Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 40 Index, 1962 (open access)

Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 40 Index, 1962

Quarterly publication containing articles, book reviews, photographs, illustrations, and other works documenting Oklahoma history and preservation.
Date: 1962
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
From the Brazos to the North Fork: The Autobiography of Otto Koeltzow, Part One (open access)

From the Brazos to the North Fork: The Autobiography of Otto Koeltzow, Part One

Article provides and introduction to and includes an excerpt of the autobiography of Otto Koeltzow, a migrant from Germany who homesteaded Greer County, Oklahoma Territory and weathered many difficulties to establish a community there.
Date: Summer 1962
Creator: Gibson, Arrell M.
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
From the Brazos to the North Fork: The Autobiography of Otto Koeltzow, Part Two (open access)

From the Brazos to the North Fork: The Autobiography of Otto Koeltzow, Part Two

Article continues the excerpt of the autobiography of Otto Koeltzow, a migrant from Germany who homesteaded Greer County, Oklahoma Territory, in this second part of A. M. Gibson's article. Koeltzow discusses life in a dugout, interactions with other homesteaders, farming, and the move to Kiowa County.
Date: Autumn 1962
Creator: Gibson, Arrell M.
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Notes and Documents, Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 40, Number 2, Summer 1962 (open access)

Notes and Documents, Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 40, Number 2, Summer 1962

Notes and Documents, Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 40, Number 2, Summer 1962. It includes documents about the Civil War centennial, OHS awards, the history of the Grand River Dam Authority, a tribute to public librarian Mrs. Lester O'Riley, a letter from President Herbert Hoover, a bronze portrait of Sequoyah, dedication of the restoration of the old Cherokee capital of New Echota, and the contents of the Thomas J. Harrison pamphlet collection.
Date: Summer 1962
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Opening the Cherokee Outlet: An Archival Study, Part II (open access)

Opening the Cherokee Outlet: An Archival Study, Part II

Article continues an archival study on the opening of the Cherokee Outlet in this second part of Berlin B. Chapman's article. Chapman includes documentation from the time to summarize the process of setting up booths run by clerks from the General Land Office, the business at this office, and political and environmental conditions before the opening.
Date: Autumn 1962
Creator: Chapman, Berlin B.
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 40, Number 1, Spring 1962 (open access)

Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 40, Number 1, Spring 1962

Quarterly publication containing articles, book reviews, photographs, illustrations, and other works documenting Oklahoma history and preservation.
Date: Spring 1962
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 40, Number 2, Summer 1962 (open access)

Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 40, Number 2, Summer 1962

Quarterly publication containing articles, book reviews, photographs, illustrations, and other works documenting Oklahoma history and preservation.
Date: Summer 1962
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 40, Number 3, Autumn 1962 (open access)

Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 40, Number 3, Autumn 1962

Quarterly publication containing articles, book reviews, photographs, illustrations, and other works documenting Oklahoma history and preservation.
Date: Autumn 1962
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 40, Number 4, Winter 1962-63 (open access)

Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 40, Number 4, Winter 1962-63

Quarterly publication containing articles, book reviews, photographs, illustrations, and other works documenting Oklahoma history and preservation.
Date: Winter 1962
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Union Mission, 1826-1837 (open access)

Union Mission, 1826-1837

Article discusses the history of Union Mission from 1826 to 1837 through a summary of the Journal of the Union Mission kept in the library of the Oklahoma Historical Society. Hope Holway discusses the difficulties the missionaries faced in their work, the cost of living there, and the people groups they intended to minister to.
Date: Winter 1962
Creator: Holway, Hope
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Sacred Heart Academy at Vinita Established 1897 (open access)

Sacred Heart Academy at Vinita Established 1897

Article discusses the history and growth of the town of Vinita, as well as the history of the Sacred Heart Academy. Velma Nieberding discusses the establishment of the Catholic school for American Indian children, the mission church there, and the priests who worked in Vinita.
Date: Winter 1962
Creator: Nieberding, Velma
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Indian Mission Conference of Oklahoma (open access)

The Indian Mission Conference of Oklahoma

Article discusses the Indian Mission Annual Conference proceedings and locations over the years, as well as its members of the Methodist Episcopal Church throughout Indian Territory. Martha Stewart highlights major contributors and leaders in the history of mission work in the area.
Date: Winter 1962
Creator: Stewart, Martha
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Some Church Academies in Early Oklahoma Territory (open access)

Some Church Academies in Early Oklahoma Territory

Article explores the history of church academies in early Oklahoma and Oklahoma Territory and lists details about each individually. Frank A. Balyeat describes the denominations that established these schools and the communities they served.
Date: Winter 1962
Creator: Balyeat, Frank A.
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Buffalo Valley: An Osage Hunting Ground (open access)

