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Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 6, Number 2, June 1928 (open access)

Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 6, Number 2, June 1928

Quarterly publication containing articles, book reviews, photographs, illustrations, and other works documenting Oklahoma history and preservation.
Date: June 1928
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Colonel Forbis LeFlore, Pioneer and Statesman (open access)

Colonel Forbis LeFlore, Pioneer and Statesman

Article is a biographical sketch of Forbis LeFlore, a French pioneer, fur trader, and service man who was active within the Choctaw community.
Date: Spring 1928
Creator: Perry, Mrs. A. E.
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Elizabeth Fulton Hester (open access)

Elizabeth Fulton Hester

Article chronicles the life of Elizabeth Fulton Hester, the oldest resident of Muskogee, Oklahoma when this article was created. Mrs. Hester was a teacher within Indian Territory and a nurse during the Civil War.
Date: Winter 1928
Creator: Bostic, E. McCurdy
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Resolution from State Capitol, Mississippi (open access)

Resolution from State Capitol, Mississippi

Article is the official resolution declaring Jackson, Mississippi the state's capitol. The resolution thanks Pushmataha, a chief of the Choctaw tribe, for his assistance in fighting the Creek tribe.
Date: Winter 1928
Creator: Long, John G. & Rowland, Dunbar
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
About Some of Our First Schools in Choctaw Nation (open access)

About Some of Our First Schools in Choctaw Nation

Article chronicles the federal government's attempts to restore and manage mission school buildings within the Choctaw Nation through correspondences between Indian agents and Representatives.
Date: Autumn 1928
Creator: Bryce, J. Y.
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Tradition of the Cheyenne Indians (open access)

Tradition of the Cheyenne Indians

Article chronicles the history of the Cheyenne tribe as told to the author by a member of the tribe. This history was allegedly passed down through generations through oral storytelling and describes how the tribe adapted their lifestyle before colonization.
Date: Autumn 1928
Creator: Seger, John H.
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Intermarried-Whites in the Cherokee Nation Between the Years 1865 and 1887 (open access)

Intermarried-Whites in the Cherokee Nation Between the Years 1865 and 1887

Article outlines the interracial marriage laws present within the Cherokee Nation during the Reconstruction Era. Included is a list interracial marriages that were reported within the territory.
Date: Autumn 1928
Creator: Murchison, A. H.
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Fly Leaf (open access)

The Fly Leaf

Article explains how John B. Beall and some of his fellow service men created the Fly Leaf, a newspaper distributed at Fort Washita.
Date: Autumn 1928
Creator: Methvin, J. J.
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Early Post Offices of Oklahoma: Continued from September Issue (open access)

Early Post Offices of Oklahoma: Continued from September Issue

Article is a list of post offices established in Indian Territory during the Reconstruction Era and their post masters.
Date: Winter 1928
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Editorial: Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 6, Number 4, December 1928 (open access)

Editorial: Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 6, Number 4, December 1928

Article consists of editorials written by staff members at The Chronicles. Included is a note of appreciation for the historic landmarks within Oklahoma, an announcement of an archaeological dig conducted by the Oklahoma Historical Society, and a philosophical thought regarding how future generations will think about history.
Date: Winter 1928
Creator: Bryce, J. Y.
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Pioneer School Teaching at the Comanche-Kiowa Agency School, 1870-73 (open access)

Pioneer School Teaching at the Comanche-Kiowa Agency School, 1870-73

Article chronicles Josiah Butler's experiences as an educator at the Comanche-Kiowa agency School. Butler was a member of the Society of Friends and worked peacefully with the tribes. His story is told through his journal entries.
Date: Winter 1928
Creator: Butler, Josiah
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Naming of the Mississippi River (open access)

The Naming of the Mississippi River

Article explains how the Mississippi River was named by French explorers and early Choctaw tribesmen.
Date: Winter 1928
Creator: Wright, Muriel H. (Muriel Hazel), 1889-1975
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Risks of Army Desertion on the Frontier (open access)

