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Annual Meeting of the Oklahoma Historical Society
Article details the events that transpired at the annual meeting of the Oklahoma Historical Society that was held on April 18 and 19, 1934.
Date:
Summer 1934
Creator:
Estill-Harbour, Emma
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Annual Meeting of the Oklahoma Historical Society, April 23, 1970
This section includes the minutes of the annual meeting of the Oklahoma Historical Society held on April 23, 1970. Included within the minutes is a letter from William J. Holloway Jr. thanking George Shirk for honoring his father and a list of gifts received by the organization.
Date:
Summer 1970
Creator:
Oklahoma Historical Society
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Annual Oklahoma Historical Tours
Article describes the history of the annual tours given by the Oklahoma Historical Society to various historic locations in Oklahoma. R. G. Miller explains the process of proposing the initial idea to the Board of the Directors, and traces the journeys of the tours since.
Date:
Autumn 1955
Creator:
Miller, R. G.
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Annual Sun Dance of the Kiowa Dance
Article describes the significance of the Sun Dance for Indigenous tribes. Also included is an account made by George Hunt as he witnessed a Kiowa Sun Dance.
Date:
Autumn 1934
Creator:
Hunt, George & Nye, Wilbur S.
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Antisuffragist. Antifeminist! Pro-women? The Anomalous Alice Mary Robertson
Article examining Oklahoma's first woman representative in the United States Congress, Alice Mary Robertson. In this article Robertson's attitudes toward suffrage, feminism, and women at home and in politics, are explored.
Date:
Spring 2010
Creator:
Caldwell, Deah
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
"An anxiety to do right": The Life of Judge John Hazelton Cotteral, 1864-1933
Article provides a portrait of John H. Cotteral, the first federal judge for the Western District of Oklahoma and the first Oklahoman to occupy the bench of the circuit court of appeals. The article explores both the man and the legal opinions he wrote throughout his forty-year career.
Date:
Autumn 2000
Creator:
Leitch, Kevin C.
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
"Any Woman That Could Ride a Horse Could Fly": Dorothy K. Pressler Morgan, 1930s Oklahoma Aviatrix
Article describes the role of Dorothy Pressler Morgan in aviation history. In 1930 Dorothy Pressler Morgan became the second female pilot licensed in Oklahoma by the U.S. Department of Commerce. She was also known as Oklahoma City's best stunt pilot, an altitude-record setter, and the nation's first female airport manager.
Date:
Spring 2006
Creator:
Fugate, Tally D.
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Appraisal of the Lands of the Choctaws and Chickasaws by the Dawes Commission
Article chronicles how the Dawes Commission broke apart the tribal lands of the Choctaw and Chickasaw tribes in an effort to prepare them for settlement.
Date:
Summer 1944
Creator:
Brown, Loren N.
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
An Appreciation: Col. Joe C. Miller
Article chronicles the life of Colonel Joe C. Miller. He cofounded the 101 Ranch with his brothers while being an adopted chief of the Ponca tribe and helping to mediate disputes between farmers.
Date:
Autumn 1928
Creator:
Sarchet, Corb
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
April 22,1889
Article is a poem that romanticizes the pioneer lifestyle present on the western frontier.
Date:
Summer 1926
Creator:
Gainer, Ina
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Archaeological and Historical Investigations at the Fort Towson Powder Magazine
Article highlights the archeological evidence and artifacts found at the Fort Townson Powder Magazine through exploration of research collected through excavations conducted by the Oklahoma Historical Society.
Date:
Winter 1975
Creator:
Scott, Douglas D.
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Archaeological Discoveries at the Morris Site, Cherokee County, Oklahoma
Article explores the archeological findings of the Smithsonian Institution River Basin Survey at the Morris site in Cherokee County, Oklahoma. Robert e. Bell and Richard H. Fraser draw historical inferences about the artifacts found in the excavation of this site and the burials that occurred there.
Date:
Summer 1952
Creator:
Bell, Robert E. & Fraser, Richard H.
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Architecture and Hospitality: Ceremonial Ground Camps and Foodways of the Yuchi Indians
Article discusses the history of the Yuchi tribe and their current practices through examination of their ceremonial ground camps. Jason Baird Jackson provides a detailed portrait of the people group and their daily lives.
