Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 37, Number 2, Summer 1959
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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
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.
Stella Friends Academy - ark:/67531/metadc2123724
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.
William Shaffer Key: Oklahoma Patriot - ark:/67531/metadc2123721
County High Schools in Oklahoma (Article)
Article discusses the establishment of five county high schools between 1903 and 1935 after laws were passed by the Oklahoma legislature. Frank A. Balyeat provides a walk through of the legislation leading up to the founding of the schools as well as the individual process each school went through.
County High Schools in Oklahoma - ark:/67531/metadc2123726
Pushmataha's Travels (Article)
Article describes the expeditions of Chief Pushmataha of the Choctaw Nation through records in documentation of the time. Ruth Tennison West constructs a portrait of the Choctaw leader and his knowledge of the land through a depiction of his debate with General Andrew Jackson.
Pushmataha's Travels - ark:/67531/metadc2123723
Official Minutes of Quarterly Meeting, the Board of Directors, the Oklahoma Historical Society, Quarter Ending, April 23, 1959 (Article)
This section includes the minutes of quarterly meeting of the Board of Directors of the Oklahoma Historical Society which was held on April 23, 1959.
Official Minutes of Quarterly Meeting, the Board of Directors, the Oklahoma Historical Society, Quarter Ending, April 23, 1959 - ark:/67531/metadc2123728
Oklahoma City, from Public Land to Private Property, Part One (Article)
Article discusses the establishment and growth of Oklahoma City from public lands to private property. Berlin B. Chapman relates the history of railroad companies feuding over the townsite, the initial city planning that occurred, and the early leadership of Oklahoma City.
Oklahoma City, from Public Land to Private Property, Part One - ark:/67531/metadc2123727
Notes and Documents, Summer 1959 (Article)
Notes and Documents column including 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.
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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 June 13, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.