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Notes and Documents, December 1939

Description: Notes and Documents column including notes on the federal government's efforts to secure a treaty for the removal of Chickasaws from Mississippi to the Choctaw Nation and the minutes for the quarterly meeting of the Board of Directors of the Oklahoma Historical Society held on October 26, 1939.
Date: Winter 1939
Creator: Litton, Gaston L.
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Necrology, December 1939

Description: Column documenting biographical information about Oklahomans who have died, including Frank Pearson Johnson, a banker and business leader; James Haskins Sutherlin, a former state senator; Charles W. Raymond, a federal judge of the Indian Territory; and Thomas Lawrence Wade Jr., a delegate to the Democratic National Convention.
Date: Winter 1939
Creator: Brown, Cecil J.; Williams, Robert L. & Martin, Benjamin J.
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Diary of a Missionary to the Choctaws, 1860-1861

Description: Article consists of excerpts from the diary of Sue L. McBeth, a missionary for the Presbyterian Church, as she works within the Choctaw Nation.
Date: Winter 1939
Creator: Lewis, Anna & McBeth, Sue L.
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Southwestern Oil Boom Towns

Description: Article documents the rise and fall of boom towns within the American frontier that were created as the direct result of the discovery of oil.
Date: Winter 1939
Creator: Forbes, Gerald
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Indian International Fair

Description: Article chronicles how the first few Indian International Fairs were organized and describes the significance of these events.
Date: Winter 1939
Creator: Robinson, Ella
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

The Civil War in the Indian Territory, 1861: Part 2

Description: Article documents the Union's efforts to establish agreements with the Five Civilized Tribes as allies at the start of the Civil War.
Date: Winter 1939
Creator: Trickett, Dean
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Governor Robert Maxwell Harris

Description: Article chronicles the life and accomplishment of Robert Maxwell Harris, a governor of the Chickasaw Nation.
Date: Winter 1939
Creator: Meserve, John Bartlett, 1869-1943
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Necrology, September 1939

Description: Column documenting biographical information about Oklahomans who have died, including Frederick William Insull, an accomplished electrician; Judge Thomas Chauncey Humphry, a county judge within Oklahoma; and Samuel Henry Harris, an attorney and community leader.
Date: Autumn 1939
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

The Statue of Will Rogers

Description: Article details the events that transpired during the unveiling of the Will Rogers statue within the rotunda of the Nation's Capitol.
Date: Autumn 1939
Creator: Love, Paula McSpadden
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Notes and Documents, September 1939

Description: Notes and Documents column including the minutes for the quarterly meeting of the Board of Directors of the Oklahoma Historical Society held on July 27, 1939.
Date: Autumn 1939
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Choctaw Indian Dishes

Description: Article contains recipes for traditional Choctaw dishes.
Date: Autumn 1939
Creator: Hudson, Peter James
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

The Civil War in the Indian Territory, 1861: Part 1

Description: Article details how members of the Five Civilized Tribes created legislation to chose allies and govern their territories at the start of the Civil War.
Date: Autumn 1939
Creator: Trickett, Dean
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Diary of Joseph A. Edmonds

Description: Article is a diary excerpt of a pioneer who traveled from Missouri to Indian Territory along the Missouri, Kansas, and Texas Railroad.
Date: Autumn 1939
Creator: Moffitt, James W. & Edmonds, Joseph A.
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Problems of a Cherokee Principal Chief

Description: Article contains letters and telegraph correspondences to the Cherokee Principal Chief Dennis Wolf Bushyhead as he dealt with problems regarding his tribe.
Date: Autumn 1939
Creator: Keith, Harold
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Letters Regarding Choctaw Missions and Missionaries

Description: Article contains letters written to Sue McBeth, a missionary within the Choctaw Nation, from other missionaries within the region.
Date: Autumn 1939
Creator: Lewis, Anna
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Trinity Episcopal Church, Tulsa

Description: Article chronicles the history of the Trinity Episcopal Church, established within Indian Territory, and its impact on the community.
Date: Autumn 1939
Creator: Meserve, John Bartlett, 1869-1943
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Necrology, June 1939

Description: Column documenting biographical information about Oklahomans who have died, including John Bell Turner, Charles Bolivar Barker, Reverend Edward Rutledge Williams, William Thomas Dalton, Casper Wister Herod, John Mitten Carr, Alice Hearrell Murray, and Harry Lee Stuart.
Date: Summer 1939
Creator: Bell, R. R.; Moore, Jesse E. & Williams, Robert L.
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Notes and Documents, June 1939

Description: Notes and Documents column including a note regarding the formation of a historical society with Central High School in Tulsa, a speech given on Indian Territory Day, a note on the annual meeting of the Sons of the American Revolution within Oklahoma, an announcement regarding newspapers publishing copies of the Chronicles, an announcement for the repair of a Quaker church, an announcement for the celebration of the opening of the Cherokee Strip, a note on the birthdays of the towns Meeker and … more
Date: Summer 1939
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

A Story of Choctaw Chiefs: Part 2

Description: Article continues to document the lives of the leaders of the Choctaw tribe. This articles documents the lives and accomplishments of the governors of the Choctaw Nation.
Date: Summer 1939
Creator: Hudson, Peter James
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Samuel Thomas Bledsoe

Description: Article details the life of Samuel Thomas Bledsoe, a prominent attorney within the state of Oklahoma.
Date: Summer 1939
Creator: Lyles, M. L.
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society
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