Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 37, Number 1, Spring 1959
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Educational and Cultural Influences of the Cherokee Seminaries (Article)
Article discusses the impact of studying at the Cherokee national seminaries through a paper read at the "Homecoming" of the Cherokee Seminaries Students Association meeting at Tahlequah on May 7, 1958. Ida Wetzel Tinnin discusses her own experiences as a graduate, the curriculum and environment of the schools, and the events that provided a historical backdrop for their growth.
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Samuel Worcester Robertson (Article)
Article provides an introduction to and an excerpt of the autobiography of Samuel Worcester Robertson, former teacher at Santa Barbara High School and the son of William Schenck Robertson and Ann Eliza Worcester Robertson. Robertson describes his life growing up on the frontier of Indian Territory and the work of his parents.
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Notes and Documents, Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 37, Number 1, Spring 1959 (Article)
Notes and Documents, Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 37, Number 1, Spring 1959. It includes documents about the burial of Alice Eliza Robertson, Mrs. Robertson's Notebook, and a list of works translated by Ann Eliza Robertson into the Creek language.
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Official Minutes of Quarterly Meeting, the Board of Directors, the Oklahoma Historical Society, Quarter Ending, January 29, 1959 (Article)
This section includes the minutes of the quarterly meeting of the Board of Directors of the Oklahoma Historical Society that was held on January 29, 1959.
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Campaigning with Sheridan: A Farrier's Diary (Article)
Article describes the military career of General Philip Henry Sheridan during the Washita campaign and includes excerpts from the journal of Winfeld Scott Harvey, who traveled with the 7th U. S. Cavalry on this campaign. This detailed account by the soldier provides a clearer portrait of this particular "war" in history.
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The Cold Water Army (Article)
Article constructs a portrait of the creation of the Cherokee Temperance Society, also known as the "Cold Water Army," through a series of quotes providing historical background and personal recollections.
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William Schenck Robertson (Article)
Article describes the life and work of William Schenck Robertson, teacher at the Tullahassee Manual Labor School and translator of several texts for the Muscogee (Creek) Nation. Althea Bass discusses his marriage to the daughter of Samuel Worcester, Ann Eliza, and their contributions to the history of education in Oklahoma.
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Ann Eliza Worcester Robertson as a Linguist (Article)
Article describes the life of scholar and linguist Ann Eliza Worcester Robertson, who completed a translation of the New Testament of the Bible into the Creek, or Muscogee language. Hope Holway explores the struggles she had to overcome during her career and those who supported her along the way.
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Samuel Austin Worcester: A Dedication (Article)
Article offers a dedication to the life and work of Samuel A. Worcester through an investigation of his life and the inclusion of correspondence between family members. Muriel H. Wright discusses Worcester's major accomplishments, which included the translation of the bible into the written version of the Cherokee language and the publication of the first American Indian newspaper, The Cherokee Phoenix.
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Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 37, Number 1, Spring 1959, periodical, Spring 1959; Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc1827497/: accessed December 3, 2023), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.