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Military Discipline in Early Oklahoma (open access)

Military Discipline in Early Oklahoma

Article details the punishments soldiers received for "drunkenness" and "disorderly conduct" while stationed at military forts during the early 19th century.
Date: Summer 1928
Creator: Foreman, Carolyn Thomas, 1872-1967
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Necrology, Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 21, Number 3, September 1943 (open access)

Necrology, Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 21, Number 3, September 1943

Necrology section for Volume 21, Number 3, September 1943. It includes documents honoring Virginia Stafford Handcock, a member of the Daughters of the Confederacy and a charter member of the St. Paul's Methodist Church of Muskogee.
Date: Autumn 1943
Creator: Martin, Benjamin
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Lost Captain: J. L. Dawson of Old Fort Gibson (open access)

The Lost Captain: J. L. Dawson of Old Fort Gibson

Article narrates the life and accomplishments of Captain James Lowes Dawson as told through correspondences made between his close associates, family members, and the federal government while he worked in Fort Gibson.
Date: Autumn 1943
Creator: Gardner, James Henry
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
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
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
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
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
Notes and Documents, Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 12, Number 2, June 1934 (open access)

Notes and Documents, Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 12, Number 2, June 1934

Notes and Documents section for Volume 12, Number 2, June 1934. It includes a list of books acquired by the Oklahoma Historical Society and the minutes of the society's annual meeting held on April 19, 1934.
Date: Summer 1934
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Annual Meeting of the Oklahoma Historical Society (open access)

Annual Meeting of the Oklahoma Historical Society

Article details the events that transpired at the annual meeting of the Oklahoma Historical Society that was held on April 18 and 19, 1934.
Date: Summer 1934
Creator: Estill-Harbour, Emma
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Gen. James M. Shackelford (open access)

Gen. James M. Shackelford

Article chronicles the military career of Judge James M. Shackleford who established the first United States Court within Indian Territory.
Date: Spring 1934
Creator: Foreman, Carolyn Thomas, 1872-1967
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Annual Meeting at Muskogee (open access)

Annual Meeting at Muskogee

Article announces the location of the next annual meeting of the Oklahoma Historical Society and the tour of historical sites that will commence during the meeting.
Date: Spring 1934
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Alexander Lawrence Posey (open access)

Alexander Lawrence Posey

Article details the life and lineage of renowned Creek poet Alexander Lawrence Posey as he became a political and educational leader.
Date: Winter 1933
Creator: Challacombe, Doris
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Editorials and Notes: Historic Fort Gibson (open access)

Editorials and Notes: Historic Fort Gibson

Article is a resolution made my the Board of Directors of the Oklahoma Historical Society to dismantle Fort Gibson while establishing efforts to preserve the site's artifacts and records.
Date: Autumn 1933
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
Report of Placing a Marker in the National Cemetery at Fort Gibson for Col. John Nicks, Veteran of the War of 1812 (open access)

Report of Placing a Marker in the National Cemetery at Fort Gibson for Col. John Nicks, Veteran of the War of 1812

Article chronicles the military career of Col. John Nicks, a veteran of the War of 1812.
Date: Winter 1932
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Events Among the Muskogees During Sixty Years (open access)

Events Among the Muskogees During Sixty Years

Article narrates the events of the author's life his life during the sixty years he spent living within Indian Territory as they coincide with historical events.
Date: Spring 1932
Creator: Turner, C. W.
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
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
Why Educate the Indians? (open access)

Why Educate the Indians?

Article is a speech from the Secretary of War regarding why Indigenous Americans should receive an education. This speech was given at the Commencement Exercises of Bacone College.
Date: Autumn 1931
Creator: Hurley, Patrick J.
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Elizabeth Fulton Hester (open access)

Elizabeth Fulton Hester

Article chronicles the life of Elizabeth Fulton Hester, the oldest resident of Muskogee, Oklahoma when this article was created. Mrs. Hester was a teacher within Indian Territory and a nurse during the Civil War.
Date: Winter 1928
Creator: Bostic, E. McCurdy
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Intermarried-Whites in the Cherokee Nation Between the Years 1865 and 1887 (open access)

Intermarried-Whites in the Cherokee Nation Between the Years 1865 and 1887

Article outlines the interracial marriage laws present within the Cherokee Nation during the Reconstruction Era. Included is a list interracial marriages that were reported within the territory.
Date: Autumn 1928
Creator: Murchison, A. H.
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Indian Territory in 1878 (open access)

The Indian Territory in 1878

Article is a speech made by Colonel William Penn Adair at the fifth annual Indian International Fair regarding the history and impact of the Five Civilized Tribes. Adair was a prominent figure within the Cherokee Nation.
Date: Autumn 1926
Creator: Adair, William Penn
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Centennial of Fort Gibson (open access)

The Centennial of Fort Gibson

Article details the historical conflicts surrounding Fort Gibson including its establishment and centennial celebration.
Date: Summer 1924
Creator: Foreman, Grant
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History