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Introduction: The First Two Years
Article details the events and laws made by the federal government to open Oklahoma Territory to settlement for American citizens. Included is a chronicle of what living conditions were like during the first two years of the region's settlement history.
Date:
Autumn 1929
Creator:
Peery, Dan W.
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Legend of the Tie-Snakes
Article narrates an evening where the author witnesses a church revival within a Creek camp. Many of the tribal members converted into the Methodist church during this event. Included is a folktale of the tie-snakes that was told at the camp.
Date:
Winter 1927
Creator:
Methvin, J. J.
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
An Important Archaeological and Historical Discovery
Article is a letter detailing the author's experiences at an archaeological dig site within Rice County, Kansas. This dig site held artifacts from the Caddo tribe.
Date:
Winter 1927
Creator:
J. Y. B. & Thoburn, Joseph B.
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Fort Towson Road: A Historic Trail
Article narrates the author's experiences traveling down the Fort Towson Road that runs from Fort Smith to Paris, Texas. This military road was built to connect people across the Choctaw Nation to valuable resources and to allow easy transport of the military's resources.
Date:
Winter 1927
Creator:
Culberson, James
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Peace Council Celebration at Medicine Lodge
Article chronicles the preparations made to commemorate the anniversary of the great Indian peace council of 1867.
Date:
Winter 1927
Creator:
Thoburn, Joseph B.
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
A Journal Kept by Douglas Cooper
Article contains journal entries from the Indian agent Douglas Cooper regarding discussing on how best to protect the Choctaw and Chickasaw tribes under his protect from invading Comanches.
Date:
Winter 1927
Creator:
Foreman, Grant & Cooper, Douglas
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Chickasaw Courts
Article details the history the Panola County Court House, a court building that has undergone many name changes and relocations.
Date:
Winter 1927
Creator:
Mashburn, John H.
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Editorial: Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 6, Number 1, March 1928
Article consists of editorials regarding collection materials within the Oklahoma Historical Society. Included is an announcement of the acquisition of a manuscript from the Sequoyah convention, a call for biographical sketches of members of the Constitutional Convention, an appreciation of the hard work put into making the Chronicles, and an announcement on the relocation of the historical society.
Date:
Spring 1928
Creator:
J. Y. B.
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Fort Arbuckle
Article chronicles the establishment of Fort Arbuckle, a military post built to protect the Choctaw Nation from the Chickasaw Nation and to protect emigrants on their way to California.
Date:
Spring 1928
Creator:
Morrison, W. B.
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Work of the Early Choctaw Legislature From 1869 to 1873
Article analyzes the work of the Choctaw Legislature while the organization was active within the Indian Territory during the late 19th century.
Date:
Spring 1928
Creator:
Fessler, W. Julian
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Military Discipline in Early Oklahoma
Article details the punishments soldiers received for "drunkenness" and "disorderly conduct" while stationed at military forts during the early 19th century.
Date:
Summer 1928
Creator:
Foreman, Carolyn Thomas, 1872-1967
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Removal of the Choctaws to the Indian Territory, 1830-1833
Article details the actions taken by the United States government to remove the Choctaw tribe from Mississippi to Oklahoma during the 1830s. Included are the reactions of the Choctaw chiefs to their ordinances and an appendix of correspondences written to facilitate this change.
Date:
Summer 1928
Creator:
Wright, Muriel H. (Muriel Hazel), 1889-1975
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Some Adventures of Captain Bonneville
Article details the exploits of Captain Bonneville as he explored the western frontier. Captain Bonneville was the focal point of Washington Irving's book "Adventures of Captain Bonneville." This article further explores his adventures.
Date:
Summer 1928
Creator:
Ford, Anne E.
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Early Post Offices
Article is a list of post offices active during the late 19th century.
Date:
Summer 1928
Creator:
Oklahoma Historical Society
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Sketch of B. N. O. Walker
Article is an autobiographical sketch of B. N. O. Walker, an educator within Indian Territory. Walker describes his Wyandot heritage and how it contributed to his studies of American Indian culture.
Date:
Spring 1928
Creator:
Walker, B. N. O.
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Interesting Ante-Bellum Laws of the Cherokees, Now Oklahoma History
Article details laws present within the Cherokee Nation during the time period before the Civil War. Included are laws pertaining the interracial marriages, arson, theft, and alcohol possession.
Date:
Summer 1928
Creator:
Duncan, James W. & Ross, John
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Some Reminiscences of the Cherokee People: Returning to their Homes the Exiles of a Nation
Article details the political turmoil that took place within the Cherokee Nation at the start of the Civil War and the consequences felt after the war for their actions. The main cause of this turmoil was with regards to which side of the conflict the tribes should align themselves with.
Date:
Summer 1928
Creator:
Britton, Wiley
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Naming of the Canadian River
Article chronicles how the Canadian River got its name. This river also serves as the inspiration for a county, town, roads, and businesses located within Oklahoma.
Date:
Summer 1928
Creator:
Thoburn, Joseph B.
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Spanish Exploration of Oklahoma, 1599-1792
Article chronicles the expeditions of Spanish explores throughout the Oklahoma and Indian Territories before the region was given to the United States.
Date:
Summer 1928
Creator:
Thomas, A. B.
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Reviving Lost Indian Art
Article details how students of the School of American Research restored centuries old pueblos and American Indian pottery.
Date:
Summer 1927
Creator:
New York Herald-Tribune
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Report of Captain John Stuart on the Construction of the Road from Fort Smith to Horse Prairie on Red River
Article reports on the construction of a road between Fort Smith and the Red River that was used during the relocation of the Choctaw tribe.
Date:
Autumn 1927
Creator:
Foreman, Carolyn Thomas, 1872-1967
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Editorial: Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 5, Number 4, December 1927
Article consists of editorials regarding prominent people and organizations within Oklahoma. Included is an announcement for information regarding prominent men within Oklahoma history and a narrative on how the only issue of the Oklahoma War Chief was printed within Oklahoma.
Date:
Winter 1927
Creator:
J. Y. B.; Thoburn, Joseph B. & Harris, Grant
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Editorial: Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 5, Number 3, September 1927
Article consists of editorials regarding content contained within previous volumes of The Chronicles. The editorials are Letters to the Editor that contain proof that W. P. Brown was the governor of the Chickasaw Nation. This has been a mystery for several decades.
Date:
Autumn 1927
Creator:
J. Y. B. & Wright, Muriel H. (Muriel Hazel), 1889-1975
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Historic Spots and Actions in the Washita Valley up to 1870
Article details the military expeditions undertaken around the Washita River by the United States in the hopes of swaying the American Indian tribes that lived there to cooperate with the government's decrees.
Date:
Summer 1927
Creator:
Allgood, Samuel Y.
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History