Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 33, Number 4, Winter 1955-56
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The Hook Nine Ranch in the Indian Territory (Article)
Article describes the establishment of the Hendrix and Royer Ranch, also known as the Hook Nine Ranch, in Indian Territory. Ellsworth Collings discusses the founders and the results of their cattle business, providing details about the ranch and its surroundings.
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Billy Bowlegs (Article)
Article describes the life and personality of Billy Bowlegs, Seminole chief and warrior who fought against the encroachment of white settlers in the Seminole Wars. Carolyn Thomas Foreman explores the legacy of the man through accounts and documentation from the nineteenth century.
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Official Minutes of Quarterly Meeting, the Board of Directors, The Oklahoma Historical Society, Quarter Ending October 27, 1955 (Article)
This section includes the minutes of the quarterly meeting of the Board of Directors of the Oklahoma Historical Society that was held on October 27, 1955.
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The Great Seal of the Choctaw Nation (Article)
Article describes the creation process of the Great Seal of the Choctaw Nation, which is featured on the cover of this issue of The Chronicles. Muriel H. Wright describes the meaning behind the images represented in the seal, and explores the history of the Choctaws as a people.
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Tewah Hokay (Article)
Article describes the true story behind the book titled The Choctaw Girl. Muriel H. Wright relates the tale of Tewah Hokay, a young Choctaw girl who lived near Bethabara Mission. She suffered from an injury incurred during the removal of her people and their journey west and died young, but was very religiously devoted.
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Immigrants in the Choctaw Coal Industry (Article)
Article explores the immigrant communities that sprouted in the Choctaw Nation with the influx of miners working for coal companies entering the area. Stanley Clark also uses government reports to construct a picture of the hazardous working conditions in the mines and the toll it took on the lives of the miners.
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Some Recollections (Article)
Article provides some recollections of the author, who was one of the settlers who made the Oklahoma land run in 1889. James K. Hastings describes the lust for land experienced by the Sooners, life on the frontier, the growth of towns and business, and his own experiences teaching.
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Fred Severs Clinton, M. D., F. A. C. S. (Article)
Article provides a biographical tribute to the life of Fred Severs Clinton. Louise Morse Whitham describes the life of the leading surgeon, builder, President of the Indian Territory Medical Association, and pioneer public health advocate in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.
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William Pollock: Pawnee Indian, Artist and Rough Rider (Article)
Article describes the life and service of William Pollock, a Pawnee artist and rough rider who fought alongside Colonel Theodore Roosevelt in the Spanish-American War. Frank F. Finney includes both his personal recollections of the man and Roosevelt's.
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John D. Benedict: First United States Superintendent of Schools in the Indian Territory (Article)
Article discusses the life and career of John D. Benedict, first United States superintendent of schools in Indian Territory. The position was mandated through the Curtis Act, and Muriel H. Wright provides historical context to the educator's life before including a transcription of the man's reminiscences in his role.
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Notes and Documents, Winter 1955-56 (Article)
Notes and Documents column including documents about official seals of American Indian nations, notes on Doaksville, Choctaw Nation, a correction for an illustration of Billy Bowlegs in a book, the story of Pushmataha, a correction for The Chronicles, historians of the Ottawa, and the nomination of Ollie Magdalene Butler as the Pioneer Woman of Oklahoma of 1955.
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Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 33, Number 4, Winter 1955-56, periodical, Winter 1955; Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc1796161/: accessed May 28, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.