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The Career of Montfort Stokes in Oklahoma

Description: Article chronicles the career of Montfort Stokes, a former senator and chairman of the Federal Indian Commission, as he worked to settle Indigenous people within Indian Territory.
Date: Spring 1940
Creator: Foster, William Omer

Chief Gilbert Wesley Dukes

Description: Article chronicles the life of Chief Gilbert Wesley Dukes of the Choctaw tribe as they negotiated terms with the federal government to be removed to the west.
Date: Spring 1940
Creator: Meserve, John Bartlett, 1869-1943

The Civil War in Indian Territory, 1861: Part 3

Description: Article continues to chronicle events that transpired within the Indian Territory during the Civil War. It includes a narrative on how the Confederate States of America formed regiments with their Indigenous allies.
Date: Summer 1940
Creator: Trickett, Dean

Colonel William Whistler

Description: Article chronicles the military career and life of Colonel William Whistler as he works within fort in the Indian Territory.
Date: Winter 1940
Creator: Foreman, Carolyn Thomas, 1872-1967

Dennis T. Flynn

Description: Article chronicles the life of congressman Dennis T. Flynn whose accomplishments include the founding of the Kiowa Herald, practicing law as an attorney within the Indian Territory, writing insurance, and making land loans.
Date: Summer 1940
Creator: Murdock, Victor

Dr. Daniel Morris Hailey

Description: Article honors Dr. Daniel Morris Hailey, a former private of the Confederate Army and wounded army doctor who opened the first drug store within the Choctaw Nation.
Date: Autumn 1940
Creator: Williams, Robert L.

Early Days in Kingfisher County

Description: Article narrates the authors experiences living in Kingfisher County within Oklahoma Territory during its development.
Date: Summer 1940
Creator: Hamilton, Robert

The Establishment of the Dawes Commission for Indian Territory

Description: Article chronicles how the Dawes Commission was established within the Indian Territory. The governmental body was created to oversee the allotment of land to Indigenous tribes after their removal to the West.
Date: Summer 1940
Creator: Brown, Loren N.

Governor Daugherty (Winchester) Colbert

Description: Article chronicles the life of Governor Daugherty (Winchester) Colbert, the second governor of the Chickasaw Nation.
Date: Winter 1940
Creator: Meserve, John Bartlett, 1869-1943

Gustavus Loomis: Commandant Fort Gibson and Fort Towson

Description: Article outlines the military career of Gustavus Loomis as he worked for the United States Military during the American Revolution and within Forts Gibson and Towson on the American frontier.
Date: Autumn 1940
Creator: Foreman, Carolyn Thomas, 1872-1967

Historical Notes

Description: Article consists of historical notes regarding how the Oklahoma Historical Society acquired an original manuscript, a description of artifacts discussed at the fifth annual Southern Historical Association meeting, the impact of Sequoyah's alphabet, an explanation for archaeological discoveries made by a professor, a narrative regarding a visit to Bacone College, the reorganization of the Daughters of the American Revolution, a meeting of the Sons of the American Revolution, and a note on the in… more
Date: Spring 1940
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society

Judge James Jesse Dunn, 1867-1926

Description: Article honors the life of Judge Jesse James Dunn, an active member of the legislator within the state of Oklahoma.
Date: Spring 1940
Creator: Williams, Robert L.

Mrs. Laura E. Harsha

Description: Article honors Laura E. Harsha, an influential Sunday school teacher and religious leader with Indian Territory.
Date: Summer 1940
Creator: Foreman, Carolyn Thomas, 1872-1967

Necrology, December 1940

Description: Column documenting biographical information about Oklahomans who have died, including William Claudius McAlister, Lillian Gallup Haskell, Charles Robinson Hume, and Samuel Emmet Swinney.
Date: Winter 1940
Creator: Williams, Robert L. & Cosgrove, Elizabeth Williams

Necrology, June 1940

Description: Column documenting biographical information about Oklahomans who have died, including William Samuel Dearing, Alva Nathan Wilcox, Adolphus Edward Perry, Leander G. Pitman, Grant Harris, and William McIlwain.
Date: Summer 1940
Creator: Henderson, S. E.; Thoburn, Joseph B.; Perry, Dan W.; Murray, Wm. H. & Williams, Robert L.

Necrology, March 1940

Description: Column documenting biographical information about Oklahomans who have died, including Judge Wade Hampton Kornegay, Walter Ferguson, Douglas H. Johnston, Mrs. Anna C. Trainor Matheson, Charles Thomas Ingram, and Benjamin Stone Ingram.
Date: Spring 1940
Creator: Williams, Robert L.; Foreman, Carolyn Thomas, 1872-1967; Cornish, Melven; Kirkpatrick, E. E. & Martin, Benjamin

Necrology, September 1940

Description: Column documenting biographical information about Oklahomans who have died; this issue discusses Arthur Leason Severance, owner of a lumbering company and the Malone Hardware Company.
Date: Autumn 1940
Creator: Williams, Robert L.
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