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Bloomfield Academy and its Founder (open access)

Bloomfield Academy and its Founder

Article chronicles the life of John Harpole Carr, the founder and superintendent of Bloomfield Academy, a mission school located in the Choctaw Nation.
Date: Winter 1924
Creator: Carr, Susan J.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
La Harpe's First Expedition in Oklahoma, 1718-1719 (open access)

La Harpe's First Expedition in Oklahoma, 1718-1719

Article chronicles Bernard de la Harpe's expedition to explore the Red River to establish a trade route with Spaniards who resided in Texas and New Mexico. He was also charge with observing and documenting the cultures of the American Indians who lived in the area.
Date: Winter 1924
Creator: Lewis, Anna
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Horace P. Jones, Scout and Interpreter (open access)

Horace P. Jones, Scout and Interpreter

Article chronicles the life of Horace Pope Jones as he grows up as a farmer on the frontier and learns the Comanche language. In his adulthood, he became famous for being an interpreter, scout, and philosopher.
Date: Winter 1924
Creator: Thoburn, Joseph B.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Nineteenth Kansas Cavalry in the Washita Campaign (open access)

The Nineteenth Kansas Cavalry in the Washita Campaign

Article is a speech by Colonel Horace L. Moore detailing the aftermath of an attack on the settlements on the Saline River. Colonel Moore gave this address at the 21th Annual Meeting of the Kansas State Historical Society on January 19, 1897.
Date: Winter 1924
Creator: Moore, Horace L.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Oklahoma City's Indian Scare (open access)

Oklahoma City's Indian Scare

Article narrates the night Oklahoma City anticipated an attack by the Cheyenne's that never came.
Date: Winter 1924
Creator: McNabb, Charles A.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Semi-centennial of the Battle of Adobe Walls (open access)

Semi-centennial of the Battle of Adobe Walls

Article details the semi-centennial anniversary of the Battle of Adobe Walls. During the battle, a combination of warriors from the Comanche, Kiowa, and Cheyenne tribes attacked the trading post. The anniversary celebration was a reenactment of the battle. Included is a biography of Susan Jane Johnson, a contributor to the magazine, and an announcement of the relocation of the Oklahoma Historical Society's library and museum collection.
Date: Winter 1924
Creator: Amarillo Daily News
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Shawnee Friends Mission (open access)

The Shawnee Friends Mission

Article briefly details the establishment and progress of the Shawnee Friends Mission. The mission school was established by the Society of Friends two miles south of the City of Shawnee.
Date: Winter 1924
Creator: Thompson, S. Carrie
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
William J. Weaver and Passing Pioneers (open access)

William J. Weaver and Passing Pioneers

Article chronicles the life of William J. Weaver, a man who worked as a quarryman for steamboat companies and an educator at several mission schools. The article also has a memorial to William Tilghman, a peach officer in Oklahoma City, and Henry Clay Meigs, a prominent citizen of the Old Cherokee Nation.
Date: Winter 1924
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Battle of the Washita (open access)

Battle of the Washita

Article attempts to show sympathy for those affected by the Battle of the Washita, a massacre of Black Kettle's Southern Cheyenne camp that was stationed on the Washita River, by outlining their motivations for rebelling against the government.
Date: Spring 1925
Creator: Nesbitt, Paul
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Early Days in Payne County (open access)

Early Days in Payne County

Article narrates his experiences living in Payne County during its establishment in Oklahoma. Included are also his experiences working in community service and with the newspaper companies within the county.
Date: Spring 1925
Creator: Guthrey, E. Bee
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
James Dwight Lankford (open access)

James Dwight Lankford

Article chronicles the life of James Dwight Lankford, a business man who worked in the pharmaceutical, banking, lumber, coal, and ice sectors. He was elected the first mayor of Atoka, Oklahoma and is remembered within the historical society.
Date: Spring 1925
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
My Experience with the Cheyenne Indians (open access)

My Experience with the Cheyenne Indians

Article is a speech given by Henry C. Keeling at the 34th annual meeting of the Kansas State Historical Society held on December 7, 1909. In the speech, Keeling talks about his experiences as a post trader at the Cantonment Post within the Indian Territory.
Date: Spring 1925
Creator: Keeling, Henry C.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Notes and Documents, April 1925 (open access)

