Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 28, Number 3, Autumn 1950
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Itemized List of the Whipple Collection (Article)
Article provides an itemized list of the General Amiel Weeks Whipple Collection, which includes journals, drawings, paintings, maps, manuscripts, pamphlets, books and pages, and lithographs related to the land surveys the man participated in.
Itemized List of the Whipple Collection - ark:/67531/metadc2123383
Amiel Weeks Whipple (Article)
Article provides a biographical breakdown of the life and career of General Amiel Weeks Whipple, whose collection of journals, maps, drawings, and other materials were donated to the Oklahoma Historical Society. Francis R. Stoddard discusses the man's work on the Mexican Boundary Survey of 1851 and the Pacific Railroad Survey of 1853.
Amiel Weeks Whipple - ark:/67531/metadc2123382
Sarah Beatty Wilson of Lukfahta, 1835 (Article)
Article provides historical context for the included letter by Sarah Beatty Wilson, a pioneer woman who traveled to Indian Territory with her family in 1835. Wilson describes her experiences on the journey and starting a new home on the frontier in the contents of the letter.
Sarah Beatty Wilson of Lukfahta, 1835 - ark:/67531/metadc2123388
Ad Interim Report, September 5, 1950 (Article)
Ad Interim Report created on September 5, 1950 due to the annual meeting being passed over. This report includes a yearly update of details and information the Board of Directors of the Oklahoma Historical Society may need for their next meeting.
Ad Interim Report, September 5, 1950 - ark:/67531/metadc2123389
German in Okarche, 1892-1902 (Article)
Article discusses the establishment and history of Okarche as a frontier town with a predominantly German population. W. A. Willibrand discusses the growth of German newspapers, churches, and difficulties with language adaption.
German in Okarche, 1892-1902 - ark:/67531/metadc2123385
The Journal of Lieutenant A. W. Whipple (Article)
Article provides historical background and includes excerpts for the journal of General Amiel Weeks Whipple during his travels completing the Pacific Railroad Survey in the summer of 1853. Muriel H. Wright and George H. Shirk discuss the demand for a transcontinental railroad that motivated his journey, and the main body of journal highlights details of Whipple's expedition.
The Journal of Lieutenant A. W. Whipple - ark:/67531/metadc2123384
The Sequoyah Convention, Part II (Article)
In the second part of this article about the Sequoyah Constitutional Convention, Amos Maxwell provides more details about the delegates of the tribes who attended, the proponents of the document, and the opposition to its adoption. Maxwell attests that although it was not passed, the document was evidence that a state government led by the tribes of Indian Territory was possible.
The Sequoyah Convention, Part II - ark:/67531/metadc2123387
Memorial Genealogical Library, Daughters of the American Revolution (Article)
Article celebrates the silver anniversary of the founding of the Genealogical Library of the Oklahoma Daughters of the American Revolution through a piece about its history. Josephine Sperry Hickam provides personal input and details about the process behind the creation of the library.
Memorial Genealogical Library, Daughters of the American Revolution - ark:/67531/metadc2123386
Notes and Documents, Fall 1950 (Article)
Notes and Documents column including notes on memorials, an account of Cherokee leader Spring Frog, additional data to accompany articles, a note about a portrait of Charles Evans, and a list of recent accessions to the library of the Oklahoma Historical Society.
Notes and Documents, Fall 1950 - ark:/67531/metadc2123390
Necrology, Fall 1950 (Article)
Column documenting biographical information about Oklahomans who have died, including Frederick Simpich and Merritt Julius Glass.
Necrology, Fall 1950 - ark:/67531/metadc2123391
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Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 28, Number 3, Autumn 1950, periodical, Autumn 1950; Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc1827480/: accessed May 23, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.