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Ferdinandina: First White Settlement in Oklahoma
Article describes the establishment of the historical trading post "Ferdinandina" by French explorers and the American Indian groups who settled in the same area through exploration of accounts made by Claude du Tisné and Bénard de la Harpe. Leslie A. McRill compares these accounts to the excavation of village sites by Dr. Joseph B. Thoburn.
Date:
Summer 1963
Creator:
McRill, Leslie A.
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Drive for Statehood in Oklahoma, 1889-1906
Article describes the development of Oklahoma statehood, including the divisive nature of the "Separate" vs. "Single" Statehood adoption of the Oklahoma and Indian Territories. Charles Wayne Ellinger provides documentation of the views of territory residents, representatives of the American Indian Nations, and government officials in the process.
Date:
Spring 1963
Creator:
Ellinger, Charles Wayne
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Oklahoma Historical Society Stagecoach
Article explores the history of an American stagecoach donated to the Oklahoma Historical Society by the Miller Brothers of 101 Ranch in 1921. John and Mildred Frizzell also describe two other stagecoaches in Oklahoma today and provide pictures of the vehicle.
Date:
Spring 1963
Creator:
Frizzell, John & Frizzell, Mildred A.
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 41, Number 1, Spring 1963
Quarterly publication containing articles, book reviews, photographs, illustrations, and other works documenting Oklahoma history and preservation.
Date:
Spring 1963
Creator:
Oklahoma Historical Society
Object Type:
Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 41, Number 2, Summer 1963
Quarterly publication containing articles, book reviews, photographs, illustrations, and other works documenting Oklahoma history and preservation.
Date:
Summer 1963
Creator:
Oklahoma Historical Society
Object Type:
Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 41, Number 3, Autumn 1963
Quarterly publication containing articles, book reviews, photographs, illustrations, and other works documenting Oklahoma history and preservation.
Date:
Autumn 1963
Creator:
Oklahoma Historical Society
Object Type:
Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 41, Number 4, Winter 1963-64
Quarterly publication containing articles, book reviews, photographs, illustrations, and other works documenting Oklahoma history and preservation. Index to volume 41 starts after page 483.
Date:
Winter 1963
Creator:
Oklahoma Historical Society
Object Type:
Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Civil War Refugees from Indian Territory, in the North 1861-1864
Article describes the terrible conditions experienced by American Indian refugees who fled Indian Territory during a feuding era of factionalism during the Civil War. Dean Banks provides details from early accounts and the reactions of those working on behalf of the tribes.
Date:
Autumn 1963
Creator:
Banks, Dean
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Confederate Postal System in the Indian Territory
Article discusses the issues and solutions that developed during the establishment and operation of the Confederate Postal System in Indian Territory in the Civil War Era. George H. Shirk constructs a picture of the events through the inclusion of correspondence from mail carriers and postmasters.
Date:
Summer 1963
Creator:
Shirk, George H.
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Minutes of the Meetings of the Executive Committee and the Quarterly and Annual Meetings of the Oklahoma Historical Society
This section includes the minutes of the meeting of the Executive Committee of the Oklahoma Historical Society that was held on March 27, 1963. It also includes the minutes of the annual and quarterly meetings of the Oklahoma Historical Society that were held on May 27, 1963.
Date:
Summer 1963
Creator:
Oklahoma Historical Society
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Boomers: Oklahoma Playwrights Opened the Territory
Article describes the history of playwrights among the pioneers of Oklahoma, highlighting the author of the first play copyrighted from Oklahoma, Mary Isabella Hassin. Paul T. Nolan provides context to the boomer movement and the works of other pioneer women playwrights.
Date:
Autumn 1963
Creator:
Nolan, Paul T.
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Osage Oil
Article describes the events surrounding the murder of several Osage heirs to oil-rich lands and the subsequent investigation by the Federal Bureau of Investigation in the 1920s. Bill Burchardt questions the motive for these crimes by white perpetrators and explores the history of the Osage Nation.
