Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 75, Number 3, Fall 1997
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William Shorey Coodey: The Cherokee Statesman (Article)
Article provides a biographical portrait of the life of William Shorey Coodey, a Cherokee statesman who advocated self-determination for his people and assisted in the creation of the Cherokee Constitution. He also acted as first president of the National Committee and chief in the absence of his uncle, John Ross.
William Shorey Coodey: The Cherokee Statesman - ark:/67531/metadc2031823
Altus Air Force Base: Sentinel of Southwest Oklahoma (Article)
Article describes the efforts of city officials to institute a flight training center at Altus, Oklahoma, and the resulting success of Altus Army Air Field and its training initiatives, particularly its contribution in training pilots for World War II combat.
Altus Air Force Base: Sentinel of Southwest Oklahoma - ark:/67531/metadc2031822
A Taxing Matter: The Dispute over the Estate of Tom Slick, 1930-1932 (Article)
Article describes the lengthy financial, legal, and political dispute that occurred when Oklahoma officials attempted to prove Tom Slick's Oklahoma residency after his death in order to collect estate taxes.
A Taxing Matter: The Dispute over the Estate of Tom Slick, 1930-1932 - ark:/67531/metadc2031820
River Rock Resort: Medicine Park's Landscape and Wichita Mountain Vernacular Architecture (Article)
Article traces the history of the resort boom in the United States and particularly the history of the resort at Medicine Park. Peter J. McCormick examines the type of architecture prevalent in the area and investigates the stagnation of the resort as well as revitalization projects.
River Rock Resort: Medicine Park's Landscape and Wichita Mountain Vernacular Architecture - ark:/67531/metadc2031819
"Stars in a Dark Night": The Education of Indian Youth at Choctaw Academy (Article)
Article discusses the establishment of the Choctaw Academy in the early to mid-nineteenth century by Richard Mentor Johnson. Marjorie Hall Young discusses the tribes that sent their children to the academy as well as its academic curricula.
"Stars in a Dark Night": The Education of Indian Youth at Choctaw Academy - ark:/67531/metadc2031821
For the Record, Fall 1997 (Article)
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 April 17, 1997. It also includes the minutes of the annual and special board meeting of the OHS that both occurred on April 18, 1997.
For the Record, Fall 1997 - ark:/67531/metadc2031824
Notes and Documents, Fall 1997 (Article)
Notes and Documents column including a document honoring William Brown Morrison, who was inducted into the annual Oklahoma Historians Hall of Fame in 1997.
Notes and Documents, Fall 1997 - ark:/67531/metadc2031825
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Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 75, Number 3, Fall 1997, periodical, Autumn 1997; Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc1761008/: accessed June 8, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.