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Necrology, December 1936 (open access)

Necrology, December 1936

Column documenting biographical information about Oklahomans who have died, including Justice Charles M. Thacker, a chief justice of the Oklahoma state's court; and Dr. Charles Francis Meserve, a regular contributor to The Chronicles.
Date: Winter 1936
Creator: Meserve, John Bartlett, 1869-1943
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Notes and Documents, December 1936 (open access)

Notes and Documents, December 1936

Notes and Documents column including the minutes of the quarterly meeting of the Board of Directors of the Oklahoma Historical Society held on October 29, 1936, a note on the memorial located at Fort Gibson, a note on the exchange of information between historical institutions, and an announcement of a History contest.
Date: Winter 1936
Creator: Meserve, John Bartlett, 1869-1943
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The International Conflict for the lands of Creek Confederacy (open access)

The International Conflict for the lands of Creek Confederacy

Article documents the conflicts fought within the Creek Nation during the Spanish, French, British, and American occupations of the region.
Date: Winter 1936
Creator: Forbes, Gerald
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Dissolution of the Iowa Reservation (open access)

Dissolution of the Iowa Reservation

Article documents how the Cherokee Commission dissolved the Iowa Reservation within Oklahoma Territory.
Date: Winter 1936
Creator: Chapman, Berlin B.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Henry Frieland Buckner (open access)

Henry Frieland Buckner

Article details how Henry Frieland Buckner and his wife became missionaries within the Creek Nation during the anti-missionary era of the late 1800s.
Date: Winter 1936
Creator: Routh, E. C.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
A Federal Experiment in Southern Plains Indian Relations, 1835-1845 (open access)

A Federal Experiment in Southern Plains Indian Relations, 1835-1845

Article details how the United States federal government decided on where to locate over 60,000 Indigenous people within Indian Territory after their removal from Georgia.
Date: Winter 1936
Creator: Rister, C. C.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Chief Wilson Nathaniel Jones (open access)

Chief Wilson Nathaniel Jones

Article details how Wilson Nathaniel Jones became chief of the Choctaw tribe after his family was removed to the Indian Territory during the Trail of Tears.
Date: Winter 1936
Creator: Meserve, John Bartlett, 1869-1943
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Journal of the Proceedings at Our First Treaty with the Wild Indians, 1835 (open access)

The Journal of the Proceedings at Our First Treaty with the Wild Indians, 1835

Article details how the United States federal government created treaties with Indigenous tribes who existed outside of the Five Civilized Tribes. Included are journal entries from commissioners charged with negotiating these treaties.
Date: Winter 1936
Creator: Foreman, Grant
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Necrology, September 1936 (open access)

Necrology, September 1936

Column documenting biographical information about Oklahomans who have died, including Mabel A. Ranck, a contributor to the Chronicles and member of the Oklahoma Historical Society; and Mrs. Lucille Dudley, a prominent community member.
Date: Autumn 1936
Creator: Peery, Dan W.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Notes and Documents, September 1936 (open access)

Notes and Documents, September 1936

Notes and Documents column including the minutes for the quarterly meeting of the Board of Directors of the Oklahoma Historical Society held on July 23, 1936.
Date: Autumn 1936
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Report on Works Progress Administration Project 65-65-2843, at the Oklahoma State Historical Building, to July 23, 1936 (open access)

Report on Works Progress Administration Project 65-65-2843, at the Oklahoma State Historical Building, to July 23, 1936

Article reports on the progress of a project by the Oklahoma Historical Society to index and catalog print materials within its library and archives.
Date: Autumn 1936
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Resolutions of the Ardmore Bar Association, Regarding William D. Potter (open access)

Resolutions of the Ardmore Bar Association, Regarding William D. Potter

Article is a resolution honoring of William D. Potter, a prominent attorney, from the Oklahoma Historical Society.
Date: Autumn 1936
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Report of Sequoyah Memorial Committee (open access)

Report of Sequoyah Memorial Committee

Article is a report regarding the celebration of the placement of the Sequoyah Memorial Marker by the Oklahoma Historical Society.
Date: Autumn 1936
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
When the Territory was Young (open access)

When the Territory was Young

Article narrates the author's experiences as a frontiers-man within Indian and Oklahoma Territories before the region was made into a single state.
Date: Autumn 1936
Creator: Beck, T. E.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Chief Dennis Wolfe Bushyhead (open access)

Chief Dennis Wolfe Bushyhead

Article documents the life and accomplishments of Chief Dennis Wolfe Bushyhead of the Cherokee tribe.
Date: Autumn 1936
Creator: Meserve, John Bartlett, 1869-1943
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Interpretation of Seminole Clan Relationship Terms (open access)

Interpretation of Seminole Clan Relationship Terms

Article explains how to express relationship structures and dynamics with the Seminole language.
Date: Autumn 1936
Creator: Antle, H. R.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Comanche Indian and his Language (open access)

The Comanche Indian and his Language

Article attempts to explain the sentence structure and vocabulary associated with the Comanche language.
Date: Autumn 1936
Creator: Becker, W. J.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Oklahoma's First College, Old High Gate, at Norman (open access)

Oklahoma's First College, Old High Gate, at Norman

Article explains how High Gate Female College, the college established in Oklahoma Territory, was created during the Indian Mission annual Conference of the Southern Methodist Church. Included are descriptions of how the college operated during the day.
Date: Autumn 1936
Creator: Kinchen, Oscar A.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Views of a Visitor to the Constitutional Convention (open access)

Views of a Visitor to the Constitutional Convention

Article is a letter to a newspaper editor regarding what the author wishes to see transpire as a result of Oklahoma's Constitutional Convention.
Date: Autumn 1936
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Edward W. Bushyhead and John Rollin Ridge: Cherokee Editors in California (open access)

Edward W. Bushyhead and John Rollin Ridge: Cherokee Editors in California

Article chronicles how Edward W. Bushyhead and John Rollin Ridge established newspapers within California during their search for gold.
Date: Autumn 1936
Creator: Foreman, Carolyn Thomas, 1872-1967
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Frank H. Greer (open access)

Frank H. Greer

Article documents the Greer family's accomplishments as territorial educators and military men before and after they relocated from Kansas Territory to Oklahoma Territory.
Date: Autumn 1936
Creator: Thoburn, Joseph B.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Notes and Documents, June 1936 (open access)

Notes and Documents, June 1936

Notes and Documents column including a note on previous articles regarding the first telephone in Oklahoma Territory, a note on the first postmaster within Oklahoma Territory, a poem about the pioneer farmer, the minutes for the annual meeting of the Oklahoma Historical Society held on April 30, 1936 that includes speeches given at the event, the annual report of the secretary of the Oklahoma Historical Society, and the minutes for the quarterly meeting of the Board of Directors of the Oklahoma Historical Society held on April 23, 1936.
Date: Summer 1936
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
In Memory of Smith Corbin Matson (open access)

In Memory of Smith Corbin Matson

Article is a memorial resolution by the Oklahoma Historical Society in memory of Judge Smith Corbin Matson.
Date: Summer 1936
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Governor Haskell Tells of Two Conventions (open access)

Governor Haskell Tells of Two Conventions

Article chronicles the events that transpired during Governor Charles N. Haskell's election and first term as governor of the state of Oklahoma. Included is an introduction by Paul Nesbitt on how he convinced the governor to tell his story.
Date: Summer 1936
Creator: Nesbitt, Paul & Haskell, Charles N.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History