Archaeological and Historical Investigations at the Fort Towson Powder Magazine (open access)

Archaeological and Historical Investigations at the Fort Towson Powder Magazine

Article highlights the archeological evidence and artifacts found at the Fort Townson Powder Magazine through exploration of research collected through excavations conducted by the Oklahoma Historical Society.
Date: Winter 1975
Creator: Scott, Douglas D.
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Cherokee Post Office (open access)

Cherokee Post Office

Article examines documents and records of the National Archives in Washington, D.C. to locate a post office named Cherokee and its place in Indian Territory.
Date: Winter 1975
Creator: Shirk, George H.
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 53, Number 4, Winter 1975-76 (open access)

Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 53, Number 4, Winter 1975-76

Quarterly publication containing articles, book reviews, photographs, illustrations, and other works documenting Oklahoma history and preservation. Index to volume 53 starts on page 572.
Date: Winter 1975
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
For the Record, Winter 1975-76 (open access)

For the Record, Winter 1975-76

For the Record section including the minutes of the quarterly board meeting of the Board of Directors of the Oklahoma Historical Society that was held on July 24, 1975. It also includes a gift list for the second quarter of 1975 and lists of new annual and new life members of the OHS.
Date: Winter 1975
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Notes and Documents, Winter 1975-76 (open access)

Notes and Documents, Winter 1975-76

Notes and Documents column including documents about the Council Grove marker dedication, a announcement from Oklahoma State university, an announcement about the publication of county histories, the Great Plains agricultural development symposium, the Chief John Ross Papers, and a clarification of the term "Indian medicine."
Date: Winter 1975
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Oklahoma National Guard on the Mexican Border, 1916 (open access)

The Oklahoma National Guard on the Mexican Border, 1916

Article illustrates the conflict that arose when raids on the Mexican border spurred the Oklahoma National Guard into action and preceded joint training by the Army and the National Guard.
Date: Winter 1975
Creator: Houston, Donald E.
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Population Statistics of Nineteenth Century Indian Territory (open access)

Population Statistics of Nineteenth Century Indian Territory

Article examines statistical data from the late nineteenth and early twentieth century to provide a demographic portrait of Indian Territory. Michael F. Doran includes both population statistics relating to American Indian tribes as well as the white population of Oklahoma Territory.
Date: Winter 1975
Creator: Doran, Michael F.
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Primal Fire Lingers (open access)

The Primal Fire Lingers

Article discusses the history of a Natchez-Cherokee settlement, traditional practices still preserved there, and the story of the "sacred fire" still held by its people.
Date: Winter 1975
Creator: Campbell, Janet & Sam, Archie
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Russian Jew in Oklahoma: The May Brothers (open access)

The Russian Jew in Oklahoma: The May Brothers

Article describes the history of the Jewish community in Oklahoma, with a particular interest in the the Madansky family. Due to the xenophobia that swept the nation in the 1910s and 20s, the family of entrepreneurs "Americanized" their name and became the May brothers.
Date: Winter 1975
Creator: Watters, Gary
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 53, Number 3, Fall 1975 (open access)

Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 53, Number 3, Fall 1975

Quarterly publication containing articles, book reviews, photographs, illustrations, and other works documenting Oklahoma history and preservation.
Date: Autumn 1975
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Civilian Conservation Corps in the City: Tulsa and Oklahoma City in the 1930s (open access)

The Civilian Conservation Corps in the City: Tulsa and Oklahoma City in the 1930s

Article explores the history of the Civilian Conservation Corps in Tulsa and Oklahoma City. The Corps, formed as a part of New Deal relief labor programs, developed three urban parks in the area.
Date: Autumn 1975
Creator: Holland, Reid A.
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
"A Corps of Clerks": The Bureaucracy of Industrialization in Indian Territory 1866-1907 (open access)

"A Corps of Clerks": The Bureaucracy of Industrialization in Indian Territory 1866-1907

Article discusses the history of government relations in Indian Territory and the "corps of clerks" that were part of the bureaucracy that regulated the area.
Date: Autumn 1975
Creator: Miner, H. Craig
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Delegates of the Five Civilized Tribes to the Confederate Congress (open access)

