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Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 28, Number 1, Spring 1950
Quarterly publication containing articles, book reviews, photographs, illustrations, and other works documenting Oklahoma history and preservation.
Date:
Spring 1950
Creator:
Oklahoma Historical Society
Object Type:
Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Creek Indian Burial Customs Today
Article discusses the importance of recording Creek history, and recounts the example of the complex process of Creek burial customs. Mrs. Irwin A. Watson advocates for the teaching and preservation of traditional history of the peoples of the area, rather than just teaching European history in schools.
Date:
Spring 1950
Creator:
Watson, Mrs. Irwin A.
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Education at Statehood
Article discusses the establishment of school systems in early Oklahoma. Oscar William Davison describes some of the laws providing lands for colleges and issues that arose in obtaining higher education in Oklahoma post-statehood.
Date:
Spring 1950
Creator:
Davison, Oscar W.
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
First National Indian Training School: The Choctaw Academy
Article describes the establishment and construction of the first school for American Indian boys beyond the elementary school level, the Choctaw Academy in Scott County, Kentucky. Ethel McMillan discusses the ways Choctaw leaders worked with Indian agents to establish the school and the lives of the missionaries who led it.
Date:
Spring 1950
Creator:
McMillan, Ethel
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Lutheran Mission at Oaks, Oklahoma
Article explores the history of the New Springplace mission at Oaks, Oklahoma, and the Danish Lutheran missionary who ran it for a time, Reverend Niels Laurids Nielsen. Jens Christian Kjaer provides biographical details about the man's life and his contribution to the creation of a public school system in the area.
Date:
Spring 1950
Creator:
Kjaer, Jens Christian
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
McLoud, 1895 to 1949
Article discusses the founding and development of McLoud, Oklahoma from 1895 to 1949. Klaris Molder discuses the men who founded the townsite, the tribes who originally owned the land, and the creation of business and industry in the area.
Date:
Spring 1950
Creator:
Molder, Klaris
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Minutes of the Meeting of the Board of Directors of the Oklahoma Historical Society, January 26, 1950
This section includes the minutes of the meeting of the Board of Directors of the Oklahoma Historical Society that was held on January 26, 1950. It also includes a special communications document with Mr. T. E. Lipscomb thanking him for his gift to the OHS.
Date:
Spring 1950
Creator:
Oklahoma Historical Society
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Note and Documents, Spring 1950
Notes and Documents column including a document discussing the history of an oil well named Nellie Johnstone No. 1, an illustrated brochure for the Oklahoma Historical Society, correspondence from Grant Foreman relating to the Indian Archives at the OHS, and correspondence related the court case, "Worcester vs. State of Georgia."
Date:
Spring 1950
Creator:
Oklahoma Historical Society
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Oklahoma Agricultural and Mechanical College and Old Central
Article discusses the history of Oklahoma Agricultural and Mechanical College, which later became Oklahoma State University, and Old Central, the first building on its campus. James K. Hastings shares stories from personal experience supporting the creation of the institution.
Date:
Spring 1950
Creator:
Hastings, James K.
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Peace on the Plains
Article discusses the establishment of the United States Dragoons and chronicles the history of their first mission, a peace delegation to visit the Kiowas and Wichitas, who were then referred to as Comanche and Pawnee Picts. George H. Shirk provides historical background to the journal kept by a First Lieutenant in the Dragoons, Thompson B. Wheelock.
Date:
Spring 1950
Creator:
Shirk, George H.
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Skullyville and its People in 1889
Article describes life in territorial Skullyville, Oklahoma, a town that was the original location of the first agency for the Choctaws in Indian Territory. G. E. Hartshorne, M.D. uses personal recollections of the town to describe its layout and people.
Date:
Spring 1950
Creator:
Hartshorne, G. E.
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 28, Number 2, Summer 1950
Quarterly publication containing articles, book reviews, photographs, illustrations, and other works documenting Oklahoma history and preservation.
