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The Seminole Treaty of 1866 (open access)

The Seminole Treaty of 1866

Article chronicles the events that lead to the vast amount of land allotted to the Seminole people during the signing of the Seminole Treaty of 1866.
Date: Autumn 1970
Creator: Henslick, Harry E.
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Gerald A. Hale: Parking Meter Reminiscences (open access)

Gerald A. Hale: Parking Meter Reminiscences

Article narrates the history of how two men, Carl C. Magee and Gerald A. Hale, created the parking meter to help Oklahoma City solve the problem with overcrowded parking lots. The article also details the impact their creation had on the world.
Date: Autumn 1970
Creator: Fischer, LeRoy H.
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 48, Number 2, Summer 1970 (open access)

Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 48, Number 2, Summer 1970

Quarterly publication containing articles, book reviews, photographs, illustrations, and other works documenting Oklahoma history and preservation.
Date: Summer 1970
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 48, Number 3, Autumn 1970 (open access)

Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 48, Number 3, Autumn 1970

Quarterly publication containing articles, book reviews, photographs, illustrations, and other works documenting Oklahoma history and preservation.
Date: Autumn 1970
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 48, Number 4, Winter 1970-71 (open access)

Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 48, Number 4, Winter 1970-71

Quarterly publication containing articles, book reviews, photographs, illustrations, and other works documenting Oklahoma history and preservation.
Date: Winter 1970
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 48, Number 1, Spring 1970 (open access)

Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 48, Number 1, Spring 1970

Quarterly publication containing articles, book reviews, photographs, illustrations, and other works documenting Oklahoma history and preservation.
Date: Spring 1970
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Dragoon Life in Indian Territory, 1833-1846 (open access)

Dragoon Life in Indian Territory, 1833-1846

Article chronicles the establishment and history of the First Regiment of United States Dragoons, an elite regiment of mounted soldiers who patrolled the frontier.
Date: Spring 1970
Creator: Davis, Carl L. & Fischer, LeRoy H.
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Tobucksy County Courthouse (open access)

Tobucksy County Courthouse

Article narrates the many court cases tried inside of the Tobucksy County Courthouse, a building that was once the home to pioneer physician Dr. Daniel Morris Hailey. The building is now called the old Choctaw Indian Courthouse.
Date: Spring 1970
Creator: Hefley, A. D.
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Clement Vann Rogers, 1839-1911 (open access)

Clement Vann Rogers, 1839-1911

Article narrates the life and career of Clement Vann Rogers, a rancher, farmers, stockman, politician, and benefactor. Rogers served on the Cherokee Senate and on the Board of Directors at Worcester Academy.
Date: Winter 1970
Creator: Love, Paula McSpadden
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Centennial Celebration of Oklahoma Printing and Publishing (open access)

The Centennial Celebration of Oklahoma Printing and Publishing

Article documents the history of printing in Oklahoma in celebration of the centennial anniversary of the first printing press being placed within the territory.
Date: Summer 1970
Creator: Clark, Robert L.
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Hildebrand's Mill Near Flint, Cherokee Nation (open access)

Hildebrand's Mill Near Flint, Cherokee Nation

Article narrates the history and construction surrounding Hildebrand's Mill which was operational during the 19th century as a lumber mill.
Date: Spring 1970
Creator: Littlefield, Daniel F., Jr. & Underhill, Lonnie E.
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Minutes (open access)

Minutes

This section includes the minutes for the meeting of the Board of Director's of the Oklahoma Historical Society. Included within the minutes is a resolution honoring William J. Holloway, a list of gifts received by the organization and a list of new annual members.
Date: Spring 1970
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Classification of Oklahoma Indian Tribes: Language Stocks, Population, and Locations (open access)

Classification of Oklahoma Indian Tribes: Language Stocks, Population, and Locations

Article explains the viewpoints of American Indians on languages. Included are charts documenting the amount of Native speakers of each of the known American Indian languages.
Date: Summer 1970
Creator: Underhill, Lonnie E. & Battle, John H.
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Life in Oklahoma's Civilian Conservation Corps (open access)

