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Reconstruction in the Cherokee Nation

Description: Article discusses treaties made between the Cherokee Nation and the United States government in the wake of the Civil War. Hanna R. Warren describes the losses the Cherokees experienced during the war, the period of peace negotiations in the Reconstruction period, and the aftermath of the treaties made.
Date: Summer 1967
Creator: Warren, Hanna R.
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

The Sod House of Marshal McCully: A Last Relic of the Great Plains History

Description: Article describes the history of the sod house built by Cherokee Strip homesteader Marshal McCully, which was purchased by the Oklahoma Historical Society in 1963. B. B. Chapman describes McCully's land claim, family, and farming activities in a tribute to this historic site.
Date: Summer 1967
Creator: Chapman, Berlin B.
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Reminiscences of the Development of the Parking Meter

Description: Article introduces and includes the memoirs of H. G. Thuesen, the co-developer of the world's first parking meter. Thuesen describes the design and construction of this device and the people he worked with to create it during his time as College of Engineering faculty at Oklahoma State university.
Date: Summer 1967
Creator: Thuesen, H. G. & Fischer, LeRoy H.
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Governor Walton's War on the Ku Klux Klan: An Episode in Oklahoma History

Description: Article investigate the history of the Ku Klux Klan in Oklahoma and the career of Governor John Calloway Walton. Sheldon Neuringer discusses Walton's alliance with the Farmer-Labor Reconstruction League, how Walton instituted martial law to combat the activities of the Ku Klux Klan, and Walton's eventual impeachment.
Date: Summer 1967
Creator: Neuringer, Sheldon
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Alexis Pierre Beatte

Description: Article describes the life of Alexis Pierre Beatte, a hunter, guide, and interpreter for Washington Irving's expedition into the western regions of North America and a representative of the Osage tribe. Arthur Shoemaker examines accounts of those who encountered Beatte and his mysterious origins.
Date: Summer 1967
Creator: Shoemaker, Arthur
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Francis, Chickasaw Nation, 1894

Description: Article describes the establishment of the town of Francis, originally known as Newton, in Indian Territory, Oklahoma. Reita Sturdivant discusses the town's growth and development, the institution of railroads, the type of pioneers that settled there, and the content of newspapers being published in its early days.
Date: Summer 1967
Creator: Sturdivant, Reita
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

President Jackson and William Faulkner's Choctaws

Description: Article examines the literature of William Faulkner in its reflection of actual events, specifically the visits of two Choctaw chiefs to Washington to negotiate with President Andrew Jackson. Elmo Howell discusses the details in Faulkner's stories, then moves on to factual records of similar events.
Date: Autumn 1967
Creator: Howell, Elmo
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Sylvester Witt Marsten

Description: Article describes the life and work of Baptist minister Sylvester Witt Marston, who spent time preaching in frontier towns of Indian Territory, leading missions, working as an agent at the Union Agency, and establishing schools for freedmen.
Date: Spring 1967
Creator: Chilcott, Winona Hunter
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

John Stolfa, Sr.

Description: Article describes the life and business ventures of John Joseph Stolfa, Sr., a man who traveled from Czechoslovakia to Oklahoma in 1889 and established several businesses in Oklahoma, surpassing a century for his 100th birthday century in Ardmore.
Date: Autumn 1967
Creator: Braun, Florence S.
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

A Tour on the Prairies Along the Washington Irving Trail in Oklahoma

Description: Article provides a revised version of the Oklahoma Historical Society's 1956 guide to traversing the Washington Irving Trail in Oklahoma. George H. Shirk describes the changes in the original route with the introduction of the 1967 highways and provides instructions and historical details for visitors touring this trail.
Date: Autumn 1967
Creator: Shirk, George H.
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Alice M. Robertson, Oklahoma's First Congresswoman

Description: Article describes the life and political career of Alice M. Robertson, Oklahoma's first congresswoman and the second woman in the United States Congress. Ruth Moore Stanley describes her support for American soldiers, stance on political issues, anti-suffragist philosophy, and religious beliefs.
Date: Autumn 1967
Creator: Stanley, Ruth Moore
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Reconstruction in the Chickasaw Nation: The Freedman Problem

Description: Article describes relations between the United States government and the Chickasaw Nation regarding the large number of Chickasaw freedmen that stayed in the nation after their emancipation. The Chickasaws had several issues with the freedmen drawing other freed peoples to the area and becoming the racial majority.
Date: Spring 1967
Creator: James, Parthena Louise
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Cyrus Stevens Avery

Description: Article provides a tribute to the life and career of Cyrus Stevens Avery, who served as State Highway Commissioner of Oklahoma, Director of the Tulsa National Bank, and a member of the Board of Directors of the Tulsa Chamber of Commerce.
Date: Spring 1967
Creator: Avery, Ruth Sigler
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Spencer Academy, Choctaw Nation, 1842-1900

Description: Article describes the need for and establishment of Spencer Academy in the Choctaw Nation. W. David Baird explores the leadership behind the institution, its religious connections, events during the Civil War, and the rebuilding of the academy after it burned down.
Date: Spring 1967
Creator: Baird, W. David
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Grandma Berry's Ninety Years in Oklahoma

Description: Article includes the reminiscences of the author's grandmother living on the frontier of the Choctaw Nation in Indian Territory, as well as the author's own memories of her grandmother. Becky Berry's grandmother, Mrs. H. H. Berry, describes growing up and traveling around, early education, and family memories.
Date: Spring 1967
Creator: Berry, Becky & Berry, Mrs. H. H.
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

A Note in Oklahoma History: Henry C. Brokmeyer Among the Creek Indians

Description: Article explores Henry C. Brokmeyer's sojourn among the Muscogee (Creek) tribe. Donald K. Pickens examines the life of the lawyer, politician, and Hegelian philosopher and his fascination with the Muscogees.
Date: Spring 1967
Creator: Pickens, Donald K.
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

A History of Council Grove in Oklahoma

Description: Article describes the history of Council Grove, from its roots as a meeting place for Plains tribes, to a center of trade for Jesse Chisholm, to its name change as Council and the growth of towns in the area.
Date: Winter 1967
Creator: Asplin, Ray
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Edward Everett Dale: A Biography and a Bibliography

Description: Article provides a biographical breakdown of the life of University of Oklahoma professor Edward Everett Dale. Jimmie Hicks also includes a bibliography of books, articles, essays, and contributions by the Oklahoma historian.
Date: Autumn 1967
Creator: Hicks, Jimmie
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society
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