Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 34, Number 1, Spring 1956
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The Light-Horse in the Indian Territory (Article)
Article describes the origin of the term "light-horse" and the appearance of mounted law enforcement in the tribes of North America. Carolyn Thomas Foreman discusses the "light-horsemen" of the Cherokee, Choctaw, and Muscogee (Creek) Nations.
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Notes and Documents, Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 34, Number 1, Spring 1956 (Article)
Notes and Documents section for Volume 34, Number 1, Spring 1956. It includes documents about historical markers, the first dairy herd on the Chisholm Trail, a piece on "Buffalo Wallows," an excerpt of a Cavalry private's journal, a story about the Populist Party, and notes about the first church services in Oklahoma City after April 22, 1889.
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A Report to the General Council of the Indian Territory Meeting at Okmulgee in 1873 (Article)
Article introduces and includes a report written by the Committee on Agriculture, a group composed of leaders of American Indian Nations, submitted to the General Council of Indian Territory. Its writers report the agricultural advancement of the tribes of Indian Territory and attest to the growth and accomplishment of its peoples.
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With Thoburn at Honey Creek (Article)
Article provides a narrative of the archaeological expedition five University of Oklahoma students took with Joseph B. Thoburn to Honey Creek in remembrance of the professor. Elmer L. Fraker, one of the students, discusses their findings in Big Mouth Cavern and the humorous memories of the journey.
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The Great Seal of the Muscogee Nation (Article)
Article describes the history of the Muscogee (Creek) Nation and interprets the imagery that appears in the Great Seal of the Muscogee Nation. This seal is represented on the cover of this issue of The Chronicles.
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Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 34, Number 1, Spring 1956, periodical, Spring 1956; Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc1760984/: accessed August 18, 2026), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.