Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 59, Number 3, Fall 1981
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Osage Oxonian: The Heritage of John Joseph Mathews (Article)
Article describes the heritage, life, and career of John Joseph Matthews. Terry P. Wilson begins by providing historical context about the Osage Tribe, then narrows focus to Matthews and his own mixed heritage, education, and literary works.
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Henry Vogel: A White Laborer in Indian Territory (Article)
Article depicts the life of territorial stonemason Henry Vogel through examination of his accounts of various building projects. Brad Agnew discusses the man's upbringing, family, and the struggles he faced in Indian Territory.
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The Log of a Frontier Marshal (Article)
Article explores the life of a frontier marshal in Oklahoma Territory through the inclusion of a log by U.S. Deputy Marshal Wiley G. Haines. Joe D. Haines, Jr. compares the actual daily life of a frontier marshal with the romantic accounts of the west that have been popularized by film and literature.
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Chickasaw Education and Murray State College (Article)
Article describes the establishment and history of Murray State College in the Chickasaw Nation, including its historical context, physical layout of buildings, and student population.
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Energy Resources on the Southern Great Plains (Article)
Article details the history of discovering and managing energy resources on the Southern Great Plains. From coal mining to the oil and gas industry, settlers took full advantage of the area's resources to run their settlements.
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Gold in Oklahoma: The Last Great Gold Excitement in the Trans-Mississippi West, 1889-1918 (Article)
Article discusses the hunt for gold and other minerals in the Wichita Mountains of Oklahoma. Duane K. Hale uncovers the history of mining in southwestern Oklahoma from the last half of the nineteenth century to the beginning of the twentieth, including the discovery of ancient mines and dig sites left by earlier prospectors.
Gold in Oklahoma: The Last Great Gold Excitement in the Trans-Mississippi West, 1889-1918 - ark:/67531/metadc2031406
For the Record, Fall 1981 (Article)
For the Record section includingthe minutes of the annual meeting of the Oklahoma Historical Society and the quarterly board meeting of the Board of Directors of the OHS that was held on October 23, 1980. It also includes the new committee assignments on the OHS Board of Directors. It also includes a list honoring the donors who gave gifts to the OHS in the first quarter of 1981 and lists of new annual and new life members of the OHS from January 30 to April 29 of 1981.
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Notes and Documents, Fall 1981 (Article)
Notes and Documents column including an amended version of Oklahoma Historical Society constitution that was adopted on March 13, 1981.
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Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 59, Number 3, Fall 1981, periodical, Autumn 1981; Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc1752292/: accessed June 15, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.