Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 44, Number 3, Autumn 1966
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Reminiscences of Jim Tomm (Article)
Article provides reminiscences of Jim Tomm, a freedman who was born into slavery on the plantation of George Stidham in the Muscogee (Creek) Nation and freed during the Civil War. L. M. S. Wilson compiles these memories of Tomm's life before, during, and after the Civil War.
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Jose Maria: Anadarko Chief (Article)
Article describes the life of José Maria, a chief of the Anadarkos. Kenneth F. Neighbours discusses the life of the Anadarkos in Texas, relations with the United States government, and warfare with other tribes.
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The Cherokee Orphan Asylum (Article)
Article describes the establishment and history of the Cherokee Orphan Asylum, an institution that provided care and education to orphaned children of the Cherokee Nation. Judge N. B. Johnson describes the evolution of the institution and how the nation secured funds for its creation.
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Minutes of the Quarterly Meeting of the Board of Directors, Oklahoma Historical Society, July 28, 1966 (Article)
This section includes the minutes of the quarterly meeting of the Board of Directors of the Oklahoma Historical Society that was held on July 28, 1966.
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Death's First Visit to Old Faxon (Article)
Article describes the tragedy of the first deaths that struck Faxon, Oklahoma, a frontier town initially called "Slogan" when it was established. Albert S. Gilles, Sr. provides personal recollections and recounts the tale of the burial.
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The Choctaw Nation in 1843: A Missionary's View (Article)
Article provides an introduction to and includes a letter from the Reverend Jared Olmsted to his brother, Orrin L. Olmsted, while he was living and working as a missionary-teacher in the Choctaw Nation.
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Oklahoma's Red River Boundary: Under U. S. Supreme Court Decision in 1927 (Article)
Article discusses the disputes and judicial decisions concerning the boundary between Oklahoma and Texas formed by the Red River that occurred in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.
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Acculturation Problems Among the Plains Tribes of the Government Agencies in Western Indian Territory (Article)
Article describes the process of managing government agencies in reservations and the issues that arose. Michael Dan Mitchell discusses the establishment of Quaker leadership and suspicion when it came to white influence among the tribes.
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Two Quanah Parker Letters (Article)
Article provides context to and includes two letters written by Comanche leader Quanah Parker. James M. Day explains Parker's concern for his people and their welfare and his request for the removal of his mother's body, which was buried in Texas, to Oklahoma so he could be buried near here when he passed.
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Notes and Documents, Fall 1966 (Article)
Notes and Documents column including correspondence, biographical sketches, a report from the Oklahoma State University Department of History, and an announcement about the sale of rare books.
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Necrology, Fall 1966 (Article)
Column documenting biographical information about Oklahomans who have died; this issue discusses Marion Donehew, the first student to enroll at the University of Oklahoma and a teacher and reporter on the frontier.
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Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 44, Number 3, Autumn 1966, periodical, Autumn 1966; Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc1796185/: accessed June 17, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.