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A History of Council Grove in Oklahoma
Article describes the history of Council Grove, from its roots as a meeting place for Plains tribes, to a center of trade for Jesse Chisholm, to its name change as Council and the growth of towns in the area.
Date:
Winter 1967
Creator:
Asplin, Ray
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Cyrus Stevens Avery
Article provides a tribute to the life and career of Cyrus Stevens Avery, who served as State Highway Commissioner of Oklahoma, Director of the Tulsa National Bank, and a member of the Board of Directors of the Tulsa Chamber of Commerce.
Date:
Spring 1967
Creator:
Avery, Ruth Sigler
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Spencer Academy, Choctaw Nation, 1842-1900
Article describes the need for and establishment of Spencer Academy in the Choctaw Nation. W. David Baird explores the leadership behind the institution, its religious connections, events during the Civil War, and the rebuilding of the academy after it burned down.
Date:
Spring 1967
Creator:
Baird, W. David
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Grandma Berry's Ninety Years in Oklahoma
Article includes the reminiscences of the author's grandmother living on the frontier of the Choctaw Nation in Indian Territory, as well as the author's own memories of her grandmother. Becky Berry's grandmother, Mrs. H. H. Berry, describes growing up and traveling around, early education, and family memories.
Date:
Spring 1967
Creator:
Berry, Becky & Berry, Mrs. H. H.
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
John Stolfa, Sr.
Article describes the life and business ventures of John Joseph Stolfa, Sr., a man who traveled from Czechoslovakia to Oklahoma in 1889 and established several businesses in Oklahoma, surpassing a century for his 100th birthday century in Ardmore.
Date:
Autumn 1967
Creator:
Braun, Florence S.
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Patrick J. Hurley and American Policy toward China, 1944-1945
Article provides an introduction to and includes a letter from Patrick J. Hurley to his friend, former President Herbert Hoover. An ambassador to China, he resigned believing in a pro-communist conspiracy within the United States State Department, and his political views are expressed here.
Date:
Winter 1967
Creator:
Buhite, Russell D.
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Sod House of Marshal McCully: A Last Relic of the Great Plains History
Article describes the history of the sod house built by Cherokee Strip homesteader Marshal McCully, which was purchased by the Oklahoma Historical Society in 1963. B. B. Chapman describes McCully's land claim, family, and farming activities in a tribute to this historic site.
Date:
Summer 1967
Creator:
Chapman, Berlin B.
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Sylvester Witt Marsten
Article describes the life and work of Baptist minister Sylvester Witt Marston, who spent time preaching in frontier towns of Indian Territory, leading missions, working as an agent at the Union Agency, and establishing schools for freedmen.
Date:
Spring 1967
Creator:
Chilcott, Winona Hunter
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Carolyn Thomas Foreman
Article provides a biographical tribute to the life and works of Carolyn Thomas Foreman, as well as the team she formed with her husband, Grant Foreman, to record Oklahoma's rich history. J. Stanley Clark describes her work as well as her involvement with various historical societies and awards.
Date:
Winter 1967
Creator:
Clark, J. Stanley
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Journal of Alexander Lawrence Posey, January 1 to September 4, 1897 with Introduction and Annotations
Article provides an introduction to and includes an excerpt of the journal of Alexander Lawrence Posey, poet, a member of the Creek (Muscogee) legislature, and eventual superintendent of the Creek Orphanage near Okmulgee, Oklahoma. The journal provides a narrative of Posey's life from January to August of 1897.
Date:
Winter 1967
Creator:
Dale, Edward Everett & Posey, Alexander Lawrence
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Black Kettle: A Noble Savage?
Article discusses perspectives on the reputation and personality of Cheyenne Chief Black Kettle, whose village was wiped out by General George A. Custer's Seventh United States Cavalry. Duane Gage explores Black Kettle's role as a leader of warriors and the impressions he left behind.
Date:
Autumn 1967
Creator:
Gage, Duane
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Notes and Documents, Winter 1967-68
Notes and Documents column including a document about a historical marker dedicated to Chief Stumbling Bear, a note on the Great Seal of Oklahoma, historical notes about Lone Dove Hill, Berlin B. Chapman's resignation, a report from Oklahoma State University, a story about singing Dixie, and recent accessions.
