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Fort Arbuckle (open access)

Fort Arbuckle

Article chronicles the establishment of Fort Arbuckle, a military post built to protect the Choctaw Nation from the Chickasaw Nation and to protect emigrants on their way to California.
Date: Spring 1928
Creator: Morrison, W. B.
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Military Discipline in Early Oklahoma (open access)

Military Discipline in Early Oklahoma

Article details the punishments soldiers received for "drunkenness" and "disorderly conduct" while stationed at military forts during the early 19th century.
Date: Summer 1928
Creator: Foreman, Carolyn Thomas, 1872-1967
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
University of Oklahoma Medical School Crisis Averted (open access)

University of Oklahoma Medical School Crisis Averted

Article chronicles the establishment of the University of Oklahoma's Medical School.
Date: Winter 1947
Creator: Clinton, Fred S.
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Coodey Family of Indian Territory (open access)

The Coodey Family of Indian Territory

Article chronicles the history and accomplishments of the Coodey family, whose descendants helped unify the eastern and western branches of the Cherokee tribe and where instrumental in writing the tribe's new constitution.
Date: Winter 1947
Creator: Foreman, Carolyn Thomas, 1872-1967
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Indian Regiments in the Battle of Pea Ridge (open access)

The Indian Regiments in the Battle of Pea Ridge

Article chronicles how the Confederate States of America raised troops from Indigenous communities to fight alongside them during the Battle of Pea Ridge in the American Civil War.
Date: Winter 1947
Creator: Clifford, Roy A.
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Notes and Documents, Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 25, Number 3, Autumn 1947 (open access)

Notes and Documents, Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 25, Number 3, Autumn 1947

Notes and Documents section for Volume 25, number 3, Autumn 1947. It includes notes regarding the restoration of the small Vermont town of Weston, a letter written by George L. Miller, a note on how South Carolina's cemeteries provide a look into the state's history, a correction from a previous volume, and the minutes for the quarterly meeting of the Board of Directors of the Oklahoma Historical Society held on July 24, 1947.
Date: Autumn 1947
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Registration and Drawing for Opening of Kiowa and Comanche Country. 1901 (open access)

Registration and Drawing for Opening of Kiowa and Comanche Country. 1901

Article chronicles how the Kiowa and Comanche counties were settled with land auctions during the region's opening.
Date: Autumn 1947
Creator: Linzee, E. H.
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Oklahoma War Memorial - World War II: Part 16 (open access)

Oklahoma War Memorial - World War II: Part 16

Article honors the men from Oklahoma who have died fighting in World War II after the last publication of a similar list. The country would continue to be a major player in the war until 1945.
Date: Autumn 1947
Creator: Wright, Muriel H. (Muriel Hazel), 1889-1975
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Diary of Charles Hazelrigg (open access)

The Diary of Charles Hazelrigg

Article describes Charles Hazelrigg's experiences living and preaching within Oklahoma Territory while the region was being settled.
Date: Autumn 1947
Creator: Debo, Angie & Hazelrigg, Charles
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The First Hospital and Training School for Nurses in the Indian Territory, Now Oklahoma (open access)

The First Hospital and Training School for Nurses in the Indian Territory, Now Oklahoma

Article attempts to chronicle the history of the establishment of the All Saints Hospital and Training School for Nurses using reports made at the time of the organization's creation. This was the first hospital training school within Indian Territory.
Date: Autumn 1947
Creator: Clinton, Fred S.
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Israel G. Vore and Levering Manual Labor School (open access)

Israel G. Vore and Levering Manual Labor School

Article chronicles the life of Israel G. Vore and his family. Vore was a cattle farmer, Confederate soldier, missionary, and county clerk.
Date: Autumn 1947
Creator: Foreman, Carolyn Thomas, 1872-1967
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
History of Phillips University (open access)

History of Phillips University

Article chronicles the establishment of Phillips University, a higher education center that taught Christian theology alongside science, history, literature, art, and philosophy.
Date: Autumn 1947
Creator: McCash, I. N.
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Save the Historical Records (open access)

