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.
Early Navigation and Commerce Along the Arkansas and Red Rivers in Oklahoma - ark:/67531/metadc2191733
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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 details the structure of the Creeks' governmental system that was established in the early 1800s and how it evolved during and after the Civil War.
Necrology section for Volume 8, Number 1, March 1930. It includes documents honoring Dr. Emmet Starr, a genealogist and historian for the Cherokee tribe; Spruce McCoy Cox, a former gold miner; B. E. Bryant, a delegate of the Constitutional Convention; William E. Banks, a delegate in charge of naming the southern portion of Greer county; Judge Nestor Rummons, a county judge; James Clinton Graham, a lawyer; George A. Pate, a county attorney; and Reverend William McCombs, a religious leader from a Tuskegee church.
Notes and Documents section for Volume 8, Number 1, March 1930. It includes the minutes of the annual meeting of the Oklahoma Historical Society held on January 23, 1930 and the minutes of the meeting of the Board of Directors of the Oklahoma Historical Society held on the same day.
Notes and Documents, Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 8, Number 1, March 1930 - ark:/67531/metadc2191736
Article narrates an expedition undertaken by Captain David Lewis Payne to journey throughout Oklahoma's territories, as told from the perspective of a close friend. Captain Payne was well respected among his peers and generous with his advice and resources. This article is a continuation of an article from the previous volume.
Article describes the formation and expeditions undertaken by the 1st Regiment of the United States Dragoons as told from a book published by a former soldier.