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Severs Hotel, Muskogee, OK

Photograph used for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Severs Hotel, Muskogee, OK.
Date: 1911/1912
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Civilized Captivity: Camp Gruber's Prisoner of War Camp (open access)

Civilized Captivity: Camp Gruber's Prisoner of War Camp

This article describes the life of German prisoners of war as recorded in oral histories by the men who experienced incarceration at Camp Gruber, located near Braggs, Oklahoma.
Date: Summer 2015
Creator: Riley, Trent
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Restoration of Old Fort Gibson (open access)

The Restoration of Old Fort Gibson

Article details the history of Old Fort Gibson Military Reservation, as well as the restoration process that occurred about a decade later to reconstruct the old fort as Fort Gibson Military Park. Q. B. Boydstun delivers information from firsthand experience as chairman of the reconstruction commission.
Date: Summer 1980
Creator: Boydstun, Q. B.
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
One Succeeded, One Did Not: Bacone College and the Oklahoma Presbyterian College, 1910-80 (open access)

One Succeeded, One Did Not: Bacone College and the Oklahoma Presbyterian College, 1910-80

Article explores the success and failure of two American Indian institutions of higher education; Bacone College and Oklahoma Presbyterian College. While Bacone still serves students in the twenty-first century, Oklahoma Presbyterian closed in the 1960s. This article identifies the reasons why Bacone survived, and Oklahoma Presbyterian College did not.
Date: Spring 2013
Creator: Crum, Steven J.
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Bacone School of Art (open access)

The Bacone School of Art

Article explores the history of Bacone College's School of Art, focusing on the students and instructors who fostered an environment of both ingenuity and tradition in the field of Indian art. This article includes images of illustrations created by the graduates of the school.
Date: Spring 1980
Creator: Meredith, Howard L.
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Twin Territories: The Indian Magazine and its editor, Ora Eddleman Reed (open access)

Twin Territories: The Indian Magazine and its editor, Ora Eddleman Reed

Article describes the history of Twin Territories: The Indian Magazine, as well as its 18-year old part Cherokee editor, Ora Eddleman Reed. Daryl Morrison provides a fascinating look at the life of the driving force behind the magazine, the upbringing that prepared her for success, and the creativity that led her to continue to tackle new projects later in her life.
Date: Summer 1982
Creator: Morrison, Daryl
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Report of Sequoyah Memorial Committee (open access)

Report of Sequoyah Memorial Committee

Article is a report regarding the celebration of the placement of the Sequoyah Memorial Marker by the Oklahoma Historical Society.
Date: Autumn 1936
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Muskogee Historical Society (open access)

The Muskogee Historical Society

Article details two accomplishments of the Muskogee Historical Society: the dedication of the start of Washington Irving's adventure into the American west with a historical marker and acquiring the title for old Fort Gibson.
Date: Spring 1932
Creator: Gregory, Parthenia
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Clarence W. Turner (open access)

Clarence W. Turner

Article honors Clarence W. Turner, owner of the Turner Hardware Company. Through his company's success, Turner was integral to the prosperity of Muskogee County and the Indian Territory.
Date: Spring 1932
Creator: Foreman, Grant
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Historical Marker at Three Forks (open access)

Historical Marker at Three Forks

Article explains why the Muskogee Indian Territory Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution erected a monument on the bank of the Verdigris River.
Date: Spring 1933
Creator: Foreman, Grant
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
General Eli Lundy Huggins (open access)

General Eli Lundy Huggins

Article chronicles the life and accomplishments of General Eli Lundy Huggins. The general worked within the United States Army during the Civil War, the Philippine Insurrection, the Boxer Uprising in China, and in Indian Territory.
Date: Autumn 1935
Creator: Foreman, Carolyn Thomas, 1872-1967
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Governor Montfort Stokes (open access)

Governor Montfort Stokes

Article details the military career of Governor Montfort Stokes, the only former Revolutionary soldier who is interred within Oklahoma.
Date: Autumn 1935
Creator: Meserve, John Bartlett, 1869-1943
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Oklahoma's First Court (open access)

Oklahoma's First Court

Article details the opening day of the first court established within Indian Territory by the United States Government.
Date: Winter 1935
Creator: Foreman, Grant
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
General William Goldsmith Belknap: Commandant at Fort Gibson, Fort Washita and Fort Smith (open access)

General William Goldsmith Belknap: Commandant at Fort Gibson, Fort Washita and Fort Smith

Article recounts the military career of General William Goldsmith Belknap as he commanded troops in Fort Gibson, Fort Washita and Fort Smith.
Date: Summer 1942
Creator: Foreman, Carolyn Thomas, 1872-1967
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Missouri, Kansas & Texas (MKT) 315

A photograph print showing the Missouri, Kansas & Texas (MKT) "Katy" 315, 4-4-0, Muskogee, OK.
Date: August 15, 1937
Creator: Graves, Ralph L.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Missouri, Kansas & Texas (MKT) 315

A photograph print showing the Missouri, Kansas & Texas (MKT) "Katy" 315, 4-4-0, Muskogee, OK.
Date: May 1940
Creator: Graves, Ralph L.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Missouri, Kansas & Texas (MKT) 377

A photograph print showing the Missouri, Kansas & Texas (MKT) "Katy" 377, 4-6-2, on passenger train, Muskogee, OK.
Date: May 26, 1940
Creator: Graves, Ralph L.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Missouri, Kansas & Texas (MKT) 388

A photograph print showing the Missouri, Kansas & Texas (MKT) "Katy" 388, 4-6-2, on a passenger train, Muskogee, OK.
Date: May 21, 1940
Creator: Graves, Ralph L.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Missouri, Kansas & Texas (MKT) 659

A photograph print showing the Missouri, Kansas & Texas (MKT) "Katy" 659, 2-8-0 (BLW), Muskogee, OK.
Date: June 3, 1940
Creator: Graves, Ralph L.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Missouri, Kansas & Texas (MKT) 734

A photograph print showing the Missouri, Kansas & Texas (MKT) "Katy" 734, 2-8-2, Muskogee, OK.
Date: May 27, 1940
Creator: Graves, Ralph L.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Missouri, Kansas & Texas (MKT) 886

A photograph print showing the Missouri, Kansas & Texas (MKT) "Katy" 866, 2-8-2, Muskogee, OK.
Date: April 29, 1940
Creator: Graves, Ralph L.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Midland Valley (MV) 5

A photograph postcard showing the Midland Valley (MV) 5, 2-8-0 (BLW), Muskogee, OK.
Date: August 29, 1932
Creator: Lavelle, Joseph
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Midland Valley (MV) 6

A photograph postcard showing the Midland Valley (MV) 6, 2-8-0 (BLW), Muskogee, OK.
Date: August 29, 1932
Creator: Lavelle, Joseph
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Midland Valley (MV) 7

A photograph postcard showing the Midland Valley (MV) 7, 2-8-0 (BLW), Muskogee, OK.
Date: August 29, 1932
Creator: Lavelle, Joseph
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History