Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 30, Number 1, Spring 1952
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Pierce Mason Butler (Article)
Article describes the life of Pierce Mason Butler, agent for the Cherokee people after their forced removal by the United States government. Carolyn Thomas Foreman captures the colonel's detailed descriptions about the people he worked which provide lasting information about the state of the Cherokee Nation at this time.
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The Administration of William C. Rogers, Principal Chief of the Cherokee Nation 1903-1907 (Article)
Article provides a biographical description of the life and leadership of William C. Rogers, principal chief of the Cherokee Nation from 1903 to 1907. Elzie Ronald Caywood explores the factionalism within the Cherokee Nation during this period, and the views and legislation advocated by the Downing (progressive) and National (conservative) parties.
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First Post Offices Within the Boundaries of Oklahoma (Article)
Article provides historical background to the included list of the first post offices in Oklahoma. Using records of the Postmaster General compiled in the National Archives, George H. Shirk lists post offices established in Oklahoma Territory leading up to statehood.
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Oklahoma History and the National Archives (Article)
Article discusses the state of the National Archives in the 1950s and traces its growth, arrangement changes, and additions of microfilm technology over the years. Kathryn M. Murphy focuses on materials related to Oklahoma history in the Archives and their coverage.
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The Andrew Nave Letters: New Cherokee Source Material at Northeastern State College (Article)
Article discusses the contents of the Andrew Nave Letters, a collection donated by the Nave family to Northeastern State University. Since Andrew Nave ran a store in Tahlequah and Park Hill and was the son-in-law of Cherokee chief John Ross, the materials can serve as a source of information for the business affairs of the Cherokee Nation.
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For the Record, Spring 1952 (Article)
For the Record section including the minutes of the Board of Directors of the Oklahoma Historical Society meeting that was held on January 24, 1952.
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Notes and Documents, Spring 1952 (Article)
Notes and Documents column including documents about a protest by Dr. Angie Debo, the twenty-fifth anniversary of the magazine Books Abroad, a report of the research conducted by E. H. Kelley about the opening of Citizens Bank in Oklahoma City, a history of Ingersoll, Oklahoma, and an introduction to folklore of Oklahoma.
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Necrology, Spring 1952 (Article)
Column documenting biographical information about Oklahomans who have died, including pioneer stone and brick mason Matthew Anton Swatek and railroad man and outdoorsman Griffin Putnam Carr.
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Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 30, Number 1, Spring 1952, periodical, Spring 1952; Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc1760982/: accessed April 19, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.