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Dr. Henry G. Bennett as I Knew Him

Description: Article describes the career and accomplishments of Dr. Henry G. Bennett, who was president of Oklahoma A & M College, now Oklahoma State University, from 1928 to 1951. Berlin B. Chapman, who was a professor of history during Bennett's tenure, describes his impression of the president's impact.
Date: Summer 1955
Creator: Chapman, Berlin B.
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

The Hook Nine Ranch in the Indian Territory

Description: Article describes the establishment of the Hendrix and Royer Ranch, also known as the Hook Nine Ranch, in Indian Territory. Ellsworth Collings discusses the founders and the results of their cattle business, providing details about the ranch and its surroundings.
Date: Winter 1955
Creator: Collings, Ellsworth
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Letters of Cassandra Sawyer Lockwood: Dwight Mission, 1834

Description: Article introduces a series of letters by Cassandra Sawyer Lockwood about her journey into the Cherokee Nation and her life at Dwight Mission, where she lived and worked with her husband, Jesse Lockwood. Joseph B. Thoburn provides historical context to the group of Western Cherokees they worked with and to the personal account written by Mrs. Lockwood.
Date: Summer 1955
Creator: Thoburn, Joseph B. & Lockwood, Cassandra Sawyer
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

S. Alice Callahan: Author of Wynema a Child of the Forest

Description: Article describes the life and work of S. Alice Callahan, author of Wynema Child of the Forest and teacher at the Harrell Institute in Muscogee, Indian Territory. Carolyn Thomas Foreman explores the contents of the book, its titular individual, and includes excerpts of Callahan's work.
Date: Autumn 1955
Creator: Foreman, Carolyn Thomas, 1872-1967
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

The Lost Cherokee Treaty

Description: Article describes a treaty the Cherokee Nation made with the U. S. government over a tract of land referred to as Wafford's Settlement. Carolyn Thomas Foreman explores the journey of recovering the treaty, which initially was lost and only found twenty years later after much correspondence between the Cherokees and high-ranking government officials.
Date: Summer 1955
Creator: Foreman, Carolyn Thomas, 1872-1967
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Billy Bowlegs

Description: Article describes the life and personality of Billy Bowlegs, Seminole chief and warrior who fought against the encroachment of white settlers in the Seminole Wars. Carolyn Thomas Foreman explores the legacy of the man through accounts and documentation from the nineteenth century.
Date: Winter 1955
Creator: Foreman, Carolyn Thomas, 1872-1967
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Comments from the New Yorkers on the Irving Tour in Oklahoma, 1955

Description: Article provides a transcription of the remarks made by Oklahoma's New York visitors on the Irving tour given by the Oklahoma Historical Society in 1955. Maureen McKernan highlights the common thread of the New Yorkers being impressed with the preservation of historical sites in Oklahoma.
Date: Autumn 1955
Creator: McKernan, Maureen
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Grady Lewis, Choctaw Attorney

Description: Article describes the life and career of Choctaw attorney Grady Lewis. W. F. Semple and Winnie Lewis Gravitt explore the man's education, service in the U.S. Cavalry and Army during World War I and World War II, and law practice and representation of the tribes of North America.
Date: Autumn 1955
Creator: Semple, W. F. & Gravitt, Winnie Lewis
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Early Days in the Sac and Fox Country, Oklahoma Territory

Description: Article discusses the author's experiences in a pioneer family who lived in Oklahoma Territory. George W. Stiles discusses the opening of the Sac and Fox Reservation to settlement, early town growth, education, and the cattle trade.
Date: Autumn 1955
Creator: Stiles, George W.
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Music on the Indian Territory Frontier

Description: Article discusses the music curriculum at the Cherokee National Female Seminary and the drive made by the music teacher to teach the daughters of the Edmondson family, the focus of the article. Kathleen Garrett explores the growth of music in Indian Territory.
Date: Autumn 1955
Creator: Garrett, Kathleen
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

St. Agnes School of the Choctaws

Description: Article discusses the establishment of St. Agnes Mission School in Antlers, Indian Territory, and its priest, Reverend William Henry Ketcham. Velma Nieberding describes his work among the Choctaws, including the translation work he completed.
Date: Summer 1955
Creator: Nieberding, Velma
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Judge Thomas A. Edwards

Description: Article discusses the upbringing and career of lawyer, district judge, and justice of the Criminal Court of Appeals Thomas A. Edwards. Lawrence N. Morgan provides a biographical sketch of the judge's life and includes excerpts of his diary.
Date: Summer 1955
Creator: Morgan, Lawrence N.
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Reminiscences of a Trader in the Osage Country

Description: Article recounts the experiences of James Edwin Finney, a trader who joined a band of Osages which included John N. Florer. Finney describes life and customs of Osage hunters, an encounter with a war party, a list of Osage chiefs and leaders in the 1870s, and the settlement of the Pawnees nearby.
Date: Summer 1955
Creator: Finney, James Edwin
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Lilah D. Lindsey

Description: Article provides a biographical sketch of the life and career of Lilah Denton Lindsey, a Creek schoolteacher raised by pioneer parents who was active in her community and in Oklahoma's educational scene. Mrs. J. O. Misch discusses Lindsey's upbringing, eventual marriage, involvement in women's clubs, and teaching career.
Date: Summer 1955
Creator: Misch, J. O.
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

The Annual Oklahoma Historical Tours

Description: Article describes the history of the annual tours given by the Oklahoma Historical Society to various historic locations in Oklahoma. R. G. Miller explains the process of proposing the initial idea to the Board of the Directors, and traces the journeys of the tours since.
Date: Autumn 1955
Creator: Miller, R. G.
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

John N. Florer: Pioneer Osage Trader

Description: Article discusses the life and career of pioneer Osage trader John N. Florer. Frank f. Finney discusses his family, travels, personal tragedies, and success in the oil business.
Date: Summer 1955
Creator: Finney, Frank F.
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

"My Life in the Indian Territory--Augusta C. Metcalf"

Description: Article describes life on the banks of the Washita River for Augusta Corson Metcalf, who moved to Indian Territory with her family in 1886. Melvin Harrel provides annotation to her experiences, and includes sketches the artist created of her frontier days.
Date: Spring 1955
Creator: Harrel, Melvin & Metcalf, Augusta Corson
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

The Election of J. Y. Callahan

Description: Article describes the election of James Yancy Callahan representing Oklahoma Territory as a delegate to the U. S. House of Representatives, signaling a victory for the Populist Party. Elmer L. Fraker describes the rise of the populists and their collaboration with the Democratic party in the territorial period of Oklahoma's history.
Date: Autumn 1955
Creator: Fraker, Elmer L.
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

The Great Seal of the Choctaw Nation

Description: Article describes the creation process of the Great Seal of the Choctaw Nation, which is featured on the cover of this issue of The Chronicles. Muriel H. Wright describes the meaning behind the images represented in the seal, and explores the history of the Choctaws as a people.
Date: Winter 1955
Creator: Wright, Muriel H. (Muriel Hazel), 1889-1975
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Tewah Hokay

Description: Article describes the true story behind the book titled The Choctaw Girl. Muriel H. Wright relates the tale of Tewah Hokay, a young Choctaw girl who lived near Bethabara Mission. She suffered from an injury incurred during the removal of her people and their journey west and died young, but was very religiously devoted.
Date: Winter 1955
Creator: Wright, Muriel H. (Muriel Hazel), 1889-1975
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society
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