Notes and Documents, April 1925

Notes and Documents section for Volume 3, Number 1, April 1925. It includes the meeting minutes of the annual meeting of the Oklahoma Historical Society held on February 3,1925, an announcement of the publication of "Maine Forts", a note on the organization of societies to fund the preservation of historic sites within Oklahoma, and a note on the semi-centennial celebration of the Battle of Adobe Walls.
Date: Spring 1925
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Oklahoma as a Part of the Spanish Dominion, 1763-1803 (open access)

Oklahoma as a Part of the Spanish Dominion, 1763-1803

Article describes the people and lifestyles present within the Louisiana Territory during the Spanish Regin prior to 1803. The area was rampant with lawlessness and outlaws.
Date: Spring 1925
Creator: Lewis, Anna
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Restoration of the Monument at the Initial Point of the Public Land Surveys of Oklahoma (open access)

Restoration of the Monument at the Initial Point of the Public Land Surveys of Oklahoma

Article documents the history and processes taken by surveyors to outline the southern boundary of the Cherokee Outlet. This marks the first land survey of Oklahoma.
Date: Spring 1925
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Diary of Rev. Cyrus Kingsbury (open access)

Diary of Rev. Cyrus Kingsbury

Article recounts the life of Reverend Cyrus Kingsbury, a doctor and missionary who worked with the Choctaws. Included are entries from his diary that document his life and mindset.
Date: Summer 1925
Creator: Morrison, W. B.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Early Trails Through Oklahoma (open access)

Early Trails Through Oklahoma

Article chronicles the conditions of trails leading throughout Oklahoma Territory before the region was mapped. The article shows these conditions through the stories told by military men who relied on the trails for travel.
Date: Summer 1925
Creator: Foreman, Grant
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Journal of the Adjourned Session of First General Council of the Indian Territory (open access)

Journal of the Adjourned Session of First General Council of the Indian Territory

Article consists of the meeting minutes of the first general council of the Indian Territory held in December, 1870. Included is an appendix explaining the importance of the committee and which tribes were in attendance.
Date: Summer 1925
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Keeping the Record Straight (open access)

Keeping the Record Straight

Article chronicles the 36th anniversary of the opening of Oklahoma to settlement that was documented within the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. The article focuses on the incorrect statements made within the newspaper article.
Date: Summer 1925
Creator: Nesbitt, Paul
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Pioneers and Pioneering in Woods County (open access)

Pioneers and Pioneering in Woods County

Article narrates how one lawyer bought and cared for his plot of land within Oklahoma Territory, when the region was first being settled by Americans. The article paints a picture of daily life within the first days of the territory.
Date: Summer 1925
Creator: Dunn, Jesse J.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Quarterly Meeting of the Board of Directors of the Oklahoma Historical Society, May 5, 1925 (open access)

Quarterly Meeting of the Board of Directors of the Oklahoma Historical Society, May 5, 1925

This section includes the minutes of the quarterly meeting of the Board of Directors of the Oklahoma Historical Society that was held on May 5, 1925. Included are short biographies of contributors to this issue.
Date: Summer 1925
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
United States National Bank, Galveston, Texas (open access)

United States National Bank, Galveston, Texas

Article reprinted from The Bankers Magazine describing the U.S. National Bank in Galveston, including building completions and its amenities.
Date: August 1925
Creator: United States National Bank
System: The Portal to Texas History
History of the Construction of the Frisco Railway Lines in Oklahoma (open access)

History of the Construction of the Frisco Railway Lines in Oklahoma

Article details the history of construction of the Atlantic and Pacific Railroads, later renamed to the Frisco Railroads, that crossed through Oklahoma. Included are the construction histories of other railroads that intersected within the state.
Date: Autumn 1925
Creator: Allhands, James L.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Journal of Hugh Evans, Covering the First and Second Campaigns of the United States Dragoon Regiment in 1834 and 1835 (open access)

The Journal of Hugh Evans, Covering the First and Second Campaigns of the United States Dragoon Regiment in 1834 and 1835

Article chronicles the daily actions of the first and second campaigns of the United States Dragoon Regiment in the years 1834 and 1835 through journals kept by Sergeant Hugh Evans. Included are experts of those reports.
Date: Autumn 1925
Creator: Perrine, Fred S. & Foreman, Grant
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History