Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 37, Number 2, Summer 1959
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William Shaffer Key: Oklahoma Patriot (Article)
Article provides a biographical tribute to the life and accomplishments of General William Shaffer Key, leader of numerous cultural and historical organizations who passed on January 5, 1959. Muriel H. Wright includes details from the man's life as well as quotes from those who knew him.
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A Social History of the Tri-State District (Article)
Article discusses the history of the Tri-State District area, which includes the history of mining camps and their poor conditions, the intellectual environment and the schools that were established in the region, and the social and economic conditions prevalent.
A Social History of the Tri-State District - ark:/67531/metadc2123725
Notes and Documents, Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 37, Number 2, Summer 1959 (Article)
Notes and Documents section for Volume 37, Number 2, Summer 1959. It includes documents about the first fossil discovered in Oklahoma, education in Indian Territory, the publication of the Arapaho Arrow, the founding of the post office at Geary, a memorial plaque for Dr. Emmett Starr, voting by the Osage in the first Oklahoma elections, the 1959 tour by the OHS, and the late publication of this issue of The Chronicles.
Notes and Documents, Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 37, Number 2, Summer 1959 - ark:/67531/metadc2123729
The Indian Territory Illuminating Oil Company (Article)
Article describes the history and establishment of the Indian Territory Illuminating Oil Company, as well as a more generalized history of Oklahoma's oil industry and oil wells.
The Indian Territory Illuminating Oil Company - ark:/67531/metadc2123722
Stella Friends Academy (Article)
Article discusses the establishment and curriculum of Stella Friends Academy, a high school founded near Cherokee, Oklahoma by several pioneer families. Mary Blue Coppock explores the impact it left on the community there and on the history of education in Oklahoma.
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Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 37, Number 2, Summer 1959, periodical, Summer 1959; Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc1796166/: accessed January 13, 2025), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.