The mission of the Oklahoma Historical Society (OHS) is to collect, preserve, and share the history and culture of the state of Oklahoma and its people. The OHS was founded on May 27, 1893, by members of the Territorial Press Association.
This issue is part of the following collection of related materials.
The Chronicles of Oklahoma
The Chronicles of Oklahoma is the scholarly journal published by the Oklahoma Historical Society. It is a quarterly publication and was first published in 1921.
Article provides documentation of personal experiences from those living in Indian Territory during the Civil War to illustrate its disastrous effects on the lives of individual citizens.
Now the Wolf Has Come: The Civilian Civil War in the Indian Territory - ark:/67531/metadc2031698
Article describes the life and priesthood of Belgian bishop Theophile Meerschaert, who took up a ministry representing the Catholic Church in the Indian and Oklahoma Territories. James D. White includes correspondence and documentation from Meerschaert and those around him in this biographical narrative.
Destined for Duty: The Life and Diary of Bishop Theophile Meerschaert - ark:/67531/metadc2031696
Article examines the decline of services in small-town Oklahoma using results of a study of four commercial centers: Caddo, Wapanucka, Calera, and Bromide. Brian L. Schulz introduces some programs that may help revitalize these rural areas.
Where is Mainstreet? The Commercial Landscape of Four Oklahoma Small Towns - ark:/67531/metadc2031699
Article discusses the success and failures of Oklahoma's Bank Guarantee Law and its Bank Guarantee Fund throughout the years after its establishment in 1907. Norbert R. Mahnken examines the factors that contributed to the law's creation and the eventual collapse of the system.
No Oklahoman Lost a Penny: Oklahoma's State Bank Guarantee Law, 1907-1923 - ark:/67531/metadc2031697
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 28, 1992.