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A Bambo War Under the Tropic Sun (open access)

A Bambo War Under the Tropic Sun

A narrative written by Harold Norman Denny about experiences fighting with the Marine Corps in Nicaragua during the late-1920s.
Date: 1927/1934~
Creator: Denny, Harold Norman
System: The Portal to Texas History
Editorial: Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 5, Number 1, March 1927 (open access)

Editorial: Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 5, Number 1, March 1927

Article consists of editorials regarding changes to The Chronicles. Included is a list of new subjects that will be discussed within future issues and a note on the availability of The Chronicles within school libraries.
Date: Spring 1927
Creator: Bryce, J. Y.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Single Versus Double Statehood (open access)

Single Versus Double Statehood

Article is a speech made by Judge Thomas H. Doyle to the House Committee on Territories within Congress regarding his opinions on admitting Oklahoma as a single state under the Robinson Bill. During this time, there was much debate over whether to admit the state into the Union as a single state or to separate Oklahoma Territory and Indian Territory.
Date: Spring 1927
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Old Boggy Depot (open access)

Old Boggy Depot

Article details the history surrounding Old Boggy Depot, a depot that has operated since the Antebellum period. Through this depot passed millions in gold worth of trade.
Date: Spring 1927
Creator: Wright, Muriel H. (Muriel Hazel), 1889-1975
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Sources of Oklahoma History (open access)

Sources of Oklahoma History

Article details the books, articles, and other written resources that feature Oklahoma's history from the time France and Spain occupied the territory until its admittance into the Union.
Date: Spring 1927
Creator: Foreman, Grant
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Cherokee Strip Live Stock Association (open access)

The Cherokee Strip Live Stock Association

Article documents the creation and history of the Cherokee Strip, a slice of land within Indian Territory that was allotted for the Cherokee Nation to live and thrive. The article further describes how the creation of a live stock association within this region.
Date: Spring 1927
Creator: Dale, Edward Everett
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Notes and Documents, March 1927 (open access)

Notes and Documents, March 1927

Notes and Documents column including an appendix composed of an 1870 report on the quality of natural resources, people, and properties found within Indian Territory; an announcement of the creation of the National Board of Geographic Names; the minutes of the annual meeting of the Oklahoma Historical Society held on February 1, 1927; and, the minutes of the meeting of the Board of Directors of the Oklahoma Historical Society held on the same day.
Date: Spring 1927
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Necrology, March 1927 (open access)

Necrology, March 1927

Column documenting biographical information about Oklahomans who have died, including state Senator D. A. Shaw; H. L. Gooding, an early pioneer and former Confederate soldier; Fannie Starr, a charter member of the Methodist Church with the Cherokee Nation; Gustavus A. Ramsey, a cattle farmer; Ephraim H. Foster, a pioneer lawyer; H. W. Gibson, an engineer and railroad contractor; Sarah Moncrief Harlan, a housewife and business owner; and Mary A. McAlester, wife to the namesake of McAlester County.
Date: Spring 1927
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Editorial: Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 5, Number 2, June 1927 (open access)

Editorial: Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 5, Number 2, June 1927

Article consists of editorials regarding changes to historical societies' activities. Included is an announcement about the State Historical and Natural History Society of Colorado refraining from collecting natural history materials in the future, a note on how the state of affairs within the state are changing, a note on an inaccurate statement about George Washington, a correction from a previous volume, and letters to the editor.
Date: Summer 1927
Creator: Thoburn, Joseph B. & Bryce, J. Y.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Statement of Thomas H. Doyle Resumed (open access)

Statement of Thomas H. Doyle Resumed

Article is a continuation of the speech made by Judge H. Doyle to the House Committee on Territories within Congress regarding his opinions on admitting Oklahoma as a single state under the Robinson Bill. During this time, there was much debate over whether to admit the state into the Union as a single state or to separate Oklahoma Territory and Indian Territory.
Date: Summer 1927
Creator: Doyle, Thomas H.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Early Telephone History of Oklahoma (open access)

Early Telephone History of Oklahoma

Article details how the implementation of the telephone into Oklahoma led to the large-scale development of the state's infrastructure. Included is a narrative from John M. Noble, a businessman who built a long distance telephone line between Pawnee and Perry counties, regarding his experiences working with telephone companies.
Date: Summer 1927
Creator: Noble, John M. & R. L. W.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Reminiscences of Life Among the Indians (open access)

