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The Paternity of Sequoya the Inventor of the Cherokee Alphabet (open access)

The Paternity of Sequoya the Inventor of the Cherokee Alphabet

Article attempts to pinpoint who was Sequoya's father through historical accounts of his life. Sequoya was the controversial figure who created the Sequoya Alphabet, a written Choctaw language.
Date: Summer 1921
Creator: Goodpasture, Albert V.
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Flight of the Kickapoos (open access)

The Flight of the Kickapoos

Article narrates the Kickapoo tribe's journey from Indian Territory into Mexico as they attempt to avoid the fighting associated with the Civil War.
Date: Summer 1921
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Notes and Documents, Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 1, Number 2, October 1921 (open access)

Notes and Documents, Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 1, Number 2, October 1921

Notes and Documents section for Volume 1, Number 1, October 1921. It includes a letter from Edward Dale to Worthington Ford explaining his future plans for The Chronicles.
Date: Summer 1921
Creator: Dale, Edward Everett
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Separation of Nebraska and Kansas from the Indian Territory (open access)

The Separation of Nebraska and Kansas from the Indian Territory

Article details how the Indian Territory was broken up into other states such as Kentucky, Tennessee, Nebraska, and Kansas.
Date: Spring 1921
Creator: Gittinger, Roy
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
A Sequoyah Centennial (open access)

A Sequoyah Centennial

Article details the many mysterious surrounding Sequoyah, the controversial figure who created the written Cherokee alphabet. He statue is one of the two statues representing Oklahoma that stands within the Capital Building in Washington, D.C.
Date: Spring 1921
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Some Letters of General Stand Watie (open access)

Some Letters of General Stand Watie

Article details how General Stand Waite negotiated allied treaties with the Confederacy during the Civil War through his letters explaining his thoughts on the matter.
Date: Spring 1921
Creator: Dale, Edward Everett
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Editorial: Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 1, Number 2, October 1921 (open access)

Editorial: Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 1, Number 2, October 1921

Article summarizes the results of the annual Oklahoma Historical Society meeting held on June 25, 1921. The meeting saw conversations around revisions to the new constitution, the research being conducted with the society's collection materials, storage space within the institute, date changes for the annual meeting, a note on the budget for the society, and a note on other historical societies in the area.
Date: Summer 1921
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Wheelock Seminary (open access)

Wheelock Seminary

Article details the creation and history of the Wheelock Seminary, a mission school that served Choctaw women and men.
Date: Summer 1921
Creator: Wright, Allen
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Editorial: Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 1, Number 1, January 1921 (open access)

Editorial: Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 1, Number 1, January 1921

Article details how and why the Chronicles of Oklahoma was created in an introductory statement from the first editor, Professor James S. Buchanan.
Date: Spring 1921
Creator: Buchanan, James S.
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The History of No-Man's Land, or Old Beaver County (open access)

The History of No-Man's Land, or Old Beaver County

Article chronicles the history of No-Man's Land, otherwise known as Old Beaver County, as it mirrors the country's history of ownership and struggle.
Date: Spring 1921
Creator: Wardell, Morris L.
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Cheyenne Dog Soldiers (open access)

The Cheyenne Dog Soldiers

Article details the origins and history of the Dog-Man Society, a group of Cheyenne warriors who policed and protected their tribes from invaders.
Date: Spring 1921
Creator: Campbell, W. S.
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Notes and Documents, Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 1, Number 1, January 1921 (open access)

Notes and Documents, Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 1, Number 1, January 1921

Notes and Documents section for Volume 1, Number 1, January 1921. It includes notes on historical news items regarding the acceptance of Mr. E. E. Dale's doctoral thesis, the hiring of a European history professor at the University of Oklahoma, memorials to Judge Walter B. Douglas and Captain George Washington Grayson, an announcement on the centennial celebration of the Choctaw Treaty, a speech urging the importance of preserving the state's historical landmarks, announcements regarding the Historical Society's acquisition of a journal about the first mission schools established in the state and the incorporation of the Muskogee Historical Society into the OHS, the acquisition of a buffalo-skin lodge, a note on a Congressional woman's appointment, a note on storage space within the society, an announcement regarding two mementos from George Washington that the society possesses, and a note about a patent for land between the Arkansas and Canadian Rivers.
Date: Spring 1921
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Additional Letters of General Stand Watie (open access)

Additional Letters of General Stand Watie

Article adds additional context and letters to General Stand Watie's thoughts and experiences as an ally of the Confederacy during the Civil War, through his letters.
Date: Summer 1921
Creator: Dale, Edward Everett
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 1, Number 2, October 1921 (open access)

Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 1, Number 2, October 1921

Quarterly publication containing articles, book reviews, photographs, illustrations, and other works documenting Oklahoma history and preservation.
Date: October 1921
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 1, Number 1, January 1921 (open access)

Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 1, Number 1, January 1921

Quarterly publication containing articles, book reviews, photographs, illustrations, and other works documenting Oklahoma history and preservation.
Date: January 1921
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History