Date:
Summer 1998
Creator:
Jackson, Jason Baird
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Ardent Spirits among the Chickasaws and Choctaws, 1816-1856
Article illustrates the damaging effects of the whiskey trade on the tribes of Indian Territory, and their efforts to prevent further addiction to the "ardent spirits." Jerry G. Hayes focuses on the impact on the Chickasaw and Choctaw tribes, the leaders that promoted the temperance movement, and provides historical context for the issue.
Date:
Autumn 1991
Creator:
Hayes, Jerry G.
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Ardmore Tragedy: Local History on an International Level
Article chronicles the media storm of misinformation that followed the shooting of three college student in Ardmore, Oklahoma. The students were parked on the side of the road when two plain clothes policemen pulled over to apprehend them for public urinating. The ensuing scuffle left two of the students dead, one of which was related to Pascual Ortis Rubio, the president of the Republic of Mexico.
Date:
Summer 1973
Creator:
Hoffman, Abraham
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Are There Real Indians in Oklahoma? Historical Perceptions of The Five Civilized Tribes
Article describes the history of the "Five Civilized Tribes" who advocated for assimilation with whites during Oklahoma's territorial period. W. David Baird explores the identity crisis these tribes faced in the eyes of the public and explores related literature.
Date:
Spring 1990
Creator:
Baird, W. David
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Armstrongs of Indian Territory
Article discusses three generations of men within the Armstrong family and their contributions to improving relations between the Cherokee, Chickasaw, Choctaw, Creek, and Seminole tribes and the U.S. government.
Date:
Autumn 1952
Creator:
Foreman, Carolyn Thomas, 1872-1967
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Armstrongs of Indian Territory, Part II: William Armstrong
Article discusses the life and career of William Armstrong, who was appointed Special Agent and Superintendent for the removal of the Choctaws to Indian Territory. Carolyn Thomas Foreman explores the struggles Armstrong and the Choctaws faced on their journey west, and the reports Armstrong made about government relations with the tribes of North America.
Date:
Winter 1952
Creator:
Foreman, Carolyn Thomas, 1872-1967
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Armstrongs of Indian Territory, Part III: General Frank Crawford Armstrong
Article describes the life and career of General frank Crawford Armstrong, an officer in the Confederate Army and later Assistant Commissioner of Indian Affairs. In the third part of this article series, Carolyn Thomas Foreman explains Armstrong's participation in the Civil War and the factionalism among members of the Cherokee Nation in the late nineteenth century.
Date:
Spring 1953
Creator:
Foreman, Carolyn Thomas, 1872-1967
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Aroma of Politics: Reymond Gary and the Election of 1954
Article details Raymond Gary's successful gubernatorial campaign and some of the key political figures who opposed him. The elections in1954 were a colorful affair, and the political and personal intrigue that surrounded the candidates is documented here.
Date:
Spring 1988
Creator:
Milligan, James C. & Norris, L. David
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Around Tahlequah Council Fires: The Life of Oklahoma Historian T. L. Ballenger
Article describes the life of Tom Lee Ballenger, a professor at Northeastern State University in Tahlequah who spent a lifetime educating students and researching the history of Oklahoma. The title of the article is taken from an anthology Ballenger wrote about the capital of the Cherokee Nation and the people who established it.
Date:
Autumn 1982
Creator:
Agnew, Brad
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Art in Oklahoma
Article traces the history of art in Oklahoma through its artists. O. B. Jacobson and Jeanne d'Ucel provide background for the works of artists such as Frederic Remington, Narcissa Chisholm Owen, Samuel Holmberg I, Lawrence Pickett Williams, Nellie Shepherd, John Noble, Henriette Clopath, Patricio Gimeno, Anna H. Miller, Martha Avey, Father Gregory Gerber, and Elbridge Ayer Burbank.
Date:
Autumn 1954
Creator:
Jacobson, O. B. & d'Ucel, Jeanne
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Arthur Grant Evans
Article provides a biographical tribute to the life and work of Arthur Grant Evans, a preacher and school superintendent of Cherokee National Seminaries. Frank A. Balyeat discusses the contributions and beliefs of the educator, which included his advocacy of American Indian and white students studying alongside one another in the same schools.
Date:
Autumn 1960
Creator:
Balyeat, Frank A.
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Arthur John Cline, 1865-1942
Article chronicles the genealogy and life of Arthur John Cline, the first county clerk of Atoka County within the state of Oklahoma.
Date:
Autumn 1942
Creator:
Williams, Robert L.
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History