Date:
Winter 1967
Creator:
Giswold, Gillett; Gaylord, E. K.; Phillips, H. Milt; Chapman, Berlin B.; Gilles, Albert S., Sr. & Simpson, Alene
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Edward Everett Dale: A Biography and a Bibliography
Article provides a biographical breakdown of the life of University of Oklahoma professor Edward Everett Dale. Jimmie Hicks also includes a bibliography of books, articles, essays, and contributions by the Oklahoma historian.
Date:
Autumn 1967
Creator:
Hicks, Jimmie
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Ottawa Indians of Oklahoma and Chief Pontiac
Article traces the genealogy of Chief Pontiac and his descendants. Norman G. Holmes explores the history of the Ottawa tribe, the life of Pontiac, and the writer's own family relations to the famous chief through examination of historical records.
Date:
Summer 1967
Creator:
Holmes, Norman G.
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
President Jackson and William Faulkner's Choctaws
Article examines the literature of William Faulkner in its reflection of actual events, specifically the visits of two Choctaw chiefs to Washington to negotiate with President Andrew Jackson. Elmo Howell discusses the details in Faulkner's stories, then moves on to factual records of similar events.
Date:
Autumn 1967
Creator:
Howell, Elmo
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Necrology, Fall 1967
Column documenting biographical information about Oklahomans who have died, including a document honoring the life of Judge J. G. Clift, attorney, historian, and community leader.
Date:
Autumn 1967
Creator:
Hudson, Rex A.
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Reconstruction in the Chickasaw Nation: The Freedman Problem
Article describes relations between the United States government and the Chickasaw Nation regarding the large number of Chickasaw freedmen that stayed in the nation after their emancipation. The Chickasaws had several issues with the freedmen drawing other freed peoples to the area and becoming the racial majority.
Date:
Spring 1967
Creator:
James, Parthena Louise
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Necrology, Summer 1967
Column documenting biographical information about Oklahomans who have died, including Cherokee minister Reverend Jim Pickup and educator Dr. Emma Estill-Harbour.
Date:
Summer 1967
Creator:
Johnson, N. B. & Jackson, Joe C.
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Necrology, Winter 1967-68
Column documenting biographical information about Oklahomans who have died, including a document honoring the life of Florence McNeely Drake, a writer and historian who published stories in the Daily Oklahoman and the Tulsa World.
Date:
Winter 1967
Creator:
Keller, Florence Drake
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Oscar Ameringer and the Concept of Agrarian Socialism
Article discusses the ideas present in Oscar Ameringer's theories of agrarian socialism and its place in Oklahoma society. H. L. Meredith explores his impact as a leader of the Socialist Party in Oklahoma, organizer, and author of socialist literature.
Date:
Spring 1967
Creator:
Meredith, H. L.
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Kiowa-Comanche Reservation in the 1890's
Article discusses the history of the Kiowa-Comanche reservation in the 1890s. Forrest D. Monahan, Jr. discusses violations of the reservation's boundaries by white settlers, the commission sent by the United States government to negotiate with the Kiowas and Comanches for land access, and the unfair stipulations of the treaty.
Date:
Winter 1967
Creator:
Monahan, Forrest D.
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Governor Walton's War on the Ku Klux Klan: An Episode in Oklahoma History
Article investigate the history of the Ku Klux Klan in Oklahoma and the career of Governor John Calloway Walton. Sheldon Neuringer discusses Walton's alliance with the Farmer-Labor Reconstruction League, how Walton instituted martial law to combat the activities of the Ku Klux Klan, and Walton's eventual impeachment.
Date:
Summer 1967
Creator:
Neuringer, Sheldon
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 45, Number 1, 1967
Quarterly publication containing articles, book reviews, photographs, illustrations, and other works documenting Oklahoma history and preservation.
Date:
Spring 1967
Creator:
Oklahoma Historical Society
Object Type:
Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 45, Number 2, Summer 1967
Quarterly publication containing articles, book reviews, photographs, illustrations, and other works documenting Oklahoma history and preservation.
Date:
Summer 1967
Creator:
Oklahoma Historical Society
Object Type:
Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History