The Aboriginal Chickasaw Nation (open access)

The Aboriginal Chickasaw Nation

Article details how the Chickasaw tribe traveled and named various landmarks within North America prior to colonization. Included are descriptions of customs and notable events that molded the tribe.
Date: Winter 1937
Creator: Bond, Janet
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
An Address (open access)

An Address

Article is a speech given at the dinner of the Cherokee Seminaries Students' Association at the American Indian Exposition regarding provisions made to progress the Cherokee's education system.
Date: Winter 1937
Creator: Hastings, W. W.
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Centennial of the Chickasaw Migration (open access)

Centennial of the Chickasaw Migration

Article details the migration of the Chickasaw tribe in the Oklahoma and Indian Territories as part of the centennial celebration of these events.
Date: Winter 1937
Creator: Thoburn, Joseph B.
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 15, Number 4, December 1937 (open access)

Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 15, Number 4, December 1937

Quarterly publication containing articles, book reviews, photographs, illustrations, and other works documenting Oklahoma history and preservation.
Date: Winter 1937
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Early Missionaries to the Cherokees (open access)

Early Missionaries to the Cherokees

Article details the establishment of the Brainerd Mission, a Moravian mission, and the American Baptist Missionary within the Cherokee Nation, through correspondences between religious leaders.
Date: Winter 1937
Creator: Routh, E. C.
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Education of the Chickasaws, 1856-1907 (open access)

Education of the Chickasaws, 1856-1907

Article details how the Chickasaw Nation set up their education system through legislation and provisions within their constitution.
Date: Winter 1937
Creator: Davis, Caroline
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Governor Cyrus Harris (open access)

Governor Cyrus Harris

Article documents the life and accomplishments of Cyrus Harris, the first governor of the Chickasaw Nation. Included is a timeline of his rise to power.
Date: Winter 1937
Creator: Meserve, John Bartlett, 1869-1943
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Millie Durgan (open access)

Millie Durgan

Article documents the life of Millie Durgan. As a child, she was taken as a foster child into the Kiowa tribe and was raised on their values and beliefs.
Date: Winter 1937
Creator: Hunt, George
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Necrology, December 1937 (open access)

Necrology, December 1937

Column documenting biographical information about Oklahomans who have died, including Robert H. Wilson, one of the first superintendents to establish rural schools within Oklahoma; Rev. Evan Bernard Ringland, a Presbyterian missionary and military doctor; and Charles L. Moore, an attorney and member of the state's Constitutional Convention.
Date: Winter 1937
Creator: Henshaw, George A. & Barefoot, Bert B.
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Notes and Documents, December 1937 (open access)

Notes and Documents, December 1937

Notes and Documents column including the minutes for the quarterly meeting of the Board of Directors of the Oklahoma Historical Society held on October 28, 1937.
Date: Winter 1937
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Some Experiences of C. H. Rienhardt in Early Oklahoma (open access)

Some Experiences of C. H. Rienhardt in Early Oklahoma

Article narrates Charles Henry Rienhardt's experiences as a cattle driver within Oklahoma and Indian Territory.
Date: Winter 1937
Creator: Viles, Mildred Milam
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 15, Number 3, September 1937 (open access)

Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 15, Number 3, September 1937

Quarterly publication containing articles, book reviews, photographs, illustrations, and other works documenting Oklahoma history and preservation.
Date: Autumn 1937
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
How the Cherokees Acquired and Disposed of the Outlet: Part Three (open access)

How the Cherokees Acquired and Disposed of the Outlet: Part Three

Article continues to document how the Cherokee tribe started losing ownership of the Cherokee Outlet through negotiations with the other tribes in the area and the United States federal government. This article documents the methods undertaken by a state commission to obtain the title for the region.
Date: Autumn 1937
Creator: Chapman, Berlin B.
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Necrology, September 1937 (open access)

Necrology, September 1937

Column documenting biographical information about Oklahomans who have died, including J. Howard Langley, a prominent attorney in Indian Territory; John Young Bryce, a Methodist preacher; Franklin H. Reed, an attorney for the Seminole tribe; Christine Folsom Bates, a prominent member of the Choctaw tribe; Cyrus Alexander Norman, a member of the Presbyterian Church; and Christopher Columbus Ervin, a former Confederate soldier.
Date: Autumn 1937
Creator: Kornegay, W. H.; Babcock, Sidney H.; Freeman, Charles R.; Morrison, W. B.; Norman, J. A. & Kirby, Mrs. Thomas O.
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Northern Boundary of Oklahoma (open access)

The Northern Boundary of Oklahoma

Article documents how the northern boundary of Oklahoma, also known as the Panhandle, was created through congressional legislation.
Date: Autumn 1937
Creator: Clark, J. Stanley
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Notes and Documents, September 1937 (open access)

Notes and Documents, September 1937

Notes and Documents column including the minutes for the quarterly meeting of the Board of Directors of the Oklahoma Historical Society held on July 29, 1937.
Date: Autumn 1937
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Origin of the "Natural" Mounds of Oklahoma and Adjacent States (open access)

The Origin of the "Natural" Mounds of Oklahoma and Adjacent States

Article attempts to explain the origins of the natural mounds found within the American West.
Date: Autumn 1937
Creator: Thoburn, Joseph B.
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Principal Chiefs of the Cherokee Nation (open access)

The Principal Chiefs of the Cherokee Nation

Article explains the differences in governmental practices and customs of the six different factions of the Cherokee tribe. These tribes were combined into one when the Cherokees were removed to the Indian Territory.
Date: Autumn 1937
Creator: Litton, Gaston L.
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Battle of Wichita Village (open access)

The Battle of Wichita Village

Article details the events that led to the Battle of Wichita Village, a battle fought between Texan troopers and the Comanche tribe.
Date: Summer 1937
Creator: Nye, W. S., Captain
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 15, Number 2, June 1937 (open access)

Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 15, Number 2, June 1937

Quarterly publication containing articles, book reviews, photographs, illustrations, and other works documenting Oklahoma history and preservation.
Date: Summer 1937
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Education Among the Chickasaw Indians (open access)

Education Among the Chickasaw Indians

Article chronicles how schools were established within the Chickasaw Nation and the accomplishments of the young men and women who graduated from those schools.
Date: Summer 1937
Creator: Foreman, Carolyn Thomas, 1872-1967
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Education of White Children in the Indian Territory (open access)

Education of White Children in the Indian Territory

Article chronicles the circumstances surrounding the education of white children within Indian Territory.
Date: Summer 1937
Creator: Balyeat, Frank A.
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
How the Cherokees Acquired and Disposed of the Outlet: Part Two (open access)

How the Cherokees Acquired and Disposed of the Outlet: Part Two

Article continues to document how the Cherokee tribe acquired the Cherokee Outlet through negotiations with the other tribes and the United States federal government. This article documents how the tribe lost some of the land to white settlers in 1889.
Date: Summer 1937
Creator: Chapman, Berlin B.
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Judge Charles B. Stuart (open access)

Judge Charles B. Stuart

Article pays tribute to Judge Charles B. Stuart, a prominent lawyer, judge and scholar stationed within Indian Territory.
Date: Summer 1937
Creator: Keaton, J. R.
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History