The Risks of Army Desertion on the Frontier

Article details two stories regarding the punishments given to deserters of the army in the late 19th century.
Date: Winter 1928
Creator: Thoburn, Joseph B.
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Editorial: Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 6, Number 1, March 1928 (open access)

Editorial: Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 6, Number 1, March 1928

Article consists of editorials regarding collection materials within the Oklahoma Historical Society. Included is an announcement of the acquisition of a manuscript from the Sequoyah convention, a call for biographical sketches of members of the Constitutional Convention, an appreciation of the hard work put into making the Chronicles, and an announcement on the relocation of the historical society.
Date: Spring 1928
Creator: J. Y. B.
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Fort Arbuckle (open access)

Fort Arbuckle

Article chronicles the establishment of Fort Arbuckle, a military post built to protect the Choctaw Nation from the Chickasaw Nation and to protect emigrants on their way to California.
Date: Spring 1928
Creator: Morrison, W. B.
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Work of the Early Choctaw Legislature From 1869 to 1873 (open access)

The Work of the Early Choctaw Legislature From 1869 to 1873

Article analyzes the work of the Choctaw Legislature while the organization was active within the Indian Territory during the late 19th century.
Date: Spring 1928
Creator: Fessler, W. Julian
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Military Discipline in Early Oklahoma (open access)

Military Discipline in Early Oklahoma

Article details the punishments soldiers received for "drunkenness" and "disorderly conduct" while stationed at military forts during the early 19th century.
Date: Summer 1928
Creator: Foreman, Carolyn Thomas, 1872-1967
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Removal of the Choctaws to the Indian Territory, 1830-1833 (open access)

The Removal of the Choctaws to the Indian Territory, 1830-1833

Article details the actions taken by the United States government to remove the Choctaw tribe from Mississippi to Oklahoma during the 1830s. Included are the reactions of the Choctaw chiefs to their ordinances and an appendix of correspondences written to facilitate this change.
Date: Summer 1928
Creator: Wright, Muriel H. (Muriel Hazel), 1889-1975
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Some Adventures of Captain Bonneville (open access)

Some Adventures of Captain Bonneville

Article details the exploits of Captain Bonneville as he explored the western frontier. Captain Bonneville was the focal point of Washington Irving's book "Adventures of Captain Bonneville." This article further explores his adventures.
Date: Summer 1928
Creator: Ford, Anne E.
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Early Post Offices (open access)

Early Post Offices

Article is a list of post offices active during the late 19th century.
Date: Summer 1928
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Sketch of B. N. O. Walker (open access)

Sketch of B. N. O. Walker

Article is an autobiographical sketch of B. N. O. Walker, an educator within Indian Territory. Walker describes his Wyandot heritage and how it contributed to his studies of American Indian culture.
Date: Spring 1928
Creator: Walker, B. N. O.
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Interesting Ante-Bellum Laws of the Cherokees, Now Oklahoma History (open access)

Interesting Ante-Bellum Laws of the Cherokees, Now Oklahoma History

Article details laws present within the Cherokee Nation during the time period before the Civil War. Included are laws pertaining the interracial marriages, arson, theft, and alcohol possession.
Date: Summer 1928
Creator: Duncan, James W. & Ross, John
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Some Reminiscences of the Cherokee People: Returning to their Homes the Exiles of a Nation (open access)

Some Reminiscences of the Cherokee People: Returning to their Homes the Exiles of a Nation

Article details the political turmoil that took place within the Cherokee Nation at the start of the Civil War and the consequences felt after the war for their actions. The main cause of this turmoil was with regards to which side of the conflict the tribes should align themselves with.
Date: Summer 1928
Creator: Britton, Wiley
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Naming of the Canadian River (open access)

The Naming of the Canadian River

Article chronicles how the Canadian River got its name. This river also serves as the inspiration for a county, town, roads, and businesses located within Oklahoma.
Date: Summer 1928
Creator: Thoburn, Joseph B.
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History