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Oklahoma's Military Tradition

Description: Article explores the history of Oklahoma's military from its beginnings as the Oklahoma Territorial Militia to its evolution into the Oklahoma National Guard. Fred A. Daugherty and Pendleton Woods discuss the Guard's participation in the Spanish-American War, World War I, World War II, the Korean War, and the Vietnam War.
Date: Winter 1979
Creator: Daugherty, Fred A. & Woods, Pendleton
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Confederate Refugees from Indian Territory

Description: Article discusses the difficulties faced by Cherokee, Choctaw, Creek, Chickasaw, and Seminole refugees who left Indian Territory during the Civil War and the relief their leaders attempted to secure them as delegates to the Confederate government.
Date: Winter 1979
Creator: Fischer, LeRoy H. & McMurry, William L.
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

For the Record, Winter 1979-80

Description: For the Record section including the minutes of the quarterly board meeting of the Board of Directors of the Oklahoma Historical Society that was held on July 26, 1979. It also includes a gift list for the second quarter of 1979 and lists of new annual and new life members of the OHS.
Date: Winter 1979
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Notes and Documents, Winter 1979-80

Description: Notes and Documents column including a document about the preservation ordinances enacted by Guthrie, Oklahoma City, and Hammon, an announcement about the reprint of "The Historic Preservation Movement in Oklahoma," and an introduction to Oklahoma's early military forts and posts.
Date: Winter 1979
Creator: Thurman, Melvena K. & Faulk, Odie B.
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Will Rogers and His Magic Mirror

Description: Article describes how Will Rogers reflected societal issues in his writings and criticism. William R. Brown focuses on the political aspects of Will Rogers' views and the political environment of Oklahoma in the early nineteenth century.
Date: Autumn 1979
Creator: Brown, William R.
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Will Rogers as Social Critic

Description: Article focuses on the role of Will Rogers as social critic from Oklahoma. Joseph Stout includes excerpts of his writings to explore his views and humor in his newspaper columns, telegrams, books, and articles.
Date: Autumn 1979
Creator: Stout, Joseph A.
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Will Rogers: An Introduction

Description: Article provides an introduction to Will Rogers in this issue dedicated to the cowboy entertainer and humorist, highlighting the work he contributed as an important public figure.
Date: Autumn 1979
Creator: Gibson, Arrell M.
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

A Civil War Experience of Some Arkansas Women in Indian Territory

Description: Article provides an account by Francena Lavinia Martin Sutton, one of a party of five women and three children who journeyed to Arkansas in the midst of the Civil War. Sutton relates struggles they faced on the road and interactions with Choctaws, who hosted them when they wandered into Indian Territory.
Date: Spring 1979
Creator: Martin Sutton, Francena Lavinia & Fischer, LeRoy H.
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Benson Park: Shawnee Citizens at Leisure in the Twentieth Century

Description: Article describes the beauty and history of Benson Park near Shawnee, Oklahoma. Kenneth R. Bain, Rob Phillips, and Paul D. Travis explore its attraction as a recreational area and the many leisure activities that were possible there until its eventual decline in the face of industry.
Date: Summer 1979
Creator: Bain, Kenneth R.; Phillips, Rob & Travis, Paul D.
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Will Rogers' Roots

Description: Article traces the genealogy of Will Rogers, following the Cherokee roots of his ancestors to the frontier ranching and farming life of his immediate family.
Date: Autumn 1979
Creator: Meredith, Howard L.
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Colbert's Ferry

Description: Article describes the history of one of the best known Red River ferries, Colbert's Ferry, and how it served as a major form of transportation in Oklahoma during the nineteenth century.
Date: Summer 1979
Creator: Overbeck, Ruth Ann
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

The Literary Will Rogers

Description: Article examines the life Will Rogers through an exploration of the literature written about Rogers and his genealogy, impact on history through writings and performances, and his views on society.
Date: Autumn 1979
Creator: Clark, Blue
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

General Stores, Retail Merchants, and Assimilation: Retail Trade in the Cherokee Nation, 1838-1890

Description: Article describes the process of establishing trade and general stores on the Indian Territory frontier, both by white settlers and Cherokees establishing themselves in their new lands. Duncan M. Aldrich discusses the history of business and entrepreneurship in Indian Territory.
Date: Spring 1979
Creator: Aldrich, Duncan M.
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Government Policy and Indian Farming on the Cheyenne and Arapaho Reservation: 1869-1880

Description: Article describes the agricultural programming the United States government promoted for Cheyenne and Arapaho lands in the late nineteenth century. William D. Pennington describes the attempt and ultimate failure of the policies in transforming nomadic groups into agrarian ones.
Date: Summer 1979
Creator: Pennington, William D.
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Troubled Times: Homesteading in Short-Grass Country, 1892-1900

Description: Article discusses the results of the 1893 land run after the opening of lands on the Cheyenne and Arapaho reservation, including the difficulties settlers faced. Michael H. Reggio describes how the poor crop yields, pests, droughts, and lack of transportation impacted the lives of homesteaders.
Date: Summer 1979
Creator: Reggio, Michael H.
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society
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