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Ann Florence Wilson: Matriarch of the Cherokee Female Seminary
Article describes the life and career of Ann Florence Wilson, an educator who became Principal Teacher at the Cherokee National Female Seminary and had a profound impact on her students and community. Devon Abbott provides historical context to her life in a time of political change.
Date:
Winter 1989
Creator:
Abbott, Devon
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 67, Number 4, Winter 1989-90
Quarterly publication containing articles, book reviews, photographs, illustrations, and other works documenting Oklahoma history and preservation. Index to volume 67 starts on page 453.
Date:
Winter 1989
Creator:
Oklahoma Historical Society
Object Type:
Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
For the Record, Winter 1989-90
For the Record section including the minutes of the quarterly board meeting of the Board of Directors of the Oklahoma Historical Society that was held on July 26, 1989.
Date:
Winter 1989
Creator:
Oklahoma Historical Society
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Historic Choctaw Pottery in the State Museum of History
Article illuminates the importance of the collection of Choctaw pottery at the State Museum of History at the Oklahoma Historical Society not only to archaeologists, but also to those who study art and ethnohistory. Marshall Gettys describes the form, technique, and pattern of the pots and draws connections to historical documentation.
Date:
Winter 1989
Creator:
Gettys, Marshall
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
"Hollywood's Oklahoma"
Article describes how the public image of Oklahoma has been impacted by its portrayal in films about Oklahoma, and details the concept of individual films throughout the years from the 1900s to 1980s. Hollywood's portrayal of Oklahoma ranges from a lawless wasteland to a thriving state made rich with oil, and provides some insight about perceptions of the state.
Date:
Winter 1989
Creator:
Spears, Jack
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Torn Asunder: Divorce in Early Oklahoma Territory
Article explores how Oklahoma was cast as a divorce mill in the late nineteenth century, a public image created by media sensationalism based on a muddle of divorce legislation created by the first territorial government. Glenda Riley examines the historical significance of this as well as individual divorce cases throughout Oklahoma history.
Date:
Winter 1989
Creator:
Riley, Glenda
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Witness to History: Booker T. Washington Visits Boley
Article describes Booker T. Washington's visits to the all-black town of Boley, Oklahoma, to show his support for the community. Norman L. Crockett includes documentation from the time to provide a more detailed picture of the renowned educator's visits and studies the birth and death of the town.
Date:
Winter 1989
Creator:
Crockett, Norman L.
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Bird's Eye Views of Oklahoma Towns
Article describes the process of depicting Oklahoma cities through perspective drawings, which eventually were reproduced and sold as lithographic prints. Donald A. Wise touches on the lives and work of some of the artists who created these, such as T. M. Fowler and J. P. Hathaway.
Date:
Autumn 1989
Creator:
Wise, Donald A.
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 67, Number 3, Fall 1989
Quarterly publication containing articles, book reviews, photographs, illustrations, and other works documenting Oklahoma history and preservation.
Date:
Autumn 1989
Creator:
Oklahoma Historical Society
Object Type:
Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
"Dear Oklahoma Lady:" Women Journalists Speak Out
Article explores the work and impact of female journalists in 1920s Oklahoma, who created the foundation for the role of the "Oklahoma lady" in early twentieth century society. Linda W. Reese provides historical context for the pervasive idea of the pioneer woman and its hold on the public.
Date:
Autumn 1989
Creator:
Reese, Linda Williams
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
For the Record, Fall 1989
For the Record section including the minutes of the annual meeting of the Oklahoma Historical Society and the minutes of the quarterly board meeting of the Board of Directors of the OHS that were both held on April 14, 1989.
Date:
Autumn 1989
Creator:
Oklahoma Historical Society
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
"He Has Builded His Own Monument": Will T. Little and the Legacy of '89
Article provides a biographical tribute to Will T. Little, a pioneer of the Unassigned Lands who was the first to write and print a news publication there. Kenny L. Brown describes the life of the man and the impact he made, which included environmental advocacy and the planting of trees in Perry's courthouse square.
Date:
Autumn 1989
Creator:
Brown, Kenny L.
