Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 73, Number 1, Spring 1995
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Super Chief, Humble Man: The Life of Allie P. Reynolds (Article)
Article provides a biographical tribute to the life and career of Allie Pierce Reynolds, an Oklahoma-born athlete who eventually became pitcher for the New York Yankees. Max J. Nichols explores how Reynolds began to explore his own Creek heritage as time went on, and includes excerpts from his 1992 interview with the Oklahoma Historical Society.
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Deadly Currents: John Ross's Decision of 1861 (Article)
Article expounds on the situation Chief John Ross faced as leader of the Cherokees during the Civil War. Ari Kelman provides details about factionalism within the Cherokee Nation, the impossibility of neutrality during wartime with pressures from both Federal and Confederate armies, and the personal political intentions of the Cherokee leader.
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Herman F.C. Ten Kate, Jr.: An Adventurous Dutch Ethnologist in Indian Territory, 1883 (Article)
Article illustrates the journeys of Herman Ten Kate, Jr., a Dutch ethnologist who traveled among the tribes of Southwest Oklahoma collecting artifacts and studying the lifestyles of various people groups. Augustus J. Veenendaal, Jr. provides details about the scholar's life through a timeline of his experiences.
Herman F.C. Ten Kate, Jr.: An Adventurous Dutch Ethnologist in Indian Territory, 1883 - ark:/67531/metadc2031750
"No Sound I Will Ever Forget": The Antlers Tornado of 1945 (Article)
Article describes the impact of the Antlers tornado of 1945 and the destruction that occurred in Oklahoma at the time. Mike Males includes recollections from survivors of the disaster and explains the changes that were made in Oklahoma cities to prevent further damage.
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Cimarron Territory: Comedy and Tragedy (Article)
Article explores the history of the Cimarron Territory, a title for the Public Land Strip of the Oklahoma Panhandle where lawlessness was common, and the members of its unofficial government. Joy Schnabel discusses the motivations of these pioneers and the population they sought to entice to the area.
Cimarron Territory: Comedy and Tragedy - ark:/67531/metadc2031752
For the Record, Spring 1995 (Article)
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 October 26, 1994.
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Notes and Documents, Spring 1995 (Article)
Notes and Documents column including a document honoring Robert E. Bell, a historian who was inducted into the annual Oklahoma Historians Hall of Fame in 1995.
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Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 73, Number 1, Spring 1995, periodical, Spring 1995; Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc1727943/: accessed June 8, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.