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Epworth University

Article describes the founding of Epworth University through the joint cooperation of two branches of the Methodist Episcopal Church and various city organizations. Ray Asplin explores the committees that met in the planning process, how they secured funding, and the success of the university after it was created.

Date: Winter 1954

Creator: Asplin, Ray

Farm Life in Logan County in Oklahoma Territory

Article discusses the life of the author and her family after homesteading in Logan County, Oklahoma Territory. Ina Robinson discusses the difficulties faced on the frontier, the people they encountered there, education available, and social life.

Date: Autumn 1959

Creator: Robinson, Ina Lee

Federal Indian Relations in the South, 1781-1789

Article discusses the history of government relations with the tribes of the south in the United States following the Revolution. Kenneth Coleman explores the British and Spanish interest in the area occupied by the American Indians, and the treaties Congress made with these people groups.

Date: Winter 1957

Creator: Coleman, Kenneth

Fifty Years Ago in Shawnee and Pottawatomie County

Article discusses the thriving town of Shawnee, Oklahoma and Pottawatomie County at the turn of the century. Ernestine Gravley highlights the growth of businesses, feuds by railroad companies over the town, and popular pastimes such as horse racing made possible by Shawnee's expansion.

Date: Winter 1953

Creator: Gravley, Ernestine

Fifty Years of Choctaw Law, 1834 to 1884

Article discusses the laws made by the constitutional government of the Choctaw Nation from 1834 to 1884. Oliver Knight explains the phases of the institution of the government and its leaders, the construction of public roads and railroads, criminal law, and internal and external relations, and other sections of laws.

Date: Spring 1953

Creator: Knight, Oliver

First National Indian Training School: The Choctaw Academy

Article describes the establishment and construction of the first school for American Indian boys beyond the elementary school level, the Choctaw Academy in Scott County, Kentucky. Ethel McMillan discusses the ways Choctaw leaders worked with Indian agents to establish the school and the lives of the missionaries who led it.

Date: Spring 1950

Creator: McMillan, Ethel

First Oil and Gas Well in Tulsa County

Article records the story of the first oil and gas well in Tulsa County, the Bland-Clinton oil and gas well that opened at Red Fork, Oklahoma on June 25, 1901. Fred S. Clinton discusses his own experience as a citizen of the Creek Nation who saw firsthand the conflict that occurred with gaining title to and marketing the oil well.

Date: Autumn 1952

Creator: Clinton, Fred S.

The First Panhandle Land Grant

Article describes the history of the first land grant in the Oklahoma Panhandle. Raymond Estep discusses how the Mexican state of Coahuila y Texas issued a large land grant to Stephen Julian Wilson under an empresario contract to settle 200 families there, and how the land changed hands over the years.

Date: Winter 1958

Creator: Estep, Raymond

First Post Offices Within the Boundaries of Oklahoma

Article provides historical background to the included list of the first post offices in Oklahoma. Using records of the Postmaster General compiled in the National Archives, George H. Shirk lists post offices established in Oklahoma Territory leading up to statehood.

Date: Spring 1952

Creator: Shirk, George H.

Fishertown

Article describes the establishment of Fishertown, a village in the Creek Nation that cropped up near North Fork Town in the nineteenth century. Carolyn Thomas Foreman traces the genealogy of the Fisher family who founded the town, and describes its early growth and development.

Date: Autumn 1953

Creator: Foreman, Carolyn Thomas, 1872-1967

The Five Great Indian Nations

Article explores the history of five major Nations that partnered with the Confederate Army during the Civil War and offers a list of American Indian military units. Jessie Randolph Moore discusses how the Cherokee, Choctaw, Chickasaw, Seminole, and Creek Nations impacted the war efforts.

Date: Autumn 1951

Creator: Moore, Jessie Randolph

Football--Looking Backward

Article discusses the author's experiences as president of several colleges, including Henry Kendall College/The University of Tulsa, and the football games and teams he observed. Charles Evans reminisces about the record-breaking games of the Henry Kendall College football team.

Date: Autumn 1951

Creator: Evans, Charles

For the Record, Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 30, Number 1, Spring 1952

For the Record section for Volume 30, Number 1, Spring 1952. It includes the minutes of the Board of Directors of the Oklahoma Historical Society meeting that was held on January 24, 1952.

Date: Spring 1952

Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society

For the Record, Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 36, Number 1, Spring 1958

For the Record section for Volume 36, Number 1, Spring 1958. It includes the minutes for the quarterly meeting of the Board of Directors of the Oklahoma Historical Society held on January 23, 1958.

Date: Spring 1958

Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society

Foreign Travelers in Oklahoma, 1900-1950

Article lists notes about nineteen travelers coming from outside of the United States to Oklahoma and their coverage of the state. Lawrence S. Thompson provides a bibliography of the books by these travelers what type of material they included.

Date: Winter 1952

Creator: Thompson, Lawrence B.

Fort Cobb--Prairie Town

Article describes the growth and development of the Fort Cobb, the prairie town that took the place of the old military post. Vera Zumwalt Holding recalls the establishment of local businesses, schools, churches, town events, and personal memories of her hometown.

Date: Spring 1956

Creator: Holding, Vera Zumwalt

Forty-Third Annual Meeting of the Mississippi Valley Historical Association

Article discusses the proceedings of the forty-third annual meeting of the Mississippi Valley Historical Association. Charles Evans, Secretary-Manager of the Oklahoma Historical Society, discusses how the OHS ended up hosting the convention in Oklahoma City, and the collaboration between the two groups.

Date: Summer 1950

Creator: Evans, Charles

The Founding of El Reno

Article discusses the establishment of the town of El Reno, Oklahoma, its founder John A. Foreman, homestead law in the area, and county seat elections. Berlin B. Chapman includes excerpts of documentation from the time to construct a clearer picture of the townsite and the legalities surrounding its settlement.

Date: Spring 1956

Creator: Chapman, Berlin B.

The Founding of Oklahoma A. and M. College: A Memoir

Article discusses the founding and history of Oklahoma A. & M. College from the perspective of one of the men of the six in the first graduating class, Alfred Edwin Jarrell. Jarrell describes the curriculum and educators who taught at the school, and what set it apart from public schools.

Date: Autumn 1956

Creator: Jarrell, Alfred Edwin

The Founding of Ponca City

Article discusses the founding of Ponca City by the author's father, Burton Seymour Barnes, and the land run of 1893. Louis Seymour Barnes illustrates the growth of business in Ponca City and the order his father brought as mayor.

Date: Summer 1957

Creator: Barnes, Louis Seymour

Fred Severs Clinton, M. D., F. A. C. S.

Article provides a biographical tribute to the life of Fred Severs Clinton. Louise Morse Whitham describes the life of the leading surgeon, builder, President of the Indian Territory Medical Association, and pioneer public health advocate in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.

Date: Winter 1955

Creator: Whitham, Louise Morse

General Douglas H. Cooper, C. S. A.

Article describes the life and career of Confederate General Douglas H. Cooper. Muriel H. Wright explores his work as a Choctaw agent, and his participation in the Civil War.

Date: Summer 1954

Creator: Wright, Muriel H. (Muriel Hazel), 1889-1975

General Philip St. George Cooke

Article describes the life and military career of General Douglas H. Cooper, who led several regiments of Dragoons throughout his lifetime. Carolyn Thomas Foreman examines accounts written by Cooke and correspondence from the time to paint a portrait of the man and his work.