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Captain Nathan Boone's Survey Creek-Cherokee Boundary Line
Article reports on the survey conducted by Captain Nathan Boone to find a boundary line between the Cherokee and Creek Nations within Indian Territory. Included are his field notes taken during the expedition.
Date:
Winter 1926
Creator:
Foreman, Grant
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
David Folsom
Article details the life and lineage of David Folsom, one of the first to advocate for schools to be built within Choctaw Nation. Folsom was also a decorated colonel, missionary, business man, and violinist.
Date:
Winter 1926
Creator:
Conlan, Czarina
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Editorials: Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 4, Number 4, December 1926
Article consists of editorials regarding changes within Oklahoma. Included is an announcement of the hiring of Dr. E. E. Dale at the University of Oklahoma, a note on endangered species, a note on the Chronicles' commitment to retelling authentic history of the state, and an announcement regarding the free distribution of the magazine to schools.
Date:
Winter 1926
Creator:
Buchanan, James S. & Bryce, J. Y.
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
First Oklahoma Oil was Produced in 1859
Article chronicles how oil was found and produced within Oklahoma, beginning in the Cherokee Nation. The article focuses on the legislation passed by the tribal court regarding oil production.
Date:
Winter 1926
Creator:
Wright, Muriel H. (Muriel Hazel), 1889-1975
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
John Rollin Ridge
Article chronicles the life of John Rollin Ridge, a Cherokee poet, scholar, journalist, and adventurer. Included are excerpts from his poetry books and correspondences between Ridge and his cousin, Stand Watie.
Date:
Winter 1926
Creator:
Dale, Edward Everett
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Jones Academy
Article documents the history and accomplishments of the Jones Male Academy, a boarding school that was operated by the Choctaw tribe.
Date:
Winter 1926
Creator:
Kagey, J. N.
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
A Journey Across Oklahoma Ninety Years Ago
Article details an expedition taken across Oklahoma Territory by Albert Pike and Aaron B. Lewis in the early 1800s.
Date:
Winter 1926
Creator:
Morrison, W. B.
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Notes and Documents, December 1926
Notes and Documents column including a correction from a previous issue of The Chronicles regarding an additional post office within the Cherokee Nation and the meeting minutes for the meeting of the Board of Directors of the Oklahoma Historical Society held on October 14, 1926.
Date:
Winter 1926
Creator:
Oklahoma Historical Society
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Sapulpa
Article narrates the life of Sapulpa, the namesake of the City of Sapulpa, Oklahoma, as told by his son, William A. Sapulpa.
Date:
Winter 1926
Creator:
Sapulpa, William A.
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Some Experiences in the Sac and Fox Reservation
Article narrates the experiences of J. Y. Bryce and Henry C. Jones as they lived and worked within the Sac & Fox Reservation within Indian Territory. Both men were preachers of the Methodist Church. Jones later became the postmaster for the reservation.
Date:
Winter 1926
Creator:
Bryce, J. Y.
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 4, Number 4, December 1926
Quarterly publication containing articles, book reviews, photographs, illustrations, and other works documenting Oklahoma history and preservation. Index to volume 4 starts after page 376.
Date:
December 1926
Creator:
Oklahoma Historical Society
Object Type:
Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Editorials: Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 4, Number 3, September 1926
Article consists of editorials written about changes within Oklahoma's history. Included is a note regarding the passage of time, a note about publications for historical societies, and a note of admiration of the invention of the automobile.
Date:
Autumn 1926
Creator:
Bryce, J. Y.; Martin, Ethyl E. & Bryce, J. Y.
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Fort McCulloch
Article chronicles the military activities that took place in and around Fort McCulloch, a Confederate fort within Oklahoma. This article pays close attention to the actions of General Albert Pike, commander of all the military forces of the Confederacy within the Indian Territory.
Date:
Autumn 1926
Creator:
Morrison, W. B.
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Governor Cole
Article narrates a night Coleman Cole stayed within a home on his journey throughout Choctaw Nation. Coleman Cole was the principal chief of the Choctaw Nation. Included is a letter regarding the creation of Statehood Day within Oklahoma.
Date:
Autumn 1926
Creator:
Locke, Victor M.
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Hillside Mission
Article narrates the creation and history of the Hillside Mission, a mission school operated by the Friends Society of Philadelphia within Indian Territory.
Date:
Autumn 1926
Creator:
Miller, Floyd E.
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Historical Sketch of Col. Samuel Checote, Once Chief of the Creek Nation
Article details the life of Colonel Samuel Checote, the colonel of the first Creek regiment that served with the Confederacy during the Civil War. Before the Civil War, Checote was a Methodist preacher within the Indian Territory.
Date:
Autumn 1926
Creator:
Lambert, O. A.
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Indian Territory in 1878
Article is a speech made by Colonel William Penn Adair at the fifth annual Indian International Fair regarding the history and impact of the Five Civilized Tribes. Adair was a prominent figure within the Cherokee Nation.
Date:
Autumn 1926
Creator:
Adair, William Penn
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Keetoowah Society
Article details the creation history of the Keetoowah Society, an organization that was dedicated to maintaining and asserting the rights of all Cherokee people within governmental bodies.
Date:
Autumn 1926
Creator:
Duncan, J. W.
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Necrology, September 1926
Column documenting biographical information about Oklahomans who have died; this issue discusses Jesse J. Dunn, a pioneer attorney, political leader, former justice and chief justice of the Oklahoma Supreme Court.
Date:
Autumn 1926
Creator:
Oklahoma Historical Society
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Notes and Documents, September 1926
Notes and Documents column including a biographical sketch of Captain William Graham Baird, the first post master of Wilburton county; a biographical sketch of Judge Overton Love, a member of the founding family of Love county; memorials to Robert King Warren, a county attorney, and Luda Pickens Davenport, a judge within Antlers county, and Jessie Palmer Weber, a secretary and librarian of the Illinois Historical Society; a narrative of the daily life of a Baptist missionary within Oklahoma Territory; and a list of people invited into the home of Mrs. T. J. Bond.
Date:
Autumn 1926
Creator:
Oklahoma Historical Society
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Oklahoma's Only Daughter of the American Revolution
Article details the family history of Sarah Starns Ellis, the only Daughter of the American Revolution that lived in Oklahoma in the 1920s. Her father served in George Washington's army during the Revolutionary War.
Date:
Autumn 1926
Creator:
Arnote, A. J.
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Proposed Amendment to the Society's Constitution
Article proposes an amendment to the Oklahoma History Society's constitution regarding the five year terms of members of the Board of Directors.
Date:
Autumn 1926
Creator:
Oklahoma Historical Society
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Some Notes of Interest Concerning Early Day Operations in Indian Territory by Methodist Church South
Article chronicles the early operations of the Methodist Church within Indian Territory including the creation of Bloomfield Academy, the appointment of bishops and reverends, and efforts to convert members of the Chickasaw tribe to Christianity.
Date:
Autumn 1926
Creator:
Bryce, J. Y.
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Some of the Pioneers of Pottawatomie County
Article chronicles the history of settlement within Pottawatomie County and the prominent people who helped build a community within the county.
Date:
Autumn 1926
Creator:
Drake, Florence E.
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History