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Education of White Children in the Indian Territory (open access)

Education of White Children in the Indian Territory

Article chronicles the circumstances surrounding the education of white children within Indian Territory.
Date: Summer 1937
Creator: Balyeat, Frank A.
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Aboriginal Chickasaw Nation (open access)

The Aboriginal Chickasaw Nation

Article details how the Chickasaw tribe traveled and named various landmarks within North America prior to colonization. Included are descriptions of customs and notable events that molded the tribe.
Date: Winter 1937
Creator: Bond, Janet
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
How the Cherokees Acquired and Disposed of the Outlet: Part Three (open access)

How the Cherokees Acquired and Disposed of the Outlet: Part Three

Article continues to document how the Cherokee tribe started losing ownership of the Cherokee Outlet through negotiations with the other tribes in the area and the United States federal government. This article documents the methods undertaken by a state commission to obtain the title for the region.
Date: Autumn 1937
Creator: Chapman, Berlin B.
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
How the Cherokees Acquired and Disposed of the Outlet: Part Two (open access)

How the Cherokees Acquired and Disposed of the Outlet: Part Two

Article continues to document how the Cherokee tribe acquired the Cherokee Outlet through negotiations with the other tribes and the United States federal government. This article documents how the tribe lost some of the land to white settlers in 1889.
Date: Summer 1937
Creator: Chapman, Berlin B.
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
How the Cherokees Acquired the Outlet: Part 1 (open access)

How the Cherokees Acquired the Outlet: Part 1

Article details the treaties that were negotiated to create the Cherokee Outlet, a portion of Indian Territory designated for the resettlement of the Cherokee tribe.
Date: Spring 1937
Creator: Chapman, Berlin B.
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Northern Boundary of Oklahoma (open access)

The Northern Boundary of Oklahoma

Article documents how the northern boundary of Oklahoma, also known as the Panhandle, was created through congressional legislation.
Date: Autumn 1937
Creator: Clark, J. Stanley
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Education of the Chickasaws, 1856-1907 (open access)

Education of the Chickasaws, 1856-1907

Article details how the Chickasaw Nation set up their education system through legislation and provisions within their constitution.
Date: Winter 1937
Creator: Davis, Caroline
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Early Life Among the Five Civilized Tribes (open access)

Early Life Among the Five Civilized Tribes

Article details the culture and customs of the Five Civilized Tribes before and after their removal to Oklahoma. These tribes include the Seminoles, Creeks, Chickasaws, Cherokees, and Choctaws.
Date: Spring 1937
Creator: Davis, Edward
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Origin of the Seminole Indians (open access)

The Origin of the Seminole Indians

Article documents the three wars that brought about the beginning of the Seminole tribe.
Date: Spring 1937
Creator: Forbes, Gerald
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Education Among the Chickasaw Indians (open access)

Education Among the Chickasaw Indians

Article chronicles how schools were established within the Chickasaw Nation and the accomplishments of the young men and women who graduated from those schools.
Date: Summer 1937
Creator: Foreman, Carolyn Thomas, 1872-1967
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
An Address (open access)

An Address

Article is a speech given at the dinner of the Cherokee Seminaries Students' Association at the American Indian Exposition regarding provisions made to progress the Cherokee's education system.
Date: Winter 1937
Creator: Hastings, W. W.
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Necrology, December 1937 (open access)

Necrology, December 1937

Column documenting biographical information about Oklahomans who have died, including Robert H. Wilson, one of the first superintendents to establish rural schools within Oklahoma; Rev. Evan Bernard Ringland, a Presbyterian missionary and military doctor; and Charles L. Moore, an attorney and member of the state's Constitutional Convention.
Date: Winter 1937
Creator: Henshaw, George A. & Barefoot, Bert B.
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Millie Durgan (open access)

Millie Durgan

Article documents the life of Millie Durgan. As a child, she was taken as a foster child into the Kiowa tribe and was raised on their values and beliefs.
Date: Winter 1937
Creator: Hunt, George
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Judge Charles B. Stuart (open access)

Judge Charles B. Stuart

Article pays tribute to Judge Charles B. Stuart, a prominent lawyer, judge and scholar stationed within Indian Territory.
Date: Summer 1937
Creator: Keaton, J. R.
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Necrology, September 1937 (open access)

Necrology, September 1937

Column documenting biographical information about Oklahomans who have died, including J. Howard Langley, a prominent attorney in Indian Territory; John Young Bryce, a Methodist preacher; Franklin H. Reed, an attorney for the Seminole tribe; Christine Folsom Bates, a prominent member of the Choctaw tribe; Cyrus Alexander Norman, a member of the Presbyterian Church; and Christopher Columbus Ervin, a former Confederate soldier.
Date: Autumn 1937
Creator: Kornegay, W. H.; Babcock, Sidney H.; Freeman, Charles R.; Morrison, W. B.; Norman, J. A. & Kirby, Mrs. Thomas O.
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Principal Chiefs of the Cherokee Nation (open access)

The Principal Chiefs of the Cherokee Nation

Article explains the differences in governmental practices and customs of the six different factions of the Cherokee tribe. These tribes were combined into one when the Cherokees were removed to the Indian Territory.
Date: Autumn 1937
Creator: Litton, Gaston L.
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Chief William Potter Ross (open access)

Chief William Potter Ross

Article chronicles the life and accomplishments of Chief William Potter Ross, the former editor of the Cherokee Advocate and eventual chief of the Cherokee tribe.
Date: Spring 1937
Creator: Meserve, John Bartlett, 1869-1943
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Governor Cyrus Harris (open access)

Governor Cyrus Harris

Article documents the life and accomplishments of Cyrus Harris, the first governor of the Chickasaw Nation. Included is a timeline of his rise to power.
Date: Winter 1937
Creator: Meserve, John Bartlett, 1869-1943
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Mayes (open access)

The Mayes

Article describes the familial history of the Mayes family as they accumulated their wealth and become prominent members of the Cherokee tribe. Mayes county within Oklahoma is named after this family.
Date: Spring 1937
Creator: Meserve, John Bartlett, 1869-1943
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Necrology, March 1937 (open access)

Necrology, March 1937

Column documenting biographical information about Oklahomans who have died; this issue discusses John Dillon Seaman, a representative within the state's legislator and an official of the Government Land Office.
Date: Spring 1937
Creator: Meserve, John Bartlett, 1869-1943
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Perrymans (open access)

The Perrymans

Article documents the history and legacy of the Perryman family as they lead a faction of the Creek tribe throughout their occupancy within Indian Territory.
Date: Summer 1937
Creator: Meserve, John Bartlett, 1869-1943
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Diary of an Eighty-Niner (open access)

The Diary of an Eighty-Niner

Article contains excerpts from the diary of L. F. Carroll that document the frontier lifestyle of those living within Oklahoma Territory in 1889, when the region opened for settlement.
Date: Spring 1937
Creator: Moffitt, James W.
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Battle of Wichita Village (open access)

The Battle of Wichita Village

Article details the events that led to the Battle of Wichita Village, a battle fought between Texan troopers and the Comanche tribe.
Date: Summer 1937
Creator: Nye, W. S., Captain
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
An Indian Raid into Texas (open access)

An Indian Raid into Texas

Article details how for Kiowa men raided a Texas compound.
Date: Spring 1937
Creator: Nye, W. S., Captain
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History