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Arthur Neal Leecraft: 1866-1943
Article traces the lineage of Arthur Neal Leecraft from the time his ancestors resided in England to their service within the Confederate Army during the American Civil War.
Date:
Winter 1943
Creator:
Ferguson, A. H.
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Article Title 1926-v4-n2_a04
Article details the history of the Harley Institute, formerly known as the Chickasaw Academy. The academy was a Methodist mission school that served the Chickasaw community.
Date:
Summer 1926
Creator:
Chisholm, Mrs. Johnnie Bishop
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Artist Möllhausen in Oklahoma--1853
Article provides an introduction to the traveling artist Heinrich Balduin Möllhausen before providing an excerpt of the journal he kept while accompanying Lieutenant A. W. Whipple on the Pacific Railroad Survey of Oklahoma in 1853. The journal includes depiction of the land they traveled and the people they encountered.
Date:
Winter 1953
Creator:
Wright, Muriel H. (Muriel Hazel), 1889-1975 & Shirk, George H.
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Assiduous Wedge: Woman Suffrage and the Oklahoma Constitutional Convention
Article explains the limitation of Southern progressivism through the lens of the discussion of women's suffrage during Constitutional Conventions and meetings of the legislature.
Date:
Winter 1973
Creator:
Wright, James R., Jr.
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Attempted Secession in Oklahoma: The Four-Mile Strip, 1935-1950
Article illustrates the proceedings of secession attempts by a four-mile strip of Grady County to become part of the neighboring Stephens County. Mary S. Redmond examines the motivations behind the secession as well as the reasons for the outcome of the attempts.
Date:
Summer 1982
Creator:
Redmond, Mary S.
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Augusta Robertson Moore
Article documents the life of Augusta Robertson Moore as she grew up within the Creek Nation working alongside her family in the Presbyterian missions.
Date:
Winter 1935
Creator:
Foreman, Carolyn Thomas, 1872-1967
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Auguste Pierre Chouteau, Merchant Prince at the Three Forks of the Arkansas
Article chronicles the history of successes of fur merchants Auguste and Pierre Chouteau who operated along the Arkansas River following the Louisiana Purchase.
Date:
Summer 1970
Creator:
Morris, Wayne
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Augustus Spencer Newton, Founder of Yukon
Article discusses the life of the author's father, Augustus Newton Spencer, a railroad contractor and cattleman who founded Yukon, Oklahoma. Mary Spencer Whitlow includes stories from her own memory as well as the growth and development of the town.
Date:
Winter 1964
Creator:
Whitlow, Mary Spencer
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Aunt Eliza of Tahlequah
Article chronicles the life of Eliza Missouri Bushyhead, a prominent teacher at the Cherokee Female Seminary at Tahlequah. The article compares her life to her father's, Jesse Bushyhead, who was a missionary based in the Cherokee Nation.
Date:
Spring 1931
Creator:
Foreman, Carolyn Thomas, 1872-1967
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Aunt Maggie and the Child Welfare Special
Article describes the traveling health caravan known as the Child Welfare Special and the founding of the United States Children's Welfare Bureau. Dan Lawrence explores how Dr. Maggie Koenig, one of the members of the traveling health clinic, contributed to the history of public health education.
Date:
Autumn 2019
Creator:
Lawrence, Dan
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
An Autobiography
Article provides an autobiography of the life of pioneer teacher Anna R. Fait in her work teaching a school for white children in what is now Caddo County. Fait also includes stories of her experience with the Comanches, and of her husband who was a Presbyterian missionary.
Date:
Summer 1954
Creator:
Fait, Anna R.
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Autobiography of Governor A. J. Seay
Article is an excerpt from the autobiography of Governor A. J. Seay, the second governor of Oklahoma.
Date:
Spring 1939
Creator:
Peery, Dan W. & Seay, A. J.
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The B.I.T.: The Story of an Adventure in Railroad Building
Article chronicles the removal of North American Indians from their ancestral homes in the east to the region west of the Mississippi River through speeches given by politicians at that time. Included are plans for building railroads through the Indian Territory shortly after the tribes settled.
