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General Stand Watie (open access)

General Stand Watie

Article chronicles the life of General Stand Watie, at the principal chief of the Cherokee Tribe and general of the Southern Cherokee forces during the Civil War.
Date: Winter 1932
Creator: Anderson, Mabel Washbourne
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Beginning of the Leasing of the Surplus Grazing Lands on the Kiowa and Comanche Reservation (open access)

Beginning of the Leasing of the Surplus Grazing Lands on the Kiowa and Comanche Reservation

Article details how P. B. Hunt, United States Indian Agent for the Kiowa, Comanche, and Wichita tribes, dealt with the scarcity of resources and increased number of cattle grazing American Indian land during a severe drought.
Date: Autumn 1932
Creator: Buntin, Martha
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Quaker Indian Agents of the Kiowa, Comanche, and Wichita Indian Reservation (open access)

The Quaker Indian Agents of the Kiowa, Comanche, and Wichita Indian Reservation

Article chronicles the experiences of Lawrie Tatum as a Quaker Indian agent for the Kiowa, Comanche, and Wichita reservations.
Date: Summer 1932
Creator: Buntin, Martha
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Editorial: Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 10, Number 1, March 1932 (open access)

Editorial: Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 10, Number 1, March 1932

Article consists of editorials written by the Chronicles' staff. Included is an announcement regarding the annual membership meeting of the Oklahoma Historical Society, a note on magazines and newspapers publishing articles about President George Washington's death and funeral, a note on the formation of the Tulsa Historical Society, and a note on the placement of a historical marker where Washington Irving started his journey.
Date: Spring 1932
Creator: Campbell, Harry
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Ben Williams, Frontier Peace Officer (open access)

Ben Williams, Frontier Peace Officer

Article chronicles the life of Benjamin F. Williams, a former Union soldier, prisoner of war, frontier peace officer, and a deputy United States marshal for the Cheyenne and Arapaho agency.
Date: Winter 1932
Creator: Collins, Hubert E.
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Engagement at Cabin Creek, Indian Territory (open access)

Engagement at Cabin Creek, Indian Territory

Article details the events surrounding the Battle of Cabin Creek and its impact on the outcome of the Civil War.
Date: Spring 1932
Creator: Cubage, Annie Rosser
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Mississippi Choctaws (open access)

The Mississippi Choctaws

Article details the laws enacted to remove the Choctaw tribe from Mississippi in an effort to acquire the land for the United States.
Date: Summer 1932
Creator: Davis, Edward
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Education in the Choctaw Country After the Civil War (open access)

Education in the Choctaw Country After the Civil War

Article describes the infrastructure of the neighborhood schooling system present within Choctaw county after the Civil War.
Date: Autumn 1932
Creator: Debo, Angie
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
History of the Oklahoma Historical Society (open access)

History of the Oklahoma Historical Society

Article documents the creation of the Oklahoma Historical Society, the construction of the society's building, and the importance of The Chronicles of Oklahoma.
Date: Summer 1932
Creator: Doyle, Thomas H.
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Choctaws Indians in the Middle of the Nineteenth Century (open access)

The Choctaws Indians in the Middle of the Nineteenth Century

Article is a lecture given by Reverend John Edwards to the student body at the University of California regarding his observations and experiences working as a missionary within Indian Territory.
Date: Autumn 1932
Creator: Edwards, John & Swanton, John R.
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Choctaw Academy: Continued from December (open access)

The Choctaw Academy: Continued from December

Article is a continuation of the author's attempts to document the establishment and history of the Choctaw Academy, a mission school dedicated to the education of American Indian youths. Included are lists of the children enrolled within the school.
Date: Spring 1932
Creator: Foreman, Carolyn Thomas, 1872-1967
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Clarence W. Turner (open access)

Clarence W. Turner

Article honors Clarence W. Turner, owner of the Turner Hardware Company. Through his company's success, Turner was integral to the prosperity of Muskogee County and the Indian Territory.
Date: Spring 1932
Creator: Foreman, Grant
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Honorary Alice M. Robertson (open access)

