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Recollections of Tulsa, Indian Territory, From Sister Mary Agnes Newchurch, O. Carm (open access)

Recollections of Tulsa, Indian Territory, From Sister Mary Agnes Newchurch, O. Carm

Article recounts Sister Mary Agnes Newchurch's time at a mission schools in Tulsa and Vinita during a year of financial difficulties and misunderstandings with the communities. She was the last surviving member who taught at these communities at the time of her testimony.
Date: Spring 1971
Creator: Nolan, Charles E. & Newchurch, Sister Mary Agnes
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Confederate Victory at Chusto-Talasah (open access)

Confederate Victory at Chusto-Talasah

Article details how the Five Civilized Tribes contributed to the Confederate victory at Chusto-Talasah, a battle fought in Indian Territory during the Civil War.
Date: Winter 1971
Creator: Fischer, LeRoy H. & Franks, Kenny A. (Kenny Arthur), 1945-
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Civilian Conservation Corps in the City: Tulsa and Oklahoma City in the 1930s (open access)

The Civilian Conservation Corps in the City: Tulsa and Oklahoma City in the 1930s

Article explores the history of the Civilian Conservation Corps in Tulsa and Oklahoma City. The Corps, formed as a part of New Deal relief labor programs, developed three urban parks in the area.
Date: Autumn 1975
Creator: Holland, Reid A.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Ten-Barrel "Whodunit" at Red Fork (open access)

Ten-Barrel "Whodunit" at Red Fork

Article describes the oil boom that began at Red Fork, Oklahoma, and the controversy over who discovered and had rights to the oil well there.
Date: Winter 1978
Creator: Roberts, Joe Donald
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History