Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 33, Number 2, Summer 1955
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Dr. Henry G. Bennett as I Knew Him (Article)
Article describes the career and accomplishments of Dr. Henry G. Bennett, who was president of Oklahoma A & M College, now Oklahoma State University, from 1928 to 1951. Berlin B. Chapman, who was a professor of history during Bennett's tenure, describes his impression of the president's impact.
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Letters of Cassandra Sawyer Lockwood: Dwight Mission, 1834 (Article)
Article introduces a series of letters by Cassandra Sawyer Lockwood about her journey into the Cherokee Nation and her life at Dwight Mission, where she lived and worked with her husband, Jesse Lockwood. Joseph B. Thoburn provides historical context to the group of Western Cherokees they worked with and to the personal account written by Mrs. Lockwood.
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The Lost Cherokee Treaty (Article)
Article describes a treaty the Cherokee Nation made with the U. S. government over a tract of land referred to as Wafford's Settlement. Carolyn Thomas Foreman explores the journey of recovering the treaty, which initially was lost and only found twenty years later after much correspondence between the Cherokees and high-ranking government officials.
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St. Agnes School of the Choctaws (Article)
Article discusses the establishment of St. Agnes Mission School in Antlers, Indian Territory, and its priest, Reverend William Henry Ketcham. Velma Nieberding describes his work among the Choctaws, including the translation work he completed.
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Judge Thomas A. Edwards (Article)
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Reminiscences of a Trader in the Osage Country (Article)
Article recounts the experiences of James Edwin Finney, a trader who joined a band of Osages which included John N. Florer. Finney describes life and customs of Osage hunters, an encounter with a war party, a list of Osage chiefs and leaders in the 1870s, and the settlement of the Pawnees nearby.
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Lilah D. Lindsey (Article)
Article provides a biographical sketch of the life and career of Lilah Denton Lindsey, a Creek schoolteacher raised by pioneer parents who was active in her community and in Oklahoma's educational scene. Mrs. J. O. Misch discusses Lindsey's upbringing, eventual marriage, involvement in women's clubs, and teaching career.
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Minutes of the First Quarterly Meeting of the Board of Directors of the Oklahoma Historical Society, April 28, 1955 (Article)
This section includes the minutes of the first quarterly meeting of the Board of Directors of the Oklahoma Historical Society that was held on April 28, 1955.
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John N. Florer: Pioneer Osage Trader (Article)
Article discusses the life and career of pioneer Osage trader John N. Florer. Frank f. Finney discusses his family, travels, personal tragedies, and success in the oil business.
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Missions of the Society of Friends Among the Indian Tribes of the Sac and Fox Agency (Article)
Article describes the missions established by the Quakers, also known as the Society of Friends, among the Sac & Fox, Shawnee, Iowa, and Kickapoo tribes. Hobert D. Ragland describes which missionaries worked with which missions, and what kind of educational opportunities they provided.
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Some Reminiscences of the Battle of the Washita (Article)
Article discusses the Battle of Washita, the attack on Cheyenne Chief Black Kettle's village, from the perspective of two survivors, Moving Behind and Wolf Belly Woman. Theodore a. Ediger and Vinnie Hoffman provide historical context to the interviews they conducted with these Cheyenne women.
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Notes and Documents, Summer 1955 (Article)
Notes and Documents column including documents about publications, dedications, correspondence, memorials, some additional history for articles in The Chronicles, and the history of the University of Oklahoma Medical Center.
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Necrology, Summer 1955 (Article)
Column documenting biographical information about Oklahomans who have died; this issue discusses pioneer teacher Ethel Brewer McMillan, who came to Indian Territory and left an impact on the educational community.
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Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 33, Number 2, Summer 1955, periodical, Summer 1955; Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc1827496/: accessed May 28, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.