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The Chouteaus
Article is a letter from a member of the Chouteau family disproving statements made by the Oklahoma Historical Society regarding Madame Marie Therese Chouteau's relationship with Pierre Laclede Liguest.
Date:
Summer 1934
Creator:
Demenil, Alexander N.
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Journal of John Lowery Brown, of the Cherokee Nation En Route to California in 1850
Article transcribes the journal of John Lowery Brown as he and a band of Cherokee men traveled from Oklahoma to California during the Gold Rush.
Date:
Summer 1934
Creator:
Wright, Muriel H. (Muriel Hazel), 1889-1975
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
A Tribute to the Pioneer
Article explains the events and resolutions passed by the Oklahoma Historical Society that honor the buildings and people who lived during the state's pioneer days.
Date:
Summer 1934
Creator:
Hobble, H.
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Story of the Telephone in Oklahoma
Article chronicles how E. D. Hicks brought the telephone to the Cherokee Nation and its impact on the community.
Date:
Autumn 1934
Creator:
Fullerton, Eula E.
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Murder on Turkey Creek
Article describes the investigation of a murder of Richard Wannamaker by Dick Simpson as they traveled in a small caravan from Medicine Lodge, Kansas into Texas.
Date:
Autumn 1934
Creator:
Buntin, Martha
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Father Murrow: Civil War Period
Article chronicles the life of Father Joseph Samuel Murrow as he worked as a Baptist missionary within the Indian Territory.
Date:
Spring 1934
Creator:
Mackey, Alice Hurley
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Christian Missions to the Overhill Cherokees
Article describes the missions created to convert the Cherokee people into Christians during the early 18th century.
Date:
Spring 1934
Creator:
Williams, Sam'l C.
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Survey of a Wagon Road from Fort Smith to the Colorado River
Article explains the purpose of bridges that connected San Boise to Little River through a report made by a surveyor. These bridges were meant to establish a route from Fort Smith to California, but were destroyed during the Civil War.
Date:
Spring 1934
Creator:
Beale, Edward F. & Foreman, Grant
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Gen. James M. Shackelford
Article chronicles the military career of Judge James M. Shackleford who established the first United States Court within Indian Territory.
Date:
Spring 1934
Creator:
Foreman, Carolyn Thomas, 1872-1967
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Temperance Meetings Among the Choctaws
Article narrates the author's journey with his family to a temperance meeting held among the Choctaws to discuss how to handle alcohol consumption among the people.
Date:
Summer 1934
Creator:
Hudson, Peter J.
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
A Trial and Execution Among the Creeks
Article details the due process given to Timmie Jack during his trial for the murder of James Brown on New Years Day in 1896. Included is a letter asking for an appeal of the decision.
Date:
Summer 1934
Creator:
Williams, Robert L.
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Cynthia Ann Parker
Article recounts the story of Cynthia Ann Parker, a white woman taken as a captive by the Comanches at the age of nine who was later adopted into the tribe. The article attempts to correct misinformation regarding her story through a retelling by her grandson.
Date:
Summer 1934
Creator:
Wellman, Paul I.
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Annual Meeting at Muskogee
Article announces the location of the next annual meeting of the Oklahoma Historical Society and the tour of historical sites that will commence during the meeting.
Date:
Spring 1934
Creator:
Oklahoma Historical Society
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Story of Sequoyah's Last Days
Article details Sequoyah's expedition into Mexico that occurred towards the end of his life, as told second-hand from one of his traveling companions. Sequoyah is credited with creating the written Cherokee alphabet.
Date:
Spring 1934
Creator:
Ross, William P. & Foreman, Grant
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Reminiscences of Charles F. Colcord, Address Delivered: Pioneer Reunion
Article is a speech made by the Oklahoma Historical Society's president, Charles F. Colcord, at the reunion of pioneers within Medicine Lodge, Kansas that paid tribute to the citizens of the state.
Date:
Spring 1934
Creator:
Colcord, Charles F.
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Murder of Elias Boudinot
Article explains how and why Elias Boudinot, Major Ridge, and John Ridge were killed by their fellow Cherokee tribesmen for signing treaties ceding parts of the Cherokee Nation to the United States. Included is a letter written by one the son of one of the supposed murderers.
Date:
Spring 1934
Creator:
Foreman, Grant & Ross, Allen
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Dwight Mission
Article chronicles the difficulties faced by the Dwight Mission, a Methodist mission that served members of the Cherokee tribe, before and after the Civil War,
Date:
Spring 1934
Creator:
Finney, Alfred & Foreman, Grant
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Right Rev. Francis Key Brooke, D. D. Bishop of Oklahoma, 1852-1918"
Article memorializes Revered Francis Key Brooke and his family for their work within the Protestant Episcopal Church in Oklahoma.
Date:
Spring 1934
Creator:
Llwyd, H. J.
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Rev. Amory Nelson Chamberlin, 1821-1894
Article narrates the life and accomplishments of Reverend Amory Nelson Chamberlin as he worked as a missionary and superintendent of schools within Indian Territory.
Date:
Spring 1934
Creator:
Eakes, Lon H.
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Annual Meeting of the Oklahoma Historical Society
Article details the events that transpired at the annual meeting of the Oklahoma Historical Society that was held on April 18 and 19, 1934.
Date:
Summer 1934
Creator:
Estill-Harbour, Emma
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
A Century of Prohibition
Article chronicles the history of prohibition laws within Indian Territory. These laws were enacted before the rest of the United States started drafting similar laws.
Date:
Summer 1934
Creator:
Foreman, Grant
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Greer County
Article documents the creation of Greer county within the Oklahoma Territory and the disputes between various governing bodies over its ownership.
Date:
Summer 1934
Creator:
Estill-Harbour, Emma
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Red Stick War: Creek Indian Affairs During the War of 1812
Article details the alliances made between the Creek Nation and other foreign powers as they fought for their lands within North America.
Date:
Autumn 1934
Creator:
Hall, Arthur H.
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Reminiscences by Peter J. Hudson
Article recounts the events and experiences of the author, Peter J. Hudson, as he lived in and around the Choctaw Nation. Included are his memories of the roads, trails, settlements, names, mountains, streams, mining efforts, and events that happened within the region.
Date:
Autumn 1934
Creator:
Hudson, Peter J.
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History