Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 40, Number 2, Summer 1962
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From the Brazos to the North Fork: The Autobiography of Otto Koeltzow, Part One (Article)
Article provides and introduction to and includes an excerpt of the autobiography of Otto Koeltzow, a migrant from Germany who homesteaded Greer County, Oklahoma Territory and weathered many difficulties to establish a community there.
From the Brazos to the North Fork: The Autobiography of Otto Koeltzow, Part One - ark:/67531/metadc2123818
Minutes of the Annual and the Quarterly Meetings of the Oklahoma Historical Society, Thursday April 26, 1962 (Article)
This section includes the minutes of the annual and quarterly meetings of the Oklahoma Historical Society that were held on April 26, 1962.
Minutes of the Annual and the Quarterly Meetings of the Oklahoma Historical Society, Thursday April 26, 1962 - ark:/67531/metadc2123821
Thomas Gilcrease (Article)
Article provides a biographical tribute to the life and contributions of Thomas Gilcrease, an oil company owner of Muscogee (Creek) descent who collected objects related to American Indian culture. Martin Wenger discusses the establishment of the Thomas Gilcrease Foundation and the Thomas Gilcrease Institute of American History and Art of Tulsa.
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Opening the Cherokee Outlet: An Archival Study, Part I (Article)
Article provides an archival study on the opening of the Cherokee Outlet to settlement. Berlin B. Chapman includes documentation from the time to summarize the agreement made with the Cherokees about the sale of the lands, guidelines for the "land race" portion of the opening, and legislation related to land claims.
Opening the Cherokee Outlet: An Archival Study, Part I - ark:/67531/metadc2123820
A Pioneer at the Land Openings in Oklahoma (Article)
Article discusses the life and homesteading efforts of Jefferson Lemanosky Hefley, a traveler to the Oklahoma frontier at the time of the land openings. Maurice Hefley explores the difficulties his grandfather faced as a pioneer until he eventually received a claim through lottery.
A Pioneer at the Land Openings in Oklahoma - ark:/67531/metadc2123819
Notes and Documents, Summer 1962 (Article)
Notes and Documents column including documents about the Civil War centennial, OHS awards, the history of the Grand River Dam Authority, a tribute to public librarian Mrs. Lester O'Riley, a letter from President Herbert Hoover, a bronze portrait of Sequoyah, dedication of the restoration of the old Cherokee capital of New Echota, and the contents of the Thomas J. Harrison pamphlet collection.
Notes and Documents, Summer 1962 - ark:/67531/metadc2123822
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Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 40, Number 2, Summer 1962, periodical, Summer 1962; Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc1760999/: accessed June 18, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.