The Establishment of the Dawes Commission for Indian Territory (open access)

The Establishment of the Dawes Commission for Indian Territory

Article chronicles how the Dawes Commission was established within the Indian Territory. The governmental body was created to oversee the allotment of land to Indigenous tribes after their removal to the West.
Date: Summer 1940
Creator: Brown, Loren N.
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Settlers on the Neutral Strip (open access)

Settlers on the Neutral Strip

Article chronicles how settlers moved and occupied the Neutral Strip within Oklahoma Territory through negotiations made between the Cheyenne and Arapaho tribes and the federal government.
Date: Spring 1940
Creator: Chapman, Berlin B.
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
William Benjamin Johnson (open access)

William Benjamin Johnson

Article chronicles the career of William Benjamin Johnson as he is appointed to numerous bureaucratic positions and practiced law within Indian Territory.
Date: Summer 1940
Creator: Douglas, Clarence B.
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Colonel William Whistler (open access)

Colonel William Whistler

Article chronicles the military career and life of Colonel William Whistler as he works within fort in the Indian Territory.
Date: Winter 1940
Creator: Foreman, Carolyn Thomas, 1872-1967
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Gustavus Loomis: Commandant Fort Gibson and Fort Towson (open access)

Gustavus Loomis: Commandant Fort Gibson and Fort Towson

Article outlines the military career of Gustavus Loomis as he worked for the United States Military during the American Revolution and within Forts Gibson and Towson on the American frontier.
Date: Autumn 1940
Creator: Foreman, Carolyn Thomas, 1872-1967
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Mrs. Laura E. Harsha (open access)

Mrs. Laura E. Harsha

Article honors Laura E. Harsha, an influential Sunday school teacher and religious leader with Indian Territory.
Date: Summer 1940
Creator: Foreman, Carolyn Thomas, 1872-1967
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Notes and Documents, December 1940 (open access)

Notes and Documents, December 1940

Notes and Documents column including notes regarding the collection of narratives from people who lived during Oklahoma's pioneering days, excerpts from those narratives, and the minutes for the quarterly meeting of the Board of Directors of the Oklahoma Historical Society held on October 24, 1940.
Date: Winter 1940
Creator: Foreman, Grant
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Reverend Stephen Foreman, Cherokee Missionary (open access)

Reverend Stephen Foreman, Cherokee Missionary

Article chronicles the religious career of Reverend Stephen Foreman as he performed missionary work within the Cherokee Nation.
Date: Autumn 1940
Creator: Foreman, Minta Ross
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Career of Montfort Stokes in Oklahoma (open access)

The Career of Montfort Stokes in Oklahoma

Article chronicles the career of Montfort Stokes, a former senator and chairman of the Federal Indian Commission, as he worked to settle Indigenous people within Indian Territory.
Date: Spring 1940
Creator: Foster, William Omer
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Richard Briggs Quinn (open access)

Richard Briggs Quinn

Article chronicles the career of Richard Briggs Quinn as he worked to develop the Oklahoma panhandle.
Date: Summer 1940
Creator: Gleason, Elise Cady
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Early Days in Kingfisher County (open access)

Early Days in Kingfisher County

Article narrates the authors experiences living in Kingfisher County within Oklahoma Territory during its development.
Date: Summer 1940
Creator: Hamilton, Robert
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Missionary Work of the Reformed (Dutch) Church in America in Oklahoma: Part 1 (open access)

The Missionary Work of the Reformed (Dutch) Church in America in Oklahoma: Part 1

Article chronicles how the Dutch Reformed Church was established within Indian Territory as a missionary establishment.
Date: Autumn 1940
Creator: Harper, Richard H.
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Missionary Work of the Reformed (Dutch) Church in America in Oklahoma: Part 2 (open access)

The Missionary Work of the Reformed (Dutch) Church in America in Oklahoma: Part 2

Article continues to chronicle how the Dutch Reformed Church was established within Indian Territory as a missionary establishment. This article describes the missionary work conducted within the Comanche and Apache tribes.
Date: Winter 1940
Creator: Harper, Richard H.
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Necrology, June 1940 (open access)

Necrology, June 1940

Column documenting biographical information about Oklahomans who have died, including William Samuel Dearing, Alva Nathan Wilcox, Adolphus Edward Perry, Leander G. Pitman, Grant Harris, and William McIlwain.
Date: Summer 1940
Creator: Henderson, S. E.; Thoburn, Joseph B.; Perry, Dan W.; Murray, Wm. H. & Williams, Robert L.
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Notes and Documents, September 1940 (open access)

Notes and Documents, September 1940

Notes and Documents column including dairy excerpts from the assistant surgeon Leonard McPhail as he traveled throughout the American frontier, a biographical sketch of Chief Kias of the Cheyenne tribe, and the minutes of the quarterly meeting of the Board of Directors of the Oklahoma Historical Society held on July 25, 1940.
Date: Autumn 1940
Creator: Jones, Harold W. & Ediger, Theodore A.
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Chief Gilbert Wesley Dukes (open access)

Chief Gilbert Wesley Dukes

Article chronicles the life of Chief Gilbert Wesley Dukes of the Choctaw tribe as they negotiated terms with the federal government to be removed to the west.
Date: Spring 1940
Creator: Meserve, John Bartlett, 1869-1943
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Governor Daugherty (Winchester) Colbert (open access)

Governor Daugherty (Winchester) Colbert

Article chronicles the life of Governor Daugherty (Winchester) Colbert, the second governor of the Chickasaw Nation.
Date: Winter 1940
Creator: Meserve, John Bartlett, 1869-1943
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Governor Jonas Wolf and Governor Palmer Simeon Mosely (open access)

Governor Jonas Wolf and Governor Palmer Simeon Mosely

Article chronicles the political careers of governors Jonas Wolf and Palmer Simeon Mosely of the Chickasaw Nation.
Date: Autumn 1940
Creator: Meserve, John Bartlett, 1869-1943
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Dennis T. Flynn (open access)

Dennis T. Flynn

Article chronicles the life of congressman Dennis T. Flynn whose accomplishments include the founding of the Kiowa Herald, practicing law as an attorney within the Indian Territory, writing insurance, and making land loans.
Date: Summer 1940
Creator: Murdock, Victor
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 18, Number 1, March 1940 (open access)

Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 18, Number 1, March 1940

Quarterly publication containing articles, book reviews, photographs, illustrations, and other works documenting Oklahoma history and preservation.
Date: March 1940
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 18, Number 2, June 1940 (open access)

Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 18, Number 2, June 1940

Quarterly publication containing articles, book reviews, photographs, illustrations, and other works documenting Oklahoma history and preservation.
Date: June 1940
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 18, Number 3, September 1940 (open access)

Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 18, Number 3, September 1940

Quarterly publication containing articles, book reviews, photographs, illustrations, and other works documenting Oklahoma history and preservation.
Date: September 1940
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 18, Number 4, December 1940 (open access)

Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 18, Number 4, December 1940

Quarterly publication containing articles, book reviews, photographs, illustrations, and other works documenting Oklahoma history and preservation.
Date: Winter 1940
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Historical Notes (open access)

Historical Notes

Article consists of historical notes regarding how the Oklahoma Historical Society acquired an original manuscript, a description of artifacts discussed at the fifth annual Southern Historical Association meeting, the impact of Sequoyah's alphabet, an explanation for archaeological discoveries made by a professor, a narrative regarding a visit to Bacone College, the reorganization of the Daughters of the American Revolution, a meeting of the Sons of the American Revolution, and a note on the index of a previous volume of The Chronicles of Oklahoma.
Date: Spring 1940
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History