Buffalo Valley: An Osage Hunting Ground

Article describes the area known as Buffalo Valley, a hunting ground of the Osage Nation initially encountered by General Henry Leavenworth's Dragoon unit on a peace-making mission. Orel Busby describes landmarks in the region and the leaders of the Osage at the time.
Date: Spring 1962
Creator: Busby, Orel
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Minutes of the Quarterly Meeting of the Board of Directors of the Oklahoma Historical Society, July 26, 1962 (open access)

Minutes of the Quarterly Meeting of the Board of Directors of the Oklahoma Historical Society, July 26, 1962

This section includes the minutes of the quarterly meeting of the Board of Directors of the Oklahoma Historical Society that was held on July 26, 1962.
Date: Autumn 1962
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Anna Lewis: A Great Woman of Oklahoma (open access)

Anna Lewis: A Great Woman of Oklahoma

Article provides a biographical tribute to the life, family, and career of Dr. Anna Lewis, an educator of Choctaw descent. Winnie Lewis Gravitt discusses Lewis's education and her contributions to the history of education in Oklahoma.
Date: Winter 1962
Creator: Gravitt, Winnie Lewis
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
John Owen Quillin: Cowboy (open access)

John Owen Quillin: Cowboy

Article describes the life of the author's father, John Owen Quillin, and his career as a cowboy participating in cattle drives. Henry A. Quillin discusses his fathers upbringing, difficulties on the western frontier, and time as a minister and a mason.
Date: Spring 1962
Creator: Quillen, Henry A.
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Minutes of the Quarterly Meeting of the Board of Directors of the Oklahoma Historical Society–January 25, 1962 (open access)

Minutes of the Quarterly Meeting of the Board of Directors of the Oklahoma Historical Society–January 25, 1962

This section includes the minutes of the quarterly meeting of the Board of Directors of the Oklahoma Historical Society that was held on January 25, 1962.
Date: Spring 1962
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Notes and Documents, Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 40, Number 1, Spring 1962 (open access)

Notes and Documents, Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 40, Number 1, Spring 1962

Notes and Documents, Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 40, Number 1, Spring 1962. It includes notes about publications, a document about the reminiscences of schoolteacher Cora E. Farrell, and a biographical sketch of the life of missionary Isabel Crawford.
Date: Spring 1962
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Minutes of the Annual and the Quarterly Meetings of the Oklahoma Historical Society, Thursday April 26, 1962 (open access)

Minutes of the Annual and the Quarterly Meetings of the Oklahoma Historical Society, Thursday April 26, 1962

This section includes the minutes of the annual and quarterly meetings of the Oklahoma Historical Society that were held on April 26, 1962.
Date: Summer 1962
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Notes and Documents, Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 40, Number 3, Fall 1962 (open access)

Notes and Documents, Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 40, Number 3, Fall 1962

Notes and Documents, Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 40, Number 3, Fall 1962. It includes documents about the organization of the OHS, reminiscence of Dawes Commission members, monuments, corrections, historic notes about names and locations of landmarks, and the note of the catalogued Joseph B. Thoburn Collection.
Date: Autumn 1962
Creator: Wright, Muriel H. (Muriel Hazel), 1889-1975
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Seals of the Five Civilized Tribes (open access)

Seals of the Five Civilized Tribes

Article discusses the history of the seals of the five large tribes of Indian Territory: the Cherokee Nation, the Chickasaw Nation, the Choctaw Nation, the Muscogee (Creek) Nation, and the Seminole Nation. Muriel H. Wright provides context and explains the images represented in each seal individually.
Date: Autumn 1962
Creator: Wright, Muriel H. (Muriel Hazel), 1889-1975
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Thomas Gilcrease (open access)

Thomas Gilcrease

Article provides a biographical tribute to the life and contributions of Thomas Gilcrease, an oil company owner of Muscogee (Creek) descent who collected objects related to American Indian culture. Martin Wenger discusses the establishment of the Thomas Gilcrease Foundation and the Thomas Gilcrease Institute of American History and Art of Tulsa.
Date: Summer 1962
Creator: Wenger, Martin
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Opening the Cherokee Outlet: An Archival Study, Part I (open access)

Opening the Cherokee Outlet: An Archival Study, Part I

Article provides an archival study on the opening of the Cherokee Outlet to settlement. Berlin B. Chapman includes documentation from the time to summarize the agreement made with the Cherokees about the sale of the lands, guidelines for the "land race" portion of the opening, and legislation related to land claims.
Date: Summer 1962
Creator: Chapman, Berlin B.
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History