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Battle of the Washita Centennial, 1968
Article narrates the centennial celebration of the Battle of Washita. The battle resulted in the Peace Chief Black Kettle and his wife being killed by soldiers of the 7th US Cavalry as the attempted to cross the river. The battle ground is now a National Historic Site.
Date:
Winter 1968
Creator:
Thetford, Francis
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Houston's Politics and the Cherokees, 1829-1833
Article chronicles Sam Houston's attempts to lobby Congress for better rations and resources for the Cherokee people after their relocation during President Andrew Jackson's administration. Houston was a long time friend of the tribe and was angered by the conditions in which they lived during this time.
Date:
Winter 1968
Creator:
Jones, Robert L. & Jones, Pauline H.
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Notes and Documents, Summer 1968
Notes and Documents column including a transcript of an interview with Harry H. Adams recounting his time in the traveling Brush Court and an explanation of the appointment of General John Nicks being appointed vice president for Independence Day at Fort Gibson.
Date:
Summer 1968
Creator:
Buchanan, James S. & Smith, Mrs. Melvin
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Necrology, Summer 1968
Column documenting biographical information about Oklahomans who have died; this issue discusses Edward G. Cornett, who at the time of his death was the oldest person in Oklahoma. His family operated Cornett Hotel. In 1910, he helped open the Oklahoma City stock yards.
Date:
Summer 1968
Creator:
Shirk, George H.
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Notes and Documents, Autumn 1968
Notes and Documents column including a history of the establishment of the "4-D" school in the Cherokee Strip, an account of a fire that destroyed the Spaulding Institute, and a letter detailing the life of a Creek boy while attending school at the Kowetah Mission.
Date:
Autumn 1968
Creator:
Butts, Ferrol Ellis; Robinson, Ella M. & Barnett, Charles
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Notes and Documents, Winter 1968-69
Notes and Documents column including an announcement regarding department changes for the history department at Oklahoma State University and a list of books received by the Historical Society for the past year.
Date:
Winter 1968
Creator:
Knight, Homer L.
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Necrology, Winter 1968-69
Column documenting biographical information about Oklahomans who have died; this issue discusses Dorothy Jane Orton, the first woman in Oklahoma to enlist in the Women's Army Corps during World War II.
Date:
Winter 1968
Creator:
Imon, Frances
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History