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Segregation in the Public Schools of Oklahoma Territory
Article describes early territorial legislation requiring segregation in public schools in Oklahoma. Frank A. Balyeat discusses his own recollections of the time period, how some schools remained mixed, and the history of education on the frontier.
Date:
Summer 1961
Creator:
Balyeat, Frank A.
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Honorable Thomas P. Gore: The Blind Senator
Article describes the life and career of Oklahoma's blind Senator, Thomas P. Gore. Monroe Billington illustrates Gore's upbringing, the injury that resulted in blindness, his marriage and family, politics, and speech delivery.
Date:
Summer 1961
Creator:
Billington, Monroe
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
A Tribute to Judge Baxter Taylor
Article provides a biographical tribute to judge, lawyer, and newspaper editor Judge Baxter Taylor. Edward M. Box explores the highlights of Taylor's life and career.
Date:
Summer 1961
Creator:
Box, Edward M.
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Memorial Address: Oklahoma's Heritage
Article provides a memorial address in honor of Judge Edgar S. Vaught, Anabell Gum, and Roy M. Johnson. Judge Orel Busby explores the romanticism of pioneer history in Oklahoma and the individuals that helped build the state.
Date:
Summer 1961
Creator:
Busby, Orel
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Oklahoma Historical Society: A Review in 1905
Article introduces and includes a reprint of an extensive report written in 1905 by William P. Campbell about the founding and development of the Oklahoma Historical Society, lists of donors and gifts, newspaper publications, and collection items.
Date:
Autumn 1961
Creator:
Campbell, William P.
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
A Pioneer Family in Old Greer County
Article discusses the life of the Chitwood family on the Oklahoma frontier in Greer County. Adelia Clifton's adapted version of Maggie Chitwood Kilpatrick's manuscript includes stories cattle herding, conditions in the dugout house they lived in, and early education.
Date:
Summer 1961
Creator:
Clifton, Adelia
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Delos K. Lonewolf, Kiowa
Article describes the life, education, and career of Delos K. Lonewolf, preacher and nephew to Chief Lone Wolf. Hugh D. Corwin discusses his upbringing, family, and religious activities, as well as the occasions he accompanied his uncle to Washington, D. C. to serve as an interpreter.
Date:
Winter 1961
Creator:
Corwin, Hugh D.
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Lieutenant William E. Burnet Letters: Removal of the Texas Indians and the Founding of Fort Cobb, Part III
Article provides a continuation of the letters of William E. Burnett, an officer in the U.S. and later Confederate Army. In this third part of Raymond Estep's article, the removal of American Indians from Texas and the founding of Fort Cobb are highlighted.
Date:
Spring 1961
Creator:
Estep, Raymond
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
An Indian Territory United Nations: The Creek Council of 1845
Article discusses the meetings of delegates from the Cherokee, Choctaw, Chickasaw, Creek, Seminole, Kickapoo, Shawnee, Caddo, Wichita, Quapaw, Osage, Kiowa, and Pawnee tribes in council to discuss the issues of Indian Territory in the nineteenth century. A. M. Gibson includes a record of the proceedings by Cherokee Agent Pierce M. Butler and edited by newspaper editor William P. Ross.
Date:
Winter 1961
Creator:
Gibson, Arrell M.
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
In Dugouts and Sod Houses
Article discusses the temporary shelters pioneers constructed in the wake of the Oklahoma land runs. Veda Giezentanner elaborates on the process of creating sod houses and dugouts, the difficulties faced by early pioneers, and the ways settlers made a living.
Date:
Summer 1961
Creator:
Giezentanner, Veda
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Second Battle of Cabin Creek, 1864
Article discusses the events of the second battle of Cabin Creek between Union (or Federal) and Confederate forces during the Civil War. Marvin J. Hancock describes the battle maneuvers, the leaders of the brigades, and the impact of the Confederate victory.
Date:
Winter 1961
Creator:
Hancock, Marvin J.
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
A Brief History of the Fort Sill Apache Tribe
Article provides a history of the Fort Sill Apache Tribe and their ancestors, which included the Warm Spring Apache Tribe, the Chiricahua Apache Tribe, and the Nednai Apache Tribe. After detailing the history of these individual tribes, Benedict Jozhe describes how the Apaches were brought to Fort Sill and became prisoners of war until their eventual release.
Date:
Winter 1961
Creator:
Johze, Benedict
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Notes and Documents, Summer 1961
Notes and Documents column including two last letters on the life of Lieutenant William E. Burnet, a review of the newly established Museum of the Great Plains, and a tribute to historian Carolyn Thomas Foreman.
Date:
Summer 1961
Creator:
Maury, Dabney Herndon; Burnet, David G.; Haliburton, R., Jr. & Albert, Carl Bert
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
A Review of the De Soto Expedition in Territories of Our Present Southern United States
Article provides a summary of the survey of historical materials related to the De Soto Expedition taken by the United States government, and the findings with regard to whether or not Hernando de Soto entered Oklahoma during his travels.
Date:
Spring 1961
Creator:
McRill, Leslie A.
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Necrology, Winter 1961-62
Column documenting biographical information about Oklahomans who have died; this issue discusses lawyer, judge, and civic leader Frederick Page Branson.
Date:
Winter 1961
Creator:
Moore, William B.
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 39 Index, 1961
Quarterly publication containing articles, book reviews, photographs, illustrations, and other works documenting Oklahoma history and preservation.
Date:
1961
Creator:
Oklahoma Historical Society
Object Type:
Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 39, Number 1, Spring 1961
Quarterly publication containing articles, book reviews, photographs, illustrations, and other works documenting Oklahoma history and preservation.
Date:
Spring 1961
Creator:
Oklahoma Historical Society
Object Type:
Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 39, Number 2, Summer 1961
Quarterly publication containing articles, book reviews, photographs, illustrations, and other works documenting Oklahoma history and preservation.
Date:
Summer 1961
Creator:
Oklahoma Historical Society
Object Type:
Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 39, Number 3, Autumn 1961
Quarterly publication containing articles, book reviews, photographs, illustrations, and other works documenting Oklahoma history and preservation.
Date:
Autumn 1961
Creator:
Oklahoma Historical Society
Object Type:
Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 39, Number 4, Winter 1961-62
Quarterly publication containing articles, book reviews, photographs, illustrations, and other works documenting Oklahoma history and preservation.
Date:
Winter 1961
Creator:
Oklahoma Historical Society
Object Type:
Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Notes and Documents, Spring 1961
Notes and Documents column including a document about the life and career of American Indian artist Acee Blue Eagle and the quarterly staff report of the Oklahoma Historical Society.
Date:
Spring 1961
Creator:
Oklahoma Historical Society
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Notes and Documents, Winter 1961-62
Notes and Documents column including a list of the life members of the Oklahoma Historical Society and a list of recent accessions to the library of the OHS.
Date:
Winter 1961
Creator:
Oklahoma Historical Society
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Official Minutes of Quarterly Meeting, the Board of Directors, the Oklahoma Historical Society, Quarter Ending, April 27, 1961
This section includes the minutes of quarterly meeting of the Board of Directors of the Oklahoma Historical Society that was held on April 27, 1961.
Date:
Summer 1961
Creator:
Oklahoma Historical Society
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Official Minutes of Quarterly Meeting, the Board of Directors, the Oklahoma Historical Society, Quarter Ending, January 26, 1961
This section includes the minutes of quarterly meeting of the Board of Directors of the Oklahoma Historical Society that was held on January 26, 1961.
Date:
Spring 1961
Creator:
Oklahoma Historical Society
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History