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The Battle of the Washita

Description: Article details the events that transpired during the Battle of the Washita, as told by Joseph K. Griffis, an alleged former captive of the Kiowa tribe who claims to have been present during the event.
Date: Autumn 1930
Creator: Griffis, Joseph K. & Peery, Dan W.
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Cascorillo: Archaeological Fact or Romantic Fantasy?

Description: Article attempts to corroborate the account of Pedro Jaungonzales who claims to have stayed at a fort used for digging, smelting, and protecting the Mexico-Texas border during Texas' fight for independence called Cascorillo. Few archeological artifacts have been found to confirm his story.
Date: Spring 1971
Creator: Ottaway, Harold N.
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Soil Conservation District 86: Washita County

Description: Township range grid map for a portion of Oklahoma with handwritten markings denoting the boundaries of Washita County Soil Conservation District number 86, with additional notations for the Washita River. The district was organized in August 3rd, 1953, encompassing Washita County, showing its original border and current border.
Date: unknown
Creator: Oklahoma Conservation Commission
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Location: None
Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

The Battle of the Washita, Revisited: A Journey to a Historic Site in 1933

Description: Article describes the journey of Howard F. Van Zandt and Guy W. Lanman, two graduate students from the University of Oklahoma, to the historic site of the Battle of the Washita in 1933. Howard F. Van Zandt provides his reconstruction of the events following the walkthrough of the battle sites and his interaction with a Cheyenne survivor of the attack.
Date: Spring 1984
Creator: Van Zandt, Howard F.
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Notes and Documents, Fall 2011

Description: Notes and Documents column including a short document titled "The Twenty-Five Indians: A Revealing Ledger from the Genevieve Seger Collection" that describes a ledger book dating back to 1886 which lists the names of the first colonists to leave the Darlington (Cheyenne-Arapaho) Agency to establish an agricultural colony on the Washita River. The ledger, given to the Oklahoma Historical Society by Genevieve Seger, provides evidence that twenty-eight Arapahos set out to establish the colony.
Date: Autumn 2011
Creator: Welge, William D.
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Aerial Shot of Partially Completed Pattern of Windbreaks in Development Since 1939

Description: Photograph of an aerial shot of partially completed pattern of windbreaks in development since 1939. The back of the photograph proclaims, “Partially completed pattern of windbreaks in the Dill area, North Fork of Red River Soil Conservation District, Oklahoma. Note the farmstead windbreaks planted in conjunction with the more extensive field windbreaks. An effective farmstead is soon in the center protecting the Blanton farm. This community pattern has been in the process of development since … more
Date: September 26, 1949
Creator: Postlethwaite, Hermann
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Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Site of a Future Erosion Control Dam

Description: Photograph of a view of a future erosion control dam site to control gully. The back of the photograph proclaims, “Views of the site of an erosion control dam below a waterway to be built later.”
Date: September 1952
Creator: Archer, S. G.
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Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Grass, Legume and Forb Cultivation

Description: Photograph of pasture. Midland bermuda sprigged in 1959. 65 head grazed on 65 acres and fertilized with 100 pounds of 33% nitrogen per acre in the spring of 1960. Overseeded to sweet clover in the fall of 1960. OK-979-2.
Date: October 4, 1960
Creator: Bryan, Hugo
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Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society

Grass, Legume and Forb Cultivation

Description: Photograph of two acre Bermuda grass pasture strip developed from a badly gullied draw. The draw was sloped and sodded in 1938 and now provides grazing at the rate of 1 unit per acre and serves as an outlet channel for 70 acres of terraced and cultivated land. Mr. Fred Bunch states that this pasture strip furnishes better grazing than any of his 28 acres of native pasture on this 160 acre farm. He also states that his soil conservation practices have increased by $1,000 the value of this farm. … more
Date: December 14, 1942
Creator: Jenkins, E. W.
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Partner: Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society
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