Date:
Spring 1933
Creator:
Holden, James Franklin
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
"Back the Attack": The Sale of War Bonds in Oklahoma
Article describes the success of the war bond campaign in Oklahoma during World War II, an effort spearheaded by state director Sidney C. Bray whose promotional efforts included enlisting the help of businessmen, media, and volunteers.
Date:
Autumn 1983
Creator:
Welsh, Carol Holderby
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Bacone School of Art
Article explores the history of Bacone College's School of Art, focusing on the students and instructors who fostered an environment of both ingenuity and tradition in the field of Indian art. This article includes images of illustrations created by the graduates of the school.
Date:
Spring 1980
Creator:
Meredith, Howard L.
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Bad Men and Good Bad Men: Outlaws in the Twin Territories and Their Influence on the Hollywood Outlaw
Article contrasts the romanticized Hollywood image of the outlaw popular in Western films and fiction with the brutal reality of several gangs of outlaws as well as a handful of notable individuals active in Oklahoma and Indian Territories in the late nineteenth centuries.
Date:
Winter 2018
Creator:
Girkin, Clinton
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Bad Water and Epidemics: The Wages of Neglect at the Seneca Indian School
Article analyzes the issues of poor federal management and general neglect of health and sanitation that put Indian students' lives in jeopardy at Seneca Indian School and at the nation's other Indian schools in the early twentieth century.
Date:
Spring 2009
Creator:
Bieloh, Christina
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Baffles, Bridges, and Bermuda: Oklahoma Indians and the Civil Conservation Corps-Indian Division
Article describes the work of the Indian Division of the New Deal's relief labor group, the Civilian Conservation Corps, and their efforts to improve conservation of land during the Great Depression.
Date:
Winter 1999
Creator:
Hanneman, Carolyn G.
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Balentines, Father and Son, in the Indian Territory
Article discusses the lives of Reverend Hamilton Balentine and his son, William H. Balentine. Carolyn Thomas Foreman first explores the career of the missionary teacher father and his work with the Wapanucka Institute, and then that of his son, who taught and also worked within the Cherokee government.
Date:
Winter 1956
Creator:
Foreman, Carolyn Thomas, 1872-1967
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Bamboo Bombers over Oklahoma: USAAF Pilot Training during World War II
Article discusses the flight schools in Oklahoma that left an impact on U.S. Army Air Force history by training pilots for participation in World War II. Leo Kelley includes recollections from the pilots who trained in these schools to create a portrait of the experience.
Date:
Winter 1990
Creator:
Kelley, Leo
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Banking in Indian Territory During the 80's
Article recounts the story of how John Lloyd met the famous outlaws Jesse James and Frank James when he was a young boy.
Date:
Summer 1929
Creator:
Phipps, B. L.
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Banking in Oklahoma's Smallest Certified City: Alva State Bank and Trust Company, Freedom Branch
Article examines the history of community banking in Freedom, Oklahoma through interviews conducted by the author in support of the Oklahoma History Center's Crossroads of Commerce: A History of Free Enterprise in Oklahoma exhibit. Michael J. Hightower explores the growth of industry and banking in Oklahoma's smallest city.
Date:
Spring 2018
Creator:
Hightower, Michael J.
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Baptist Indian Church: Thlewarle Mekko Sapkv Coko
Article chronicles the importance of the first Thlewarle Mekko Sapkv Coko (House of Prayer) for the Creek Indians in Indian Territory. The Baptist church was a place of community and worship for the tribe during a time of reconstruction.
Date:
Winter 1970
Creator:
Fife, Sharon A.
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Baptist Pioneers in Eastern Oklahoma
Article discusses the work of three members of the historic Short Mountain Baptist Association and their contributions to early Oklahoma. Herbert Miner Pierce explores the ministries of Reverend L. F. Patterson, Reverend J. W. Hulsey, and Reverend J. H. Muse.
Date:
Autumn 1952
Creator:
Pierce, Herbert Miner
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History