Date:
Autumn 1963
Creator:
Burchardt, Bill
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Confederate Indian Department Conditions in August, 1864
Article explores the living conditions of the tribes that allied with the Confederacy during the Civil War through correspondence from 1864 of the Confederate Superintendency of Indian Affairs, an office created during this time.
Date:
Autumn 1963
Creator:
Ashcraft, Allan C.
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Cherokee Tobacco Case
Article describes the growth and development of the tobacco industry among the Cherokees, the history of the tobacco trade in Indian Territory, and the conflict that occurred when the government tried to levy tobacco taxes over the Cherokee Nation.
Date:
Autumn 1963
Creator:
Heimann, Robert K.
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Minutes of the Quarterly Meeting of the Board of Directors, Oklahoma Historical Society, July 25, 1963
This section includes the minutes of the quarterly meeting of the Board of Directors, Oklahoma Historical Society that was held on July 25, 1963.
Date:
Autumn 1963
Creator:
Oklahoma Historical Society
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Life in the Territories
Article provides context to and includes the recollections of the author's mother, Isola B. Hover, and her experiences on the frontier of Oklahoma Territory with her husband, Francis M. Hover. Leola Lehman's mother discusses farm work, homesteading various towns, and the Farmers Union.
Date:
Winter 1963
Creator:
Lehman, Leola
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Notes on Colonel Elias C. Boudinot
Article describes the life and career of Colonel Elias C. Boudinot, an attorney of the Cherokee Nation and Stand Watie's nephew. Muriel H. Wright provides context to the life of the Confederate Army officer and includes an excerpt of a tribute written by Boudinot's friend John D. Adams.
Date:
Winter 1963
Creator:
Wright, Muriel H. (Muriel Hazel), 1889-1975
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Twilight of the Confederacy in Indian Territory
Article discusses the fall of the Confederate Army in Indian Territory during the Civil War, and the details of battles and commanders who clashed during this time. Fred Hood describes American Indian participation in the war and the military campaign of Stand Watie.
Date:
Winter 1963
Creator:
Hood, Fred
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Minutes of the Quarterly Meeting of the Board of Directors, Oklahoma Historical Society, October 24, 1963
This section includes the minutes of the quarterly meeting of the Board of Directors of the Oklahoma Historical Society that was held on October 24, 1963.
Date:
Winter 1963
Creator:
Oklahoma Historical Society
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Return of "Alfalfa Bill" Murray
Article discusses the political career of William H. ("Alfalfa Bill") Murray, focusing on the 1930 gubernatorial election that was his "return" to politics after attempts to plant a colony in Bolivia. Francis W. Schruben describes the obstacles Murray faced along with his characteristic reactions to them.
Date:
Spring 1963
Creator:
Schruben, Francis W.
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Minutes of the Quarterly Meeting of the Board of Directors of the Oklahoma Historical Society, January 24, 1963
This section includes the minutes of the quarterly meeting of the Board of Directors of the Oklahoma Historical Society which was held on January 24, 1963.
Date:
Spring 1963
Creator:
Oklahoma Historical Society
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Jackson Lewis of the Confederate Creek Regiment
Article discusses the life and community involvement of Jackson Lewis, a Muscogee (Creek) doctor who served in the Confederate Army and the people of his community in Eufaula, Oklahoma.
Date:
Spring 1963
Creator:
King, Jerlena
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
A Pioneer's Sod House Memories
Article provides the personal recollections of Orvoe Swartz, who was brought to the "Cherokee Strip" and lived in a sod house with his pioneer family. Swartz describes memories such as making a sod house on the frontier, pest issues, a snake eating an entire chicken in his brother's hen house, and the land runs of Oklahoma.
Date:
Winter 1963
Creator:
Swartz, Orvoe
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Confederate Indian Troop Conditions in 1864
Article describes the consolidated units of American Indian forces during the Civil War known as the Indian Division of Brigadier-General D. H. Cooper. Allan C. Ashcraft includes an inspection report by Captain B. W. Marston highlighting the faults of Cooper's command and subsequent correspondence between Confederate officials.
Date:
Winter 1963
Creator:
Ashcraft, Allan C.
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History