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Black Slavery in the Creek Nation

Description: Article examines the practice of slaveholding among the Creek people, exploring details of its beginnings as well as the results of emancipation of those enslaved to become freed persons within Indian Territory.
Date: Autumn 1978
Creator: Halliburton, Janet

The Botanical Itineraries of A. H. Van Vleet

Description: Article describes the life and career of pioneer botanist, collector, and curator Dr. Albert Heald Van Fleet and his contributions to his fields. George J. Goodman and Cheryl A. Lawson explore his legacy through the collecting trips he took as a part of the University of Oklahoma faculty.
Date: Autumn 1978
Creator: Goodman, George J. & Lawson, Cheryl A.

Cherokee Acculturation and Changing Land Use Practices

Description: Article describes the history of the Cherokee Nation beginning in the eighteenth century, exploring the ways Cherokees adapted to the westward expansion of white settlers. Douglas C. Wilms examines their interactions with the federal government and the concept of "civilization."
Date: Autumn 1978
Creator: Wilms, Douglas C.

Creek Nativism since 1865

Description: Article explores the history of the Creek people and the influence of Muscogee Creek orator Opothleyaholo. Mark K. Megehee discusses the political environment the Creeks became embroiled in, wars, and the successful preservation of Creek culture despite pressures to assimilate.
Date: Autumn 1978
Creator: Megehee, Mark K.

The E. W. Marland Mansion and Estate

Description: Article describes the architecture and layout of Ernest Whitworth Marland's mansion, a luxurious testament to the financial empire the oil baron had built in early twentieth century Oklahoma. Denise Browning explains his rise to power as an oil company owner and businessman.
Date: Spring 1978
Creator: Browning, Denise

The Exile of the Nez Percé in Indian Territory, 1878-1885

Description: Article describes the lifestyles and coping methods of the Nez Perce tribe after their forced removal to Indian Territory, which included participating in law enforcement, adapting to the change in climate and lack of food and supplies, and preventing white ranchers from letting cattle loose to graze on their lands.
Date: Winter 1978
Creator: Osborne, Alan

For the Record, Fall 1978

Description: For the Record section including the minutes of the annual and the quarterly board meetings of the Board of Directors of the Oklahoma Historical Society that were held on April 27, 1978. It also includes a gift list for the first quarter of 1978 and lists of new annual and new life members of the OHS.
Date: Autumn 1978
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society

For the Record, Spring 1978

Description: For the Record section including the minutes of the quarterly board meeting of the Board of Directors of the Oklahoma Historical Society that was held on October 27, 1977. It also includes a gift list for the third quarter of 1977 and lists of new annual and new life members of the OHS.
Date: Spring 1978
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society

For the Record, Summer 1978

Description: For the Record section including the minutes of the quarterly board meeting of the Board of Directors of the Oklahoma Historical Society that was held on January 26, 1978. It also includes a gift list for the fourth quarter of 1977 and lists of new annual and new life members of the OHS.
Date: Summer 1978
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society

For the Record, Winter 1978-79

Description: For the Record section including the minutes of the quarterly board meeting of the Board of Directors of the Oklahoma Historical Society that was held on July 27, 1978. It also includes a gift list for the second quarter of 1978 and lists of new annual and new life members of the OHS.
Date: Winter 1978
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society

Horsethief Canyon: Landmark on the Cimarron River

Description: Article explores the history and local folklore of Horsethief Canyon, an Oklahoma landmark on the Cimarron River with its own legends.
Date: Spring 1978
Creator: Fischer, LeRoy H. & Isern, Thomas D.

Indian Pioneer Legacy: A Guide to Oklahoma Literature

Description: Article provides a review of Oklahoma literature, including and describing major sources that relate the history of pioneer and frontier life, tribes of early Oklahoma, and politics in the region.
Date: Spring 1978
Creator: Gibson, Arrell M.

James Mooney and the Peyote Controversy

Description: Article describes the controversy ethnologist James Mooney became embroiled in after his documentation and defense of the Peyote religion and traditions within the American Indian tribes he studied.
Date: Summer 1978
Creator: Moses, L. G.

Life and Labor on the Panama Canal: An Oklahoman's Personal Account

Description: Article examines the experience of life and labor on the Panama Canal in the years of its construction through the recollections of one worker from Oklahoma, David Theodore Sherrard. William D. Pennington includes photographs from the Panama Canal construction process.
Date: Autumn 1978
Creator: Pennington, William D.

Notes and Documents, Fall 1978

Description: Notes and Documents column including a document including excerpts from the recollections of Frederick W. Benteen, an officer in the United States Cavalry in the late nineteenth century, his service, and his friendship with the Kiowa chief Stumbling Bear.
Date: Autumn 1978
Creator: Bentley, Charles A.

Notes and Documents, Spring 1978

Description: Notes and Documents column including announcements about the third Charles Thomson prize competition in history and the opening of a master's program for Southwestern Studies at Central State University.
Date: Spring 1978
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society

Notes and Documents, Summer 1978

Description: Notes and Documents column including announcements about projects, new members, and the constitution of the Oklahoma Historical Society.
Date: Summer 1978
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society

Notes and Documents, Winter 1978-79

Description: Notes and Documents column including a document that annotates a series of correspondence between agents of Indian Territory and a Cherokee veteran called the Whale, a warrior who was promised a ceremonial rifle and silver medal and was belatedly honored for his contribution.
Date: Winter 1978
Creator: Agnew, Brad

Oklahoma Pioneers in Mexico: The Chamal Colony

Description: Article describes the history of the Chamal Colony, located in the southwest corner of Tamaulipas, Mexico. John J. Winberry highlights the initial optimism of the settlers from Oklahoma who journeyed to begin the colony, and the hardships they eventually faced.
Date: Summer 1978
Creator: Winberry, John J.

The Opening of Oklahoma: A Businessman's Frontier

Description: Article examines the stake business leaders had in the Oklahoma land openings and the way business and industries were slowly established in frontier areas. Norman L. Crockett elaborates on the lack of materials related to business history of Oklahoma Territory.
Date: Spring 1978
Creator: Crockett, Norman L.

Socioeconomic Reconstruction in the Cherokee Nation, 1865-1870

Description: Article describes the process of socioeconomic reconstruction in the Cherokee Nation following the disastrous destruction of the Civil War and factionalism within the Cherokee Nation. Sue Hammond describes the treaties that were made, and the schools and industries that fostered growth.
Date: Summer 1978
Creator: Hammond, Sue
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