Delegates of the Five Civilized Tribes to the Confederate Congress

Article describes the delegation of representatives from the "Five Civilized Tribes" of Indian Territory who met with the Confederate Congress during wartime, and the outcomes of their visit.
Date: Autumn 1975
Creator: Wilson, Terry Paul
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Dodge-Leavenworth Expedition of 1834 (open access)

The Dodge-Leavenworth Expedition of 1834

Article examines the events of the Dodge-Leavenworth expedition of 1834, when the United States Army's First Dragoon Regiment journeyed to make contact with the Plains tribes of Indian Territory.
Date: Autumn 1975
Creator: Agnew, Brad
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
For the Record, Fall 1975 (open access)

For the Record, Fall 1975

For the Record section including the minutes of the annual board meeting Board of Directors of the Oklahoma Historical Society, memorial addresses, the minutes of the quarterly board meeting of the Board of Directors of the OHS, a gift list for the first quarter of 1975, and lists of new annual and new life members of the OHS.
Date: Autumn 1975
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Necrology, Fall 1975 (open access)

Necrology, Fall 1975

Column documenting biographical information about Oklahomans who have died; this issue discusses Muriel H. Wright, former member of the Board of Directors of the Oklahoma Historical Society and former editor of the Chronicles of Oklahoma.
Date: Autumn 1975
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Notes and Documents, Fall 1975 (open access)

Notes and Documents, Fall 1975

Notes and Documents column includingannouncements of new board members of the OHS, an annotated recollection of Thanksgiving in Oklahoma Territory by Walter Olds, and an announcement of a book published, Territorial Governors of Oklahoma.
Date: Autumn 1975
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Peaceful Progress: An Account of the Italians of Krebs, Oklahoma (open access)

Peaceful Progress: An Account of the Italians of Krebs, Oklahoma

Article examines the history of the Italian community in Krebs, Oklahoma. Kenny L. Brown explores the political environment of their homeland, the reasons for their migration, and the conditions faced in the coal mining industry that led to the formation of labor unions.
Date: Autumn 1975
Creator: Brown, Kenny L.
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Stewards of the Past (open access)

Stewards of the Past

Article addresses the destruction of historical and archaeological resources in Oklahoma, examining the loss and vandalism of several key historic sites.
Date: Autumn 1975
Creator: Bell, Robert E.
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 53, Number 2, Summer 1975 (open access)

Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 53, Number 2, Summer 1975

Quarterly publication containing articles, book reviews, photographs, illustrations, and other works documenting Oklahoma history and preservation.
Date: Summer 1975
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
European Immigrants in Oklahoma: A Survey (open access)

European Immigrants in Oklahoma: A Survey

Article explores census records to create a portrait of transatlantic migration to Oklahoma in the early twentieth century. Douglas Hale explores the ethnic groups that comprised Oklahoma's population through distribution charts and maps.
Date: Summer 1975
Creator: Hale, Douglas
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
For the Record, Summer 1975 (open access)

For the Record, Summer 1975

For the Record section including the minutes of the quarterly board meeting of the Board of Directors of the Oklahoma Historical Society that was held on January 23, 1975. It also includes a gift list for the fourth quarter of 1974-1975 and lists of new annual and new life members of the OHS.
Date: Summer 1975
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Gore, Bristow and Taft: Reflections on Canadian Reciprocity, 1911 (open access)

Gore, Bristow and Taft: Reflections on Canadian Reciprocity, 1911

Article describes the conflict that arose between two United States Senators over a reciprocity agreement with Canada after the institution of the Payne-Aldrich Tariff.
Date: Summer 1975
Creator: Travis, Paul D.
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Necrology, Summer 1975 (open access)

Necrology, Summer 1975

Column documenting biographical information about Oklahomans who have died; this issue discusses Henry B. Bass, former member of the Board of Directors of the Oklahoma Historical Society.
Date: Summer 1975
Creator: Shirk, George H.
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History