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Notes and Documents, Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 56, Number 4, Winter 1978-79

Description: Notes and Documents section for Volume 56, Number 4, Winter 1978-79. It includes a document that annotates a series of correspondence between agents of Indian Territory and a Cherokee veteran called the Whale, a warrior who was promised a ceremonial rifle and silver medal and was belatedly honored for his contribution.
Date: Winter 1978
Creator: Agnew, Brad
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

For the Record, Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 56, Number 4, Winter 1978-79

Description: For the Record section from Volume 56, Number 4, Winter 1978-79. It includes the minutes of the quarterly board meeting of the Board of Directors of the Oklahoma Historical Society that was held on July 27, 1978. It also includes a gift list for the second quarter of 1978 and lists of new annual and new life members of the OHS.
Date: Winter 1978
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

The Exile of the Nez Percé in Indian Territory, 1878-1885

Description: Article describes the lifestyles and coping methods of the Nez Perce tribe after their forced removal to Indian Territory, which included participating in law enforcement, adapting to the change in climate and lack of food and supplies, and preventing white ranchers from letting cattle loose to graze on their lands.
Date: Winter 1978
Creator: Osborne, Alan
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Cherokee Acculturation and Changing Land Use Practices

Description: Article describes the history of the Cherokee Nation beginning in the eighteenth century, exploring the ways Cherokees adapted to the westward expansion of white settlers. Douglas C. Wilms examines their interactions with the federal government and the concept of "civilization."
Date: Autumn 1978
Creator: Wilms, Douglas C.
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

For the Record, Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 56, Number 3, Fall 1978

Description: For the Record section from Volume 56, Number 3, Fall 1978. It includes the minutes of the annual and the quarterly board meetings of the Board of Directors of the Oklahoma Historical Society that were held on April 27, 1978. It also includes a gift list for the first quarter of 1978 and lists of new annual and new life members of the OHS.
Date: Autumn 1978
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Notes and Documents, Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 56, Number 3, Fall 1978

Description: Notes and Documents section for Volume 56, Number 3, Fall 1978. It includes a document including excerpts from the recollections of Frederick W. Benteen, an officer in the United States Cavalry in the late nineteenth century, his service, and his friendship with the Kiowa chief Stumbling Bear.
Date: Autumn 1978
Creator: Bentley, Charles A.
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

The Tuttle Trail

Description: Article describes the history of Tuttle Trail, its use as a cattle trail, recollections of pioneers living near the trail who observed the cattle drives, and its geological landmarks.
Date: Autumn 1978
Creator: Blau, Max & Jackson, Berenice Lloyd
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

The Botanical Itineraries of A. H. Van Vleet

Description: Article describes the life and career of pioneer botanist, collector, and curator Dr. Albert Heald Van Fleet and his contributions to his fields. George J. Goodman and Cheryl A. Lawson explore his legacy through the collecting trips he took as a part of the University of Oklahoma faculty.
Date: Autumn 1978
Creator: Goodman, George J. & Lawson, Cheryl A.
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Black Slavery in the Creek Nation

Description: Article examines the practice of slaveholding among the Creek people, exploring details of its beginnings as well as the results of emancipation of those enslaved to become freed persons within Indian Territory.
Date: Autumn 1978
Creator: Halliburton, Janet
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Creek Nativism since 1865

Description: Article explores the history of the Creek people and the influence of Muscogee Creek orator Opothleyaholo. Mark K. Megehee discusses the political environment the Creeks became embroiled in, wars, and the successful preservation of Creek culture despite pressures to assimilate.
Date: Autumn 1978
Creator: Megehee, Mark K.
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

For the Record, Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 56, Number 2, Summer 1978

Description: For the Record section from Volume 56, Number 2, Summer 1978. It includes the minutes of the quarterly board meeting of the Board of Directors of the Oklahoma Historical Society that was held on January 26, 1978. It also includes a gift list for the fourth quarter of 1977 and lists of new annual and new life members of the OHS.
Date: Summer 1978
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

The United States Army as the Early Patron of Naturalists in the Trans-Mississippi West, 1803-1820

Description: Article explores the participation of the United States Army in Naturalist expeditions of the late eighteenth and early nineteenth century. Early explorers who documented the flora and fauna of the western world were Captain Meriwether Lewis and Second Lieutenant William Clark, General Zebulon Pike, and General Randolph B. Marcy.
Date: Summer 1978
Creator: Thomas, Phillip Drennen
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Oklahoma Pioneers in Mexico: The Chamal Colony

Description: Article describes the history of the Chamal Colony, located in the southwest corner of Tamaulipas, Mexico. John J. Winberry highlights the initial optimism of the settlers from Oklahoma who journeyed to begin the colony, and the hardships they eventually faced.
Date: Summer 1978
Creator: Winberry, John J.
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society
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