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Oklahoma City Historical Markers

Description: Article describes the practice of the '89ers, a historical organization, in naming streets and placing historical markers to commemorate the growth of the frontier of Oklahoma. Golda B. Slief discusses the work of the organization and lists the inscriptions of the markers in Oklahoma City.
Date: Summer 1951
Creator: Slief, Golda B.
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Early History of Catesby and Vicinity

Description: Article describes the life of the author traveling into the Oklahoma frontier and settling the small community of Catesby. F. P. Rose's grandmother, Ella M. Rose, established the sod store that would become an important maker on the homesteader trail. F. P. Rose also lists the pioneers who settled Catesby's vicinity.
Date: Summer 1951
Creator: Rose, F. P.
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Wheelock Mission

Description: Article discusses the history Wheelock Mission and its missionary founder, Reverend Alfred Wright. Lona Eaton Miller describes the work of the founder and his wife, Harriet Bunce Wright, in providing religious service and educational opportunities to the Choctaw people.
Date: Autumn 1951
Creator: Miller, Lona Eaton
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

A Romance of Pioneering

Description: Article describes the process of settlement on land opened by the Kiowas and Comanches at the turn of the century through the narrative of Lucy Gage, educational advocate and pioneer woman. Gage describes the journey into the territory, the growth of the town and school system, and interactions with the tribes who lived there.
Date: Autumn 1951
Creator: Gage, Lucy
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Joseph Franklin Thompson: An Early Cherokee Leader

Description: Article describes the life and influence of early Cherokee leader Joseph Franklin Thompson. T. L. Ballenger describes his career as an officer in Stand Watie's army, an educator, and a leader of the Methodist Episcopal Church.
Date: Autumn 1952
Creator: Ballenger, T. L.
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Pioneer Days in Ellis County

Description: Article tells the story of one pioneer family living in Ellis County through the reminiscences of the narrator, herself being one of the children of homesteaders Lee and Ella Pollin. Violet Polin Igou recalls the difficulties the pioneer family faced as well as the growth of towns around them.
Date: Autumn 1952
Creator: Igou, Violet Polin
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

The Sequoyah Convention, Part II

Description: In the second part of this article about the Sequoyah Constitutional Convention, Amos Maxwell provides more details about the delegates of the tribes who attended, the proponents of the document, and the opposition to its adoption. Maxwell attests that although it was not passed, the document was evidence that a state government led by the tribes of Indian Territory was possible.
Date: Autumn 1950
Creator: Maxwell, Amos
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

The Life and Times of Jeff Thompson Parks: Pioneer, Educator, Jurist

Description: Article describes the life of Jeff Thompson Parks, who married into the Cherokee Nation and fought with Stand Watie's Confederate forces, attended the Male Seminary, and later became county judge of Cherokee County. T. L. Ballenger creates a portrait of the man through personal reminiscences and facts.
Date: Summer 1952
Creator: Ballenger, T. L.
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

The American Indian as Conservationist

Description: Article discusses the conservation aspect of American Indian ways of life and the impact of the changes wrought by white settlers. N. B. Johnson touches on conservationist agricultural practices, hunting, and spiritualism in the tribes of North America.
Date: Autumn 1952
Creator: Johnson, N. B.
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

A High Point in America's Thinking

Description: Article describes the Union Memorial Room and the Confederate Memorial Room instituting in the Oklahoma Historical Society to commemorate the history of the Civil War and leaders of both the Federal and Confederate army.
Date: Winter 1952
Creator: Evans, Charles
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

"Worcester, The Pride of the West"

Description: Article explores the history of Worcester Academy and its foundations, teachers, and eventual decline. Kathleen Garrett explores how the school offered educational opportunities within the Cherokee Nation.
Date: Winter 1952
Creator: Garrett, Kathleen
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

William G. Bruner, Member of the House of Kings, Creek Nation

Description: Article remembers Creek leader and respected rancher William G. Bruner, who was also elected "Town King" in the House of Kings of the Creek Nation. Orpha B. Russell explores the man's career through the recollections of those who knew or encountered him.
Date: Winter 1952
Creator: Russell, Orpha B.
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

When East Met West

Description: Article describes the visit of a group of Cherokees and the director of public relations for the outdoor drama "Unto These Hills" to the home of writer Dr. Grant Foreman and his wife. Frances Rosser Brown discusses the history of the route they took, the "Trail of Tears," and Dr. Foreman's book Indian Removal, which served as source material for the drama.
Date: Winter 1952
Creator: Brown, Frances Rosser
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Foreign Travelers in Oklahoma, 1900-1950

Description: 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.
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Trip with the "Indian Warrior Troupe"

Description: Article describes the trip taken by a group of Osages billed as the "Warrior Troupe" who traveled to fairs and performed and put on competitions with the locals at the towns they stopped at. Frank F. Finney includes excerpts from the diary of T. M. Finney, one of the men who traveled with them.
Date: Winter 1954
Creator: Finney, Frank F.
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Epworth University

Description: 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
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Chief James Bigheart of the Osages

Description: Article explores the life and contributions of Chief James Bigheart, key politician and organizer of the Osage Nation in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Orpha B. Russell discusses how Bigheart fought the allotment bill that would put Osages at a disadvantage, and brought the "headright" method to pass.
Date: Winter 1954
Creator: Russell, Orpha B.
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Comments from the New Yorkers on the Irving Tour in Oklahoma, 1955

Description: Article provides a transcription of the remarks made by Oklahoma's New York visitors on the Irving tour given by the Oklahoma Historical Society in 1955. Maureen McKernan highlights the common thread of the New Yorkers being impressed with the preservation of historical sites in Oklahoma.
Date: Autumn 1955
Creator: McKernan, Maureen
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Grady Lewis, Choctaw Attorney

Description: Article describes the life and career of Choctaw attorney Grady Lewis. W. F. Semple and Winnie Lewis Gravitt explore the man's education, service in the U.S. Cavalry and Army during World War I and World War II, and law practice and representation of the tribes of North America.
Date: Autumn 1955
Creator: Semple, W. F. & Gravitt, Winnie Lewis
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Early Days in the Sac and Fox Country, Oklahoma Territory

Description: Article discusses the author's experiences in a pioneer family who lived in Oklahoma Territory. George W. Stiles discusses the opening of the Sac and Fox Reservation to settlement, early town growth, education, and the cattle trade.
Date: Autumn 1955
Creator: Stiles, George W.
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Music on the Indian Territory Frontier

Description: Article discusses the music curriculum at the Cherokee National Female Seminary and the drive made by the music teacher to teach the daughters of the Edmondson family, the focus of the article. Kathleen Garrett explores the growth of music in Indian Territory.
Date: Autumn 1955
Creator: Garrett, Kathleen
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society
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