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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
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

The Tuttle Trail

Description: Article describes the history of Tuttle Trail, its use as a cattle trail, recollections of pioneers living near the trail who observed the cattle drives, and its geological landmarks.
Date: Autumn 1978
Creator: Blau, Max & Jackson, Berenice Lloyd
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

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.
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

The United States Army as the Early Patron of Naturalists in the Trans-Mississippi West, 1803-1820

Description: Article explores the participation of the United States Army in Naturalist expeditions of the late eighteenth and early nineteenth century. Early explorers who documented the flora and fauna of the western world were Captain Meriwether Lewis and Second Lieutenant William Clark, General Zebulon Pike, and General Randolph B. Marcy.
Date: Summer 1978
Creator: Thomas, Phillip Drennen
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

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
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

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.
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

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.
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

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.
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society
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