Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 9, Number 4, December 1931
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The Great Lottery (Article)
Article chronicles the opening of land for settlement within the Kiowa-Comanche and Apache reservations through a land lottery.
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Address of Judge C. Ross Hume (Article)
Article is an address given by Judge C. Ross Hume to dedicate the landmark where the Five Civilized Tribes agreed to form an Indian Confederacy of the Plains.
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Editorial: Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 9, Number 4, December 1931 (Article)
Article consists of editorials written by staff members at the Chronicles. It includes an announcement regarding a previous issue of the magazine, a note on the installation of new bookstacks at the historical society, and a note on the society's work with historical newspapers.
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Camp Napoleon (Article)
Article chronicles the events that surrounded Camp Napoleon, a meeting of the Five Civilized Tribes with other Indigenous tribes to form a confederation of protection at the end of the Civil War against aggressions from the Union and the Confederacy.
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The Choctaw Academy (Article)
Article is a continuation of the author's attempts to document the establishment and history of the Choctaw Academy, a mission school dedicated to the education of American Indian youths.
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The Opening of the Cherokee Outlet: Continued (Article)
Article continues narrating the events that transpired during the opening of the Cherokee Outlet for settling while also detailing the processes for acquiring land within the region.
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Chief Opothleyahola (Article)
Article documents Chief Opothleyahola's efforts to oppose the selling of Creek lands to the United States federal government.
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Swanson County (Article)
Article details the legislative actions taken to create Swanson county, the 77th county created within Oklahoma, and the numerous politicians appointed and elected to its governing body.
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Report of Cherokee Deputation into Florida (Article)
Article reports on the condition of the Seminole tribe after a seven-year long war against the federal government as a result of their attempted removal from Florida into Indian Territory. The report was written by Chief John Ross of the Cherokee tribe who served as a mediator between the two.
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Notes and Documents, December 1931 (Article)
Notes and Documents column including a proposed amendment to the Oklahoma Historical Society's constitution and the minutes for the quarterly meeting of the historical society's Board of Directors held on October 29, 1931.
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Necrology, December 1931 (Article)
Column documenting biographical information about Oklahomans who have died, including Robert J. Ray, A. J. Titus, James P. Renfrew, Harry Mayo Dunlap, Charles Henry Bower, Eugene B. Lawson, George A. Fooshee, Andrew Louis Hausam, George A. Trice, and Mrs. Rebecca Harris Colbert.
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Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 9, Number 4, December 1931, periodical, December 1931; Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc1827100/: accessed May 26, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.