Life in Oklahoma's Civilian Conservation Corps

Article chronicles the creation and history of the Civilian Conservation Corps in Oklahoma. The program was created during the first hundred days of President Franklin D. Roosevelt's New Deal as a means to protect the conservation of parks and camps.
Date: Summer 1970
Creator: Holland, Reid A.
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Annual Meeting of the Oklahoma Historical Society, April 23, 1970 (open access)

Annual Meeting of the Oklahoma Historical Society, April 23, 1970

This section includes the minutes of the annual meeting of the Oklahoma Historical Society held on April 23, 1970. Included within the minutes is a letter from William J. Holloway Jr. thanking George Shirk for honoring his father and a list of gifts received by the organization.
Date: Summer 1970
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Christian Gotelied Priber: Utopian Precursor of the Cherokee Government (open access)

Christian Gotelied Priber: Utopian Precursor of the Cherokee Government

Article narrates how Christian Gotelieb Priber went about establishing a utopian society called the Kingdom of Paradise in colonial America among the Cherokee people. The article compares how historians, the Cherokees, and the people of that time, viewed his philosophy.
Date: Autumn 1970
Creator: Strickland, Rennard
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Ancestry of Captain Nathaniel Pryor (open access)

Ancestry of Captain Nathaniel Pryor

Article attempts to chronicle the ancestry of Nathaniel Pryor through documents surrounding his relatives and friends. Pryor took part in the Louis and Clark expedition to map the continental United States.
Date: Autumn 1970
Creator: Middlebrooks, Glenna Parker & Harper, Elizabeth Pryor
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Report on the Five Civilized Tribes, 1897 (open access)

Report on the Five Civilized Tribes, 1897

Article narrates a reporter's visit to the Five Civilized Tribes as he visits the Cherokee and Creek nations after the enactment of the Curtis Act, which divided American Indian lands for settlement. The article shows the conditions of the tribes as they navigate this time period.
Date: Winter 1970
Creator: The Kansas City Star
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Captain Charles W. Whipple's Notebook: The Week of the Run into Oklahoma in 1889 (open access)

Captain Charles W. Whipple's Notebook: The Week of the Run into Oklahoma in 1889

Article narrates the life of Captain Charles W. Whipple during his time as the Chief Ordnance Officer at a time of settlement within the Unassigned Lands of the Indian Territories. This area would later be called Oklahoma City. The journal entries are some of the few accounts of what life was like for commanders in the army and civilian leaders during Oklahoma City's creation.
Date: Summer 1970
Creator: Wright, Muriel H. (Muriel Hazel), 1889-1975
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Creek Treaty of 1866 (open access)

The Creek Treaty of 1866

Article narrates the events that transpired at the signing of The Creek Treaty in 1866. Outlined within the treaty were provisions for land allotment within the Creek Nation and establishing federal courts within the territory. The treaty was signed shortly after the end of the Civil War.
Date: Summer 1970
Creator: Balman, Gail
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Civil War Battle of Barren Creek Indian Territory, 1863 (open access)

Civil War Battle of Barren Creek Indian Territory, 1863

Article narrates the events surrounding the Civil War Battle of Barren Creek, a small Union victory that took place in the central part of the Cherokee Nation.
Date: Spring 1970
Creator: Ramp, Lary C.
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Medical Practices and Health in the Choctaw Nation, 1831-1885 (open access)

Medical Practices and Health in the Choctaw Nation, 1831-1885

Article illustrates how the Choctaw people combined traditional medical practices with those created by Europeans during a time where diseases spread rapidly and killed indiscriminately.
Date: Spring 1970
Creator: Allen, Virgina R.
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Intruders or Injustice? (open access)

Intruders or Injustice?

Article chronicles how four men and their families traded with the Cherokees shortly after the Civil War, at a time where most Cherokees in the Indian Territories were still rebuilding their homes and livelihood. The article shows the hardships faced by both the Native Indians and the settlers.
Date: Winter 1970
Creator: McFadden, Marguerite
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Baptist Indian Church: Thlewarle Mekko Sapkv Coko (open access)

Baptist Indian Church: Thlewarle Mekko Sapkv Coko

Article chronicles the importance of the first Thlewarle Mekko Sapkv Coko (House of Prayer) for the Creek Indians in Indian Territory. The Baptist church was a place of community and worship for the tribe during a time of reconstruction.
Date: Winter 1970
Creator: Fife, Sharon A.
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History