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J. George Wright: 1860-1941

Description: Article honors J. George Wright, an Indian agency commissioner for the Sioux tribes.
Date: Summer 1942
Creator: Foreman, Grant
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Dean Everett C. Wilson, 1885-1942

Description: Article chronicles the life and educational career of Everett C. Wilson, a prominent dean of East Central University.
Date: Summer 1942
Creator: Byrd, Hubert
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Hindman H. Burris, 1862-1940

Description: Article chronicles the life of Hindman H. Burris, a commission chairman responsible for codifying laws within the Chickasaw Nation and a delegate to the nation's capitol on behalf of the tribe.
Date: Summer 1942
Creator: Williams, Robert L.
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Reminiscences of Old Stonewall

Description: Article documents the significance of several businesses, such as a neighborhood school and a general store, within the town of Stonewall, Oklahoma that resided in the Chickasaw Nation.
Date: Summer 1942
Creator: Burris, George W.
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Range Riding in Oklahoma

Description: Article recounts the life of L. S. Records, a cowboy active during Oklahoma's pioneer days.
Date: Summer 1942
Creator: Records, Ralph H.
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Notes on the History of Old Greer County

Description: Article chronicles the lives of prominent figures and business within Old Greer County within Oklahoma Territory.
Date: Summer 1942
Creator: Tittle, Lem H.
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Collecting War Records

Description: Article explains various methods for collecting war records for acquisition into historical societies.
Date: Summer 1942
Creator: Beeson, Lewis
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Oklahoma County Histories

Description: Article lists the authors of several masters' theses regarding the histories of counties within Oklahoma that were published at the University of Oklahoma.
Date: Summer 1942
Creator: Rader, J. L.
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

John B. Doolin, 1879-1939

Description: Article chronicles the political career of John B. Doolin who was elected as the register of deeds for Woods county within Oklahoma Territory as the Democratic Party's candidate.
Date: Autumn 1942
Creator: Williams, Robert L.
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

The Governors of Oklahoma Territory

Description: Article outlines the career accomplishments of the first seven governors of Oklahoma: George Washington Steele, Abraham Jefferson Seay, William Cary Renfrow, Cassius McDonald Barnes, William Miller Jenkins, Thompson Benton Ferguson, and Frank Frantz.
Date: Autumn 1942
Creator: Meserve, John Bartlett, 1869-1943
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

General Daniel Henry Rucker

Description: Article chronicles the life and accomplishments of General Daniel Henry Rucker who, at the time of his death, was the oldest man to serve in the United States military.
Date: Autumn 1942
Creator: Foreman, Carolyn Thomas, 1872-1967
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

The Legend of Abuska

Description: Article recounts the Seminole folktale of how the abuska plant was created.
Date: Autumn 1942
Creator: Antle, H. R.
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Wartime Duties of Historical Society Museums

Description: Article is a speech given by L. Hubbard Shattuck, Director of the Chicago Historical Society, at a meeting of the American Association of Museums concerning the role of historical archives during times of war.
Date: Autumn 1942
Creator: Shattuck, L. Hubbard
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

The University Museum of Zoology and Cultural Progress

Description: Article explains the importance of museums during times of war by describing how the University of Oklahoma's Museum of Zoology collected artifacts while the world was going to war.
Date: Autumn 1942
Creator: Richards, A.
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

The Development of Tula's Petroleum Library

Description: Article details the creation and significance of the Petroleum special collection within the Tulsa Public Library.
Date: Autumn 1942
Creator: Osborne, Bradford A.
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Notes on Indian History

Description: Article consists of notes that list the contributors to The Chronicles, descriptions of books and letters that were acquisitioned within historical societies, memorials to prominent professors and historians, and a reprint of an article from The Daily Oklahoman.
Date: Autumn 1942
Creator: Moffitt, James W.
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Leroy Long - Teacher of Medicine: Chapter 1 & 2

Description: Article chronicles the life of Dr. Leroy Long, a prominent physician within Oklahoma and Indian Territories who grew up during the Reconstruction Era within North Carolina.
Date: Summer 1942
Creator: Hayes, Basil A.
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Leroy Long - Teacher of Medicine: Chapter 3

Description: Article continues to chronicle the life of Dr. Leroy Long, a prominent physician within the Oklahoma and Indian Territories. This article focuses on the events that unfolded when Dr. Long first arrived within Oklahoma Territory.
Date: Autumn 1942
Creator: Hayes, Basil A.
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Dissolution of the Osage Reservation: Part 1

Description: Article chronicles the dissolution of the Osage Reservation, the last reservation to be dissolved for allotments after the territory was opened for settlement.
Date: Autumn 1942
Creator: Chapman, Berlin B.
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Notes and Documents, June 1942

Description: Notes and Documents column including notes regarding a list of relevant articles for the society's readers, descriptions of inventory materials acquired by multiple historical associations, an announcement of the presentation of a book by the state's historical society, and the minutes for the annual meeting of the Oklahoma Historical Society held on April 20, 1942.
Date: Summer 1942
Creator: Moffitt, James W.
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Necrology, June 1942

Description: Column documenting biographical information about Oklahomans who have died, including Judge Jerry Rowland Dean, a former educator and judge; James S. Latimer, a delegate to the state's constitutional convention; John Henderson Hinton Jr., a mercantile businessman; Fred W. Holmes, a civic member of his community; and David Lawson Faulk, a successful farmer and merchant.
Date: Summer 1942
Creator: Williams, Robert L. & Seba, Wendall
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Notes and Documents, September 1942

Description: Notes and Documents column including notes on upcoming articles that will be published within The Chronicles, announcements on acquisitions made by historical societies, an announcement on actions taken by the National Resources Planning Board, lists of members for various historical societies, the minutes of the quarterly meeting of the Board of Directors of the Oklahoma Historical Society held on July 23, 1942, and a list of contributors for this volume.
Date: Autumn 1942
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society
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