Fort Arbuckle (open access)

Fort Arbuckle

Article chronicles the establishment of Fort Arbuckle, a military post built to protect the Choctaw Nation from the Chickasaw Nation and to protect emigrants on their way to California.
Date: Spring 1928
Creator: Morrison, W. B.
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
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
Notes and Documents, Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 26, Number 1, Spring 1948 (open access)

Notes and Documents, Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 26, Number 1, Spring 1948

Notes and Documents section for Volume 26, Number 1, Spring 1948. It includes an announcement of the distribution of an Index, a note on the presentation of the portrait of Dr. Angelo C. Scott, a note on the burning of the oldest building in Oklahoma, a note on the retrieval of records from the Five Civilized Tribes Agency, an announcement regarding old Greer county records, a list of recent accessions to the society's library, and the minutes for the quarterly meeting of the Board of Directors of the Oklahoma Historical Society held on January 29, 1948.
Date: Spring 1948
Creator: Wright, Muriel H. (Muriel Hazel), 1889-1975
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Oklahoma War Memorial - World War II: Part 18 (open access)

Oklahoma War Memorial - World War II: Part 18

Article honors the men from Oklahoma who have died fighting in World War II after the last publication of a similar list. The country would continue to be a major player in the war until 1945.
Date: Spring 1948
Creator: Wright, Muriel H. (Muriel Hazel), 1889-1975
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
George Allen Henshaw: 1867-1947 (open access)

George Allen Henshaw: 1867-1947

Article chronicles the life of George Allen Henshaw, a delegate for the state of Oklahoma' constitutional convention.
Date: Spring 1948
Creator: Evans, Charles
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Junior Colleges in Oklahoma (open access)

Junior Colleges in Oklahoma

Article recounts the development of junior colleges within the state of Oklahoma.
Date: Spring 1948
Creator: Balyeat, Frank A.
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Indian Territory Medical Association (open access)

The Indian Territory Medical Association

Article chronicles the establishment of the first medical society within Indian Territory using correspondents with the founding members and meeting minutes.
Date: Spring 1948
Creator: Clinton, Fred S.
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Causes of the Dull Knife Raid: 1878 (open access)

Causes of the Dull Knife Raid: 1878

Article recounts why the Northern Cheyenne tribe fled Oklahoma to Montana during the late 1800s. These events cumulated into the Dull Knife Raid.
Date: Spring 1948
Creator: Covington, James Warren
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Memories of an 89'er (open access)

Memories of an 89'er

Article recounts the author's experiences settling within Oklahoma Territory after the Land Run of 1889.
Date: Spring 1948
Creator: Richards, O. H.
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Notes and Documents, Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 25, Number 4, Winter 1947-48 (open access)

Notes and Documents, Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 25, Number 4, Winter 1947-48

Notes and Documents section for Volume 25, Number 4, Winter 1947. It includes two tributes to Lieutenant General Ira C. Eaker and the minutes for the quarterly meeting of the Board of Directors of the Oklahoma Historical Society held on October 23, 1947.
Date: Winter 1947
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Oklahoma War Memorial - World War II: Part 17 (open access)

Oklahoma War Memorial - World War II: Part 17

Article honors the men from Oklahoma who have died fighting in World War II after the last publication of a similar list. The country would continue to be a major player in the war until 1945.
Date: Winter 1947
Creator: Wright, Muriel H. (Muriel Hazel), 1889-1975
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
History of the Woman's Auxiliary, Synod of Oklahoma (open access)

History of the Woman's Auxiliary, Synod of Oklahoma

Article recounts the founding and significance of the Woman's Auxiliary of the Synod of Oklahoma, an organization for female religious leaders.
Date: Winter 1947
Creator: Calhoon, Mrs. R. W.
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
University of Oklahoma Medical School Crisis Averted (open access)

University of Oklahoma Medical School Crisis Averted

Article chronicles the establishment of the University of Oklahoma's Medical School.
Date: Winter 1947
Creator: Clinton, Fred S.
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Coodey Family of Indian Territory (open access)

The Coodey Family of Indian Territory

Article chronicles the history and accomplishments of the Coodey family, whose descendants helped unify the eastern and western branches of the Cherokee tribe and where instrumental in writing the tribe's new constitution.
Date: Winter 1947
Creator: Foreman, Carolyn Thomas, 1872-1967
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Indian Regiments in the Battle of Pea Ridge (open access)

The Indian Regiments in the Battle of Pea Ridge

Article chronicles how the Confederate States of America raised troops from Indigenous communities to fight alongside them during the Battle of Pea Ridge in the American Civil War.
Date: Winter 1947
Creator: Clifford, Roy A.
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Notes and Documents, Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 25, Number 3, Autumn 1947 (open access)

Notes and Documents, Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 25, Number 3, Autumn 1947

Notes and Documents section for Volume 25, number 3, Autumn 1947. It includes notes regarding the restoration of the small Vermont town of Weston, a letter written by George L. Miller, a note on how South Carolina's cemeteries provide a look into the state's history, a correction from a previous volume, and the minutes for the quarterly meeting of the Board of Directors of the Oklahoma Historical Society held on July 24, 1947.
Date: Autumn 1947
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Registration and Drawing for Opening of Kiowa and Comanche Country. 1901 (open access)

Registration and Drawing for Opening of Kiowa and Comanche Country. 1901

Article chronicles how the Kiowa and Comanche counties were settled with land auctions during the region's opening.
Date: Autumn 1947
Creator: Linzee, E. H.
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Oklahoma War Memorial - World War II: Part 16 (open access)

Oklahoma War Memorial - World War II: Part 16

Article honors the men from Oklahoma who have died fighting in World War II after the last publication of a similar list. The country would continue to be a major player in the war until 1945.
Date: Autumn 1947
Creator: Wright, Muriel H. (Muriel Hazel), 1889-1975
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Diary of Charles Hazelrigg (open access)

The Diary of Charles Hazelrigg

Article describes Charles Hazelrigg's experiences living and preaching within Oklahoma Territory while the region was being settled.
Date: Autumn 1947
Creator: Debo, Angie & Hazelrigg, Charles
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The First Hospital and Training School for Nurses in the Indian Territory, Now Oklahoma (open access)

The First Hospital and Training School for Nurses in the Indian Territory, Now Oklahoma

Article attempts to chronicle the history of the establishment of the All Saints Hospital and Training School for Nurses using reports made at the time of the organization's creation. This was the first hospital training school within Indian Territory.
Date: Autumn 1947
Creator: Clinton, Fred S.
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Israel G. Vore and Levering Manual Labor School (open access)

Israel G. Vore and Levering Manual Labor School

Article chronicles the life of Israel G. Vore and his family. Vore was a cattle farmer, Confederate soldier, missionary, and county clerk.
Date: Autumn 1947
Creator: Foreman, Carolyn Thomas, 1872-1967
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
History of Phillips University (open access)

History of Phillips University

Article chronicles the establishment of Phillips University, a higher education center that taught Christian theology alongside science, history, literature, art, and philosophy.
Date: Autumn 1947
Creator: McCash, I. N.
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Save the Historical Records (open access)

Save the Historical Records

Article explains the importance of a historical society in appraising historical records before they are disposed off by third party members. This opinion was written by the editor of The Chronicles in response to the burning of records by the Indian Bureau.
Date: Autumn 1947
Creator: Evans, Charles
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Oklahoma's First Senator Dies (open access)

Oklahoma's First Senator Dies

Article honors Senator Robert Latham Owen, the first senator elected within Oklahoma state.
Date: Autumn 1947
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History