The Honorary Alice M. Robertson

Article honors Alice M. Robertson, the second woman to sit in the United States House of Representatives. She founded Tulsa University, worked diligently with mission schools, was a postmaster, and helped with supply runs for soldiers serving in the Spanish-American War and the First World War.
Date: Spring 1932
Creator: Foreman, Grant
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Salt Works in Early Oklahoma (open access)

Salt Works in Early Oklahoma

Article explains the significance of salt springs as modes of transportation throughout the Oklahoma Territory and as a valuable resource for those residing within the region.
Date: Winter 1932
Creator: Foreman, Grant
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
An Unpublished Report by Captain Bonneville with Introduction and Footnotes (open access)

An Unpublished Report by Captain Bonneville with Introduction and Footnotes

Article explains how Captain Benjamin Louis Eulalie de Bonneville journeyed throughout the American west with a company of soldiers and documented his experiences in a journal. His notes were later given to Washington Irving as source materials for a book.
Date: Autumn 1932
Creator: Foreman, Grant
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Beginning of the Geological Work in Oklahoma (open access)

Beginning of the Geological Work in Oklahoma

Article chronicles how the first geological survey of Oklahoma Territory used their funded to purchase supplies, find a geologist, and map the geological landscape of the region.
Date: Summer 1932
Creator: Gould, Charles N.
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Muskogee Historical Society (open access)

The Muskogee Historical Society

Article details two accomplishments of the Muskogee Historical Society: the dedication of the start of Washington Irving's adventure into the American west with a historical marker and acquiring the title for old Fort Gibson.
Date: Spring 1932
Creator: Gregory, Parthenia
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Journal of a Tour in the Indian Territory (open access)

Journal of a Tour in the Indian Territory

Article narrates the encounters and experiences the author had while participating in a boat ride to the Great Raft, one of the biggest water highways into Indian Territory, aboard the Belle of the Red River.
Date: Summer 1932
Creator: Harris, N. Sayre & Foreman, Carolyn Thomas, 1872-1967
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Address of Hon. Charles N. Haskell (open access)

Address of Hon. Charles N. Haskell

Article is a speech made by the Honorable Charles N. Haskell that was delivered to the Oklahoma Historical Society during the 25th Anniversary celebration for the state. Haskell was the first governor of Oklahoma.
Date: Winter 1932
Creator: Haskell, Charles N.
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Recollections of Peter Hudson (open access)

Recollections of Peter Hudson

Article details Peter Hudson's account of historical events that transpired within the Choctaw Nation as he traveled away from Ultima Thule, a now extinct town within Arkansas. He also explains what the Choctaw tribe called the geographical landmarks he encountered on his journey.
Date: Winter 1932
Creator: Hudson, Peter
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Necrology, June 1932 (open access)

Necrology, June 1932

Column documenting biographical information about Oklahomans who have died, including John Williams Duke, a psychologist; James Monroe Aydelotte, a farmer and businessman; Isaac Benjamin Littleton, a former Confederate soldier; Turner B. Turnbull Jr, a manager of the Choctaw schools and a farmer; William H. Armstrong, former physician and Baptist preacher; and John S. Hancock, businessman and tax collector.
Date: Summer 1932
Creator: J. L. B. & Williams, R. L.
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Chief Isparhecher (open access)

Chief Isparhecher

Article chronicles the life of Chief Isparhecher of the Loyal Creeks, a faction of the Creek tribe who fought with the Union armies during the Civil War and were against the selling of their land to the United States federal government.
Date: Spring 1932
Creator: Meserve, John Bartlett, 1869-1943
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The MacIntoshes (open access)

The MacIntoshes

Article chronicles the history of the MacIntosh family from their Scottish roots to their involvement with the Creek tribes of America.
Date: Autumn 1932
Creator: Meserve, John Bartlett, 1869-1943
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Opening of the Cherokee Outlet: The Run (open access)

The Opening of the Cherokee Outlet: The Run

Article narrates the events that transpired the day the Oklahoma Territory gained over 8 million acers of the Cherokee Outlet and opened for settlement.
Date: Spring 1932
Creator: Milam, Joe B.
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History