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How the Cherokees Acquired and Disposed of the Outlet: Part Four

Description: Article continues to document how the Cherokee tribe acquired the Cherokee Outlet through the failure of judicial and executive officers of the United States government to inform the tribe about the value of their land.
Date: Spring 1938
Creator: Chapman, Berlin B.
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Address by Thomas H. Doyle

Description: Article is a speech given by Thomas H. Doyle during the unveiling of the bronze statues of Will Rogers and Wiley Post, innovators within the aviation profession.
Date: Spring 1938
Creator: Doyle, Thomas H.
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

The Tropical and Subtropical Origin of Mound-Builder Cultures

Description: Article explains archeological expeditions undertaken to chronicle the history of the ancient mounds located within the state of Oklahoma and the people who created them.
Date: Spring 1938
Creator: Thoburn, Joseph B.
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Notes of a Missionary Among the Cherokees

Description: Article narrates the experiences of Reverend Charles Cutler Torrey and his family as they traveled to the Indian Territory to become missionaries for the Cherokee Female Seminary.
Date: Summer 1938
Creator: Foreman, Grant & Torrey, Charles Cutler
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

The Vigilantes in Early Beaver

Description: Article chronicles how Beaver City was patrolled by a vigilante group during its pioneer days through the narrative of a shoot out that occurred within the city.
Date: Summer 1938
Creator: Frederick, J. V.
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Nunih Waiya

Description: Article explains the significance of Nunih Waiya, the capital of the Choctaw Nation. This place was named after a sacred mound near the Mississippi River that was created when the Choctaw and Chickasaw tribes broke apart.
Date: Summer 1938
Creator: Lewis, Anna
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

The Saga of Skullyville

Description: Article explains the significance of the city "Skullyville" withing the state of Oklahoma. The town featured bountiful natural resources that the citizens hoped would bring them prosperity.
Date: Summer 1938
Creator: Morrison, W. B.
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Excitement on the Sweetwater

Description: Article narrates a scrimmage between Captain Lyman's troop and a Kiowa raiding party that occurred near Sweetwater Creek.
Date: Summer 1938
Creator: Nye, W. S., Captain
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Homesteading in Northwestern Oklahoma Territory

Description: Article details the living conditions and lifestyle of pioneers who settled within the northwestern region of Oklahoma Territory as homesteaders and cattle men.
Date: Autumn 1938
Creator: Harper, Roscoe E.
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Unratified Treaty with the Creeks, 1868

Description: Article chronicles the events that led to treaties between the Creek tribe and the United States government being unratified and filed away within the Indian Commissions offices.
Date: Autumn 1938
Creator: Chapman, Berlin B.
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Oklahoma Historical Notes

Description: Article chronicles the dedication ceremony held at the Robert M. Jones Cemetery on April 26, 1938.
Date: Winter 1938
Creator: Moffitt, James W.
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Historic Sites Around Anadarko

Description: Article describes the Indian Agencies created around Anadarko during the 1800s and how they contributed to the history of the state of Oklahoma.
Date: Winter 1938
Creator: Hume, C. Ross
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

The Choctaw-Chickasaw Court Citizens

Description: Article details how legislative bodies created policies to recognize members of the Choctaw and Chickasaw tribes in an effort to disperse government resources and land rights to those individuals.
Date: Winter 1938
Creator: Brown, Loren N.
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Eastern Cherokee Chiefs

Description: Article documents the chiefs of the various sects of the Cherokee tribe that were present throughout the east coast of North America.
Date: Spring 1938
Creator: Brown, John P.
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Notes and Documents, March 1938

Description: Notes and Documents column including the minutes for the quarterly meeting of the Board of Directors of the Oklahoma Historical Society held on January 27, 1938 and the minutes for the special meeting of the Oklahoma Historical Society held on February 13, 1938.
Date: Spring 1938
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society
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