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Altus on the Hill Above Frazer in Old Greer County

Description: Article provides context to the recollections of the author's grandmother, Mrs. M. E. Rogers, who was a survivor of the flood at Frazer in Old Greer County that resulted in the founding of Altus, Oklahoma.
Date: Winter 1962
Creator: Shelton, Barbara Kay

Anna Lewis: A Great Woman of Oklahoma

Description: Article provides a biographical tribute to the life, family, and career of Dr. Anna Lewis, an educator of Choctaw descent. Winnie Lewis Gravitt discusses Lewis's education and her contributions to the history of education in Oklahoma.
Date: Winter 1962
Creator: Gravitt, Winnie Lewis

Buffalo Valley: An Osage Hunting Ground

Description: Article describes the area known as Buffalo Valley, a hunting ground of the Osage Nation initially encountered by General Henry Leavenworth's Dragoon unit on a peace-making mission. Orel Busby describes landmarks in the region and the leaders of the Osage at the time.
Date: Spring 1962
Creator: Busby, Orel

From the Brazos to the North Fork: The Autobiography of Otto Koeltzow, Part Two

Description: Article continues the excerpt of the autobiography of Otto Koeltzow, a migrant from Germany who homesteaded Greer County, Oklahoma Territory, in this second part of A. M. Gibson's article. Koeltzow discusses life in a dugout, interactions with other homesteaders, farming, and the move to Kiowa County.
Date: Autumn 1962
Creator: Gibson, Arrell M.

Hastings Baptist College

Description: Article describes the history of Hastings Baptist College in Hastings, Oklahoma in the early twentieth century. Hugh D. Corwin discusses its establishment, students, leadership, and eventual closing.
Date: Winter 1962
Creator: Corwin, Hugh D.

Historic Letters of General Ben McCulloch and Chief Ross in the Civil War

Description: Article includes letters from General McCulloch to Chief John Ross and Ross' return letter written in 1861. Harry J. Lemley provides biographical sketches of both men and historical context to the correspondence, which was written in an era when the Confederate army was seeking to gain alliance with the Cherokee Nation, whose leaders wanted to remain neutral.
Date: Autumn 1962
Creator: Lemley, Harry J.

The Indian Mission Conference of Oklahoma

Description: Article discusses the Indian Mission Annual Conference proceedings and locations over the years, as well as its members of the Methodist Episcopal Church throughout Indian Territory. Martha Stewart highlights major contributors and leaders in the history of mission work in the area.
Date: Winter 1962
Creator: Stewart, Martha

John Owen Quillin: Cowboy

Description: Article describes the life of the author's father, John Owen Quillin, and his career as a cowboy participating in cattle drives. Henry A. Quillin discusses his fathers upbringing, difficulties on the western frontier, and time as a minister and a mason.
Date: Spring 1962
Creator: Quillen, Henry A.

Mary Bourbonnais Organized a Sunday School

Description: Article explores the story of Mary Bourbonnais, a member of the Citizen Band of Potawatomis who came to Indian Territory. Florence Drake includes a letter by Mary herself recollecting her time as superintendent of a Sunday school, and her own spiritual journey.
Date: Winter 1962
Creator: Drake, Florence

Mennonite Missions among the Oklahoma Indians

Description: Article discusses the history of Mennonite missionaries and missions among the Cheyennes and Arapahos. Edmund G. Kaufman traces the journey of individual missionaries to Indian Territory, the process of constructing mission schools, and the religious instruction provided there.
Date: Spring 1962
Creator: Kaufman, Edmund G.

Notes and Documents, Fall 1962

Description: Notes and Documents column including documents about the organization of the OHS, reminiscence of Dawes Commission members, monuments, corrections, historic notes about names and locations of landmarks, and the note of the catalogued Joseph B. Thoburn Collection.
Date: Autumn 1962
Creator: Wright, Muriel H. (Muriel Hazel), 1889-1975

Notes and Documents, Spring 1962

Description: Notes and Documents column including notes about publications, a document about the reminiscences of schoolteacher Cora E. Farrell, and a biographical sketch of the life of missionary Isabel Crawford.
Date: Spring 1962
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society

Notes and Documents, Summer 1962

Description: Notes and Documents column including documents about the Civil War centennial, OHS awards, the history of the Grand River Dam Authority, a tribute to public librarian Mrs. Lester O'Riley, a letter from President Herbert Hoover, a bronze portrait of Sequoyah, dedication of the restoration of the old Cherokee capital of New Echota, and the contents of the Thomas J. Harrison pamphlet collection.
Date: Summer 1962
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society

Notes and Documents, Winter 1962-63

Description: Notes and Documents column including documents about the Tulsa County Historical Society, historic sites and markers in Oklahoma, historical notes and publications, and recent accessions to the library of the Oklahoma Historical Society.
Date: Winter 1962
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society

Opening the Cherokee Outlet: An Archival Study, Part I

Description: Article provides an archival study on the opening of the Cherokee Outlet to settlement. Berlin B. Chapman includes documentation from the time to summarize the agreement made with the Cherokees about the sale of the lands, guidelines for the "land race" portion of the opening, and legislation related to land claims.
Date: Summer 1962
Creator: Chapman, Berlin B.

Opening the Cherokee Outlet: An Archival Study, Part II

Description: Article continues an archival study on the opening of the Cherokee Outlet in this second part of Berlin B. Chapman's article. Chapman includes documentation from the time to summarize the process of setting up booths run by clerks from the General Land Office, the business at this office, and political and environmental conditions before the opening.
Date: Autumn 1962
Creator: Chapman, Berlin B.

A Pioneer at the Land Openings in Oklahoma

Description: Article discusses the life and homesteading efforts of Jefferson Lemanosky Hefley, a traveler to the Oklahoma frontier at the time of the land openings. Maurice Hefley explores the difficulties his grandfather faced as a pioneer until he eventually received a claim through lottery.
Date: Summer 1962
Creator: Hefley, Maurice

Progress in the Civilization of the Osage and their Government

Description: Article discusses the history of United States government relations with the Osage Nation in the nineteenth century. Frank F. Finney describes the initial organization of the Osage, negotiations, and the forced assimilation they confronted.
Date: Spring 1962
Creator: Finney, Frank F.

Sacred Heart Academy at Vinita Established 1897

Description: Article discusses the history and growth of the town of Vinita, as well as the history of the Sacred Heart Academy. Velma Nieberding discusses the establishment of the Catholic school for American Indian children, the mission church there, and the priests who worked in Vinita.
Date: Winter 1962
Creator: Nieberding, Velma
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