Save the Historical Records

Article explains the importance of a historical society in appraising historical records before they are disposed off by third party members. This opinion was written by the editor of The Chronicles in response to the burning of records by the Indian Bureau.
Date: Autumn 1947
Creator: Evans, Charles
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Oklahoma's First Senator Dies (open access)

Oklahoma's First Senator Dies

Article honors Senator Robert Latham Owen, the first senator elected within Oklahoma state.
Date: Autumn 1947
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Notes and Documents, Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 25, Number 2, Summer 1947 (open access)

Notes and Documents, Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 25, Number 2, Summer 1947

Notes and Document section for Volume 25, Number 2, Summer 1947. It includes an announcement for the associate editor's leave of absence; a memorial for E.D. "Daddy" Hicks, the pioneer who developed the telephone within Oklahoma Territory; a biography for Navy Rear Admiral Joseph James Clark; and the minutes for the annual meeting of the Oklahoma Historical Society held on May 26, 1947.
Date: Summer 1947
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Historical Phases of the Grand River Valley (open access)

Historical Phases of the Grand River Valley

Article is a speech given at the annual meeting of the Oklahoma Historical Society regarding the how the Grand River Valley fits into Oklahoma history.
Date: Summer 1947
Creator: Foreman, Grant
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Oklahoma War Memorial - World War II: Part 15 (open access)

Oklahoma War Memorial - World War II: Part 15

Article honors the men from Oklahoma who have died fighting in World War II after the last publication of a similar list. The country would continue to be a major player in the war until 1945.
Date: Summer 1947
Creator: Wright, Muriel H. (Muriel Hazel), 1889-1975
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Cherokee Phoenix: Pioneer of Indian Journalism (open access)

The Cherokee Phoenix: Pioneer of Indian Journalism

Article chronicles the establishment of The Cherokee Phoenix, the first newspaper printed int he Sequoyah Alphabet. This newspaper was created by the missionary, Samuel Austin Worcester.
Date: Summer 1947
Creator: Martin, Robert G., Jr.
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Oklahoma History Embedded in the Law (open access)

Oklahoma History Embedded in the Law

Article reports on the author's opinions of the leading judicial cases that are affecting the state of Oklahoma. Hume, the author, was appointed Chairman of the History Committee of the state's 15th Judicial District Association.
Date: Summer 1947
Creator: Hume, C. Ross
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Perkins Townsite: An Archival Case Study (open access)

Perkins Townsite: An Archival Case Study

Article chronicles the establishment of Perkins, Oklahoma: a townsite created shortly after the Land Run of 1889, using archival documents.
Date: Summer 1947
Creator: Chapman, Berlin B.
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Notes and Documents, Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 25, Number 1, Spring 1947 (open access)

Notes and Documents, Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 25, Number 1, Spring 1947

Notes and Documents section for Volume 25, Number 1, Spring 1947. It includes a note on the publication of an index, a note on the receipt of the silver service set from the U.S.S. Oklahoma from the Navy Department, a list of members of the Oklahoma Historical Society, and the minutes for the quarterly meeting of the Board of Directors of the Oklahoma Historical Society held on January 23, 1947.
Date: Spring 1947
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Lyman Moore, Sr., Edgar Allen Moore, Lyman Moore, Jr., Herbert McClain Moore (open access)

Lyman Moore, Sr., Edgar Allen Moore, Lyman Moore, Jr., Herbert McClain Moore

Article chronicles the lives of members of the Moore family who traded furs and pelts with tribes living within Indian Territory. These members include: Lyman Moore Sr., Edgar Allen Moore, Lyman Moore Jr., and Herbert McClain Moore.
Date: Spring 1947
Creator: Williams, Robert L.
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Oklahoma War Memorial - World War II: Part 14 (open access)

Oklahoma War Memorial - World War II: Part 14

Article honors the men from Oklahoma who have died fighting in World War II after the last publication of a similar list. The country would continue to be a major player in the war until 1945.
Date: Spring 1947
Creator: Wright, Muriel H. (Muriel Hazel), 1889-1975
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Education Among the Quapaws: 1829-1875 (open access)

Education Among the Quapaws: 1829-1875

Article chronicles how mission school were set up within the Indian Territory for the Quapaw tribesmen.
Date: Spring 1947
Creator: Foreman, Carolyn Thomas, 1872-1967
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History