Reminiscences of Life Among the Indians

Article narrates the experiences of Reverend J. H. Methvin as he works within Indian Territory as a missionary in the numerous Methodist mission schools.
Date: Summer 1927
Creator: Methvin, J. J.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Some Reminiscences of the Cherokee People (open access)

Some Reminiscences of the Cherokee People

Article details the actions of several Union Indian Brigade regiments and their attempts to claim their pensions after the end of the Civil War.
Date: Summer 1927
Creator: Britton, Wiley
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Famous Officers I Have Known (open access)

Famous Officers I Have Known

Article narrates how the author met Major General Edward Hatch and his first impressions of the soldier. The author met the general while he was stationed as an agent within Indian Territory.
Date: Summer 1927
Creator: Sommer, Christian F.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Extracts from the Diary of Major Sibley (open access)

Extracts from the Diary of Major Sibley

Article is an excerpt from the diary of Major Sibley that was kept while he traveled through Indian Territory. He recounts his observations and experiences as he made his way from down the Arkansas River from Fort Osage.
Date: Summer 1927
Creator: Major Sibley
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Reviving Lost Indian Art (open access)

Reviving Lost Indian Art

Article details how students of the School of American Research restored centuries old pueblos and American Indian pottery.
Date: Summer 1927
Creator: New York Herald-Tribune
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Historic Spots and Actions in the Washita Valley up to 1870 (open access)

Historic Spots and Actions in the Washita Valley up to 1870

Article details the military expeditions undertaken around the Washita River by the United States in the hopes of swaying the American Indian tribes that lived there to cooperate with the government's decrees.
Date: Summer 1927
Creator: Allgood, Samuel Y.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Sacred Heart Mission and Abbey (open access)

Sacred Heart Mission and Abbey

Article chronicles how Bishop Isidore Robot established the Sacred Hear Mission, a Catholic mission located within Louisiana Territory, and its impact on the Pottawatomie and Shawnee tribes.
Date: Summer 1927
Creator: Laracy, John
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Fort Washita (open access)

Fort Washita

Article chronicles the establishment and history of Fort Washita, a military fort established by the United States government to protect members of the Chickasaw tribes from other invading tribes.
Date: Summer 1927
Creator: Morrison, W. B.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Necrology, June 1927 (open access)

Necrology, June 1927

Column documenting biographical information about Oklahomans who have died, including Captain Edward Nowland, a steamboat-man and postmaster; John P. Hickam, a superintendent and newspaper owner; William H. Angell, a lawyer working with the Dawes Commission; Judge Jessee M. Hatchett, a lawyer and judge; Dr. Amos Holland Culp, a doctor practicing within Indian Territory; and Judge William Nelson Greene, a judge and former member of the House of Representatives.
Date: Summer 1927
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Editorial: Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 5, Number 3, September 1927 (open access)

Editorial: Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 5, Number 3, September 1927

Article consists of editorials regarding content contained within previous volumes of The Chronicles. The editorials are Letters to the Editor that contain proof that W. P. Brown was the governor of the Chickasaw Nation. This has been a mystery for several decades.
Date: Autumn 1927
Creator: J. Y. B. & Wright, Muriel H. (Muriel Hazel), 1889-1975
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Single Versus Double Statehood: Concluded (open access)

Single Versus Double Statehood: Concluded

Article is the conclusion of a speech made by Judge Thomas H. Doyle to the House Committee on Territories within Congress regarding his opinions on admitting Oklahoma as a single state under the Robinson Bill. During this time, there was much debate over whether to admit the state into the Union as a single state or to separate Oklahoma Territory and Indian Territory.
Date: Autumn 1927
Creator: Doyle, Thomas H.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Southwest's History Written in Oklahoma's Boundary Story (open access)

Southwest's History Written in Oklahoma's Boundary Story

Article chronicles the history of land disputes between France, Spain, England, and the United States over the ownership of the Mississippi Valley.
Date: Autumn 1927
Creator: Wardell, Morris L.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
A Version of a Famous Battle (open access)

A Version of a Famous Battle

Article details the historical events that transpired during the Battle of the Arickaree, a battle fought between the United States Army and several Plains Indians tribes. The article attempts to correct statements made by an article within the Kansas City Star.
Date: Autumn 1927
Creator: Lockard, F. M.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History