Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 46, Number 2, Summer 1968
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The Pursuit of Dull Knife from Fort Reno in 1878-1879 (Article)
Article chronicles the pursuit of Northern Cheyenne people who fled Fort Reno for their homelands in the Dakotas. The people were relocated to Fort Reno after the Red River War, but soon fell ill with disease and homesickness. The pursuit resulted in the creation of additional military forts inside of Oklahoma Territory.
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Minutes of the Quarterly Meeting of the Board of Directors of the Oklahoma Historical Society, April 25, 1968 (Article)
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Notes and Documents, Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 46, Number 2, Summer 1968 (Article)
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The Cheyenne Transporter (Article)
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Necrology, Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 46, Number 2, Summer 1968 (Article)
Necrology section from Volume 46, Number 2, Summer 1968. It documents honoring Edward G. Cornett, who at the time of his death was the oldest person in Oklahoma. His family operated Cornett Hotel. In 1910, he helped open the Oklahoma City stock yards.
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Portrait of Governor Leon C. Phillips (Article)
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Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 46, Number 2, Summer 1968, periodical, Summer 1968; Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc1827501/: accessed December 9, 2023), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.