
Article discusses the impact of studying at the Cherokee national seminaries through a paper read at the "Homecoming" of the Cherokee Seminaries Students Association meeting at Tahlequah on May 7, 1958. Ida Wetzel Tinnin discusses her own experiences as a graduate, the curriculum and environment of the schools, and the events that provided a historical backdrop for their growth.
Date:
Spring 1959
Creator:
Tinnin, Ida Wetzel
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Cultural Relations Between Two Pioneer Communities
Article compares the communities of Cane Hill, Arkansas, and Tahlequah, Oklahoma and the progress of the two regions in the Cherokee Nation. T. L. Ballenger discusses the development of national seminaries in the areas and the people who settled there.
Date:
Autumn 1956
Creator:
Ballenger, T. L.
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Restoration of the Worcester Cemetery, Old Park Hill
Article describes the project led by the Oklahoma Historical Society to acquire and preserve the Worcester Mission cemetery at Park Hill. T. L. Ballenger discusses the history of Worcester cemetery and includes a roster of the individuals buried there.
Date:
Summer 1953
Creator:
Ballenger, T. L.
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History