Date:
Summer 1950
Creator:
Oklahoma Historical Society
Object Type:
Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Forty-Third Annual Meeting of the Mississippi Valley Historical Association
Article discusses the proceedings of the forty-third annual meeting of the Mississippi Valley Historical Association. Charles Evans, Secretary-Manager of the Oklahoma Historical Society, discusses how the OHS ended up hosting the convention in Oklahoma City, and the collaboration between the two groups.
Date:
Summer 1950
Creator:
Evans, Charles
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
History of the Oklahoma State Department of Health--1890-1907
Article discusses the history of the State Department of Health in Oklahoma Territory, including the members of the Territorial Board of Health and the public health legislation that was carried out during the period of 1890 to 1907.
Date:
Summer 1950
Creator:
Mathews, Grady F.
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Hopefield Mission in Osage Nation, 1823-1837
Article describes the establishment and history of the Hopefield Mission, a branch of Union Mission established by Reverend William B. Montgomery, William C. Requa, and his wife. Carloyn Thomas Foreman discusses the hardships faced at the mission while trying to provide agricultural training to the Osage people.
Date:
Summer 1950
Creator:
Foreman, Carolyn Thomas, 1872-1967
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Log-Cabin Days in Oklahoma
Article includes recollections of the author's early pioneer days in Oklahoma. James K. Hastings illustrates the struggles and victories of settler life, including gaining access to a water supply, maintaining hospitable schools and churches, and fending off farm pests.
Date:
Summer 1950
Creator:
Hastings, James K.
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Minutes of the Meeting of the Board of Directors of the Oklahoma Historical Society, Founder's Day, May 26, 1950
This section includes the minutes of the meeting of the Board of Directors of the Oklahoma Historical Society that was held on May 26, 1950.
Date:
Summer 1950
Creator:
Oklahoma Historical Society
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Notes and Documents, Summer 1950
Notes and Documents column including announcements about the publication of historical materials, artifacts, the creation of memorials, dedications, and a correction for the article titled Women Teachers of Oklahoma 1820-1860 in the Chronicles Volume 27, Number 1, page 19.
Date:
Summer 1950
Creator:
Oklahoma Historical Society
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Sequoyah Convention
Article discusses the Sequoyah Constitutional Convention, the reason for its calling, and the results of the event being held. The purpose of the convention was to define Indian Territory as a separate state that could gain entrance to the union.
Date:
Summer 1950
Creator:
Maxwell, Amos
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Wichita-Kiowa Relations and the 1874 Outbreak
Article discusses the ethnocentrism that can occur between feuding tribes through the example of Outbreak of 1874, an uprising of Kiowas, and its recounting by an elderly Wichita woman. Karl Schmitt examines the old prejudices that still seem to exist between the two tribes, and whether or not these biases distort the telling of events.
Date:
Summer 1950
Creator:
Schmitt, Karl
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Ad Interim Report, September 5, 1950
Ad Interim Report created on September 5, 1950 due to the annual meeting being passed over. This report includes a yearly update of details and information the Board of Directors of the Oklahoma Historical Society may need for their next meeting.
Date:
Autumn 1950
Creator:
Oklahoma Historical Society
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Amiel Weeks Whipple
Article provides a biographical breakdown of the life and career of General Amiel Weeks Whipple, whose collection of journals, maps, drawings, and other materials were donated to the Oklahoma Historical Society. Francis R. Stoddard discusses the man's work on the Mexican Boundary Survey of 1851 and the Pacific Railroad Survey of 1853.
Date:
Autumn 1950
Creator:
Stoddard, Franci R.
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 28, Number 3, Autumn 1950
Quarterly publication containing articles, book reviews, photographs, illustrations, and other works documenting Oklahoma history and preservation.
Date:
Autumn 1950
Creator:
Oklahoma Historical Society
Object Type:
Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
German in Okarche, 1892-1902
Article discusses the establishment and history of Okarche as a frontier town with a predominantly German population. W. A. Willibrand discusses the growth of German newspapers, churches, and difficulties with language adaption.
Date:
Autumn 1950
Creator:
Willibrand, W. A.
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History