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An Indian Territory United Nations: The Creek Council of 1845

Description: Article discusses the meetings of delegates from the Cherokee, Choctaw, Chickasaw, Creek, Seminole, Kickapoo, Shawnee, Caddo, Wichita, Quapaw, Osage, Kiowa, and Pawnee tribes in council to discuss the issues of Indian Territory in the nineteenth century. A. M. Gibson includes a record of the proceedings by Cherokee Agent Pierce M. Butler and edited by newspaper editor William P. Ross.
Date: Winter 1961
Creator: Gibson, Arrell M.
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Lieutenant Averell's Ride at the Outbreak of the Civil War

Description: Article introduces and includes the description of Lieutenant William W. Averell's journey from the Washington D.C. to Fort Smith at the outbreak of the Civil War carrying an order from the War Department. Muriel H. Wright explains the contents of the order, which was the withdrawal of troops from Indian Territory, and what it meant for the people of the area.
Date: Spring 1961
Creator: Wright, Muriel H. (Muriel Hazel), 1889-1975
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

William L. McClellan, Choctaw Agent, West

Description: Article explores the life and work of the author's great-great-grandfather, William L. McClellan, agent of the Choctaw Nation in the early nineteenth century. Ben Collins Pickett's uses correspondence from the time to construct a picture of McClellan's operations as he procured his appointment and constructed the Choctaw Agency building.
Date: Spring 1961
Creator: Pickett, Ben Collins
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

The Comanche Bridge Between Oklahoma and Mexico, 1843-1844

Description: Article discusses the activities of Comanche raiders on their plunder roads that swept from Kansas to Mexico. Ralph A. Smith focuses on their exploits below the Rio Grande from 1843-1844.
Date: Spring 1961
Creator: Smith, Ralph A.
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Colonel Cooper's Civil War Report on the Battle of Round Mountain

Description: Article summarizes and provides details for the report written by Colonel Douglas H. Cooper, a commander in the Confederate Army, about the Battle at Round Mountain fought against Muscogee (Creek) leader Opothleyahola. Muriel H. Wright provides excerpts of the report and includes maps and information about other Civil War battles.
Date: Winter 1961
Creator: Wright, Muriel H. (Muriel Hazel), 1889-1975
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

A Brief History of the Fort Sill Apache Tribe

Description: Article provides a history of the Fort Sill Apache Tribe and their ancestors, which included the Warm Spring Apache Tribe, the Chiricahua Apache Tribe, and the Nednai Apache Tribe. After detailing the history of these individual tribes, Benedict Jozhe describes how the Apaches were brought to Fort Sill and became prisoners of war until their eventual release.
Date: Winter 1961
Creator: Johze, Benedict
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Delos K. Lonewolf, Kiowa

Description: Article describes the life, education, and career of Delos K. Lonewolf, preacher and nephew to Chief Lone Wolf. Hugh D. Corwin discusses his upbringing, family, and religious activities, as well as the occasions he accompanied his uncle to Washington, D. C. to serve as an interpreter.
Date: Winter 1961
Creator: Corwin, Hugh D.
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Honorable Thomas P. Gore: The Blind Senator

Description: Article describes the life and career of Oklahoma's blind Senator, Thomas P. Gore. Monroe Billington illustrates Gore's upbringing, the injury that resulted in blindness, his marriage and family, politics, and speech delivery.
Date: Summer 1961
Creator: Billington, Monroe
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

In Dugouts and Sod Houses

Description: Article discusses the temporary shelters pioneers constructed in the wake of the Oklahoma land runs. Veda Giezentanner elaborates on the process of creating sod houses and dugouts, the difficulties faced by early pioneers, and the ways settlers made a living.
Date: Summer 1961
Creator: Giezentanner, Veda
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

The Oklahoma Historical Society: A Review in 1905

Description: Article introduces and includes a reprint of an extensive report written in 1905 by William P. Campbell about the founding and development of the Oklahoma Historical Society, lists of donors and gifts, newspaper publications, and collection items.
Date: Autumn 1961
Creator: Campbell, William P.
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Memorial Address: Oklahoma's Heritage

Description: Article provides a memorial address in honor of Judge Edgar S. Vaught, Anabell Gum, and Roy M. Johnson. Judge Orel Busby explores the romanticism of pioneer history in Oklahoma and the individuals that helped build the state.
Date: Summer 1961
Creator: Busby, Orel
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Segregation in the Public Schools of Oklahoma Territory

Description: Article describes early territorial legislation requiring segregation in public schools in Oklahoma. Frank A. Balyeat discusses his own recollections of the time period, how some schools remained mixed, and the history of education on the frontier.
Date: Summer 1961
Creator: Balyeat, Frank A.
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

A Tribute to Judge Baxter Taylor

Description: Article provides a biographical tribute to judge, lawyer, and newspaper editor Judge Baxter Taylor. Edward M. Box explores the highlights of Taylor's life and career.
Date: Summer 1961
Creator: Box, Edward M.
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Otis Hoover Richards: 89'er

Description: Article honors the life and career of Otis Hoover Richards, a scribe and pioneer of Oklahoma Territory who made the 1889 land run. Glenn A. Welsch includes a memorial tribute to the man written by Mr. O. F. (Fant) Word.
Date: Summer 1961
Creator: Welsch, Glenn A.
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

A Pioneer Family in Old Greer County

Description: Article discusses the life of the Chitwood family on the Oklahoma frontier in Greer County. Adelia Clifton's adapted version of Maggie Chitwood Kilpatrick's manuscript includes stories cattle herding, conditions in the dugout house they lived in, and early education.
Date: Summer 1961
Creator: Clifton, Adelia
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Sarah Ann Harlan: From Her Memoirs of Life in the Indian Territory

Description: Article provides an introduction to and includes the memories of Sarah Ann Harlan, a pioneer woman who was able to live in the Choctaw Nation with her husband on account of her heritage. Harlan's account includes stories of her family and upbringing on a plantation near the Alabama-Mississippi state line.
Date: Summer 1961
Creator: Wright, Muriel H. (Muriel Hazel), 1889-1975 & Harlan, Sarah Ann
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Bridgeport by the Canadian

Description: Article discusses the history, growth, and development of the town of Bridgeport on the Canadian River. Chrystobel Berrong Poteet describes the industries that gave birth to its location, the transportation methods used to cross the river, and the businesses established in the area.
Date: Summer 1961
Creator: Poteet, Chrystabel Berrong
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society
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