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Last Prehistoric People: The Southern Plains Villagers
Article provides an archaeological overview conducted by Robert L. Brooks and Robert Bell of the evidence identifying groups of people known as the Southern Plains Villagers who resided in Oklahoma from 800 A.D. until 1500 A.D. The two authors describe the different group locations over the years as phases and complexes, and provide details gained from archeological findings.
Date:
Autumn 1989
Creator:
Brooks, Robert L. & Bell, Robert E.
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 67, Number 2, Summer 1989
Quarterly publication containing articles, book reviews, photographs, illustrations, and other works documenting Oklahoma history and preservation.
Date:
Summer 1989
Creator:
Oklahoma Historical Society
Object Type:
Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Diary of a Twentieth-Century Wagon Trip
Article includes the account of Ophelia Burrow, who journaled the long journey she and her family took from Rocky, Oklahoma to settle in Southeast Colorado. Josephine Mullins and William H. Mullins edit and provide an introduction with some historical context about the pioneer spirt of the era that the Burrows and Joneses kept alive.
Date:
Summer 1989
Creator:
Burrow, Ophelia; Mullins, Josephine & Mullins, William H.
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
For the Record, Summer 1989
For the Record section including the minutes of the quarterly board meeting of the Board of Directors of the Oklahoma Historical Society that was held on January 25, 1989.
Date:
Summer 1989
Creator:
Oklahoma Historical Society
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Genealogy of Jesse Chisholm
Article investigates the descendants of Jesse Chisholm to clear up some of the confusion about his family line. Stan Hoig uses careful documentation to trace Chisholm's genealogy in a follow-up article to the biographical tribute to the man in The Chronicles of Oklahoma 1988 Winter issue.
Date:
Summer 1989
Creator:
Hoig, Stan
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Notes and Documents, Summer 1989
Notes and Documents column including a letter from Aulena Scearce Gibson, the secretary of the Southwest Oklahoma Genealogical Society, to the editor of the Chronicles of Oklahoma correcting an error from Gordon Moore's work in the 1988 Winter issue. It explains the process of indexing the Oklahoma Tract Books and the fee charged.
Date:
Summer 1989
Creator:
Aulena Scearce Gibson
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Oklahoma Land Run of 1889: A Centennial Re-Interpretation
Article reinterprets the 1889 land run, an event that was celebrated as a grand race but preceded many conflicts. Donald E. Green investigates documentation from the era to uncover some of the details behind the public portrayal of the event.
Date:
Summer 1989
Creator:
Green, Donald E.
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Old Baptist Mission and Evan Jones
Article describes the work of Evan Jones at Old Baptist Mission in Oklahoma. Evan Jones was a minister to the Cherokees who opposed Andrew Jackson's Indian removal policy as well as slavery, and whose translation work led to books of the bible and his own newspaper being printed in a written version of the Cherokee language.
Date:
Summer 1989
Creator:
Mahnken, Norbert R.
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 67, Number 1, Spring 1989
Quarterly publication containing articles, book reviews, photographs, illustrations, and other works documenting Oklahoma history and preservation.
Date:
Spring 1989
Creator:
Oklahoma Historical Society
Object Type:
Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Fight for Survival: The Indian Response to the Boomer Movement
Article describes the history of intrusion of white settlers in Indian Territory and the court case surrounding the Boomer movement of David L. Payne, who attempted to force the opening of the Unassigned Lands of Oklahoma in the late 1800s. Mary Jane Warde highlights the suffering of the Indian tribes living in the area whose rights were being challenged.
Date:
Spring 1989
Creator:
Warde, Mary Jane
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
For the Record, Spring 1989
For the Record section including the minutes of the quarterly board meeting of the Board of Directors of the Oklahoma Historical Society that was held on October 26, 1988.
Date:
Spring 1989
Creator:
Oklahoma Historical Society
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Registers, Receivers, and Entrymen: U.S. Land Office Administration in Oklahoma Territory, 1889-1907
Article explains the details behind the many land openings, land disputes, and attempts to obtain private land by Oklahoma settlers and the history of the agency that navigated the land business, the General Land Office of the United States.
Date:
Spring 1989
Creator:
Moore, Gordon, 1955-
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History