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Note and Documents, Summer 1975 (open access)

Note and Documents, Summer 1975

Notes and Documents column including a document about Oklahoma's state flag, a humorous poem about homesteader "Captain" Caha and his mules, and the 1974 Muriel H. Wright Heritage Endowment.
Date: Summer 1975
Creator: Fullerton, Eula & Green, Donald E.
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Notes and Documents, Fall 1975 (open access)

Notes and Documents, Fall 1975

Notes and Documents column includingannouncements of new board members of the OHS, an annotated recollection of Thanksgiving in Oklahoma Territory by Walter Olds, and an announcement of a book published, Territorial Governors of Oklahoma.
Date: Autumn 1975
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Notes and Documents, Winter 1975-76 (open access)

Notes and Documents, Winter 1975-76

Notes and Documents column including documents about the Council Grove marker dedication, a announcement from Oklahoma State university, an announcement about the publication of county histories, the Great Plains agricultural development symposium, the Chief John Ross Papers, and a clarification of the term "Indian medicine."
Date: Winter 1975
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Oklahoma National Guard on the Mexican Border, 1916 (open access)

The Oklahoma National Guard on the Mexican Border, 1916

Article illustrates the conflict that arose when raids on the Mexican border spurred the Oklahoma National Guard into action and preceded joint training by the Army and the National Guard.
Date: Winter 1975
Creator: Houston, Donald E.
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Oklahoma Territory, 1890-1907 (open access)

Oklahoma Territory, 1890-1907

Guest Editor LeRoy H. Fischer provides a historical portrait of the area designated Oklahoma Territory from 1890 to 1907, including descriptions of major events and establishments such as its creation, the opening of the Cherokee Outlet, and the political environment of the area.
Date: Spring 1975
Creator: Fischer, LeRoy H.
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Osage Pasture Map (open access)

The Osage Pasture Map

Article examines the Osage pasture map and its data as well as the state of relations and broken cooperation between the federal government and the Osage Nation at the time the map was created.
Date: Summer 1975
Creator: Burrill, Robert M.
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Peaceful Progress: An Account of the Italians of Krebs, Oklahoma (open access)

Peaceful Progress: An Account of the Italians of Krebs, Oklahoma

Article examines the history of the Italian community in Krebs, Oklahoma. Kenny L. Brown explores the political environment of their homeland, the reasons for their migration, and the conditions faced in the coal mining industry that led to the formation of labor unions.
Date: Autumn 1975
Creator: Brown, Kenny L.
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Pictorial Essay on the Dawes Commission (open access)

Pictorial Essay on the Dawes Commission

Article provides a historical portrait of the Dawes Commission through description and a series of photographs. Ronnie Williams explores the lives of the legislators involved as well as the people groups who resisted the land allotments.
Date: Summer 1975
Creator: Williams, Ronnie
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Population Statistics of Nineteenth Century Indian Territory (open access)

Population Statistics of Nineteenth Century Indian Territory

Article examines statistical data from the late nineteenth and early twentieth century to provide a demographic portrait of Indian Territory. Michael F. Doran includes both population statistics relating to American Indian tribes as well as the white population of Oklahoma Territory.
Date: Winter 1975
Creator: Doran, Michael F.
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Primal Fire Lingers (open access)

The Primal Fire Lingers

Article discusses the history of a Natchez-Cherokee settlement, traditional practices still preserved there, and the story of the "sacred fire" still held by its people.
Date: Winter 1975
Creator: Campbell, Janet & Sam, Archie
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Robert Martin, Acting Governor of Oklahoma Territory, 1891-1892 (open access)

Robert Martin, Acting Governor of Oklahoma Territory, 1891-1892

Article describes the life and career of Robert Martin, acting governor of Oklahoma Territory from 1891-1892. Highlights include his time as secretary of Oklahoma Territory and disbursing agent, and the early political environment of Oklahoma Territory.
Date: Spring 1975
Creator: Yakey, Jack R.
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Russian Jew in Oklahoma: The May Brothers (open access)

The Russian Jew in Oklahoma: The May Brothers

Article describes the history of the Jewish community in Oklahoma, with a particular interest in the the Madansky family. Due to the xenophobia that swept the nation in the 1910s and 20s, the family of entrepreneurs "Americanized" their name and became the May brothers.
Date: Winter 1975
Creator: Watters, Gary
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Stewards of the Past (open access)

Stewards of the Past

Article addresses the destruction of historical and archaeological resources in Oklahoma, examining the loss and vandalism of several key historic sites.
Date: Autumn 1975
Creator: Bell, Robert E.
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Thompson Benton Ferguson, Governor of Oklahoma Territory, 1901-1906 (open access)

Thompson Benton Ferguson, Governor of Oklahoma Territory, 1901-1906

Article describes the life and career of Thompson Benton Ferguson, governor of Oklahoma Territory from 1901-1906. Highlights include his support of agriculture and education and the way he dealt with territorial factionalism within the Oklahoma legislature.
Date: Spring 1975
Creator: Gill, Jerry L.
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
William C. Grimes, Acting Governor of Oklahoma Territory, 1901 (open access)

William C. Grimes, Acting Governor of Oklahoma Territory, 1901

Article describes the life and career of William C. Grimes, acting governor of Oklahoma Territory in 1901. Highlights include his formation of alliances with those in politics and business and his position as leader of the Flynn party.
Date: Spring 1975
Creator: Brown, Kenny L.
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
William Cary Renfrow, Governor of Oklahoma Territory, 1893-1897 (open access)

William Cary Renfrow, Governor of Oklahoma Territory, 1893-1897

Article describes the life and career of William Cary Renfrow, governor of Oklahoma Territory from 1893-1897. Highlights include the conflict between Renfrow and the Board of Regents at Oklahoma State University and the opening of the Cherokee Outlet.
Date: Spring 1975
Creator: Morgan, James F.
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
William Miller Jenkins, Governor of Oklahoma Territory, 1901 (open access)

William Miller Jenkins, Governor of Oklahoma Territory, 1901

Article describes the life and career of William Miller Jenkins, governor of Oklahoma Territory in 1901. Highlights include the leasing of school lands, the shooting of President McKinley, and the conflict caused by territorial school boards.
Date: Spring 1975
Creator: Porter, Delmer W.
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Woody Guthrie: The Oklahoma Years, 1912-1929 (open access)

Woody Guthrie: The Oklahoma Years, 1912-1929

Article describes the period of time musician and critic Woody Guthrie spent living in Oklahoma through excerpts of correspondence, Guthrie's own recollections, and songs based off of his environment.
Date: Summer 1975
Creator: Menig, Harry
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History