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Address in Commemoration of Wiley Post

Description: Article is a speech given by Paul A. Walker at the 28th anniversary of Oklahoma obtaining statehood, given to the Oklahoma State Society of Washington, D. C. The speech pays tribute to Wiley Post, the discoverer of the jet stream. Included is a resolution honoring his and Will Rogers' deaths.
Date: Winter 1935
Creator: Walker, Paul A.

Annual Meeting

Description: Article is an announcement of a date change for the annual meeting of the Oklahoma Historical Society.
Date: Spring 1935
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society

Augusta Robertson Moore

Description: 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

The Battle of Honey Springs

Description: Article chronicles the events that transpired during the Battle of Honey Springs that was fought during the Civil War.
Date: Summer 1935
Creator: Freeman, Charles R.

A Bluff Shelter in East Central Oklahoma

Description: Article reports on the excavation of a bluff shelter within east central Oklahoma. This shelter was a cave dwelling for those who lived within Oklahoma centuries ago.
Date: Autumn 1935
Creator: Antle, H. R.

Captain David L. Payne

Description: Article recounts biographical sketches made within a recently acquired book by the Oklahoma Historical Society regarding Captain David L. Payne, a pioneer soldier.
Date: Winter 1935
Creator: Peery, Dan W.

Centenary of Printing in Oklahoma

Description: Article documents the first materials printed within Oklahoma as a tribute to the centennial anniversary of the printing press reaching the state.
Date: Autumn 1935
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society

Chief John Ross

Description: Article is a biographical sketch of Chief John Ross of the Cherokee tribe.
Date: Winter 1935
Creator: Meserve, John Bartlett, 1869-1943

Chitto Harjo

Description: Article is a historical sketch on Chitto Harjo (Crazy Snake) that was written by a student in high school and chosen for publication by the Oklahoma Historical Society.
Date: Summer 1935
Creator: Davis, Mace

Col. Jesse Henry Leavenworth

Description: Article documents the military career of Colonel Jesse Henry Leavenworth as he worked with the United States Dragoons.
Date: Spring 1935
Creator: Foreman, Carolyn Thomas, 1872-1967

Colonel Crocker and the Boomer Movement

Description: Article documents Colonel Samuel Crocker's efforts to secure legislation that would open the Oklahoma and Indian Territories to settlement.
Date: Autumn 1935
Creator: Peery, Dan W.

Colonel Sidney Suggs

Description: Article honors Colonel Sidney Suggs, a former business man and newspaper owner who advocated for road repairs so farmers can better travel to and from markets.
Date: Spring 1935
Creator: Snyder, J. H.

A Five Minute History of Oklahoma

Description: Article details the history of settlement and war within the state of Oklahoma before the region became an official state.
Date: Winter 1935
Creator: Hurley, Patrick J.

A Fragment of History

Description: Article narrates the military expedition undertaken by Colonel Doge to travel from Fort Gibson to southwestern Oklahoma.
Date: Winter 1935
Creator: Peery, Dan W.

Gen. Hugh L. Scott

Description: Article is a biographical sketch of General Hugh L. Scott who was among few Indian Agents stationed at Fort Sill who were fluent in Indian sign language.
Date: Autumn 1935
Creator: Peery, Dan W.

General Eli Lundy Huggins

Description: Article chronicles the life and accomplishments of General Eli Lundy Huggins. The general worked within the United States Army during the Civil War, the Philippine Insurrection, the Boxer Uprising in China, and in Indian Territory.
Date: Autumn 1935
Creator: Foreman, Carolyn Thomas, 1872-1967

Governor Montfort Stokes

Description: Article details the military career of Governor Montfort Stokes, the only former Revolutionary soldier who is interred within Oklahoma.
Date: Autumn 1935
Creator: Meserve, John Bartlett, 1869-1943

History of Oklahoma's School Endowment

Description: Article details how schools within Oklahoma and Indian Territories were created and received funding from the federal government.
Date: Winter 1935
Creator: Peery, Dan W.

Hon. Milton W. Reynolds (Kicking Bird)

Description: Article details the significant contributions Milton W. Reynolds made to documenting the history of the Oklahoma and Indian Territories through his work as a newspaper reporter. Reynolds was elected as one of the first state representatives before his death.
Date: Spring 1935
Creator: Peery, Dan W.

The Indian Removal Message of President Jackson

Description: Article is a speech given by President Andrew Jackson regarding his opinions on the removal of North American Indian tribes from their ancestral homes to the region west of the Mississippi.
Date: Spring 1935
Creator: Meserve, John Bartlett, 1869-1943

The Journal of Elijah Hicks

Description: Article contains entries from the journal of Elijah Hicks, a delegate for the Cherokee tribe at a conference between the United States government and other tribes. This conference was hosted as an attempt to broker a peace between the state of Texas and the warring tribes of the west.
Date: Spring 1935
Creator: Foreman, Grant & Hicks, Elijah

Judge Charles Bismark Ames

Description: Article chronicles the life of Judge Charles Bismark Ames, a former lawyer and judge within the Oklahoma Territory.
Date: Winter 1935
Creator: Richardson, D. A.
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