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Cimarron Territory (open access)

Cimarron Territory

Article details the establishment of the Cimarron Territory, a governmental body that oversaw legal and legislative disputes within the area known as No-Man's Land within Oklahoma for two years.
Date: Summer 1929
Creator: Beck, T. E.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
A Short Historical Sketch (open access)

A Short Historical Sketch

Article details the events that transpired which resulted in the killing of Ed Chambers, a cowboy and cattleman who lived during Oklahoma's pioneering days, as told by a witness.
Date: Spring 1929
Creator: Beck, T. E.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Editorials: Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 7, Number 2, June 1929 (open access)

Editorials: Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 7, Number 2, June 1929

Article consists of editorials written by The Chronicles' staff. Included is an explanation for the magazine's cover photo, an acknowledgement of the people who helped create the new building for the historical society, and a report of the livestock present within Indigenous communities.
Date: Summer 1929
Creator: Bryce, J. Y.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Some Historical Items of Interest: Chickasaw Interest (open access)

Some Historical Items of Interest: Chickasaw Interest

Article details the significance of the buildings that housed the Chickasaw Manual Labor School and how those buildings were created.
Date: Autumn 1929
Creator: Bryce, J. Y.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Editorials: Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 7, Number 3, September 1929 (open access)

Editorials: Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 7, Number 3, September 1929

Article consists of editorials written by the Chronicles' staff. It includes an announcement of the donation of a directory of Oklahoma and a complete census to the historical society, the announcement of The Quivira Society, and a letter regarding the beginning of the Red River.
Date: Autumn 1929
Creator: Bryce, J. Y. & Gould, Charles N.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Editorial: Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 7, Number 1, March 1929 (open access)

Editorial: Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 7, Number 1, March 1929

Article consists of editorials written by The Chronicles' staff. Included is an announcement regarding delinquent payments made by members, an explanation for why some school will not receive copies of the magazine, and a resolution for the creation of a new building for the Historical Society.
Date: Spring 1929
Creator: Bryce, J. Y. & Knight, H. Tom
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Site of Dancing Rabbit Creek Treaty Preserved (open access)

Site of Dancing Rabbit Creek Treaty Preserved

Article details the unveiling of a boulder the commemorates the exact place where the Treaty of Dancing Rabbit Creek was signed in 1830. This treaty is known as one of the largest ever signed between the United States government and the Indigenous people.
Date: Autumn 1929
Creator: Conlan, Czarina
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Indian Against Indian (open access)

Indian Against Indian

Article details the skirmishes fought between various Indigenous tribes over resources during Oklahoma's pioneer days.
Date: Summer 1929
Creator: Culberson, James
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Resolution by Board of Directors of Federal Reserve Bank (open access)

Resolution by Board of Directors of Federal Reserve Bank

Article is a resolution made by the Board of Directors of the Oklahoma City Branch of the Federal Reserve bank of Kansas City to address the passing of one of its members, Senator Murphy.
Date: Autumn 1929
Creator: Daniel, C. E.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
A Reminiscence of a Methodist Minister's Daughter (open access)

A Reminiscence of a Methodist Minister's Daughter

Article chronicles the influence of Francis Marion Paine, a minister's daughter, as she worked alongside her husband and immediate family members within the Methodist Church.
Date: Autumn 1929
Creator: Eichenberger, Flora Paine
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Captain Nathan Boone's Journal (open access)

Captain Nathan Boone's Journal

Article consists of journal entries written by Captain Nathan Boone as he marched with his Dragoon regiment throughout the Oklahoma and Indian Territories.
Date: Spring 1929
Creator: Fessler, W. Julian & Boone, Nathan
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Alexander McGillivray, Emperor of the Creeks (open access)

Alexander McGillivray, Emperor of the Creeks

Article documents the life of Alexander McGillivray, a leader of the Creek tribe who was well respected among the United States' governmental leaders.
Date: Spring 1929
Creator: Foreman, Carolyn Thomas, 1872-1967
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Foreign Mission School at Cornwall, Connecticut (open access)

The Foreign Mission School at Cornwall, Connecticut

Article details the establishment of the building of the Foreign Mission School in Cornwall, Connecticut.
Date: Autumn 1929
Creator: Foreman, Carolyn Thomas, 1872-1967
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Notes of Interest Concerning Peter P. Pitchlynn (open access)

Notes of Interest Concerning Peter P. Pitchlynn

Article narrates the meeting between Charles Dickens and Peter P. Pitchlynn, a chief of the Choctaw tribe, as told from a small journal found by the author.
Date: Summer 1929
Creator: Foreman, Carolyn Thomas, 1872-1967
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Nathaniel Pryor (open access)

Nathaniel Pryor

Article details the life of Nathaniel Pryor after he accompanied Lewis and Clark on their expedition to map the Louisiana Purchase.
Date: Summer 1929
Creator: Foreman, Grant
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Dedication of the Monument on Black Mesa (open access)

The Dedication of the Monument on Black Mesa

Article narrates the author's trip to Black Mesa, the highest elevation in Oklahoma, as part of the Reclamation Service of the United States Government, a branch of the government that managed water resources.
Date: Spring 1929
Creator: Gould, Charles N.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Necrology, September 1929 (open access)

Necrology, September 1929

Column documenting biographical information about Oklahomans who have died, including Charles D. Carter, a former cowboy and representative; Charles H. Filson, a politician; David Hogg, a state commissioner; Lyman W. White, a county attorney; Charles Morgan McClain, an attorney; Edwin Theodore Sorrells, a delegate for the Constitutional Convention; and James Durrett Mitchell, an attorney.
Date: Autumn 1929
Creator: Harrison, Luther
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
An Historic Letter of Interest (open access)

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.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Letter to Society (open access)

Letter to Society

Article is a letter from a furniture maker to the Oklahoma Historical Society reminiscing on the impact his creations made to school children when Oklahoma was divided into territories.
Date: Spring 1929
Creator: McKinlay, Lincoln
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
A Visit to Old Fort Washita (open access)

A Visit to Old Fort Washita

Article details how Fort Washita served as a safe place for migrants going west and as a military outpost for the United States.
Date: Summer 1929
Creator: Morrison, W. B.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Early Post Offices of Oklahoma: Continued from December Issue (open access)

Early Post Offices of Oklahoma: Continued from December Issue

Article is a list of post offices established in the Oklahoma Territory during the early 20th century and their first postmasters.
Date: Spring 1929
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Necrology, June 1929 (open access)

Necrology, June 1929

Column documenting biographical information about Oklahomans who have died, including George L. Miller, a service man, oil farmer, and rancher; Harry D. Henry, a prominent judge; Ollie S. Wilson, vice president of a printing company; and George B. Keeler, a businessman.
Date: Summer 1929
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Necrology, March 1929 (open access)

Necrology, March 1929

Column documenting biographical information about Oklahomans who have died, including Robert Hall Parham, a newspaper man; Doctor L. C. Tennent, a doctor and former Confederate soldier; Thomas E. Oakes, one of the oldest citizens of Choctaw County; Thomas P. Braidwood, a founding member of No-Man's Land; Dr. W. W. Van Noy, a traveling doctor; Clarence Henry Colbert, a stockman and farmer; and Joel H. Nail, a Confederate Officer of the Choctaws.
Date: Spring 1929
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Notes and Documents, June 1929 (open access)

Notes and Documents, June 1929

Notes and Documents column including a list of new members for the society, the minutes of the meeting of the Board of Directors of the Oklahoma Historical Society held on April 25, 1929, and the minutes of the meeting of the Building Committee and Stare Board of Affairs for historical society held on the same day.
Date: Summer 1929
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History