Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 28, Number 4, Winter 1950
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Joseph Absalom Scales (Article)
Article describes the life and career of Joseph Absalom Scales, one of the civic leaders of the Cherokee Nation who acted as attorney, Major in the Confederate Army during the Civil War, and associate justice of the Supreme Court. Carolyn Thomas Foreman pieces together documentation from the nineteenth century to provide a portrait of the man.
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Harry Campbell (Article)
Article provides a biographical sketch of the life and career of Judge Henry Campbell, a civil and legal leader for the city of Tulsa, Oklahoma. Charles Evans includes some of the man's reminiscences after describing his many contributions.
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Old Grand, Ghost Town (Article)
Article explores the history of Grand, Oklahoma, which eventually became a ghost town. C. A. Squire describes how it was once the county seat of Ellis County and touches on each of the first settler families and individuals that built the town and established businesses there.
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Albert H. Ellis (Article)
Article pays biographical tribute to Albert H. Ellis, homesteader and member of the Oklahoma territorial and state legislatures as well as a member of the Oklahoma Constitutional Convention. Angie Debo discusses his participation in the land run, settlement on the Cherokee Strip, and active role in local politics.
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The Early Days of Anadarko (Article)
Article traces the history of the city of Anadarko, which grew out of the Wichita Agency and attracted numerous religious denominations, who built churches and schools there. Sara Brown Mitchell describes the town in its early days and its people.
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Thomas J. Palmer, Frontier Publicist (Article)
Article provides a portrait of Thomas J. Palmer, editor and publisher of frontier newspapers, through biographical data compiled by the author as well as excerpts of his autobiography. Palmer's work, personality, and political views are explored.
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The Survey of Indian Territory, 1894-1907 (Article)
Article describes the work Junius B. Moore did as part of the Dawes Commission to survey the land of Indian Territory. Moore states that the purpose of the commission was to persuade the tribes to allow their land to be allotted and divided individually, so the first part of the process was to survey the land.
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Official Reception of the Whipple Papers (Article)
Article discusses the reception of the papers donated by General Amiel Weeks Whipple to the Oklahoma Historical Society, the guests that visited, and the speeches that were given at the event. Charles Evans includes transcriptions of speeches by President Key of the OHS, Colonel George Shirk, Governor Roy J. Turner, Professor William Whipple, and himself.
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Minutes of the Meeting of the Board of Directors, Oklahoma Historical Society, October 26, 1950 (Article)
This section includes the minutes of the meeting of the Board of Directors of the Oklahoma Historical Society that was held on October 26, 1950.
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Ed H. Moore (Article)
Article provides a biographical tribute to Ed H. Moore, United States Senator from Oklahoma and oil businessman. Charles Evans traces the politician's life and career during the nineteenth centuries.
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Notes and Documents, Winter 1950-51 (Article)
Notes and Documents column including a document about the completion of Oklahoma historical markers, an ad interim report about the site of the battle of round mountain, an announcement about the gift of records of the War of 1812 to the OHS, and a description of the Payne County Historical Society and their cooperation with the OHS.
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Necrology, Winter 1950-51 (Article)
Column documenting biographical information about Oklahomans who have died; this issue discusses Anabel Fleming Thomason, who was the first female lawyer licensed west of the Mississippi and very active in her community.
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Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 28, Number 4, Winter 1950, periodical, Winter 1950; Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc1827481/: accessed May 28, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.