The mission of the Oklahoma Historical Society (OHS) is to collect, preserve, and share the history and culture of the state of Oklahoma and its people. The OHS was founded on May 27, 1893, by members of the Territorial Press Association.
Official Minutes of Quarterly Meeting, the Board of Directors, the Oklahoma Historical Society, Quarter Ending, July 24, 1958 - ark:/67531/metadc2123701
Notes and Documents, Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 36, Number 3, Fall 1958 - ark:/67531/metadc2123702
This issue is part of the following collection of related materials.
The Chronicles of Oklahoma
The Chronicles of Oklahoma is the scholarly journal published by the Oklahoma Historical Society. It is a quarterly publication and was first published in 1921.
Article describes the 1893 opening of the Cherokee Strip as experienced by the author and her family. Clara Williamson Warren Bullard describes her family's settlement of their claim, water scarcity, growth of communities, and the cultivation of land.
Article describes the life and career of Captain David McNair, a prominent figure in the Cherokee Nation and owner of a boat yard on the Conasauga River. Carolyn Thomas Foreman discusses the people he helped throughout his life and includes correspondence from the time to create a clearer portrait of the man.
This section includes the minutes of quarterly meeting of the Board of Directors of the Oklahoma Historical Society that was held on July 24, 1958.
Official Minutes of Quarterly Meeting, the Board of Directors, the Oklahoma Historical Society, Quarter Ending, July 24, 1958 - ark:/67531/metadc2123701
Notes and Documents section for Volume 36, Number 3, Fall 1958. It includes documents about the restoration of the Old Garland Plantation Cemetery by the OHS, Brig. Gen. Ranald Slidell Mackenzie, historic sties and history of the Ada region, additional notes about the Saddle Mountain Mission Church, seminars and dedications related to the American Indian Hall of Fame at Anadarko, the new constitution of the OHS, and a list of recent accessions to the OHS library.
Notes and Documents, Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 36, Number 3, Fall 1958 - ark:/67531/metadc2123702
Article discusses the establishment of Camp Schofield on Chilocco Creek, reports from United States army officers and troop commanders, drills and field exercises, and a simulated battle between troops stationed there.