Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 16, Number 2, June 1938
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How the Cherokees Acquired and Disposed of the Outlet: Part Five (Article)
Article continues to document how the Cherokee tribe lost the Cherokee Outlet through an agreement with the Cherokee Commission.
How the Cherokees Acquired and Disposed of the Outlet: Part Five - ark:/67531/metadc2192084
The Part Played by the Enslavement of the Indians in the Removal of the Tribes to Oklahoma (Article)
Article details how the North American Indian Slave Trade impacted the world economy and contributed to the tribes' removal to Oklahoma.
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Notes of a Missionary Among the Cherokees (Article)
Article narrates the experiences of Reverend Charles Cutler Torrey and his family as they traveled to the Indian Territory to become missionaries for the Cherokee Female Seminary.
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The Vigilantes in Early Beaver (Article)
Article chronicles how Beaver City was patrolled by a vigilante group during its pioneer days through the narrative of a shoot out that occurred within the city.
The Vigilantes in Early Beaver - ark:/67531/metadc2192087
The Founding of the Philosophical Society of Texas (Article)
Article chronicles the founding of the Philosophical Society of Texas, the oldest society in Texas that was created by the leaders of the Republic of Texas.
The Founding of the Philosophical Society of Texas - ark:/67531/metadc2192088
Nunih Waiya (Article)
Article explains the significance of Nunih Waiya, the capital of the Choctaw Nation. This place was named after a sacred mound near the Mississippi River that was created when the Choctaw and Chickasaw tribes broke apart.
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Governor Benjamin Franklin Overton and Governor Benjamin Crooks Burney (Article)
Article chronicles the relationships formed between governors Benjamin Overton and Benjamin Burney, and the Chickasaw Nation.
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The Saga of Skullyville (Article)
Article explains the significance of the city "Skullyville" withing the state of Oklahoma. The town featured bountiful natural resources that the citizens hoped would bring them prosperity.
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Excitement on the Sweetwater (Article)
Article narrates a scrimmage between Captain Lyman's troop and a Kiowa raiding party that occurred near Sweetwater Creek.
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Notes and Documents, June 1938 (Article)
Notes and Documents column including the minutes for the annual meeting of the Oklahoma Historical Society held from May 5-6, 1938 and the minutes for the special meeting of the Oklahoma Historical Society held on April 26, 1938.
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Necrology,, June 1938 (Article)
Column documenting biographical information about Oklahomans who have died, including Reverend Marcus Lafayette Butler, a descendant of the Duke of Ormonde; Virgil Durham, a county superintendent of schools; Mrs. Felix J. King, the founder of the Tifahaya Indian Club; W. W. Hastings, an attorney within the Cherokee Nation; and Joshua Buchanan Campbell, a newspaper man and pharmacist.
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Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 16, Number 2, June 1938, periodical, June 1938; Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc1827443/: accessed May 24, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.